mlb most pitcher strikeouts in a season between 2006 to 2016

Between the 2006 and 2016 seasons, pitchers fanned their most hitters in a season in 2016, with 38,977 strikeouts.

	POSITION	SO	SEASON	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Pitcher	38,977	2016	20,135	2,427	2,426	.500	4,856	4.19	83	36	1,276	43281.2	42,245	20,146	21,729	5,603	15,081	1,649	4,749	931	184,466	1,806	8.10	3.14	2.58	1.17	21.1	8.2	1.32	.298	4.52	100	4.18	100	8.78	12.5
2	Pitcher	37,438	2015	19,937	2,429	2,429	.500	4,858	3.96	104	51	1,292	43381.2	42,073	19,094	20,625	4,900	14,064	1,595	4,730	951	183,501	1,757	7.77	2.92	2.66	1.02	20.4	7.7	1.29	.296	4.28	100	3.95	100	8.73	11.1
3	Pitcher	37,433	2014	19,301	2,429	2,429	.500	4,860	3.74	118	65	1,264	43596.1	41,575	18,115	19,747	4,183	14,008	1,652	4,722	985	183,847	1,695	7.73	2.89	2.67	0.86	20.4	7.6	1.27	.295	4.08	100	3.73	100	8.58	12.9
4	Pitcher	36,704	2013	19,182	2,431	2,430	.500	4,862	3.87	124	57	1,266	43643.0	42,083	18,743	20,248	4,660	14,632	1,536	4,725	1,017	184,824	1,736	7.57	3.02	2.51	0.96	19.9	7.9	1.30	.294	4.18	100	3.86	100	8.68	8.8
5	Pitcher	36,422	2012	19,370	2,429	2,429	.500	4,860	4.01	128	69	1,261	43343.1	42,046	19,331	21,008	4,932	14,702	1,494	4,720	1,055	184,122	1,541	7.56	3.05	2.48	1.02	19.8	8.0	1.31	.293	4.36	100	4.01	100	8.73	24.2
6	Pitcher	34,486	2011	18,742	2,428	2,429	.500	4,858	3.94	173	75	1,243	43520.0	42,262	19,063	20,804	4,551	15,013	1,553	4,677	1,231	185,212	1,558	7.13	3.10	2.30	0.94	18.6	8.1	1.32	.291	4.30	100	3.93	100	8.74	7
7	Pitcher	34,304	2010	18,775	2,430	2,429	.500	4,860	4.08	165	59	1,204	43295.1	42,544	19,624	21,303	4,612	15,774	1,548	4,687	1,214	185,509	1,674	7.13	3.28	2.17	0.96	18.5	8.5	1.35	.293	4.43	100	4.07	100	8.84	7.8
8	Pitcher	33,586	2009	19,086	2,430	2,429	.500	4,860	4.32	152	63	1,202	43261.0	43,507	20,764	22,404	5,039	16,609	1,589	4,697	1,179	187,019	1,600	6.99	3.46	2.02	1.05	18.0	8.9	1.39	.295	4.66	100	4.31	100	9.05	10.3
9	Pitcher	32,883	2008	19,009	2,428	2,427	.500	4,856	4.32	136	54	1,184	43354.2	43,971	20,829	22,584	4,878	16,337	1,672	4,717	1,310	187,621	1,575	6.83	3.39	2.01	1.01	17.5	8.7	1.39	.296	4.69	100	4.32	100	9.13	-6.7
10	Pitcher	32,188	2007	19,287	2,431	2,431	.500	4,862	4.47	112	43	1,198	43418.2	44,973	21,581	23,320	4,956	16,075	1,754	4,743	1,323	188,594	1,498	6.67	3.33	2.00	1.03	17.1	8.5	1.41	.299	4.83	100	4.46	100	9.32	-20.5
11	Pitcher	31,655	2006	18,694	2,429	2,429	.500	4,858	4.53	144	63	1,201	43258.0	45,073	21,758	23,599	5,386	15,847	1,817	4,714	1,410	188,071	1,522	6.59	3.30	2.00	1.12	16.8	8.4	1.41	.298	4.91	100	4.52	100	9.38	-21.6
12	Catcher	4	2016	11	0	0		0	4.76	0	0	0	11.1	15	6	7	1	3	2	10	0	54	2	3.18	2.38	1.33	0.79	7.4	5.6	1.59	.318	5.56	111	4.90	117	11.91	-0.9
13	Catcher	3	2014	6	1	0	1.000	0	3.18	0	0	0	5.2	4	2	2	1	1	0	6	0	21	0	4.76	1.59	3.00	1.59	14.3	4.8	0.88	.188	3.18	91	4.89	133	6.35	-0.8
14	Shortstop	3	2014	4	0	0		0	13.50	0	0	0	4.0	11	6	6	2	0	0	4	0	23	1	6.75	0.00		4.50	13.0	0.0	2.75	.500	13.50	350	8.13	212	24.75	-1.9
15	Shortstop	3	2009	5	0	1	.000	0	21.00	0	0	0	6.0	12	14	14	3	7	0	5	0	36	0	4.50	10.50	0.43	4.50	8.3	19.4	3.17	.391	21.00	504	12.09	284	18.00	-5.2
16	First Baseman	2	2015	5	0	0		0	1.93	0	0	0	4.2	5	1	1	1	1	1	4	0	21	0	3.86	1.93	2.00	1.93	9.5	4.8	1.29	.250	1.93	50	6.34	161	9.64	-1.3
17	Left Fielder	2	2015	4	0	0		0	5.40	0	0	0	3.1	5	2	2	1	1	0	4	0	16	0	5.40	2.70	2.00	2.70	12.5	6.3	1.80	.333	5.40	140	6.73	176	13.50	-1.1
18	Left Fielder	2	2013	4	0	1	.000	0	15.00	0	0	0	3.0	4	5	5	0	4	0	3	1	17	0	6.00	12.00	0.50	0.00	11.8	23.5	2.67	.364	15.00	402	5.71	146	12.00	-0.6
19	Catcher	2	2012	4	0	0		0	4.50	0	0	0	4.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	4	0	18	1	4.50	4.50	1.00	0.00	11.1	11.1	1.50	.286	4.50	107	3.59	86	9.00	0.2
20	Designated Hitter	2	2012	1	1	0	1.000	0	0.00	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	0	9.00	4.50	2.00	0.00	25.0	12.5	1.50	.400	0.00	0	2.59	60	9.00	0.4
21	Second Baseman	2	2011	2	1	0	1.000	0	9.00	0	0	0	2.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	9	0	9.00	4.50	2.00	4.50	22.2	11.1	1.00	.000	9.00	243	10.52	279	4.50	-1.5
22	Second Baseman	1	2016	4	0	1	.000	0	2.70	0	0	0	3.1	4	1	1	1	2	0	3	1	15	0	2.70	5.40	0.50	2.70	6.7	13.3	1.80	.273	2.70	64	8.24	195	10.80	-1.5
23	Second Baseman	1	2015	5	0	0		0	7.50	0	0	0	6.0	9	5	6	4	1	1	5	0	29	0	1.50	1.50	1.00	6.00	3.4	3.4	1.67	.227	9.00	185	12.46	305	13.50	-5.5
24	Center Fielder	1	2015	1	0	0		0	0.00	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	9.00	0.00		0.00	20.0	0.0	1.00	.333	0.00	0	4.13	100	9.00	0
25	Right Fielder	1	2015	3	0	0		0	7.36	0	0	0	3.2	3	3	3	1	4	2	3	0	20	0	2.45	9.82	0.25	2.45	5.0	20.0	1.91	.167	7.36	191	11.04	275	7.36	-2.8