the most strikeouts in a season by a pitcher who allowed less than 70 walks walks

Guy Hecker has fanned the most hitters with <70 walks allowed in a season, with 385 strikeouts in 1884.

NAME SO BB SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Guy Hecker
G. Hecker
385
56
1884
LOU
75
52
20
.722
73
1.80
72
6
0
670.2
526
134
230
4
16
2
2,649
27
5.17
0.75
6.88
0.05
14.5
2.1
0.87
.239
3.09
57
2.53
80
7.06
43
2 Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
369
63
1884
BUF
72
46
22
.676
72
1.99
71
12
0
636.1
566
141
254
23
0
2,554
16
5.22
0.89
5.86
0.33
14.4
2.5
0.99
3.59
64
2.88
82
8.01
50.9
3 Jim Whitney
J. Whitney
345
35
1883
BSN BSN
62
37
21
.638
56
2.24
54
1
2
514.0
492
128
258
7
5
2,101
37
6.04
0.61
9.86
0.12
16.4
1.7
1.03
4.52
74
2.29
75
8.61
39.8
4 Charlie Sweeney
C. Sweeney
337
42
1884
TOT
60
41
15
.732
56
1.70
53
6
1
492.0
360
93
182
6
4
1,909
21
6.16
0.77
8.02
0.11
17.7
2.2
0.82
3.33
58
2.32
81
6.59
26.9
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
326
48
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
3
0
0
817
4
13.82
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
6 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
319
58
1997
PHI PHI
35
17
11
.607
35
2.97
7
2
0
254.1
208
84
96
25
5
0
3
1,009
5
11.29
2.05
5.50
0.88
31.6
5.7
1.05
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8
7 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
316
33
2002
ARI ARI
36
23
7
.767
35
3.23
5
1
0
259.1
218
93
95
29
3
0
1
1,017
6
10.97
1.15
9.58
1.01
31.1
3.2
0.97
.297
3.30
75
2.39
55
7.57
54.3
8 Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
315
56
1883
PRO
76
48
25
.658
68
2.05
66
4
1
632.1
563
144
275
7
8
2,540
36
4.48
0.80
5.63
0.10
12.4
2.2
0.98
3.91
68
2.67
88
8.01
17.8
9 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
313
37
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
9
1
1
835
6
13.20
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
10 Chris Sale
C. Sale
308
43
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
8
0
0
851
3
12.93
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
11 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
306
58
1963
LAD LAD
40
25
5
.833
40
1.88
20
11
0
311.0
214
65
68
18
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
62
1.85
62
6.19
41.9
12 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
305
67
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
1.90
13
4
0
241.1
158
51
65
16
9
0
5
947
3
11.37
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
13 Ed Morris
E. Morris
302
51
1884
COL
52
34
13
.723
52
2.18
47
3
0
429.2
335
104
159
3
13
0
1,703
22
6.33
1.07
5.92
0.06
17.7
3.0
0.90
.249
3.33
71
2.41
80
7.02
23.3
14 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
301
42
2015
LAD LAD
33
16
7
.696
33
2.13
4
3
0
232.2
163
55
62
15
5
0
1
890
9
11.64
1.62
7.17
0.58
33.8
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
57
1.98
52
6.31
47.7
15 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
300
42
2019
HOU HOU
34
21
6
.778
34
2.58
2
1
0
223.0
137
64
66
36
6
0
0
847
4
12.11
1.70
7.14
1.45
35.4
5.0
0.80
.218
2.66
57
3.26
72
5.53
31.5
16 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
300
51
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
12
0
4
866
4
12.24
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
17 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
300
61
1998
PHI PHI
35
15
14
.517
35
3.25
15
2
0
268.2
236
97
101
23
6
0
3
1,089
12
10.05
2.04
4.92
0.77
27.5
5.6
1.11
.305
3.38
76
2.76
65
7.91
45.1
18 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
294
65
1995
SEA SEA
30
18
2
.900
30
2.48
6
3
0
214.1
159
59
65
12
6
0
1
866
5
12.35
2.73
4.52
0.50
33.9
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
53
2.08
44
6.68
62
19 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
293
39
2001
ARI ARI
35
22
6
.786
35
2.98
6
1
0
256.2
237
85
86
37
1
0
0
1,021
4
10.27
1.37
7.51
1.30
28.7
3.8
1.08
.307
3.02
66
3.10
70
8.31
38
20 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
292
68
1997
TOR TOR
34
21
7
.750
34
2.05
9
3
0
264.0
204
60
65
9
12
0
1
1,044
4
9.95
2.32
4.29
0.31
28.0
6.5
1.03
.294
2.22
45
2.24
50
6.95
66.3
21 Jack Lynch
J. Lynch
292
42
1884
NYM
55
37
15
.712
53
2.67
53
5
0
496.0
420
147
225
10
10
2
2,002
30
5.30
0.76
6.95
0.18
14.6
2.1
0.93
.249
4.08
84
2.67
85
7.62
23.5
22 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
291
62
1988
BOS BOS
35
18
12
.600
35
2.93
14
8
0
264.0
217
86
93
17
6
0
4
1,063
4
9.92
2.11
4.69
0.58
27.4
5.8
1.06
.291
3.17
72
2.17
56
7.40
50.5
23 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
290
37
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
8
0
0
833
5
12.20
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
24 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
290
44
2004
ARI ARI
35
16
14
.533
35
2.60
4
2
0
245.2
177
71
88
18
10
0
1
964
3
10.62
1.61
6.59
0.66
30.1
4.6
0.90
.264
3.22
57
2.29
51
6.48
59.7
25 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
289
61
1971
NYM NYM
36
20
10
.667
35
1.76
21
4
0
286.1
210
56
61
18
4
1
2
1,103
5
9.08
1.92
4.74
0.57
26.2
5.5
0.95
.263
1.92
52
1.93
58
6.60
44.5

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
13
.629
Phillies Phillies
19
15
.559
2.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
21
14
.600
Reds Reds
18
17
.514
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
23
11
.676
Padres Padres
22
11
.667
0.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
15
.559
Red Sox Red Sox
18
18
.500
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
22
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.629
Guardians Guardians
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.588
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Mariners Mariners
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.606
Athletics Athletics
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.543
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/19
MIN MIN
@
ATL ATL
2-6
Sat
4/19
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
5-4
Sat
4/19
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
24-2
Sat
4/19
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
7-5
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4/19
CWS CWS
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BOS BOS
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
LAD LAD
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Mon
5/5
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Mon
5/5
SDP SDP
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Mon
5/5
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
5/5
CWS CWS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM