How many strikeouts (pitching) did David Cone have in 1987?

• 15th-best of David Cone's 17 seasons on file; the high is 261 in 1992.
• Up 47 from 21 in 1986.
• 7% of the New York Mets' 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 David Cone have in 1987?, 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.
1986	KC	11	0	0	5.56	22.2	21	13	1.85	0
1987	NYM	21	5	6	3.71	99.1	68	44	1.32	1
1988	NYM	35	20	3	2.22	231.1	213	80	1.12	0
1989	NYM	34	14	8	3.52	219.2	190	74	1.17	0
1990	NYM	31	14	10	3.23	211.2	233	65	1.14	0
1991	NYM	34	14	14	3.29	232.2	241	73	1.19	0
1992	NYM/TOR	35	17	10	2.81	249.2	261	111	1.25	0
1993	KC	34	11	14	3.33	254.0	191	114	1.26	0
1994	KC	23	16	5	2.94	171.2	132	54	1.07	0
1995	TOR/NYY	30	18	8	3.57	229.1	191	88	1.23	0
1996	NYY	11	7	2	2.88	72.0	71	34	1.17	0
1997	NYY	29	12	6	2.82	195.0	222	86	1.24	0
1998	NYY	31	20	7	3.55	207.2	209	59	1.18	0
1999	NYY	31	12	9	3.44	193.1	177	90	1.31	0
2000	NYY	30	4	14	6.91	155.0	120	82	1.77	0
2001	BOS	25	9	7	4.31	135.2	115	57	1.51	0
2003	NYM	5	1	3	6.50	18.0	13	13	1.83	0

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