How many strikeouts (pitching) did CC Sabathia have in 2018?
1402018 Regular Season
CC Sabathia recorded 140 strikeouts (pitching) in the 2018 regular season, 71st in the MLB.
- 14th-best of CC Sabathia's 19 seasons on file; the high is 251 in 2008.
- Up 20 from 120 in 2017.
- 12% of the New York Yankees' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 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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| 2001 |  CLE | 33 | 17 | 5 | 4.39 | 180.1 | 171 | 95 | 1.35 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 33 | 13 | 11 | 4.37 | 210.0 | 149 | 88 | 1.36 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE | 30 | 13 | 9 | 3.60 | 197.2 | 141 | 66 | 1.30 | 0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 30 | 11 | 10 | 4.12 | 188.0 | 139 | 72 | 1.32 | 0 |
| 2005 | CLE | 31 | 15 | 10 | 4.03 | 196.2 | 161 | 62 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 2006 | CLE | 28 | 12 | 11 | 3.22 | 192.2 | 172 | 44 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 2007 | CLE | 34 | 19 | 7 | 3.21 | 241.0 | 209 | 37 | 1.14 | 0 |
| 2008 |  CLE/MIL | 35 | 17 | 10 | 2.70 | 253.0 | 251 | 59 | 1.11 | 0 |
| 2009 |  NYY | 34 | 19 | 8 | 3.37 | 230.0 | 197 | 67 | 1.15 | 0 |
| 2010 | NYY | 34 | 21 | 7 | 3.18 | 237.2 | 197 | 74 | 1.19 | 0 |
| 2011 | NYY | 33 | 19 | 8 | 3.00 | 237.1 | 230 | 61 | 1.23 | 0 |
| 2012 | NYY | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3.38 | 200.0 | 197 | 44 | 1.14 | 0 |
| 2013 | NYY | 32 | 14 | 13 | 4.78 | 211.0 | 175 | 65 | 1.37 | 0 |
| 2014 | NYY | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5.28 | 46.0 | 48 | 10 | 1.48 | 0 |
| 2015 | NYY | 29 | 6 | 10 | 4.73 | 167.1 | 137 | 50 | 1.42 | 0 |
| 2016 | NYY | 30 | 9 | 12 | 3.91 | 179.2 | 152 | 65 | 1.32 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYY | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3.69 | 148.2 | 120 | 50 | 1.27 | 0 |
| 2018 | NYY | 29 | 9 | 7 | 3.65 | 153.0 | 140 | 51 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 2019 | NYY | 23 | 5 | 8 | 4.95 | 107.1 | 107 | 39 | 1.41 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV