Since 1990, Brad Lidge has fanned the most hitters when he didn't start in a season, with 157 strikeouts in 2004.
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most strikeouts in a single season without starting by a player a game since 1990| NAME | SO | GS | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | B. Lidge | 157 | 0 | 2004 | 80 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 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 | |
| 2 |  | J. Hader | 143 | 0 | 2018 | 55 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 81.1 | 36 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 306 | 0 | 15.82 | 3.32 | 4.77 | 1.00 | 46.7 | 9.8 | 0.81 | .220 | 2.55 | 3.98 | |
| 3 | | J. Hader | 138 | 0 | 2019 | 61 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 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 | |
| 4 | | C. Marmol | 138 | 0 | 2010 | 77 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 77.2 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 52 | 8 | 70 | 4 | 332 | 2 | 15.99 | 6.03 | 2.65 | 0.12 | 41.6 | 15.7 | 1.18 | .293 | 2.67 | 4.64 | |
| 5 | | E. Gagne | 137 | 0 | 2003 | 77 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 82.1 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 306 | 2 | 14.98 | 2.19 | 6.85 | 0.22 | 44.8 | 6.5 | 0.69 | .243 | 1.31 | 4.04 | |
| 6 | | R. Dibble | 136 | 0 | 1990 | 68 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 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 | |
| 7 | | D. Betances | 135 | 0 | 2014 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 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 | |
| 8 | | D. Ward | 132 | 0 | 1991 | 81 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 107.1 | 80 | 33 | 36 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 428 | 6 | 11.07 | 2.77 | 4.00 | 0.25 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 1.05 | .298 | 3.02 | 6.71 | |
| 9 | | D. Betances | 131 | 0 | 2015 | 74 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 84.0 | 45 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 332 | 9 | 14.04 | 4.29 | 3.28 | 0.64 | 39.5 | 12.0 | 1.01 | .257 | 1.82 | 4.82 | |
| 10 |  | M. Rivera | 130 | 0 | 1996 | 61 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.09 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107.2 | 73 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 425 | 1 | 10.87 | 2.84 | 3.82 | 0.08 | 30.6 | 8.0 | 0.99 | .279 | 2.09 | 6.10 | |
| 11 | | O. Dotel | 128 | 0 | 2001 | 57 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 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 | |
| 12 | | A. Benitez | 128 | 0 | 1999 | 77 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 78.0 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 312 | 2 | 14.77 | 4.73 | 3.12 | 0.46 | 41.0 | 13.1 | 1.04 | .259 | 1.96 | 4.62 | |
| 13 |  | C. Kimbrel | 127 | 0 | 2011 | 79 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 77.0 | 48 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 306 | 4 | 14.84 | 3.74 | 3.97 | 0.35 | 41.5 | 10.5 | 1.04 | .315 | 2.22 | 5.61 | |
| 14 |  | C. Kimbrel | 126 | 0 | 2017 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 69.0 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 254 | 5 | 16.43 | 1.83 | 9.00 | 0.78 | 49.6 | 5.5 | 0.68 | .260 | 1.43 | 4.30 | |
| 15 | | C. Knebel | 126 | 0 | 2017 | 76 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 76.0 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 309 | 2 | 14.92 | 4.74 | 3.15 | 0.71 | 40.8 | 12.9 | 1.16 | .311 | 1.78 | 5.68 | |
| 16 | | D. Betances | 126 | 0 | 2016 | 73 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 73.0 | 54 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 299 | 6 | 15.53 | 3.45 | 4.50 | 0.62 | 42.1 | 9.4 | 1.12 | .353 | 3.82 | 6.66 | |
| 17 |  | E. DÃaz | 124 | 0 | 2018 | 73 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 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 | |
| 18 | | B. Wagner | 124 | 0 | 1999 | 66 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 74.2 | 35 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 286 | 2 | 14.95 | 2.77 | 5.39 | 0.60 | 43.4 | 8.0 | 0.78 | .226 | 1.69 | 4.22 | |
| 19 | | R. Dibble | 124 | 0 | 1991 | 67 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 82.1 | 67 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 334 | 5 | 13.55 | 2.73 | 4.96 | 0.55 | 37.1 | 7.5 | 1.12 | .344 | 3.50 | 7.32 | |
| 20 | | A. Miller | 123 | 0 | 2016 | TOT | 70 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 74.1 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 275 | 1 | 14.89 | 1.09 | 13.67 | 0.97 | 44.7 | 3.3 | 0.69 | .256 | 1.57 | 5.09 |
| 21 | | F. Rodriguez | 123 | 0 | 2004 | 69 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 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 | |
| 22 | | K. Foulke | 123 | 0 | 1999 | 67 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 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 | |
| 23 | | L. Hendriks | 122 | 0 | 2019 | 73 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 83.0 | 58 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 322 | 7 | 13.23 | 2.06 | 6.42 | 0.54 | 37.9 | 5.9 | 0.93 | .305 | 1.73 | 6.29 | |
| 24 |  | A. Chapman | 122 | 0 | 2012 | 68 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 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 | |
| 25 | | O. Dotel | 122 | 0 | 2004 | TOT | 77 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 85.1 | 68 | 35 | 38 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 70 | 7 | 356 | 4 | 12.87 | 3.48 | 3.70 | 1.37 | 34.3 | 9.3 | 1.18 | .299 | 4.01 | 7.17 |
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