which pitcher had the most wins while having less than 100 ks in a single season after 1961

Since 1962, Denny McLain has the most wins with fewer than 100 strikeouts in a season, with 31 wins in 1968.

NAME W SO SEASON TM L W% G 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 H/9
1 Denny McLain
D. McLain
31
280
1968
DET DET
6
.838
41
41
1.96
28
6
0
336.0
241
73
86
31
63
6
0
2
1,288
3
7.50
1.69
4.44
0.83
21.7
4.9
0.90
.231
2.30
6.46
2 Bob Welch
B. Welch
27
127
1990
OAK OAK
6
.818
35
35
2.95
2
2
0
238.0
214
78
90
26
77
5
0
4
979
2
4.80
2.91
1.65
0.98
13.0
7.9
1.22
.253
3.40
8.09
3 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
27
310
1972
PHI PHI
10
.730
41
41
1.97
30
8
0
346.1
257
76
84
17
87
1
0
8
1,351
8
8.06
2.26
3.56
0.44
22.9
6.4
0.99
.256
2.18
6.68
4 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
27
317
1966
LAD LAD
9
.750
41
41
1.73
27
5
0
323.0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
6.72
5 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
26
217
1968
SFG SFG
9
.743
38
38
2.43
30
5
0
325.2
295
88
106
21
46
6
0
9
1,307
8
6.00
1.27
4.72
0.58
16.6
3.5
1.05
.269
2.93
8.15
6 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
26
382
1965
LAD LAD
8
.765
43
41
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
5.79
7 Steve Stone
S. Stone
25
149
1980
BAL BAL
7
.781
37
37
3.23
9
1
0
250.2
224
90
103
22
101
6
0
3
1,048
7
5.35
3.63
1.48
0.79
14.2
9.6
1.30
.262
3.70
8.04
8 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
25
248
1978
NYY NYY
3
.893
35
35
1.74
16
9
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
6.15
9 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
25
225
1974
TEX TEX
12
.676
41
41
2.82
29
6
0
328.1
286
103
117
27
45
8
0
3
1,305
4
6.17
1.23
5.00
0.74
17.2
3.4
1.01
.259
3.21
7.84
10 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
25
143
1974
OAK OAK
12
.676
41
41
2.49
23
6
0
318.1
268
88
97
25
46
4
0
2
1,240
1
4.04
1.30
3.11
0.71
11.5
3.7
0.99
.238
2.74
7.58
11 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
25
308
1971
DET DET
14
.641
45
45
2.92
29
4
0
376.0
336
122
133
36
92
7
0
2
1,538
7
7.37
2.20
3.35
0.86
20.0
6.0
1.14
.274
3.18
8.04
12 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
25
208
1969
NYM NYM
7
.781
36
35
2.21
18
5
0
273.1
202
67
75
24
82
7
1
9
1,089
8
6.85
2.70
2.54
0.79
19.1
7.5
1.04
.232
2.47
6.65
13 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
25
205
1966
MIN MIN
13
.658
41
41
2.75
19
3
0
304.1
271
93
114
29
55
3
0
4
1,228
12
6.06
1.63
3.73
0.86
16.7
4.5
1.07
.259
3.37
8.01
14 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
25
222
1966
SFG SFG
6
.806
37
36
2.23
25
4
0
307.1
228
76
88
32
36
5
1
3
1,180
3
6.50
1.05
6.17
0.94
18.8
3.1
0.86
.221
2.58
6.68
15 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
25
306
1963
LAD LAD
5
.833
40
40
1.88
20
11
0
311.0
214
65
68
18
58
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
6.19
16 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
25
248
1963
SFG SFG
8
.758
41
40
2.41
18
5
0
321.1
259
86
102
27
61
2
1
6
1,271
2
6.95
1.71
4.07
0.76
19.5
4.8
1.00
.249
2.86
7.25
17 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
25
232
1962
LAD LAD
9
.735
43
41
2.83
19
2
1
314.1
272
99
122
21
78
11
2
12
1,289
8
6.64
2.23
2.97
0.60
18.0
6.1
1.11
.265
3.49
7.79
18 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
24
250
2011
DET DET
5
.828
34
34
2.40
4
2
0
251.0
174
67
73
24
57
3
0
0
969
7
8.96
2.04
4.39
0.86
25.8
5.9
0.92
.236
2.62
6.24
19 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
24
334
2002
ARI ARI
5
.828
35
35
2.32
8
4
0
260.0
197
67
78
26
71
13
0
1
1,035
3
11.56
2.46
4.70
0.90
32.3
6.9
1.03
.289
2.70
6.82
20 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
24
276
1996
ATL ATL
8
.750
35
35
2.94
6
2
0
253.2
199
83
93
19
55
2
0
3
995
10
9.79
1.95
5.02
0.67
27.7
5.5
1.00
.280
3.30
7.06
21 Frank Viola
F. Viola
24
193
1988
MIN MIN
7
.774
35
35
2.64
7
2
0
255.1
236
75
80
20
54
3
0
2
1,031
5
6.80
1.90
3.57
0.70
18.7
5.2
1.14
.284
2.82
8.32
22 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
24
238
1986
BOS BOS
4
.857
33
33
2.48
10
1
0
254.0
179
70
77
21
67
4
0
0
997
11
8.43
2.37
3.55
0.74
23.9
6.7
0.97
.237
2.73
6.34
23 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
24
268
1985
NYM NYM
4
.857
35
35
1.53
16
8
0
276.2
198
47
51
13
69
2
0
4
1,065
6
8.72
2.24
3.88
0.42
25.2
6.5
0.97
.259
1.66
6.44
24 LaMarr Hoyt
L. Hoyt
24
148
1983
CWS CWS
10
.706
36
36
3.66
11
1
0
260.2
236
106
115
27
31
1
0
4
1,034
1
5.11
1.07
4.77
0.93
14.3
3.0
1.02
.253
3.97
8.15
25 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
24
286
1980
PHI PHI
9
.727
38
38
2.34
13
3
0
304.0
243
79
87
15
90
2
0
12
1,228
17
8.47
2.66
3.18
0.44
23.3
7.3
1.10
.273
2.58
7.19
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