who had the most strikeouts by a pitcher in 1978

J.R. Richard fanned the most hitters in 1978, with 303 strikeouts.

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1J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
303
1978
HOU HOU
36
18
11
.621
36
3.11
16
3
0
275.1
192
95
104
12
141
2
0
4
1,139
16
9.90
4.61
2.15
0.39
26.6
12.4
1.21
.264
3.40
94
2.50
74
6.28
26.9
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
260
1978
CAL CAL
31
10
13
.435
31
3.72
14
3
0
234.2
183
97
106
12
148
3
0
7
1,008
13
9.97
5.68
1.76
0.46
25.8
14.7
1.41
.292
4.07
103
2.95
79
7.02
20.3
3Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
248
1978
NYY NYY
35
25
3
.893
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
48
2.18
58
6.15
48.5
4Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
248
1978
ATL ATL
44
19
18
.514
42
2.88
22
4
1
334.1
295
107
129
16
102
13
1
5
1,389
11
6.68
2.75
2.43
0.43
17.9
7.3
1.19
.276
3.47
73
2.74
72
7.94
38.1
5Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
226
1978
CIN CIN
36
16
14
.533
36
2.88
8
1
0
259.2
218
83
97
26
89
0
0
11
1,075
6
7.83
3.08
2.54
0.90
21.0
8.3
1.18
.262
3.36
80
3.16
89
7.56
11.7
6Dennis Leonard
D. Leonard
183
1978
KCR KCR
40
21
17
.553
40
3.33
20
4
0
294.2
283
109
125
27
78
9
0
7
1,218
12
5.59
2.38
2.35
0.82
15.0
6.4
1.23
.278
3.82
88
3.41
91
8.64
11.5
7Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
182
1978
PIT PIT
34
14
10
.583
34
3.03
11
4
0
243.2
217
82
94
17
66
6
0
5
1,011
6
6.72
2.44
2.76
0.63
18.0
6.5
1.16
.270
3.47
83
2.87
80
8.02
19.6
8John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
177
1978
SFG SFG
36
11
9
.550
36
3.81
3
0
0
238.2
233
101
110
25
68
4
0
6
1,003
4
6.67
2.56
2.60
0.94
17.6
6.8
1.26
.285
4.15
109
3.36
99
8.79
0.4
9Vida Blue
V. Blue
171
1978
SFG SFG
35
18
10
.643
35
2.79
9
4
0
258.0
233
80
87
12
70
0
0
4
1,042
5
5.97
2.44
2.44
0.42
16.4
6.7
1.17
.280
3.03
80
2.67
79
8.13
21.1
10Mike Flanagan
M. Flanagan
167
1978
BAL BAL
40
19
15
.559
40
4.03
17
2
0
281.1
271
126
128
22
87
3
0
2
1,160
8
5.34
2.78
1.92
0.70
14.4
7.5
1.27
.283
4.09
113
3.36
90
8.67
11.2
11Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
162
1978
BOS BOS
35
20
8
.714
35
2.99
16
3
0
268.1
258
89
99
30
71
7
0
8
1,121
3
5.43
2.38
2.28
1.01
14.5
6.3
1.23
.268
3.32
74
3.69
94
8.65
6.8
12Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
161
1978
PHI PHI
34
16
13
.552
34
2.84
12
3
0
247.1
228
78
91
30
63
3
0
7
1,006
3
5.86
2.29
2.56
1.09
16.0
6.3
1.18
.264
3.31
78
3.65
101
8.30
-1
13Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
160
1978
NYM NYM
38
3
15
.167
32
3.75
3
0
2
235.1
221
98
110
17
84
8
6
11
986
5
6.12
3.21
1.90
0.65
16.2
8.5
1.30
.285
4.21
109
3.33
95
8.45
4.4
14Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
157
1978
TEX TEX
34
18
8
.692
30
3.04
16
4
0
249.0
228
84
92
21
41
3
3
2
990
2
5.67
1.48
3.83
0.76
15.9
4.1
1.08
.270
3.33
81
2.94
79
8.24
21.9
15Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
157
1978
TEX TEX
35
15
13
.536
33
2.27
18
2
1
270.0
252
68
93
14
51
4
2
4
1,097
8
5.23
1.70
3.08
0.47
14.3
4.6
1.12
.273
3.10
60
2.70
72
8.40
31.2
16Ken Kravec
K. Kravec
154
1978
CWS CWS
30
11
16
.407
30
4.08
7
2
0
203.0
188
92
104
22
95
10
0
1
890
7
6.83
4.21
1.62
0.98
17.3
10.7
1.39
.273
4.61
108
4.02
108
8.33
-7
17Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
154
1978
SDP SDP
37
21
6
.778
37
2.73
5
2
0
260.2
241
79
96
9
66
2
0
8
1,055
4
5.32
2.28
2.33
0.31
14.6
6.3
1.18
.282
3.31
82
2.62
77
8.32
23.5
18Don Sutton
D. Sutton
154
1978
LAD LAD
34
15
11
.577
34
3.55
12
2
0
238.1
228
94
109
29
54
5
0
7
990
6
5.82
2.04
2.85
1.10
15.6
5.5
1.18
.266
4.12
101
3.61
101
8.61
-0.9
19Pete Vuckovich
P. Vuckovich
149
1978
STL STL
45
12
12
.500
23
2.54
6
2
1
198.1
187
56
65
9
59
2
15
5
819
7
6.76
2.68
2.53
0.41
18.2
7.2
1.24
.297
2.95
70
2.58
75
8.49
18.8
20Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
147
1978
SFG SFG
36
17
11
.607
35
2.63
16
6
0
260.0
218
76
85
10
85
4
1
11
1,062
6
5.09
2.94
1.73
0.35
13.8
8.0
1.17
.255
2.94
75
2.97
88
7.55
12.1
21Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
142
1978
BAL BAL
40
16
11
.593
38
3.52
15
2
0
276.1
257
108
121
20
93
3
0
4
1,140
8
4.62
3.03
1.53
0.65
12.5
8.2
1.27
.269
3.94
98
3.53
95
8.37
5.8
22Tom Underwood
T. Underwood
139
1978
TOR TOR
31
6
14
.300
30
4.10
7
1
0
197.2
201
90
105
23
87
2
0
4
864
7
6.33
3.96
1.60
1.05
16.1
10.1
1.46
.290
4.78
105
4.03
104
9.15
-3.1
23Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
138
1978
BAL BAL
38
21
12
.636
38
2.46
19
6
0
296.0
246
81
94
19
97
1
0
1
1,197
5
4.20
2.95
1.42
0.58
11.5
8.1
1.16
.241
2.86
69
3.47
93
7.48
8.2
24Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
137
1978
CAL CAL
33
18
12
.600
33
3.65
10
4
0
239.0
239
97
108
26
60
9
0
7
1,014
5
5.16
2.26
2.28
0.98
13.5
5.9
1.25
.272
4.07
101
3.71
100
9.00
0.2
25Don Robinson
D. Robinson
135
1978
PIT PIT
35
14
6
.700
32
3.47
9
1
1
228.1
203
88
98
20
57
3
1
4
937
9
5.32
2.25
2.37
0.79
14.4
6.1
1.14
.253
3.86
95
3.32
92
8.00
7.3
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