Strikeouts Single Season National League Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Strikeouts in the National League

Each of the players holds a dubious mark in baseball history and each of them could easily be a pitchers great moment and two innings later be a pitchers call to the bullpen. These men on this chart each whiffed out more than their fellow players more often in a single season than any other players in the history of the game.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time single season leaders in National League strikeouts. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

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Strikeouts Single Season National League Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Strikeouts	Year	Team	League	Rank
Mark Reynolds	223	2009	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	1
Mark Reynolds	204	2008	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	2
Ryan Howard	199	2007	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	3
Ryan Howard	199	2008	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Adam Dunn	195	2004	Cincinnati Reds	NL	5
Adam Dunn	194	2006	Cincinnati Reds	NL	6
Bobby Bonds	189	1970	San Francisco Giants	NL	7
Jose Hernandez	188	2002	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	8
Bobby Bonds	187	1969	San Francisco Giants	NL	9
Preston Wilson	187	2000	Florida Marlins	NL
Ryan Howard	186	2009	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	11
Jose Hernandez	185	2001	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	12
Jim Thome	182	2003	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	13
Ryan Howard	181	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	14
Mike Schmidt	180	1975	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	15
Richie Sexson	178	2001	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	16
Adam Dunn	177	2009	Washington Nationals	NL	17
Jose Hernandez	177	2003	Chicago Cubs	NL
			Colorado Rockies	NL
			Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Sammy Sosa	174	1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	19
Sammy Sosa	171	1999	Chicago Cubs	NL	20
Sammy Sosa	171	1998	Chicago Cubs	NL
Dan Uggla	171	2008	Florida Marlins	NL
Adam Dunn	170	2002	Cincinnati Reds	NL	23
Andres Galarraga	169	1990	Montreal Expos	NL	24
Craig Wilson	169	2004	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Adam Dunn	168	2005	Cincinnati Reds	NL	26
Corey Patterson	168	2004	Chicago Cubs	NL
Juan Samuel	168	1984	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Sammy Sosa	168	2000	Chicago Cubs	NL
Jim Edmonds	167	2000	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	30
Dan Uggla	167	2007	Florida Marlins	NL
Adam Dunn	165	2007	Cincinnati Reds	NL	32
Chris Young	165	2008	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Adam Dunn	164	2008	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	34
Adam Dunn	164	2008	Cincinnati Reds	NL	34
Derrek Lee	164	2002	Florida Marlins	NL
Donn Clendenon	163	1968	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	36
Pat Burrell	162	2001	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	37
Ron Gant	162	1997	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Bill Hall	162	2006	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Juan Samuel	162	1987	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Dick Allen	161	1968	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	41
Brad Wilkerson	161	2002	Montreal Expos	NL
Pat Burrell	160	2005	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	43
Mike Cameron	160	2007	San Diego Padres	NL
Henry Rodriguez	160	1996	Montreal Expos	NL
Alfonso Soriano	160	2006	Washington Nationals	NL
Jeromy Burnitz	158	1998	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	47
Andres Galarraga	158	1989	Montreal Expos	NL
Andres Galarraga	157	1996	Colorado Rockies	NL	49
Lee Stevens	157	2001	Montreal Expos	NL
Tommie Agee	156	1970	New York Mets	NL	51
Jason Bay	156	2006	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Mike Cameron	156	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Dave Kingman	156	1982	New York Mets	NL
Jayson Werth	156	2009	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Preston Wilson	156	1999	Florida Marlins	NL
Mark McGwire	155	1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	57
Brad Wilkerson	155	2003	Montreal Expos	NL
Willie Stargell	154	1971	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	59
Pat Burrell	153	2002	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	60
Andres Galarraga	153	1988	Montreal Expos	NL
Matt Kemp	153	2008	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Dave Kingman	153	1975	New York Mets	NL
Sammy Sosa	153	2001	Chicago Cubs	NL
Larry Hisle	152	1969	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	65
Geoff Jenkins	152	2004	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Brad Wilkerson	152	2004	Montreal Expos	NL
Delino DeShields	151	1991	Montreal Expos	NL	68
Ray Lankford	151	1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Greg Luzinski	151	1975	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Juan Samuel	151	1988	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Richie Sexson	151	2003	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Dick Allen	150	1965	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	73
Jeromy Burnitz	150	2001	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Nate Colbert	150	1970	San Diego Padres	NL
Jim Edmonds	150	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Dan Uggla	150	2009	Florida Marlins	NL
Billy Grabarkewitz	149	1970	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	78
Henry Rodriguez	149	1997	Montreal Expos	NL
Mike Schmidt	149	1976	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bobby Bonds	148	1973	San Francisco Giants	NL	81
Miguel Cabrera	148	2004	Florida Marlins	NL
Ray Lankford	148	2000	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Mike Schmidt	148	1983	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Preston Wilson	148	2005	Colorado Rockies	NL
Preston Wilson	148	2005	Washington Nationals	NL
Andruw Jones	147	2004	Atlanta Braves	NL	86
Ray Lankford	147	1992	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Phil Nevin	147	2001	San Diego Padres	NL
Cory Snyder	147	1993	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Brad Wilkerson	147	2005	Washington Nationals	NL
Nate Colbert	146	1973	San Diego Padres	NL	91
Andres Galarraga	146	1995	Colorado Rockies	NL
Andres Galarraga	146	1998	Atlanta Braves	NL
Todd Hundley	146	1996	New York Mets	NL
Deron Johnson	146	1971	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Ryan Ludwick	146	2008	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Mike Cameron	145	1999	Cincinnati Reds	NL	97
Jack Clark	145	1989	San Diego Padres	NL
Troy Glaus	145	2005	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Brad Hawpe	145	2009	Colorado Rockies	NL	100
Jose Hernandez	145	1999	Atlanta Braves	NL
Jose Hernandez	145	1999	Chicago Cubs	NL
Ray Lankford	145	2001	San Diego Padres	NL
Ray Lankford	145	2001	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Lee May	145	1972	Houston Astros	NL
Dale Murphy	145	1978	Atlanta Braves	NL
Mo Vaughn	145	2002	New York Mets	NL
Name	Strikeouts	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

Did you know that the National League rookie with the most strikeouts in a single season is Juan Samuel who had one-hundred sixty-eight (168) whiffs with Philadelphia in one-hundred sixty (160) games played during the 1984 season?

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The American League single season record for strikeouts was set in 1987 by Rob Deer of the Milwaukee Brewers. The National League single season record for strikeouts is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Strikeouts?

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