most games with 3 strikeout by a pitcher in a season

Ed Walsh has the most games pitched with 3+ strikeouts in a season, with 45 games in 1908.

Interpreted as:
most games with 3 or more strikeout by a pitcher in a season
NAME G SO SEASON TM 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 H/9
1 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
45
251
1908
CWS CWS
34
8
.810
39
37
10
1
380.1
266
77
2
44
10
6
1,436
5
5.94
1.04
5.70
0.05
17.5
3.1
0.82
.234
1.82
6.29
2 Bob Feller
B. Feller
44
345
1946
CLE CLE
26
14
.650
41
1.95
36
10
2
365.1
262
79
90
10
150
3
3
1,477
3
8.50
3.70
2.30
0.25
23.4
10.2
1.13
.260
2.22
6.45
3 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
44
245
1911
CWS CWS
23
14
.622
35
0.51
31
4
2
337.1
298
113
3
71
6
9
1,357
8
6.54
1.89
3.45
0.08
18.1
5.2
1.09
.286
3.01
7.95
4 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
42
311
1910
WSH WSH
25
16
.610
41
38
8
0
364.2
258
86
1
75
11
1
1,394
21
7.68
1.85
4.15
0.02
22.3
5.4
0.91
.258
2.12
6.37
5 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
41
243
1978
ATL ATL
17
18
.486
39
2.76
21
3
1
316.0
276
97
118
13
99
13
1
5
1,311
11
6.92
2.82
2.45
0.37
18.5
7.6
1.19
.279
3.36
7.86
6 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
41
236
1915
PHN PHN
29
9
.763
41
1.27
35
12
0
360.0
243
51
81
3
61
9
0
1,373
2
5.90
1.53
3.87
0.08
17.2
4.4
0.84
.226
2.03
6.08
7 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
41
293
1912
WSH WSH
29
11
.725
36
0.16
33
7
0
345.2
247
83
2
72
15
5
1,342
10
7.63
1.87
4.07
0.05
21.8
5.4
0.92
.255
2.16
6.43
8 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
40
201
1979
ATL ATL
20
18
.526
40
3.13
22
1
0
319.2
283
111
137
35
102
10
0
8
1,328
17
5.66
2.87
1.97
0.99
15.1
7.7
1.20
.253
3.86
7.97
9 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
40
210
1973
DET DET
16
13
.552
40
3.61
16
3
0
297.0
299
119
131
32
72
5
0
7
1,233
12
6.36
2.18
2.92
0.97
17.0
5.8
1.25
.292
3.97
9.06
10 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
40
303
1971
DET DET
25
11
.694
40
2.62
28
4
0
351.0
302
102
112
31
85
6
0
2
1,425
7
7.77
2.18
3.56
0.79
21.3
6.0
1.10
.271
2.87
7.74
11 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
40
379
1965
LAD LAD
26
8
.765
40
2.01
27
8
0
331.2
209
74
83
25
70
5
0
4
1,275
11
10.28
1.90
5.41
0.68
29.7
5.5
0.84
.231
2.25
5.67
12 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
40
239
1908
NYG NYG
32
6
.842
36
31
10
1
324.2
217
54
4
26
3
4
1,219
2
6.63
0.72
9.19
0.11
19.6
2.1
0.75
.225
1.50
6.02
13 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
39
363
1974
CAL CAL
21
14
.600
39
2.63
26
3
0
325.2
212
95
112
16
189
9
0
3
1,349
9
10.03
5.22
1.92
0.44
26.9
14.0
1.23
.254
3.10
5.86
14 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
39
383
1973
CAL CAL
21
15
.583
38
2.68
26
4
1
325.1
231
97
106
18
160
7
1
2
1,345
13
10.60
4.43
2.39
0.50
28.5
11.9
1.20
.274
2.93
6.39
15 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
39
306
1972
PHI PHI
25
10
.714
39
1.95
28
8
0
328.1
244
71
79
17
81
1
0
7
1,280
7
8.39
2.22
3.78
0.47
23.9
6.3
0.99
.259
2.17
6.69
16 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
39
216
1916
WSH WSH
24
13
.649
34
1.52
34
3
0
332.0
235
56
81
0
79
8
5
1,286
8
5.86
2.14
2.73
0.00
16.8
6.1
0.95
.239
2.20
6.37
17 Dave Davenport
D. Davenport
39
212
1915
SLF
19
13
.594
36
1.96
26
9
1
312.0
222
68
84
4
79
4
2
6
6.12
2.28
2.68
0.12
9.0
0.96
.377
2.42
6.40
18 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
39
235
1912
CWS CWS
22
11
.667
33
0.43
29
6
2
317.1
261
101
5
71
2
5
1,261
10
6.66
2.01
3.31
0.14
18.6
5.6
1.05
.270
2.86
7.40
19 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
38
286
1980
PHI PHI
24
9
.727
38
2.34
13
3
0
304.0
243
79
87
15
90
2
0
12
1,228
17
8.47
2.66
3.18
0.44
23.3
7.3
1.10
.273
2.58
7.19
20 J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
38
313
1979
HOU HOU
18
13
.581
38
2.71
19
4
0
292.1
220
88
98
13
98
3
0
5
1,175
19
9.64
3.02
3.19
0.40
26.6
8.3
1.09
.277
3.02
6.77
21 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
38
255
1977
ATL ATL
15
16
.484
38
3.55
19
2
0
307.0
279
121
137
22
151
7
0
12
1,311
16
7.48
4.43
1.69
0.64
19.5
11.5
1.40
.293
4.02
8.18
22 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
38
235
1973
CLE CLE
18
17
.514
38
3.21
28
7
0
322.2
288
115
129
32
105
5
0
8
1,316
18
6.55
2.93
2.24
0.89
17.9
8.0
1.22
.273
3.60
8.03
23 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
38
246
1972
DET DET
22
11
.667
38
2.37
23
4
0
307.2
263
81
88
25
72
9
0
5
1,240
6
7.20
2.11
3.42
0.73
19.8
5.8
1.09
.268
2.57
7.69
24 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
38
176
1972
CWS CWS
22
11
.667
38
2.15
19
8
0
310.0
253
74
86
22
61
6
0
4
1,222
8
5.11
1.77
2.89
0.64
14.4
5.0
1.01
.241
2.50
7.35
25 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
38
207
1971
CWS CWS
21
11
.656
38
1.97
21
6
0
306.0
247
67
84
19
58
7
0
2
1,206
3
6.09
1.71
3.57
0.56
17.2
4.8
1.00
.249
2.47
7.26
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