Sporcle: Leading the League in Strikeouts and Walks

There have been 46 seasons (by 28 pitchers) in which a hurler led their league in both strikeouts and walks allowed. How many can you name?








The complete list is below. Bold numbers show that their total was the highest in any league that season. For the 19th Century pitchers this applies from 1882-91, when the NL was not the only league.

Pitcher	Year	Team	K	BB
Larry Corcoran	1880 NL	Chicago White Stockings	268	99
Tony Mullane	1882 AA	Louisville Eclipse	170	78
John Clarkson	1889 NL	Boston Beaneaters	284	203
Mark Baldwin	1889 AA	Columbus Solons	368	274
Amos Rusie	1890 NL	New York Giants	341	289
Mark Baldwin	1890 PL	Chicago Pirates	206	249
Amos Rusie	1891 NL	New York Giants	337	262
Jack Stivetts	1891 AA	St. Louis Browns	259	232
Amos Rusie	1893 NL	New York Giants	208	218
Amos Rusie	1894 NL	New York Giants	195	200
Cy Seymour	1897 NL	New York Giants	156	168
Cy Seymour	1898 NL	New York Giants	239	213
Tom Seaton	1913 NL	Philadelphia Phillies	168	136
Lefty Grove	1925 AL	Philadelphia Athletics	116	131
Bill Hallahan	1930 NL	St. Louis Cardinals	177	126
Bill Hallahan	1931 NL	St. Louis Cardinals	159	112
Van Mungo	1936 NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	238	118
Clay Bryant	1938 NL	Chicago Cubs	135	125
Bob Feller	1938 AL	Cleveland Indians	240	208
Bob Feller	1939 AL	Cleveland Indians	246	142
Kirby Higbe	1940 NL	Philadelphia Phillies	137	121
Bob Feller	1941 AL	Cleveland Indians	260	194
Johnny Vander Meer	1943 NL	Cincinnati Reds	174	162
Bob Feller	1946 AL	Cleveland Indians	348	153
Warren Spahn	1951 NL	Boston Braves	164	109
Bob Turley	1954 AL	Baltimore Orioles	185	181
Sam Jones	1955 NL	Chicago Cubs	198	185
Sam Jones	1956 NL	Chicago Cubs	176	115
Sam Jones	1958 NL	St. Louis Cardinals	225	107
Bob Veale	1964 NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	250	124
Al Downing	1964 AL	New York Yankees	217	120
Sam McDowell	1965 AL	Cleveland Indians	325	132
Sam McDowell	1968 AL	Cleveland Indians	283	110
Sam McDowell	1970 AL	Cleveland Indians	304	131
Nolan Ryan	1972 AL	California Angels	329	157
Nolan Ryan	1973 AL	California Angels	383	162
Steve Carlton	1974 NL	Philadelphia Phillies	240	136
Nolan Ryan	1974 AL	California Angels	367	202
Nolan Ryan	1976 AL	California Angels	327	183
Phil Niekro	1977 NL	Atlanta Braves	262	164
Nolan Ryan	1977 AL	California Angels	341	204
J.R. Richard	1978 NL	Houston Astros	303	141
Nolan Ryan	1978 AL	California Angels	260	148
Mark Langston	1984 AL	Seattle Mariners	204	118
Randy Johnson	1992 AL	Seattle Mariners	241	144
Hideo Nomo	2001 AL	Boston Red Sox	220	96