what mlb pitcher has the highest strikeout rate in a single season with at least 20 starts

Matt Kilroy has fanned the most batters with 20+ starts in a season, with 513 strikeouts in his rookie season in 1886.

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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Matt Kilroy
M. Kilroy
513
68
1886
BAL BAL
68
29
34
.460
3.37
66
5
0
583.0
476
218
350
10
182
19
0
2,469
61
7.92
2.81
2.82
0.15
20.8
7.4
1.13
.267
5.40
100
2.60
77
7.35
47
2 Toad Ramsey
T. Ramsey
499
67
1886
LOU
67
38
27
.585
2.45
66
3
0
588.2
447
160
297
3
207
12
0
2,477
35
7.63
3.16
2.41
0.05
20.1
8.4
1.11
.253
4.54
71
2.59
76
6.83
54.7
3 Hugh Daily
H. Daily
483
58
1884
TOT
58
28
28
.500
2.43
56
5
0
500.2
446
135
268
11
72
0
2,076
50
8.68
1.29
6.71
0.20
23.3
3.5
1.03
4.82
81
2.06
79
8.02
27.4
4 Dupee Shaw
D. Shaw
451
66
1884
TOT
67
30
33
.476
2.30
60
5
0
543.1
446
139
281
9
109
1
2,244
24
7.47
1.81
4.14
0.15
20.1
4.9
1.02
4.65
77
2.43
81
7.39
29
5 Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
441
73
1884
PRO
75
59
12
.831
1.38
73
11
2
678.2
528
104
216
18
98
2
2,672
34
5.85
1.30
4.50
0.24
16.5
3.7
0.92
2.86
48
2.75
84
7.00
31.9
6 Charlie Buffinton
C. Buffinton
417
67
1884
BSN BSN
67
48
16
.750
2.15
63
8
0
587.0
506
140
225
15
76
0
2,383
24
6.39
1.17
5.49
0.23
17.5
3.2
0.99
3.45
74
2.57
77
7.76
46.8
7 Guy Hecker
G. Hecker
385
73
1884
LOU
75
52
20
.722
1.80
72
6
0
670.2
526
134
230
4
56
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
8 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
383
39
1973
CAL CAL
41
21
16
.568
2.87
26
4
1
326.0
238
104
113
18
162
7
2
2
1,355
15
10.57
4.47
2.36
0.50
28.3
12.0
1.23
.280
3.12
80
2.48
69
6.57
40.9
9 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
382
41
1965
LAD LAD
43
26
8
.765
2.04
27
8
2
335.2
216
76
90
26
71
5
2
4
1,297
11
10.24
1.90
5.38
0.70
29.5
5.5
0.86
.234
2.41
63
1.93
61
5.79
47.9
10 Bill Sweeney
B. Sweeney
374
60
1884
BLU
62
40
21
.656
2.59
58
4
0
538.0
522
155
294
13
74
2
2,270
43
6.26
1.24
5.05
0.22
16.5
3.3
1.11
4.92
80
2.61
93
8.73
19.5
11 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
372
34
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
2.49
3
2
0
249.2
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
13.41
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
12 Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
369
72
1884
BUF
72
46
22
.676
1.99
71
12
0
636.1
566
141
254
23
63
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
13 Mark Baldwin
M. Baldwin
368
59
1889
COL
63
27
34
.443
3.61
54
6
1
513.2
458
206
358
9
274
20
4
2,275
83
6.45
4.80
1.34
0.16
16.2
12.0
1.43
.280
6.27
100
3.52
98
8.02
-3
14 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
367
41
1974
CAL CAL
42
22
16
.579
2.89
26
3
0
332.2
221
107
127
18
202
9
1
3
1,392
9
9.93
5.46
1.82
0.49
26.4
14.5
1.27
.255
3.44
85
2.97
84
5.98
20.2
15 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
364
35
1999
ARI ARI
35
17
9
.654
2.48
12
2
0
271.2
207
75
86
30
70
9
0
3
1,079
4
12.06
2.32
5.20
0.99
33.7
6.5
1.02
.292
2.85
53
2.75
59
6.86
57.2
16 Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
359
68
1883
NYM
68
41
27
.603
2.41
68
5
0
619.0
488
166
244
6
108
0
2,517
27
5.22
1.57
3.32
0.09
14.3
4.3
0.96
3.55
72
2.74
82
7.10
45.1
17 Toad Ramsey
T. Ramsey
355
64
1887
LOU
65
37
27
.578
3.43
61
0
0
561.0
544
214
358
9
167
16
1
2,430
46
5.70
2.68
2.13
0.14
14.6
6.9
1.27
.284
5.74
78
3.20
76
8.73
64.2
18 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
349
46
1904
PHA PHA
46
25
19
.568
1.62
39
8
0
383.0
307
69
109
5
91
14
0
1,496
8
8.20
2.14
3.84
0.12
23.3
6.1
1.04
.291
2.56
61
1.59
62
7.21
41.5
19 Bob Feller
B. Feller
348
42
1946
CLE CLE
48
26
15
.634
2.18
36
10
4
371.1
277
90
101
11
153
3
5
1,512
3
8.43
3.71
2.27
0.27
23.0
10.1
1.16
.267
2.45
65
2.16
65
6.71
48.3
20 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
347
35
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
2.64
8
3
0
248.2
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
12.56
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
21 Hardie Henderson
H. Henderson
346
52
1884
BLA BLA
52
27
23
.540
2.62
50
4
0
439.1
382
128
235
9
116
16
0
1,900
45
7.09
2.38
2.98
0.18
18.2
6.1
1.13
.264
4.81
81
2.87
89
7.83
16.5
22 Mickey Welch
M. Welch
345
65
1884
NYG NYG
65
39
21
.650
2.50
62
4
0
557.1
528
155
275
12
146
1
2,370
39
5.57
2.36
2.36
0.19
14.6
6.2
1.21
4.44
85
3.10
92
8.53
14.6
23 Jim Whitney
J. Whitney
345
56
1883
BSN BSN
62
37
21
.638
2.24
54
1
2
514.0
492
128
258
7
35
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
24 Jim McCormick
J. McCormick
343
65
1884
TOT
66
40
25
.615
2.37
63
10
0
569.0
508
150
263
19
89
2
2,336
15
5.43
1.41
3.85
0.30
14.7
3.8
1.05
4.16
80
2.97
94
8.04
9.6
25 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
341
37
1977
CAL CAL
37
19
16
.543
2.77
22
4
0
299.0
198
92
110
12
204
9
0
7
1,272
21
10.26
6.14
1.67
0.36
26.8
16.0
1.34
.263
3.31
72
3.11
79
5.96
27.9

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
50
35
.588
Mets Mets
48
37
.565
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
50
35
.588
Brewers Brewers
47
37
.560
2.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
54
32
.628
Padres Padres
45
39
.536
8.0
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Yankees Yankees
48
37
.565
Blue Jays Blue Jays
47
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.553
1.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
53
32
.624
Guardians Guardians
40
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.482
12.0
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.600
Mariners Mariners
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.518
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