How Masahiro Tanaka's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Masahiro Tanaka totaled 12 career Strikeouts, well below the league average of 295.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 2019, posting 0, well below the league average of 66.2 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at 5, well below the league average of 56.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 2 in 2017 to 1 in 2018 and 0 in 2019, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Masahiro Tanaka Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Strikeouts
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Plate Appearances per Strikeout
Career122.42
Season Avg.1.712.42
162 Game Avg.11.172.42
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Masahiro Tanaka Strikeouts Per Season

Masahiro Tanaka'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, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Masahiro Tanaka Strikeouts per season line chart

Masahiro Tanaka Strikeouts by Team

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

Masahiro Tanaka Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Masahiro Tanaka'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.
Masahiro Tanaka Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Masahiro Tanaka Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Masahiro Tanaka'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.
Masahiro Tanaka Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Masahiro Tanaka Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Masahiro Tanaka'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.
Masahiro Tanaka Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table