most games with 4+ ks in a season by a braves pitcher

Phil Niekro has the most games pitched for the Braves with 4+ strikeouts in a season, with 39 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
39
237
1978
ATL ATL
16
17
.485
37
2.68
21
3
1
305.1
264
91
110
12
89
13
1
3
1,258
10
6.99
2.62
2.66
0.35
18.8
7.1
1.16
.278
3.24
7.78
2 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
34
273
1996
ATL ATL
23
8
.742
34
2.94
6
2
0
247.2
193
81
91
19
52
2
0
3
969
9
9.92
1.89
5.25
0.69
28.2
5.4
0.99
.279
3.31
7.01
3 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
34
243
1977
ATL ATL
15
13
.536
34
3.42
19
2
0
279.1
251
106
121
20
137
7
0
9
1,191
15
7.83
4.41
1.77
0.64
20.4
11.5
1.39
.295
3.90
8.09
4 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
33
235
1997
ATL ATL
14
12
.538
33
3.15
7
2
0
243.0
224
85
95
21
59
1
0
8
993
9
8.70
2.19
3.98
0.78
23.7
5.9
1.16
.300
3.52
8.30
5 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
6 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
31
278
2023
ATL ATL
19
4
.826
31
3.62
0
0
0
184.0
141
74
79
22
55
9
0
1
747
6
13.60
2.69
5.05
1.08
37.2
7.4
1.07
.311
3.86
6.90
7 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
31
195
1998
ATL ATL
16
8
.667
31
2.18
9
5
0
231.1
182
56
68
10
41
5
0
9
905
4
7.59
1.60
4.76
0.39
21.5
4.5
0.96
.263
2.65
7.08
8 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
30
192
2007
ATL ATL
13
8
.619
30
2.92
0
0
0
194.0
181
63
68
17
44
4
0
9
798
8
8.91
2.04
4.36
0.79
24.1
5.5
1.16
.303
3.15
8.40
9 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
30
183
1993
ATL ATL
17
7
.708
30
2.21
6
1
0
223.2
185
55
67
9
46
5
0
6
887
5
7.36
1.85
3.98
0.36
20.6
5.2
1.03
.273
2.70
7.44
10 Tony Cloninger
T. Cloninger
30
191
1965
MIL MIL
20
8
.714
30
3.16
14
0
0
227.2
203
80
90
17
94
3
0
4
962
16
7.55
3.72
2.03
0.67
19.9
9.8
1.30
.283
3.56
8.02
11 Chris Sale
C. Sale
29
225
2024
ATL ATL
18
3
.857
29
2.38
0
0
0
177.2
141
47
48
9
39
8
0
0
702
4
11.40
1.98
5.77
0.46
32.1
5.6
1.01
.314
2.43
7.14
12 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
29
201
2022
ATL ATL
9
5
.643
29
4.17
0
0
0
164.0
138
76
77
28
56
17
0
0
686
3
11.03
3.07
3.59
1.54
29.3
8.2
1.18
.286
4.23
7.57
13 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
29
206
2021
ATL ATL
14
3
.824
29
3.27
0
0
0
173.1
123
63
65
15
49
14
0
1
693
4
10.70
2.54
4.20
0.78
29.7
7.1
0.99
.264
3.38
6.39
14 Mike Foltynewicz
M. Foltynewicz
29
197
2018
ATL ATL
13
8
.619
29
2.60
2
1
0
173.1
120
50
56
15
62
5
0
2
697
7
10.23
3.22
3.18
0.78
28.3
8.9
1.05
.251
2.91
6.23
15 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
29
200
2006
ATL ATL
16
6
.727
29
2.65
3
1
0
207.1
179
61
62
18
45
7
0
4
838
5
8.68
1.95
4.44
0.78
23.9
5.4
1.08
.283
2.69
7.77
16 John Burkett
J. Burkett
29
173
2001
ATL ATL
12
9
.571
29
2.53
1
1
0
192.1
149
54
62
16
50
6
0
9
767
5
8.10
2.34
3.46
0.75
22.6
6.5
1.03
.255
2.90
6.97
17 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
29
178
2000
ATL ATL
17
5
.773
29
2.62
5
3
0
209.1
183
61
68
12
37
9
0
10
845
0
7.65
1.59
4.81
0.52
21.1
4.4
1.05
.281
2.92
7.87
18 Kevin Millwood
K. Millwood
29
195
1999
ATL ATL
16
6
.727
29
2.59
2
0
0
204.2
148
59
68
22
48
2
0
1
805
4
8.57
2.11
4.06
0.97
24.2
6.0
0.96
.234
2.99
6.51
19 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
29
168
1996
ATL ATL
14
8
.636
29
2.75
1
0
0
196.1
174
60
68
10
74
0
0
6
823
3
7.70
3.39
2.27
0.46
20.4
9.0
1.26
.287
3.12
7.98
20 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
29
198
1993
ATL ATL
12
9
.571
29
3.49
3
1
0
204.0
174
79
84
15
87
5
0
11
864
12
8.74
3.84
2.28
0.66
22.9
10.1
1.28
.284
3.71
7.68
21 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
29
199
1992
ATL ATL
14
8
.636
29
2.46
9
3
0
219.2
175
60
70
12
65
5
0
5
892
12
8.15
2.66
3.06
0.49
22.3
7.3
1.09
.267
2.87
7.17
22 Max Fried
M. Fried
28
164
2022
ATL ATL
13
6
.684
28
2.46
0
0
0
175.1
145
48
51
12
31
4
0
2
692
9
8.42
1.59
5.29
0.62
23.7
4.5
1.00
.277
2.62
7.44
23 Julio Teheran
J. Teheran
28
160
2015
ATL ATL
11
5
.688
28
3.57
0
0
0
171.1
150
68
77
22
60
9
0
1
712
1
8.40
3.15
2.67
1.16
22.5
8.4
1.23
.278
4.04
7.88
24 Mike Minor
M. Minor
28
171
2013
ATL ATL
12
9
.571
28
3.08
1
0
0
184.0
156
63
69
22
34
1
0
2
729
4
8.36
1.66
5.03
1.08
23.5
4.7
1.03
.267
3.38
7.63
25 Denny Neagle
D. Neagle
28
160
1997
ATL ATL
19
5
.792
28
2.67
4
4
0
199.0
160
59
68
15
40
6
0
3
798
3
7.24
1.81
4.00
0.68
20.1
5.0
1.01
.251
3.08
7.24
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