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MLB Pitching Strikeouts Leaders — Records, Seasons, Career | StatVault
← All pitching strikeouts leaders
1961
MLB Season Leaders
Pitching Strikeouts
Top 25 of 202 qualifiers · regular season.
1
Sandy Koufax
P
· LAD
269
2
Camilo Pascual
P
· MIN
221
3
Whitey Ford
P
· NYY
209
4
Stan Williams
P
· LAD
205
5
Jim Bunning
P
· DET
194
6
Juan Pizarro
P
· CWS
188
7
Don Drysdale
P
· LAD
182
8
Ken McBride
P
· LAA
180
9
Jim O'Toole
P
· CIN
178
10
Pedro Ramos
P
· MIN
174
11
Bob Gibson
P
· STL
166
12
Gary Bell
P
· CLE
163
13
Mike McCormick
P
· SF
163
14
Bill Monbouquette
P
· BOS
161
15
Chuck Estrada
P
· BAL
160
16
Art Mahaffey
P
· PHI
158
17
Joey Jay
P
· CIN
157
18
Don Cardwell
P
· CHC
156
19
Steve Barber
P
· BAL
150
20
Frank Lary
P
· DET
146
21
Mudcat Grant
P
· CLE
146
22
Joe Gibbon
P
· PIT
145
23
Don Mossi
P
· DET
137
24
Jack Kralick
P
· MIN
137
25
Johnny Podres
P
· LAD
124