most strikeouts as a pitcher 1987

Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters in 1987, with 270 strikeouts.

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1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
270
1987
34
8
16
.333
34
2.76
0
0
0
211.2
154
65
75
14
87
4
0
2
873
10
11.48
3.70
3.10
0.60
30.9
10.0
1.14
.281
3.19
70
2.46
63
6.55
34.5
2Mark Langston
M. Langston
262
1987
35
19
13
.594
35
3.84
14
3
0
272.0
242
116
132
30
114
5
0
0
1,152
9
8.67
3.77
2.30
0.99
22.7
9.9
1.31
.286
4.37
84
3.68
79
8.01
29.5
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
256
1987
36
20
9
.690
36
2.97
18
7
0
281.2
248
93
100
19
83
9
0
4
1,157
4
8.18
2.65
3.08
0.61
22.1
7.2
1.18
.290
3.20
65
2.90
66
7.92
46.6
4Teddy Higuera
T. Higuera
240
1987
35
18
10
.643
35
3.85
14
3
0
261.2
236
112
120
24
87
2
0
2
1,084
4
8.25
2.99
2.76
0.83
22.1
8.0
1.23
.290
4.13
85
3.24
73
8.12
34.4
5Mike Scott
M. Scott
233
1987
36
16
13
.552
36
3.23
8
3
0
247.2
199
89
94
21
79
4
0
6
1,010
10
8.47
2.87
2.95
0.76
23.1
7.8
1.12
.264
3.42
82
3.09
80
7.23
22.1
6Charlie Hough
C. Hough
223
1987
40
18
13
.581
40
3.79
13
0
0
285.1
238
120
159
36
124
19
0
1
1,231
12
7.03
3.91
1.80
1.14
18.1
10.1
1.27
.244
5.02
83
4.44
99
7.51
2.1
7Jack Morris
J. Morris
208
1987
34
18
11
.621
34
3.38
13
0
0
266.0
227
100
111
39
93
1
0
7
1,101
24
7.04
3.15
2.24
1.32
18.9
8.4
1.20
.247
3.76
77
4.26
94
7.68
8.5
8Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
205
1987
37
20
13
.606
37
3.68
8
1
0
261.1
224
107
121
24
105
6
0
2
1,103
11
7.06
3.62
1.95
0.83
18.6
9.5
1.26
.262
4.17
87
3.76
87
7.71
16.5
9Frank Viola
F. Viola
197
1987
36
17
10
.630
36
2.90
7
1
0
251.2
230
81
91
29
66
6
0
1
1,037
1
7.05
2.36
2.98
1.04
19.0
6.4
1.18
.272
3.25
63
3.65
82
8.23
22.6
10Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
196
1987
37
15
12
.556
37
4.01
8
1
0
267.0
249
119
132
46
101
9
0
4
1,122
13
6.61
3.40
1.94
1.55
17.5
9.0
1.31
.264
4.45
87
4.87
109
8.39
-12.1
11Bob Welch
B. Welch
196
1987
35
15
9
.625
35
3.22
6
4
0
251.2
204
90
94
21
86
4
0
6
1,027
4
7.01
3.08
2.28
0.75
19.1
8.4
1.15
.254
3.36
83
3.46
88
7.30
12.7
12Mike Witt
M. Witt
192
1987
36
16
14
.533
36
4.01
10
0
0
247.0
252
110
128
34
84
4
0
4
1,065
6
7.00
3.06
2.29
1.24
18.0
7.9
1.36
.290
4.66
92
4.16
92
9.18
9.3
13Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
190
1987
37
16
16
.500
35
3.06
10
1
1
264.2
247
90
105
17
74
9
2
5
1,093
11
6.46
2.52
2.57
0.58
17.4
6.8
1.21
.286
3.57
79
3.20
82
8.40
21.3
14Bruce Hurst
B. Hurst
190
1987
33
15
13
.536
33
4.41
15
3
0
238.2
239
117
124
35
76
1
0
5
1,001
3
7.16
2.87
2.50
1.32
19.0
7.6
1.32
.292
4.68
97
4.14
95
9.01
5.9
15Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
190
1987
34
14
14
.500
34
3.98
12
1
0
251.0
254
111
120
25
124
4
0
4
1,116
14
6.81
4.45
1.53
0.90
17.0
11.1
1.51
.296
4.30
103
4.17
107
9.11
-8
16Jim Clancy
J. Clancy
180
1987
37
15
11
.577
37
3.54
5
1
0
241.1
234
95
103
24
80
1
0
5
1,008
12
6.71
2.98
2.25
0.90
17.9
7.9
1.30
.290
3.84
79
3.67
83
8.73
20.1
17Rick Sutcliffe
R. Sutcliffe
174
1987
34
18
10
.643
34
3.68
6
1
0
237.1
223
97
106
24
106
4
0
14
1,012
9
6.60
4.02
1.64
0.91
17.2
10.5
1.39
.283
4.02
84
4.10
96
8.46
5.2
18Ron Darling
R. Darling
167
1987
32
12
8
.600
32
4.29
2
0
0
207.2
183
99
111
24
96
3
0
3
891
6
7.24
4.16
1.74
1.04
18.7
10.8
1.34
.265
4.81
111
4.18
106
7.93
-5.8
19Mark Gubicza
M. Gubicza
166
1987
35
13
18
.419
35
3.98
10
2
0
241.2
231
107
114
18
120
6
0
3
1,036
14
6.18
4.47
1.38
0.67
16.0
11.6
1.45
.293
4.25
89
4.02
93
8.60
8.1
20Juan Nieves
J. Nieves
163
1987
34
14
8
.636
33
4.88
3
1
0
195.2
199
106
112
24
100
2
0
5
867
4
7.50
4.60
1.63
1.10
18.8
11.5
1.53
.303
5.15
107
4.35
99
9.15
1.2
21Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
163
1987
33
18
10
.643
33
3.36
15
4
0
257.0
246
96
99
27
53
6
0
2
1,048
6
5.71
1.86
3.08
0.95
15.6
5.1
1.16
.274
3.47
75
3.65
84
8.61
19.5
22Jimmy Key
J. Key
161
1987
36
17
8
.680
36
2.76
8
1
0
261.0
210
80
93
24
66
2
0
6
1,033
8
5.55
2.28
2.44
0.83
15.6
6.4
1.06
.238
3.21
61
3.60
82
7.24
23.6
23Bobby Witt
B. Witt
160
1987
26
8
10
.444
25
4.91
1
0
0
143.0
114
78
82
10
140
3
0
1
673
7
10.07
8.81
1.14
0.63
23.8
20.8
1.78
.289
5.16
108
4.53
101
7.17
-0.4
24Bob Sebra
B. Sebra
156
1987
36
6
15
.286
27
4.42
4
1
0
177.1
184
87
99
15
67
3
3
0
765
8
7.92
3.40
2.33
0.76
20.4
8.8
1.42
.323
5.02
107
3.38
84
9.34
12.9
25Jose DeLeon
J. DeLeon
153
1987
33
11
12
.478
31
4.02
2
0
0
206.0
177
92
106
24
97
10
0
4
889
6
6.68
4.24
1.58
1.05
17.2
10.9
1.33
.253
4.63
90
4.45
102
7.73
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