most strike outs as a pitcher in 1970

Sam McDowell fanned the most hitters in a season in 1970, with 304 strikeouts.

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NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
304
1970
CLE CLE
39
20
12
.625
39
2.92
19
1
0
305.0
236
99
108
25
131
7
2
10
1,257
17
8.97
3.87
2.32
0.74
24.2
10.4
1.20
.267
3.19
76
3.06
75
6.96
33.8
2Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
283
1970
NYM NYM
37
18
12
.600
36
2.82
19
2
0
290.2
230
91
103
21
83
4
1
8
1,173
6
8.76
2.57
3.41
0.65
24.1
7.1
1.08
.267
3.19
71
2.52
67
7.12
40.5
3Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
274
1970
STL STL
34
23
7
.767
34
3.12
23
3
0
294.0
262
102
111
13
88
4
0
9
1,213
5
8.39
2.69
3.11
0.40
22.6
7.3
1.19
.299
3.40
76
2.28
59
8.02
51.7
4Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
274
1970
CHC CHC
40
22
16
.579
39
3.39
24
3
0
313.0
265
118
128
30
60
7
1
6
1,265
9
7.88
1.73
4.57
0.86
21.7
4.7
1.04
.263
3.68
76
2.77
65
7.62
48.3
5Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
230
1970
DET DET
40
14
19
.424
39
3.80
13
3
0
272.2
272
115
125
27
109
5
0
3
1,181
14
7.59
3.60
2.11
0.89
19.5
9.2
1.40
.302
4.13
99
3.49
86
8.98
16.7
6Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
214
1970
SFG SFG
41
23
13
.639
41
3.20
23
5
0
328.2
292
117
138
27
84
8
0
8
1,336
11
5.86
2.30
2.55
0.74
16.0
6.3
1.14
.264
3.78
80
3.24
85
8.00
20.5
7Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
206
1970
KCR KCR
40
8
13
.381
26
3.07
10
1
4
214.0
178
73
82
18
82
11
7
4
894
6
8.66
3.45
2.51
0.76
23.0
9.2
1.21
.277
3.45
83
3.10
79
7.49
19.4
8Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
202
1970
CHC CHC
39
17
11
.607
38
3.38
15
1
0
287.2
271
108
125
30
94
3
0
6
1,208
12
6.32
2.94
2.15
0.94
16.7
7.8
1.27
.274
3.91
75
3.60
84
8.48
20.6
9Don Sutton
D. Sutton
201
1970
LAD LAD
38
15
13
.536
38
4.08
10
4
0
260.1
251
118
127
38
78
10
0
7
1,109
9
6.95
2.70
2.58
1.31
18.1
7.0
1.26
.272
4.39
107
4.00
111
8.68
-13
10Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
199
1970
BAL BAL
39
20
10
.667
39
2.71
17
5
0
305.0
263
92
98
21
100
1
0
4
1,257
10
5.87
2.95
1.99
0.62
15.8
8.0
1.19
.259
2.89
74
3.22
83
7.76
22.7
11Ray Culp
R. Culp
197
1970
BOS BOS
33
17
14
.548
33
3.04
15
1
0
251.1
211
85
104
22
91
11
0
8
1,057
10
7.05
3.26
2.16
0.79
18.6
8.6
1.20
.257
3.72
77
3.42
82
7.56
20.2
12Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
193
1970
STL STL
34
10
19
.345
33
3.73
13
2
0
253.2
239
105
123
25
109
2
0
16
1,086
14
6.85
3.87
1.77
0.89
17.8
10.0
1.37
.283
4.36
91
3.70
96
8.48
4.9
13Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
191
1970
HOU HOU
37
16
12
.571
36
3.87
17
2
1
269.2
263
116
124
31
82
6
1
4
1,132
8
6.37
2.74
2.33
1.03
16.9
7.2
1.28
.282
4.14
97
3.69
97
8.78
3.2
14Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
190
1970
BAL BAL
40
24
8
.750
40
3.48
21
4
0
297.2
273
115
126
34
69
1
0
5
1,214
6
5.74
2.09
2.75
1.03
15.7
5.7
1.15
.260
3.81
95
3.55
91
8.25
11.1
15Pat Dobson
P. Dobson
185
1970
SDP SDP
40
14
15
.483
34
3.76
8
1
1
251.0
257
105
126
28
78
4
3
13
1,073
4
6.63
2.80
2.37
1.00
17.2
7.3
1.33
.294
4.52
97
3.59
97
9.22
2.2
16Dave McNally
D. McNally
185
1970
BAL BAL
40
24
9
.727
40
3.22
16
1
0
296.0
277
106
114
29
78
7
0
3
1,218
8
5.63
2.37
2.37
0.88
15.2
6.4
1.20
.270
3.47
88
3.52
91
8.42
12
17Tom Hall
T. Hall
184
1970
MIN MIN
52
11
6
.647
11
2.55
1
0
4
155.1
94
44
46
11
66
2
13
4
619
3
10.66
3.82
2.79
0.64
29.7
10.7
1.03
.233
2.67
67
2.50
62
5.45
26.1
18Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
181
1970
CIN CIN
37
18
7
.720
37
3.27
4
2
0
250.2
226
91
102
25
96
1
0
9
1,052
8
6.50
3.45
1.89
0.90
17.2
9.1
1.28
.268
3.66
84
3.65
99
8.11
0.6
19Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
178
1970
OAK OAK
40
18
14
.563
40
3.81
9
1
0
262.1
253
111
124
32
74
9
0
3
1,116
6
6.11
2.54
2.41
1.10
15.9
6.6
1.25
.269
4.25
107
3.81
101
8.68
-1.9
20Bob Veale
B. Veale
178
1970
PIT PIT
34
10
15
.400
32
3.92
5
1
0
202.0
189
88
99
15
94
3
0
11
882
9
7.93
4.19
1.89
0.67
20.2
10.7
1.40
.294
4.41
99
3.28
87
8.42
10.9
21Bill Stoneman
B. Stoneman
176
1970
MON MON
40
7
15
.318
30
4.59
5
3
0
207.2
209
106
118
26
109
14
3
8
928
3
7.63
4.72
1.61
1.13
19.0
11.7
1.53
.303
5.11
111
4.34
111
9.06
-9.5
22Pat Jarvis
P. Jarvis
173
1970
ATL ATL
36
16
16
.500
34
3.61
11
1
0
254.0
240
102
110
21
72
0
1
5
1,062
5
6.13
2.55
2.40
0.74
16.3
6.8
1.23
.275
3.90
87
3.20
81
8.50
21.1
23Bill Hands
B. Hands
170
1970
CHC CHC
39
18
15
.545
38
3.70
12
2
1
265.0
278
109
121
20
76
4
1
8
1,127
9
5.77
2.58
2.24
0.68
15.1
6.7
1.34
.301
4.11
82
3.24
76
9.44
28.5
24Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
168
1970
ATL ATL
34
12
18
.400
32
4.27
10
3
0
229.2
222
109
124
40
68
6
1
2
980
6
6.58
2.66
2.47
1.57
17.1
6.9
1.26
.261
4.86
103
4.40
111
8.70
-10.7
25Jim Perry
J. Perry
168
1970
MIN MIN
40
24
12
.667
40
3.04
13
4
0
278.2
258
94
112
20
57
9
0
10
1,141
3
5.43
1.84
2.95
0.65
14.7
5.0
1.13
.268
3.62
79
3.07
76
8.33
29.6
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