MLB Pitching Leaders - 1971 - Strikeouts | |||||||||||||||
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
1 | Mickey Lolich | 16 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 4 | 376.0 | 336 | 122 | 92 | 308 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 2.92 |
2 | Vida Blue | 17 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 312.0 | 209 | 63 | 88 | 301 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1.82 |
3 | Tom Seaver | 20 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 286.1 | 210 | 56 | 61 | 289 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1.76 |
4 | Fergie Jenkins | 19 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 325.0 | 304 | 100 | 37 | 263 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2.77 |
5 | Bill Stoneman | 8 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 294.2 | 243 | 103 | 146 | 251 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 3.15 |
6 | Joe Coleman | 15 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 286.0 | 241 | 100 | 96 | 236 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3.15 |
7 | Clay Kirby | 8 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 267.1 | 213 | 84 | 103 | 231 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2.83 |
8 | Bert Blyleven | 22 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 278.1 | 267 | 87 | 59 | 224 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2.81 |
9 | Wilbur Wood | 17 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 334.0 | 272 | 71 | 62 | 210 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1.91 |
10 | Tom Bradley | 7 | 45 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 285.2 | 273 | 94 | 74 | 206 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2.96 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
11 | Don Sutton | 23 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 265.1 | 231 | 75 | 55 | 194 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2.54 |
12 | Sam McDowell | 15 | 35 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 214.2 | 160 | 81 | 153 | 192 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 3.40 |
13 | Pat Dobson | 11 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 282.1 | 248 | 91 | 63 | 187 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2.90 |
14 | Bob Gibson | 17 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 245.2 | 215 | 83 | 76 | 185 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3.04 |
15 | Jim Palmer | 19 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 282.0 | 231 | 84 | 106 | 184 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2.68 |
16 | Catfish Hunter | 15 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 273.2 | 225 | 90 | 80 | 181 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2.96 |
17 | Don Wilson | 9 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 268.0 | 195 | 73 | 79 | 180 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2.45 |
18 | Andy Messersmith | 12 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 276.2 | 224 | 92 | 121 | 179 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2.99 |
19 | Phil Niekro | 24 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 268.2 | 248 | 89 | 70 | 173 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2.98 |
20 | Steve Carlton | 24 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 273.1 | 275 | 108 | 98 | 172 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3.56 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
21 | Marty Pattin | 13 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 264.2 | 225 | 92 | 73 | 169 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3.13 |
22 | Juan Marichal | 16 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 279.0 | 244 | 91 | 56 | 159 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2.94 |
23 | Gaylord Perry | 22 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 280.0 | 255 | 86 | 67 | 158 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2.76 |
24 | Rudy May | 16 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 208.1 | 160 | 70 | 87 | 156 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3.02 |
Steve Arlin | 6 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 227.2 | 211 | 88 | 103 | 156 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 3.48 | |
26 | Rick Wise | 18 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 272.1 | 261 | 87 | 70 | 155 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2.88 |
Gary Gentry | 7 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 203.1 | 167 | 73 | 82 | 155 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3.23 | |
28 | Bart Johnson | 8 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 178.0 | 148 | 58 | 111 | 153 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2.93 |
29 | Ray Culp | 11 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 242.1 | 236 | 97 | 67 | 151 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 3.60 |
30 | Reggie Cleveland | 13 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 222.0 | 238 | 99 | 53 | 148 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4.01 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
31 | Gary Nolan | 10 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 244.2 | 208 | 86 | 59 | 146 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 3.16 |
32 | Bill Singer | 14 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 203.1 | 195 | 94 | 71 | 144 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4.16 |
33 | Ken Holtzman | 15 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 195.0 | 213 | 97 | 64 | 143 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 4.48 |
34 | Jack Billingham | 13 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 228.1 | 205 | 86 | 68 | 139 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 3.39 |
Bill Parsons | 4 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 244.2 | 219 | 87 | 93 | 139 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 3.20 | |
Fritz Peterson | 11 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 274.0 | 269 | 93 | 42 | 139 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3.05 | |
37 | Dock Ellis | 12 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 226.2 | 207 | 77 | 63 | 137 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3.06 |
Jim Kaat | 25 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 260.1 | 275 | 96 | 47 | 137 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3.32 | |
Nolan Ryan | 27 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 152.0 | 125 | 67 | 116 | 137 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3.97 | |
Tom Hall | 10 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 129.2 | 104 | 48 | 58 | 137 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3.33 | |
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
41 | Steve Blass | 10 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 240.0 | 226 | 76 | 68 | 136 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2.85 |
Al Downing | 17 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 262.1 | 245 | 78 | 84 | 136 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2.68 | |
43 | Dave Roberts | 13 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 269.2 | 238 | 63 | 61 | 135 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 2.10 |
Clyde Wright | 10 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 276.2 | 225 | 92 | 82 | 135 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 2.99 | |
45 | Mel Stottlemyre | 11 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 269.2 | 234 | 86 | 69 | 132 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2.87 |
Steve Dunning | 7 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 184.0 | 173 | 92 | 109 | 132 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4.50 | |
47 | Ken Forsch | 16 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 188.1 | 162 | 53 | 53 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.53 |
Jerry Reuss | 22 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 211.0 | 228 | 112 | 109 | 131 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4.78 | |
Tommy John | 26 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 229.1 | 244 | 92 | 58 | 131 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 3.61 | |
Sonny Siebert | 12 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 235.1 | 220 | 76 | 60 | 131 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2.91 |