most strikeouts by a pitcher in a season between 1900 and 1989

Between 1900 and 1989, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters in a season, with 383 strikeouts in 1973.

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1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
383
1973
CAL CAL
41
21
16
.568
39
2.87
26
4
1
326.0
238
104
113
18
162
7
2
2
1,355
15
10.57
4.47
2.36
0.50
28.3
12.0
1.23
.280
3.12
80
2.48
69
6.57
40.9
2Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
382
1965
LAD LAD
43
26
8
.765
41
2.04
27
8
2
335.2
216
76
90
26
71
5
2
4
1,297
11
10.24
1.90
5.38
0.70
29.5
5.5
0.86
.234
2.41
63
1.93
61
5.79
47.9
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
367
1974
CAL CAL
42
22
16
.579
41
2.89
26
3
0
332.2
221
107
127
18
202
9
1
3
1,392
9
9.93
5.46
1.82
0.49
26.4
14.5
1.27
.255
3.44
85
2.97
84
5.98
20.2
4Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
349
1904
PHA PHA
46
25
19
.568
46
1.62
39
8
0
383.0
307
69
109
5
91
14
0
1,496
8
8.20
2.14
3.84
0.12
23.3
6.1
1.04
.291
2.56
61
1.59
62
7.21
41.5
5Bob Feller
B. Feller
348
1946
CLE CLE
48
26
15
.634
42
2.18
36
10
4
371.1
277
90
101
11
153
3
5
1,512
3
8.43
3.71
2.27
0.27
23.0
10.1
1.16
.267
2.45
65
2.16
65
6.71
48.3
6Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
341
1977
CAL CAL
37
19
16
.543
37
2.77
22
4
0
299.0
198
92
110
12
204
9
0
7
1,272
21
10.26
6.14
1.67
0.36
26.8
16.0
1.34
.263
3.31
72
3.11
79
5.96
27.9
7Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
329
1972
CAL CAL
39
19
16
.543
39
2.28
20
9
0
284.0
166
72
80
14
157
10
0
4
1,154
18
10.43
4.98
2.10
0.44
28.5
13.6
1.14
.236
2.54
79
2.48
83
5.26
16.6
8Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
327
1976
CAL CAL
39
17
18
.486
39
3.36
21
7
0
284.1
193
106
117
13
183
5
0
2
1,196
5
10.35
5.79
1.79
0.41
27.3
15.3
1.32
.269
3.70
99
2.91
85
6.11
16.5
9Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
325
1965
CLE CLE
42
17
11
.607
35
2.18
14
3
4
273.0
178
66
80
9
132
6
5
7
1,116
17
10.71
4.35
2.46
0.30
29.1
11.8
1.14
.262
2.64
63
2.08
58
5.87
45.4
10Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
317
1966
LAD LAD
41
27
9
.750
41
1.73
27
5
0
323.0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
53
2.07
65
6.72
41.8
11J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
313
1979
HOU HOU
38
18
13
.581
38
2.71
19
4
0
292.1
220
88
98
13
98
3
0
5
1,175
19
9.64
3.02
3.19
0.40
26.6
8.3
1.09
.277
3.02
78
2.19
62
6.77
45.6
12Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
313
1910
WSH WSH
45
25
17
.595
42
1.36
38
8
1
370.0
262
56
92
1
76
13
3
1,367
21
7.61
1.85
4.12
0.02
22.9
5.6
0.91
.271
2.24
56
1.39
56
6.37
45.2
13Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
310
1972
PHI PHI
41
27
10
.730
41
1.97
30
8
0
346.1
257
76
84
17
87
1
0
8
1,351
8
8.06
2.26
3.56
0.44
22.9
6.4
0.99
.256
2.18
56
2.00
59
6.68
53.5
14Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
308
1971
DET DET
45
25
14
.641
45
2.92
29
4
0
376.0
336
122
133
36
92
7
0
2
1,538
7
7.37
2.20
3.35
0.86
20.0
6.0
1.14
.274
3.18
83
2.84
78
8.04
32.5
15Mike Scott
M. Scott
306
1986
HOU HOU
37
18
10
.643
37
2.22
7
5
0
275.1
182
68
73
17
72
2
0
6
1,065
3
10.00
2.35
4.25
0.56
28.7
6.8
0.92
.247
2.39
63
2.15
61
5.95
43.6
16Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
306
1963
LAD LAD
40
25
5
.833
40
1.88
20
11
0
311.0
214
65
68
18
58
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
62
1.85
62
6.19
41.9
17Sam 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
18J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
303
1978
HOU HOU
36
18
11
.621
36
3.11
16
3
0
275.1
192
95
104
12
141
2
0
4
1,139
16
9.90
4.61
2.15
0.39
26.6
12.4
1.21
.264
3.40
94
2.50
74
6.28
26.9
19Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
303
1912
WSH WSH
50
33
12
.733
37
1.39
34
7
2
369.0
259
57
89
2
76
16
13
1,413
11
7.39
1.85
3.99
0.05
21.4
5.4
0.91
.253
2.17
42
2.03
63
6.32
49.6
20Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
302
1903
PHA PHA
39
21
16
.568
38
2.44
34
4
0
324.0
274
88
109
3
85
8
1
1,291
9
8.39
2.36
3.55
0.08
23.4
6.6
1.11
.303
3.03
80
1.87
62
7.61
41.9
21Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
301
1989
TEX TEX
32
16
10
.615
32
3.20
6
2
0
239.1
162
85
96
17
98
9
0
3
988
19
11.32
3.69
3.07
0.64
30.5
9.9
1.09
.258
3.61
82
2.50
65
6.09
35.1
22Vida Blue
V. Blue
301
1971
OAK OAK
39
24
8
.750
39
1.82
24
8
0
312.0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
56
2.19
66
6.03
41.4
23Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
291
1988
BOS BOS
35
18
12
.600
35
2.93
14
8
0
264.0
217
86
93
17
62
6
0
4
1,063
4
9.92
2.11
4.69
0.58
27.4
5.8
1.06
.291
3.17
72
2.17
56
7.40
50.5
24Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
289
1971
NYM NYM
36
20
10
.667
35
1.76
21
4
0
286.1
210
56
61
18
61
4
1
2
1,103
5
9.08
1.92
4.74
0.57
26.2
5.5
0.95
.263
1.92
52
1.93
58
6.60
44.5
25Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
287
1905
PHA PHA
46
27
10
.730
34
1.48
27
7
0
328.2
231
54
86
5
90
10
11
1,257
10
7.86
2.46
3.19
0.14
22.8
7.2
0.98
.261
2.35
55
1.89
69
6.33
31.2
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