Lista de líderes da Major League Baseball em strikeouts
# Lista de líderes da Major League Baseball em strikeouts

No beisebol, um strikeout é uma estatística usada para avaliar os arremessadores. Um arremessador recebe o crédito de strikeout quando ele elimina o rebatedor que estava enfrentando jogando a bola através da zona de strike, "definida como a área acima do home plate (sic) o limite superior é uma linha horizontal no ponto médio entre a parte superior dos ombros e na parte superior da calça do uniforme, e o nível mais baixo é uma linha abaixo da rótula", e que não seja posta em jogo. São premiados com strikeouts em quatro situações: se o rebatedor é eliminado em um terceiro strike pego pelo receptor ("strike out com swing" ou "strike out looking" (sem swing)); se o arremessador arremessa um terceiro strike não pego com menos que dois eliminados; se o rebatedor se tornar um corredor em base em um terceiro strike não pego; ou se o rebatedor tentar um bunt que acabe em foul ball com dois strikes.
A Major League Baseball reconhece o jogador ou jogadores em cada liga com mais strikeouts em cada temporada. Jim Devlin liderou a Liga Nacional em sua temporada inicial de 1876; conseguiu 122 strikeouts jogando pelo Louisville Grays. O primeiro vencedor da Liga Americana foi o arremessador membro do Hall of Fame Cy Young, que venceu a Tríplice Coroa da Liga Americana em 1901 eliminando por strike 158 rebatedores, além de liderar a liga em vitórias e ERA. Walter Johnson liderou a Liga Americana em strikeouts 12 vezes durante sua carreira. Na sequência está Nolan Ryan, que conseguiu 11 títulos em ambas ligas (9 na Liga Americana e 2 na Liga Nacional). Randy Johnson venceu nove títulos em strikeout, incluindo cinco com o time de sua terra natal Arizona Diamondbacks. Três jogadores venceram sete títulos em strikeouts: Dazzy Vance, que liderou a Liga Nacional; Bob Feller; e Lefty Grove. Grover Cleveland Alexander e Rube Waddell lideraram suas ligas por seis vezes, e vencedores por cinco vezes incluem Steve Carlton, Roger Clemens, Sam McDowell, Christy Mathewson, Amos Rusie, e Tom Seaver.
Existem diversos jogadores que alegadamente detém o recorde em strikeouts em temporada única. Entre as grandes ligas reconhecidas, Matt Kilroy acumulou o mais alto total em temporada única, com 513 strikeouts jogando pelo Baltimore Orioles da American Association em 1886. Entretanto, seu nome não aparece na lista de líderes da Major League Baseball, desde que a American Association era independente das ligas constituídas que hoje fazem parte da Major League Baseball. Diversos outros jogadores com totais altos, incluindo o vice-campeão de 1886 pela American Association, Toad Ramsey (499) e o líder em 1884 pela Union Association Hugh Daily (483), também não aparecem. Na Liga Nacional, Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn eliminou por strike 441 rebatedores pelo Providence Grays; entretanto, a franquia Providence foi descontinuada e não teve sucessor. Portanto, a Major League Baseball reconhece seu vice-campeão daquela temporada, Charlie Buffinton, como o detentor do recorde com 417 strikeouts. Na Liga Americana, Ryan lidera com 383 strikeouts em 1973. A maior margem entre os campeões e vice-campeões na luta pelo título foi de 156 strikeouts, alcançado em 1883 quando Tim Keefe jogado pelo New York Metropolitans da American Association conseguiu 359 strikeouts contra 203 de Bobby Mathews. Na Liga Nacional a maior margem foi atingida em 1999, quando Randy Johnson eliminou por strike 143 jogadores a mais que Kevin Brown. A margem de Ryancom em 1973 com 125 strikeouts sobre Bert Blyleven é a melhor vitória da Liga Americana. Embora empates sejam raros, já ocorreram; Claude Passeau e Bucky Walters eliminaram cada um 137 jogadores na Liga Nacional em 1939, e Tex Hughson e Bobo Newsom empataram na Liga Americana com 113 strikeouts cada em 1942. Seus totais são o mais baixo número de strikeouts acumulados a liderar na história da MLB.

## Campo

| Ano | Em que ano a temporada da MLB ocorreu |
| Líder | Jogador com o mais alto número de strikeouts na liga |
| K | Número de strikeouts |
| Vice-campeão | Jogador com o segundo maior total de strikeouts na liga |
| Liga | Denotado apenas para jogadores que atuaram fora das grandes ligas modernas |
| † | Membro do National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |

## Liga Nacional

| Ano | Líder | K | Time | Vice-campeão | K |
| 1876 | Devlin, JimJim Devlin | 122 | Louisville Grays | Bradley, GeorgeGeorge Bradley | 103 |
| 1877 | Bond, TommyTommy Bond | 170 | Boston Red Caps | Devlin, JimJim Devlin | 141 |
| 1878 | Bond, TommyTommy Bond | 182 | Boston Red Caps | White, WillWill White | 169 |
| 1879 | Ward, John MontgomeryJohn Montgomery Ward$^†$ | 239 | Providence Grays | White, WillWill White | 232 |
| 1880 | Corcoran, LarryLarry Corcoran | 268 | Chicago White Stockings | McCormick, JimJim McCormick | 260 |
| 1881 | Derby, GeorgeGeorge Derby$^†$ | 212 | Detroit Wolverines | McCormick, JimJim McCormick | 178 |
| 1882 | Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn$^†$ | 201 | Cleveland Spiders | McCormick, JimJim McCormick | 200 |
| 1883 | Whitney, JimJim Whitney | 345 | Boston Beaneaters | Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn$^†$ | 315 |
| 1884 | Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn$^†$ | 441 | Providence Grays | Buffinton, CharlieCharlie Buffinton | 417 |
| 1885 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson$^†$ | 308 | New York Giants | Welch, MickeyMickey Welch$^†$ | 258 |
| 1886 | Baldwin, LadyLady Baldwin | 323 | Detroit Wolverines | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson$^†$ | 313 |
| 1887 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson$^†$ | 237 | Chicago White Stockings | Keefe, TimTim Keefe$^†$ | 189 |
| 1888 | Keefe, TimTim Keefe$^†$ | 335 | New York Giants | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson$^†$ | 223 |
| 1889 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson$^†$ | 284 | Boston Beaneaters | Keefe, TimTim Keefe$^†$ | 225 |
| 1890 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie$^†$ | 341 | New York Giants | Hutchinson, BillBill Hutchinson | 289 |
| 1891 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie$^†$ | 337 | New York Giants | Hutchinson, BillBill Hutchinson | 261 |
| 1892 | Hutchinson, BillBill Hutchinson | 314 | Chicago White Stockings | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie$^†$ | 304 |
| 1893 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie$^†$ | 208 | New York Giants | Kennedy, BrickyardBrickyard Kennedy | 107 |
| 1894 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie$^†$ | 195 | New York Giants | Breitenstein, TedTed Breitenstein | 140 |
| 1895 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie$^†$ | 201 | Cleveland Spiders | Nichols, KidKid Nichols$^†$ | 148 |
| 1896 | Young, CyCy Young$^†$ | 140 | Cleveland Spiders | Hawley, PinkPink Hawley | 137 |
| 1897 | McJames, Doc; Seymour, Cy !Doc McJames Cy Seymour | 156 | Washington Senators New York Giants | Corbett, JoeJoe Corbett | 149 |
| 1898 | Seymour, CyCy Seymour | 239 | New York Giants | McJames, DocDoc McJames | 178 |
| 1899 | Hahn, NoodlesNoodles Hahn | 145 | Cincinnati Reds | Seymour, CyCy Seymour | 142 |
| 1900 | Hahn, NoodlesNoodles Hahn | 132 | Cincinnati Reds | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell$^†$ | 130 |
| 1901 | Hahn, NoodlesNoodles Hahn | 239 | Cincinnati Reds | Donovan, BillBill Donovan | 226 |
| 1902 | Willis, VicVic Willis$^†$ | 225 | Boston Beaneaters | White, DocDoc White | 185 |
| 1903 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson$^†$ | 267 | New York Giants | McGinnity, JoeJoe McGinnity$^†$ | 171 |
| 1904 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson$^†$ | 212 | New York Giants | Willis, VicVic Willis$^†$ | 196 |
| 1905 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson$^†$ | 206 | New York Giants | Ames, RedRed Ames | 198 |
| 1906 | Beebe, FredFred Beebe | 171 | Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals | Pfeffer, FrancisFrancis "Big Jeff" Pfeffer | 158 |
| 1907 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson$^†$ | 178 | New York Giants | Ewing, BobBob Ewing | 147 |
| 1908 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson$^†$ | 259 | New York Giants | Rucker, NapNap Rucker | 199 |
| 1909 | Overall, OrvalOrval Overall | 205 | Chicago Cubs | Rucker, NapNap Rucker | 201 |
| 1910 | Moore, EarlEarl Moore | 185 | Philadelphia Phillies | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson$^†$ | 184 |
| 1911 | Marquard, RubeRube Marquard$^†$ | 237 | New York Giants | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander$^†$ | 227 |
| 1912 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander$^†$ | 195 | Philadelphia Phillies | Hendrix, ClaudeClaude Hendrix | 176 |
| 1913 | Seaton, TomTom Seaton | 168 | Philadelphia Phillies | Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau | 167 |
| 1914 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander$^†$ | 214 | Philadelphia Phillies | Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau | 189 |
| 1915 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander$^†$ | 241 | Philadelphia Phillies | Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau | 176 |
| 1916 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander$^†$ | 167 | Philadelphia Phillies | Cheney, LarryLarry Cheney | 166 |
| 1917 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander$^†$ | 200 | Philadelphia Phillies | Vaughn, HippoHippo Vaughn | 195 |
| 1918 | Vaughn, HippoHippo Vaughn | 148 | Chicago Cubs | Cooper, WilburWilbur Cooper | 117 |
| 1919 | Vaughn, HippoHippo Vaughn | 141 | Chicago Cubs | Eller, HodHod Eller | 137 |
| 1920 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander$^†$ | 173 | Chicago Cubs | Grimes, Burleigh; Vaughn, Hippo !Burleigh Grimes$^†$ Hippo Vaughn | 131 |
| 1921 | Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes | 136 | Brooklyn Robins | Cooper, WilburWilbur Cooper | 134 |
| 1922 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance$^†$ | 134 | Brooklyn Robins | Cooper, WilburWilbur Cooper | 129 |
| 1923 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance$^†$ | 197 | Brooklyn Robins | Luque, DolfDolf Luque | 151 |
| 1924 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance$^†$ | 262 | Brooklyn Robins | Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes$^†$ | 135 |
| 1925 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance$^†$ | 221 | Brooklyn Robins | Luque, DolfDolf Luque | 140 |
| 1926 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance$^†$ | 140 | Brooklyn Robins | Root, CharlieCharlie Root | 127 |
| 1927 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance$^†$ | 184 | Brooklyn Robins | Root, CharlieCharlie Root | 145 |
| 1928 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance$^†$ | 200 | Brooklyn Robins | Malone, PatPat Malone | 155 |
| 1929 | Malone, PatPat Malone | 166 | Chicago Cubs | Clark, WattyWatty Clark | 140 |
| 1930 | Hallahan, BillBill Hallahan | 177 | St. Louis Cardinals | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance$^†$ | 173 |
| 1931 | Hallahan, BillBill Hallahan | 159 | St. Louis Cardinals | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell$^†$ | 155 |
| 1932 | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean$^†$ | 191 | St. Louis Cardinals | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell$^†$ | 137 |
| 1933 | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean$^†$ | 199 | St. Louis Cardinals | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell$^†$ | 156 |
| 1934 | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean$^†$ | 195 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mungo, VanVan Mungo | 184 |
| 1935 | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean$^†$ | 190 | St. Louis Cardinals | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell$^†$ | 150 |
| 1936 | Mungo, VanVan Mungo | 238 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean$^†$ | 195 |
| 1937 | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell$^†$ | 159 | New York Giants | Grissom, LeeLee Grissom | 149 |
| 1938 | Bryant, ClayClay Bryant | 135 | Chicago Cubs | Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer | 132 |
| 1939 | Passeau, Claude; Walters, BuckyClaude Passeau Bucky Walters | 137 | Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs | Cooper, MortMort Cooper | 130 |
| 1940 | Higbe, KirbyKirby Higbe | 137 | Philadelphia Phillies | Passeau, Claude; Wyatt, Whit !Claude Passeau Whit Wyatt | 124 |
| 1941 | Vander Meer, JohnnyJohnny Vander Meer | 202 | Cincinnati Reds | Wyatt, WhitWhit Wyatt | 176 |
| 1942 | Vander Meer, JohnnyJohnny Vander Meer | 186 | Cincinnati Reds | Cooper, MortMort Cooper | 152 |
| 1943 | Vander Meer, JohnnyJohnny Vander Meer | 174 | Cincinnati Reds | Cooper, MortMort Cooper | 141 |
| 1944 | Voiselle, BillBill Voiselle | 161 | New York Giants | Lanier, MaxMax Lanier | 141 |
| 1945 | Roe, PreacherPreacher Roe | 148 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Gregg, HalHal Gregg | 139 |
| 1946 | Schmitz, JohnnyJohnny Schmitz | 135 | Chicago Cubs | Higbe, KirbyKirby Higbe | 134 |
| 1947 | Blackwell, EwellEwell Blackwell | 193 | Cincinnati Reds | Branca, RalphRalph Branca | 148 |
| 1948 | Brecheen, HarryHarry Brecheen | 149 | St. Louis Cardinals | Barney, RexRex Barney | 138 |
| 1949 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn$^†$ | 151 | Boston Braves | Newcombe, DonDon Newcombe | 149 |
| 1950 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn$^†$ | 191 | Boston Braves | Blackwell, EwellEwell Blackwell | 188 |
| 1951 | Newcombe, Don; Spahn, Warren !Don Newcombe Warren Spahn$^†$ | 164 | Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves | Maglie, SalSal Maglie | 146 |
| 1952 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn$^†$ | 183 | Boston Braves | Rush, BobBob Rush | 157 |
| 1953 | Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts$^†$ | 198 | Philadelphia Phillies | Erskine, CarlCarl Erskine | 187 |
| 1954 | Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts$^†$ | 185 | Philadelphia Phillies | Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix | 184 |
| 1955 | Jones, SamSam Jones | 198 | Chicago Cubs | Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts$^†$ | 160 |
| 1956 | Jones, SamSam Jones | 176 | Chicago Cubs | Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix | 170 |
| 1957 | Sanford, JackJack Sanford | 188 | Philadelphia Phillies | Drabowsky, Moe; Drott, Dick !Moe Drabowsky Dick Drott | 170 |
| 1958 | Jones, SamSam Jones | 225 | Chicago Cubs | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn$^†$ | 150 |
| 1959 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale$^†$ | 242 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Jones, SamSam Jones | 209 |
| 1960 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale$^†$ | 246 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax$^†$ | 197 |
| 1961 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax$^†$ | 269 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Williams, StanStan Williams | 205 |
| 1962 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale$^†$ | 232 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax$^†$ | 219 |
| 1963 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax$^†$ | 306 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Maloney, JimJim Maloney | 265 |
| 1964 | Veale, BobBob Veale | 250 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Gibson, BobBob Gibson$^†$ | 245 |
| 1965 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax$^†$ | 382 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Veale, BobBob Veale | 276 |
| 1966 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax$^†$ | 317 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Bunning, JimJim Bunning$^†$ | 252 |
| 1967 | Bunning, JimJim Bunning$^†$ | 253 | Philadelphia Phillies | Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins$^†$ | 236 |
| 1968 | Gibson, BobBob Gibson$^†$ | 268 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins$^†$ | 260 |
| 1969 | Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins$^†$ | 273 | Chicago Cubs | Gibson, BobBob Gibson$^†$ | 269 |
| 1970 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver$^†$ | 283 | New York Mets | Gibson, Bob; Jenkins, Ferguson !Bob Gibson$^†$ Ferguson Jenkins$^†$ | 274 |
| 1971 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver$^†$ | 289 | New York Mets | Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins$^†$ | 263 |
| 1972 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton$^†$ | 310 | Philadelphia Phillies | Seaver, TomTom Seaver$^†$ | 249 |
| 1973 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver$^†$ | 251 | New York Mets | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton$^†$ | 223 |
| 1974 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton$^†$ | 240 | Philadelphia Phillies | Messersmith, AndyAndy Messersmith | 221 |
| 1975 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver$^†$ | 243 | New York Mets | Montefusco, JohnJohn Montefusco | 215 |
| 1976 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver$^†$ | 235 | New York Mets | Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 214 |
| 1977 | Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro$^†$ | 262 | Atlanta Braves | Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 214 |
| 1978 | Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 303 | Houston Astros | Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro$^†$ | 248 |
| 1979 | Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 313 | Houston Astros | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton$^†$ | 213 |
| 1980 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton$^†$ | 286 | Philadelphia Phillies | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 200 |
| 1981 | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | 180 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton$^†$ | 179 |
| 1982 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton$^†$ | 286 | Philadelphia Phillies | Soto, MarioMario Soto | 274 |
| 1983 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton$^†$ | 275 | Philadelphia Phillies | Soto, MarioMario Soto | 242 |
| 1984 | Gooden, DwightDwight Gooden | 276 | New York Mets | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | 240 |
| 1985 | Gooden, DwightDwight Gooden | 268 | New York Mets | Soto, MarioMario Soto | 214 |
| 1986 | Scott, MikeMike Scott | 306 | Houston Astros | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | 242 |
| 1987 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 270 | Houston Astros | Scott, MikeMike Scott | 233 |
| 1988 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 228 | Houston Astros | Cone, DavidDavid Cone | 213 |
| 1989 | DeLeon, JoseJosé DeLeón | 201 | St. Louis Cardinals | Belcher, TimTim Belcher | 200 |
| 1990 | Cone, DavidDavid Cone | 233 | New York Mets | Gooden, Dwight; Martinez, Ramon !Dwight Gooden Ramón Martínez | 223 |
| 1991 | Cone, DavidDavid Cone | 241 | New York Mets | Maddux, GregGreg Maddux$^†$ | 198 |
| 1992 | Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz$^†$ | 215 | Atlanta Braves | Cone, DavidDavid Cone | 214 |
| 1993 | Rijo, JoseJosé Rijo | 227 | Cincinnati Reds | Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz$^†$ | 208 |
| 1994 | Benes, AndyAndy Benes | 189 | San Diego Padres | Rijo, JoseJosé Rijo | 171 |
| 1995 | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | 236 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz$^†$ | 193 |
| 1996 | Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz$^†$ | 276 | Atlanta Braves | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | 234 |
| 1997 | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 319 | Philadelphia Phillies | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez$^†$ | 305 |
| 1998 | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 300 | Philadelphia Phillies | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | 257 |
| 1999 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 364 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | 221 |
| 2000 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 347 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Park, Chan HoChan Ho Park | 217 |
| 2001 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 372 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 293 |
| 2002 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 334 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 316 |
| 2003 | Wood, KerryKerry Wood | 266 | Chicago Cubs | Prior, MarkMark Prior | 245 |
| 2004 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 290 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Sheets, BenBen Sheets | 264 |
| 2005 | Peavy, JakeJake Peavy | 216 | San Diego Padres | Carpenter, ChrisChris Carpenter | 213 |
| 2006 | Harang, AaronAaron Harang | 216 | Cincinnati Reds | Peavy, JakeJake Peavy | 215 |
| 2007 | Peavy, JakeJake Peavy | 240 | San Diego Padres | Harang, AaronAaron Harang | 218 |
| 2008 | Lincecum, TimTim Lincecum | 265 | San Francisco Giants | Haren, Dan; Santana, Johan; Volquez, Edinson !Dan Haren Johan Santana Edinson Volquez | 206 |
| 2009 | Lincecum, TimTim Lincecum | 261 | San Francisco Giants | Vazquez, JavierJavier Vázquez | 238 |
| 2010 | Lincecum, TimTim Lincecum | 231 | San Francisco Giants | Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay | 219 |
| 2011 | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | 248 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Lee, CliffCliff Lee | 238 |
| 2012 | Dickey, R.A.R.A. Dickey | 230 | New York Mets | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | 229 |
| 2013 | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | 232 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Lee, CliffCliff Lee | 222 |
| 2014 | Cueto, Johnny; Strasburg, Stephen !Johnny Cueto Stephen Strasburg | 242 | Cincinnati Reds Washington Nationals | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | 239 |
| 2015 | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | 301 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Scherzer, MaxMax Scherzer | 276 |
| 2016 | Scherzer, MaxMax Scherzer | 284 | Washington Nationals | Fernández, JoséJosé Fernández | 253 |
| 2017 | Scherzer, MaxMax Scherzer | 268 | Washington Nationals | deGrom, JacobJacob deGrom | 239 |
| 2018 | Scherzer, MaxMax Scherzer | 300 | Washington Nationals | deGrom, JacobJacob deGrom | 269 |
| 2019 | deGrom, JacobJacob deGrom | 255 | New York Mets | Strasburg, StephenStephen Strasburg | 251 |

## Liga Americana

| Ano | Líder | K | Time | Vice-campeão | K |
| 1901 | Young, CyCy Young$^†$ | 158 | Boston Americans | Patterson, RoyRoy Patterson | 127 |
| 1902 | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell$^†$ | 210 | Philadelphia Athletics | Young, CyCy Young$^†$ | 160 |
| 1903 | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell$^†$ | 302 | Philadelphia Athletics | Donovan, BillBill Donovan | 187 |
| 1904 | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell$^†$ | 349 | Philadelphia Athletics | Chesbro, JackJack Chesbro$^†$ | 239 |
| 1905 | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell$^†$ | 287 | Philadelphia Athletics | Plank, Eddie; Young, Cy !Eddie Plank$^†$ Cy Young$^†$ | 210 |
| 1906 | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell$^†$ | 196 | Philadelphia Athletics | Falkenberg, CyCy Falkenberg | 178 |
| 1907 | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell$^†$ | 232 | Philadelphia Athletics | Walsh, EdEd Walsh$^†$ | 206 |
| 1908 | Walsh, EdEd Walsh$^†$ | 269 | Chicago White Sox | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell$^†$ | 232 |
| 1909 | Smith, FrankFrank Smith | 177 | Chicago White Sox | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 164 |
| 1910 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 313 | Washington Senators | Walsh, EdEd Walsh$^†$ | 258 |
| 1911 | Walsh, EdEd Walsh$^†$ | 255 | Chicago White Sox | Wood, JoeJoe Wood | 231 |
| 1912 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 303 | Washington Senators | Wood, JoeJoe Wood | 258 |
| 1913 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 243 | Washington Senators | Falkenberg, Cy; Gregg, Vean !Cy Falkenberg Vean Gregg | 166 |
| 1914 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 225 | Washington Senators | Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell | 179 |
| 1915 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 203 | Washington Senators | Faber, RedRed Faber$^†$ | 182 |
| 1916 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 228 | Washington Senators | Myers, ElmerElmer Myers | 182 |
| 1917 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 188 | Washington Senators | Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte | 150 |
| 1918 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 162 | Washington Senators | Shaw, JimJim Shaw | 129 |
| 1919 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 147 | Washington Senators | Shaw, JimJim Shaw | 128 |
| 1920 | Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski$^†$ | 133 | Cleveland Indians | Williams, LeftyLefty Williams | 128 |
| 1921 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 143 | Washington Senators | Shocker, UrbanUrban Shocker | 132 |
| 1922 | Shocker, UrbanUrban Shocker | 149 | St. Louis Browns | Faber, RedRed Faber$^†$ | 148 |
| 1923 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 130 | Washington Senators | Bush, Joe; Shawkey, Bob !Joe Bush Bob Shawkey | 125 |
| 1924 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 158 | Washington Senators | Ehmke, HowardHoward Ehmke | 119 |
| 1925 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove$^†$ | 116 | Philadelphia Athletics | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson$^†$ | 108 |
| 1926 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove$^†$ | 194 | Philadelphia Athletics | Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle | 159 |
| 1927 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove$^†$ | 174 | Philadelphia Athletics | Walberg, RubeRube Walberg | 136 |
| 1928 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove$^†$ | 183 | Philadelphia Athletics | Pipgras, GeorgeGeorge Pipgras | 139 |
| 1929 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove$^†$ | 170 | Philadelphia Athletics | Earnshaw, GeorgeGeorge Earnshaw | 149 |
| 1930 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove$^†$ | 209 | Philadelphia Athletics | Earnshaw, GeorgeGeorge Earnshaw | 193 |
| 1931 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove$^†$ | 175 | Philadelphia Athletics | Earnshaw, GeorgeGeorge Earnshaw | 152 |
| 1932 | Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing$^†$ | 190 | New York Yankees | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove$^†$ | 188 |
| 1933 | Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez$^†$ | 163 | New York Yankees | Hadley, BumpBump Hadley | 149 |
| 1934 | Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez$^†$ | 158 | New York Yankees | Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges | 151 |
| 1935 | Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges | 163 | Detroit Tigers | Rowe, SchoolboySchoolboy Rowe | 140 |
| 1936 | Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges | 175 | Detroit Tigers | Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen | 165 |
| 1937 | Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez$^†$ | 194 | New York Yankees | Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | 166 |
| 1938 | Feller, BobBob Feller$^†$ | 240 | Cleveland Indians | Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | 226 |
| 1939 | Feller, BobBob Feller$^†$ | 246 | Cleveland Indians | Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | 192 |
| 1940 | Feller, BobBob Feller$^†$ | 261 | Cleveland Indians | Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | 164 |
| 1941 | Feller, BobBob Feller$^†$ | 260 | Cleveland Indians | Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | 175 |
| 1942 | Hughson, Tex; Newsom, Bobo !Tex Hughson Bobo Newsom | 113 | Boston Red Sox Washington Senators | Benton, Al; Marchildon, Phil !Al Benton Phil Marchildon | 110 |
| 1943 | Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds | 151 | Cleveland Indians | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser$^†$ | 144 |
| 1944 | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser$^†$ | 187 | Detroit Tigers | Trout, DizzyDizzy Trout | 144 |
| 1945 | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser$^†$ | 212 | Detroit Tigers | Potter, NelsNels Potter | 129 |
| 1946 | Feller, BobBob Feller$^†$ | 348 | Cleveland Indians | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser$^†$ | 275 |
| 1947 | Feller, BobBob Feller$^†$ | 196 | Cleveland Indians | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser$^†$ | 176 |
| 1948 | Feller, BobBob Feller$^†$ | 164 | Cleveland Indians | Lemon, BobBob Lemon$^†$ | 147 |
| 1949 | Trucks, VirgilVirgil Trucks | 153 | Detroit Tigers | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser$^†$ | 144 |
| 1950 | Lemon, BobBob Lemon$^†$ | 170 | Cleveland Indians | Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds | 160 |
| 1951 | Raschi, VicVic Raschi | 164 | New York Yankees | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn$^†$ | 133 |
| 1952 | Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds | 160 | New York Yankees | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn$^†$ | 153 |
| 1953 | Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce | 186 | Chicago White Sox | Trucks, VirgilVirgil Trucks | 149 |
| 1954 | Turley, BobBob Turley | 185 | Baltimore Orioles | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn$^†$ | 155 |
| 1955 | Score, HerbHerb Score | 245 | Cleveland Indians | Turley, BobBob Turley | 210 |
| 1956 | Score, HerbHerb Score | 263 | Cleveland Indians | Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce | 192 |
| 1957 | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn$^†$ | 184 | Cleveland Indians | Bunning, JimJim Bunning$^†$ | 182 |
| 1958 | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn$^†$ | 179 | Chicago White Sox | Bunning, JimJim Bunning$^†$ | 177 |
| 1959 | Bunning, JimJim Bunning$^†$ | 201 | Detroit Tigers | Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual | 185 |
| 1960 | Bunning, JimJim Bunning$^†$ | 201 | Detroit Tigers | Ramos, PedroPedro Ramos | 160 |
| 1961 | Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual | 221 | Minnesota Twins | Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford$^†$ | 209 |
| 1962 | Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual | 206 | Minnesota Twins | Bunning, JimJim Bunning$^†$ | 184 |
| 1963 | Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual | 202 | Minnesota Twins | Bunning, JimJim Bunning$^†$ | 196 |
| 1964 | Downing, AlAl Downing | 217 | New York Yankees | Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual | 213 |
| 1965 | McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 325 | Cleveland Indians | Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich | 226 |
| 1966 | McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 225 | Cleveland Indians | Kaat, JimJim Kaat | 205 |
| 1967 | Lonborg, JimJim Lonborg | 246 | Boston Red Sox | McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 236 |
| 1968 | McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 283 | Cleveland Indians | McLain, DennyDenny McLain | 280 |
| 1969 | McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 279 | Cleveland Indians | Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich | 271 |
| 1970 | McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 304 | Cleveland Indians | Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich | 230 |
| 1971 | Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich | 308 | Detroit Tigers | Blue, VidaVida Blue | 301 |
| 1972 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 329 | California Angels | Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich | 250 |
| 1973 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 383 | California Angels | Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven$^†$ | 258 |
| 1974 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 367 | California Angels | Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven$^†$ | 249 |
| 1975 | Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana | 269 | California Angels | Blyleven, Bert; Perry, Gaylord !Bert Blyleven$^†$ Gaylord Perry$^†$ | 233 |
| 1976 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 327 | California Angels | Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana | 261 |
| 1977 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 341 | California Angels | Leonard, DennisDennis Leonard | 244 |
| 1978 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 260 | California Angels | Guidry, RonRon Guidry | 248 |
| 1979 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 223 | California Angels | Guidry, RonRon Guidry | 201 |
| 1980 | Barker, LenLen Barker | 187 | Cleveland Indians | Norris, MikeMike Norris | 180 |
| 1981 | Barker, LenLen Barker | 127 | Cleveland Indians | Burns, BrittBritt Burns | 108 |
| 1982 | Bannister, FloydFloyd Bannister | 209 | Seattle Mariners | Barker, LenLen Barker | 187 |
| 1983 | Morris, JackJack Morris | 232 | Detroit Tigers | Bannister, FloydFloyd Bannister | 193 |
| 1984 | Langston, MarkMark Langston | 204 | Seattle Mariners | Stieb, DaveDave Stieb | 198 |
| 1985 | Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven$^†$ | 206 | Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins | Bannister, FloydFloyd Bannister | 198 |
| 1986 | Langston, MarkMark Langston | 245 | Seattle Mariners | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 238 |
| 1987 | Langston, MarkMark Langston | 262 | Seattle Mariners | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 256 |
| 1988 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 291 | Boston Red Sox | Langston, MarkMark Langston | 235 |
| 1989 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 301 | Texas Rangers | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 230 |
| 1990 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan$^†$ | 232 | Texas Rangers | Witt, BobbyBobby Witt | 221 |
| 1991 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 241 | Boston Red Sox | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 228 |
| 1992 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 241 | Seattle Mariners | Perez, MelidoMélido Pérez | 218 |
| 1993 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 308 | Seattle Mariners | Langston, MarkMark Langston | 196 |
| 1994 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 204 | Seattle Mariners | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 168 |
| 1995 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 294 | Seattle Mariners | Stottlemyre, ToddTodd Stottlemyre | 205 |
| 1996 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 257 | Boston Red Sox | Finley, ChuckChuck Finley | 215 |
| 1997 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 292 | Toronto Blue Jays | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 291 |
| 1998 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 271 | Toronto Blue Jays | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez$^†$ | 251 |
| 1999 | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez$^†$ | 313 | Boston Red Sox | Finley, ChuckChuck Finley | 200 |
| 2000 | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez$^†$ | 284 | Boston Red Sox | Colon, BartoloBartolo Colón | 212 |
| 2001 | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | 220 | Boston Red Sox | Mussina, MikeMike Mussina | 214 |
| 2002 | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez$^†$ | 239 | Boston Red Sox | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 192 |
| 2003 | Loaiza, EstebanEsteban Loaiza | 207 | Chicago White Sox | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez$^†$ | 206 |
| 2004 | Santana, JohanJohan Santana | 265 | Minnesota Twins | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez$^†$ | 227 |
| 2005 | Santana, JohanJohan Santana | 238 | Minnesota Twins | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson$^†$ | 211 |
| 2006 | Santana, JohanJohan Santana | 245 | Minnesota Twins | Bonderman, JeremyJeremy Bonderman | 202 |
| 2007 | Kazmir, ScottScott Kazmir | 239 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Santana, JohanJohan Santana | 235 |
| 2008 | Burnett, A. J.A. J. Burnett | 231 | Toronto Blue Jays | Santana, ErvinErvin Santana | 214 |
| 2009 | Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander | 269 | Detroit Tigers | Greinke, ZackZack Greinke | 242 |
| 2010 | Weaver, JeredJered Weaver | 233 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Hernandez, FelixFélix Hernández | 232 |
| 2011 | Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander | 250 | Detroit Tigers | Sabathia, CCCC Sabathia | 230 |
| 2012 | Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander | 239 | Detroit Tigers | Scherzer, MaxMax Scherzer | 231 |
| 2013 | Darvish, YuYu Darvish | 277 | Texas Rangers | Scherzer, MaxMax Scherzer | 240 |
| 2014 | Price, DavidDavid Price | 271 | Detroit Tigers | Kluber, CoreyCorey Kluber | 269 |
| 2015 | Sale, ChrisChris Sale | 274 | Chicago White Sox | Archer, ChrisChris Archer | 252 |
| 2016 | Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander | 254 | Detroit Tigers | Archer, Chris; Sale, Chris !Chris Archer Chris Sale | 233 |
| 2017 | Sale, ChrisChris Sale | 308 | Boston Red Sox | Kluber, CoreyCorey Kluber | 265 |
| 2018 | Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander | 290 | Houston Astros | Cole, GerritGerrit Cole | 276 |
| 2019 | Cole, GerritGerrit Cole | 326 | Houston Astros | Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander | 300 |

## Outras grandes ligas

| Ano | Líder | K | Time | Liga | Vice-campeão | K |
| 1882 | Mullane, TonyTony Mullane | 170 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Salisbury, HarryHarry Salisbury | 135 |
| 1883 | Keefe, TimTim Keefe$^†$ | 359 | New York Metropolitans | American Association | Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews | 203 |
| 1884 | Hecker, GuyGuy Hecker | 385 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Henderson, HardieHardie Henderson | 346 |
| 1884 | Daily, HughHugh Daily | 483 | Chicago Browns Washington Nationals | Union Association | Sweeney, BillBill Sweeney | 374 |
| 1885 | Morris, EdEd Morris | 298 | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | American Association | Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews | 286 |
| 1886 | Kilroy, MattMatt Kilroy | 513 | Baltimore Orioles | American Association | Ramsey, ToadToad Ramsey | 499 |
| 1887 | Ramsey, ToadToad Ramsey | 355 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Kilroy, MattMatt Kilroy | 217 |
| 1888 | Seward, EdEd Seward | 272 | Philadelphia Athletics | American Association | King, SilverSilver King | 258 |
| 1889 | Baldwin, MarkMark Baldwin | 368 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | American Association | Kilroy, MattMatt Kilroy | 217 |
| 1890 | McMahon, SadieSadie McMahon | 291 | Philadelphia Athletics Baltimore Orioles | American Association | Stivetts, JackJack Stivetts | 289 |
| 1890 | Baldwin, MarkMark Baldwin | 206 | Chicago Pirates | Players' League | King, SilverSilver King | 185 |
| 1891 | Stivetts, JackJack Stivetts | 259 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Knell, PhilPhil Knell | 228 |
| 1914 | Falkenberg, CyCy Falkenberg | 236 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | Federal League | Moseley, EarlEarl Moseley | 205 |
| 1915 | Davenport, DaveDave Davenport | 229 | St. Louis Terriers | Federal League | Schulz, AlAl Schulz | 160 |

## Footnotes

* $^a$ "Grandes ligas" reconhecidas incluem as atuais Liga Americana e a Liga Nacional e diversas outras ligas extintas—a American Association, a Federal League, a Players' League e a Union Association.
* $^b$ Para o anotador oficial, "K" é a notação tradicional para um strikeout.
* $^c$ Em 1939, Claude Passeau jogou a temporada inteira pelo Cincinnati Reds, enquanto o vice-líder Bucky Walters foi negociado pelo Philadelphia Phillies para o Chicago Cubs no meio da temporada.