List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions

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Major League Baseball recognizes strikeout champions in the American League and National League each season.

1 American League
2 National League
3 American Association
4 Federal League
5 Player's League
6 Union Association
7 National Association
8 Reference

[edit] American League

Year	Player	Team(s)	Strikeouts
1901	Cy Young	Boston Americans	158
1902	Rube Waddell	Philadelphia Athletics	210
1903	Rube Waddell	Philadelphia Athletics	302
1904	Rube Waddell	Philadelphia Athletics	349
1905	Rube Waddell	Philadelphia Athletics	287
1906	Rube Waddell	Philadelphia Athletics	196
1907	Rube Waddell	Philadelphia Athletics	232
1908	Ed Walsh	Chicago White Sox	269
1909	Frank Smith	Chicago White Sox	177
1910	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	313
1911	Ed Walsh	Chicago White Sox	255
1912	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	303
1913	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	243
1914	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	225
1915	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	203
1916	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	228
1917	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	188
1918	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	162
1919	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	147
1920	Stan Coveleski	Cleveland Indians	133
1921	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	143
1922	Urban Shocker	St. Louis Browns	149
1923	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	130
1924	Walter Johnson	Washington Senators	158
1925	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	116
1926	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	194
1927	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	174
1928	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	183
1929	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	170
1930	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	209
1931	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	175
1932	Red Ruffing	New York Yankees	190
1933	Lefty Gomez	New York Yankees	163
1934	Lefty Gomez	New York Yankees	158
1935	Tommy Bridges	Detroit Tigers	163
1936	Tommy Bridges	Detroit Tigers	175
1937	Lefty Gomez	New York Yankees	194
1938	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	240
1939	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	246
1940	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	261
1941	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	260
1942	Tex Hughson Bobo Newsom	Boston Red Sox Washington Senators	113
1943	Allie Reynolds	Cleveland Indians	151
1944	Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	187
1945	Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	212
1946	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	348
1947	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	196
1948	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	164
1949	Virgil Trucks	Detroit Tigers	153
1950	Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	170
1951	Vic Raschi	New York Yankees	164
1952	Allie Reynolds	New York Yankees	160
1953	Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	186
1954	Bob Turley	Baltimore Orioles	185
1955	Herb Score	Cleveland Indians	245
1956	Herb Score	Cleveland Indians	263
1957	Early Wynn	Cleveland Indians	184
1958	Early Wynn	Chicago White Sox	179
1959	Jim Bunning	Detroit Tigers	201
1960	Jim Bunning	Detroit Tigers	201
1961	Camilo Pascual	Minnesota Twins	221
1962	Camilo Pascual	Minnesota Twins	206
1963	Camilo Pascual	Minnesota Twins	202
1964	Al Downing	New York Yankees	217
1965	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	325
1966	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	225
1967	Jim Lonborg	Boston Red Sox	246
1968	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	283
1969	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	279
1970	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	304
1971	Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers	308
1972	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	329
1973	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	383
1974	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	367
1975	Frank Tanana	California Angels	269
1976	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	327
1977	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	341
1978	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	260
1979	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	222
1980	Len Barker	Cleveland Indians	187
1981	Len Barker	Cleveland Indians	127
1982	Floyd Bannister	Seattle Mariners	209
1983	Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers	232
1984	Mark Langston	Seattle Mariners	204
1985	Bert Blyleven	Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins	206
1986	Mark Langston	Seattle Mariners	245
1987	Mark Langston	Seattle Mariners	262
1988	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	291
1989	Nolan Ryan	Texas Rangers	301
1990	Nolan Ryan	Texas Rangers	232
1991	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	241
1992	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	241
1993	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	308
1994	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	204
1995	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	298
1996	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	257
1997	Roger Clemens	Toronto Blue Jays	292
1998	Roger Clemens	Toronto Blue Jays	271
1999	Pedro Martinez	Boston Red Sox	313
2000	Pedro Martinez	Boston Red Sox	284
2001	Hideo Nomo	Boston Red Sox	220
2002	Pedro Martinez	Boston Red Sox	239
2003	Esteban Loaiza	Chicago White Sox	207
2004	Johan Santana	Minnesota Twins	265
2005	Johan Santana	Minnesota Twins	238
2006	Johan Santana	Minnesota Twins	245

[edit] National League

Year	Player	Team(s)	Strikeouts
1876	Jim Devlin	Louisville Grays	122
1877	Tommy Bond	Boston Red Caps	170
1878	Tommy Bond	Boston Red Caps	182
1879	Monte Ward	Providence Grays	239
1880	Larry Corcoran	Chicago White Stockings	268
1881	George Derby	Detroit Wolverines	212
1882	Charley Radbourn	Providence Grays	201
1883	Jim Whitney	Boston Beaneaters	345
1884	Charley Radbourn	Providence Grays	441
1885	John Clarkson	Chicago White Stockings	308
1886	Lady Baldwin	Detroit Wolverines	323
1887	John Clarkson	Chicago White Stockings	237
1888	Tim Keefe	New York Giants	335
1889	John Clarkson	Boston Beaneaters	284
1890	Amos Rusie	New York Giants	341
1881	Amos Rusie	New York Giants	337
1892	Bill Hutchison	Chicago Colts	314
1893	Amos Rusie	New York Giants	208
1894	Amos Rusie	New York Giants	195
1895	Amos Rusie	New York Giants	201
1896	Cy Young	Cleveland Spiders	140
1897	Doc McJames	Washington Senators	156
1898	Cy Seymour	New York Giants	239
1899	Noodles Hahn	Cincinnati Reds	145
1900	Noodles Hahn	Cincinnati Reds	132
1901	Noodles Hahn	Cincinnati Reds	239
1902	Vic Willis	Boston Beaneaters	225
1903	Christy Mathewson	New York Giants	267
1904	Christy Mathewson	New York Giants	212
1905	Christy Mathewson	New York Giants	206
1906	Fred Beebe	Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals	171
1907	Christy Mathewson	New York Giants	178
1908	Christy Mathewson	New York Giants	259
1909	Orval Overall	Chicago Cubs	205
1910	Earl Moore	Philadelphia Phillies	185
1911	Rube Marquard	New York Giants	237
1912	Pete Alexander	Philadelphia Phillies	195
1913	Tom Seaton	Philadelphia Phillies	168
1914	Pete Alexander	Philadelphia Phillies	214
1915	Pete Alexander	Philadelphia Phillies	241
1916	Pete Alexander	Philadelphia Phillies	167
1917	Pete Alexander	Philadelphia Phillies	200
1918	Hippo Vaughn	Chicago Cubs	148
1919	Hippo Vaughn	Chicago Cubs	141
1920	Pete Alexander	Chicago Cubs	176
1921	Burleigh Grimes	Brooklyn Robins	136
1922	Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn Robins	134
1923	Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn Robins	197
1924	Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn Robins	262
1925	Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn Robins	221
1926	Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn Robins	140
1927	Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn Robins	184
1928	Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn Robins	200
1929	Pat Malone	Chicago Cubs	166
1930	Bill Hallahan	St. Louis Cardinals	177
1931	Bill Hallahan	St. Louis Cardinals	159
1932	Dizzy Dean	St. Louis Cardinals	191
1933	Dizzy Dean	St. Louis Cardinals	199
1934	Dizzy Dean	St. Louis Cardinals	195
1935	Dizzy Dean	St. Louis Cardinals	190
1936	Van Mungo	Brooklyn Dodgers	238
1937	Carl Hubbell	New York Giants	159
1938	Clay Bryant	Chicago Cubs	135
1939	Claude Passeau Bucky Walters	Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds	137
1940	Kirby Higbe	Philadelphia Phillies	137
1941	Johnny Vander Meer	Cincinnati Reds	202
1942	Johnny Vander Meer	Cincinnati Reds	186
1943	Johnny Vander Meer	Cincinnati Reds	174
1944	Bill Voiselle	New York Giants	161
1945	Preacher Roe	Pittsburgh Pirates	148
1946	Johnny Schmitz	Chicago Cubs	135
1947	Ewell Blackwell	Cincinnati Reds	193
1948	Harry Brecheen	St. Louis Cardinals	149
1949	Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	151
1950	Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	191
1951	Don Newcombe Warren Spahn	Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves	164
1952	Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	183
1953	Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies	198
1954	Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies	185
1955	Sam Jones	Chicago Cubs	198
1956	Sam Jones	Chicago Cubs	176
1957	Jack Sanford	Philadelphia Phillies	188
1958	Sam Jones	St. Louis Cardinals	225
1959	Don Drysdale	Los Angeles Dodgers	242
1960	Don Drysdale	Los Angeles Dodgers	246
1961	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	269
1962	Don Drysdale	Los Angeles Dodgers	232
1963	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	306
1964	Bob Veale	Pittsburgh Pirates	250
1965	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	382
1966	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	317
1967	Jim Bunning	Philadelphia Phillies	253
1968	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	268
1969	Fergie Jenkins	Chicago Cubs	273
1970	Tom Seaver	New York Mets	283
1971	Tom Seaver	New York Mets	289
1972	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	310
1973	Tom Seaver	New York Mets	251
1974	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	240
1975	Tom Seaver	New York Mets	243
1976	Tom Seaver	New York Mets	235
1977	Phil Niekro	Atlanta Braves	262
1978	J.R. Richard	Houston Astros	303
1979	J.R. Richard	Houston Astros	313
1980	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	286
1981	Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers	180
1982	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	286
1983	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	275
1984	Dwight Gooden	New York Mets	276
1985	Dwight Gooden	New York Mets	268
1986	Mike Scott	Houston Astros	306
1987	Nolan Ryan	Houston Astros	270
1988	Nolan Ryan	Houston Astros	228
1989	Jose DeLeon	St. Louis Cardinals	201
1990	David Cone	New York Mets	233
1991	David Cone	New York Mets	241
1992	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves	215
1993	Jose Rijo	Cincinnati Reds	227
1994	Andy Benes	San Diego Padres	189
1995	Hideo Nomo	Los Angeles Dodgers	236
1996	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves	276
1997	Curt Schilling	Philadelphia Phillies	319
1998	Curt Schilling	Philadelphia Phillies	300
1999	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	364
2000	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	347
2001	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	372
2002	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	334
2003	Kerry Wood	Chicago Cubs	266
2004	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	290
2005	Jake Peavy	San Diego Padres	216
2006	Aaron Harang	Cincinnati Reds	216

[edit] American Association

Year	Player	Team(s)	Strikeouts
1882	Tony Mullane	Louisville Eclipse	170
1883	Tim Keefe	New York Metropolitans	361
1884	Guy Hecker	Louisville Eclipse	385
1885	Ed Morris	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	298
1886	Matt Kilroy	Baltimore Orioles	513
1887	Toad Ramsey	Louisville Colonels	355
1888	Ed Seward	Philadelphia Athletics	272
1889	Mark Baldwin	Columbus Solons	368
1890	Sadie McMahon	Philadelphia Athletics Baltimore Orioles	291
1891	Jack Stivetts	St. Louis Browns	259

[edit] Federal League

Year	Player	Team(s)	Strikeouts
1914	Cy Falkenberg	Indianapolis Hoosiers	236
1915	Dave Davenport	St. Louis Terriers	229

[edit] Player's League

Year	Player	Team(s)	Strikeouts
1890	Mark Baldwin	Chicago Pirates	211

[edit] Union Association

Year	Player	Team(s)	Strikeouts
1890	Hugh Daily	Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies Washington Nationals	483

[edit] National Association

Year	Player	Team(s)	Strikeouts
1871	Al Pratt	Cleveland Forest Citys	34
1872	Bobby Mathews	Baltimore Canaries	55
1873	Bobby Mathews	New York Mutuals	75
1874	Dan Collins	Chicago White Stockings	18
1875	Frank Fleet	St. Louis Brown Stockings Brooklyn Atlantics	26