How many strikeouts (pitching) did Andy Benes have in 1996?

• 8th-best of Andy Benes' 14 seasons on file; the high is 189 in 1994.
• Down 11 from 171 in 1995.
• 17% of the St. Louis Cardinals' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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How many strikeouts (pitching) did Andy Benes have in 1996?, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1989	SD	10	6	3	3.51	66.2	66	31	1.23	0
1990	SD	32	10	11	3.60	192.1	140	69	1.28	0
1991	SD	33	15	11	3.03	223.0	167	59	1.13	0
1992	SD	34	13	14	3.35	231.1	169	61	1.26	0
1993	SD	34	15	15	3.78	230.2	179	86	1.24	0
1994	SD	25	6	14	3.86	172.1	189	51	1.20	0
1995	SD/SEA	31	11	9	4.76	181.2	171	78	1.49	0
1996	STL	36	18	10	3.83	230.1	160	77	1.27	1
1997	STL	26	10	7	3.10	177.0	175	61	1.19	0
1998	ARI	34	14	13	3.97	231.1	164	74	1.28	0
1999	ARI	33	13	12	4.81	198.1	141	82	1.50	0
2000	STL	30	12	9	4.88	166.0	137	68	1.46	0
2001	STL	27	7	7	7.38	107.1	78	61	1.70	0
2002	STL	18	5	4	2.78	97.0	64	51	1.35	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV