How Tim Lincecum's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Tim Lincecum totaled 1,736 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 2008, posting 265, well above the starting pitcher average of 76.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 32, well below the starting pitcher average of 83.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 134 in 2014 to 60 in 2015 and 32 in 2016, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 32 to 265 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tim Lincecum Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Tim Lincecum Strikeouts Per Season

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

Tim Lincecum Strikeouts by Team

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

Tim Lincecum Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Tim Lincecum'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.
Tim Lincecum Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Tim Lincecum Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tim Lincecum'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.
Tim Lincecum Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tim Lincecum Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tim Lincecum'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.
Tim Lincecum Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table