Baseball – Leading Season Strikeouts Record Holders
Rank |
Player |
Strikeouts |
Year |
| 1 | Matt Kilroy | 513 | 1886 |
| 2 | Toad Ramsey | 499 | 1886 |
| 3 | Hugh Daily | 483 | 1884 |
| 4 | Dupee Shaw | 451 | 1884 |
| 5 | Old Hoss Radbourn | 441 | 1884 |
| 6 | Charlie Buffinton | 417 | 1884 |
| 7 | Guy Hecker | 385 | 1884 |
| 8 | Nolan Ryan | 383 | 1973 |
| 9 | Sandy Koufax | 382 | 1965 |
| 10 | Bill Sweeney | 374 | 1884 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | 372 | 2001 |
| 12 | Pud Galvin | 369 | 1884 |
| 13 | Mark Baldwin | 368 | 1889 |
| 14 | Nolan Ryan | 367 | 1974 |
| 15 | Randy Johnson | 364 | 1999 |
| 16 | Tim Keefe | 359 | 1883 |
| 17 | Toad Ramsey | 355 | 1887 |
| 18 | Rube Waddell | 349 | 1904 |
| 19 | Bob Feller | 348 | 1946 |
| 20 | Randy Johnson | 347 | 2000 |
| 21 | Hardie Henderson | 346 | 1884 |
| 22 | Mickey Welch | 345 | 1884 |
| 22 | Jim Whitney | 345 | 1883 |
| 24 | Jim McCormick | 343 | 1884 |
| 25 | Amos Rusie | 341 | 1890 |
| 25 | Nolan Ryan | 341 | 1977 |
| 27 | Amos Rusie | 337 | 1891 |
| 27 | Charlie Sweeney | 337 | 1884 |
| 29 | Tim Keefe | 335 | 1888 |
| 30 | Randy Johnson | 334 | 2002 |
| 30 | Tim Keefe | 334 | 1884 |
| 32 | Randy Johnson | 329 | 1998 |
| 32 | Nolan Ryan | 329 | 1972 |
| 34 | Nolan Ryan | 327 | 1976 |
| 35 | Gerrit Cole | 326 | 2019 |
| 35 | Ed Morris | 326 | 1886 |
| 37 | Sam McDowell | 325 | 1965 |
| 37 | Tony Mullane | 325 | 1884 |
| 39 | Lady Baldwin | 323 | 1886 |
| 40 | Curt Schilling | 319 | 1997 |
| 41 | Sandy Koufax | 317 | 1966 |
| 42 | Curt Schilling | 316 | 2002 |
| 43 | Old Hoss Radbourn | 315 | 1883 |
| 44 | Bill Hutchison | 314 | 1892 |
| 45 | John Clarkson | 313 | 1886 |
| 45 | Walter Johnson | 313 | 1910 |
| 45 | Pedro Martinez | 313 | 1999 |
| 45 | J.R. Richard | 313 | 1979 |
| 49 | Steve Carlton | 310 | 1972 |
| 50 | John Clarkson | 308 | 1885 |
| 50 | Randy Johnson | 308 | 1993 |
| 50 | Mickey Lolich | 308 | 1971 |
| 50 | Larry McKeon | 308 | 1884 |
| 50 | Chris Sale | 308 | 2017 |
Updated: October 5, 2024
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