who has the most strikeouts in a single season as a pitcher since 1900

Since 1900, Nolan Ryan has struck out the most batters in a season, with 383 strikeouts in 1973.

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1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
383
1973
CAL CAL
41
21
16
.568
39
2.87
26
4
1
326.0
238
104
113
18
162
7
2
2
1,355
15
10.57
4.47
2.36
0.50
28.3
12.0
1.23
.280
3.12
80
2.48
69
6.57
40.9
2Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
382
1965
LAD LAD
43
26
8
.765
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
63
1.93
61
5.79
47.9
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
372
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
34
2.49
3
2
0
249.2
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
13.41
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
367
1974
CAL CAL
42
22
16
.579
41
2.89
26
3
0
332.2
221
107
127
18
202
9
1
3
1,392
9
9.93
5.46
1.82
0.49
26.4
14.5
1.27
.255
3.44
85
2.97
84
5.98
20.2
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
364
1999
ARI ARI
35
17
9
.654
35
2.48
12
2
0
271.2
207
75
86
30
70
9
0
3
1,079
4
12.06
2.32
5.20
0.99
33.7
6.5
1.02
.292
2.85
53
2.75
59
6.86
57.2
6Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
349
1904
PHA PHA
46
25
19
.568
46
1.62
39
8
0
383.0
307
69
109
5
91
14
0
1,496
8
8.20
2.14
3.84
0.12
23.3
6.1
1.04
.291
2.56
61
1.59
62
7.21
41.5
7Bob Feller
B. Feller
348
1946
CLE CLE
48
26
15
.634
42
2.18
36
10
4
371.1
277
90
101
11
153
3
5
1,512
3
8.43
3.71
2.27
0.27
23.0
10.1
1.16
.267
2.45
65
2.16
65
6.71
48.3
8Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
347
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
8
3
0
248.2
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
12.56
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
9Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
341
1977
CAL CAL
37
19
16
.543
37
2.77
22
4
0
299.0
198
92
110
12
204
9
0
7
1,272
21
10.26
6.14
1.67
0.36
26.8
16.0
1.34
.263
3.31
72
3.11
79
5.96
27.9
10Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
334
2002
ARI ARI
35
24
5
.828
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
54
2.65
61
6.82
47
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
329
1998
TOT
34
19
11
.633
34
3.28
10
6
0
244.1
203
89
102
23
86
14
0
1
1,014
7
12.12
3.17
3.83
0.85
32.4
8.5
1.18
.320
3.76
72
2.89
65
7.48
42.2
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
329
1972
CAL CAL
39
19
16
.543
39
2.28
20
9
0
284.0
166
72
80
14
157
10
0
4
1,154
18
10.43
4.98
2.10
0.44
28.5
13.6
1.14
.236
2.54
79
2.48
83
5.26
16.6
13Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
327
1976
CAL CAL
39
17
18
.486
39
3.36
21
7
0
284.1
193
106
117
13
183
5
0
2
1,196
5
10.35
5.79
1.79
0.41
27.3
15.3
1.32
.269
3.70
99
2.91
85
6.11
16.5
14Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
326
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
13.82
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
15Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
325
1965
CLE CLE
42
17
11
.607
35
2.18
14
3
4
273.0
178
66
80
9
132
6
5
7
1,116
17
10.71
4.35
2.46
0.30
29.1
11.8
1.14
.262
2.64
63
2.08
58
5.87
45.4
16Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
319
1997
PHI PHI
35
17
11
.607
35
2.97
7
2
0
254.1
208
84
96
25
58
5
0
3
1,009
5
11.29
2.05
5.50
0.88
31.6
5.7
1.05
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8
17Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
317
1966
LAD LAD
41
27
9
.750
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
53
2.07
65
6.72
41.8
18Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
316
2002
ARI ARI
36
23
7
.767
35
3.23
5
1
0
259.1
218
93
95
29
33
3
0
1
1,017
6
10.97
1.15
9.58
1.01
31.1
3.2
0.97
.297
3.30
75
2.39
55
7.57
54.3
19Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
313
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
13.20
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
20J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
313
1979
HOU HOU
38
18
13
.581
38
2.71
19
4
0
292.1
220
88
98
13
98
3
0
5
1,175
19
9.64
3.02
3.19
0.40
26.6
8.3
1.09
.277
3.02
78
2.19
62
6.77
45.6
21Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
313
1910
WSH WSH
45
25
17
.595
42
1.36
38
8
1
370.0
262
56
92
1
76
13
3
1,367
21
7.61
1.85
4.12
0.02
22.9
5.6
0.91
.271
2.24
56
1.39
56
6.37
45.2
22Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
310
1972
PHI PHI
41
27
10
.730
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
56
2.00
59
6.68
53.5
23Chris Sale
C. Sale
308
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
12.93
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
24Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
308
1993
SEA SEA
35
19
8
.704
34
3.24
10
3
1
255.1
185
92
97
22
99
16
1
1
1,043
8
10.86
3.49
3.11
0.78
29.5
9.5
1.11
.273
3.42
74
3.04
70
6.52
36.2
25Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
308
1971
DET DET
45
25
14
.641
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
83
2.84
78
8.04
32.5
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