How Tug McGraw's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Tug McGraw totaled 1,109 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 1971, posting 109, well above the relief pitcher average of 34.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 18, well below the relief pitcher average of 41.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 25 in 1982 to 30 in 1983 and 26 in 1984, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 18 to 109 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tug McGraw Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Tug McGraw Strikeouts Per Season

Tug McGraw'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.
Tug McGraw Strikeouts per season line chart

Tug McGraw Strikeouts by Team

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

Tug McGraw Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Tug McGraw'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.
Tug McGraw Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Tug McGraw Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tug McGraw'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.
Tug McGraw Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tug McGraw Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tug McGraw'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.
Tug McGraw Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table