How Rafael Soriano's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Rafael Soriano totaled 641 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 2009, posting 102, well above the relief pitcher average of 36.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2004 at 3, well below the relief pitcher average of 36.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 51 in 2013 to 59 in 2014 and 4 in 2015, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 3 to 102 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rafael Soriano Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Career6419.071.08
Season Avg.45.799.071.08
162 Game Avg.175.719.071.08
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Rafael Soriano Strikeouts Per Season

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

Rafael Soriano Strikeouts by Team

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

Rafael Soriano Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Rafael Soriano'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.
Rafael Soriano Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Rafael Soriano Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rafael Soriano'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.
Rafael Soriano Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rafael Soriano Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rafael Soriano'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.
Rafael Soriano Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table