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NL Season Records
Strikeouts per 9IP

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Profile photo of Steve Carlton

Steve Carlton

1967 St. Louis Cardinals

137.37

2
Profile photo of Greg Maddux

Greg Maddux

1988 Chicago Cubs

126.60

3
Profile photo of Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver

1967 New York Mets

112.49

4
Profile photo of John Smoltz

John Smoltz

1989 Atlanta Braves

110.29

5
Profile photo of Don Sutton

Don Sutton

1966 Los Angeles Dodgers

108.26

6
Profile photo of Tom Glavine

Tom Glavine

1988 Atlanta Braves

106.38

7
Profile photo of Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson

1961 St. Louis Cardinals

101.78

8
Profile photo of Phil Niekro

Phil Niekro

1967 Atlanta Braves

95.59

9
Profile photo of Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

2009 Arizona Diamondbacks

92.34

10
Profile photo of Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling

1992 Philadelphia Phillies

89.64

11
Profile photo of Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw

2009 Los Angeles Dodgers

88.96

12
Profile photo of Warren Spahn

Warren Spahn

1947 Boston Braves

83.55

13
Profile photo of Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

1980 Houston Astros

81.73

14
Profile photo of Andy Benes

Andy Benes

1990 San Diego Padres

80.55

15
Profile photo of Don Drysdale

Don Drysdale

1957 Brooklyn Dodgers

79.07

16
Profile photo of Cole Hamels

Cole Hamels

2007 Philadelphia Phillies

76.55

17
Profile photo of Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright

2007 St. Louis Cardinals

76.46

18
Profile photo of Jerry Koosman

Jerry Koosman

1968 New York Mets

75.88

19
Profile photo of Juan Marichal

Juan Marichal

1961 San Francisco Giants

75.88

20
Profile photo of Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax

1958 Los Angeles Dodgers

74.51

21
Profile photo of Livan Hernandez

Livan Hernandez

1998 Florida Marlins

72.99

22
Profile photo of Rick Reuschel

Rick Reuschel

1973 Chicago Cubs

71.54

23
Profile photo of Zack Greinke

Zack Greinke

2011 Milwaukee Brewers

70.06

24
Profile photo of Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson

1901 New York Giants

69.60

25
Profile photo of Dwight Gooden

Dwight Gooden

1984 New York Mets

69.56

26
Profile photo of Dazzy Vance

Dazzy Vance

1922 Brooklyn Robins

68.68

27
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

1999 Arizona Diamondbacks

68.68

28
Profile photo of Fergie Jenkins

Fergie Jenkins

1966 Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs

67.40

29
Profile photo of Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela

1981 Los Angeles Dodgers

66.74

30
Profile photo of Steve Trachsel

Steve Trachsel

1994 Chicago Cubs

66.42

31
Profile photo of Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry

1964 San Francisco Giants

65.77

32
Profile photo of Javier Vazquez

Javier Vazquez

1998 Montreal Expos

65.48

33
Profile photo of Aaron Harang

Aaron Harang

2005 Cincinnati Reds

64.87

34
Profile photo of Pedro Astacio

Pedro Astacio

1993 Los Angeles Dodgers

64.41

35
Profile photo of Jason Schmidt

Jason Schmidt

1997 Pittsburgh Pirates

64.22

36
Profile photo of Orel Hershiser

Orel Hershiser

1984 Los Angeles Dodgers

63.98

37
Profile photo of Bob Knepper

Bob Knepper

1977 San Francisco Giants

63.32

38
Profile photo of Ryan Dempster

Ryan Dempster

2000 Florida Marlins

63.21

39
Profile photo of Madison Bumgarner

Madison Bumgarner

2011 San Francisco Giants

63.02

40
Profile photo of Mike Krukow

Mike Krukow

1977 Chicago Cubs

62.25

41
Profile photo of Johnny Cueto

Johnny Cueto

2008 Cincinnati Reds

61.33

42
Profile photo of Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander

1911 Philadelphia Phillies

61.20

43
Profile photo of Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson

1955 St. Louis Cardinals

61.07

44
Profile photo of Bob Friend

Bob Friend

1952 Pittsburgh Pirates

60.87

45
Profile photo of Matt Cain

Matt Cain

2006 San Francisco Giants

60.58

46
Profile photo of Leon 'Red' Ames

Leon 'Red' Ames

1905 New York Giants

60.25

47
Profile photo of Curt Simmons

Curt Simmons

1948 Philadelphia Phillies

60.14

48
Profile photo of Carl Hubbell

Carl Hubbell

1929 New York Giants

59.46

49
Profile photo of Al Leiter

Al Leiter

1996 Florida Marlins

59.36

50
Profile photo of Jerry Reuss

Jerry Reuss

1971 St. Louis Cardinals

59.27

51
Profile photo of Doug Drabek

Doug Drabek

1987 Pittsburgh Pirates

59.16

52
Profile photo of Roy Oswalt

Roy Oswalt

2002 Houston Astros

58.19

53
Profile photo of Tim Lincecum

Tim Lincecum

2008 San Francisco Giants

57.83

54
Profile photo of A. J. Burnett

A. J. Burnett

2001 Florida Marlins

57.82

55
Profile photo of Kevin Gross

Kevin Gross

1985 Philadelphia Phillies

57.46

56
Profile photo of Shane Reynolds

Shane Reynolds

1994 Houston Astros

57.34

57
Profile photo of Randy Wolf

Randy Wolf

2000 Philadelphia Phillies

56.67

58
Profile photo of Jacob deGrom

Jacob deGrom

2015 New York Mets

56.51

59
Profile photo of Steve Rogers

Steve Rogers

1974 Montreal Expos

56.34

60
Profile photo of Darryl Kile

Darryl Kile

1993 Houston Astros

56.18

61
Profile photo of Rube Marquard

Rube Marquard

1909 New York Giants

56.09

62
Profile photo of Paul Derringer

Paul Derringer

1931 St. Louis Cardinals

55.77

63
Profile photo of Jim Maloney

Jim Maloney

1963 Cincinnati Reds

55.72

64
Profile photo of Bob Veale

Bob Veale

1964 Pittsburgh Pirates

55.70

65
Profile photo of Julio Teheran

Julio Teheran

2013 Atlanta Braves

55.34

66
Profile photo of Jake Peavy

Jake Peavy

2003 San Diego Padres

53.99

67
Profile photo of Denny Neagle

Denny Neagle

1994 Pittsburgh Pirates

53.90

68
Profile photo of Hideo Nomo

Hideo Nomo

1995 Los Angeles Dodgers

53.84

69
Profile photo of Carlos Zambrano

Carlos Zambrano

2003 Chicago Cubs

53.75

70
Profile photo of Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts

1949 Philadelphia Phillies

53.68

71
Profile photo of Patrick Corbin

Patrick Corbin

2013 Arizona Diamondbacks

53.53

72
Profile photo of Aaron Nola

Aaron Nola

2017 Philadelphia Phillies

52.76

73
Profile photo of Sid Fernandez

Sid Fernandez

1985 New York Mets

52.72

74
Profile photo of Don Wilson

Don Wilson

1967 Houston Astros

52.67

75
Profile photo of Chris Short

Chris Short

1963 Philadelphia Phillies

51.80

76
Profile photo of Gio Gonzalez

Gio Gonzalez

2012 Washington Nationals

51.72

77
Profile photo of Yovani Gallardo

Yovani Gallardo

2009 Milwaukee Brewers

51.61

78
Profile photo of Brett Myers

Brett Myers

2003 Philadelphia Phillies

51.52

79
Profile photo of Burt Hooton

Burt Hooton

1972 Chicago Cubs

51.17

80
Profile photo of Joe Niekro

Joe Niekro

1967 Chicago Cubs

50.91

81
Profile photo of Bob Welch

Bob Welch

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers

50.65

82
Profile photo of Ian Kennedy

Ian Kennedy

2010 Arizona Diamondbacks

50.56

83
Profile photo of Mike Hampton

Mike Hampton

1995 Houston Astros

50.10

84
Profile photo of Jeff Samardzija

Jeff Samardzija

2012 Chicago Cubs

49.79

85
Profile photo of Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes

1917 Pittsburgh Pirates

49.63

86
Profile photo of Charlie Root

Charlie Root

1926 Chicago Cubs

49.47

87
Profile photo of Bob Buhl

Bob Buhl

1953 Milwaukee Braves

49.16

88
Profile photo of Harvey Haddix

Harvey Haddix

1953 St. Louis Cardinals

49.11

89
Profile photo of Jon Lester

Jon Lester

2015 Chicago Cubs

49.03

90
Profile photo of Johnny Podres

Johnny Podres

1955 Brooklyn Dodgers

49.01

91
Profile photo of Eppa Rixey

Eppa Rixey

1912 Philadelphia Phillies

48.57

92
Profile photo of Matt Morris

Matt Morris

1997 St. Louis Cardinals

48.45

93
Profile photo of Ray Sadecki

Ray Sadecki

1960 St. Louis Cardinals

48.45

94
Profile photo of Fred Norman

Fred Norman

1972 San Diego Padres

48.44

95
Profile photo of Mario Soto

Mario Soto

1980 Cincinnati Reds

48.42

96
Profile photo of Matt Clement

Matt Clement

1999 San Diego Padres

47.83

97
Profile photo of Jose Rijo

Jose Rijo

1988 Cincinnati Reds

47.57

98
Profile photo of Mike Scott

Mike Scott

1981 New York Mets

47.48

99
Profile photo of Bronson Arroyo

Bronson Arroyo

2006 Cincinnati Reds

47.27

100
Profile photo of Jon Lieber

Jon Lieber

1997 Pittsburgh Pirates

47.26

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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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