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YearLeaderTeamK
1901Cy YoungBOS158
1902Rube WaddellPHI210
1903Rube WaddellPHI302
1904Rube WaddellPHI349
1905Rube WaddellPHI287
1906Rube WaddellPHI196
1907Rube WaddellPHI232
1908Ed WalshCHI269
1909Frank SmithCHI177
1910Walter JohnsonWAS313
1911Ed WalshCHI255
1912Walter JohnsonWAS303
1913Walter JohnsonWAS243
1914Walter JohnsonWAS225
1915Walter JohnsonWAS203
1916Walter JohnsonWAS228
1917Walter JohnsonWAS188
1918Walter JohnsonWAS162
1919Walter JohnsonWAS147
1920Stan CoveleskiCLE133
1921Walter JohnsonWAS143
1922Urban ShockerSTL149
1923Walter JohnsonWAS130
1924Walter JohnsonWAS158
1925Lefty GrovePHI116
1926Lefty GrovePHI194
1927Lefty GrovePHI174
1928Lefty GrovePHI183
1929Lefty GrovePHI170
1930Lefty GrovePHI209
1931Lefty GrovePHI175
1932Red RuffingNY190
1933Lefty GomezNY163
1934Lefty GomezNY158
1935Tommy BridgesDET163
1936Tommy BridgesDET175
1937Lefty GomezNY194
1938Bob FellerCLE240
1939Bob FellerCLE246
1940Bob FellerCLE261
1941Bob FellerCLE260
1942Tex HughsonBOS113
 TIEBobo NewsomWAS113
1943Allie ReynoldsCLE151
1944Hal NewhouserDET187
1945Hal NewhouserDET212
1946Bob FellerCLE348
1947Bob FellerCLE196
1948Bob FellerCLE164
1949Virgil TrucksDET153
1950Bob LemonCLE170
1951Vic RaschiNY164
1952Allie ReynoldsNY160
1953Billy PierceCHI186
1954Bob TurleyBAL185
1955Herb ScoreCLE245
1956Herb ScoreCLE263
1957Early WynnCLE184
1958Early WynnCHI179
1959Jim BunningDET201
1960Jim BunningDET201
1961Camilo PascualMIN221
1962Camilo PascualMIN206
1963Camilo PascualMIN202
1964Al DowningNY217
1965Sam McDowellCLE325
1966Sam McDowellCLE225
1967Jim LonborgBOS256
1968Sam McDowellCLE283
1969Sam McDowellCLE279
1970Sam McDowellCLE304
1971Mickey LolichDET308
1972Nolan RyanCAL329
1973Nolan RyanCAL383
1974Nolan RyanCAL367
1975Frank TananaCAL261
1976Nolan RyanCAL327
1977Nolan RyanCAL341
1978Nolan RyanCAL260
1979Nolan RyanCAL223
1980Len BarkerCLE187
1981Len BarkerCLE127
1982Floyd BannisterSEA209
1983Jack MorrisDET232
1984Mark LangstonSEA204
1985Floyd BannisterCHI198
1986Mark LangstonSEA245
1987Mark LangstonSEA262
1988Roger ClemensBOS291
1989Nolan RyanTEX301
1990Nolan RyanTEX232
1991Roger ClemensBOS241
1992Randy JohnsonSEA241
1993Randy JohnsonSEA308
1994Randy JohnsonSEA204
1995Randy JohnsonSEA294
1996Roger ClemensBOS257
1997Roger ClemensTOR292
1998Roger ClemensTOR271
1999Pedro MartinezBOS313
2000Pedro MartinezBOS284
2001Hideo NomoBOS220
2002Pedro MartinezBOS239
2003Esteban LoaizaCHI207
2004Johan SantanaMIN265
2005Johan SantanaMIN238
2006Johan SantanaMIN245

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National League

YearLeaderTeamK
1901Noodles HahnCIN239
1902Vic WillisBOS225
1903Christy MathewsonNY267
1904Christy MathewsonNY212
1905Christy MathewsonNY206
1906Big Jeff PfefferBOS158
1907Christy MathewsonNY178
1908Christy MathewsonNY259
1909Orval OverallCHI205
1910Earl MoorePHI185
1911Rube MarquardNY237
1912Grover AlexanderPHI195
1913Tom SeatonPHI168
1914Grover AlexanderPHI214
1915Grover AlexanderPHI241
1916Grover AlexanderPHI167
1917Grover AlexanderPHI200
1918Hippo VaughnCHI148
1919Hippo VaughnCHI141
1920Grover AlexanderCHI173
1921Burleigh GrimesBRK146
1922Dazzy VanceBRK134
1923Dazzy VanceBRK197
1924Dazzy VanceBRK262
1925Dazzy VanceBRK221
1926Dazzy VanceBRK140
1927Dazzy VanceBRK184
1928Dazzy VanceBRK200
1929Pat MaloneCHI166
1930Bill HallahanSTL177
1931Bill HallahanSTL159
1932Dizzy DeanSTL191
1933Dizzy DeanSTL199
1934Dizzy DeanSTL195
1935Dizzy DeanSTL190
1936Van MungoBRK238
1937Carl HubbellNY159
1938Clay BryantCHI135
1939Bucky WaltersCIN137
 TIEClaude PasseauPHI/CHI 
1940Kirby HigbePHI137
1941Johnny Vander MeerCIN202
1942Johnny Vander MeerCIN186
1943Johnny Vander MeerCIN174
1944Bill VoiselleNY161
1945Preacher RoePIT148
1946Johnny SchmitzCHI135
1947Ewell BlackwellCIN193
1948Harry BrecheenSTL149
1949Warren SpahnBOS151
1950Warren SpahnBOS191
1951Don NewcombeBRK164
 TIEWarren SpahnBOS164
1952Warren SpahnBOS183
1953Robin RobertsPHI198
1954Robin RobertsPHI185
1955Sam JonesCHI198
1956Sam JonesCHI176
1957Jack SanfordPHI188
1958Sam JonesSTL225
1959Don DrysdaleLA242
1960Don DrysdaleLA246
1961Sandy KoufaxLA269
1962Don DrysdaleLA232
1963Sandy KoufaxLA306
1964Bob VealePIT250
1965Sandy KoufaxLA382
1966Sandy KoufaxLA317
1967Jim BunningPHI253
1968Bob GibsonSTL268
1969Fergie JenkinsCHI273
1970Tom SeaverNY283
1971Tom SeaverNY289
1972Steve CarltonPHI310
1973Tom SeaverNY251
1974Steve CarltonPHI240
1975Tom SeaverNY243
1976Tom SeaverNY235
1977Phil NiekroATL262
1978J.R. RichardHOU303
1979J.R. RichardHOU313
1980Steve CarltonPHI286
1981Fernando ValenzuelaLA180
1982Steve CarltonPHI286
1983Steve CarltonPHI275
1984Dwight GoodenNY276
1985Dwight GoodenNY268
1986Mike ScottHOU306
1987Nolan RyanHOU270
1988Nolan RyanHOU228
1989Jose DeLeonSTL201
1990David ConeNY233
1991David ConeNY241
1992John SmoltzATL215
1993Jose RijoCIN227
1994Andy BenesSD189
1995Hideo NomoLA236
1996John SmoltzATL276
1997Curt SchillingPHI319
1998Curt SchillingPHI300
1999Randy JohnsonARI364
2000Randy JohnsonARI347
2001Randy JohnsonARI372
2002Randy JohnsonARI334
2003Kerry WoodCHI266
2004Randy JohnsonARI290
2005Jake PeavySD216
2006Aaron HarangCIN216

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