how many nfl players have had 20 sacks or more in one season

Mark Gastineau sacked the quarterback 22 times in 1984.

Interpreted as:
How many NFL players have had 20 defensive sacks or more in one season?
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Mark Gastineau
M. Gastineau
22.0
1984
NYJ NYJ
16
0
0
0
1
1
2Lawrence Taylor
L. Taylor
20.5
1986
NYG NYG
16
0
0
0
0
0
3Reggie White
R. White
21.0
1987
PHI PHI
12
0
0
0
1
1
4Chris Doleman
C. Doleman
21.0
1989
MIN MIN
16
0
0
0
5
0
5Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
20.0
1990
KC KC
15
0
0
0
2
0
6Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
22.5
2001
NYG NYG
16
61
12
73
177.5
0
0
0
6
1
1
7DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
20.0
2008
DAL DAL
16
69
15
84
113
0
0
0
6
1
0
8Jared Allen
J. Allen
22.0
2011
MIN MIN
16
48
18
66
150.5
1
14
0
4
4
0
9J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
20.5
2012
HOU HOU
16
69
12
81
138.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
10Justin Houston
J. Houston
22.0
2014
KC KC
16
60
9
69
99
0
0
0
4
0
0
11J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
20.5
2014
HOU HOU
16
59
19
78
140
1
80
1
4
5
1
12Aaron Donald
A. Donald
20.5
2018
LAR LAR
16
41
18
59
183.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
13T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
22.5
2021
PIT PIT
15
48
16
64
111.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
14Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
20.0
2025
CLE CLE
13
39
14
53
136
0
0
0
3
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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6
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