How Kenta Maeda's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Kenta Maeda has totaled 1,055 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2016, posting 179, well above the starting pitcher average of 83.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2025 at 8, well below the starting pitcher average of 81.2 that year, a partial season. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 117 in 2023 to 96 in 2024 and 8 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 8 to 179 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Kenta Maeda Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Kenta Maeda Strikeouts Per Season

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

Kenta Maeda Strikeouts by Team

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

Kenta Maeda Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Kenta Maeda'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.
Kenta Maeda Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Kenta Maeda Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kenta Maeda'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.
Kenta Maeda Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kenta Maeda Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kenta Maeda'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.
Kenta Maeda Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table