How many strikeouts (pitching) did Fergie Jenkins have in 1979?
1641979 Regular Season
Fergie Jenkins recorded 164 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1979 regular season, 8th in the MLB.
- 9th-best of Fergie Jenkins' 19 seasons on file; the high is 274 in 1970.
- Up 7 from 157 in 1978.
- 24% of the Texas Rangers' 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  PHI | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2.19 | 12.1 | 10 | 2 | 0.73 | 1 |
| 1966 |  PHI/CHC | 61 | 6 | 8 | 3.32 | 184.1 | 150 | 52 | 1.10 | 5 |
| 1967 | CHC | 38 | 20 | 13 | 2.80 | 289.1 | 236 | 83 | 1.08 | 0 |
| 1968 | CHC | 40 | 20 | 15 | 2.63 | 308.0 | 260 | 65 | 1.04 | 0 |
| 1969 | CHC | 43 | 21 | 15 | 3.21 | 311.1 | 273 | 71 | 1.14 | 1 |
| 1970 | CHC | 40 | 22 | 16 | 3.39 | 313.0 | 274 | 60 | 1.04 | 0 |
| 1971 | CHC | 39 | 24 | 13 | 2.77 | 325.0 | 263 | 37 | 1.05 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHC | 36 | 20 | 12 | 3.20 | 289.1 | 184 | 62 | 1.09 | 0 |
| 1973 | CHC | 38 | 14 | 16 | 3.89 | 271.0 | 170 | 57 | 1.20 | 0 |
| 1974 |  TEX | 41 | 25 | 12 | 2.82 | 328.1 | 225 | 45 | 1.01 | 0 |
| 1975 | TEX | 37 | 17 | 18 | 3.93 | 270.0 | 157 | 56 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 1976 |  BOS | 30 | 12 | 11 | 3.27 | 209.0 | 142 | 43 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 1977 | BOS | 28 | 10 | 10 | 3.68 | 193.0 | 105 | 36 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 1978 | TEX | 34 | 18 | 8 | 3.04 | 249.0 | 157 | 41 | 1.08 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 37 | 16 | 14 | 4.07 | 259.0 | 164 | 81 | 1.29 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 29 | 12 | 12 | 3.77 | 198.0 | 129 | 52 | 1.22 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4.50 | 106.0 | 63 | 40 | 1.53 | 0 |
| 1982 | CHC | 34 | 14 | 15 | 3.15 | 217.1 | 134 | 68 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHC | 33 | 6 | 9 | 4.30 | 167.1 | 96 | 46 | 1.33 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV