How Rafael Montero's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Rafael Montero has totaled 517 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2017, posting 114, well above the relief pitcher average of 39.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at 13, well below the relief pitcher average of 36.4 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 79 in 2023 to 23 in 2024 and 58 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 13 to 114 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Rafael Montero Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Rafael Montero Strikeouts Per Season

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

Rafael Montero Strikeouts by Team

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

Rafael Montero Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Rafael Montero'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.
Rafael Montero Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Rafael Montero Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rafael Montero'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.
Rafael Montero Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rafael Montero Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rafael Montero'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.
Rafael Montero Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table