How Burch Smith's Strikeouts Per Game Compares to Similar Players

Burch Smith posted a career Strikeouts Per Game of 1.51, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.08 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per Game season came in 2013, posting 4.6, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.03 that year. The lowest point came in 2021 at .900, below the relief pitcher average of 1.12 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.18 in 2019 to .900 in 2021 and .920 in 2024. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per Game profile — ranging from .900 to 4.6 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Burch Smith Lifetime Strikeouts Per Game

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Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game Per Season

Burch Smith's Strikeouts Per Game 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.
Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game per season line chart

Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game by Team

Burch Smith's career Strikeouts Per Game totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Burch Smith career Strikeouts Per Game by team bar chart

Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Burch Smith's career Strikeouts Per Game shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game year-over-year waterfall chart

Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Burch Smith's seasonal Strikeouts Per Game 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.
Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game distribution box chart versus comparable players

Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Burch Smith's MLB career with Strikeouts Per Game 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.
Burch Smith Strikeouts Per Game season-by-season breakdown table