How many strikeouts (pitching) did Steve Carlton have in 1986?
1201986 Regular Season
Steve Carlton recorded 120 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1986 regular season, 51st in the MLB.
- 19th-best of Steve Carlton's 24 seasons on file; the high is 310 in 1972.
- Up 72 from 48 in 1985.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 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. | ||
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| 1965 |  STL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 25.0 | 21 | 8 | 1.40 | 0 |
| 1966 | STL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3.12 | 52.0 | 25 | 18 | 1.42 | 0 |
| 1967 | STL | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2.98 | 193.0 | 168 | 62 | 1.22 | 1 |
| 1968 | STL | 34 | 13 | 11 | 2.99 | 231.2 | 162 | 61 | 1.19 | 0 |
| 1969 | STL | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2.17 | 236.1 | 210 | 93 | 1.18 | 0 |
| 1970 | STL | 34 | 10 | 19 | 3.73 | 253.2 | 193 | 109 | 1.37 | 0 |
| 1971 | STL | 37 | 20 | 9 | 3.56 | 273.1 | 172 | 98 | 1.36 | 0 |
| 1972 |  PHI | 41 | 27 | 10 | 1.97 | 346.1 | 310 | 87 | 0.99 | 0 |
| 1973 | PHI | 40 | 13 | 20 | 3.90 | 293.1 | 223 | 113 | 1.38 | 0 |
| 1974 | PHI | 39 | 16 | 13 | 3.22 | 291.0 | 240 | 136 | 1.32 | 0 |
| 1975 | PHI | 37 | 15 | 14 | 3.56 | 255.1 | 192 | 104 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 35 | 20 | 7 | 3.13 | 252.2 | 195 | 72 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 1977 | PHI | 36 | 23 | 10 | 2.64 | 283.0 | 198 | 89 | 1.12 | 0 |
| 1978 | PHI | 34 | 16 | 13 | 2.84 | 247.1 | 161 | 63 | 1.18 | 0 |
| 1979 | PHI | 35 | 18 | 11 | 3.62 | 251.0 | 213 | 89 | 1.16 | 0 |
| 1980 | PHI | 38 | 24 | 9 | 2.34 | 304.0 | 286 | 90 | 1.10 | 0 |
| 1981 | PHI | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2.42 | 190.0 | 179 | 62 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1982 | PHI | 38 | 23 | 11 | 3.10 | 295.2 | 286 | 86 | 1.15 | 0 |
| 1983 | PHI | 37 | 15 | 16 | 3.11 | 283.2 | 275 | 84 | 1.27 | 0 |
| 1984 | PHI | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3.58 | 229.0 | 163 | 79 | 1.28 | 0 |
| 1985 | PHI | 16 | 1 | 8 | 3.33 | 92.0 | 48 | 53 | 1.49 | 0 |
| 1986 |  PHI/CHW/SF | 32 | 9 | 14 | 5.10 | 176.1 | 120 | 86 | 1.60 | 0 |
| 1987 |  CLE/MIN | 32 | 6 | 14 | 5.74 | 152.0 | 91 | 86 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 1988 | MIN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16.76 | 9.2 | 5 | 5 | 2.59 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV