most strikeouts in the 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Bill Nicholson had the most strikeouts, with 708 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a player in the 1940s
NAMESOGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Bill Nicholson
B. Nicholson
708
1,389
4,936
743
1,328
241
51
211
835
721
48
27
5,721
2,304
503
16
55
.269
.368
.467
.834
882
246
.389
134
224.3
2Rudy York
R. York
688
1,259
4,718
652
1,266
230
46
189
854
617
8
29
5,363
2,155
465
20
147
.268
.354
.457
.811
784
193.9
.378
119
119.5
3Vince DiMaggio
V. DiMaggio
582
820
2,802
363
709
162
17
98
452
306
9
60
3,144
1,199
277
27
53
.253
.329
.428
.756
407
62.1
.354
111
40.5
4Jeff Heath
J. Heath
538
1,104
3,902
595
1,121
213
70
158
690
516
10
44
4,445
1,948
441
17
52
.287
.372
.499
.871
729
235.4
.402
140
211.6
5Joe Gordon
J. Gordon
529
1,169
4,314
680
1,165
196
39
181
710
572
22
63
4,939
1,982
416
31
134
.270
.358
.459
.818
730
172.9
.380
123
141.1
6George McQuinn
G. McQuinn
521
1,210
4,394
626
1,171
233
40
103
605
579
4
22
5,075
1,793
376
98
66
.266
.352
.408
.760
670
108.1
.358
108
50.3
7Eddie Joost
E. Joost
520
971
3,513
509
811
154
21
65
334
626
18
37
4,228
1,202
240
71
49
.231
.350
.342
.692
487
7.9
.336
96
-13.2
8Vern Stephens
V. Stephens
489
1,154
4,476
708
1,290
205
31
177
824
495
4
19
5,001
2,088
413
26
103
.288
.360
.466
.826
751
198.2
.385
123
135.6
9Pat Seerey
P. Seerey
485
561
1,815
236
406
73
5
86
261
259
2
3
2,094
747
164
18
51
.224
.321
.412
.733
253
23
.346
108
20.2
10Marty Marion
M. Marion
465
1,396
4,941
550
1,310
251
35
30
565
407
13
34
5,504
1,721
316
143
104
.265
.323
.348
.671
557
-58.8
.318
84
-104.5
11Bobby Doerr
B. Doerr
437
1,283
4,924
764
1,407
272
66
164
887
570
7
41
5,568
2,303
502
67
139
.286
.361
.468
.828
839
216.3
.384
121
138.8
12Charlie Keller
C. Keller
431
953
3,278
625
920
142
63
173
640
679
10
39
3,975
1,707
378
8
46
.281
.406
.521
.926
727
287
.428
154
254.1
13Jerry Priddy
J. Priddy
423
845
3,043
384
804
155
29
35
365
401
8
36
3,495
1,122
219
43
86
.264
.351
.369
.720
416
26.8
.344
99
-3.9
14Bob Elliott
B. Elliott
418
1,455
5,361
803
1,563
291
80
109
903
728
11
54
6,156
2,341
480
56
135
.292
.377
.437
.814
918
230.3
.382
125
188
15Frankie Gustine
F. Gustine
415
1,230
4,493
547
1,198
218
47
38
475
357
15
60
4,930
1,624
303
65
121
.267
.323
.361
.684
518
-32.2
.323
87
-77.6
16Chet Laabs
C. Laabs
415
714
2,316
357
605
110
30
92
371
315
9
19
2,668
1,051
232
28
52
.261
.352
.454
.806
387
97.8
.377
119
60.9
17Eddie Miller
E. Miller
414
1,328
4,799
487
1,142
240
25
90
582
312
38
60
5,220
1,702
355
71
116
.238
.290
.355
.644
474
-108.5
.303
79
-123.1
18Pee Wee Reese
P. Wee Reese
413
987
3,672
609
981
153
35
52
408
581
11
108
4,321
1,360
240
57
53
.267
.369
.370
.739
554
62.8
.354
106
32.1
19Sam Chapman
S. Chapman
403
858
3,220
496
884
139
32
119
510
349
6
21
3,601
1,444
290
26
104
.275
.347
.448
.795
501
86.6
.367
110
46.5
20Dom DiMaggio
D. DiMaggio
388
981
3,924
721
1,154
224
41
62
443
538
23
75
4,527
1,646
327
42
70
.294
.382
.419
.802
663
147.6
.378
114
75.4
21Jim Russell
J. Russell
385
942
3,368
515
910
167
49
57
396
468
20
58
3,881
1,346
273
25
68
.270
.363
.400
.762
513
87
.362
111
48.4
22Frankie Hayes
F. Hayes
383
842
2,800
316
708
120
21
62
355
375
6
19
3,214
1,056
203
33
86
.253
.342
.377
.719
388
33.7
.342
100
3.5
23Andy Seminick
A. Seminick
374
593
1,791
240
433
64
15
70
249
255
19
15
2,083
737
149
18
58
.242
.342
.412
.754
267
32.2
.355
108
20.4
24Snuffy Stirnweiss
S. Stirnweiss
373
877
3,279
562
899
140
66
27
253
468
6
130
3,798
1,252
233
45
64
.274
.366
.382
.748
489
69.8
.357
112
49.8
25Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
373
840
3,106
511
883
179
42
102
533
482
16
35
3,611
1,452
323
7
90
.284
.383
.467
.851
583
183.9
.397
134
144.2
StatMuse has season-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1891 season.

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