How Thurman Munson's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Thurman Munson totaled 571 career Strikeouts, well above the league average of 295.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1969, posting 10, well below the league average of 32.8 that year. The highest point came in 1978 at 70, well above the league average of 32.9 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 55 in 1977 to 70 in 1978 and 37 in 1979, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 10 to 70 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Thurman Munson Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Strikeouts
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Plate Appearances per Strikeout
Career57110.34
Season Avg.51.9110.34
162 Game Avg.6510.34
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Thurman Munson Strikeouts Per Season

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

Thurman Munson Strikeouts by Team

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

Thurman Munson Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Thurman Munson'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.
Thurman Munson Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Thurman Munson Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Thurman Munson'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.
Thurman Munson Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Thurman Munson Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Thurman Munson'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.
Thurman Munson Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table