How Johan Santana's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Johan Santana totaled 78 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 2000, posting 0, well below the league average of 45.1 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 24, well below the league average of 47.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 14 in 2009 to 22 in 2010 and 14 in 2012, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 0 to 24 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Johan Santana Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Johan Santana Strikeouts Per Season

Johan Santana'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, South America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Johan Santana Strikeouts per season line chart

Johan Santana Strikeouts by Team

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

Johan Santana Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Johan Santana'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.
Johan Santana Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Johan Santana Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johan Santana'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.
Johan Santana Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johan Santana Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johan Santana'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.
Johan Santana Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table