most pitching games with 5+ strikeouts in one season

Bob Feller has the most games pitched with 5+ strikeouts in a season, with 41 games in 1946.

Interpreted as:
most pitching games by a player with 5+ strikeouts in one season
NAMEGSOSEASONTMWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Bob Feller
B. Feller
41
333
1946
CLE CLE
26
13
.667
40
1.96
36
10
1
353.2
254
77
86
10
144
3
1
1,429
2
8.47
3.66
2.31
0.25
23.3
10.1
1.13
.260
2.19
6.46
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
38
359
1974
CAL CAL
21
13
.618
38
2.48
26
3
0
322.2
204
89
105
14
187
9
0
3
1,330
9
10.01
5.22
1.92
0.39
27.0
14.1
1.21
.250
2.93
5.69
3Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
38
373
1965
LAD LAD
26
7
.788
38
1.89
27
8
0
323.2
198
68
76
22
70
5
0
4
1,240
11
10.37
1.95
5.33
0.61
30.1
5.6
0.83
.229
2.11
5.51
4Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
37
278
1912
WSH WSH
27
10
.730
34
0.17
31
7
0
317.1
216
74
2
68
15
3
1,224
10
7.88
1.93
4.09
0.06
22.7
5.6
0.89
.249
2.10
6.13
5Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
36
373
1973
CAL CAL
21
14
.600
36
2.63
26
4
0
311.1
217
91
100
18
157
7
0
2
1,290
13
10.78
4.54
2.38
0.52
28.9
12.2
1.20
.271
2.89
6.27
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
35
364
1999
ARI ARI
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
6.86
7Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
35
274
1980
PHI PHI
21
9
.700
35
2.38
12
3
0
280.1
228
74
81
14
82
2
0
12
1,134
17
8.80
2.63
3.34
0.45
24.2
7.2
1.11
.281
2.60
7.32
8J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
35
303
1979
HOU HOU
18
11
.621
35
2.46
19
4
0
281.1
203
77
83
10
90
3
0
5
1,116
19
9.69
2.88
3.37
0.32
27.2
8.1
1.04
.272
2.66
6.49
9Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
35
286
1971
DET DET
23
9
.719
35
2.36
27
4
0
316.0
262
83
92
26
72
6
0
1
1,265
7
8.15
2.05
3.97
0.74
22.6
5.7
1.06
.270
2.62
7.46
10Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
34
312
2002
ARI ARI
23
6
.793
34
2.94
5
1
0
251.0
201
82
83
27
32
3
0
1
974
6
11.19
1.15
9.75
0.97
32.0
3.3
0.93
.290
2.98
7.21
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
34
330
2002
ARI ARI
23
5
.821
34
2.39
8
4
0
252.0
191
67
75
25
70
13
0
1
1,005
3
11.79
2.50
4.71
0.89
32.8
7.0
1.04
.293
2.68
6.82
12Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
34
347
2000
ARI ARI
19
6
.760
34
2.56
8
3
0
246.1
196
70
83
23
74
6
0
1
985
5
12.68
2.70
4.69
0.84
35.2
7.5
1.10
.323
3.03
7.16
13J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
34
299
1978
HOU HOU
18
9
.667
34
2.82
16
3
0
265.1
179
83
92
11
132
2
0
4
1,087
16
10.14
4.48
2.27
0.37
27.5
12.1
1.17
.261
3.12
6.07
14Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
34
287
1972
PHI PHI
22
9
.710
34
1.82
26
7
0
291.1
205
59
65
14
69
1
0
7
1,122
6
8.87
2.13
4.16
0.43
25.6
6.1
0.94
.254
2.01
6.33
15Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
34
274
1970
STL STL
23
7
.767
34
3.12
23
3
0
294.0
262
102
111
13
88
4
0
9
1,213
5
8.39
2.69
3.11
0.40
22.6
7.3
1.19
.299
3.40
8.02
16Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
34
301
1966
LAD LAD
26
5
.839
34
1.22
27
5
0
294.1
201
40
46
14
63
0
0
3
1,131
6
9.20
1.93
4.78
0.43
26.6
5.6
0.90
.248
1.41
6.15
17Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
33
288
2018
HOU HOU
16
8
.667
33
2.29
1
1
0
212.0
149
54
57
25
37
8
0
0
820
5
12.23
1.57
7.78
1.06
35.1
4.5
0.88
.268
2.42
6.33
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
33
301
2015
LAD LAD
16
7
.696
33
2.13
4
3
0
232.2
163
55
62
15
42
5
0
1
890
9
11.64
1.62
7.17
0.58
33.8
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
6.31
19Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
33
364
2001
ARI ARI
21
4
.840
32
2.11
3
2
0
239.0
165
56
61
16
67
16
1
2
944
8
13.71
2.52
5.43
0.60
38.6
7.1
0.97
.310
2.30
6.21
20Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
33
313
1997
PHI PHI
17
9
.654
33
2.80
7
2
0
247.2
194
77
81
21
51
4
0
3
966
5
11.37
1.85
6.14
0.76
32.4
5.3
0.99
.300
2.94
7.05
21Mike Scott
M. Scott
33
294
1986
HOU HOU
17
7
.708
33
2.02
6
5
0
249.1
158
56
60
16
66
2
0
5
957
3
10.61
2.38
4.45
0.58
30.7
6.9
0.90
.245
2.17
5.70
22Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
33
315
1976
CAL CAL
16
14
.533
33
3.02
20
6
0
262.0
172
88
98
13
159
3
0
1
1,086
5
10.82
5.46
1.98
0.45
29.0
14.6
1.26
.267
3.37
5.91
23Vida Blue
V. Blue
33
286
1971
OAK OAK
23
6
.793
33
1.65
24
8
0
283.1
182
52
58
16
78
4
0
3
1,087
9
9.08
2.48
3.67
0.51
26.3
7.2
0.92
.236
1.84
5.78
24Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
33
261
1969
STL STL
18
13
.581
33
2.28
26
3
0
296.0
237
75
83
12
92
10
0
7
1,201
3
7.94
2.80
2.84
0.36
21.7
7.7
1.11
.272
2.52
7.21
25Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
33
310
1965
CLE CLE
16
9
.640
32
2.01
14
3
1
254.2
166
57
71
9
121
6
1
5
1,039
16
10.96
4.28
2.56
0.32
29.8
11.6
1.13
.265
2.51
5.87
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