Most Strikeouts of the 1880s (MLB)

John Morrill recorded more strikeouts than any other MLB player in the 1880s, with 587, 68 clear of Sam Wise (519). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 87 in 1884. The top ten runs from 587 down to 370.

MLB leader, 1880s John Morrill 1880–1889 · 10 seasons

587 Strikeouts 68 clear of Sam Wise

#	Player	Seasons	SO	Best year
1	John Morrill	1880–1889 (10)	587	87 (1884)
2	SW Sam Wise	1881–1889 (9)	519	104 (1884)
3	Pud Galvin	1880–1889 (10)	506	80 (1884)
4	Jerry Denny	1881–1889 (9)	481	79 (1888)
5	Ed Williamson	1880–1889 (10)	451	71 (1888)
6	George Wood	1880–1889 (10)	435	75 (1886)
7	JH Joe Hornung	1880–1889 (10)	434	80 (1884)
8	Silver Flint	1880–1889 (10)	402	69 (1883)
9	Tom Burns	1880–1889 (10)	380	57 (1889)
10	CB Charlie Bennett	1880–1889 (10)	370	59 (1883)
11	Arthur Irwin	1880–1889 (10)	348	56 (1888)
12	Fred Pfeffer	1882–1889 (8)	323	51 (1889)
13	Emmett Seery	1884–1889 (6)	319	82 (1886)
14	Hardy Richardson	1880–1889 (10)	314	44 (1889)
15	Ned Hanlon	1880–1889 (10)	300	52 (1884)
16	King Kelly	1880–1889 (10)	298	40 (1887)
17	Mickey Welch	1880–1889 (10)	290	49 (1884)
18	Tim Keefe	1880–1889 (10)	285	56 (1888)
19	Abner Dalrymple	1880–1888 (9)	283	44 (1886)
20	Harry Stovey	1880–1889 (10)	278	69 (1888)
21	Jim Fogarty	1884–1889 (6)	277	66 (1888)
22	Bill Phillips	1880–1888 (9)	275	80 (1884)
23	Paul Radford	1883–1889 (7)	273	48 (1886)
24	Roger Connor	1880–1889 (10)	272	50 (1887)
25	Charlie Bastian	1884–1889 (6)	271	82 (1885)
26	Jack Burdock	1880–1888 (9)	266	52 (1884)
27	Fred Dunlap	1880–1889 (10)	253	51 (1886)
28	Pop Smith	1880–1889 (10)	248	78 (1888)
29	Sid Farrar	1883–1889 (7)	246	47 (1886)
30	FF Frank Fennelly	1884–1889 (6)	242	83 (1888)
31	Jack Farrell	1880–1889 (10)	241	49 (1888)
32	John Ward	1880–1889 (10)	237	47 (1884)
33	Pete Hotaling	1880–1888 (8)	234	50 (1884)
34	John Clarkson	1882–1889 (7)	233	59 (1889)
35	Blondie Purcell	1880–1889 (10)	232	40 (1888)
36	Charley Bassett	1884–1889 (6)	228	60 (1885)
37	Mert Hackett	1883–1887 (5)	225	66 (1884)
38	Paul Hines	1880–1889 (10)	224	45 (1888)
39	George Gore	1880–1889 (10)	223	31 (1888)
40	Barney Gilligan	1880–1888 (9)	222	41 (1884)
41	JL Jim Lillie	1883–1886 (4)	221	80 (1886)
42	Patrick Gillespie	1880–1887 (8)	218	35 (1884)
43	Frank Hankinson	1880–1888 (8)	216	59 (1884)
44	Dick Johnston	1884–1889 (6)	213	70 (1886)
45	Old Hoss Radbourn	1880–1889 (10)	213	42 (1884)
46	Jim Whitney	1881–1889 (9)	211	39 (1886)
47	Reddy Mack	1885–1889 (5)	207	75 (1888)
48	DF Davy Force	1880–1886 (7)	206	41 (1884)
49	Ed Daily	1885–1889 (5)	202	65 (1889)
50	Billy Sunday	1883–1889 (7)	202	36 (1884)

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