How Blake Snell's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Blake Snell has totaled 1,440 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2023, posting 234, well above the starting pitcher average of 81.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2025 at 72, below the starting pitcher average of 81.2 that year, a partial season. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 234 in 2023 to 145 in 2024 and 72 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 72 to 234 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Blake Snell Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Blake Snell Strikeouts Per Season

Blake Snell'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.
Blake Snell Strikeouts per season line chart

Blake Snell Strikeouts by Team

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

Blake Snell Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Blake Snell'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.
Blake Snell Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Blake Snell Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Blake Snell'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.
Blake Snell Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Blake Snell Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Blake Snell'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.
Blake Snell Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table