most games with 4 strikeouts by a pitcher in a season

Bob Feller has the most games pitched with 4+ strikeouts in a season, with 44 games in 1946.

Interpreted as:
most games with 4 or more strikeouts 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 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
2 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
40
290
1912
WSH WSH
28
11
.718
36
0.16
33
7
0
337.0
237
81
2
72
15
4
1,309
10
7.74
1.92
4.03
0.05
22.2
5.5
0.92
.253
2.16
6.33
3 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
39
237
1978
ATL ATL
16
17
.485
37
2.68
21
3
1
305.1
264
91
110
12
89
13
1
3
1,258
10
6.99
2.62
2.66
0.35
18.8
7.1
1.16
.278
3.24
7.78
4 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
5 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
6 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
38
303
1972
PHI PHI
25
9
.735
38
1.90
28
8
0
322.1
241
68
76
17
77
1
0
7
1,255
7
8.46
2.15
3.94
0.47
24.1
6.1
0.99
.261
2.12
6.73
7 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
38
373
1965
LAD LAD
26
7
.788
38
1.89
27
8
0
323.2
198
68
76
22
70
5
0
4
1,240
11
10.37
1.95
5.33
0.61
30.1
5.6
0.83
.229
2.11
5.51
8 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
38
305
1963
LAD LAD
25
4
.862
38
1.62
20
11
0
310.1
205
56
59
16
56
3
0
7
1,197
5
8.85
1.62
5.45
0.46
25.5
4.7
0.84
.231
1.71
5.95
9 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
38
230
1908
CWS CWS
27
8
.771
32
30
10
1
317.1
213
65
2
35
10
6
1,188
4
6.52
0.99
6.57
0.06
19.4
2.9
0.78
.232
1.84
6.04
10 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
37
377
1973
CAL CAL
21
14
.600
36
2.61
26
4
1
313.1
217
91
100
18
158
7
1
2
1,297
13
10.83
4.54
2.39
0.52
29.1
12.2
1.20
.270
2.87
6.23
11 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
37
294
1971
DET DET
24
10
.706
37
2.37
28
4
0
331.0
274
87
96
27
76
6
0
1
1,328
7
7.99
2.07
3.87
0.73
22.1
5.7
1.06
.267
2.61
7.45
12 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
37
300
1970
CLE CLE
20
10
.667
37
2.68
19
1
0
295.0
221
88
96
22
126
6
2
10
1,208
15
9.15
3.84
2.38
0.67
24.8
10.4
1.18
.264
2.93
6.74
13 Denny McLain
D. McLain
37
274
1968
DET DET
29
4
.879
37
1.81
27
6
0
313.1
217
63
68
28
57
5
0
1
1,188
3
7.87
1.64
4.81
0.80
23.1
4.8
0.87
.229
1.95
6.23
14 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
37
229
1912
CWS CWS
22
10
.688
32
0.35
28
6
1
307.0
254
98
4
67
2
4
1,220
10
6.71
1.96
3.42
0.12
18.8
5.5
1.05
.272
2.87
7.45
15 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
37
296
1910
WSH WSH
21
15
.583
37
34
7
0
325.2
229
75
0
71
9
0
1,250
20
8.18
1.96
4.17
0.00
23.7
5.7
0.92
.262
2.07
6.33
16 J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
36
307
1979
HOU HOU
18
11
.621
36
2.50
19
4
0
288.1
210
80
86
11
92
3
0
5
1,145
19
9.58
2.87
3.34
0.34
26.8
8.0
1.05
.272
2.68
6.55
17 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
36
240
1972
DET DET
21
10
.677
36
2.37
22
4
0
292.2
245
77
84
24
68
9
0
5
1,177
5
7.38
2.09
3.53
0.74
20.4
5.8
1.07
.264
2.58
7.53
18 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
36
253
1968
CHC CHC
20
14
.588
36
2.46
20
3
0
289.0
232
79
84
23
61
3
0
7
1,147
6
7.88
1.90
4.15
0.72
22.1
5.3
1.01
.259
2.62
7.22
19 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
36
309
1966
LAD LAD
27
6
.818
36
1.36
27
5
0
304.2
214
46
52
15
68
0
0
3
1,179
7
9.13
2.01
4.54
0.44
26.2
5.8
0.93
.253
1.54
6.32
20 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
36
221
1915
PHN PHN
26
9
.743
36
1.23
33
11
0
321.0
210
44
72
3
55
9
0
1,218
2
6.20
1.54
4.02
0.08
18.1
4.5
0.83
.223
2.02
5.89
21 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
36
247
1910
CWS CWS
16
18
.471
33
32
7
1
336.2
219
75
4
53
4
3
1,259
5
6.60
1.42
4.66
0.11
19.6
4.2
0.81
.226
2.00
5.85
22 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
35
269
2009
DET DET
19
9
.679
35
3.45
3
1
0
240.0
219
92
99
20
63
6
0
5
982
8
10.09
2.36
4.27
0.75
27.4
6.4
1.18
.319
3.71
8.21
23 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
35
290
2004
ARI ARI
16
14
.533
35
2.60
4
2
0
245.2
177
71
88
18
44
10
0
1
964
3
10.62
1.61
6.59
0.66
30.1
4.6
0.90
.264
3.22
6.48
24 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
35
334
2002
ARI ARI
24
5
.828
35
2.32
8
4
0
260.0
197
67
78
26
71
13
0
1
1,035
3
11.56
2.46
4.70
0.90
32.3
6.9
1.03
.289
2.70
6.82
25 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
35
372
2001
ARI ARI
21
6
.778
34
2.49
3
2
0
249.2
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
13.41
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
6.52
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