most strikeouts in a season by a pitcher, 1968

Sam McDowell struck out the most hitters in a season in 1968, with 283 strikeouts.

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1Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
283
1968
CLE CLE
38
15
14
.517
37
1.81
11
3
0
269.0
181
54
78
13
110
10
0
9
1,098
7
9.47
3.68
2.57
0.43
25.8
10.0
1.08
.246
2.61
59
2.25
70
6.06
28.3
2Denny McLain
D. McLain
280
1968
DET DET
41
31
6
.838
41
1.96
28
6
0
336.0
241
73
86
31
63
6
0
2
1,288
3
7.50
1.69
4.44
0.83
21.7
4.9
0.90
.231
2.30
64
2.53
79
6.46
24.8
3Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
268
1968
STL STL
34
22
9
.710
34
1.12
28
13
0
304.2
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
38
1.77
63
5.85
34.8
4Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
264
1968
CLE CLE
34
21
9
.700
32
1.60
19
9
0
258.1
152
46
53
16
73
4
0
4
987
3
9.20
2.54
3.62
0.56
26.7
7.4
0.87
.216
1.85
53
2.04
64
5.30
33
5Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
260
1968
CHC CHC
40
20
15
.571
40
2.63
20
3
0
308.0
255
90
96
26
65
3
0
7
1,231
6
7.60
1.90
4.00
0.76
21.1
5.3
1.04
.261
2.81
82
2.46
81
7.45
19.1
6Dean Chance
D. Chance
234
1968
MIN MIN
43
16
16
.500
39
2.53
15
6
1
292.0
224
82
96
15
63
10
3
8
1,161
12
7.21
1.94
3.71
0.46
20.2
5.4
0.98
.249
2.96
82
2.20
68
6.90
33
7Bill Singer
B. Singer
227
1968
LAD LAD
37
13
17
.433
36
2.88
12
6
0
256.1
227
82
97
14
78
5
0
10
1,061
12
7.97
2.74
2.91
0.49
21.4
7.4
1.19
.289
3.41
105
2.30
88
7.97
8.3
8Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
218
1968
SFG SFG
38
26
9
.743
38
2.43
30
5
0
325.2
295
88
106
21
46
6
0
9
1,307
8
6.02
1.27
4.74
0.58
16.7
3.5
1.05
.270
2.93
83
2.36
85
8.15
14.6
9Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
206
1968
SFG SFG
38
12
18
.400
36
2.91
13
6
0
253.2
225
82
94
14
70
3
0
17
1,040
9
7.31
2.48
2.94
0.50
19.8
6.7
1.16
.282
3.34
99
2.34
85
7.98
12
10Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
205
1968
NYM NYM
36
16
12
.571
35
2.20
14
5
1
278.0
224
68
73
15
48
8
1
5
1,088
8
6.64
1.55
4.27
0.49
18.8
4.4
0.98
.257
2.36
74
2.22
78
7.25
18.8
11Dave McNally
D. McNally
202
1968
BAL BAL
35
22
10
.688
35
1.95
18
5
0
273.0
175
59
67
24
55
10
0
1
1,038
5
6.66
1.81
3.67
0.79
19.5
5.3
0.84
.202
2.21
67
2.76
90
5.77
9.5
12Chris Short
C. Short
202
1968
PHI PHI
42
19
13
.594
36
2.94
9
2
1
269.2
236
88
99
25
81
9
4
10
1,103
3
6.74
2.70
2.49
0.83
18.3
7.3
1.18
.268
3.30
98
3.09
109
7.88
-8
13Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
197
1968
DET DET
39
17
9
.654
32
3.19
8
4
1
220.0
178
78
84
23
65
11
4
4
905
3
8.06
2.66
3.03
0.94
21.8
7.2
1.10
.255
3.44
105
2.99
93
7.28
5.3
14Tom Phoebus
T. Phoebus
193
1968
BAL BAL
36
15
15
.500
36
2.62
9
3
0
240.2
186
70
81
10
105
4
0
5
994
10
7.22
3.93
1.84
0.37
19.4
10.6
1.21
.258
3.03
90
2.68
87
6.96
10.6
15Ray Culp
R. Culp
190
1968
BOS BOS
35
16
6
.727
30
2.91
11
6
0
216.1
166
70
79
18
82
9
2
8
888
9
7.90
3.41
2.32
0.75
21.4
9.2
1.15
.251
3.29
91
2.97
88
6.91
10.1
16Dave Giusti
D. Giusti
186
1968
HOU HOU
37
11
14
.440
34
3.19
12
2
1
251.0
226
89
95
15
67
4
1
7
1,031
11
6.67
2.40
2.78
0.54
18.0
6.5
1.17
.278
3.41
109
2.53
91
8.10
6.6
17Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
181
1968
CIN CIN
33
16
10
.615
32
3.61
8
5
0
207.0
183
83
100
17
80
2
1
6
864
12
7.87
3.48
2.26
0.74
20.9
9.3
1.27
.284
4.35
113
2.89
96
7.96
3.5
18Jim Merritt
J. Merritt
181
1968
MIN MIN
38
12
16
.429
34
3.25
11
1
1
238.1
207
86
102
21
52
7
4
1
968
1
6.83
1.96
3.48
0.79
18.7
5.4
1.09
.263
3.85
106
2.75
85
7.82
12.7
19Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
178
1968
NYM NYM
35
19
12
.613
34
2.08
17
7
0
263.2
221
61
72
16
69
8
0
7
1,058
8
6.08
2.36
2.58
0.55
16.8
6.5
1.10
.260
2.46
70
2.70
96
7.54
3.7
20Don Wilson
D. Wilson
175
1968
HOU HOU
33
13
16
.448
30
3.28
9
3
0
208.2
187
76
85
9
70
4
3
5
884
9
7.55
3.02
2.50
0.39
19.8
7.9
1.23
.284
3.67
112
2.33
84
8.07
10.1
21Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
173
1968
SFG SFG
39
16
15
.516
38
2.45
19
3
1
290.2
240
79
93
10
59
4
1
12
1,159
6
5.36
1.83
2.93
0.31
14.9
5.1
1.03
.252
2.88
84
2.29
83
7.43
15.4
22Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
172
1968
OAK OAK
36
13
13
.500
34
3.35
11
2
1
234.0
210
87
99
29
69
4
2
10
968
0
6.62
2.65
2.49
1.12
17.8
7.1
1.19
.261
3.81
117
3.46
115
8.08
-12.6
23Bob Veale
B. Veale
171
1968
PIT PIT
36
13
14
.481
33
2.05
13
4
0
245.1
187
56
67
13
94
2
2
5
997
9
6.27
3.45
1.82
0.48
17.2
9.4
1.15
.243
2.46
70
2.85
102
6.86
-1.7
24Jim Nash
J. Nash
169
1968
OAK OAK
34
13
13
.500
33
2.28
12
6
0
228.2
185
58
63
18
55
3
0
12
910
5
6.65
2.16
3.07
0.71
18.6
6.0
1.05
.251
2.48
80
2.69
89
7.28
8.1
25Chuck Dobson
C. Dobson
168
1968
OAK OAK
35
12
14
.462
34
3.00
11
3
0
225.1
197
75
91
20
80
4
1
10
939
10
6.71
3.20
2.10
0.80
17.9
8.5
1.23
.265
3.63
105
3.17
105
7.87
-4.4
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