How Mario Mendoza's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Mario Mendoza totaled 219 career Strikeouts, below the league average of 272.6 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1982, posting 4, well below the league average of 31.6 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 62, well above the league average of 30.7 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 42 in 1980 to 25 in 1981 and 4 in 1982, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 4 to 62 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Mario Mendoza Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Career2196.65
Season Avg.24.336.65
162 Game Avg.51.726.65
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Mario Mendoza Strikeouts Per Season

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

Mario Mendoza Strikeouts by Team

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

Mario Mendoza Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Mario Mendoza'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.
Mario Mendoza Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Mario Mendoza Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mario Mendoza'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.
Mario Mendoza Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mario Mendoza Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mario Mendoza'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.
Mario Mendoza Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table