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Top 10 Yearly Leaders

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

1. Robbie Ray 248
2. Zack Wheeler 247
3. Gerrit Cole 243
4. Max Scherzer 236
5. Corbin Burnes 234
6. Kevin Gausman 227
7. Dylan Cease 226
8. Aaron Nola 223
10. Walker Buehler 212

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

1. Randy Johnson 334
4. Kerry Wood 217
5. Matt Clement 215
6. Roy Oswalt 208
7. A.J. Burnett 203
8. Jason Schmidt 196
9. Hideo Nomo 193
10. Roger Clemens 192

2001

1. Randy Johnson 372
3. Hideo Nomo 220
4. Chan Ho Park 218
5. Kerry Wood 217
6. Mike Mussina 214
7. Roger Clemens 213
9. Barry Zito 205
10. Bartolo Colón 201

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1. Randy Johnson 204
2. Andy Benes 189
3. José Rijo 171
4. Roger Clemens 168
5. Greg Maddux 156
6. Chuck Finley 148
7. Pat Hentgen 147
8. Kevin Appier 145
10. Pedro Martínez 142

1993

1992

1. David Cone 261
2. Randy Johnson 241
3. Melido Perez 218
4. John Smoltz 215
5. Roger Clemens 208
6. Greg Maddux 199
7. Sid Fernandez 193
8. José Guzmán 179
9. Jack McDowell 178
10. Doug Drabek 177

1991

1990

1989

1. Nolan Ryan 301
2. Mark Langston 235
3. Roger Clemens 230
4. Frank Viola 211
5. José DeLeón 201
6. Tim Belcher 200
7. Sid Fernandez 198
9. David Cone 190
10. Bruce Hurst 179

1988

1. Roger Clemens 291
2. Mark Langston 235
3. Nolan Ryan 228
4. David Cone 213
5. José DeLeón 208
6. Frank Viola 193
7. Teddy Higuera 192
9. Mike Scott 190
10. Sid Fernandez 189

1987

1. Nolan Ryan 270
2. Mark Langston 262
3. Roger Clemens 256
4. Teddy Higuera 240
5. Mike Scott 233
6. Charlie Hough 223
7. Jack Morris 208
8. Dave Stewart 205
9. Frank Viola 197
10. Bert Blyleven 196
Bob Welch 196

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1. Steve Carlton 286
2. Mario Soto 274
3. Nolan Ryan 245
6. Len Barker 187
7. Steve Rogers 179
8. Bob Welch 176
9. Don Sutton 175
10. Don Robinson 165

1981

1980

1. Steve Carlton 286
2. Nolan Ryan 200
3. Len Barker 187
4. Mario Soto 182
5. Mike Norris 180
6. Phil Niekro 176
7. Bert Blyleven 168
8. Ron Guidry 166

1979

1978

1. J.R. Richard 303
2. Nolan Ryan 260
3. Ron Guidry 248
5. Tom Seaver 226
7. Bert Blyleven 182
9. Vida Blue 171
10. Mike Flanagan 167

1977

1. Nolan Ryan 341
2. Phil Niekro 262
4. J.R. Richard 214
5. Steve Rogers 206
6. Frank Tanana 205
7. Steve Carlton 198
8. Tom Seaver 196
9. Jim Palmer 193
10. Jerry Koosman 192

1976

1975

1974

1973

1. Nolan Ryan 383
2. Bert Blyleven 258
3. Tom Seaver 251
4. Bill Singer 241
5. Gaylord Perry 238
6. Steve Carlton 223
7. Mickey Lolich 214
8. Luis Tiant 206
9. Jon Matlack 205
10. Joe Coleman 202

1972

1. Nolan Ryan 329
2. Steve Carlton 310
3. Mickey Lolich 250
4. Tom Seaver 249
5. Gaylord Perry 234
6. Bert Blyleven 228
7. Joe Coleman 222
8. Tom Bradley 209
9. Bob Gibson 208
10. Don Sutton 207

1971

1. Mickey Lolich 308
2. Vida Blue 301
3. Tom Seaver 289
5. Bill Stoneman 251
6. Joe Coleman 236
7. Clay Kirby 231
8. Bert Blyleven 224
9. Wilbur Wood 210
10. Tom Bradley 206

1970

1. Sam McDowell 304
2. Tom Seaver 283
3. Bob Gibson 274
5. Mickey Lolich 230
6. Gaylord Perry 214
7. Bob Johnson 206
8. Ken Holtzman 202
9. Don Sutton 201
10. Jim Palmer 199

1969

1. Sam McDowell 279
3. Mickey Lolich 271
4. Bob Gibson 269
5. Bill Singer 247
6. Don Wilson 235
7. Gaylord Perry 233
8. Larry Dierker 232
9. Don Sutton 217
10. Bob Veale 213

1968

1. Sam McDowell 283
2. Denny McLain 280
3. Bob Gibson 268
4. Luis Tiant 264
6. Dean Chance 234
7. Bill Singer 227
8. Juan Marichal 218
9. Ray Sadecki 206
10. Tom Seaver 205

1967

1. Jim Bunning 253
2. Jim Lonborg 246
3. Sam McDowell 236
5. Gaylord Perry 230
6. Dean Chance 220
7. Luis Tiant 219
8. Gary Peters 215
9. Jim Kaat 211
10. Gary Nolan 206

1966

1. Sandy Koufax 317
2. Jim Bunning 252
3. Bob Veale 229
4. Sam McDowell 225
6. Juan Marichal 222
7. Jim Maloney 216
8. Don Sutton 209
9. Jim Kaat 205
10. Gaylord Perry 201

1965

1. Sandy Koufax 382
2. Sam McDowell 325
3. Bob Veale 276
4. Bob Gibson 270
5. Jim Bunning 268
6. Jim Maloney 244
7. Juan Marichal 240
8. Chris Short 237
9. Mickey Lolich 226
10. Tony Cloninger 211

1964

1. Bob Veale 250
2. Bob Gibson 245
3. Don Drysdale 237
4. Sandy Koufax 223
5. Jim Bunning 219
6. Al Downing 217
7. Jim Maloney 214
9. Dean Chance 207
10. Juan Marichal 206

1963

1962

1961

1. Sandy Koufax 269
3. Whitey Ford 209
4. Stan Williams 205
5. Jim Bunning 194
6. Juan Pizarro 188
7. Don Drysdale 182
8. Ken McBride 180
9. Jim O'Toole 178
10. Pedro Ramos 174

1960

1. Don Drysdale 246
2. Jim Bunning 201
3. Sandy Koufax 197
4. Sam Jones 190
5. Ernie Broglio 188
6. Bob Friend 183
7. Stan Williams 175
8. Larry Jackson 171
9. Pedro Ramos 160
10. Johnny Podres 159

1959

1. Don Drysdale 242
2. Sam Jones 209
3. Jim Bunning 201
5. Early Wynn 179
6. Sandy Koufax 173
9. Harvey Haddix 149
10. Herb Score 147

1958

1957

1. Jack Sanford 188
2. Early Wynn 184
3. Jim Bunning 182
5. Billy Pierce 171
6. Moe Drabowsky 170
8. Sam Jones 154
9. Bob Turley 152
10. Don Drysdale 148

1956

1. Herb Score 263
2. Billy Pierce 192
3. Paul Foytack 184
4. Sam Jones 176
5. Billy Hoeft 172
6. Harvey Haddix 170
7. Bob Friend 166
8. Frank Lary 165
10. Early Wynn 158

1955

1. Herb Score 245
2. Bob Turley 210
3. Sam Jones 198
4. Robin Roberts 160
5. Billy Pierce 157
6. Harvey Haddix 150
9. Whitey Ford 137
10. Billy Hoeft 133

1954

1953

1952

1. Warren Spahn 183
3. Bob Rush 157
4. Early Wynn 153
5. Bobby Shantz 152
6. Robin Roberts 148
8. Billy Pierce 144
9. Mike Garcia 143
10. Curt Simmons 141

1951

1. Vic Raschi 164
Don Newcombe 164
Warren Spahn 164
4. Sal Maglie 146
5. Larry Jansen 145
6. Early Wynn 133
7. Bob Lemon 132
8. Ted Gray 131
9. Bob Rush 129

1950

1. Warren Spahn 191
3. Bob Lemon 170
4. Larry Jansen 161
6. Vic Raschi 155
7. Robin Roberts 146
9. Early Wynn 143
10. Erv Palica 131

1949

1. Virgil Trucks 153
2. Warren Spahn 151
3. Don Newcombe 149
4. Hal Newhouser 144
5. Ellis Kinder 138
Bob Lemon 138
7. Tommy Byrne 129
8. Vic Raschi 124
9. Mel Parnell 122
10. Lou Brissie 118

1948

1. Bob Feller 164
3. Bob Lemon 147
4. Hal Newhouser 143
5. Rex Barney 138
6. Johnny Sain 137
7. Lou Brissie 127
8. Larry Jansen 126
9. Vic Raschi 124
10. Virgil Trucks 123

1947

1946

1945

1944

1. Hal Newhouser 187
2. Bill Voiselle 161
3. Dizzy Trout 144
4. Bobo Newsom 142
5. Max Lanier 141
6. Al Javery 137
8. Jack Kramer 124
10. Steve Gromek 115

1943

1942

1941

1. Bob Feller 260
3. Whit Wyatt 176
4. Bobo Newsom 175
5. Thornton Lee 130
6. Bucky Walters 129
7. Kirby Higbe 121
8. Johnny Rigney 119
9. Mort Cooper 118
10. Ernie White 117

1940

1939

1938

1. Bob Feller 240
2. Bobo Newsom 226
3. Clay Bryant 135
4. Howard Mills 134
6. Lefty Gomez 129
7. Red Ruffing 127
9. Bill Lee 121
10. Russ Bauers 117

1937

1. Lefty Gomez 194
2. Bobo Newsom 166
3. Carl Hubbell 159
4. Lefty Grove 153
5. Bob Feller 150
6. Lee Grissom 149
7. Cy Blanton 143
8. Cliff Melton 142
9. Tommy Bridges 138
10. Jack Wilson 137

1936

1. Van Mungo 238
2. Dizzy Dean 195
3. Tommy Bridges 175
4. Johnny Allen 165
5. Bobo Newsom 156
6. Lefty Grove 130
7. Cy Blanton 127
8. Carl Hubbell 123
10. Monte Pearson 118

1935

1. Dizzy Dean 190
2. Tommy Bridges 163
3. Carl Hubbell 150
4. Paul Dean 143
Van Mungo 143
6. Cy Blanton 142
8. Lefty Gomez 138
9. Lefty Grove 121
10. Paul Derringer 120

1934

1. Dizzy Dean 195
2. Van Mungo 184
3. Slim Jones 164
4. Lefty Gomez 158
5. Satchel Paige 152
6. Tommy Bridges 151
7. Paul Dean 150
10. Lon Warneke 143

1933

1. Dizzy Dean 199
2. Lefty Gomez 163
3. Carl Hubbell 156
4. Bump Hadley 149
5. Tex Carleton 147
6. Lon Warneke 133
7. Roy Parmelee 132
8. Red Ruffing 122
9. Tommy Bridges 120
10. Johnny Allen 119

1932

1. Dizzy Dean 191
2. Red Ruffing 190
3. Lefty Grove 188
4. Lefty Gomez 176
5. Bump Hadley 145
6. Carl Hubbell 137
7. Pat Malone 120
8. Tex Carleton 113
10. Bob Brown 110

1931

1930

1. Lefty Grove 209
3. Bill Hallahan 177
4. Dazzy Vance 173
5. Bump Hadley 162
6. Wes Ferrell 143
7. Pat Malone 142
8. Bill Foster 132
9. Red Ruffing 131
10. Charlie Root 124

1929

1928

1. Dazzy Vance 200
2. Lefty Grove 183
3. Pat Malone 155
5. Tommy Thomas 129
6. Charlie Root 122
7. Satchel Paige 121
8. Bill Foster 119
9. Red Ruffing 118
10. George Earnshaw 117

1927

1. Dazzy Vance 184
2. Lefty Grove 174
3. Ted Trent 146
4. Charlie Root 145
6. Rube Walberg 136
7. Bill Foster 127
8. Sam Streeter 122
9. Jakie May 121
10. Tommy Thomas 107

1926

1925

1924

1923

1922

1. Urban Shocker 149
2. Red Faber 148
3. Dazzy Vance 134
4. Bob Shawkey 130
5. Wilbur Cooper 129
6. Jimmy Ring 116
7. Bullet Rogan 113
8. Howard Ehmke 108
9. Rube Curry 107
10. Walter Johnson 105

1921

1. Walter Johnson 143
3. Wilbur Cooper 134
4. Urban Shocker 132
5. Bob Shawkey 126
6. Red Faber 124
7. Bullet Rogan 122
8. Roy Roberts 121
9. Dutch Leonard 120
10. Bill Drake 117

1920

1919

1. Walter Johnson 147
2. Hippo Vaughn 141
3. Hod Eller 137
4. Jim Shaw 128
6. Bob Shawkey 122
9. Lee Meadows 116
10. Allen Russell 113

1918

1. Walter Johnson 162
2. Hippo Vaughn 148
3. Jim Shaw 129
5. Guy Morton 123
6. Wilbur Cooper 117
7. Carl Mays 114
9. Eddie Cicotte 104
10. Lefty Tyler 102

1917

1916

1915

1. Grover Alexander 241
4. Red Faber 182
5. Jeff Tesreau 176
6. Tom Hughes 171
7. Al Schulz 160
9. Al Mamaux 152

1914

1913

1912

1. Walter Johnson 303
3. Ed Walsh 254
5. Vean Gregg 184
6. Bob Groom 179
8. Rube Marquard 175
9. Rube Benton 162
10. Nap Rucker 151

1911

1. Ed Walsh 255
2. Rube Marquard 237
6. Nap Rucker 190
7. Jack Coombs 185
8. Earl Moore 174
9. Russ Ford 158
10. Eddie Plank 149

1910

1. Walter Johnson 313
2. Ed Walsh 258
3. Jack Coombs 224
4. Russ Ford 209
5. Earl Moore 185
8. Louis Drucke 151
9. Nap Rucker 147
10. Smoky Joe Wood 145

1909

1908

1. Ed Walsh 269
3. Rube Waddell 232
4. Nap Rucker 199
5. Orval Overall 167
6. Tom Hughes 165
7. Jimmy Dygert 164
9. Rube Vickers 156
10. Cy Young 150

1907

1906

1. Rube Waddell 196
2. Cy Falkenberg 178
3. Ed Walsh 171
5. Otto Hess 167
8. Red Ames 156
9. Jack Pfiester 153
10. Jack Chesbro 152

1905

1. Rube Waddell 287
2. Eddie Plank 210
Cy Young 210
5. Harry Howell 198
Red Ames 198
7. Orval Overall 173
8. Frank Smith 171
9. George Mullin 168
10. Bob Ewing 164

1904

1. Rube Waddell 349
2. Jack Chesbro 239
4. Jack Powell 202
5. Eddie Plank 201
6. Cy Young 200
7. Vic Willis 196
8. Jake Weimer 177
9. George Mullin 161
10. Fred Glade 156

1903

1902

1. Vic Willis 225
2. Rube Waddell 210
3. Doc White 185
5. Bill Donovan 170
7. Cy Young 160
8. Noodles Hahn 142
9. Jack Powell 137
10. Bill Dinneen 136

1901

1. Noodles Hahn 239
2. Bill Donovan 226
3. Tom Hughes 225
5. Rube Waddell 172
6. Cy Young 158
7. Kid Nichols 143
8. Bill Dinneen 141
9. Luther Taylor 136
10. Jack Powell 133

1900

1. Noodles Hahn 132
2. Rube Waddell 130
3. Cy Young 115
4. Ned Garvin 107
7. Doc Newton 89
8. Ed Scott 87
9. Sam Leever 84
10. Pink Hawley 80

1899

1. Noodles Hahn 145
2. Cy Seymour 142
3. Sam Leever 121
4. Ed Doheny 120
6. Cy Young 111
7. Kid Nichols 108
8. James McJames 105
9. Jay Hughes 99
10. Gus Weyhing 96

1898

1. Cy Seymour 239
2. James McJames 178
3. Vic Willis 160
4. Kid Nichols 138
5. Wiley Piatt 121
6. Amos Rusie 114
7. Cy Young 101
9. Ed Doheny 96
10. Jack Powell 93

1897

1896

1. Cy Young 140
2. Pink Hawley 137
3. Frank Killen 134
5. Jouett Meekin 110
6. Bill Hill 104
7. James McJames 103
8. Kid Nichols 102
9. Jack Taylor 97
10. Win Mercer 94

1895

1894

1. Amos Rusie 195
3. Jouett Meekin 137
4. Pink Hawley 120
5. Kid Nichols 113
6. Cy Young 108
8. Red Ehret 102
9. Ed Stein 84
10. Gus Weyhing 83

1893

1892

1. Bill Hutchison 314
2. Amos Rusie 304
3. Gus Weyhing 202
4. Kid Nichols 192
5. Ed Stein 190
6. Jack Stivetts 180
7. Ed Crane 174
8. Silver King 170
10. Cy Young 168

1891

1890

1889

1. Mark Baldwin 368
2. John Clarkson 284
3. Tim Keefe 225
4. Matt Kilroy 217
5. Gus Weyhing 213
7. Silver King 188
8. Adonis Terry 186
9. Jesse Duryea 183
10. Frank Foreman 180

1888

1887

1886

1. Matt Kilroy 513
2. Toad Ramsey 499
3. Ed Morris 326
4. Lady Baldwin 323
5. John Clarkson 313
6. Tim Keefe 297
7. Dave Foutz 283
8. Mickey Welch 272
9. Tony Mullane 250
10. Bill Stemmyer 239

1885

1884

1883

1882

1881

1. George Derby 212
2. Jim McCormick 178
3. Jim Whitney 162
4. Lee Richmond 156
6. Pud Galvin 136
7. John Ward 119
9. Mickey Welch 104
10. Tim Keefe 103

1880

1. Larry Corcoran 268
2. Jim McCormick 260
3. Lee Richmond 243
4. John Ward 230
5. Will White 161
6. Pud Galvin 128
7. Mickey Welch 123
8. Tommy Bond 118
10. Curry Foley 68

1879

1878

1877

1876

1874

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