For single seasons, From 1901 to 2009, Younger than 25, (requiring SO≥250), sorted by greatest Strikeouts: Results
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Rk | Player | SO | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | W-L% | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | 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 | Nolan Ryan | 329 | 1972 | 25 | CAL | AL | 39 | 39 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 0 | 284.0 | 166 | 80 | 72 | 157 | 2.28 | 128 | 14 | 1154 | 973 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .171 | .291 | .246 | .537 | 70 | ||
2 | Sam McDowell | 325 | 1965 | 22 | CLE | AL | 42 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4 | 273.0 | 178 | 80 | 66 | 132 | 2.18 | 161 | 9 | 1116 | 963 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .185 | .286 | .244 | .531 | 56 | ||
3 | Walter Johnson | 313 | 1910 | 22 | WSH | AL | 45 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 1 | 370.0 | 262 | 92 | 56 | 76 | 1.36 | 183 | 1 | 1367 | 13 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Pedro Martinez | 305 | 1997 | 25 | MON | NL | 31 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 241.1 | 158 | 65 | 51 | 67 | 1.90 | 219 | 16 | 947 | 860 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .184 | .250 | .277 | .526 | 42 | ||
5 | Walter Johnson | 303 | 1912 | 24 | WSH | AL | 50 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 12 | .733 | 2 | 369.0 | 259 | 89 | 57 | 76 | 1.39 | 242 | 2 | 1413 | 16 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Vida Blue | 301 | 1971 | 21 | OAK | AL | 39 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 312.0 | 209 | 73 | 63 | 88 | 1.82 | 185 | 19 | 1207 | 1103 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .189 | .251 | .272 | .523 | 55 | ||
7 | Roger Clemens | 291 | 1988 | 25 | BOS | AL | 35 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 264.0 | 217 | 93 | 86 | 62 | 2.93 | 141 | 17 | 1063 | 986 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .220 | .270 | .320 | .590 | 61 | ||
8 | Tom Seaver | 283 | 1970 | 25 | NYM | NL | 37 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 290.2 | 230 | 103 | 91 | 83 | 2.82 | 142 | 21 | 1173 | 1073 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .214 | .272 | .328 | .600 | 66 | ||
9 | Sam McDowell | 283 | 1968 | 25 | CLE | AL | 38 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 0 | 269.0 | 181 | 78 | 54 | 110 | 1.81 | 165 | 13 | 1098 | 959 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .189 | .278 | .263 | .541 | 70 | ||
10 | Denny McLain | 280 | 1968 | 24 | DET | AL | 41 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 6 | .838 | 0 | 336.0 | 241 | 86 | 73 | 63 | 1.96 | 154 | 31 | 1288 | 1206 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .243 | .317 | .559 | 72 | ||
11 | Dwight Gooden | 276 | 1984 | 19 | NYM | NL | 31 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 218.0 | 161 | 72 | 63 | 73 | 2.60 | 137 | 7 | 879 | 799 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .202 | .269 | .275 | .545 | 59 | ||
12 | Hal Newhouser | 275 | 1946 | 25 | DET | AL | 37 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 9 | .743 | 1 | 292.2 | 215 | 77 | 63 | 98 | 1.94 | 188 | 10 | 1176 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Mario Soto | 274 | 1982 | 25 | CIN | NL | 35 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 257.2 | 202 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 2.79 | 132 | 19 | 1033 | 938 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .215 | .271 | .333 | .604 | 72 | ||
14 | Frank Tanana | 269 | 1975 | 21 | CAL | AL | 34 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0 | 257.1 | 211 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 2.62 | 134 | 21 | 1029 | 932 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .226 | .286 | .328 | .615 | 79 | ||
15 | Sandy Koufax | 269 | 1961 | 25 | LAD | NL | 42 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 1 | 255.2 | 212 | 117 | 100 | 96 | 3.52 | 123 | 27 | 1068 | 954 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .222 | .295 | .352 | .647 | 70 | ||
16 | Dwight Gooden | 268 | 1985 | 20 | NYM | NL | 35 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 0 | 276.2 | 198 | 51 | 47 | 69 | 1.53 | 228 | 13 | 1065 | 986 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .201 | .254 | .270 | .524 | 52 | ||
17 | Christy Mathewson | 267 | 1903 | 22 | NYG | NL | 45 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | .698 | 2 | 366.1 | 321 | 136 | 92 | 100 | 2.26 | 147 | 4 | 1502 | 10 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Tim Lincecum | 265 | 2008 | 24 | SFG | NL | 34 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 0 | 227.0 | 182 | 72 | 66 | 84 | 2.62 | 169 | 11 | 928 | 824 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .221 | .297 | .316 | .612 | 64 | 3682 | 2335 |
19 | Johan Santana | 265 | 2004 | 25 | MIN | AL | 34 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 228.0 | 156 | 70 | 66 | 54 | 2.61 | 182 | 24 | 881 | 812 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .192 | .249 | .315 | .565 | 45 | 3426 | 2273 |
20 | Jim Maloney | 265 | 1963 | 23 | CIN | NL | 33 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0 | 250.1 | 183 | 84 | 77 | 88 | 2.77 | 121 | 17 | 1010 | 908 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .202 | .275 | .301 | .575 | 70 | ||
21 | Ben Sheets | 264 | 2004 | 25 | MIL | NL | 34 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 237.0 | 201 | 85 | 71 | 32 | 2.70 | 162 | 25 | 937 | 891 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .226 | .255 | .383 | .637 | 66 | 3581 | 2442 |
22 | Herb Score | 263 | 1956 | 23 | CLE | AL | 35 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 249.1 | 162 | 82 | 70 | 129 | 2.53 | 166 | 18 | 1022 | 880 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .184 | .288 | .280 | .567 | 52 | ||
23 | Tim Lincecum | 261 | 2009 | 25 | SFG | NL | 32 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 225.1 | 168 | 69 | 62 | 68 | 2.48 | 176 | 10 | 905 | 814 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .206 | .271 | .290 | .561 | 49 | 3439 | 2197 |
24 | Frank Tanana | 261 | 1976 | 22 | CAL | AL | 34 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 0 | 288.1 | 212 | 88 | 78 | 73 | 2.43 | 136 | 24 | 1142 | 1042 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .203 | .261 | .312 | .573 | 72 | ||
25 | Bob Feller | 261 | 1940 | 21 | CLE | AL | 43 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 11 | .711 | 4 | 320.1 | 245 | 102 | 93 | 118 | 2.61 | 161 | 13 | 1304 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Player | SO | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | W-L% | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | ERA | ERA | HR | BF | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | PO | BK | WP | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS | Pit | Str |
26 | Fergie Jenkins | 260 | 1968 | 25 | CHC | NL | 40 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 0 | 308.0 | 255 | 96 | 90 | 65 | 2.63 | 120 | 26 | 1231 | 1148 | 51 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .222 | .265 | .341 | .606 | 82 | ||
27 | Bob Feller | 260 | 1941 | 22 | CLE | AL | 44 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 2 | 343.0 | 284 | 129 | 120 | 194 | 3.15 | 125 | 15 | 1466 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Bert Blyleven | 258 | 1973 | 22 | MIN | AL | 40 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 17 | .541 | 0 | 325.0 | 296 | 109 | 91 | 67 | 2.52 | 158 | 16 | 1321 | 1221 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .242 | .284 | .334 | .618 | 71 | ||
29 | Smoky Joe Wood | 258 | 1912 | 22 | BOS | AL | 43 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 5 | .872 | 1 | 344.0 | 267 | 104 | 73 | 82 | 1.91 | 178 | 2 | 1328 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Roger Clemens | 256 | 1987 | 24 | BOS | AL | 36 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 281.2 | 248 | 100 | 93 | 83 | 2.97 | 154 | 19 | 1157 | 1055 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .235 | .295 | .348 | .643 | 68 |
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