Yearly League Leaders & Records for Strikeouts / Base On Balls

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Table
Year National League SO/W American League SO/W Other SO/W Other SO/W
2026Jacob Misiorowski (MIL)6.185 Drew Rasmussen (TBR)5.765
2025Sonny Gray (STL)5.289 Tarik Skubal* (DET)7.303
2024Shota Imanaga* (CHC)6.214 George Kirby (SEA)7.783
2023Logan Webb (SFG)6.258 George Kirby (SEA)9.053
2022Aaron Nola (PHI)8.103 Kevin Gausman (TOR)7.321
2021Corbin Burnes (MIL)6.882 Gerrit Cole (NYY)5.927
2020Kyle Hendricks (CHC)8.000 Marco Gonzales* (SEA)9.143
2019Max Scherzer (WSN)7.364 Justin Verlander (HOU)7.143
2018Max Scherzer (WSN)5.882 Justin Verlander (HOU)7.838
2017Clayton Kershaw* (LAD)6.733 Corey Kluber (CLE)7.361
2016Max Scherzer (WSN)5.071 Rick Porcello (BOS)5.906
2015Max Scherzer (WSN)8.118 Chris Sale* (CHW)6.524
2014Clayton Kershaw* (LAD)7.710 Phil Hughes (MIN)11.625
2013Cliff Lee* (PHI)6.938 David Price* (TBR)5.593
2012Cliff Lee* (PHI)7.393 CC Sabathia+* (NYY)4.477
2011Roy Halladay+ (PHI)6.286 Dan Haren (LAA)5.818
2010Roy Halladay+ (PHI)7.300 Cliff Lee* (2TM)10.278
2009Dan Haren (ARI)5.868 Roy Halladay+ (TOR)5.943
2008Dan Haren (ARI)5.150 Roy Halladay+ (TOR)5.282
2007Aaron Harang (CIN)4.192 CC Sabathia+* (CLE)5.649
2006Dave Bush (MIL) • Roy Oswalt (HOU)4.368 Curt Schilling (BOS)6.536
2005Pedro Martínez+ (NYM)4.426 Carlos Silva (MIN)7.889
2004Ben Sheets (MIL)8.250 Curt Schilling (BOS)5.800
2003Curt Schilling (ARI)6.063 Roy Halladay+ (TOR)6.375
2002Curt Schilling (ARI)9.576 Pedro Martínez+ (BOS)5.975
2001Curt Schilling (ARI)7.513 Brad Radke (MIN)5.269
2000Kevin Brown (LAD)4.596 Pedro Martínez+ (BOS)8.875
1999Shane Reynolds (HOU)5.324 Pedro Martínez+ (BOS)8.459
1998José Lima (HOU)5.281 David Wells* (NYY)5.621
1997Greg Maddux+ (ATL)8.850 John Burkett (TEX)4.633
1996Greg Maddux+ (ATL)6.143 Juan Guzmán (TOR)3.113
1995Greg Maddux+ (ATL)7.870 Randy Johnson+* (SEA)4.523
1994Bret Saberhagen (NYM)11.000 Jack McDowell (CHW)3.024
1993Bob Tewksbury (STL)4.850 Jimmy Key* (NYY)4.023
1992Bob Tewksbury (STL)4.550 Roger Clemens (BOS)3.355
1991Zane Smith* (PIT)4.138 Greg Swindell* (CLE)5.452
1990David Cone (NYM)3.585 Roger Clemens (BOS)3.870
1989Pascual Pérez (MON)3.378 Bret Saberhagen (KCR)4.488
1988Bob Ojeda* (NYM)4.030 Roger Clemens (BOS)4.694
1987Nolan Ryan+ (HOU)3.103 Roger Clemens (BOS)3.084
1986Mike Scott (HOU)4.250 Bert Blyleven+ (MIN)3.707
1985Dennis Eckersley+ (CHC)6.158 Bret Saberhagen (KCR)4.158
1984John Candelaria* (PIT)3.912 LaMarr Hoyt (CHW)2.930
1983Atlee Hammaker* (SFG)3.969 LaMarr Hoyt (CHW)4.774
1982Mario Soto (CIN)3.859 Dennis Eckersley+ (BOS)2.953
1981Don Sutton+ (HOU)3.586 Ron Guidry* (NYY)4.000
1980Steve Carlton+* (PHI)3.178 Rudy May* (NYY)3.410
1979J.R. Richard (HOU)3.194 Scott McGregor* (BAL)3.522
1978Don Sutton+ (LAD)2.852 Fergie Jenkins+ (TEX)3.829
1977Tom Seaver+ (2TM)2.970 Dennis Eckersley+ (CLE)3.537
1976Gary Nolan (CIN)4.185 Frank Tanana* (CAL)3.575
1975Don Sutton+ (LAD)2.823 Frank Tanana* (CAL)3.685
1974Tom Seaver+ (NYM)2.680 Fergie Jenkins+ (TEX)5.000
1973Tom Seaver+ (NYM)3.922 Bert Blyleven+ (MIN)3.851
1972Steve Carlton+* (PHI)3.563 Roger Nelson (KCR)3.871
1971Fergie Jenkins+ (CHC)7.108 Bert Blyleven+ (MIN)3.797
1970Fergie Jenkins+ (CHC)4.567 Fritz Peterson* (NYY)3.175
1969Fergie Jenkins+ (CHC)3.845 Fritz Peterson* (NYY)3.488
1968Juan Marichal+ (SFG)4.739 Denny McLain (DET)4.444
1967Juan Marichal+ (SFG)3.952 Jim Merritt* (MIN)5.367
1966Juan Marichal+ (SFG)6.167 Jim Kaat+* (MIN)3.727
1965Sandy Koufax+* (LAD)5.380 Sonny Siebert (CLE)4.152
1964Jim Bunning+ (PHI)4.761 Milt Pappas (BAL)3.271
1963Sandy Koufax+* (LAD)5.276 Bill Monbouquette (BOS)4.143
1962Ken Johnson (HOU)3.870 Camilo Pascual (MIN)3.492
1961Sandy Koufax+* (LAD)2.802 Don Mossi* (DET)2.915
1960Bob Friend (PIT)4.067 Jim Bunning+ (DET)3.141
1959Robin Roberts+ (PHI)3.914 Frank Lary (DET)2.978
1958Harvey Haddix* (CIN)2.558 Billy O'Dell* (BAL)2.686
1957Harvey Haddix* (PHI)3.487 Connie Johnson (BAL)2.682
1956Robin Roberts+ (PHI)3.925 Tom Sturdivant (NYY)2.115
1955Don Newcombe (BRO)3.763 Billy Pierce* (CHW)2.453
1954Robin Roberts+ (PHI)3.304 Billy Hoeft* (DET)1.932
1953Robin Roberts+ (PHI)3.246 Johnny Sain (NYY)1.867
1952Robin Roberts+ (PHI)3.289 Bobby Shantz* (PHA)2.413
1951Larry Jansen (NYG)2.589 Fred Hutchinson (DET)1.963
1950Larry Jansen (NYG)2.927 Fred Hutchinson (DET)1.479
1949Preacher Roe* (BRO)2.477 Mike Garcia (CLE)1.567
1948Harry Brecheen* (STL)3.041 Fred Hutchinson (DET)1.917 NN2: Bill Byrd (BEG)3.591NAL: Jim LaMarque* (KCM)3.333
1947Ewell Blackwell (CIN)2.032 Fred Hutchinson (DET)1.852 NN2: Luis Tiant* (NYC)3.176NAL: Jim LaMarque* (KCM) • Jimmie Newberry (BBB)2.286
1946Mort Cooper (BSN)2.128 Tex Hughson (BOS)3.373 NN2: Bill Byrd (BEG)3.545NAL: Satchel Paige+ (KCM)6.400
1945Ray Prim* (CHC)3.826 Dutch Leonard (WSH)2.743 NN2: Patricio Scantlebury* (NYC)4.500NAL: Verdell Mathis* (MRS)4.000
1944Ken Raffensberger* (PHI)3.022 Tex Hughson (BOS)2.732 NN2: Bill Byrd (2TM)3.412NAL: Satchel Paige+ (KCM)3.889
1943Paul Derringer (CHC)1.923 Spud Chandler (NYY)2.481 NN2: Bill Byrd (2TM)2.474NAL: Roosevelt Davis (CC)3.600
1942Mort Cooper (STL)2.235 Tiny Bonham (NYY)2.958 NN2: Leon Day+ (2TM)2.806NAL: Johnny Markham (BBB)4.125
1941Whit Wyatt (BRO)2.146 Ted Lyons+ (CHW)1.703 NN2: Dave Barnhill (NYC)4.037NAL: Satchel Paige+ (KCM)6.857
1940Luke Hamlin (BRO)2.676 Bob Feller+ (CLE)2.212 NN2: Henry McHenry (PS)2.205NAL: George Walker (KCM)5.714
1939Paul Derringer (CIN)3.657 Ted Lyons+ (CHW)2.500 NN2: Bill Byrd (BEG)3.143NAL: Ted Radcliffe (MRS)5.636
1938Carl Hubbell+* (NYG)3.152 Lefty Grove+* (BOS)1.904 NN2: Bill Holland (NBY)2.923NAL: Hilton Smith+ (KCM)8.000
1937Dizzy Dean+ (STL)3.636 Lefty Gomez+* (NYY)2.086 NN2: Rocky Ellis (PS)2.909NAL: Porter Moss (3TM)4.769
1936Dizzy Dean+ (STL)3.679 Lefty Grove+* (BOS)2.000 NN2: Martín Dihigo+ (NYC)3.294
1935Carl Hubbell+* (NYG)3.061 Schoolboy Rowe (DET)2.059 NN2: Leroy Matlock* (PC)2.923
1934Carl Hubbell+* (NYG)3.189 Schoolboy Rowe (DET)1.840 NN2: Satchel Paige+ (PC)5.067
1933Carl Hubbell+* (NYG)3.319 Lefty Gomez+* (NYY)1.538 NN2: Satchel Paige+ (PC)4.813
1932Carl Hubbell+* (NYG)3.425 Lefty Grove+* (PHA)2.380 EWL: Roosevelt Davis (2TM)3.154NSL: Jim Willis (NEG)6.000
1931Dazzy Vance+ (BRO)2.830 Lefty Grove+* (PHA)2.823 NNL: Clarence White* (LOW)2.778
1930Dazzy Vance+ (BRO)3.145 Lefty Grove+* (PHA)3.483 NNL: Satchel Paige+ (BBB)7.667
1929Dazzy Vance+ (BRO)2.681 Lefty Grove+* (PHA)2.099 ANL: Joe Williams+ (HG)3.143NNL: Harry Salmon (BBB)4.947
1928Dazzy Vance+ (BRO)2.778 Lefty Grove+* (PHA)2.859 NNL: Satchel Paige+ (BBB)4.840ECL: Rats Henderson (AC)1.906
1927Dazzy Vance+ (BRO)2.667 Garland Braxton* (WSH)2.909 NNL: Satchel Paige+ (BBB)3.333ECL: Luther Farrell* (AC)1.865
1926Dazzy Vance+ (BRO)2.414 Lefty Grove+* (PHA)1.921 NNL: Webster McDonald (CAG)3.348ECL: Bill Holland (BRG)1.789
1925Dazzy Vance+ (BRO)3.348 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)1.385 NNL: Bullet Rogan+ (KCM)3.032ECL: Luther Farrell* (2TM)2.207
1924Dazzy Vance+ (BRO)3.403 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)2.052 NNL: Sam Streeter* (BBB)4.923ECL: Oscar Levis (CSE)3.400
1923Grover Alexander+ (CHC)2.400 Urban Shocker (SLB)2.224 NNL: Juan Padrón* (CSW)2.286ECL: Joe Williams+ (NLG)4.125
1922Babe Adams (PIT)2.600 Urban Shocker (SLB)2.614 NNL: Bill Holland (DS)3.680
1921Babe Adams (PIT)3.056 Dutch Leonard* (DET)1.905 NNL: Dave Brown* (CAG)3.485
1920Babe Adams (PIT)4.667 Jack Quinn (NYY)2.104 NNL: John Donaldson* (KCM)2.579
1919Babe Adams (PIT)4.000 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)2.882
1918Slim Sallee* (NYG)2.750 Eddie Cicotte (CHW)2.600
1917Grover Alexander+ (PHI)3.571 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)2.765
1916Dick Rudolph (BSN)3.500 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)2.780
1915Grover Alexander+ (PHI)3.766 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)3.625 FL: Eddie Plank+* (SLM)2.722
1914Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)3.478 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)3.041 FL: Russ Ford (BUF)3.000
1913Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)4.429 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)6.395
1912Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)3.941 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)3.987
1911Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)3.711 Ed Walsh+ (CHW)3.542
1910Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)3.067 Ed Walsh+ (CHW)4.230
1909Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)4.139 Charles Bender+ (PHA)3.578
1908Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)6.167 Ed Walsh+ (CHW)4.804
1907Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)3.358 Doc White* (CHW)3.711
1906Deacon Phillippe (PIT)3.462 Cy Young+ (BOS)5.600
1905Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)3.219 Cy Young+ (BOS)7.000
1904Deacon Phillippe (PIT)3.154 Cy Young+ (BOS)6.897
1903Deacon Phillippe (PIT)4.241 Cy Young+ (BOS)4.757
1902Deacon Phillippe (PIT)4.692 Rube Waddell+* (PHA)3.281
1901Noodles Hahn* (CIN)3.464 Cy Young+ (BOS)4.270
1900Cy Young+ (STL)3.194
1899Cy Young+ (STL)2.523
1898Cy Young+ (CLV)2.463
1897Kid Nichols+ (BSN)1.868
1896Cy Young+ (CLV)2.258
1895Kid Nichols+ (BSN)1.644
1894Cy Young+ (CLV)1.019
1893Cy Young+ (CLV)0.990
1892Bill Hutchison (CHC)1.653
1891Kid Nichols+ (BSN)2.330 AA: Scott Stratton (LOU)1.529
1890Kid Nichols+ (BSN)1.982 AA: Scott Stratton (LOU)3.393PL: Harry Staley (PBB)1.948
1889Tim Keefe+ (NYG)1.490 AA: Jack Stivetts (STL)2.103
1888Pretzels Getzien (DTN)3.741 AA: Silver King (STL)3.395
1887Jim Whitney (WHS)3.476 AA: Toad Ramsey* (LOU)2.126
1886John Clarkson+ (CHC)3.640 AA: Matt Kilroy* (BAL)2.819
1885Jim Whitney (BSN)5.405 AA: Bobby Mathews (PHA)5.018
1884Jim Whitney (BSN)10.000 AA: Jack Lynch (NYP)6.952UA: Charlie Sweeney (SLM)14.769
1883Jim Whitney (BSN)9.857 AA: Bobby Mathews (PHA)6.548
1882Bobby Mathews (BSN)6.955 AA: Guy Hecker (LOU)6.600
1881Pud Galvin+ (BUF)2.957
1880George Bradley (PRO)9.000
1879John Ward+ (PRO)6.639
1878Tommy Bond (BSN)5.515
1877Tommy Bond (BSN)4.722
1876Tommy Bond (HAR)6.769
1875 NA: Candy Cummings+ (HAR)20.500
1874 NA: Tommy Bond (BRA)5.250
1873 NA: Cherokee Fisher (ATH)1.400
1872 NA: Cherokee Fisher (BAL)1.818
1871 NA: George Zettlein (CHI)0.880