Strikeouts Year-by-Year Leaders '1876 - 2013'
Year	American League	SO	Team(s)	Year	National League	SO	Team(s)
1876	-	-	-	1876	Johnny Ryan	23	Louisville
1877	-	-	-	1877	Lew Brown	33	Boston
1878	-	-	-	1878	Will White	41	Cincinnati
1879	-	-	-	1879	Pud Galvin	56	Buffalo
					Will White		Cincinnati
1880	-	-	-	1880	Pud Galvin	57	Buffalo
1881	-	-	-	1881	Pud Galvin	70	Buffalo
1882	-	-	-	1882	Silver Flint	50	Chicago
1883	-	-	-	1883	Pud Galvin	79	Buffalo
1884	-	-	-	1884	Pud Galvin	80	Buffalo
1885	-	-	-	1885	Charley Bassett	60	Providence
					Ned Williamson		Chicago
1886	-	-	-	1886	Ned Williamson	71	Chicago
1887	-	-	-	1887	John Morrill	86	Boston
1888	-	-	-	1888	Jerry Denny	79	Indianapolis
1889	-	-	-	1889	Pop Smith	68	Boston
							Pittsburgh
1890	-	-	-	1890	Pop Smith	81	Boston
1891	-	-	-	1891	Harry Stovey	69	Boston
1892	-	-	-	1892	Tom Brown	94	Louisville
1893	-	-	-	1893	Tom Daly	65	Brooklyn
1894	-	-	-	1894	Tom Brown	73	Louisville
1895	-	-	-	1895	Tom Brown	60	St. Louis
							Washington
1896	-	-	-	1896	Tom McCreery	58	Louisville
1897	-	-	-	1897	-	-	-
1898	-	-	-	1898	Elmer Flick	36	Philadelphia
1899	-	-	-	1899	Elmer Flick	31	Philadelphia
1900	-	-	-	1900	Elmer Flick	30	Philadelphia
1901	-	-	-	1901	Elmer Flick	56	Philadelphia
1902	Elmer Flick	33	Cleveland	1902	-	-	-
			Philadelphia
1903	Elmer Flick	60	Cleveland	1903	-	-	-
1904	Elmer Flick	68	Cleveland	1904	-	-	-
1905	Elmer Flick	69	Cleveland	1905	-	-	-
1906	Elmer Flick	64	Cleveland	1906	-	-	-
1907	Elmer Flick	78	Cleveland	1907	-	-	-
1908	Elmer Flick	3	Cleveland	1908	-	-	-
1909	Elmer Flick	27	Cleveland	1909	-	-	-
1910	Elmer Flick	10	Cleveland	1910	John Hummel	81	Brooklyn
1911	-	-	-	1911	Bob Bescher	78	Cincinnati
					Bob Coulson		Brooklyn
1912	-	-	-	1912	Ed McDonald	91	Boston
1913	Danny Moeller	103	Washington	1913	George Burns	74	New York
1914	Gus Williams	120	St. Louis	1914	Fred Merkle	80	New York
1915	Doc Lavan	83	St. Louis	1915	Doug Baird	88	Pittsburgh
1916	Wally Pipp	82	New York	1916	Gavvy Cravath	89	Philadelphia
1917	Braggo Roth	73	Cleveland	1917	Cy Williams	78	Chicago
1918	Babe Ruth	58	Boston	1918	Dode Paskert	49	Chicago
					Ross Youngs		New York
1919	Red Shannon	70	Boston	1919	Ray Powell	79	Boston
			Philadelphia
1920	Aaron Ward	84	New York	1920	George Kelly	92	New York
1921	Bob Meusel	88	New York	1921	Ray Powell	85	Boston
1922	Jimmy Dykes	98	Philadelphia	1922	Frank Parkinson	93	Philadelphia
1923	Babe Ruth	93	New York	1923	George Grantham	92	Chicago
1924	Babe Ruth	81	New York	1924	George Grantham	63	Chicago
1925	Marty McManus	69	St. Louis	1925	Gabby Hartnett	77	Chicago
1926	Tony Lazzeri	96	New York	1926	Bernie Friberg	77	Philadelphia
1927	Babe Ruth	89	New York	1927	Hack Wilson	70	Chicago
1928	Babe Ruth	87	New York	1928	Hack Wilson	94	Chicago
1929	Jimmie Foxx	70	Philadelphia	1929	Hack Wilson	83	Chicago
1930	Jimmie Foxx	66	Philadelphia	1930	Hack Wilson	84	Chicago
	Ed Morgan		Cleveland
1931	Jimmie Foxx	84	Philadelphia	1931	Nick Cullop	86	Cincinnati
1932	Bruce Campbell	104	Chicago	1932	Hack Wilson	85	Brooklyn
			St. Louis
1933	Jimmie Foxx	93	Philadelphia	1933	Wally Berger	77	Boston
1934	Harlond Clift	100	St. Louis	1934	Dolph Camilli	94	Chicago
							Philadelphia
1935	Jimmie Foxx	99	Philadelphia	1935	Dolph Camilli	113	Philadelphia
1936	Jimmie Foxx	119	Boston	1936	Bill Brubaker	96	Pittsburgh
1937	Frankie Crosetti	105	New York	1937	Vince DiMaggio	111	Boston
1938	Frankie Crosetti	97	New York	1938	Vince DiMaggio	134	Boston
1939	Hank Greenberg	95	Detroit	1939	Dolph Camilli	107	Brooklyn
1940	Sam Chapman	96	Philadelphia	1940	Chet Ross	127	Boston
1941	Jimmie Foxx	103	Boston	1941	Dolph Camilli	115	Brooklyn
1942	Joe Gordon	95	New York	1942	Vince DiMaggio	87	Pittsburgh
1943	Chet Laabs	105	St. Louis	1943	Vince DiMaggio	126	Pittsburgh
1944	Pat Seerey	99	Cleveland	1944	Vince DiMaggio	83	Pittsburgh
1945	Pat Seerey	97	Cleveland	1945	Vince DiMaggio	91	Philadelphia
1946	Charlie Keller	101	New York	1946	Ralph Kiner	109	Pittsburgh
	Pat Seerey		Cleveland
1947	Eddie Joost	110	Philadelphia	1947	Bill Nicholson	83	Chicago
1948	Pat Seerey	102	Chicago	1948	Hank Sauer	85	Cincinnati
			Cleveland
1949	Dick Kokos	91	St. Louis	1949	Duke Snider	92	Brooklyn
1950	Gus Zernial	110	Chicago	1950	Roy Smalley	114	Chicago
1951	Gus Zernial	101	Chicago	1951	Gil Hodges	99	Brooklyn
			Philadelphia
1952	Larry Doby	111	Cleveland	1952	Eddie Mathews	115	Boston
	Mickey Mantle		New York
1953	Larry Doby	121	Cleveland	1953	Steve Bilko	125	St. Louis
1954	Mickey Mantle	107	New York	1954	Duke Snider	96	Brooklyn
1955	Norm Zauchin	105	Boston	1955	Wally Post	102	Cincinnati
1956	Jim Lemon	138	Washington	1956	Wally Post	124	Cincinnati
1957	Jim Lemon	94	Washington	1957	Duke Snider	104	Brooklyn
1958	Jim Lemon	120	Washington	1958	Harry Anderson	95	Philadelphia
	Mickey Mantle		New York
1959	Mickey Mantle	126	New York	1959	Wally Post	101	Philadelphia
1960	Mickey Mantle	125	New York	1960	Pancho Herrera	136	Philadelphia
1961	Jake Wood	141	Detroit	1961	Dick Stuart	121	Pittsburgh
1962	Harmon Killebrew	142	Minnesota	1962	Ken Hubbs	129	Chicago
1963	Dave Nicholson	175	Chicago	1963	Donn Clendenon	136	Pittsburgh
1964	Nelson Mathews	143	Kansas City	1964	Dick Allen	138	Philadelphia
1965	Zoilo Versalles	122	Minnesota	1965	Dick Allen	150	Philadelphia
1966	George Scott	152	Boston	1966	Byron Browne	143	Chicago
1967	Frank Howard	155	Washington	1967	Jimmy Wynn	137	Houston
1968	Reggie Jackson	171	Oakland	1968	Donn Clendenon	163	Pittsburgh
1969	Reggie Jackson	142	Oakland	1969	Bobby Bonds	187	San Francisco
1970	Reggie Jackson	135	Oakland	1970	Bobby Bonds	189	San Francisco
1971	Reggie Jackson	161	Oakland	1971	Willie Stargell	154	Pittsburgh
1972	Bobby Darwin	145	Minnesota	1972	Lee May	145	Houston
1973	Bobby Darwin	137	Minnesota	1973	Bobby Bonds	148	San Francisco
1974	Bobby Darwin	127	Minnesota	1974	Mike Schmidt	138	Philadelphia
1975	Jeff Burroughs	155	Texas	1975	Mike Schmidt	180	Philadelphia
1976	Jim Rice	123	Boston	1976	Mike Schmidt	149	Philadelphia
1977	Butch Hobson	162	Boston	1977	Greg Luzinski	140	Philadelphia
1978	Gary Alexander	166	Cleveland	1978	Dale Murphy	145	Atlanta
			Oakland
1979	Gorman Thomas	175	Milwaukee	1979	Dave Kingman	131	Chicago
1980	Gorman Thomas	170	Milwaukee	1980	Dale Murphy	133	Atlanta
1981	Tony Armas	115	Oakland	1981	Dave Kingman	105	New York
1982	Reggie Jackson	156	California	1982	Dave Kingman	156	New York
1983	Ron Kittle	150	Chicago	1983	Mike Schmidt	148	Philadelphia
1984	Tony Armas	156	Boston	1984	Juan Samuel	168	Philadelphia
1985	Steve Balboni	166	Kansas City	1985	Dale Murphy	141	Atlanta
					Juan Samuel		Philadelphia
1986	Pete Incaviglia	185	Texas	1986	Juan Samuel	142	Philadelphia
1987	Rob Deer	186	Milwaukee	1987	Juan Samuel	162	Philadelphia
1988	Rob Deer	153	Milwaukee	1988	Andres Galarraga	153	Montreal
	Pete Incaviglia		Texas
1989	Bo Jackson	172	Kansas City	1989	Andres Galarraga	158	Montreal
1990	Cecil Fielder	182	Detroit	1990	Andres Galarraga	169	Montreal
1991	Rob Deer	175	Detroit	1991	Delino DeShields	151	Montreal
1992	Dean Palmer	154	Texas	1992	Ray Lankford	147	St. Louis
1993	Rob Deer	169	Boston	1993	Cory Snyder	147	Los Angeles
			Detroit
1994	Travis Fryman	128	Detroit	1994	Reggie Sanders	114	Cincinnati
1995	Mo Vaughn	150	Boston	1995	Andres Galarraga	146	Colorado
1996	Jay Buhner	159	Seattle	1996	Henry Rodriguez	160	Montreal
1997	Jay Buhner	175	Seattle	1997	Sammy Sosa	174	Chicago
1998	Jose Canseco	159	Toronto	1998	Sammy Sosa	171	Chicago
1999	Jim Thome	171	Cleveland	1999	Sammy Sosa	171	Chicago
2000	Mo Vaughn	181	Anaheim	2000	Preston Wilson	187	Florida
2001	Jim Thome	185	Cleveland	2001	Jose Hernandez	185	Milwaukee
2002	Mike Cameron	176	Seattle	2002	Jose Hernandez	188	Milwaukee
2003	Jason Giambi	140	New York	2003	Jim Thome	182	Philadelphia
2004	Mark Bellhorn	177	Boston	2004	Adam Dunn	195	Cincinnati
2005	Richie Sexson	167	Seattle	2005	Adam Dunn	168	Cincinnati
2006	Curtis Granderson	174	Detroit	2006	Adam Dunn	194	Cincinnati
2007	Jack Cust	164	Oakland	2007	Ryan Howard	199	Philadelphia
2008	Jack Cust	197	Oakland	2008	Mark Reynolds	204	Arizona
2009	Jack Cust	185	Oakland	2009	Mark Reynolds	223	Arizona
2010	Austin Jackson	170	Detroit	2010	Mark Reynolds	211	Arizona
2011	Mark Reynolds	196	Baltimore	2011	Drew Stubbs	205	Cincinnati
2012	Adam Dunn	222	Chicago	2012	Danny Espinosa	189	Washington
2013	Chris Carter	70	Houston	2013	Jay Bruce	62	Cincinnati
Year	American League	SO	Team(s)	Year	National League	SO	Team(s)
Current Through 2013 Season

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