Mariano Rivera Strikeouts
Mariano Rivera Career Strikeouts Overview
During Mariano Rivera's 19-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
1173 strikeouts, an average of 62 strikeouts per season. 1996 was his best season
with 130 strikeouts and his worst season was 2012 when he had
8 strikeouts. Mariano Rivera is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by Panama (308.52631578947), Gen X (381.77117263844), mlb (347.409776226), RP (202.15032236172), and Y (2134.7777777778) 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)