How many strikeouts (pitching) did Steve Gromek have in 1956?
641956 Regular Season
Steve Gromek recorded 64 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1956 regular season, 68th in the MLB.
- 8th-best of Steve Gromek's 17 seasons on file; the high is 115 in 1944.
- Down 9 from 73 in 1955.
- 8% of the Detroit Tigers' 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  CLE | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4.24 | 23.1 | 19 | 11 | 1.54 | 2 |
| 1942 | CLE | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3.65 | 44.1 | 14 | 23 | 1.56 | 0 |
| 1943 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 |
| 1944 | CLE | 35 | 10 | 9 | 2.56 | 203.2 | 115 | 70 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 1945 | CLE | 33 | 19 | 9 | 2.55 | 251.0 | 101 | 66 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1946 | CLE | 29 | 5 | 15 | 4.33 | 153.2 | 75 | 47 | 1.34 | 4 |
| 1947 | CLE | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3.74 | 84.1 | 39 | 36 | 1.34 | 4 |
| 1948 | CLE | 38 | 9 | 3 | 2.84 | 130.0 | 50 | 51 | 1.23 | 2 |
| 1949 | CLE | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3.33 | 92.0 | 22 | 40 | 1.37 | 0 |
| 1950 | CLE | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3.65 | 113.1 | 43 | 36 | 1.15 | 0 |
| 1951 | CLE | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2.77 | 107.1 | 40 | 29 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1952 | CLE | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3.67 | 122.2 | 65 | 28 | 1.12 | 1 |
| 1953 |  CLE/DET | 24 | 7 | 9 | 4.41 | 136.2 | 67 | 39 | 1.38 | 1 |
| 1954 | DET | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2.74 | 252.2 | 102 | 57 | 1.16 | 1 |
| 1955 | DET | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3.98 | 181.0 | 73 | 37 | 1.22 | 0 |
| 1956 | DET | 40 | 8 | 6 | 4.28 | 141.0 | 64 | 47 | 1.34 | 4 |
| 1957 | DET | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6.08 | 23.2 | 11 | 13 | 1.90 | 1 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV