astros relief pitcher with most strikeouts in single season since 2000

Since 2000, Brad Lidge has fanned the most hitters by an Astros relief pitcher in a season, with 157 strikeouts in 2004.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
157
2004
HOU HOU
80
6
5
.545
0
1.90
0
0
29
94.2
57
20
21
8
30
6
44
5
369
3
14.93
2.85
5.23
0.76
42.5
8.1
0.92
.292
2.00
5.42
2Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
128
2001
HOU HOU
57
6
3
.667
0
1.93
0
0
2
84.0
55
18
21
3
33
2
20
1
339
4
13.71
3.54
3.88
0.32
37.8
9.7
1.05
.301
2.25
5.89
3Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
118
2002
HOU HOU
83
6
4
.600
0
1.85
0
0
6
97.1
58
20
21
7
27
4
22
2
376
2
10.91
2.50
4.37
0.65
31.4
7.2
0.87
.232
1.94
5.36
4Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
105
2025
HOU HOU
70
3
4
.429
0
2.28
0
0
7
71.0
51
18
18
4
31
4
19
0
296
4
13.31
3.93
3.39
0.51
35.5
10.5
1.15
.309
2.28
6.46
5Josh Hader
J. Hader
105
2024
HOU HOU
71
8
8
.500
0
3.80
0
0
34
71.0
43
30
33
12
25
1
62
0
278
4
13.31
3.17
4.20
1.52
37.8
9.0
0.96
.230
4.18
5.45
6Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
105
2003
HOU HOU
78
1
4
.200
0
1.78
0
0
44
86.0
52
17
18
8
23
3
67
5
335
4
10.99
2.41
4.57
0.84
31.3
6.9
0.87
.224
1.88
5.44
7Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
104
2006
HOU HOU
78
1
5
.167
0
5.28
0
0
32
75.0
69
44
47
10
36
6
52
4
340
11
12.48
4.32
2.89
1.20
30.6
10.6
1.40
.321
5.64
8.28
8Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
103
2024
HOU HOU
78
3
3
.500
0
3.10
0
0
1
78.1
59
27
27
9
32
6
3
0
325
4
11.83
3.68
3.22
1.03
31.7
9.8
1.16
.286
3.10
6.78
9Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
103
2005
HOU HOU
70
4
4
.500
0
2.29
0
0
42
70.2
58
18
21
5
23
3
65
1
291
8
13.12
2.93
4.48
0.64
35.4
7.9
1.15
.338
2.67
7.39
10Ken Giles
K. Giles
102
2016
HOU HOU
69
2
5
.286
0
4.11
0
0
15
65.2
60
30
32
8
25
2
24
1
286
14
13.98
3.43
4.08
1.10
35.7
8.7
1.29
.349
4.39
8.22
11Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
100
2023
HOU HOU
72
3
2
.600
0
1.75
0
0
5
72.0
44
14
17
6
31
3
16
0
287
1
12.50
3.88
3.23
0.75
34.8
10.8
1.04
.259
2.13
5.50
12Chris Devenski
C. Devenski
100
2017
HOU HOU
62
8
5
.615
0
2.68
0
0
4
80.2
50
24
26
11
26
2
10
3
316
2
11.16
2.90
3.85
1.23
31.6
8.2
0.94
.220
2.90
5.58
13Josh James
J. James
99
2019
HOU HOU
48
5
1
.833
0
4.77
0
0
1
60.1
46
32
34
10
35
4
18
0
263
6
14.77
5.22
2.83
1.49
37.6
13.3
1.34
.313
5.07
6.86
14Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
97
2003
HOU HOU
78
6
3
.667
0
3.60
0
0
1
85.0
60
34
36
6
42
5
9
7
349
4
10.27
4.45
2.31
0.64
27.8
12.0
1.20
.271
3.81
6.35
15Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
97
2003
HOU HOU
76
6
4
.600
0
2.48
0
0
4
87.0
53
24
25
9
31
3
13
2
346
2
10.03
3.21
3.13
0.93
28.0
9.0
0.97
.214
2.59
5.48
16Michael Feliz
M. Feliz
95
2016
HOU HOU
47
8
1
.889
0
4.43
0
0
0
65.0
55
32
33
10
22
0
17
0
270
6
13.15
3.05
4.32
1.38
35.2
8.1
1.18
.315
4.57
7.62
17Collin McHugh
C. McHugh
94
2018
HOU HOU
58
6
2
.750
0
1.99
0
0
0
72.1
45
16
18
6
21
5
18
0
283
0
11.70
2.61
4.48
0.75
33.2
7.4
0.91
.248
2.24
5.60
18Brad Peacock
B. Peacock
94
2018
HOU HOU
60
3
5
.375
0
3.55
0
0
3
63.1
53
25
26
11
20
3
20
0
264
5
13.36
2.84
4.70
1.56
35.6
7.6
1.15
.309
3.69
7.53
19Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
88
2022
HOU HOU
55
4
0
1.000
0
1.94
0
0
2
60.1
45
13
16
2
26
4
18
0
248
7
13.13
3.88
3.38
0.30
35.5
10.5
1.18
.336
2.39
6.71
20Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
88
2007
HOU HOU
66
5
3
.625
0
3.36
0
0
19
67.0
54
25
29
9
30
4
34
4
287
6
11.82
4.03
2.93
1.21
30.7
10.5
1.25
.288
3.90
7.25
21Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
88
2002
HOU HOU
70
4
2
.667
0
2.52
0
0
35
75.0
51
21
21
7
22
2
61
5
289
6
10.56
2.64
4.00
0.84
30.4
7.6
0.97
.259
2.52
6.12
22Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
83
2021
HOU HOU
72
3
5
.375
0
3.42
0
0
2
68.1
46
26
32
8
37
5
13
3
290
6
10.93
4.87
2.24
1.05
28.6
12.8
1.21
.242
4.21
6.06
23Ken Giles
K. Giles
83
2017
HOU HOU
63
1
3
.250
0
2.30
0
0
34
62.2
44
16
16
4
21
1
55
0
247
3
11.92
3.02
3.95
0.57
33.6
8.5
1.04
.290
2.30
6.32
24Chris Devenski
C. Devenski
83
2016
HOU HOU
43
3
2
.600
0
1.61
0
0
1
83.2
56
15
15
3
12
2
16
0
304
2
8.93
1.29
6.92
0.32
27.3
3.9
0.81
.260
1.61
6.02
25Jose Valverde
J. Valverde
83
2008
HOU HOU
74
6
3
.667
0
3.38
0
0
44
72.0
62
27
28
10
23
2
71
6
303
3
10.38
2.88
3.61
1.25
27.4
7.6
1.18
.281
3.50
7.75
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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