what pitchers have the most strikes in a season

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

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