most strikeouts in a season in the 1970s by a braves pitcher

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Phil Niekro fanned the most hitters for the Braves in a season, with 262 strikeouts in 1977.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
262
1977
ATL ATL
44
16
20
.444
43
4.03
20
2
0
330.1
315
148
166
26
164
8
1
12
1,428
17
7.14
4.47
1.60
0.71
18.3
11.5
1.45
.299
4.52
95
3.73
88
8.58
18.1
2Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
248
1978
ATL ATL
44
19
18
.514
42
2.88
22
4
1
334.1
295
107
129
16
102
13
1
5
1,389
11
6.68
2.75
2.43
0.43
17.9
7.3
1.19
.276
3.47
73
2.74
72
7.94
38.1
3Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
208
1979
ATL ATL
44
21
20
.512
44
3.39
23
1
0
342.0
311
129
160
41
113
11
0
8
1,436
18
5.47
2.97
1.84
1.08
14.5
7.9
1.24
.254
4.21
84
4.15
101
8.18
0.1
4Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
195
1974
ATL ATL
41
20
13
.606
39
2.38
18
6
1
302.1
249
80
91
19
88
6
1
3
1,219
6
5.80
2.62
2.22
0.57
16.0
7.2
1.11
.252
2.71
62
3.03
78
7.41
27.4
5Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
173
1976
ATL ATL
38
17
11
.607
37
3.29
10
2
0
270.2
249
99
116
18
101
8
1
7
1,157
14
5.75
3.36
1.71
0.60
15.0
8.7
1.29
.270
3.86
88
3.42
92
8.28
9.6
6Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
173
1971
ATL ATL
42
15
14
.517
36
2.98
18
4
2
268.2
248
89
112
27
70
3
4
6
1,101
8
5.80
2.34
2.47
0.90
15.7
6.4
1.18
.267
3.75
80
3.28
91
8.31
10.1
7Pat Jarvis
P. Jarvis
173
1970
ATL ATL
36
16
16
.500
34
3.61
11
1
0
254.0
240
102
110
21
72
0
1
5
1,062
5
6.13
2.55
2.40
0.74
16.3
6.8
1.23
.275
3.90
87
3.20
81
8.50
21.1
8Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
168
1970
ATL ATL
34
12
18
.400
32
4.27
10
3
0
229.2
222
109
124
40
68
6
1
2
980
6
6.58
2.66
2.47
1.57
17.1
6.9
1.26
.261
4.86
103
4.40
111
8.70
-10.7
9Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
164
1972
ATL ATL
38
16
12
.571
36
3.06
17
1
0
282.1
254
96
112
22
53
5
1
3
1,150
10
5.23
1.69
3.09
0.70
14.3
4.6
1.09
.256
3.57
83
2.86
80
8.10
21.2
10Jim Nash
J. Nash
153
1970
ATL ATL
34
13
9
.591
33
4.07
6
2
0
212.1
211
96
105
22
90
5
0
7
936
3
6.49
3.81
1.70
0.93
16.3
9.6
1.42
.284
4.45
98
3.88
98
8.94
2
11Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
144
1975
ATL ATL
39
15
15
.500
37
3.20
13
1
0
275.2
285
98
115
29
72
11
2
3
1,160
15
4.70
2.35
2.00
0.95
12.4
6.2
1.30
.283
3.75
82
3.80
99
9.30
2.2
12Dick Ruthven
D. Ruthven
142
1976
ATL ATL
36
14
17
.452
36
4.19
8
4
0
240.1
255
112
112
14
90
8
0
8
1,042
4
5.32
3.37
1.58
0.52
13.6
8.6
1.44
.306
4.19
112
3.43
92
9.55
8.4
13Buzz Capra
B. Capra
137
1974
ATL ATL
39
16
8
.667
27
2.28
11
5
1
217.0
163
55
67
13
84
3
6
6
886
7
5.68
3.48
1.63
0.54
15.5
9.5
1.14
.231
2.78
59
3.29
85
6.76
13.8
14Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
135
1976
ATL ATL
29
11
11
.500
28
3.04
12
3
1
207.1
166
70
83
14
74
2
1
1
847
10
5.86
3.21
1.82
0.61
15.9
8.7
1.16
.244
3.60
81
3.30
89
7.21
9.9
15Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
131
1973
ATL ATL
42
13
10
.565
30
3.31
9
1
4
245.0
214
90
103
21
89
5
7
4
1,023
11
4.81
3.27
1.47
0.77
12.8
8.7
1.24
.248
3.78
85
3.75
96
7.86
4.5
16George Stone
G. Stone
131
1970
ATL ATL
35
11
11
.500
30
3.86
9
2
0
207.1
218
89
111
27
50
6
1
7
890
2
5.69
2.17
2.62
1.17
14.7
5.6
1.29
.283
4.82
93
3.87
98
9.46
2.1
17Roric Harrison
R. Harrison
130
1973
ATL ATL
38
11
8
.579
22
4.16
3
0
5
177.1
161
82
90
15
98
3
12
6
778
9
6.60
4.97
1.33
0.76
16.7
12.6
1.46
.274
4.57
107
3.90
100
8.17
0.5
18Ron Reed
R. Reed
129
1971
ATL ATL
32
13
14
.481
32
3.72
8
1
0
222.1
221
92
105
26
54
2
0
10
927
5
5.22
2.19
2.39
1.05
13.9
5.8
1.24
.272
4.25
100
3.56
99
8.95
1.8
19Ron Schueler
R. Schueler
124
1973
ATL ATL
39
8
7
.533
20
3.87
4
2
2
186.0
179
80
91
24
66
0
7
11
778
8
6.00
3.19
1.88
1.16
15.9
8.5
1.32
.275
4.40
100
3.97
102
8.66
-0.8
20Carl Morton
C. Morton
113
1974
ATL ATL
38
16
12
.571
38
3.15
7
1
0
274.2
293
96
110
10
89
2
0
12
1,176
3
3.70
2.92
1.27
0.33
9.6
7.6
1.39
.294
3.60
82
3.21
83
9.60
19.6
21Carl Morton
C. Morton
112
1973
ATL ATL
38
15
10
.600
37
3.41
10
4
0
256.1
254
97
114
18
70
4
1
7
1,074
3
3.93
2.46
1.60
0.63
10.4
6.5
1.26
.271
4.00
88
3.46
89
8.92
12.5
22Ron Reed
R. Reed
111
1972
ATL ATL
31
11
15
.423
30
3.93
11
1
0
213.0
222
93
109
18
60
6
0
7
913
11
4.69
2.54
1.85
0.76
12.2
6.6
1.32
.284
4.61
106
3.38
95
9.38
4.6
23George Stone
G. Stone
110
1971
ATL ATL
27
6
8
.429
24
3.60
4
2
0
172.2
186
69
80
19
35
6
0
4
737
2
5.73
1.82
3.14
0.99
14.9
4.7
1.28
.295
4.17
97
3.31
92
9.69
5.8
24Buzz Capra
B. Capra
100
1977
ATL ATL
45
6
11
.353
16
5.36
0
0
0
139.1
142
83
88
28
80
4
7
12
633
7
6.46
5.17
1.25
1.81
15.8
12.6
1.59
.271
5.68
126
5.71
135
9.17
-20.8
25Eddie Solomon
E. Solomon
96
1979
ATL ATL
31
7
14
.333
30
4.21
4
0
0
186.0
184
87
98
19
51
6
1
4
792
2
4.65
2.47
1.88
0.92
12.1
6.4
1.26
.266
4.74
104
3.93
96
8.90
4.1

More Braves Stats

Team Rankings

HR

190

14th

R

724

13th

SO

1,416

9th

ERA

4.36

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
17.0
Braves Braves
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
Schedule
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Thu
3/26
KCR KCR
@
ATL ATL
4:10 PM
Sat
3/28
KCR KCR
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sun
3/29
KCR KCR
@
ATL ATL
1:30 PM
Mon
3/30
ATH ATH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Tue
3/31
ATH ATH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Last Game
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71 - 91

1

Final

4

ATL Braves

76 - 86

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
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TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
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KCR KCR
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM