How many strikeouts (pitching) did Catfish Hunter have in 1978?
561978 Regular Season
Catfish Hunter recorded 56 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1978 regular season, 150th in the MLB.
- 13th-best of Catfish Hunter's 15 seasons on file; the high is 196 in 1967.
- Up 4 from 52 in 1977.
- 7% of the New York Yankees' 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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| 1965 |  ATH | 32 | 8 | 8 | 4.26 | 133.0 | 82 | 46 | 1.28 | 0 |
| 1966 | ATH | 30 | 9 | 11 | 4.02 | 176.2 | 103 | 64 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 1967 | ATH | 35 | 13 | 17 | 2.81 | 259.2 | 196 | 84 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1968 | ATH | 36 | 13 | 13 | 3.35 | 234.0 | 172 | 69 | 1.19 | 1 |
| 1969 | ATH | 38 | 12 | 15 | 3.35 | 247.0 | 150 | 85 | 1.19 | 0 |
| 1970 | ATH | 40 | 18 | 14 | 3.81 | 262.1 | 178 | 74 | 1.25 | 0 |
| 1971 | ATH | 37 | 21 | 11 | 2.96 | 273.2 | 181 | 80 | 1.11 | 0 |
| 1972 | ATH | 38 | 21 | 7 | 2.04 | 295.1 | 191 | 70 | 0.91 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATH | 36 | 21 | 5 | 3.34 | 256.1 | 124 | 69 | 1.14 | 0 |
| 1974 | ATH | 41 | 25 | 12 | 2.49 | 318.1 | 143 | 46 | 0.99 | 0 |
| 1975 |  NYY | 39 | 23 | 14 | 2.58 | 328.0 | 177 | 83 | 1.01 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 36 | 17 | 15 | 3.53 | 298.2 | 173 | 68 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4.71 | 143.1 | 52 | 47 | 1.28 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3.58 | 118.0 | 56 | 35 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY | 19 | 2 | 9 | 5.31 | 105.0 | 34 | 34 | 1.54 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV