Shohei Ohtani Strikeouts Per Game

Shohei Ohtani Career Strikeouts Per Game Overview

Shohei Ohtani is a two-way player for the Los Angeles Angels who pitches and plays as a designated hitter. As a pitcher, Ohtani is known for his exceptional fastball and slider, and his ability to strike out batters with regularity. In his first four seasons in the major leagues, Ohtani has averaged 11.2 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched, which is a very high rate.

In 2022, Ohtani had a particularly impressive season on the mound, averaging 7.82 strikeouts per game pitched pitched. This helped Ohtani to establish himself as one of the most dominant pitchers in the game. He finished the season with a total of 219 strikeouts in just 28 pitched, which is an outstanding rate.

Ohtani's ability to strike out batters at such a high rate is due in part to his exceptional pitching ability, but also to his deceptive delivery and exceptional command of his pitches. He is able to generate a lot of movement on his pitches, which makes it difficult for batters to make solid contact. Additionally, his ability to mix his pitches and change speeds keeps batters off-balance and makes it difficult for them to anticipate what pitch is coming next.

Overall, Ohtani's ability to strike out batters at such a high rate is one of the reasons why he is considered one of the most exciting and dynamic players in the game today. His combination of pitching and hitting ability is rare in baseball, and his ability to dominate on the mound makes him a formidable opponent for any team.

Strikeouts per game is a metric that shows, on average, how many strikeouts a pitcher or team's pitchers throw per game. It's caluclated by dividing strikeouts by games played for a given period. Generally, for Strikeouts Per Game, higher is better. (Source)

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Shohei Ohtani Strikeouts Per Game By Year Line Chart

This line chart shows Shohei Ohtani's yearly Strikeouts Per Game for each season of his Major League Baseball career. Also included, for comparison, are yearly player averages for MLB, Hall of Fame players, DH, and players from their country of birth. For these groups, averages are calculated for each group's performance for the defined year.

Shohei Ohtani Strikeouts Per Game By Year Change

This waterfall chart attempts to show how Shohei Ohtani's career Strikeouts Per Game changed per season. This data is cumulative for each season, each column represents the career Strikeouts Per Game Shohei Ohtani had at that season in his career.

Shohei Ohtani Strikeouts Per Game By Year Box Chart

This chart attempts to draw comparisons between Shohei Ohtani and related player groups by summarizing Strikeouts Per Game for each season played by Shohei Ohtani. The box represents the middle 50% of the data for each player with the line in the box being the median value. The whiskers represent the ranges for the top and bottom 25% of the data. Review the spread and medians to draw your conclusions!

Shohei Ohtani Strikeouts Per Game Per Season Stats Table

This table shows Shohei Ohtani Strikeouts Per Game stats per season for his full MLB career with the aggregations’ sum, average, minimum, maximum, and median. Also included, for comparison, are season player averages for MLB, Hall of Fame players, DH, and players from their country of birth. The comparisons are calculated for each group for each year of Shohei Ohtani career.

Note: "—" indicate there were no players for comparison for a specific year. Most commonly this happens for the hall of fame group where there may not have been a hall of famer playing that year.