which pitcher reached 1000 strikeouts in the least amount of time

Tom Browning pitched in 302 games when striking out 1,000+ batters in his career.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher reached 1000 or more strikeouts in the least amount of time in the regular season?
NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Tom Browning
T. Browning
302
1,000
123
90
.577
300
3.94
31
12
0
1921.0
1,931
841
913
236
511
32
1
61
8,066
25
4.69
2.39
1.96
1.11
12.4
6.3
1.27
.270
4.28
9.05
2Bill Lee
B. Lee
462
1,000
169
157
.518
379
3.54
182
29
13
2864.0
2,956
1,127
1,301
136
900
25
46
12,207
54
3.14
2.83
1.11
0.43
8.2
7.4
1.35
.278
4.09
9.29
3Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
174
1,001
46
36
.561
135
3.69
0
0
0
793.2
595
325
345
99
303
13
9
6
3,233
63
11.35
3.44
3.30
1.12
31.0
9.4
1.13
.273
3.91
6.75
4Joe Wood
J. Wood
225
1,002
117
57
.672
158
0.75
121
28
10
1433.1
1,133
497
10
424
52
58
43
6.29
2.66
2.36
0.06
7.4
1.09
.263
3.12
7.11
5Kirk McCaskill
K. McCaskill
380
1,003
106
108
.495
242
4.12
30
11
7
1729.0
1,748
791
877
154
665
34
55
35
7,405
72
5.22
3.46
1.51
0.80
13.5
9.0
1.40
.287
4.57
9.10
6Don McMahon
D. McMahon
874
1,003
90
68
.570
2
2.97
0
0
152
1310.2
1,054
432
482
104
579
34
505
83
5,501
74
6.89
3.98
1.73
0.71
18.2
10.5
1.25
.251
3.31
7.24
7Ralph Terry
R. Terry
338
1,003
107
99
.519
257
3.62
75
20
12
1849.1
1,748
744
844
216
446
24
37
27
7,598
17
4.88
2.17
2.25
1.05
13.2
5.9
1.19
.259
4.11
8.51
8Justin Masterson
J. Masterson
258
1,004
64
74
.464
184
4.31
7
4
0
1201.0
1,181
575
625
97
498
93
17
17
5,217
66
7.52
3.73
2.02
0.73
19.2
9.5
1.40
.308
4.68
8.85
9James Paxton
J. Paxton
177
1,005
73
41
.640
177
3.77
2
1
0
951.0
872
398
437
111
314
12
0
9
3,978
59
9.51
2.97
3.20
1.05
25.3
7.9
1.25
.300
4.14
8.25
10Michael Jackson
M. Jackson
1,005
1,006
62
67
.481
7
3.42
0
0
142
1188.1
983
452
492
127
464
56
422
80
4,966
39
7.62
3.51
2.17
0.96
20.3
9.3
1.22
.258
3.73
7.44
11Mark Davis
M. Davis
624
1,007
51
84
.378
85
4.17
4
2
96
1145.0
1,068
530
582
129
534
28
265
63
4,955
63
7.92
4.20
1.89
1.01
20.3
10.8
1.40
.288
4.57
8.39
12Lefty Tyler
L. Tyler
323
1,007
127
116
.523
267
2.69
181
30
6
2222.2
1,991
947
51
828
66
45
55
4.08
3.35
1.22
0.21
9.0
1.27
.267
3.83
8.06
13Ray Caldwell
R. Caldwell
343
1,007
134
120
.528
259
2.63
184
21
8
2239.2
2,094
975
59
740
65
65
32
4.05
2.97
1.36
0.24
7.9
1.27
.273
3.92
8.41
14George Earnshaw
G. Earnshaw
319
1,008
127
93
.577
249
4.38
115
18
12
1914.0
1,981
932
1,062
143
813
26
45
8,450
55
4.74
3.82
1.24
0.67
11.9
9.6
1.46
.285
4.99
9.32
15Mat Latos
M. Latos
197
1,011
71
59
.546
189
3.64
4
1
0
1153.1
1,042
466
503
116
353
22
3
26
4,791
34
7.89
2.75
2.86
0.91
21.1
7.4
1.21
.282
3.93
8.13
16Zane Smith
Z. Smith
360
1,011
100
115
.465
291
3.74
35
16
3
1919.1
1,980
797
933
122
583
31
16
55
8,077
28
4.74
2.73
1.73
0.57
12.5
7.2
1.34
.294
4.37
9.28
17Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
355
1,013
133
131
.504
330
3.30
90
20
1
2218.1
2,217
813
947
173
426
42
9
75
9,103
35
4.11
1.73
2.38
0.70
11.1
4.7
1.19
.274
3.84
8.99
18Jack Fisher
J. Fisher
400
1,016
86
139
.382
265
4.06
62
9
9
1975.2
2,062
891
1,024
193
605
52
65
39
8,446
56
4.63
2.76
1.68
0.88
12.0
7.2
1.35
.284
4.66
9.39
19Bill Doak
B. Doak
453
1,018
169
157
.518
369
2.99
162
34
16
2783.2
2,687
925
1,189
72
856
64
62
11,601
38
3.29
2.77
1.19
0.23
8.8
7.4
1.27
.273
3.84
8.69
20Clay Buchholz
C. Buchholz
236
1,024
90
69
.566
218
3.98
10
6
0
1332.1
1,272
589
644
139
458
49
7
11
5,607
30
6.92
3.09
2.24
0.94
18.3
8.2
1.30
.288
4.35
8.59
21Bryn Smith
B. Smith
365
1,028
108
94
.535
255
3.53
23
8
6
1791.1
1,725
702
809
140
432
48
39
43
7,434
33
5.16
2.17
2.38
0.70
13.8
5.8
1.20
.274
4.06
8.67
22Babe Adams
B. Adams
477
1,028
194
137
.586
351
2.32
204
44
16
2959.0
2,791
1,101
65
424
44
87
11,848
25
3.13
1.29
2.42
0.20
8.7
3.6
1.09
.265
3.35
8.49
23Rick Aguilera
R. Aguilera
732
1,030
86
81
.515
89
3.57
10
0
318
1291.1
1,233
512
568
138
351
36
557
42
5,391
53
7.18
2.45
2.93
0.96
19.1
6.5
1.23
.285
3.96
8.59
24Sidney Ponson
S. Ponson
298
1,031
91
113
.446
278
5.03
29
4
1
1760.1
2,004
983
1,051
223
609
45
7
19
7,676
53
5.27
3.11
1.69
1.14
13.4
7.9
1.48
.309
5.37
10.25
25Chief Bender
C. Bender
290
1,031
136
73
.651
207
1.39
146
26
28
1857.1
1,654
635
21
417
50
75
40
5.00
2.02
2.47
0.10
5.8
1.12
.285
3.08
8.01
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