How many strikeouts (pitching) did Sandy Koufax have in 1962?

2161962 Regular Season

Sandy Koufax recorded 216 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1962 regular season, 2nd in the MLB.

  • 6th-best of Sandy Koufax's 12 seasons on file; the high is 382 in 1965.
  • Down 53 from 269 in 1961.
  • 20% of the Los Angeles Dodgers' strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.

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

1955 to 1966
1955: 30551956: 301957: 1221958: 1311959: 1731960: 1971961: 2691962: 216216621963: 3061964: 2231965: 3823821966: 31766
How many strikeouts (pitching) did Sandy Koufax have in 1962?, season by season
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.
1955LAD12223.0241.230281.460
1956LAD16244.9158.230291.620
1957LAD34543.88104.1122511.280
1958LAD4011114.48158.21311051.491
1959LAD35864.05153.1173921.492
1960LAD378133.91175.01971001.331
1961LAD4218133.52255.2269961.201
1962LAD281472.54184.1216571.041
1963LAD402551.88311.0306580.870
1964LAD291951.74223.0223530.931
1965LAD432682.04335.2382710.862
1966LAD412791.73323.0317770.980

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

Sandy Koufax, 1962 regular season

GP
28
R
0
H
134
K
216
L
7
W
14
BB
57
ER
52