Steve Carlton Strikeouts
Steve Carlton Career Strikeouts Overview
During Steve Carlton's 24-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
413 strikeouts, an average of 17 strikeouts per season. 1987 was his best season
with 0 strikeouts and his worst season was 1971 when he had
31 strikeouts. Steve Carlton is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by USA (305.465), The Silent Generation (356.887), mlb (314.894), SP (121.538), and Y (769.398) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)