most strikeouts as a pitcher in 1961

Sandy Koufax fanned the most batters in a season in 1961, with 269 strikeouts.

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1Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
269
1961
LAD LAD
42
18
13
.581
35
3.52
15
2
1
255.2
212
100
117
27
96
3
2
6
1,068
12
9.47
3.38
2.80
0.95
25.2
9.0
1.20
.275
4.12
83
3.00
73
7.46
31.4
2Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
221
1961
MIN MIN
35
15
16
.484
33
3.46
15
8
0
252.1
205
97
114
26
100
3
1
1
1,056
7
7.88
3.57
2.21
0.93
20.9
9.5
1.21
.254
4.07
84
3.39
81
7.31
22
3Whitey Ford
W. Ford
209
1961
NYY NYY
39
25
4
.862
39
3.21
11
3
0
283.0
242
101
108
23
92
1
0
3
1,159
8
6.65
2.93
2.27
0.73
18.0
7.9
1.18
.263
3.43
85
3.14
82
7.70
22.7
4Stan Williams
S. Williams
205
1961
LAD LAD
41
15
12
.556
35
3.90
6
2
0
235.1
213
102
114
21
108
6
3
9
1,008
9
7.84
4.13
1.90
0.80
20.3
10.7
1.36
.287
4.36
92
3.44
83
8.15
17.9
5Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
194
1961
DET DET
38
17
11
.607
37
3.19
12
4
1
268.0
232
95
113
25
71
9
1
3
1,110
2
6.51
2.38
2.73
0.84
17.5
6.4
1.13
.255
3.79
76
3.23
76
7.79
30
6Juan Pizarro
J. Pizarro
188
1961
CWS CWS
39
14
7
.667
25
3.05
12
1
2
194.2
164
66
73
17
89
4
8
1
832
5
8.69
4.11
2.11
0.79
22.6
10.7
1.30
.275
3.38
77
3.21
80
7.58
17.5
7Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
182
1961
LAD LAD
40
13
10
.565
37
3.69
10
3
0
244.0
236
100
111
29
83
20
2
15
1,047
7
6.71
3.06
2.19
1.07
17.4
7.9
1.31
.282
4.09
87
3.89
94
8.70
7
8Ken McBride
K. McBride
180
1961
LAA LAA
38
12
15
.444
36
3.65
11
1
1
241.2
229
98
114
28
102
7
2
4
1,038
8
6.70
3.80
1.76
1.04
17.3
9.8
1.37
.279
4.25
84
3.94
89
8.53
13
9Jim O'Toole
J. O'Toole
178
1961
CIN CIN
39
19
9
.679
35
3.10
11
3
2
252.2
229
87
101
16
93
3
2
7
1,061
6
6.34
3.31
1.91
0.57
16.8
8.8
1.27
.276
3.60
75
3.13
78
8.16
24.8
10Pedro Ramos
P. Ramos
174
1961
MIN MIN
42
11
20
.355
34
3.95
9
3
2
264.1
265
116
134
39
79
4
6
6
1,123
5
5.92
2.69
2.20
1.33
15.5
7.0
1.30
.273
4.56
96
4.12
99
9.02
2
11Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
166
1961
STL STL
35
13
12
.520
27
3.24
10
2
1
211.1
186
76
91
13
119
6
3
7
916
8
7.07
5.07
1.39
0.55
18.1
13.0
1.44
.283
3.88
75
3.58
85
7.92
14.8
12Gary Bell
G. Bell
163
1961
CLE CLE
34
12
16
.429
34
4.10
11
2
0
228.1
214
104
125
32
100
6
0
2
994
3
6.42
3.94
1.63
1.26
16.4
10.1
1.38
.263
4.93
104
4.36
109
8.44
-9.3
13Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
163
1961
SFG SFG
40
13
16
.448
35
3.20
13
3
0
250.0
235
89
99
33
75
2
3
3
1,033
4
5.87
2.70
2.17
1.19
15.8
7.3
1.24
.266
3.56
82
3.91
102
8.46
-3
14Bill Monbouquette
B. Monbouquette
161
1961
BOS BOS
32
14
14
.500
32
3.39
12
1
0
236.1
233
89
106
24
100
0
0
1
1,030
4
6.13
3.81
1.61
0.91
15.6
9.7
1.41
.281
4.04
81
3.80
89
8.87
12.1
15Chuck Estrada
C. Estrada
160
1961
BAL BAL
33
15
9
.625
31
3.69
6
1
0
212.0
159
87
91
19
132
10
1
0
924
8
6.79
5.60
1.21
0.81
17.3
14.3
1.37
.232
3.86
97
4.24
109
6.75
-9.3
16Art Mahaffey
A. Mahaffey
158
1961
PHI PHI
36
11
19
.367
32
4.10
12
3
0
219.1
205
100
110
27
70
7
1
6
916
9
6.48
2.87
2.26
1.11
17.2
7.6
1.25
.272
4.51
102
3.79
96
8.41
3.7
17Joey Jay
J. Jay
157
1961
CIN CIN
34
21
10
.677
34
3.53
14
4
0
247.1
217
97
102
25
92
5
0
1
1,032
9
5.71
3.35
1.71
0.91
15.2
8.9
1.25
.255
3.71
86
3.79
94
7.90
6.3
18Don Cardwell
D. Cardwell
156
1961
CHC CHC
39
15
14
.517
38
3.82
13
3
0
259.1
243
110
121
22
88
10
1
0
1,106
6
5.41
3.05
1.77
0.76
14.1
8.0
1.28
.266
4.20
93
3.61
90
8.43
11.9
19Steve Barber
S. Barber
150
1961
BAL BAL
37
18
12
.600
34
3.33
14
8
1
248.1
194
92
102
13
130
2
1
4
1,040
9
5.44
4.71
1.15
0.47
14.4
12.5
1.30
.243
3.70
87
3.64
94
7.03
6.4
20Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
146
1961
CLE CLE
35
15
9
.625
35
3.86
11
3
0
244.2
207
105
118
32
109
3
0
3
1,037
8
5.37
4.01
1.34
1.18
14.1
10.5
1.29
.234
4.34
98
4.45
111
7.61
-12.5
21Frank Lary
F. Lary
146
1961
DET DET
36
23
9
.719
36
3.24
22
4
0
275.1
252
99
117
24
66
6
0
2
1,127
6
4.77
2.16
2.21
0.78
13.0
5.9
1.15
.258
3.82
77
3.43
81
8.24
25
22Joe Gibbon
J. Gibbon
145
1961
PIT PIT
30
13
10
.565
29
3.32
7
3
0
195.1
185
72
85
16
57
4
1
4
816
3
6.68
2.63
2.54
0.74
17.8
7.0
1.24
.285
3.92
82
3.09
78
8.52
18.4
23Jack Kralick
J. Kralick
137
1961
MIN MIN
33
13
11
.542
33
3.61
11
2
0
242.0
257
97
101
21
64
3
0
1
1,023
4
5.10
2.38
2.14
0.78
13.4
6.3
1.33
.296
3.76
88
3.40
81
9.56
20.8
24Don Mossi
D. Mossi
137
1961
DET DET
35
15
7
.682
34
2.96
12
1
1
240.1
237
79
97
29
47
0
1
3
981
1
5.13
1.76
2.91
1.09
14.0
4.8
1.18
.271
3.63
71
3.59
84
8.88
17.8
25Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
124
1961
SFG SFG
29
13
10
.565
27
3.89
9
3
0
185.0
183
80
88
24
48
2
2
5
769
7
6.03
2.34
2.58
1.17
16.1
6.2
1.25
.278
4.28
100
3.73
98
8.90
1.6
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