How many strikeouts (pitching) did Wilbur Wood have in 1974?

1691974 Regular Season

Wilbur Wood recorded 169 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1974 regular season, 20th in the MLB.

  • 4th-best of Wilbur Wood's 17 seasons on file; the high is 210 in 1971.
  • Down 30 from 199 in 1973.
  • 21% of the Chicago White Sox's strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

1961 to 1978
1961: 7611962: 31963: 281964: 121965: 291967: 471968: 741969: 731970: 851971: 2102101972: 1931973: 1991974: 169169741975: 1401976: 311977: 421978: 6978
How many strikeouts (pitching) did Wilbur Wood have in 1974?, 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.
1961BOS6005.5413.0771.620
1962BOS1003.527.2331.170
1963BOS25053.7664.228131.240
1964BOS/PIT7027.0423.012141.870
1965PIT34113.1651.129161.170
1967CHW51422.4595.147281.294
1968CHW8813121.87159.074331.0116
1969CHW7610113.01119.273401.2815
1970CHW779132.81121.285361.2721
1971CHW4422131.91334.0210621.001
1972CHW4924172.51376.2193741.060
1973CHW4924203.46359.1199911.310
1974CHW4220193.60320.1169801.200
1975CHW4316204.11291.1140921.380
1976CHW7432.2456.131111.100
1977CHW24784.99122.242501.540
1978CHW2810105.20168.069741.550

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

Wilbur Wood, 1974 regular season

GP
42
R
0
H
305
K
169
L
19
W
20
BB
80
ER
128