How Kirby Yates's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Kirby Yates has totaled 623 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2019, posting 101, well above the relief pitcher average of 37.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 6, well below the relief pitcher average of 36.9 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 80 in 2023 to 85 in 2024 and 52 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 6 to 101 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Kirby Yates Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Kirby Yates
| Kirby Yates
Strikeouts | Kirby Yates
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Kirby Yates
Strikeouts Per Game |
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| Career | 623 | 12.39 | 1.32 |
| Season Avg. | 56.64 | 12.39 | 1.32 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 213.83 | 12.39 | 1.32 |
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Kirby Yates Strikeouts Per Season
Kirby Yates's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kirby Yates Strikeouts by Team
Kirby Yates's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kirby Yates Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kirby Yates'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.
