How Roy Oswalt's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Roy Oswalt totaled 181 career Strikeouts, well below the league average of 295.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 2012, posting 0, well below the league average of 53.3 that year. The highest point came in 2002 at 26, well below the league average of 47.1 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 14 in 2011 to 0 in 2012 and 2 in 2013, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 0 to 26 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Roy Oswalt Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Roy Oswalt Strikeouts Per Season

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

Roy Oswalt Strikeouts by Team

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

Roy Oswalt Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Roy Oswalt'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.
Roy Oswalt Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Roy Oswalt Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roy Oswalt'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.
Roy Oswalt Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roy Oswalt Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roy Oswalt'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.
Roy Oswalt Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table