fewest strikeouts by a batter in 1 season with at least 400 at bats in american league 1935 to 2021

Between the 1935 and 2021 seasons, Dale Mitchell, Lou Boudreau and Ed Busch were tied for the fewest strikeouts in the AL with 400+ at-bats in a season, with 9 strikeouts.

NAME SO AB SEASON TM G R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Dale Mitchell
D. Mitchell
9
511
1952
CLE CLE
134
61
165
26
3
5
58
52
1
6
6
571
212
34
7
14
.323
.387
.415
.801
82
20.1
.374
128
18.6
2 Lou Boudreau
L. Boudreau
9
560
1948
CLE CLE
152
116
199
34
6
18
106
98
2
3
2
676
299
58
16
15
.355
.453
.534
.987
140
60
.455
166
57.5
3 Ed Busch
E. Busch
9
416
1945
PHA PHA
126
37
104
10
3
0
35
32
1
2
3
458
120
13
9
12
.250
.305
.288
.594
36
-13.3
.289
71
-14.7
4 Lou Boudreau
L. Boudreau
10
475
1949
CLE CLE
134
53
135
20
3
4
60
70
4
0
1
561
173
27
12
19
.284
.381
.364
.745
73
6.5
.358
105
3.6
5 Lou Boudreau
L. Boudreau
10
538
1947
CLE CLE
150
79
165
45
3
4
67
67
4
1
0
623
228
52
14
9
.307
.388
.424
.811
92
21.2
.380
132
22.9
6 Nellie Fox
N. Fox
11
623
1958
CWS CWS
155
82
187
21
6
0
49
47
11
5
6
698
220
27
12
5
5
13
.300
.357
.353
.710
79
0.5
.321
100
-0.4
7 Billy Goodman
B. Goodman
11
514
1953
BOS BOS
128
73
161
33
5
2
41
57
2
1
4
581
210
40
8
2
.313
.384
.409
.793
83
13.7
.365
108
5.6
8 Nellie Fox
N. Fox
11
604
1951
CWS CWS
147
93
189
32
12
4
55
43
14
9
12
681
257
48
20
7
.313
.372
.425
.798
97
17.3
.369
117
14
9 Dale Mitchell
D. Mitchell
11
640
1949
CLE CLE
149
81
203
16
23
3
56
43
0
10
3
685
274
42
2
8
.317
.360
.428
.788
93
11.6
.365
109
8
10 Bill Dickey
B. Dickey
11
448
1935
NYY NYY
120
54
125
26
6
14
81
35
6
1
1
491
205
46
2
.279
.339
.458
.797
69
8
.361
107
4.9
11 Nellie Fox
N. Fox
12
621
1962
CWS CWS
157
79
166
27
7
2
54
38
7
1
2
684
213
36
13
5
0
13
.267
.314
.343
.657
67
-12.6
.298
80
-16.8
12 Nellie Fox
N. Fox
12
606
1961
CWS CWS
159
67
152
11
5
2
51
59
9
2
3
696
179
18
15
7
3
17
.251
.323
.295
.618
61
-21
.286
71
-25.2
13 Nellie Fox
N. Fox
12
631
1954
CWS CWS
155
111
201
24
8
2
47
51
5
16
9
706
247
34
15
4
13
.319
.372
.391
.763
91
10.9
.353
111
9
14 Yogi Berra
Y. Berra
12
597
1950
NYY NYY
151
116
192
30
6
28
124
55
4
4
2
656
318
64
0
11
.322
.383
.533
.915
116
34.5
.410
132
29.1
15 Rip Radcliff
R. Radcliff
12
618
1936
CWS CWS
138
120
207
31
7
8
82
44
2
6
3
665
276
46
1
.335
.381
.447
.828
105
17.7
.381
102
2.5
16 Nellie Fox
N. Fox
13
605
1960
CWS CWS
150
85
175
24
10
2
59
50
10
2
4
684
225
36
14
5
2
11
.289
.351
.372
.723
82
4.7
.328
100
0.2
17 Nellie Fox
N. Fox
13
624
1959
CWS CWS
156
84
191
34
6
2
70
71
7
5
6
716
243
42
9
5
8
6
.306
.380
.389
.770
97
15.1
.346
115
13
18 Nellie Fox
N. Fox
13
619
1957
CWS CWS
155
110
196
27
8
6
61
75
16
5
6
718
257
41
5
3
2
7
.317
.403
.415
.818
109
29
.371
131
26
19 Harvey Kuenn
H. Kuenn
13
656
1954
DET DET
155
81
201
28
6
5
48
29
1
9
9
696
256
39
6
4
19
.306
.335
.390
.725
78
-0.9
.332
98
-1.9
20 George Kell
G. Kell
13
522
1949
DET DET
134
97
179
38
9
3
59
71
3
7
5
612
244
50
16
17
.343
.424
.467
.892
108
34.9
.417
134
27.4
21 Doc Cramer
D. Cramer
13
606
1943
DET DET
140
79
182
18
4
1
43
31
1
4
3
651
211
23
13
8
.300
.335
.348
.684
69
2.2
.328
93
-4.7
22 Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
13
541
1941
NYY NYY
139
122
193
43
11
30
125
76
4
4
2
621
348
84
0
6
.357
.440
.643
1.083
144
72.3
.486
181
66.6
23 Lou Finney
L. Finney
13
534
1940
BSA BSA
130
73
171
31
15
5
73
33
0
5
2
574
247
51
7
16
.320
.360
.463
.822
86
16.9
.371
107
5.3
24 Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
13
641
1936
DET DET
154
144
227
60
12
15
116
83
4
4
1
731
356
87
3
.354
.431
.555
.987
154
58.5
.445
139
43.7
25 Felix Fermin
F. Fermin
14
480
1993
CLE CLE
140
48
126
16
2
2
45
24
4
4
5
514
152
20
5
1
1
12
.263
.303
.317
.619
43
-18.5
.282
68
-20.4
StatMuse has season-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1891 season.

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