How Jim Thorpe's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Jim Thorpe totaled 122 career Strikeouts, well below the league average of 272.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1914, posting 4, well below the league average of 25.0 that year. The highest point came in 1917 at 45, well above the league average of 21.8 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 45 in 1917 to 18 in 1918 and 30 in 1919, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 4 to 45 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jim Thorpe Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Jim Thorpe Strikeouts Per Season

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

Jim Thorpe Strikeouts by Team

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

Jim Thorpe Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Thorpe'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.
Jim Thorpe Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Thorpe Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Thorpe'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.
Jim Thorpe Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Thorpe Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Thorpe'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.
Jim Thorpe Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table