How Mike Schmidt's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Mike Schmidt totaled 1,883 career Strikeouts, well above the league average of 272.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1972, posting 15, well below the league average of 31.7 that year. The highest point came in 1975 at 180, well above the league average of 30.8 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 80 in 1987 to 42 in 1988 and 17 in 1989, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 15 to 180 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Schmidt Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Plate Appearances per Strikeout
Career18835.34
Season Avg.104.615.34
162 Game Avg.126.895.34
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Mike Schmidt Strikeouts Per Season

Mike Schmidt's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Schmidt Strikeouts per season line chart

Mike Schmidt Strikeouts by Team

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

Mike Schmidt Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Schmidt'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.
Mike Schmidt Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Schmidt Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Schmidt'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.
Mike Schmidt Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Schmidt Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Schmidt'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.
Mike Schmidt Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table