Carl Yastrzemski Strikeouts
Carl Yastrzemski Career Strikeouts Overview
During Carl Yastrzemski's 23-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
1393 strikeouts, an average of 61 strikeouts per season. 1981 was his best season
with 28 strikeouts and his worst season was 1961 when he had
96 strikeouts. Carl Yastrzemski underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (305.465), The Silent Generation (356.887), Y (769.398), mlb (314.894), and LF (343.522) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)