How Ben Sheets's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Ben Sheets totaled 1,325 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 2004, posting 264, well above the starting pitcher average of 76.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 35, well below the starting pitcher average of 86.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 158 in 2008 to 84 in 2010 and 35 in 2012, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 35 to 264 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ben Sheets Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Strikeouts for Ben Sheets
Ben Sheets
Strikeouts
Ben Sheets
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Ben Sheets
Strikeouts Per Game
Career13257.475.3
Season Avg.132.57.475.3
162 Game Avg.858.67.475.3
More InfoSee MoreSee MoreSee More

Ben Sheets Strikeouts Per Season

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

Ben Sheets Strikeouts by Team

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

Ben Sheets Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Ben Sheets'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.
Ben Sheets Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben Sheets Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben Sheets'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.
Ben Sheets Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben Sheets Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben Sheets'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.
Ben Sheets Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table