what pitcher led the mlb in strikeouts in 1903

Rube Waddell struck out the most batters in 1903, with 302 strikeouts.

NAME SO SEASON TM G W L W% GS 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 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
302
1903
PHA PHA
39
21
16
.568
38
2.44
34
4
0
324.0
274
88
109
3
85
8
1
1,291
9
8.39
2.36
3.55
0.08
23.4
6.6
1.11
.303
3.03
80
1.87
62
7.61
41.9
2 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
267
1903
NYG NYG
45
30
13
.698
42
2.26
37
3
2
366.1
321
92
136
4
100
10
3
1,502
18
6.56
2.46
2.67
0.10
17.8
6.7
1.15
.283
3.34
70
2.34
72
7.89
37
3 Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
187
1903
DET DET
35
17
16
.515
34
2.29
34
4
0
307.0
247
78
104
3
95
5
1
1,223
7
5.48
2.79
1.97
0.09
15.3
7.8
1.11
.262
3.05
76
2.64
89
7.24
11.6
4 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
176
1903
PHA PHA
43
23
16
.590
40
2.38
33
3
0
336.0
317
89
128
5
65
23
2
1,363
8
4.71
1.74
2.71
0.13
12.9
4.8
1.14
.285
3.43
78
2.68
89
8.49
13.9
5 Cy Young
C. Young
176
1903
BSA BSA
40
28
9
.757
35
2.08
34
7
2
341.2
294
79
115
6
37
9
5
1,314
5
4.64
0.97
4.76
0.16
13.4
2.8
0.97
.265
3.03
70
2.35
80
7.74
22.2
6 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
171
1903
NYG NYG
55
31
20
.608
48
2.43
44
3
2
434.0
391
117
162
4
109
19
6
1,786
5
3.55
2.26
1.57
0.08
9.6
6.1
1.15
.261
3.36
75
2.97
91
8.11
13
7 George Mullin
G. Mullin
170
1903
DET DET
41
19
15
.559
36
2.25
31
6
2
320.2
284
80
128
4
106
8
5
1,312
6
4.77
2.98
1.60
0.11
13.0
8.1
1.22
.273
3.59
75
2.92
98
7.97
2.1
8 Jack Powell
J. Powell
169
1903
SLA SLA
38
15
19
.441
34
2.91
33
4
2
306.1
294
99
131
11
58
5
4
1,231
6
4.97
1.70
2.91
0.32
13.7
4.7
1.15
.286
3.85
102
2.73
97
8.64
1.1
9 Ned Garvin
N. Garvin
154
1903
BKN BKN
38
15
18
.455
34
3.08
30
2
2
298.0
277
102
163
2
84
13
4
1,216
9
4.65
2.54
1.83
0.06
12.7
6.9
1.21
.286
4.92
94
2.78
85
8.37
16.6
10 Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
148
1903
BSA BSA
37
21
13
.618
34
2.26
32
6
2
299.0
255
75
98
6
66
4
3
1,178
5
4.45
1.99
2.24
0.18
12.6
5.6
1.07
.261
2.95
76
2.73
93
7.68
7.1
11 Earl Moore
E. Moore
148
1903
CLE CLE
29
20
8
.714
27
1.74
27
3
0
247.2
196
48
88
0
62
5
2
969
8
5.38
2.25
2.39
0.00
15.3
6.4
1.04
.260
3.20
60
2.37
82
7.12
13.5
12 Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
147
1903
NYH NYH
40
21
15
.583
36
2.77
33
1
0
324.2
300
100
140
7
74
9
4
1,309
5
4.07
2.05
1.99
0.19
11.2
5.7
1.15
.273
3.88
87
2.89
91
8.32
13.1
13 Togie Pittinger
T. Pittinger
140
1903
BSN BSN
44
18
22
.450
39
3.48
35
3
1
351.2
396
136
205
12
143
17
5
1,505
14
3.58
3.66
0.98
0.31
9.3
9.5
1.53
.322
5.25
108
3.77
116
10.13
-20.9
14 Casey Patten
C. Patten
133
1903
WSH WSH
36
11
22
.333
34
3.60
32
0
1
300.0
313
120
163
11
80
4
2
1,253
4
3.99
2.40
1.66
0.33
10.6
6.4
1.31
.295
4.89
119
3.18
106
9.39
-5.1
15 Jake Weimer
J. Weimer
128
1903
CHC CHC
35
20
8
.714
33
2.30
27
3
0
282.0
241
72
111
4
104
11
2
1,184
5
4.09
3.32
1.23
0.13
10.8
8.8
1.22
.253
3.54
72
3.25
101
7.69
-2
16 Chief Bender
C. Bender
127
1903
PHA PHA
36
17
14
.548
33
3.07
29
2
0
270.0
239
92
115
6
65
25
2
1,099
6
4.23
2.17
1.95
0.20
11.6
5.9
1.13
.266
3.83
101
3.10
102
7.97
-0.9
17 Noodles Hahn
N. Hahn
127
1903
CIN CIN
34
22
12
.647
34
2.52
34
5
0
296.0
297
83
125
3
47
8
0
1,187
3
3.86
1.43
2.70
0.09
10.7
4.0
1.16
.293
3.80
71
2.58
72
9.03
33.9
18 Vic Willis
V. Willis
125
1903
BSN BSN
33
12
18
.400
32
2.98
29
2
0
278.0
256
92
121
3
88
10
1
1,117
4
4.05
2.85
1.42
0.10
11.2
7.9
1.24
.284
3.92
92
3.05
94
8.29
5.8
19 Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
123
1903
PIT PIT
36
25
9
.735
33
2.43
31
4
2
289.1
269
78
116
4
29
4
3
1,150
5
3.83
0.90
4.24
0.12
10.7
2.5
1.03
.268
3.61
74
2.42
74
8.37
27.6
20 Addie Joss
A. Joss
120
1903
CLE CLE
32
18
13
.581
31
2.19
31
3
0
283.2
232
69
105
3
37
9
1
1,087
5
3.81
1.17
3.24
0.10
11.0
3.4
0.95
.249
3.33
75
2.53
88
7.36
10.3
21 Doc White
D. White
114
1903
CWS CWS
37
17
16
.515
36
2.13
29
3
0
300.0
258
71
119
4
69
14
1
1,197
7
3.42
2.07
1.65
0.12
9.5
5.8
1.09
.255
3.57
76
3.00
107
7.74
-9.7
22 Bob Wicker
B. Wicker
113
1903
TOT
33
20
9
.690
27
2.96
24
1
1
252.0
240
83
115
3
77
3
6
1,034
8
4.04
2.75
1.47
0.11
10.9
7.4
1.26
.283
4.11
93
2.96
92
8.57
6.5
23 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
112
1903
BSA BSA
33
20
7
.741
31
2.57
25
5
0
244.2
232
70
95
5
60
9
2
999
2
4.12
2.21
1.87
0.18
11.2
6.0
1.19
.279
3.49
87
2.95
100
8.53
-0.3
24 Jesse Tannehill
J. Tannehill
106
1903
NYH NYH
32
15
15
.500
31
3.27
22
2
0
239.2
258
87
123
3
34
10
1
985
3
3.98
1.28
3.12
0.11
10.8
3.5
1.22
.306
4.62
102
2.58
81
9.69
17.4
25 Bob Ewing
B. Ewing
104
1903
CIN CIN
29
14
13
.519
28
2.77
27
1
1
246.2
254
76
127
3
64
10
1
1,034
4
3.79
2.34
1.63
0.11
10.1
6.2
1.29
.294
4.63
78
2.97
83
9.27
18.6

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