How Barry Zito's Strikeouts Per Game Compares to Similar Players

Barry Zito posted a career Strikeouts Per Game of 4.35, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.84 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per Game season came in 2001, posting 5.86, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.43 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at .670, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.01 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.56 in 2012 to 2.87 in 2013 and .670 in 2015. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per Game profile — ranging from .670 to 5.86 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Barry Zito Lifetime Strikeouts Per Game

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Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game Per Season

Barry Zito's Strikeouts Per Game 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.
Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game per season line chart

Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game by Team

Barry Zito's career Strikeouts Per Game totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Barry Zito career Strikeouts Per Game by team bar chart

Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Barry Zito's career Strikeouts Per Game shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game year-over-year waterfall chart

Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Barry Zito's seasonal Strikeouts Per Game 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.
Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game distribution box chart versus comparable players

Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Barry Zito's MLB career with Strikeouts Per Game 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.
Barry Zito Strikeouts Per Game season-by-season breakdown table