most strikeouts as a pitcher in 1969

Sam McDowell struck out the most hitters in a season in 1969, with 279 strikeouts.

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NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
279
1969
CLE CLE
39
18
14
.563
38
2.94
18
4
1
285.0
222
93
111
13
102
7
1
9
1,166
14
8.81
3.22
2.74
0.41
23.9
8.7
1.14
.273
3.51
79
2.29
59
7.01
49.5
2Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
273
1969
CHC CHC
43
21
15
.583
42
3.21
23
7
1
311.1
284
111
122
27
71
8
1
15
1,275
7
7.89
2.05
3.85
0.78
21.4
5.6
1.14
.287
3.53
82
2.64
70
8.21
36.8
3Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
271
1969
DET DET
37
19
11
.633
36
3.14
15
1
1
280.2
214
98
111
22
122
14
1
10
1,172
14
8.69
3.91
2.22
0.71
23.1
10.4
1.20
.258
3.56
86
3.04
80
6.86
23.7
4Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
269
1969
STL STL
35
20
13
.606
35
2.18
28
4
0
314.0
251
76
84
12
95
10
0
7
1,270
4
7.71
2.72
2.83
0.34
21.2
7.5
1.10
.270
2.41
61
2.29
66
7.19
40.3
5Bill Singer
B. Singer
247
1969
LAD LAD
41
20
12
.625
40
2.34
16
2
1
315.2
244
82
96
22
74
10
1
4
1,263
9
7.04
2.11
3.34
0.63
19.6
5.9
1.01
.244
2.74
70
2.64
82
6.96
19.9
6Don Wilson
D. Wilson
235
1969
HOU HOU
34
16
12
.571
34
4.00
13
1
0
225.0
210
100
119
16
97
9
0
8
979
16
9.40
3.88
2.42
0.64
24.0
9.9
1.36
.312
4.76
115
2.75
82
8.40
14.8
7Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
233
1969
SFG SFG
40
19
14
.576
39
2.49
26
3
0
325.1
290
90
115
23
91
11
1
14
1,345
12
6.45
2.52
2.56
0.64
17.3
6.8
1.17
.271
3.18
70
2.93
86
8.02
17.4
8Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
232
1969
HOU HOU
39
20
13
.606
37
2.33
20
4
0
305.1
240
79
97
18
72
1
0
6
1,207
9
6.84
2.12
3.22
0.53
19.2
6.0
1.02
.251
2.86
67
2.47
74
7.07
30.1
9Don Sutton
D. Sutton
217
1969
LAD LAD
41
17
18
.486
41
3.47
11
4
0
293.1
269
113
123
25
91
3
0
6
1,226
9
6.66
2.79
2.38
0.77
17.7
7.4
1.23
.274
3.77
104
3.09
97
8.25
2.7
10Bob Veale
B. Veale
213
1969
PIT PIT
34
13
14
.481
34
3.23
9
1
0
225.2
232
81
93
8
91
3
0
4
980
5
8.49
3.63
2.34
0.32
21.7
9.3
1.43
.337
3.71
92
2.33
69
9.25
26.6
11Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
211
1969
CAL CAL
40
16
11
.593
33
2.52
10
2
2
250.0
169
70
81
17
100
5
5
7
1,008
16
7.60
3.60
2.11
0.61
20.9
9.9
1.08
.225
2.92
72
2.96
82
6.08
18.5
12Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
210
1969
STL STL
31
17
11
.607
31
2.17
12
2
0
236.1
185
57
66
15
93
4
0
6
968
7
8.00
3.54
2.26
0.57
21.7
9.6
1.18
.263
2.51
60
2.78
81
7.05
17.4
13Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
208
1969
NYM NYM
36
25
7
.781
35
2.21
18
5
0
273.1
202
67
75
24
82
7
1
9
1,089
8
6.85
2.70
2.54
0.79
19.1
7.5
1.04
.232
2.47
62
3.10
91
6.65
9.4
14Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
205
1969
SFG SFG
37
21
11
.656
36
2.10
27
8
0
299.2
244
70
90
15
54
6
1
7
1,176
5
6.16
1.62
3.80
0.45
17.4
4.6
0.99
.256
2.70
59
2.39
70
7.33
34.3
15Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
200
1969
HOU HOU
31
11
10
.524
31
3.54
6
3
0
188.1
156
74
80
19
93
7
0
4
810
6
9.56
4.44
2.15
0.91
24.7
11.5
1.32
.279
3.82
101
3.28
98
7.45
0.9
16Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
193
1969
ATL ATL
40
23
13
.639
35
2.56
21
4
1
284.1
235
81
93
21
57
5
4
7
1,143
15
6.11
1.80
3.39
0.66
16.9
5.0
1.03
.247
2.94
69
2.76
78
7.44
24.6
17Dave Boswell
D. Boswell
190
1969
MIN MIN
39
20
12
.625
38
3.23
10
0
0
256.1
215
92
105
18
99
8
0
2
1,070
10
6.67
3.48
1.92
0.63
17.8
9.3
1.22
.261
3.69
87
3.19
83
7.55
18.7
18Bill Stoneman
B. Stoneman
185
1969
MON MON
42
11
19
.367
36
4.39
8
5
0
235.2
233
115
133
26
123
12
3
4
1,046
11
7.07
4.70
1.50
0.99
17.7
11.8
1.51
.296
5.08
120
4.09
116
8.90
-14.4
19Claude Osteen
C. Osteen
183
1969
LAD LAD
41
20
15
.571
41
2.66
16
7
0
321.0
293
95
103
17
74
6
0
8
1,291
8
5.13
2.07
2.47
0.48
14.2
5.7
1.14
.273
2.89
80
2.80
87
8.21
14.2
20Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
182
1969
WSH WSH
40
12
13
.480
36
3.27
12
4
1
247.2
222
90
102
26
100
6
2
7
1,041
12
6.61
3.63
1.82
0.94
17.5
9.6
1.30
.270
3.71
93
3.68
101
8.07
-1.1
21Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
182
1969
BAL BAL
39
23
11
.676
39
2.38
18
5
0
290.2
213
77
94
18
79
1
0
7
1,137
3
5.64
2.45
2.30
0.56
16.0
6.9
1.00
.228
2.91
67
2.88
78
6.60
26.5
22Bill Hands
B. Hands
181
1969
CHC CHC
41
20
14
.588
41
2.49
18
3
0
300.0
268
83
102
21
73
6
0
8
1,220
5
5.43
2.19
2.48
0.63
14.8
6.0
1.14
.263
3.06
64
3.00
80
8.04
24.5
23Denny McLain
D. McLain
181
1969
DET DET
42
24
9
.727
41
2.80
23
9
0
325.0
288
101
105
25
67
4
0
7
1,304
5
5.01
1.86
2.70
0.69
13.9
5.1
1.09
.256
2.91
76
3.04
80
7.98
27.4
24Dick Selma
D. Selma
181
1969
TOT
40
12
10
.545
28
3.68
5
2
1
190.2
156
78
84
16
81
3
7
7
791
8
8.54
3.82
2.23
0.76
22.9
10.2
1.24
.275
3.97
96
3.02
82
7.36
13.9
25Grant Jackson
G. Jackson
180
1969
PHI PHI
38
14
18
.438
35
3.34
13
4
1
253.0
237
94
114
16
92
5
2
3
1,071
7
6.40
3.27
1.96
0.57
16.8
8.6
1.30
.284
4.06
93
3.05
89
8.43
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MIL MIL
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