How many strikeouts (pitching) did Frank LaCorte have in 1981?
401981 Regular Season
Frank LaCorte recorded 40 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1981 regular season, 134th in the MLB.
- 5th-best of Frank LaCorte's 10 seasons on file; the high is 79 in 1976.
- Down 26 from 66 in 1980.
- 7% of the Houston Astros' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  ATL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5.27 | 13.2 | 10 | 6 | 1.39 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4.70 | 105.1 | 79 | 53 | 1.42 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 14 | 1 | 8 | 11.68 | 37.0 | 28 | 29 | 2.59 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 14.2 | 7 | 4 | 0.89 | 0 |
| 1979 |  ATL/HOU | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5.60 | 35.1 | 30 | 15 | 1.27 | 0 |
| 1980 | HOU | 55 | 8 | 5 | 2.82 | 83.0 | 66 | 43 | 1.25 | 11 |
| 1981 | HOU | 37 | 4 | 2 | 3.64 | 42.0 | 40 | 21 | 1.48 | 5 |
| 1982 | HOU | 55 | 1 | 5 | 4.48 | 76.1 | 51 | 46 | 1.53 | 7 |
| 1983 | HOU | 37 | 4 | 4 | 5.06 | 53.1 | 48 | 28 | 1.18 | 3 |
| 1984 |  LAA | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7.06 | 29.1 | 13 | 13 | 1.57 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV