most strikeouts as a pitcher 1968

Sam McDowell fanned the most batters in 1968, with 283 strikeouts.

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1Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
283
1968
38
15
14
.517
37
1.81
11
3
0
269.0
181
54
78
13
110
10
0
9
1,098
7
9.47
3.68
2.57
0.43
25.8
10.0
1.08
.246
2.61
59
2.25
70
6.06
28.3
2Denny McLain
D. McLain
280
1968
41
31
6
.838
41
1.96
28
6
0
336.0
241
73
86
31
63
6
0
2
1,288
3
7.50
1.69
4.44
0.83
21.7
4.9
0.90
.231
2.30
64
2.53
79
6.46
24.8
3Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
268
1968
34
22
9
.710
34
1.12
28
13
0
304.2
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
38
1.77
63
5.85
34.8
4Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
264
1968
34
21
9
.700
32
1.60
19
9
0
258.1
152
46
53
16
73
4
0
4
987
3
9.20
2.54
3.62
0.56
26.7
7.4
0.87
.216
1.85
53
2.04
64
5.30
33
5Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
260
1968
40
20
15
.571
40
2.63
20
3
0
308.0
255
90
96
26
65
3
0
7
1,231
6
7.60
1.90
4.00
0.76
21.1
5.3
1.04
.261
2.81
82
2.46
81
7.45
19.1
6Dean Chance
D. Chance
234
1968
43
16
16
.500
39
2.53
15
6
1
292.0
224
82
96
15
63
10
3
8
1,161
12
7.21
1.94
3.71
0.46
20.2
5.4
0.98
.249
2.96
82
2.20
68
6.90
33
7Bill Singer
B. Singer
227
1968
37
13
17
.433
36
2.88
12
6
0
256.1
227
82
97
14
78
5
0
10
1,061
12
7.97
2.74
2.91
0.49
21.4
7.4
1.19
.289
3.41
105
2.30
88
7.97
8.3
8Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
218
1968
38
26
9
.743
38
2.43
30
5
0
325.2
295
88
106
21
46
6
0
9
1,307
8
6.02
1.27
4.74
0.58
16.7
3.5
1.05
.270
2.93
83
2.36
85
8.15
14.6
9Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
206
1968
38
12
18
.400
36
2.91
13
6
0
253.2
225
82
94
14
70
3
0
17
1,040
9
7.31
2.48
2.94
0.50
19.8
6.7
1.16
.282
3.34
99
2.34
85
7.98
12
10Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
205
1968
36
16
12
.571
35
2.20
14
5
1
278.0
224
68
73
15
48
8
1
5
1,088
8
6.64
1.55
4.27
0.49
18.8
4.4
0.98
.257
2.36
74
2.22
78
7.25
18.8
11Dave McNally
D. McNally
202
1968
35
22
10
.688
35
1.95
18
5
0
273.0
175
59
67
24
55
10
0
1
1,038
5
6.66
1.81
3.67
0.79
19.5
5.3
0.84
.202
2.21
67
2.76
90
5.77
9.5
12Chris Short
C. Short
202
1968
42
19
13
.594
36
2.94
9
2
1
269.2
236
88
99
25
81
9
4
10
1,103
3
6.74
2.70
2.49
0.83
18.3
7.3
1.18
.268
3.30
98
3.09
109
7.88
-8
13Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
197
1968
39
17
9
.654
32
3.19
8
4
1
220.0
178
78
84
23
65
11
4
4
905
3
8.06
2.66
3.03
0.94
21.8
7.2
1.10
.255
3.44
105
2.99
93
7.28
5.3
14Tom Phoebus
T. Phoebus
193
1968
36
15
15
.500
36
2.62
9
3
0
240.2
186
70
81
10
105
4
0
5
994
10
7.22
3.93
1.84
0.37
19.4
10.6
1.21
.258
3.03
90
2.68
87
6.96
10.6
15Ray Culp
R. Culp
190
1968
35
16
6
.727
30
2.91
11
6
0
216.1
166
70
79
18
82
9
2
8
888
9
7.90
3.41
2.32
0.75
21.4
9.2
1.15
.251
3.29
91
2.97
88
6.91
10.1
16Dave Giusti
D. Giusti
186
1968
37
11
14
.440
34
3.19
12
2
1
251.0
226
89
95
15
67
4
1
7
1,031
11
6.67
2.40
2.78
0.54
18.0
6.5
1.17
.278
3.41
109
2.53
91
8.10
6.6
17Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
181
1968
33
16
10
.615
32
3.61
8
5
0
207.0
183
83
100
17
80
2
1
6
864
12
7.87
3.48
2.26
0.74
20.9
9.3
1.27
.284
4.35
113
2.89
96
7.96
3.5
18Jim Merritt
J. Merritt
181
1968
38
12
16
.429
34
3.25
11
1
1
238.1
207
86
102
21
52
7
4
1
968
1
6.83
1.96
3.48
0.79
18.7
5.4
1.09
.263
3.85
106
2.75
85
7.82
12.7
19Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
178
1968
35
19
12
.613
34
2.08
17
7
0
263.2
221
61
72
16
69
8
0
7
1,058
8
6.08
2.36
2.58
0.55
16.8
6.5
1.10
.260
2.46
70
2.70
96
7.54
3.7
20Don Wilson
D. Wilson
175
1968
33
13
16
.448
30
3.28
9
3
0
208.2
187
76
85
9
70
4
3
5
884
9
7.55
3.02
2.50
0.39
19.8
7.9
1.23
.284
3.67
112
2.33
84
8.07
10.1
21Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
173
1968
39
16
15
.516
38
2.45
19
3
1
290.2
240
79
93
10
59
4
1
12
1,159
6
5.36
1.83
2.93
0.31
14.9
5.1
1.03
.252
2.88
84
2.29
83
7.43
15.4
22Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
172
1968
36
13
13
.500
34
3.35
11
2
1
234.0
210
87
99
29
69
4
2
10
968
0
6.62
2.65
2.49
1.12
17.8
7.1
1.19
.261
3.81
117
3.46
115
8.08
-12.6
23Bob Veale
B. Veale
171
1968
36
13
14
.481
33
2.05
13
4
0
245.1
187
56
67
13
94
2
2
5
997
9
6.27
3.45
1.82
0.48
17.2
9.4
1.15
.243
2.46
70
2.85
102
6.86
-1.7
24Jim Nash
J. Nash
169
1968
34
13
13
.500
33
2.28
12
6
0
228.2
185
58
63
18
55
3
0
12
910
5
6.65
2.16
3.07
0.71
18.6
6.0
1.05
.251
2.48
80
2.69
89
7.28
8.1
25Chuck Dobson
C. Dobson
168
1968
35
12
14
.462
34
3.00
11
3
0
225.1
197
75
91
20
80
4
1
10
939
10
6.71
3.20
2.10
0.80
17.9
8.5
1.23
.265
3.63
105
3.17
105
7.87
-4.4

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