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AL Season Records
Strikeouts per 9IP

1
Profile photo of Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens

1986 Boston Red Sox

147.25

2
Profile photo of Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

2006 Detroit Tigers

118.13

3
Profile photo of CC Sabathia

CC Sabathia

2001 Cleveland Indians

115.33

4
Profile photo of Mike Mussina

Mike Mussina

1992 Baltimore Orioles

115.18

5
Profile photo of Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

1972 California Angels

111.10

6
Profile photo of Chuck Finley

Chuck Finley

1988 California Angels

103.39

7
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

1990 Seattle Mariners

102.71

8
Profile photo of Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven

1970 Minnesota Twins

101.64

9
Profile photo of Frank Tanana

Frank Tanana

1974 California Angels

100.06

10
Profile photo of Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

1908 Washington Senators

94.76

11
Profile photo of Jack Morris

Jack Morris

1979 Detroit Tigers

87.65

12
Profile photo of Mickey Lolich

Mickey Lolich

1964 Detroit Tigers

87.04

13
Profile photo of Mark Langston

Mark Langston

1984 Seattle Mariners

85.47

14
Profile photo of Felix Hernandez

Felix Hernandez

2006 Seattle Mariners

85.19

15
Profile photo of Early Wynn

Early Wynn

1942 Washington Senators

82.35

16
Profile photo of Kevin Appier

Kevin Appier

1990 Kansas City Royals

77.38

17
Profile photo of Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte

1995 New York Yankees

76.98

18
Profile photo of Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat

1961 Minnesota Twins

74.80

19
Profile photo of Red Ruffing

Red Ruffing

1925 Boston Red Sox

74.74

20
Profile photo of Sam McDowell

Sam McDowell

1964 Cleveland Indians

74.61

21
Profile photo of Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove

1925 Philadelphia Athletics

74.46

22
Profile photo of Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant

1965 Cleveland Indians

73.77

23
Profile photo of John Lackey

John Lackey

2003 Anaheim Angels

72.71

24
Profile photo of Rick Porcello

Rick Porcello

2009 Detroit Tigers

72.59

25
Profile photo of Billy Pierce

Billy Pierce

1949 Chicago White Sox

71.59

26
Profile photo of Mark Buehrle

Mark Buehrle

2001 Chicago White Sox

70.78

27
Profile photo of Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon

1998 Cleveland Indians

70.60

28
Profile photo of David Wells

David Wells

1990 Toronto Blue Jays

69.92

29
Profile photo of David Price

David Price

2010 Tampa Bay Rays

69.86

30
Profile photo of Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer

1966 Baltimore Orioles

69.78

31
Profile photo of Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield

1995 Boston Red Sox

69.70

32
Profile photo of Bob Feller

Bob Feller

1938 Cleveland Indians

68.82

33
Profile photo of Camilo Pascual

Camilo Pascual

1956 Washington Senators

68.24

34
Profile photo of Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank

1901 Philadelphia Athletics

68.14

35
Profile photo of James Shields

James Shields

2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

68.08

36
Profile photo of Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

1993 Texas Rangers

67.13

37
Profile photo of Ron Guidry

Ron Guidry

1977 New York Yankees

67.04

38
Profile photo of Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford

1953 New York Yankees

66.40

39
Profile photo of Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez

1998 Boston Red Sox

64.79

40
Profile photo of Bobo Newsom

Bobo Newsom

1934 St. Louis Browns

64.41

41
Profile photo of Tommy Bridges

Tommy Bridges

1931 Detroit Tigers

64.41

42
Profile photo of Floyd Bannister

Floyd Bannister

1979 Seattle Mariners

63.99

43
Profile photo of Chris Sale

Chris Sale

2012 Chicago White Sox

63.25

44
Profile photo of Tommy John

Tommy John

1965 Chicago White Sox

62.15

45
Profile photo of Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt

1988 Texas Rangers

61.27

46
Profile photo of Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

1966 Kansas City Athletics

60.47

47
Profile photo of Rudy May

Rudy May

1969 California Angels

60.38

48
Profile photo of Brad Radke

Brad Radke

1995 Minnesota Twins

58.98

49
Profile photo of Hal Newhouser

Hal Newhouser

1941 Detroit Tigers

58.84

50
Profile photo of Dave Stieb

Dave Stieb

1980 Toronto Blue Jays

58.51

51
Profile photo of Jon Lester

Jon Lester

2008 Boston Red Sox

58.50

52
Profile photo of Chief Bender

Chief Bender

1903 Philadelphia Athletics

58.37

53
Profile photo of Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell

1902 Philadelphia Athletics

58.16

54
Profile photo of Charlie Hough

Charlie Hough

1982 Texas Rangers

58.10

55
Profile photo of Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley

1975 Cleveland Indians

57.93

56
Profile photo of Mike Moore

Mike Moore

1984 Seattle Mariners

57.28

57
Profile photo of Ervin Santana

Ervin Santana

2006 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

56.95

58
Profile photo of Allie Reynolds

Allie Reynolds

1943 Cleveland Indians

56.76

59
Profile photo of Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart

1984 Texas Rangers

54.34

60
Profile photo of Gary Peters

Gary Peters

1963 Chicago White Sox

54.05

61
Profile photo of Jimmy Key

Jimmy Key

1985 Toronto Blue Jays

53.69

62
Profile photo of Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer

1994 Baltimore Orioles

53.12

63
Profile photo of Lefty Gomez

Lefty Gomez

1931 New York Yankees

53.03

64
Profile photo of Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks

1942 Detroit Tigers

52.68

65
Profile photo of Frank Viola

Frank Viola

1983 Minnesota Twins

52.65

66
Profile photo of Bump Hadley

Bump Hadley

1927 Washington Senators

52.44

67
Profile photo of Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry

1972 Cleveland Indians

51.79

68
Profile photo of Urban 'Red' Faber

Urban 'Red' Faber

1914 Chicago White Sox

51.63

69
Profile photo of Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson

1962 Boston Red Sox

51.60

70
Profile photo of Mike Boddicker

Mike Boddicker

1983 Baltimore Orioles

51.38

71
Profile photo of Sonny Siebert

Sonny Siebert

1965 Cleveland Indians

51.32

72
Profile photo of Jered Weaver

Jered Weaver

2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

51.19

73
Profile photo of Eddie Cicotte

Eddie Cicotte

1908 Boston Red Sox

50.86

74
Profile photo of Corey Kluber

Corey Kluber

2014 Cleveland Indians

50.71

75
Profile photo of Joe Coleman

Joe Coleman

1968 Washington Senators

50.52

76
Profile photo of Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole

2018 Houston Astros

49.87

77
Profile photo of Jim Perry

Jim Perry

1960 Cleveland Indians

49.36

78
Profile photo of David Cone

David Cone

1993 Kansas City Royals

48.73

79
Profile photo of Trevor Bauer

Trevor Bauer

2015 Cleveland Indians

48.69

80
Profile photo of Josh Beckett

Josh Beckett

2006 Boston Red Sox

48.10

81
Profile photo of Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

2010 Detroit Tigers

47.94

82
Profile photo of Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan

1977 Baltimore Orioles

47.86

83
Profile photo of Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning

1957 Detroit Tigers

47.84

84
Profile photo of Earl Whitehill

Earl Whitehill

1924 Detroit Tigers

47.51

85
Profile photo of Mike Witt

Mike Witt

1981 California Angels

46.90

86
Profile photo of Charles Nagy

Charles Nagy

1991 Cleveland Indians

46.87

87
Profile photo of Freddy Garcia

Freddy Garcia

1999 Seattle Mariners

46.73

88
Profile photo of Zack Greinke

Zack Greinke

2005 Kansas City Royals

45.96

89
Profile photo of Juan Guzman

Juan Guzman

1992 Toronto Blue Jays

45.75

90
Profile photo of Sad Sam Jones

Sad Sam Jones

1918 Boston Red Sox

45.47

91
Profile photo of Bob Shawkey

Bob Shawkey

1914 Philadelphia Athletics

45.44

92
Profile photo of Scott Erickson

Scott Erickson

1991 Minnesota Twins

45.35

93
Profile photo of Dean Chance

Dean Chance

1962 Los Angeles Angels

45.29

94
Profile photo of Jim Clancy

Jim Clancy

1978 Toronto Blue Jays

45.23

95
Profile photo of Jack McDowell

Jack McDowell

1990 Chicago White Sox

45.12

96
Profile photo of Bullet Joe Bush

Bullet Joe Bush

1913 Philadelphia Athletics

44.88

97
Profile photo of Dave McNally

Dave McNally

1965 Baltimore Orioles

44.71

98
Profile photo of Dizzy Trout

Dizzy Trout

1939 Detroit Tigers

44.68

99
Profile photo of Tom Gordon

Tom Gordon

1989 Kansas City Royals

44.45

100
Profile photo of Chris Bosio

Chris Bosio

1987 Milwaukee Brewers

44.38

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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