Satchel Paige Strikeouts
Satchel Paige Career Strikeouts Overview
During Satchel Paige's 6-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
288 strikeouts, an average of 48 strikeouts per season. 1952 was his best season
with 91 strikeouts and his worst season was 1965 when he had
1 strikeouts. Satchel Paige is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by RP (202.15032236172), USA (348.10090556274), Y (2134.7777777778), mlb (347.409776226), and The Greatest Generation (272.60676779463) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts are outs recorded by the pitcher or team's pitchers when the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip third strike caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, higher is better. (Source)
Strikeouts are outs recorded by the pitcher or team's pitchers when the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip third strike caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, higher is better. (Source)