How Bryan Shaw's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Bryan Shaw totaled 681 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 2013, posting 73, well above the relief pitcher average of 37.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2024 at 4, well below the relief pitcher average of 38.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 52 in 2022 to 40 in 2023 and 4 in 2024, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 4 to 73 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bryan Shaw Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Bryan Shaw Strikeouts Per Season

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

Bryan Shaw Strikeouts by Team

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

Bryan Shaw Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Bryan Shaw'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.
Bryan Shaw Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bryan Shaw Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bryan Shaw'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.
Bryan Shaw Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bryan Shaw Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bryan Shaw'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.
Bryan Shaw Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table