who led mlb in strikeouts in 1943

Johnny Vander Meer fanned the most batters in 1943, with 174 strikeouts.

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1Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
174
1943
36
15
16
.484
36
2.87
21
3
0
289.0
228
92
102
5
162
3
0
1,204
6
5.42
5.04
1.07
0.16
14.5
13.5
1.35
.259
3.18
87
3.15
98
7.10
1.6
2Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
151
1943
34
11
12
.478
21
2.99
11
3
3
198.2
140
66
72
3
109
7
9
819
4
6.84
4.94
1.39
0.14
18.4
13.3
1.25
.250
3.26
96
2.84
89
6.34
7.5
3Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
144
1943
37
8
17
.320
25
3.04
10
1
1
195.2
163
66
88
3
111
0
9
850
3
6.62
5.11
1.30
0.14
16.9
13.1
1.40
.270
4.05
88
2.85
81
7.50
14.8
4Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
141
1943
37
21
8
.724
32
2.30
24
6
3
274.0
228
70
81
5
79
5
5
1,109
4
4.63
2.59
1.78
0.16
12.7
7.1
1.12
.254
2.66
67
2.54
76
7.49
24.4
5Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
134
1943
30
20
4
.833
30
1.64
20
5
0
253.0
197
46
62
5
54
4
0
989
3
4.77
1.92
2.48
0.18
13.5
5.5
0.99
.242
2.21
50
2.30
68
7.01
29.8
6Al Javery
A. Javery
134
1943
41
17
16
.515
35
3.21
19
5
0
303.0
288
108
130
13
99
4
5
1,286
2
3.98
2.94
1.35
0.39
10.4
7.7
1.28
.265
3.86
94
3.11
93
8.55
8.1
7Tommy Bridges
T. Bridges
124
1943
25
12
7
.632
22
2.39
11
3
0
191.2
159
51
57
9
61
0
3
774
3
5.82
2.86
2.03
0.42
16.0
7.9
1.15
.259
2.68
69
2.69
76
7.47
17.7
8Max Lanier
M. Lanier
123
1943
32
15
7
.682
25
1.90
14
2
3
213.1
195
45
62
3
75
2
5
882
0
5.19
3.16
1.64
0.13
13.9
8.5
1.27
.283
2.62
56
2.53
76
8.23
19.4
9Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
123
1943
TOT
38
13
13
.500
27
4.22
8
1
1
217.1
220
102
118
12
113
5
8
964
3
5.09
4.68
1.09
0.50
12.8
11.7
1.53
.293
4.89
126
3.63
108
9.11
-6.8
10Virgil Trucks
V. Trucks
118
1943
33
16
10
.615
25
2.84
10
2
2
202.2
170
64
72
11
52
1
6
817
1
5.24
2.31
2.27
0.49
14.4
6.4
1.10
.250
3.20
82
2.74
78
7.55
17.5
11Denny Galehouse
D. Galehouse
114
1943
31
11
11
.500
28
2.77
14
2
1
224.0
217
69
80
8
74
1
3
947
1
4.58
2.97
1.54
0.32
12.0
7.8
1.30
.279
3.21
82
2.87
83
8.72
14.8
12Tex Hughson
T. Hughson
114
1943
35
12
15
.444
32
2.64
20
4
2
266.0
242
78
87
23
73
2
3
1,080
0
3.86
2.47
1.56
0.78
10.6
6.8
1.18
.252
2.94
79
3.53
104
8.19
-3.7
13Hank Borowy
H. Borowy
113
1943
29
14
9
.609
27
2.82
14
3
0
217.1
195
68
75
11
72
2
1
896
4
4.68
2.98
1.57
0.46
12.6
8.0
1.23
.264
3.11
85
3.06
91
8.08
7.4
14Jesse Flores
J. Flores
113
1943
31
12
14
.462
27
3.11
13
0
0
231.1
208
80
88
13
70
5
4
959
2
4.40
2.72
1.61
0.51
11.8
7.3
1.20
.257
3.42
94
3.14
93
8.09
5.7
15Dizzy Trout
D. Trout
111
1943
44
20
12
.625
30
2.48
18
5
6
246.2
204
68
83
6
101
0
14
1,019
6
4.05
3.69
1.10
0.22
10.9
9.9
1.24
.247
3.03
72
3.06
87
7.44
13
16Kirby Higbe
K. Higbe
108
1943
35
13
10
.565
27
3.70
8
1
0
185.0
189
76
81
4
95
5
5
823
4
5.25
4.62
1.14
0.19
13.1
11.5
1.54
.303
3.94
109
3.15
95
9.19
3.4
17Butch Wensloff
B. Wensloff
105
1943
29
13
11
.542
27
2.54
18
1
1
223.1
179
63
80
7
70
1
1
905
2
4.23
2.82
1.50
0.28
11.6
7.7
1.11
.238
3.22
77
2.84
84
7.21
13.1
18Johnny Niggeling
J. Niggeling
97
1943
TOT
26
10
10
.500
26
2.59
12
3
0
201.1
149
58
67
7
74
6
0
823
4
4.34
3.31
1.31
0.31
11.8
9.0
1.11
.222
3.00
77
3.10
91
6.66
7.3
19Ken Chase
K. Chase
95
1943
TOT
28
4
16
.200
25
4.60
4
1
0
156.2
176
80
95
7
104
2
2
739
9
5.46
5.97
0.91
0.40
12.9
14.1
1.79
.318
5.46
134
3.81
113
10.11
-7.2
20Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
93
1943
35
15
12
.556
31
2.91
18
1
1
257.0
245
83
96
10
66
4
3
1,075
2
3.26
2.31
1.41
0.35
8.7
6.1
1.21
.261
3.36
88
3.02
93
8.58
6.5
21Al Gerheauser
A. Gerheauser
92
1943
38
10
19
.345
31
3.60
11
2
0
215.0
222
86
108
10
70
2
5
936
6
3.85
2.93
1.31
0.42
9.8
7.5
1.36
.278
4.52
107
3.17
97
9.29
2.6
22Roger Wolff
R. Wolff
91
1943
41
10
15
.400
26
3.54
13
2
6
221.0
232
87
97
11
72
4
14
937
3
3.71
2.93
1.26
0.45
9.7
7.7
1.38
.291
3.95
108
3.27
97
9.45
2.3
23Early Wynn
E. Wynn
89
1943
37
18
12
.600
33
2.91
12
3
0
256.2
232
83
97
15
83
1
4
1,067
2
3.12
2.91
1.07
0.53
8.3
7.8
1.23
.247
3.40
91
3.46
106
8.14
-6.4
24Hi Bithorn
H. Bithorn
86
1943
39
18
12
.600
30
2.60
19
7
2
249.2
227
72
79
8
65
2
7
1,020
3
3.10
2.34
1.32
0.29
8.4
6.4
1.17
.255
2.85
78
2.95
91
8.18
8.2
25Dick Barrett
D. Barrett
85
1943
TOT
38
10
13
.435
24
2.90
10
2
1
214.1
189
69
81
7
79
3
7
894
4
3.57
3.32
1.08
0.29
9.5
8.8
1.25
.253
3.40
87
3.20
98
7.94
1.7

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