Season Strikeouts Leaders
| current through 2006 season |
bold = active player |
|
Name |
Strikeouts |
Year |
Team |
League |
Rank |
|
Matt Kilroy |
513 |
1886 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AA |
1 |
|
Toad Ramsey |
499 |
1886 |
Louisville Colonels |
AA |
2 |
|
Hugh Daily |
483 |
1884 |
Chicago Browns |
UA |
3 |
|
Washington Nationals |
UA |
|
|
Dupee Shaw |
451 |
1884 |
Boston Unions |
UA |
4 |
|
Detroit Wolverines |
NL |
|
|
Old Hoss Radbourn |
441 |
1884 |
Providence Grays |
NL |
5 |
|
Charlie Buffinton |
417 |
1884 |
Boston Beaneaters |
NL |
6 |
|
Guy Hecker |
385 |
1884 |
Louisville Colonels |
AA |
7 |
|
Nolan Ryan |
383 |
1973 |
California Angels |
AL |
8 |
|
Sandy Koufax |
382 |
1965 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
9 |
|
Bill Sweeney |
374 |
1884 |
Baltimore Monumentals |
UA |
10 |
|
Randy Johnson |
372 |
2001 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
NL |
11 |
|
Pud Galvin |
369 |
1884 |
Buffalo Bisons |
NL |
12 |
|
Mark Baldwin |
368 |
1889 |
Columbus Colts |
AA |
13 |
|
Nolan Ryan |
367 |
1974 |
California Angels |
AL |
14 |
|
Randy Johnson |
364 |
1999 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
NL |
15 |
|
Tim Keefe |
359 |
1883 |
New York Metropolitans |
AA |
16 |
|
Toad Ramsey |
355 |
1887 |
Louisville Colonels |
AA |
17 |
|
Rube Waddell |
349 |
1904 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AL |
18 |
|
Bob Feller |
348 |
1946 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
19 |
|
Randy Johnson |
347 |
2000 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
NL |
20 |
|
Hardie Henderson |
346 |
1884 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AA |
21 |
|
Mickey Welch |
345 |
1884 |
New York Gothams |
NL |
22 |
|
Jim Whitney |
345 |
1883 |
Boston Beaneaters |
NL |
|
|
Jim McCormick |
343 |
1884 |
Cleveland Blues |
NL |
24 |
|
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds |
UA |
|
|
Amos Rusie |
341 |
1890 |
New York Giants |
NL |
25 |
|
Nolan Ryan |
341 |
1977 |
California Angels |
AL |
|
|
Amos Rusie |
337 |
1891 |
New York Giants |
NL |
27 |
|
Charlie Sweeney |
337 |
1884 |
Providence Grays |
NL |
|
|
St. Louis Maroons |
UA |
|
|
Tim Keefe |
335 |
1888 |
New York Giants |
NL |
29 |
|
Randy Johnson |
334 |
2002 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
NL |
30 |
|
Tim Keefe |
334 |
1884 |
New York Metropolitans |
AA |
|
|
Randy Johnson |
329 |
1998 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
32 |
|
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
|
|
Nolan Ryan |
329 |
1972 |
California Angels |
AL |
|
|
Nolan Ryan |
327 |
1976 |
California Angels |
AL |
34 |
|
Ed Morris |
326 |
1886 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
AA |
35 |
|
Sam McDowell |
325 |
1965 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
36 |
|
Tony Mullane |
325 |
1884 |
Toledo Blue Stockings |
AA |
|
|
Lady Baldwin |
323 |
1886 |
Detroit Wolverines |
NL |
38 |
|
Curt Schilling |
319 |
1997 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
39 |
|
Sandy Koufax |
317 |
1966 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
40 |
|
Curt Schilling |
316 |
2002 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
NL |
41 |
|
Old Hoss Radbourn |
315 |
1883 |
Providence Grays |
NL |
42 |
|
Bill Hutchison |
314 |
1892 |
Chicago Colts |
NL |
43 |
|
John Clarkson |
313 |
1886 |
Chicago White Stockings |
NL |
44 |
|
Walter Johnson |
313 |
1910 |
Washington Senators |
AL |
|
|
Pedro Martinez |
313 |
1999 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
|
J.R. Richard |
313 |
1979 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
|
|
Steve Carlton |
310 |
1972 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
48 |
|
John Clarkson |
308 |
1885 |
Chicago White Stockings |
NL |
49 |
|
Randy Johnson |
308 |
1993 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
|
|
Mickey Lolich |
308 |
1971 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
|
|
Larry McKeon |
308 |
1884 |
Indianapolis Blues |
AA |
|
|
Sandy Koufax |
306 |
1963 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
NL |
53 |
|
Mike Scott |
306 |
1986 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
|
|
Pedro Martinez |
305 |
1997 |
Montreal Expos |
NL |
55 |
|
Sam McDowell |
304 |
1970 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
56 |
|
Walter Johnson |
303 |
1912 |
Washington Senators |
AL |
57 |
|
J.R. Richard |
303 |
1978 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
|
|
Ed Morris |
302 |
1884 |
Columbus Colts |
AA |
59 |
|
Rube Waddell |
302 |
1903 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AL |
|
|
Vida Blue |
301 |
1971 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
61 |
|
Nolan Ryan |
301 |
1989 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
|
|
Curt Schilling |
300 |
1998 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
63 |
|
Ed Morris |
298 |
1885 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
AA |
64 |
|
Tim Keefe |
297 |
1886 |
New York Giants |
NL |
65 |
|
Randy Johnson |
294 |
1995 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
66 |
|
Curt Schilling |
293 |
2001 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
NL |
67 |
|
Roger Clemens |
292 |
1997 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
68 |
|
Jack Lynch |
292 |
1884 |
New York Metropolitans |
AA |
|
|
Roger Clemens |
291 |
1988 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
70 |
|
Randy Johnson |
291 |
1997 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
|
|
Sadie McMahon |
291 |
1890 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AA |
|
|
Philadelphia Athletics |
AA |
|
|
Randy Johnson |
290 |
2004 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
NL |
73 |
|
Bill Hutchison |
289 |
1890 |
Chicago Colts |
NL |
74 |
|
Tom Seaver |
289 |
1971 |
New York Mets |
NL |
|
|
Jack Stivetts |
289 |
1890 |
St. Louis Browns |
AA |
|
|
Amos Rusie |
288 |
1892 |
New York Giants |
NL |
77 |
|
Rube Waddell |
287 |
1905 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AL |
78 |
|
Steve Carlton |
286 |
1980 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
79 |
|
Steve Carlton |
286 |
1982 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
|
|
Bobby Mathews |
286 |
1885 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AA |
|
|
Bobby Mathews |
286 |
1884 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AA |
|
|
John Clarkson |
284 |
1889 |
Boston Beaneaters |
NL |
83 |
|
Pedro Martinez |
284 |
2000 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
|
Billy Taylor |
284 |
1884 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AA |
|
|
St. Louis Maroons |
UA |
|
|
Dave Foutz |
283 |
1886 |
St. Louis Browns |
AA |
86 |
|
Sam McDowell |
283 |
1968 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
|
|
Tom Seaver |
283 |
1970 |
New York Mets |
NL |
|
|
Denny McLain |
280 |
1968 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
89 |
|
Pud Galvin |
279 |
1883 |
Buffalo Bisons |
NL |
90 |
|
Sam McDowell |
279 |
1969 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
|
|
Dwight Gooden |
276 |
1984 |
New York Mets |
NL |
92 |
|
John Smoltz |
276 |
1996 |
Atlanta Braves |
NL |
|
|
Bob Veale |
276 |
1965 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL |
|
|
Steve Carlton |
275 |
1983 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
95 |
|
Hal Newhouser |
275 |
1946 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
|
|
Bob Gibson |
274 |
1970 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
97 |
|
Fergie Jenkins |
274 |
1970 |
Chicago Cubs |
NL |
|
|
Mario Soto |
274 |
1982 |
Cincinnati Reds |
NL |
|
|
Fergie Jenkins |
273 |
1969 |
Chicago Cubs |
NL |
100 |
|
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