How Bob Turley's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Bob Turley totaled 1,265 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 1955, posting 210, well above the starting pitcher average of 56.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1951 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 56.3 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 48 in 1961 to 42 in 1962 and 105 in 1963, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 5 to 210 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bob Turley Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Bob Turley Strikeouts Per Season

Bob Turley'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Turley Strikeouts per season line chart

Bob Turley Strikeouts by Team

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

Bob Turley Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Turley'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.
Bob Turley Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Turley Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Turley'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.
Bob Turley Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Turley Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Turley'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.
Bob Turley Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table