most games with 3+ ks in a season by a braves pitcher

Phil Niekro has the most games pitched for the Braves with 3+ strikeouts in a season, with 41 games in 1978.

NAME G SO SEASON TM W L W% 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 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
41
243
1978
ATL ATL
17
18
.486
39
2.76
21
3
1
316.0
276
97
118
13
99
13
1
5
1,311
11
6.92
2.82
2.45
0.37
18.5
7.6
1.19
.279
3.36
7.86
2 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
40
201
1979
ATL ATL
20
18
.526
40
3.13
22
1
0
319.2
283
111
137
35
102
10
0
8
1,328
17
5.66
2.87
1.97
0.99
15.1
7.7
1.20
.253
3.86
7.97
3 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
38
255
1977
ATL ATL
15
16
.484
38
3.55
19
2
0
307.0
279
121
137
22
151
7
0
12
1,311
16
7.48
4.43
1.69
0.64
19.5
11.5
1.40
.293
4.02
8.18
4 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
35
241
1997
ATL ATL
15
12
.556
35
3.02
7
2
0
256.0
234
86
97
21
63
1
0
9
1,043
10
8.47
2.21
3.83
0.74
23.1
6.0
1.16
.297
3.41
8.23
5 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
35
276
1996
ATL ATL
24
8
.750
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
6 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
34
204
1998
ATL ATL
18
9
.667
34
2.22
9
5
0
251.0
201
62
75
13
45
7
0
10
987
4
7.31
1.61
4.53
0.47
20.7
4.6
0.98
.262
2.69
7.21
7 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
34
214
1992
ATL ATL
15
11
.577
34
2.73
9
3
0
243.2
200
74
86
16
78
5
0
5
1,003
15
7.90
2.88
2.74
0.59
21.3
7.8
1.14
.267
3.18
7.39
8 Tony Cloninger
T. Cloninger
34
203
1965
MIL MIL
22
10
.688
34
3.13
15
1
0
253.0
225
88
100
17
106
3
0
4
1,067
19
7.22
3.77
1.92
0.60
19.0
9.9
1.31
.282
3.56
8.00
9 John Burkett
J. Burkett
33
185
2001
ATL ATL
12
11
.522
33
2.91
1
1
0
213.1
180
69
78
16
66
6
0
13
875
5
7.80
2.78
2.80
0.68
21.1
7.5
1.15
.272
3.29
7.59
10 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
33
192
1993
ATL ATL
19
8
.704
33
2.21
8
1
0
248.2
205
61
73
11
48
6
0
6
985
5
6.95
1.74
4.00
0.40
19.5
4.9
1.02
.266
2.64
7.42
11 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
33
167
1980
ATL ATL
14
13
.519
33
3.03
11
3
0
252.2
215
85
91
23
75
3
0
1
1,021
8
5.95
2.67
2.23
0.82
16.4
7.3
1.15
.255
3.24
7.66
12 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
32
281
2023
ATL ATL
19
5
.792
32
3.86
0
0
0
186.2
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
13.55
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
7.04
13 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
32
215
2021
ATL ATL
14
5
.737
32
3.36
0
0
0
185.0
132
69
71
15
56
17
0
1
747
5
10.46
2.72
3.84
0.73
28.8
7.5
1.02
.264
3.45
6.42
14 Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
32
238
2009
ATL ATL
15
10
.600
32
2.87
3
0
0
219.1
181
70
75
20
44
4
0
2
874
6
9.77
1.81
5.41
0.82
27.2
5.0
1.03
.283
3.08
7.43
15 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
32
165
1976
ATL ATL
17
7
.708
32
3.02
10
2
0
241.2
211
81
95
15
87
8
0
6
1,021
13
6.14
3.24
1.90
0.56
16.2
8.5
1.23
.263
3.54
7.86
16 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
32
186
1969
ATL ATL
21
10
.677
31
2.39
20
3
0
256.0
203
68
80
19
51
4
1
6
1,016
17
6.54
1.79
3.65
0.67
18.3
5.0
0.99
.243
2.81
7.14
17 Tony Cloninger
T. Cloninger
32
167
1966
ATL ATL
13
8
.619
32
3.95
11
1
0
230.1
215
101
112
23
105
4
0
9
1,001
26
6.53
4.10
1.59
0.90
16.7
10.5
1.39
.274
4.38
8.40
18 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
32
182
1950
BSN BSN
19
12
.613
32
2.83
23
1
0
260.2
204
82
94
20
94
1
0
1,056
8
6.28
3.25
1.94
0.69
17.2
8.9
1.14
.242
3.25
7.04
19 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
32
161
1915
BSN BSN
12
13
.480
22
2.32
15
3
4
228.2
180
59
79
3
44
8
9
879
2
6.34
1.73
3.66
0.12
18.3
5.0
0.98
.267
3.11
7.08
20 Julio Teheran
J. Teheran
31
169
2015
ATL ATL
11
7
.611
31
3.74
0
0
0
190.1
175
79
88
24
66
9
0
2
795
1
7.99
3.12
2.56
1.13
21.3
8.3
1.27
.287
4.16
8.27
21 Tommy Hanson
T. Hanson
31
169
2010
ATL ATL
9
10
.474
31
2.69
1
0
0
190.2
158
57
68
12
50
12
0
3
780
3
7.98
2.36
3.38
0.57
21.7
6.4
1.09
.272
3.21
7.46
22 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
31
195
2007
ATL ATL
13
8
.619
31
3.11
0
0
0
199.2
190
69
74
18
46
4
0
9
827
8
8.79
2.07
4.24
0.81
23.6
5.6
1.18
.305
3.34
8.56
23 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
31
206
2006
ATL ATL
16
7
.696
31
2.86
3
1
0
217.1
195
69
70
21
47
7
0
4
883
5
8.53
1.95
4.38
0.87
23.3
5.3
1.11
.289
2.90
8.08
24 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
31
184
2000
ATL ATL
17
7
.708
31
2.84
6
3
0
225.1
201
71
79
15
40
9
0
11
913
0
7.35
1.60
4.60
0.60
20.2
4.4
1.07
.280
3.16
8.03
25 Kevin Millwood
K. Millwood
31
201
1999
ATL ATL
17
7
.708
31
2.68
2
0
0
215.0
159
64
73
23
53
3
0
1
851
4
8.41
2.22
3.79
0.96
23.6
6.2
0.99
.238
3.06
6.66
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