How Shawn Kelley's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Shawn Kelley totaled 521 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 2016, posting 80, well above the relief pitcher average of 38.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 10, well below the relief pitcher average of 36.7 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 25 in 2017 to 50 in 2018 and 43 in 2019, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 10 to 80 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Shawn Kelley Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Strikeouts
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Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
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Strikeouts Per Game
Career52110.091.06
Season Avg.47.3610.091.06
162 Game Avg.171.210.091.06
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Shawn Kelley Strikeouts Per Season

Shawn Kelley's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Shawn Kelley Strikeouts per season line chart

Shawn Kelley Strikeouts by Team

Shawn Kelley's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Shawn Kelley career Strikeouts by team bar chart

Shawn Kelley Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Shawn Kelley's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Shawn Kelley Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Shawn Kelley Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Shawn Kelley's seasonal Strikeouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Shawn Kelley Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Shawn Kelley Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Shawn Kelley's MLB career with Strikeouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Shawn Kelley Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table