Rankings

NFL
NBA
MLB
NHL
MLS

Teams

NFL Teams
NBA Teams
MLB Teams
NHL Teams
MLS Clubs

Encyclopedia

NFL Players
NBA Players
MLB Players
NHL Players
MLS Players
Metric Glossary
All Leaderboards
Ask the Encyclopedia
NFL All-Time Leaders
NBA All-Time Leaders
Cross-Sport Boards
Career Twins
Stadiums & Markets
Defunct Franchises
Honor Roll
Coaches
Colleges
Seasons by Year
Rivalries

Knox

What is Knox?
Why KC Moved
Knox Cases
Vantage Predict

Tools & B2B

Enterprise & licensing
Compare Players
Season Compare
Vantage Embed
Vantage Alert
Developer API

Play

The Vault
Beat the Vault
Guess the Player

Company

About
Press & Media
Contact
Help
Pricing
Your account & data
White-Label
Methodology
Trust Center
Data Licensing
Changelog
Status
Privacy
Terms
Proprietary info
Data sourcing
Security
Accessibility

All destinations 3 more

Dashboard Developer · Keys Settings · Notifications

StatVaultby VaultSpark Studios

Knox is an analytical system, not financial or betting advice. All sports data © respective providers.

© 2026 VaultSpark Studios LLC. All rights reserved.

Home Players Leaders Ask

MLB Pitching Strikeouts Leaders — Records, Seasons, Career | StatVault

← All pitching strikeouts leaders

2008 MLB Season Leaders

Pitching Strikeouts

Top 25 of 493 qualifiers · regular season.

1
Tim LincecumP· SF
265
2
CC SabathiaP· MIL
251
3
A.J. BurnettP· TOR
231
4
Ervin SantanaP· LAA
214
5
Dan HarenP· AZ
206
6
Edinson VolquezP· CIN
206
7
Johan SantanaP· NYM
206
8
Roy HalladayP· TOR
206
9
Chad BillingsleyP· LAD
201
10
Javier VazquezP· CWS
200
11
Cole HamelsP· PHI
196
12
Ryan DempsterP· CHC
187
13
Matt CainP· SF
186
14
Ricky NolascoP· MIA
186
15
Ted LillyP· CHC
184
16
Brandon WebbP· AZ
183
17
Gil MecheP· KC
183
18
Zack GreinkeP· KC
183
19
Rich HardenP· CHC
181
20
Oliver PérezP· NYM
180
21
Félix HernándezP· SEA
175
22
Randy JohnsonP· AZ
173
23
Josh BeckettP· BOS
172
24
Ubaldo JiménezP· COL
172
25
Cliff LeeP· CLE
170