MLB Pitching Leaders - 1978 - Strikeouts | |||||||||||||||
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
1 | J.R. Richard | 10 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 275.1 | 192 | 95 | 141 | 303 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3.11 |
2 | Nolan Ryan | 27 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 235.0 | 183 | 97 | 148 | 260 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3.71 |
3 | Phil Niekro | 24 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 334.1 | 295 | 107 | 102 | 248 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2.88 |
Ron Guidry | 14 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 273.2 | 187 | 53 | 72 | 248 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1.74 | |
5 | Tom Seaver | 20 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 259.2 | 218 | 83 | 89 | 226 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2.88 |
6 | Dennis Leonard | 12 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 294.2 | 283 | 109 | 78 | 183 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 3.33 |
7 | Bert Blyleven | 22 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 243.2 | 217 | 82 | 66 | 182 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3.03 |
8 | John Montefusco | 13 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 238.2 | 233 | 101 | 68 | 177 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3.81 |
9 | Vida Blue | 17 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 258.0 | 233 | 80 | 70 | 171 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2.79 |
10 | Mike Flanagan | 18 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 281.1 | 271 | 126 | 87 | 167 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4.03 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
11 | Dennis Eckersley | 24 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 268.0 | 258 | 89 | 71 | 162 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2.99 |
12 | Steve Carlton | 24 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 247.1 | 228 | 78 | 63 | 161 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2.84 |
13 | Jerry Koosman | 19 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 235.1 | 221 | 98 | 84 | 160 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 |
14 | Fergie Jenkins | 19 | 34 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 249.0 | 228 | 84 | 41 | 157 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3.04 |
Jon Matlack | 13 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 270.0 | 252 | 68 | 51 | 157 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2.27 | |
16 | Gaylord Perry | 22 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 260.2 | 241 | 79 | 66 | 154 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2.73 |
Don Sutton | 23 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 238.1 | 228 | 94 | 54 | 154 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3.55 | |
Ken Kravec | 8 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 203.0 | 188 | 92 | 95 | 154 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4.08 | |
19 | Pete Vuckovich | 11 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 198.1 | 187 | 56 | 59 | 149 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2.54 |
20 | Bob Knepper | 15 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 260.0 | 218 | 76 | 85 | 147 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2.63 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
21 | Dennis Martinez | 23 | 40 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 276.0 | 257 | 108 | 93 | 142 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3.52 |
22 | Tom Underwood | 11 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 197.2 | 201 | 90 | 87 | 139 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4.10 |
23 | Jim Palmer | 19 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 296.0 | 246 | 81 | 97 | 138 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 2.46 |
24 | Frank Tanana | 21 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 239.0 | 239 | 97 | 60 | 137 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3.65 |
25 | Don Robinson | 15 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 228.1 | 203 | 88 | 57 | 135 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3.47 |
26 | Milt Wilcox | 16 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 215.1 | 208 | 90 | 68 | 132 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3.76 |
27 | Larry Christenson | 11 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 228.0 | 209 | 82 | 47 | 131 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3.24 |
Mike Caldwell | 14 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 293.1 | 258 | 77 | 54 | 131 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2.36 | |
29 | Mark Littell | 9 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106.1 | 80 | 33 | 59 | 130 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2.79 |
30 | Steve Rogers | 13 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 219.0 | 186 | 60 | 64 | 126 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2.47 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
Chris Knapp | 6 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 188.1 | 178 | 88 | 67 | 126 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4.21 | |
32 | Craig Swan | 12 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 207.1 | 164 | 56 | 58 | 125 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2.43 |
33 | Tommy John | 26 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 213.0 | 230 | 78 | 53 | 124 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3.30 |
34 | Goose Gossage | 22 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 87 | 30 | 59 | 122 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 2.01 |
35 | Roger Erickson | 6 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 265.2 | 268 | 117 | 79 | 121 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3.96 |
36 | Dick Ruthven | 14 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 231.2 | 214 | 87 | 56 | 120 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3.38 |
Mike Torrez | 18 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 250.0 | 272 | 110 | 99 | 120 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3.96 | |
38 | Steve Stone | 11 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 212.0 | 196 | 103 | 84 | 118 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4.37 |
39 | Dave Goltz | 12 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 220.1 | 209 | 61 | 67 | 116 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2.49 |
40 | Rick Reuschel | 19 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 242.2 | 235 | 92 | 54 | 115 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3.41 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
41 | Bob Forsch | 16 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 233.2 | 205 | 96 | 97 | 114 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 3.70 |
Luis Tiant | 19 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 212.1 | 185 | 78 | 57 | 114 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3.31 | |
43 | Fred Norman | 16 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 177.1 | 173 | 73 | 82 | 111 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3.70 |
44 | Matt Keough | 9 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 197.1 | 178 | 71 | 85 | 108 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3.24 |
45 | Bruce Sutter | 12 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.0 | 82 | 35 | 34 | 106 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 3.18 |
Rick Wise | 18 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 211.2 | 226 | 102 | 59 | 106 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 4.34 | |
Jim Clancy | 15 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 193.2 | 199 | 88 | 91 | 106 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4.09 | |
Geoff Zahn | 13 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 252.1 | 260 | 85 | 81 | 106 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3.03 | |
49 | Ed Halicki | 7 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 199.0 | 166 | 63 | 45 | 105 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2.85 |
50 | John D'Acquisto | 10 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 60 | 22 | 56 | 104 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2.13 |