How Masahiro Tanaka's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Masahiro Tanaka totaled 991 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 2017, posting 194, well above the starting pitcher average of 86.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at 139, well above the starting pitcher average of 84.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 194 in 2017 to 159 in 2018 and 149 in 2019, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 6 seasons.
Masahiro Tanaka Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Masahiro Tanaka
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Strikeouts | Masahiro Tanaka
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Masahiro Tanaka
Strikeouts Per Game |
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| Career | 991 | 8.46 | 5.7 |
| Season Avg. | 141.57 | 8.46 | 5.7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 922.66 | 8.46 | 5.7 |
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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 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 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 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 — 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.
