most strikes pitched in a seasons

Randy Johnson has the most strikes in a season, with 1,470 strikes in 1999.

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  • Data note: Strikes: player event data complete from 1974
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMESTRIKESEASONTMGSOHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1,470
1999
35
364
207
30
70
9
3
5.20
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1,442
1988
35
291
217
17
62
6
4
4.69
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1,428
2001
35
372
181
19
71
18
2
5.24
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1,428
1993
35
308
185
22
99
16
1
3.11
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1,407
2002
35
334
197
26
71
13
1
4.70
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,381
2009
35
269
219
20
63
6
5
4.27
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1,378
2000
35
347
202
23
76
6
1
4.57
8Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1,378
1998
35
300
236
23
61
6
3
4.92
9Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
1,369
1988
37
192
240
14
110
3
5
1.75
10Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1,360
2002
36
316
218
29
33
3
1
9.58
11Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1,359
1989
35
230
215
20
93
8
5
2.47
12Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,357
2011
34
250
174
24
57
3
0
4.39
13David Price
D. Price
1,356
2014
TOT
34
271
230
25
38
5
1
7.13
14Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1,344
1991
35
241
219
15
65
5
12
3.71
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1,343
2001
35
293
237
37
39
1
0
7.51
16David Cone
D. Cone
1,340
1992
TOT
35
261
201
15
111
12
7
2.35
17Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1,334
1989
32
301
162
17
98
9
3
3.07
18CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
1,330
2008
TOT
35
251
223
19
59
7
1
4.25
19Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1,322
1996
34
257
216
19
106
4
2
2.42
20Cal Eldred
C. Eldred
1,320
1993
36
180
232
32
91
10
5
1.98
21Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
1,308
1993
36
227
218
19
62
2
2
3.66
22Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1,304
2004
35
290
177
18
44
10
1
6.59
23Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
1,301
1989
36
193
209
13
43
2
6
4.49
24Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,295
2016
34
254
171
30
57
8
1
4.46
25Jack McDowell
J. McDowell
1,294
1992
34
178
247
21
75
7
9
2.37

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