most strikeouts by a pitcher in their 18th season

Steve Carlton struck out the most batters by a pitcher in his 18th season, with 286 strikeouts.

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1Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
286
1982
38
23
11
.676
38
3.10
19
6
0
295.2
253
102
114
17
86
1
0
5
1,193
9
8.71
2.62
3.33
0.52
24.0
7.2
1.15
.294
3.47
85
2.40
67
7.70
38.3
2Charlie 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
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
213
2001
33
20
3
.870
33
3.51
0
0
0
220.1
205
86
94
19
72
5
0
1
918
14
8.70
2.94
2.96
0.78
23.2
7.8
1.26
.305
3.84
80
3.28
74
8.37
28.1
4John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
211
2006
35
16
9
.640
35
3.49
3
1
0
232.0
221
90
93
23
55
9
0
4
960
5
8.19
2.13
3.84
0.89
22.0
5.7
1.19
.299
3.61
78
3.44
77
8.57
27
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
211
2005
34
17
8
.680
34
3.79
4
0
0
225.2
207
95
102
32
47
12
0
2
920
3
8.42
1.87
4.49
1.28
22.9
5.1
1.13
.283
4.07
88
3.77
87
8.26
13.8
6Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
197
1984
30
12
11
.522
30
3.04
5
2
0
183.2
143
62
78
12
69
4
0
2
760
6
9.65
3.38
2.86
0.59
25.9
9.1
1.15
.274
3.82
88
2.66
79
7.01
15.1
7Bert 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
8Early Wynn
E. Wynn
179
1958
40
14
16
.467
34
4.13
11
4
2
239.2
214
110
115
27
104
6
6
3
1,016
3
6.72
3.91
1.72
1.01
17.6
10.2
1.33
.267
4.32
112
3.82
103
8.04
-2.9
9Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
158
1924
38
23
7
.767
38
2.72
20
6
0
277.2
233
84
97
10
77
10
0
1,148
4
5.12
2.50
2.05
0.32
13.8
6.7
1.12
.250
3.14
67
3.31
83
7.55
20.5
10Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
150
2008
34
20
9
.690
34
3.37
0
0
0
200.1
214
75
85
17
31
8
0
3
819
4
6.74
1.39
4.84
0.76
18.3
3.8
1.22
.321
3.82
78
3.31
77
9.61
22.3
11Charlie Morton
C. Morton
149
2025
TOT
33
9
11
.450
27
5.83
0
0
0
142.0
152
92
94
23
72
14
1
2
654
3
9.44
4.56
2.07
1.46
22.8
11.0
1.58
.326
5.96
145
4.95
121
9.63
-13.8
12Cy Young
C. Young
147
1907
43
21
15
.583
37
1.99
33
6
2
343.1
286
76
101
3
51
7
5
1,308
6
3.85
1.34
2.88
0.08
11.2
3.9
0.98
.257
2.65
77
1.94
80
7.50
18.8
13Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
144
2023
TOT
27
13
8
.619
27
3.22
0
0
0
162.1
139
58
63
18
45
5
0
0
669
5
7.98
2.49
3.20
1.00
21.5
6.7
1.13
.265
3.49
76
3.84
90
7.71
8.1
14CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
140
2018
29
9
7
.563
29
3.65
0
0
0
153.0
150
62
72
19
51
11
0
0
665
3
8.24
3.00
2.75
1.12
21.1
7.7
1.31
.295
4.24
86
4.16
96
8.82
2.7
15Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
140
1979
32
12
11
.522
32
3.06
10
0
0
232.2
225
79
90
12
67
4
0
10
963
6
5.42
2.59
2.09
0.46
14.5
7.0
1.26
.288
3.48
87
3.10
86
8.70
13.3
16Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
138
1993
35
15
9
.625
34
3.85
2
0
1
224.2
211
96
110
27
64
11
1
7
945
2
5.53
2.56
2.16
1.08
14.6
6.8
1.22
.261
4.41
96
4.31
109
8.45
-9
17Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
137
1984
36
14
15
.483
34
3.25
3
1
0
224.0
232
81
95
8
60
3
0
5
950
6
5.50
2.41
2.28
0.32
14.4
6.3
1.30
.302
3.82
91
2.85
81
9.32
17
18Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
136
2015
33
14
13
.519
31
4.16
1
1
0
194.2
217
90
94
25
24
4
1
5
815
0
6.29
1.11
5.67
1.16
16.7
2.9
1.24
.307
4.35
112
3.83
99
10.03
1
19Don Sutton
D. Sutton
134
1983
31
8
13
.381
31
4.08
4
0
0
220.1
209
100
109
21
54
5
0
2
925
2
5.47
2.21
2.48
0.86
14.5
5.8
1.19
.264
4.45
105
3.57
93
8.54
6.3
20Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
134
1982
34
14
15
.483
34
3.15
4
1
0
217.1
221
76
92
19
68
5
0
2
932
3
5.55
2.82
1.97
0.79
14.4
7.3
1.33
.286
3.81
83
3.62
98
9.15
2.6
21Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
131
1984
34
15
11
.577
33
3.95
10
4
0
236.2
216
104
108
27
61
2
1
3
978
5
4.98
2.32
2.15
1.03
13.4
6.2
1.17
.250
4.11
97
3.94
98
8.21
2
22Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
128
2013
30
11
11
.500
30
3.74
1
0
0
185.1
198
77
85
17
48
4
0
1
784
6
6.22
2.33
2.67
0.83
16.3
6.1
1.33
.308
4.13
93
3.70
91
9.62
7.9
23Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
127
1984
38
16
12
.571
38
3.04
6
1
0
248.1
223
84
104
16
89
4
0
4
1,027
12
4.60
3.23
1.43
0.58
12.4
8.7
1.26
.262
3.77
88
3.70
109
8.08
-9.9
24Doyle Alexander
D. Alexander
126
1988
34
14
11
.560
34
4.32
5
1
0
229.0
260
110
122
30
46
5
0
7
985
2
4.95
1.81
2.74
1.18
12.8
4.7
1.34
.296
4.79
112
4.03
102
10.22
-1.9
25Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
125
2004
34
7
13
.350
33
5.21
1
0
0
202.0
217
117
127
44
63
11
1
3
888
1
5.57
2.81
1.98
1.96
14.1
7.1
1.39
.268
5.66
117
5.73
129
9.67
-30.1

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