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MLB Season Records
Strikeout %

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Profile photo of Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

1972 California Angels

5.158

2
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

1990 Seattle Mariners

4.652

3
Profile photo of Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens

1986 Boston Red Sox

4.447

4
Profile photo of Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

2009 Arizona Diamondbacks

3.848

5
Profile photo of Steve Carlton

Steve Carlton

1967 St. Louis Cardinals

3.694

6
Profile photo of Don Sutton

Don Sutton

1966 Los Angeles Dodgers

3.639

7
Profile photo of Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver

1967 New York Mets

3.519

8
Profile photo of Greg Maddux

Greg Maddux

1988 Chicago Cubs

3.483

9
Profile photo of Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven

1970 Minnesota Twins

3.296

10
Profile photo of Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

2006 Detroit Tigers

3.229

11
Profile photo of Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry

1964 San Francisco Giants

3.183

12
Profile photo of Zack Greinke

Zack Greinke

2005 Kansas City Royals

3.175

13
Profile photo of Mike Mussina

Mike Mussina

1992 Baltimore Orioles

3.127

14
Profile photo of Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez

1994 Montreal Expos

3.097

15
Profile photo of CC Sabathia

CC Sabathia

2001 Cleveland Indians

3.070

16
Profile photo of John Smoltz

John Smoltz

1989 Atlanta Braves

2.985

17
Profile photo of Phil Niekro

Phil Niekro

1967 Atlanta Braves

2.946

18
Profile photo of Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling

1992 Philadelphia Phillies

2.924

19
Profile photo of Fergie Jenkins

Fergie Jenkins

1966 Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs

2.913

20
Profile photo of Jon Lester

Jon Lester

2008 Boston Red Sox

2.868

21
Profile photo of Tom Glavine

Tom Glavine

1988 Atlanta Braves

2.811

22
Profile photo of Frank Tanana

Frank Tanana

1974 California Angels

2.783

23
Profile photo of Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson

1961 St. Louis Cardinals

2.757

24
Profile photo of Jerry Koosman

Jerry Koosman

1968 New York Mets

2.716

25
Profile photo of Chuck Finley

Chuck Finley

1988 California Angels

2.699

26
Profile photo of Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

1908 Washington Senators

2.648

27
Profile photo of A. J. Burnett

A. J. Burnett

2001 Florida Marlins

2.617

28
Profile photo of Javier Vazquez

Javier Vazquez

1998 Montreal Expos

2.604

29
Profile photo of Cole Hamels

Cole Hamels

2007 Philadelphia Phillies

2.558

30
Profile photo of John Lackey

John Lackey

2003 Anaheim Angels

2.551

31
Profile photo of Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw

2009 Los Angeles Dodgers

2.518

32
Profile photo of David Cone

David Cone

1988 New York Mets

2.507

33
Profile photo of Mickey Lolich

Mickey Lolich

1964 Detroit Tigers

2.478

34
Profile photo of Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning

1957 Detroit Tigers

2.437

35
Profile photo of Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte

1995 New York Yankees

2.386

36
Profile photo of Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon

1998 Cleveland Indians

2.375

37
Profile photo of Tommy John

Tommy John

1965 Chicago White Sox

2.324

38
Profile photo of Jack Morris

Jack Morris

1979 Detroit Tigers

2.318

39
Profile photo of Felix Hernandez

Felix Hernandez

2006 Seattle Mariners

2.311

40
Profile photo of Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown

1989 Texas Rangers

2.277

41
Profile photo of Warren Spahn

Warren Spahn

1947 Boston Braves

2.257

42
Profile photo of Mark Langston

Mark Langston

1984 Seattle Mariners

2.255

43
Profile photo of Kevin Appier

Kevin Appier

1990 Kansas City Royals

2.250

44
Profile photo of James Shields

James Shields

2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

2.239

45
Profile photo of Dan Haren

Dan Haren

2005 Oakland Athletics

2.234

46
Profile photo of Early Wynn

Early Wynn

1942 Washington Senators

2.155

47
Profile photo of Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer

1987 Chicago Cubs

2.148

48
Profile photo of Sam McDowell

Sam McDowell

1964 Cleveland Indians

2.148

49
Profile photo of Don Drysdale

Don Drysdale

1957 Brooklyn Dodgers

2.140

50
Profile photo of Orel Hershiser

Orel Hershiser

1984 Los Angeles Dodgers

2.134

51
Profile photo of Andy Benes

Andy Benes

1990 San Diego Padres

2.116

52
Profile photo of Juan Marichal

Juan Marichal

1961 San Francisco Giants

2.081

53
Profile photo of Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat

1961 Minnesota Twins

2.074

54
Profile photo of Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright

2007 St. Louis Cardinals

2.068

55
Profile photo of Dwight Gooden

Dwight Gooden

1984 New York Mets

2.059

56
Profile photo of Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax

1958 Los Angeles Dodgers

2.040

57
Profile photo of Mark Buehrle

Mark Buehrle

2001 Chicago White Sox

2.034

58
Profile photo of Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank

1901 Philadelphia Athletics

2.034

59
Profile photo of Cy Young

Cy Young

1890 Cleveland Spiders

2.030

60
Profile photo of Billy Pierce

Billy Pierce

1949 Chicago White Sox

2.013

61
Profile photo of Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant

1965 Cleveland Indians

2.007

62
Profile photo of David Wells

David Wells

1990 Toronto Blue Jays

1.994

63
Profile photo of Kevin Millwood

Kevin Millwood

1998 Atlanta Braves

1.987

64
Profile photo of Bob Welch

Bob Welch

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers

1.987

65
Profile photo of Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts

1949 Philadelphia Phillies

1.970

66
Profile photo of Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove

1925 Philadelphia Athletics

1.969

67
Profile photo of Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell

1900 Pittsburg Pirates

1.968

68
Profile photo of Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson

1901 New York Giants

1.962

69
Profile photo of Livan Hernandez

Livan Hernandez

1998 Florida Marlins

1.960

70
Profile photo of Red Ruffing

Red Ruffing

1925 Boston Red Sox

1.942

71
Profile photo of David Price

David Price

2010 Tampa Bay Rays

1.912

72
Profile photo of Hideo Nomo

Hideo Nomo

1995 Los Angeles Dodgers

1.905

73
Profile photo of Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer

1966 Baltimore Orioles

1.904

74
Profile photo of Rick Reuschel

Rick Reuschel

1973 Chicago Cubs

1.901

75
Profile photo of Rick Porcello

Rick Porcello

2009 Detroit Tigers

1.900

76
Profile photo of Barry Zito

Barry Zito

2001 Oakland Athletics

1.898

77
Profile photo of Tim Hudson

Tim Hudson

2000 Oakland Athletics

1.885

78
Profile photo of Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole

2015 Pittsburgh Pirates

1.879

79
Profile photo of Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley

1975 Cleveland Indians

1.879

80
Profile photo of Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela

1981 Los Angeles Dodgers

1.876

81
Profile photo of Cliff Lee

Cliff Lee

2004 Cleveland Indians

1.871

82
Profile photo of Jake Peavy

Jake Peavy

2003 San Diego Padres

1.865

83
Profile photo of Ryan Dempster

Ryan Dempster

2000 Florida Marlins

1.849

84
Profile photo of John Burkett

John Burkett

1990 San Francisco Giants

1.848

85
Profile photo of Steve Trachsel

Steve Trachsel

1994 Chicago Cubs

1.845

86
Profile photo of Milt Pappas

Milt Pappas

1959 Baltimore Orioles

1.842

87
Profile photo of Dazzy Vance

Dazzy Vance

1922 Brooklyn Robins

1.841

88
Profile photo of Dennis Martinez

Dennis Martinez

1977 Baltimore Orioles

1.835

89
Profile photo of Ron Guidry

Ron Guidry

1977 New York Yankees

1.830

90
Profile photo of Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield

1995 Boston Red Sox

1.816

91
Profile photo of Bob Feller

Bob Feller

1938 Cleveland Indians

1.812

92
Profile photo of Camilo Pascual

Camilo Pascual

1956 Washington Senators

1.810

93
Profile photo of Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford

1953 New York Yankees

1.799

94
Profile photo of Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish

2012 Texas Rangers

1.792

95
Profile photo of Gio Gonzalez

Gio Gonzalez

2010 Oakland Athletics

1.787

96
Profile photo of Chief Bender

Chief Bender

1903 Philadelphia Athletics

1.775

97
Profile photo of Bobo Newsom

Bobo Newsom

1934 St. Louis Browns

1.767

98
Profile photo of Chris Sale

Chris Sale

2012 Chicago White Sox

1.753

99
Profile photo of Al Leiter

Al Leiter

1995 Toronto Blue Jays

1.750

100
Profile photo of Ervin Santana

Ervin Santana

2006 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

1.743

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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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