Riley Greene is now tied with Cecil fielder for most strikeouts in a season by a Detroit Tiger
September 12, 2025
Shows you how much the game has really changed since the late 80’s and early 90’s
23 comments
The trade off is worth it. 35 hr 110 rbis. I’ll take that every year
The thing with both those guys is what happens when they don’t strike out
I would have thought Rob Deer would be higher on the list.
There would be some uncomfortable conversations to be had if he wasn’t slashing .267/.320/.506 while being on pace for 35 hr 115 rbi
Oh damn, I guess I don’t remember Granderson striking out a lot
So what?
Shohei Ohtani has 166 Ks at the plate this year. When he won MVP in 2021, he struck out 189 times.
Judge has 149 Ks this year. And his highest total ever was 208 in 2017, a year he also hit 52 HRs and won ROY.
Now this isn’t necessarily comparing like players, since Riley is a good step below Judge and Ohtani, but just to say that even the very best, elite players strike out a lot. Unless you have just historically ridiculous plate discipline, like Juan Soto.
Riley is having a good season overall, and is a solid player. But I’d like to see him generate more walks if he’s going to strike out so much.
A lot of star players that strike out a lot also get a lot of walks, because they’re seeing a lot of pitches. Riley’s KS come because he swings and misses a bit too much. His whiff rate is in the 11th percentile.
Obviously we’ll take the production, but if he’s going to take that next step to be a star he needs to cut down the swing and misses.
If someone at the start of the season offered you that Greene was going to hit at least 30 home runs, get at least 110 RBIs but struck out for a Tigers’ record of K’s, you’d still bite their hand off for a deal like that.
Hey but when he doesn’t though, am I right
If you plot strikeout rate vs batting effectiveness (e.g. wRC) you find guys who strike out more are slightly better hitters overall as a group.
The names on this list include some very effective hitters
Dang, Austin Jackson, what happened buddy
Am I crazy for thinking he should get a seed shower for taking the record
I’m surprised it’s not Rob Deer
Hit big, miss big. Its the nature of being a power hitter.
I do not remember J.D. Martinez being that strikeout prone with us.
Does Riley hold a record for the most eye brow raises in a Tigers season?
We’ll all be apologizing to Rob Deer and Brandon Inge now, I assume.
My boy Brandon Inge in the top 10!!
Looks like relatively good company to be in.
Nice
Sometimes I’m surprised anyone had more strikeouts than Rob Deer.
I am curious what Deer batting average was in 91 when he had 175 ks
23 comments
The trade off is worth it. 35 hr 110 rbis. I’ll take that every year
The thing with both those guys is what happens when they don’t strike out
I would have thought Rob Deer would be higher on the list.
There would be some uncomfortable conversations to be had if he wasn’t slashing .267/.320/.506 while being on pace for 35 hr 115 rbi
Oh damn, I guess I don’t remember Granderson striking out a lot
So what?
Shohei Ohtani has 166 Ks at the plate this year. When he won MVP in 2021, he struck out 189 times.
Judge has 149 Ks this year. And his highest total ever was 208 in 2017, a year he also hit 52 HRs and won ROY.
Now this isn’t necessarily comparing like players, since Riley is a good step below Judge and Ohtani, but just to say that even the very best, elite players strike out a lot. Unless you have just historically ridiculous plate discipline, like Juan Soto.
Riley is having a good season overall, and is a solid player. But I’d like to see him generate more walks if he’s going to strike out so much.
A lot of star players that strike out a lot also get a lot of walks, because they’re seeing a lot of pitches. Riley’s KS come because he swings and misses a bit too much. His whiff rate is in the 11th percentile.
Obviously we’ll take the production, but if he’s going to take that next step to be a star he needs to cut down the swing and misses.
If someone at the start of the season offered you that Greene was going to hit at least 30 home runs, get at least 110 RBIs but struck out for a Tigers’ record of K’s, you’d still bite their hand off for a deal like that.
Hey but when he doesn’t though, am I right
If you plot strikeout rate vs batting effectiveness (e.g. wRC) you find guys who strike out more are slightly better hitters overall as a group.
The names on this list include some very effective hitters
Dang, Austin Jackson, what happened buddy
Am I crazy for thinking he should get a seed shower for taking the record
I’m surprised it’s not Rob Deer
Hit big, miss big. Its the nature of being a power hitter.
I do not remember J.D. Martinez being that strikeout prone with us.
Does Riley hold a record for the most eye brow raises in a Tigers season?
We’ll all be apologizing to Rob Deer and Brandon Inge now, I assume.
My boy Brandon Inge in the top 10!!
Looks like relatively good company to be in.
Nice
Sometimes I’m surprised anyone had more strikeouts than Rob Deer.
I am curious what Deer batting average was in 91 when he had 175 ks