For single seasons, From 1961 to 2010, (requiring At least 80% games started and Qualified for league ERA title), sorted by greatest Strikeouts / Base On Balls: Results
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Rk | Player | SO/BB | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | W-L% | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | ERA | HR | BF | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | PO | BK | WP | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS | Pit | Str |
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1 | Cliff Lee | 16.29 | 2010 | 31 | TOT | AL | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 0 | 139.0 | 117 | 42 | 37 | 7 | 114 | 2.40 | 174 | 9 | 538 | 526 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .231 | .333 | .564 | 1841 | 1336 | |
2 | Bret Saberhagen | 11.00 | 1994 | 30 | NYM | NL | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0 | 177.1 | 169 | 58 | 54 | 13 | 143 | 2.74 | 153 | 13 | 696 | 665 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .271 | .389 | .660 | |||
3 | Curt Schilling | 9.58 | 2002 | 35 | ARI | NL | 36 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0 | 259.1 | 218 | 95 | 93 | 33 | 316 | 3.23 | 142 | 29 | 1017 | 974 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .224 | .251 | .362 | .613 | 3721 | 2630 | |
4 | Pedro Martinez | 8.88 | 2000 | 28 | BOS | AL | 29 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 0 | 217.0 | 128 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 284 | 1.74 | 291 | 17 | 817 | 768 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .213 | .259 | .473 | 3164 | 2136 | |
5 | Greg Maddux | 8.85 | 1997 | 31 | ATL | NL | 33 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 0 | 232.2 | 200 | 58 | 57 | 20 | 177 | 2.20 | 189 | 9 | 893 | 849 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .256 | .311 | .567 | |||
6 | Pedro Martinez | 8.46 | 1999 | 27 | BOS | AL | 31 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 0 | 213.1 | 160 | 56 | 49 | 37 | 313 | 2.07 | 243 | 9 | 835 | 780 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .205 | .248 | .288 | .536 | |||
7 | Ben Sheets | 8.25 | 2004 | 25 | MIL | NL | 34 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 237.0 | 201 | 85 | 71 | 32 | 264 | 2.70 | 162 | 25 | 937 | 891 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .226 | .255 | .383 | .637 | 3581 | 2442 | |
8 | Carlos Silva | 7.89 | 2005 | 26 | MIN | AL | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 188.1 | 212 | 83 | 72 | 9 | 71 | 3.44 | 130 | 25 | 749 | 730 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .300 | .441 | .741 | 2294 | 1638 | |
9 | Greg Maddux | 7.87 | 1995 | 29 | ATL | NL | 28 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 0 | 209.2 | 147 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 181 | 1.63 | 262 | 8 | 785 | 748 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .197 | .224 | .258 | .482 | |||
10 | Curt Schilling | 7.51 | 2001 | 34 | ARI | NL | 35 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 0 | 256.2 | 237 | 86 | 85 | 39 | 293 | 2.98 | 157 | 37 | 1021 | 968 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .245 | .273 | .402 | .675 | 3695 | 2608 | |
11 | Roy Halladay | 7.45 | 2010 | 33 | PHI | NL | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 171.0 | 155 | 48 | 42 | 20 | 149 | 2.21 | 188 | 13 | 679 | 642 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .241 | .269 | .354 | .622 | 2404 | 1649 | |
12 | Fergie Jenkins | 7.11 | 1971 | 28 | CHC | NL | 39 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 0 | 325.0 | 304 | 114 | 100 | 37 | 263 | 2.77 | 142 | 29 | 1299 | 1236 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .246 | .269 | .373 | .642 | |||
13 | Randy Johnson | 6.59 | 2004 | 40 | ARI | NL | 35 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 0 | 245.2 | 177 | 88 | 71 | 44 | 290 | 2.60 | 178 | 18 | 964 | 898 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .197 | .241 | .315 | .557 | 3632 | 2507 | |
14 | Curt Schilling | 6.54 | 2006 | 39 | BOS | AL | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 204.0 | 220 | 90 | 90 | 28 | 183 | 3.97 | 120 | 28 | 834 | 796 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .303 | .459 | .761 | 3246 | 2223 | |
15 | Greg Maddux | 6.41 | 2001 | 35 | ATL | NL | 34 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 233.0 | 220 | 86 | 79 | 27 | 173 | 3.05 | 146 | 20 | 927 | 870 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .278 | .370 | .648 | 2980 | 2041 | |
16 | Roy Halladay | 6.38 | 2003 | 26 | TOR | AL | 36 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 0 | 266.0 | 253 | 111 | 96 | 32 | 204 | 3.25 | 145 | 26 | 1071 | 1025 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .247 | .275 | .389 | .665 | 3627 | 2486 | |
17 | Juan Marichal | 6.17 | 1966 | 28 | SFG | NL | 37 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | .806 | 0 | 307.1 | 228 | 88 | 76 | 36 | 222 | 2.23 | 167 | 32 | 1180 | 1128 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .202 | .230 | .312 | .542 | |||
18 | Dennis Eckersley | 6.16 | 1985 | 30 | CHC | NL | 25 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 169.1 | 145 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 117 | 3.08 | 129 | 15 | 664 | 634 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .229 | .254 | .352 | .606 | |||
19 | Greg Maddux | 6.14 | 1996 | 30 | ATL | NL | 35 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 245.0 | 225 | 85 | 74 | 28 | 172 | 2.72 | 162 | 11 | 978 | 934 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .241 | .264 | .337 | .601 | |||
20 | Curt Schilling | 6.06 | 2003 | 36 | ARI | NL | 24 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 168.0 | 144 | 58 | 55 | 32 | 194 | 2.95 | 159 | 17 | 673 | 626 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .230 | .270 | .358 | .628 | 2452 | 1705 | |
21 | Pedro Martinez | 5.98 | 2002 | 30 | BOS | AL | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 0 | 199.1 | 144 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 239 | 2.26 | 202 | 13 | 787 | 726 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .198 | .254 | .309 | .562 | 3096 | 2057 | |
22 | Roy Halladay | 5.94 | 2009 | 32 | TOR | AL | 32 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 239.0 | 234 | 82 | 74 | 35 | 208 | 2.79 | 156 | 22 | 963 | 913 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .285 | .382 | .667 | 3392 | 2326 | |
23 | Dan Haren | 5.87 | 2009 | 28 | ARI | NL | 33 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 229.1 | 192 | 83 | 80 | 38 | 223 | 3.14 | 146 | 27 | 909 | 856 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .224 | .260 | .375 | .635 | 3460 | 2283 | |
24 | Curt Schilling | 5.80 | 2004 | 37 | BOS | AL | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 0 | 226.2 | 206 | 84 | 82 | 35 | 203 | 3.26 | 150 | 23 | 910 | 861 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .271 | .387 | .658 | 3414 | 2386 | |
25 | Jon Lieber | 5.67 | 2004 | 34 | NYY | AL | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 176.2 | 216 | 95 | 85 | 18 | 102 | 4.33 | 104 | 20 | 749 | 718 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .301 | .317 | .442 | .758 | 2543 | 1783 |
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