LIST OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STRIKEOUT CHAMPIONS

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

Contents
American League
National League
American Association
Federal League
Player's League
Union Association
National Association
Reference

American League


YearPlayerTeam(s)Strikeouts
1901Boston Americans158
1902Philadelphia Athletics210
1903Philadelphia Athletics302
1904Philadelphia Athletics349
1905Philadelphia Athletics287
1906Philadelphia Athletics196
1907Philadelphia Athletics232
1908Chicago White Sox269
1909Chicago White Sox177
1910Washington Senators313
1911Chicago White Sox255
1912Washington Senators303
1913Washington Senators243
1914Washington Senators225
1915Washington Senators203
1916Washington Senators228
1917Washington Senators188
1918Washington Senators162
1919Washington Senators147
1920Cleveland Indians133
1921Washington Senators143
1922St. Louis Browns149
1923Washington Senators130
1924Washington Senators158
1925Philadelphia Athletics116
1926Philadelphia Athletics194
1927Philadelphia Athletics174
1928Philadelphia Athletics183
1929Philadelphia Athletics170
1930Philadelphia Athletics209
1931Philadelphia Athletics175
1932New York Yankees190
1933New York Yankees163
1934New York Yankees158
1935Detroit Tigers163
1936Detroit Tigers175
1937New York Yankees194
1938Cleveland Indians240
1939Cleveland Indians246
1940Cleveland Indians261
1941Cleveland Indians260
1942
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
113
1943Cleveland Indians151
1944Detroit Tigers187
1945Detroit Tigers212
1946Cleveland Indians348
1947Cleveland Indians196
1948Cleveland Indians164
1949Detroit Tigers153
1950Cleveland Indians170
1951New York Yankees164
1952New York Yankees160
1953Chicago White Sox186
1954Baltimore Orioles185
1955Cleveland Indians245
1956Cleveland Indians263
1957Cleveland Indians184
1958Chicago White Sox179
1959Detroit Tigers201
1960Detroit Tigers201
1961Minnesota Twins221
1962Minnesota Twins206
1963Minnesota Twins202
1964New York Yankees217
1965Cleveland Indians325
1966Cleveland Indians225
1967Boston Red Sox246
1968Cleveland Indians283
1969Cleveland Indians279
1970Cleveland Indians304
1971Detroit Tigers308
1972California Angels329
1973California Angels383
1974California Angels367
1975California Angels269
1976California Angels327
1977California Angels341
1978California Angels260
1979California Angels222
1980Cleveland Indians187
1981Cleveland Indians127
1982Seattle Mariners209
1983Detroit Tigers232
1984Seattle Mariners204
1985Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
206
1986Seattle Mariners245
1987Seattle Mariners262
1988Boston Red Sox291
1989Texas Rangers301
1990Texas Rangers232
1991Boston Red Sox241
1992Seattle Mariners241
1993Seattle Mariners308
1994Seattle Mariners204
1995Seattle Mariners298
1996Boston Red Sox257
1997Toronto Blue Jays292
1998Toronto Blue Jays271
1999Boston Red Sox313
2000Boston Red Sox284
2001Boston Red Sox220
2002Boston Red Sox239
2003Chicago White Sox207
2004Minnesota Twins265
2005Minnesota Twins238
2006Minnesota Twins245

National League


YearPlayerTeam(s)Strikeouts
1876Louisville Grays122
1877Boston Red Caps170
1878Boston Red Caps182
1879Providence Grays239
1880Chicago White Stockings268
1881Detroit Wolverines212
1882Providence Grays201
1883Boston Beaneaters345
1884Providence Grays441
1885Chicago White Stockings308
1886Detroit Wolverines323
1887Chicago White Stockings237
1888New York Giants335
1889Boston Beaneaters284
1890New York Giants341
1891New York Giants337
1892Chicago Colts314
1893New York Giants208
1894New York Giants195
1895New York Giants201
1896Cleveland Spiders140
1897Washington Senators156
1898New York Giants239
1899Cincinnati Reds145
1900Cincinnati Reds132
1901Cincinnati Reds239
1902Boston Beaneaters225
1903New York Giants267
1904New York Giants212
1905New York Giants206
1906Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
171
1907New York Giants178
1908New York Giants259
1909Chicago Cubs205
1910Philadelphia Phillies185
1911New York Giants237
1912Philadelphia Phillies195
1913Philadelphia Phillies168
1914Philadelphia Phillies214
1915Philadelphia Phillies241
1916Philadelphia Phillies167
1917Philadelphia Phillies200
1918Chicago Cubs148
1919Chicago Cubs141
1920Chicago Cubs176
1921Brooklyn Robins136
1922Brooklyn Robins134
1923Brooklyn Robins197
1924Brooklyn Robins262
1925Brooklyn Robins221
1926Brooklyn Robins140
1927Brooklyn Robins184
1928Brooklyn Robins200
1929Chicago Cubs166
1930St. Louis Cardinals177
1931St. Louis Cardinals159
1932St. Louis Cardinals191
1933St. Louis Cardinals199
1934St. Louis Cardinals195
1935St. Louis Cardinals190
1936Brooklyn Dodgers238
1937New York Giants159
1938Chicago Cubs135
1939
Philadelphia/Chicago
Cincinnati Reds
137
1940Philadelphia Phillies137
1941Cincinnati Reds202
1942Cincinnati Reds186
1943Cincinnati Reds174
1944New York Giants161
1945Pittsburgh Pirates148
1946Chicago Cubs135
1947Cincinnati Reds193
1948St. Louis Cardinals149
1949Boston Braves151
1950Boston Braves191
1951
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
164
1952Boston Braves183
1953Philadelphia Phillies198
1954Philadelphia Phillies185
1955Chicago Cubs198
1956Chicago Cubs176
1957Philadelphia Phillies188
1958St. Louis Cardinals225
1959Los Angeles Dodgers242
1960Los Angeles Dodgers246
1961Los Angeles Dodgers269
1962Los Angeles Dodgers232
1963Los Angeles Dodgers306
1964Pittsburgh Pirates250
1965Los Angeles Dodgers382
1966Los Angeles Dodgers317
1967Philadelphia Phillies253
1968St. Louis Cardinals268
1969Chicago Cubs273
1970New York Mets283
1971New York Mets289
1972Philadelphia Phillies310
1973New York Mets251
1974Philadelphia Phillies240
1975New York Mets243
1976New York Mets235
1977Atlanta Braves262
1978Houston Astros303
1979Houston Astros313
1980Philadelphia Phillies286
1981Los Angeles Dodgers180
1982Philadelphia Phillies286
1983Philadelphia Phillies275
1984New York Mets276
1985New York Mets268
1986Houston Astros306
1987Houston Astros270
1988Houston Astros228
1989St. Louis Cardinals201
1990New York Mets233
1991New York Mets241
1992Atlanta Braves215
1993Cincinnati Reds227
1994San Diego Padres189
1995Los Angeles Dodgers236
1996Atlanta Braves276
1997Philadelphia Phillies319
1998Philadelphia Phillies300
1999Arizona Diamondbacks364
2000Arizona Diamondbacks347
2001Arizona Diamondbacks372
2002Arizona Diamondbacks334
2003Chicago Cubs266
2004Arizona Diamondbacks290
2005San Diego Padres216
2006Cincinnati Reds216

American Association


YearPlayerTeam(s)Strikeouts
1882Louisville Eclipse170
1883New York Metropolitans361
1884Louisville Eclipse385
1885Pittsburgh Alleghenys298
1886Baltimore Orioles513
1887Louisville Colonels355
1888Philadelphia Athletics272
1889Columbus Solons368
1890Philadelphia Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
291
1891St. Louis Browns259

Federal League


YearPlayerTeam(s)Strikeouts
1914Indianapolis Hoosiers236
1915St. Louis Terriers229

Player's League


YearPlayerTeam(s)Strikeouts
1890Chicago Pirates211

Union Association


YearPlayerTeam(s)Strikeouts
1890Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
Washington Nationals
483

National Association


YearPlayerTeam(s)Strikeouts
1871Cleveland Forest Citys34
1872Baltimore Canaries55
1873New York Mutuals75
1874Chicago White Stockings18
1875St. Louis Brown Stockings
Brooklyn Atlantics
26

Reference



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