How many strikeouts (pitching) did Gerrit Cole have in 2023?

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2222023 Regular Season

Gerrit Cole recorded 222 strikeouts (pitching) in the 2023 regular season, 5th in the MLB.

• 5th-best of Gerrit Cole's 13 seasons on file; the high is 326 in 2019.
• Down 35 from 257 in 2022.
• 22% of the New York Yankees' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
• Season high: 11 vs SF on Mar 30, 2023.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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How many strikeouts (pitching) did Gerrit Cole have in 2023?, 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.
2013	PIT	19	10	7	3.22	117.1	100	28	1.17	0
2014	PIT	22	11	5	3.65	138.0	138	40	1.21	0
2015	PIT	32	19	8	2.60	208.0	202	44	1.09	0
2016	PIT	21	7	10	3.88	116.0	98	36	1.44	0
2017	PIT	33	12	12	4.26	203.0	196	55	1.25	0
2018	HOU	32	15	5	2.88	200.1	276	64	1.03	0
2019	HOU	33	20	5	2.50	212.1	326	48	0.89	0
2020	NYY	12	7	3	2.84	73.0	94	17	0.96	0
2021	NYY	30	16	8	3.23	181.1	243	41	1.06	0
2022	NYY	33	13	8	3.50	200.2	257	50	1.02	0
2023	NYY	33	15	4	2.63	209.0	222	48	0.98	0
2024	NYY	17	8	5	3.41	95.0	99	29	1.13	0
2026	NYY	21	9	9	3.63	121.1	123	22	1.10	0

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