Ron Santo Strikeouts
Ron Santo Career Strikeouts Overview
During Ron Santo's 15-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
1343 strikeouts, an average of 90 strikeouts per season. 1960 was his best season
with 44 strikeouts and his worst season was 1965 when he had
109 strikeouts. Ron Santo underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (305.465), The Silent Generation (356.887), Y (769.398), mlb (314.894), and 3B (328.923) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because 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 caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because 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 caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)