most pitcher single strikeouts in a single season since 1944

Since 1944, Nolan Ryan has struck out the most hitters in a season, with 383 strikeouts in 1973.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
383
1973
41
21
16
.568
39
2.87
26
4
1
326.0
238
104
113
18
162
7
2
2
1,355
15
10.57
4.47
2.36
0.50
28.3
12.0
1.23
.280
3.12
80
2.48
69
6.57
40.9
2Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
382
1965
43
26
8
.765
41
2.04
27
8
2
335.2
216
76
90
26
71
5
2
4
1,297
11
10.24
1.90
5.38
0.70
29.5
5.5
0.86
.234
2.41
63
1.93
61
5.79
47.9
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
372
2001
35
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
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
367
1974
42
22
16
.579
41
2.89
26
3
0
332.2
221
107
127
18
202
9
1
3
1,392
9
9.93
5.46
1.82
0.49
26.4
14.5
1.27
.255
3.44
85
2.97
84
5.98
20.2
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
364
1999
35
17
9
.654
35
2.48
12
2
0
271.2
207
75
86
30
70
9
0
3
1,079
4
12.06
2.32
5.20
0.99
33.7
6.5
1.02
.292
2.85
53
2.75
59
6.86
57.2
6Bob Feller
B. Feller
348
1946
48
26
15
.634
42
2.18
36
10
4
371.1
277
90
101
11
153
3
5
1,512
3
8.43
3.71
2.27
0.27
23.0
10.1
1.16
.267
2.45
65
2.16
65
6.71
48.3
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
347
2000
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
8
3
0
248.2
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
12.56
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
8Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
341
1977
37
19
16
.543
37
2.77
22
4
0
299.0
198
92
110
12
204
9
0
7
1,272
21
10.26
6.14
1.67
0.36
26.8
16.0
1.34
.263
3.31
72
3.11
79
5.96
27.9
9Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
334
2002
35
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
54
2.65
61
6.82
47
10Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
329
1998
TOT
34
19
11
.633
34
3.28
10
6
0
244.1
203
89
102
23
86
14
0
1
1,014
7
12.12
3.17
3.83
0.85
32.4
8.5
1.18
.320
3.76
72
2.89
65
7.48
42.2
11Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
329
1972
39
19
16
.543
39
2.28
20
9
0
284.0
166
72
80
14
157
10
0
4
1,154
18
10.43
4.98
2.10
0.44
28.5
13.6
1.14
.236
2.54
79
2.48
83
5.26
16.6
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
327
1976
39
17
18
.486
39
3.36
21
7
0
284.1
193
106
117
13
183
5
0
2
1,196
5
10.35
5.79
1.79
0.41
27.3
15.3
1.32
.269
3.70
99
2.91
85
6.11
16.5
13Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
326
2019
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
13.82
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
14Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
325
1965
42
17
11
.607
35
2.18
14
3
4
273.0
178
66
80
9
132
6
5
7
1,116
17
10.71
4.35
2.46
0.30
29.1
11.8
1.14
.262
2.64
63
2.08
58
5.87
45.4
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
319
1997
35
17
11
.607
35
2.97
7
2
0
254.1
208
84
96
25
58
5
0
3
1,009
5
11.29
2.05
5.50
0.88
31.6
5.7
1.05
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8
16Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
317
1966
41
27
9
.750
41
1.73
27
5
0
323.0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
53
2.07
65
6.72
41.8
17Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
316
2002
36
23
7
.767
35
3.23
5
1
0
259.1
218
93
95
29
33
3
0
1
1,017
6
10.97
1.15
9.58
1.01
31.1
3.2
0.97
.297
3.30
75
2.39
55
7.57
54.3
18Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
313
1999
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
13.20
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
19J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
313
1979
38
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
78
2.19
62
6.77
45.6
20Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
310
1972
41
27
10
.730
41
1.97
30
8
0
346.1
257
76
84
17
87
1
0
8
1,351
8
8.06
2.26
3.56
0.44
22.9
6.4
0.99
.256
2.18
56
2.00
59
6.68
53.5
21Chris Sale
C. Sale
308
2017
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
12.93
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
22Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
308
1993
35
19
8
.704
34
3.24
10
3
1
255.1
185
92
97
22
99
16
1
1
1,043
8
10.86
3.49
3.11
0.78
29.5
9.5
1.11
.273
3.42
74
3.04
70
6.52
36.2
23Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
308
1971
45
25
14
.641
45
2.92
29
4
0
376.0
336
122
133
36
92
7
0
2
1,538
7
7.37
2.20
3.35
0.86
20.0
6.0
1.14
.274
3.18
83
2.84
78
8.04
32.5
24Mike Scott
M. Scott
306
1986
37
18
10
.643
37
2.22
7
5
0
275.1
182
68
73
17
72
2
0
6
1,065
3
10.00
2.35
4.25
0.56
28.7
6.8
0.92
.247
2.39
63
2.15
61
5.95
43.6
25Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
306
1963
40
25
5
.833
40
1.88
20
11
0
311.0
214
65
68
18
58
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
62
1.85
62
6.19
41.9

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.495
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.622
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.532
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.423
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62
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.559
3.5
59
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.536
6.0
54
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.486
11.5
52
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.468
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.527
56
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.500
3.0
56
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.500
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53
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.477
5.5
46
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