How many strikeouts (pitching) did Bert Blyleven have in 1988?
1451988 Regular Season
Bert Blyleven recorded 145 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1988 regular season, 30th in the MLB.
- 15th-best of Bert Blyleven's 22 seasons on file; the high is 258 in 1973.
- Down 51 from 196 in 1987.
- 16% of the Minnesota Twins' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1970 |  MIN | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3.18 | 164.0 | 135 | 47 | 1.16 | 0 |
| 1971 | MIN | 38 | 16 | 15 | 2.81 | 278.1 | 224 | 59 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | 39 | 17 | 17 | 2.73 | 287.1 | 228 | 69 | 1.10 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIN | 40 | 20 | 17 | 2.52 | 325.0 | 258 | 67 | 1.12 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIN | 37 | 17 | 17 | 2.66 | 281.0 | 249 | 77 | 1.14 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIN | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3.00 | 275.2 | 233 | 84 | 1.10 | 0 |
| 1976 |  MIN/TEX | 36 | 13 | 16 | 2.87 | 297.2 | 219 | 81 | 1.22 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | 30 | 14 | 12 | 2.72 | 234.2 | 182 | 69 | 1.07 | 0 |
| 1978 |  PIT | 34 | 14 | 10 | 3.03 | 243.2 | 182 | 66 | 1.16 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3.60 | 237.1 | 172 | 92 | 1.39 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 34 | 8 | 13 | 3.82 | 216.2 | 168 | 59 | 1.28 | 0 |
| 1981 |  CLE | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2.88 | 159.1 | 107 | 40 | 1.16 | 0 |
| 1982 | CLE | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.87 | 20.1 | 19 | 11 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1983 | CLE | 24 | 7 | 10 | 3.91 | 156.1 | 123 | 44 | 1.30 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 33 | 19 | 7 | 2.87 | 245.0 | 170 | 74 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE/MIN | 37 | 17 | 16 | 3.16 | 293.2 | 206 | 75 | 1.15 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 36 | 17 | 14 | 4.01 | 271.2 | 215 | 58 | 1.18 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 37 | 15 | 12 | 4.01 | 267.0 | 196 | 101 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 33 | 10 | 17 | 5.43 | 207.1 | 145 | 51 | 1.40 | 0 |
| 1989 |  LAA | 33 | 17 | 5 | 2.73 | 241.0 | 131 | 44 | 1.12 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAA | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5.24 | 134.0 | 69 | 25 | 1.40 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA | 25 | 8 | 12 | 4.74 | 133.0 | 70 | 29 | 1.35 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV