most strikeouts by a reliever in their third season

Dick Radatz fanned the most batters by a relief pitcher in his 3rd season, with 183 strikeouts in 1964.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Dick Radatz
D. Radatz
183
1964
BOS BOS
79
16
9
.640
0
2.29
0
0
29
157.0
103
40
44
13
58
7
67
9
634
1
10.49
3.32
3.16
0.75
28.9
9.1
1.03
.241
2.52
5.90
2Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
157
2004
HOU HOU
80
6
5
.545
0
1.90
0
0
29
94.2
57
20
21
8
30
6
44
5
369
3
14.93
2.85
5.23
0.76
42.5
8.1
0.92
.292
2.00
5.42
3Josh Hader
J. Hader
138
2019
MIL MIL
61
3
5
.375
0
2.62
0
0
37
75.2
41
22
24
15
20
4
46
2
289
0
16.41
2.38
6.90
1.78
47.8
6.9
0.81
.232
2.85
4.88
4Rob Dibble
R. Dibble
136
1990
CIN CIN
68
8
3
.727
0
1.74
0
0
11
98.0
62
19
22
3
34
1
29
3
384
3
12.49
3.12
4.00
0.28
35.4
8.9
0.98
.281
2.02
5.69
5Dellin Betances
D. Betances
135
2014
NYY NYY
70
5
0
1.000
0
1.40
0
0
1
90.0
46
14
15
4
24
4
8
1
341
2
13.50
2.40
5.63
0.40
39.6
7.0
0.78
.241
1.50
4.60
6Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
128
2001
HOU HOU
57
6
3
.667
0
1.93
0
0
2
84.0
55
18
21
3
33
2
20
1
339
4
13.71
3.54
3.88
0.32
37.8
9.7
1.05
.301
2.25
5.89
7Lance McCullers
L. McCullers
126
1987
SDP SDP
78
8
10
.444
0
3.72
0
0
16
123.1
115
51
60
11
59
2
41
11
540
5
9.19
4.31
2.14
0.80
23.3
10.9
1.41
.304
4.38
8.39
8Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
124
2018
SEA SEA
73
0
4
.000
0
1.96
0
0
57
73.1
41
16
17
5
17
6
65
0
280
3
15.22
2.09
7.29
0.61
44.3
6.1
0.79
.281
2.09
5.03
9Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
123
2004
ANA ANA
69
4
1
.800
0
1.82
0
0
12
84.0
51
17
21
2
33
1
29
1
335
5
13.18
3.54
3.73
0.21
36.7
9.9
1.00
.278
2.25
5.46
10Keith Foulke
K. Foulke
123
1999
CWS CWS
67
3
3
.500
0
2.22
0
0
9
105.1
72
26
28
11
21
3
31
4
411
1
10.51
1.79
5.86
0.94
29.9
5.1
0.88
.241
2.39
6.15
11Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
122
2012
CIN CIN
68
5
5
.500
0
1.51
0
0
38
71.2
35
12
13
4
23
4
52
0
276
4
15.32
2.89
5.30
0.50
44.2
8.3
0.81
.252
1.63
4.40
12Ron Robinson
R. Robinson
117
1986
CIN CIN
70
10
3
.769
0
3.24
0
0
14
116.2
110
42
44
10
43
2
32
8
487
3
9.03
3.32
2.72
0.77
24.0
8.8
1.31
.317
3.39
8.49
13Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
116
2012
ATL ATL
63
3
1
.750
0
1.01
0
0
42
62.2
27
7
7
3
14
2
56
0
231
5
16.66
2.01
8.29
0.43
50.2
6.1
0.65
.250
1.01
3.88
14Carlos Marmol
C. Marmol
114
2008
CHC CHC
82
2
4
.333
0
2.68
0
0
7
87.1
40
26
30
10
41
6
22
3
348
6
11.75
4.23
2.78
1.03
32.8
11.8
0.93
.169
3.09
4.12
15Byung-Hyun Kim
B. Kim
113
2001
ARI ARI
78
5
6
.455
0
2.94
0
0
19
98.0
58
32
32
10
44
8
44
3
392
5
10.38
4.04
2.57
0.92
28.8
11.2
1.04
.221
2.94
5.33
16Kyle Farnsworth
K. Farnsworth
107
2001
CHC CHC
76
4
6
.400
0
2.74
0
0
2
82.0
65
25
26
8
29
1
24
2
339
2
11.74
3.18
3.69
0.88
31.6
8.6
1.15
.294
2.85
7.13
17Curt Leskanic
C. Leskanic
107
1995
COL COL
76
6
3
.667
0
3.40
0
0
10
98.0
83
37
38
7
33
0
27
1
406
6
9.83
3.03
3.24
0.64
26.4
8.1
1.18
.293
3.49
7.62
18Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
106
1997
HOU HOU
62
7
8
.467
0
2.85
0
0
23
66.1
49
21
23
5
30
3
49
1
277
3
14.38
4.07
3.53
0.68
38.3
10.8
1.19
.331
3.12
6.65
19Steve Bedrosian
S. Bedrosian
106
1983
ATL ATL
69
9
10
.474
0
3.74
0
0
19
113.0
94
47
49
10
48
4
52
8
475
2
8.44
3.82
2.21
0.80
22.3
10.1
1.26
.274
3.90
7.49
20Aurelio Lopez
A. Lopez
106
1979
DET DET
61
10
5
.667
0
2.41
0
0
21
127.0
95
34
37
12
51
3
49
3
519
3
7.51
3.61
2.08
0.85
20.4
9.8
1.15
.239
2.62
6.73
21Enrique Romo
E. Romo
106
1979
PIT PIT
84
10
5
.667
0
2.99
0
0
5
129.1
122
43
50
11
43
3
25
9
537
6
7.38
2.99
2.47
0.77
19.7
8.0
1.28
.297
3.48
8.49
22Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
106
1978
CHC CHC
64
8
10
.444
0
3.19
0
0
27
98.2
82
35
44
10
34
1
47
7
414
8
9.67
3.10
3.12
0.91
25.6
8.2
1.18
.274
4.01
7.48
23Mason Miller
M. Miller
104
2025
TOT
60
1
2
.333
0
2.63
0
0
22
61.2
28
18
19
5
28
1
37
2
234
3
15.18
4.09
3.71
0.73
44.4
12.0
0.91
.240
2.77
4.09
24Brad Boxberger
B. Boxberger
104
2014
TBR TBR
63
5
2
.714
0
2.37
0
0
2
64.2
34
17
17
9
20
4
10
0
247
3
14.47
2.78
5.20
1.25
42.1
8.1
0.84
.227
2.37
4.73
25Ken Howell
K. Howell
104
1986
LAD LAD
62
6
12
.333
0
3.87
0
0
12
97.2
86
42
48
7
63
3
36
9
437
4
9.58
5.81
1.65
0.65
23.8
14.4
1.53
.304
4.42
7.92
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