List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders

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Walter Johnson holds the record with 12 different seasons that he was a strikeout leader, including 8 consecutive from 1912 through 1919. Johnson was one of the five charter members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.[1]

In baseball, the strikeout is a statistic used to evaluate pitchers. A pitcher earns a strikeout when he puts out the batter he is facing by throwing a ball through the strike zone, "defined as that area over homeplate (sic) the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap",[2] which is not put in play. Strikeouts are awarded in four situations: if the batter is put out on a third strike caught by the catcher (to "strike out swinging" or "strike out looking"); if the pitcher throws a third strike which is not caught with fewer than two outs; if the batter becomes a baserunner on an uncaught third strike; or if the batter bunts the ball into foul territory with two strikes.[3]

Major League Baseball recognizes the player or players in each league[a] with the most strikeouts each season. Jim Devlin led the National League in its inaugural season of 1876; he threw 122 strikeouts for the Louisville Grays.[4] The American League's first winner was Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who captured the American League Triple Crown in 1901 by striking out 158 batters, along with leading the league in wins and earned run average.[5] Walter Johnson led the American League in strikeouts twelve times during his Hall of Fame career, most among all players.[6] He is followed by Nolan Ryan, who captured eleven titles between both leagues (nine in the American League and two in the National League).[7] Randy Johnson won nine strikeout titles, five coming with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[8] Three players have won seven strikeout championships: Dazzy Vance, who leads the National League;[9] Bob Feller;[10] and Lefty Grove.[11] Grover Cleveland Alexander and Rube Waddell led their league six times,[12][13] and five-time winners include Steve Carlton,[14] Roger Clemens,[15] Sam McDowell,[16] Christy Mathewson,[17] Amos Rusie,[18] and Tom Seaver.[19]

There are several players with a claim to the single-season strikeout record. Among recognized major leagues, Matt Kilroy accumulated the highest single-season total, with 513 strikeouts for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 1886.[20] However, his name does not appear on Major League Baseball's single-season leaders list,[21] since the American Association was independent of the constituent leagues that currently make up Major League Baseball.[22] Several other players with high totals, including 1886 American Association runner-up Toad Ramsey (499)[23] and 1884 Union Association leader Hugh Daily (483), do not appear either.[24] In the National League, Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn struck out 441 batters for the Providence Grays;[25] however, the Providence franchise folded after the 1885 season and has no successor.[26] Therefore, Major League Baseball recognizes his runner-up from that season, Charlie Buffinton, as the record-holder with 417 strikeouts.[21] In the American League, Ryan leads with 383 strikeouts in 1973.[7] The largest margin of victory for a champion is 156 strikeouts, achieved in 1883 when Tim Keefe of the American Association's New York Metropolitans posted 359 against Bobby Mathews' 203.[27] The National League's largest margin was achieved in 1999, when Randy Johnson struck out 143 more batters than Kevin Brown.[28] Ryan's 1973 margin of 125 strikeouts over Bert Blyleven is the best American League victory.[29] Although ties for the championship are rare, they have occurred; Claude Passeau and Bucky Walters each struck out 137 National League batters in 1939,[30] and Tex Hughson and Bobo Newsom tied in the American League with 113 strikeouts each in 1942.[31] Their total is the lowest number of strikeouts accumulated to lead a league in Major League Baseball history (although Jacob de Grom only struck out 104 National League batters in 2020, the season was shortened by a pandemic to 60 game, or 37.04% of a regular season; had that season run a full 162 games, that would have been a net of 281 strikeouts).

Key[]

Year Links to the corresponding "year in baseball" or "Major League Baseball season" article
Leader Player with the highest number of strikeouts in the league
K Number of strikeouts[b]
Runner-up Player with the second-best strikeout total in the league
League Denoted only for players outside of the modern major leagues
Hall of Fame Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

National League[]

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Tommy Bond won the triple crown in 1877, leading the National League in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander led the National League in strikeouts six times in nine seasons.
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Amos Rusie led the National League in strikeouts a total of five times with two different teams.
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From 1903 to 1908, Christy Mathewson led the National League in strikeouts in five of six years.
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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax led the National League in strikeouts four times before retiring at the age of 30.
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Aaron Harang defeated Jake Peavy for the strikeout title in 2006 by one strikeout.
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Jake Peavy's 240 strikeouts in 2007 led all National League pitchers; his 2007 season marks the most recent pitching triple crown.[32]
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Tim Lincecum led the National League in strikeouts in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Year Leader K Team Runner-up K Ref
1876 Jim Devlin 122 Louisville Grays George Bradley 103 [33]
1877 Tommy Bond 170 Boston Red Caps Jim Devlin 141 [34]
1878 Tommy Bond 182 Boston Red Caps Will White 169 [35]
1879 John Montgomery WardHall of Fame 239 Providence Grays Will White 232 [36]
1880 Larry Corcoran 268 Chicago White Stockings Jim McCormick 260 [37]
1881 George Derby 212 Detroit Wolverines Jim McCormick 178 [38]
1882 Charles RadbournHall of Fame 201 Cleveland Spiders Jim McCormick 200 [39]
1883 Jim Whitney 345 Boston Beaneaters Charles RadbournHall of Fame 315 [40]
1884 Charles RadbournHall of Fame 441 Providence Grays Charlie Buffinton 417 [41]
1885 John ClarksonHall of Fame 308 Chicago White Stockings Mickey WelchHall of Fame 258 [42]
1886 Lady Baldwin 323 Detroit Wolverines John ClarksonHall of Fame 313 [43]
1887 John ClarksonHall of Fame 237 Chicago White Stockings Tim KeefeHall of Fame 189 [44]
1888 Tim KeefeHall of Fame 335 New York Giants John ClarksonHall of Fame 223 [45]
1889 John ClarksonHall of Fame 284 Boston Beaneaters Tim KeefeHall of Fame 225 [46]
1890 Amos RusieHall of Fame 341 New York Giants Bill Hutchinson 289 [47]
1891 Amos RusieHall of Fame 337 New York Giants Bill Hutchinson 261 [48]
1892 Bill Hutchinson 314 Chicago White Stockings
Amos RusieHall of Fame 304 [49]
1893 Amos RusieHall of Fame 208 New York Giants Brickyard Kennedy 107 [50]
1894 Amos RusieHall of Fame 195 New York Giants Ted Breitenstein 140 [51]
1895 Amos RusieHall of Fame 201 New York Giants Kid NicholsHall of Fame 148 [52]
1896 Cy YoungHall of Fame 140 Cleveland Spiders Pink Hawley 137 [53]
1897 Doc McJames
Cy Seymour
156 Washington Senators
New York Giants
Joe Corbett 149 [54]
1898 Cy Seymour 239 New York Giants Doc McJames 178 [55]
1899 Noodles Hahn 145 Cincinnati Reds Cy Seymour 142 [56]
1900 Noodles Hahn 132 Cincinnati Reds Rube WaddellHall of Fame 130 [57]
1901 Noodles Hahn 239 Cincinnati Reds Bill Donovan 226 [58]
1902 Vic WillisHall of Fame 225 Boston Beaneaters Doc White 185 [59]
1903 Christy MathewsonHall of Fame 267 New York Giants Joe McGinnityHall of Fame 171 [60]
1904 Christy MathewsonHall of Fame 212 New York Giants Vic WillisHall of Fame 196 [61]
1905 Christy MathewsonHall of Fame 206 New York Giants Red Ames 198 [62]
1906 Fred Beebe 171 Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Francis "Big Jeff" Pfeffer 158 [63]
1907 Christy MathewsonHall of Fame 178 New York Giants Bob Ewing 147 [64]
1908 Christy MathewsonHall of Fame 259 New York Giants Nap Rucker 199 [65]
1909 Orval Overall 205 Chicago Cubs Nap Rucker 201 [66]
1910 Earl Moore 185 Philadelphia Phillies Christy MathewsonHall of Fame 184 [67]
1911 Rube MarquardHall of Fame 237 New York Giants Grover Cleveland AlexanderHall of Fame 227 [68]
1912 Grover Cleveland AlexanderHall of Fame 195 Philadelphia Phillies Claude Hendrix 176 [69]
1913 Tom Seaton 168 Philadelphia Phillies Jeff Tesreau 167 [70]
1914 Grover Cleveland AlexanderHall of Fame 214 Philadelphia Phillies Jeff Tesreau 189 [71]
1915 Grover Cleveland AlexanderHall of Fame 241 Philadelphia Phillies Jeff Tesreau 176 [72]
1916 Grover Cleveland AlexanderHall of Fame 167 Philadelphia Phillies Larry Cheney 166 [73]
1917 Grover Cleveland AlexanderHall of Fame 200 Philadelphia Phillies Hippo Vaughn 195 [74]
1918 Hippo Vaughn 148 Chicago Cubs Wilbur Cooper 117 [75]
1919 Hippo Vaughn 141 Chicago Cubs Hod Eller 137 [76]
1920 Grover Cleveland AlexanderHall of Fame 173 Chicago Cubs Burleigh GrimesHall of Fame
Hippo Vaughn
131 [77]
1921 Burleigh Grimes 136 Brooklyn Robins Wilbur Cooper 134 [78]
1922 Dazzy VanceHall of Fame 134 Brooklyn Robins Wilbur Cooper 129 [79]
1923 Dazzy VanceHall of Fame 197 Brooklyn Robins Dolf Luque 151 [80]
1924 Dazzy VanceHall of Fame 262 Brooklyn Robins Burleigh GrimesHall of Fame 135 [81]
1925 Dazzy VanceHall of Fame 221 Brooklyn Robins Dolf Luque 140 [82]
1926 Dazzy VanceHall of Fame 140 Brooklyn Robins Charlie Root 127 [83]
1927 Dazzy VanceHall of Fame 184 Brooklyn Robins Charlie Root 145 [84]
1928 Dazzy VanceHall of Fame 200 Brooklyn Robins Pat Malone 155 [85]
1929 Pat Malone 166 Chicago Cubs Watty Clark 140 [86]
1930 Bill Hallahan 177 St. Louis Cardinals Dazzy VanceHall of Fame 173 [87]
1931 Bill Hallahan 159 St. Louis Cardinals Carl HubbellHall of Fame 155 [88]
1932 Dizzy DeanHall of Fame 191 St. Louis Cardinals Carl HubbellHall of Fame 137 [89]
1933 Dizzy DeanHall of Fame 199 St. Louis Cardinals Carl HubbellHall of Fame 156 [90]
1934 Dizzy DeanHall of Fame 195 St. Louis Cardinals Van Mungo 184 [91]
1935 Dizzy DeanHall of Fame 190 St. Louis Cardinals Carl HubbellHall of Fame 150 [92]
1936 Van Mungo 238 Brooklyn Dodgers Dizzy DeanHall of Fame 195 [93]
1937 Carl HubbellHall of Fame 159 New York Giants Lee Grissom 149 [94]
1938 Clay Bryant 135 Chicago Cubs Paul Derringer 132 [95]
1939 Passeau, Claude; Walters, BuckyClaude Passeau[c]
Bucky Walters[c]
137 Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Mort Cooper 130 [30]
1940 Kirby Higbe 137 Philadelphia Phillies Claude Passeau
Whit Wyatt
124 [96]
1941 Johnny Vander Meer 202 Cincinnati Reds Whit Wyatt 176 [97]
1942 Johnny Vander Meer 186 Cincinnati Reds Mort Cooper 152 [98]
1943 Johnny Vander Meer 174 Cincinnati Reds Mort Cooper 141 [99]
1944 Bill Voiselle 161 New York Giants Max Lanier 141 [100]
1945 Preacher Roe 148 Pittsburgh Pirates Hal Gregg 139 [101]
1946 Johnny Schmitz 135 Chicago Cubs Kirby Higbe 134 [102]
1947 Ewell Blackwell 193 Cincinnati Reds Ralph Branca 148 [103]
1948 Harry Brecheen 149 St. Louis Cardinals Rex Barney 138 [104]
1949 Warren SpahnHall of Fame 151 Boston Braves Don Newcombe 149 [105]
1950 Warren SpahnHall of Fame 191 Boston Braves Ewell Blackwell 188 [106]
1951 Don Newcombe
Warren SpahnHall of Fame
164 Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Sal Maglie 146 [107]
1952 Warren SpahnHall of Fame 183 Boston Braves Bob Rush 157 [108]
1953 Robin RobertsHall of Fame 198 Philadelphia Phillies Carl Erskine 187 [109]
1954 Robin RobertsHall of Fame 185 Philadelphia Phillies Harvey Haddix 184 [110]
1955 Sam Jones 198 Chicago Cubs Robin RobertsHall of Fame 160 [111]
1956 Sam Jones 176 Chicago Cubs Harvey Haddix 170 [112]
1957 Jack Sanford 188 Philadelphia Phillies Moe Drabowsky
Dick Drott
170 [113]
1958 Sam Jones 225 St. Louis Cardinals Warren SpahnHall of Fame 150 [114]
1959 Don DrysdaleHall of Fame 242 Los Angeles Dodgers Sam Jones 209 [115]
1960 Don DrysdaleHall of Fame 246 Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy KoufaxHall of Fame 197 [116]
1961 Sandy KoufaxHall of Fame 269 Los Angeles Dodgers Stan Williams 205 [117]
1962 Don DrysdaleHall of Fame 232 Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy KoufaxHall of Fame 219 [118]
1963 Sandy KoufaxHall of Fame 306 Los Angeles Dodgers Jim Maloney 265 [119]
1964 Bob Veale 250 Pittsburgh Pirates Bob GibsonHall of Fame 245 [120]
1965 Sandy KoufaxHall of Fame 382 Los Angeles Dodgers Bob Veale 276 [121]
1966 Sandy KoufaxHall of Fame 317 Los Angeles Dodgers Jim BunningHall of Fame 252 [122]
1967 Jim BunningHall of Fame 253 Philadelphia Phillies Ferguson JenkinsHall of Fame 236 [123]
1968 Bob GibsonHall of Fame 268 St. Louis Cardinals Ferguson JenkinsHall of Fame 260 [124]
1969 Ferguson JenkinsHall of Fame 273 Chicago Cubs Bob GibsonHall of Fame 269 [125]
1970 Tom SeaverHall of Fame 283 New York Mets Bob GibsonHall of Fame
Ferguson JenkinsHall of Fame
274 [126]
1971 Tom SeaverHall of Fame 289 New York Mets Ferguson JenkinsHall of Fame 263 [127]
1972 Steve CarltonHall of Fame 310 Philadelphia Phillies Tom SeaverHall of Fame 249 [128]
1973 Tom SeaverHall of Fame 251 New York Mets Steve CarltonHall of Fame 223 [129]
1974 Steve CarltonHall of Fame 240 Philadelphia Phillies Andy Messersmith 221 [130]
1975 Tom SeaverHall of Fame 243 New York Mets John Montefusco 215 [131]
1976 Tom SeaverHall of Fame 235 New York Mets J. R. Richard 214 [132]
1977 Phil NiekroHall of Fame 262 Atlanta Braves J. R. Richard 214 [133]
1978 J. R. Richard 303 Houston Astros Phil NiekroHall of Fame 248 [134]
1979 J. R. Richard 313 Houston Astros Steve CarltonHall of Fame 213 [135]
1980 Steve CarltonHall of Fame 286 Philadelphia Phillies Nolan RyanHall of Fame 200 [136]
1981 Fernando Valenzuela 180 Los Angeles Dodgers Steve CarltonHall of Fame 179 [137]
1982 Steve CarltonHall of Fame 286 Philadelphia Phillies Mario Soto 274 [138]
1983 Steve CarltonHall of Fame 275 Philadelphia Phillies Mario Soto 242 [139]
1984 Dwight Gooden 276 New York Mets Fernando Valenzuela 240 [140]
1985 Dwight Gooden 268 New York Mets Mario Soto 214 [141]
1986 Mike Scott 306 Houston Astros Fernando Valenzuela 242 [142]
1987 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 270 Houston Astros Mike Scott 233 [143]
1988 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 228 Houston Astros David Cone 213 [144]
1989 José DeLeón 201 St. Louis Cardinals Tim Belcher 200 [145]
1990 David Cone 233 New York Mets Dwight Gooden
Ramón Martínez
223 [146]
1991 David Cone 241 New York Mets Greg Maddux 198 [147]
1992 John Smoltz 215 Atlanta Braves David Cone 214 [148]
1993 José Rijo 227 Cincinnati Reds John Smoltz 208 [149]
1994 Andy Benes 189 San Diego Padres José Rijo 171 [150]
1995 Hideo Nomo 236 Los Angeles Dodgers John Smoltz 193 [151]
1996 John Smoltz 276 Atlanta Braves Hideo Nomo 234 [152]
1997 Curt Schilling 319 Philadelphia Phillies Pedro Martínez 305 [153]
1998 Curt Schilling 300 Philadelphia Phillies Kevin Brown 257 [154]
1999 Randy Johnson 364 Arizona Diamondbacks Kevin Brown 221 [28]
2000 Randy Johnson 347 Arizona Diamondbacks Chan Ho Park 217 [155]
2001 Randy Johnson 372 Arizona Diamondbacks Curt Schilling 293 [156]
2002 Randy Johnson 334 Arizona Diamondbacks Curt Schilling 316 [157]
2003 Kerry Wood 266 Chicago Cubs Mark Prior 245 [158]
2004 Randy Johnson 290 Arizona Diamondbacks Ben Sheets 264 [159]
2005 Jake Peavy 216 San Diego Padres Chris Carpenter 213 [160]
2006 Aaron Harang 216 Cincinnati Reds Jake Peavy 215 [161]
2007 Jake Peavy 240 San Diego Padres Aaron Harang 218 [162]
2008 Tim Lincecum 265 San Francisco Giants Dan Haren
Johan Santana
Edinson Vólquez
206 [163]
2009 Tim Lincecum 261 San Francisco Giants Javier Vázquez 238 [164]
2010 Tim Lincecum 231 San Francisco Giants Roy HalladayHall of Fame 219 [165]
2011 Clayton Kershaw 248 Los Angeles Dodgers Cliff Lee 238 [166]
2012 R. A. Dickey 230 New York Mets Clayton Kershaw 229 [167]
2013 Clayton Kershaw 232 Los Angeles Dodgers Cliff Lee 222 [168]
2014 Johnny Cueto
Stephen Strasburg
242 Cincinnati Reds
Washington Nationals
Clayton Kershaw 239 [169]
2015 Clayton Kershaw 301 Los Angeles Dodgers Max Scherzer 276 [170]
2016 Max Scherzer 284 Washington Nationals José Fernández 253 [171]
2017 Max Scherzer 268 Washington Nationals Jacob deGrom 239 [172]
2018 Max Scherzer 300 Washington Nationals Jacob deGrom 269 [173]
2019 Jacob deGrom 255 New York Mets Stephen Strasburg 251 [174]
2020 Jacob deGrom 104 New York Mets Trevor Bauer 100 [175]
2021 Zack Wheeler 247 Philadelphia Phillies Max Scherzer 236 [176]

American League[]

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Rube Waddell led the American League in strikeouts for six consecutive seasons (1902–1907).
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In 1908 and 1911, Ed Walsh was the American League strikeout champion.
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In 1959 and 1960, Jim Bunning led the American League in strikeouts; he finished in second place four times.
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Nolan Ryan has 5,714 career strikeouts, the most in Major League history. His 11 seasons as a strikeout leader – second only to the 12 of Walter Johnson – includes nine seasons, between 1972 and 1990, as the American League strikeout leader.[177]
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Three-time strikeout champion Johan Santana won the American League's last pitching triple crown in 2006.[178]
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Scott Kazmir's 239 strikeouts led the American League in 2007.
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A. J. Burnett won the American League strikeout title in 2008.
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Justin Verlander also led the American League in wins and innings pitched in 2009.[179]
Year Leader K Team Runner-up K Ref
1901 Cy YoungHall of Fame 158 Boston Americans Roy Patterson 127 [180]
1902 Rube WaddellHall of Fame 210 Philadelphia Athletics Cy YoungHall of Fame 160 [181]
1903 Rube WaddellHall of Fame 302 Philadelphia Athletics Bill Donovan 187 [182]
1904 Rube WaddellHall of Fame 349 Philadelphia Athletics Jack ChesbroHall of Fame 239 [183]
1905 Rube WaddellHall of Fame 287 Philadelphia Athletics Eddie PlankHall of Fame
Cy YoungHall of Fame
210 [184]
1906 Rube WaddellHall of Fame 196 Philadelphia Athletics Cy Falkenberg 178 [185]
1907 Rube WaddellHall of Fame 232 Philadelphia Athletics Ed WalshHall of Fame 206 [186]
1908 Ed WalshHall of Fame 269 Chicago White Sox Rube WaddellHall of Fame 232 [187]
1909 Frank Smith 177 Chicago White Sox Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 164 [188]
1910 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 313 Washington Senators Ed WalshHall of Fame 258 [189]
1911 Ed WalshHall of Fame 255 Chicago White Sox Joe Wood 231 [190]
1912 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 303 Washington Senators Joe Wood 258 [191]
1913 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 243 Washington Senators Cy Falkenberg
Vean Gregg
166 [192]
1914 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 225 Washington Senators Willie Mitchell 179 [193]
1915 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 203 Washington Senators Red FaberHall of Fame 182 [194]
1916 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 228 Washington Senators Elmer Myers 182 [195]
1917 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 188 Washington Senators Eddie Cicotte 150 [196]
1918 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 162 Washington Senators Jim Shaw 129 [197]
1919 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 147 Washington Senators Jim Shaw 128 [198]
1920 Stan CoveleskiHall of Fame 133 Cleveland Indians Lefty Williams 128 [199]
1921 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 143 Washington Senators Urban Shocker 132 [200]
1922 Urban Shocker 149 St. Louis Browns Red FaberHall of Fame 148 [201]
1923 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 130 Washington Senators Joe Bush
Bob Shawkey
125 [202]
1924 Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 158 Washington Senators Howard Ehmke 119 [203]
1925 Lefty GroveHall of Fame 116 Philadelphia Athletics Walter JohnsonHall of Fame 108 [204]
1926 Lefty GroveHall of Fame 194 Philadelphia Athletics George Uhle 159 [205]
1927 Lefty GroveHall of Fame 174 Philadelphia Athletics Rube Walberg 136 [206]
1928 Lefty GroveHall of Fame 183 Philadelphia Athletics George Pipgras 139 [207]
1929 Lefty GroveHall of Fame 170 Philadelphia Athletics George Earnshaw 149 [208]
1930 Lefty GroveHall of Fame 209 Philadelphia Athletics George Earnshaw 193 [209]
1931 Lefty GroveHall of Fame 175 Philadelphia Athletics George Earnshaw 152 [210]
1932 Red RuffingHall of Fame 190 New York Yankees Lefty GroveHall of Fame 188 [211]
1933 Lefty GomezHall of Fame 163 New York Yankees Bump Hadley 149 [212]
1934 Lefty GomezHall of Fame 158 New York Yankees Tommy Bridges 151 [213]
1935 Tommy Bridges 163 Detroit Tigers Schoolboy Rowe 140 [214]
1936 Tommy Bridges 175 Detroit Tigers Johnny Allen 165 [215]
1937 Lefty GomezHall of Fame 194 New York Yankees Bobo Newsom 166 [216]
1938 Bob FellerHall of Fame 240 Cleveland Indians Bobo Newsom 226 [217]
1939 Bob FellerHall of Fame 246 Cleveland Indians Bobo Newsom 192 [218]
1940 Bob FellerHall of Fame 261 Cleveland Indians Bobo Newsom 164 [219]
1941 Bob FellerHall of Fame 260 Cleveland Indians Bobo Newsom 175 [220]
1942 Tex Hughson
Bobo Newsom
113 Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Al Benton
Phil Marchildon
110 [31]
1943 Allie Reynolds 151 Cleveland Indians Hal NewhouserHall of Fame 144 [221]
1944 Hal NewhouserHall of Fame 187 Detroit Tigers Dizzy Trout 144 [222]
1945 Hal NewhouserHall of Fame 212 Detroit Tigers Nels Potter 129 [223]
1946 Bob FellerHall of Fame 348 Cleveland Indians Hal NewhouserHall of Fame 275 [224]
1947 Bob FellerHall of Fame 196 Cleveland Indians Hal NewhouserHall of Fame 176 [225]
1948 Bob FellerHall of Fame 164 Cleveland Indians Bob LemonHall of Fame 147 [226]
1949 Virgil Trucks 153 Detroit Tigers Hal NewhouserHall of Fame 144 [227]
1950 Bob LemonHall of Fame 170 Cleveland Indians Allie Reynolds 160 [228]
1951 Vic Raschi 164 New York Yankees Early WynnHall of Fame 133 [229]
1952 Allie Reynolds 160 New York Yankees Early WynnHall of Fame 153 [230]
1953 Billy Pierce 186 Chicago White Sox Virgil Trucks 149 [231]
1954 Bob Turley 185 Baltimore Orioles Early WynnHall of Fame 155 [232]
1955 Herb Score 245 Cleveland Indians Bob Turley 210 [233]
1956 Herb Score 263 Cleveland Indians Billy Pierce 192 [234]
1957 Early WynnHall of Fame 184 Cleveland Indians Jim BunningHall of Fame 182 [235]
1958 Early WynnHall of Fame 179 Chicago White Sox Jim BunningHall of Fame 177 [236]
1959 Jim BunningHall of Fame 201 Detroit Tigers Camilo Pascual 185 [237]
1960 Jim BunningHall of Fame 201 Detroit Tigers Pedro Ramos 160 [238]
1961 Camilo Pascual 221 Minnesota Twins Whitey FordHall of Fame 209 [239]
1962 Camilo Pascual 206 Minnesota Twins Jim BunningHall of Fame 184 [240]
1963 Camilo Pascual 202 Minnesota Twins Jim BunningHall of Fame 196 [241]
1964 Al Downing 217 New York Yankees Camilo Pascual 213 [242]
1965 Sam McDowell 325 Cleveland Indians Mickey Lolich 226 [243]
1966 Sam McDowell 225 Cleveland Indians Jim KaatHall of Fame 205 [244]
1967 Jim Lonborg 246 Boston Red Sox Sam McDowell 236 [245]
1968 Sam McDowell 283 Cleveland Indians Denny McLain 280 [246]
1969 Sam McDowell 279 Cleveland Indians Mickey Lolich 271 [247]
1970 Sam McDowell 304 Cleveland Indians Mickey Lolich 230 [248]
1971 Mickey Lolich 308 Detroit Tigers Vida Blue 301 [249]
1972 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 329 California Angels Mickey Lolich 250 [250]
1973 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 383 California Angels Bert BlylevenHall of Fame 258 [29]
1974 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 367 California Angels Bert BlylevenHall of Fame 249 [251]
1975 Frank Tanana 269 California Angels Bert BlylevenHall of Fame
Gaylord PerryHall of Fame
233 [252]
1976 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 327 California Angels Frank Tanana 261 [253]
1977 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 341 California Angels Dennis Leonard 244 [254]
1978 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 260 California Angels Ron Guidry 248 [255]
1979 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 223 California Angels Ron Guidry 201 [256]
1980 Len Barker 187 Cleveland Indians Mike Norris 180 [257]
1981 Len Barker 127 Cleveland Indians Britt Burns 108 [258]
1982 Floyd Bannister 209 Seattle Mariners Len Barker 187 [259]
1983 Jack MorrisHall of Fame 232 Detroit Tigers Floyd Bannister 193 [260]
1984 Mark Langston 204 Seattle Mariners Dave Stieb 198 [261]
1985 Bert BlylevenHall of Fame 206 Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Floyd Bannister 198 [262]
1986 Mark Langston 245 Seattle Mariners Roger Clemens 238 [263]
1987 Mark Langston 262 Seattle Mariners Roger Clemens 256 [264]
1988 Roger Clemens 291 Boston Red Sox Mark Langston 235 [265]
1989 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 301 Texas Rangers Roger Clemens 230 [266]
1990 Nolan RyanHall of Fame 232 Texas Rangers Bobby Witt 221 [267]
1991 Roger Clemens 241 Boston Red Sox Randy Johnson 228 [268]
1992 Randy Johnson 241 Seattle Mariners Mélido Pérez 218 [269]
1993 Randy Johnson 308 Seattle Mariners Mark Langston 196 [270]
1994 Randy Johnson 204 Seattle Mariners Roger Clemens 168 [271]
1995 Randy Johnson 294 Seattle Mariners Todd Stottlemyre 205 [272]
1996 Roger Clemens 257 Boston Red Sox Chuck Finley 215 [273]
1997 Roger Clemens 292 Toronto Blue Jays Randy Johnson 291 [274]
1998 Roger Clemens 271 Toronto Blue Jays Pedro Martínez 251 [275]
1999 Pedro Martínez 313 Boston Red Sox Chuck Finley 200 [276]
2000 Pedro Martínez 284 Boston Red Sox Bartolo Colón 212 [277]
2001 Hideo Nomo 220 Boston Red Sox Mike MussinaHall of Fame 214 [278]
2002 Pedro Martínez 239 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens 192 [279]
2003 Esteban Loaiza 207 Chicago White Sox Pedro Martínez 206 [280]
2004 Johan Santana 265 Minnesota Twins Pedro Martínez 227 [281]
2005 Johan Santana 238 Minnesota Twins Randy Johnson 211 [282]
2006 Johan Santana 245 Minnesota Twins Jeremy Bonderman 202 [178]
2007 Scott Kazmir 239 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Johan Santana 235 [283]
2008 A. J. Burnett 231 Toronto Blue Jays Ervin Santana 214 [284]
2009 Justin Verlander 269 Detroit Tigers Zack Greinke 242 [285]
2010 Jered Weaver 233 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Félix Hernández 232 [286]
2011 Justin Verlander 250 Detroit Tigers CC Sabathia 230 [287]
2012 Justin Verlander 239 Detroit Tigers Max Scherzer 231 [288]
2013 Yu Darvish 277 Texas Rangers Max Scherzer 240 [289]
2014 David Price 271 Tampa Bay Rays
Detroit Tigers
Corey Kluber 269 [290]
2015 Chris Sale 274 Chicago White Sox Chris Archer 252 [291]
2016 Justin Verlander 254 Detroit Tigers Chris Archer
Chris Sale
233 [292]
2017 Chris Sale 308 Boston Red Sox Corey Kluber 265 [293]
2018 Justin Verlander 290 Houston Astros Gerrit Cole 276 [294]
2019 Gerrit Cole 326 Houston Astros Justin Verlander 300 [295]
2020 Shane Bieber 122 Cleveland Indians Lucas Giolito 97 [296]
2021 Robbie Ray 248 Toronto Blue Jays Gerrit Cole 243 [297]

Other major leagues[]

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Matt Kilroy's 513 strikeouts in 1886 is the most in a single season by a pitcher among modern recognized major leagues.
Year Leader K Team League Runner-up K Ref
1882 Tony Mullane 170 Louisville Eclipse American Association Harry Salisbury 135 [298]
1883 Tim KeefeHall of Fame 359 New York Metropolitans American Association Bobby Mathews 203 [27]
1884 Guy Hecker 385 Louisville Eclipse American Association Hardie Henderson 346 [299]
1884 Hugh Daily 483 Chicago Browns
Washington Nationals
Union Association Bill Sweeney 374 [300]
1885 Ed Morris 298 Pittsburgh Alleghenys American Association Bobby Mathews 286 [301]
1886 Matt Kilroy 513 Baltimore Orioles American Association Toad Ramsey 499 [302]
1887 Toad Ramsey 355 Louisville Eclipse American Association Matt Kilroy 217 [303]
1888 Ed Seward 272 Philadelphia Athletics American Association Silver King 258 [304]
1889 Mark Baldwin 368 Columbus Solons American Association Matt Kilroy 217 [305]
1890 Sadie McMahon 291 Philadelphia Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
American Association Jack Stivetts 289 [306]
1890 Mark Baldwin 206 Chicago Pirates Players' League Silver King 185 [307]
1891 Jack Stivetts 259 St. Louis Browns American Association Phil Knell 228 [308]
1914 Cy Falkenberg 236 Indianapolis Hoosiers Federal League Earl Moseley 205 [309]
1915 Dave Davenport 229 St. Louis Terriers Federal League Al Schulz 160 [310]

Footnotes[]

  • a Recognized "major leagues" include the current American and National Leagues and several defunct leagues—the American Association, the Federal League, the Players' League, and the Union Association.[311]
  • b In baseball scorekeeping, "K" is the traditional notation for the strikeout.[312]
  • c In 1939, Claude Passeau played the entire season for the Cincinnati Reds, while co-leader Bucky Walters was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago Cubs mid-season.

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