How Tex Shirley's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Tex Shirley totaled 168 career Strikeouts, well below the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Strikeouts season came in 1945, posting 77, well above the starting pitcher average of 36.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1941 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 40.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 35 in 1944 to 77 in 1945 and 45 in 1946, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 1 to 77 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Tex Shirley Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Career1683.391.65
Season Avg.33.63.391.65
162 Game Avg.266.823.391.65
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Tex Shirley Strikeouts Per Season

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

Tex Shirley Strikeouts by Team

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

Tex Shirley Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Tex Shirley Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tex Shirley Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table