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1942 MLB Strikeouts Leaders

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Johnny Vander Meer led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1942 with 186, 34 ahead of Mort Cooper (152). It was one of 3 times Johnny Vander Meer led in strikeouts.

ERAWSOSVWHIPIPK/9BB/9K/BBSHOCGGSGLBBW-L%
Johnny Vander Meer Led all of MLB in 1942 Johnny Vander Meer Cincinnati Reds
186 Strikeouts 34 clear of Mort Cooper
Showing Strikeouts and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team SO W L ERA IP
1 Johnny Vander Meer Johnny Vander Meer CIN 186 18 12 2.43 244.0
2 Mort Cooper Mort Cooper SLN 152 22 7 1.78 278.2
3 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom WS1 +1 134 13 19 4.73 245.2
4 Kirby Higbe Kirby Higbe BRO 115 16 11 3.25 221.2
5 Tex Hughson BOS 113 22 6 2.59 281.0
6 Phil Marchildon Phil Marchildon PHA 110 17 14 4.20 244.0
7 Al Benton Al Benton DET 110 7 13 2.90 226.2
8 Bucky Walters Bucky Walters CIN 109 15 14 2.66 253.2
9 Rube Melton PHI 107 9 20 3.70 209.1
10 Johnny Niggeling Johnny Niggeling SLA 107 15 11 2.66 206.1
11 Whit Wyatt Whit Wyatt BRO 104 19 7 2.73 217.1
12 Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser DET 103 8 14 2.45 183.2
13 Tommy Bridges Tommy Bridges DET 97 9 7 2.74 174.0
14 Roger Wolff Roger Wolff PHA 94 12 15 3.32 214.1
15 Max Lanier Max Lanier SLN 93 13 8 2.96 161.0
16 Hal White Hal White DET 93 12 12 2.91 216.2
17 Johnny Beazley SLN 91 21 6 2.13 215.1
18 Dizzy Trout Dizzy Trout DET 91 12 18 3.43 223.0
19 Virgil Trucks Virgil Trucks DET 91 14 8 2.74 167.2
20 Claude Passeau Claude Passeau CHN 89 19 14 2.68 278.1
21 Leon Day Leon Day NE +1 87 9 2 1.72 94.0
22 Al Javery Al Javery BSN 85 12 16 3.03 261.0
23 Hank Borowy Hank Borowy NYA 85 15 4 2.52 178.1
24 Ray Starr CIN 83 15 13 2.67 276.2
25 Red Ruffing Red Ruffing NYA 80 14 7 3.21 193.2
26 Si Johnson Si Johnson PHI 78 8 19 3.69 195.1
27 Ed Head Ed Head BRO 78 10 6 3.56 136.2
28 Herman Besse PHA 78 2 9 6.16 133.0
29 Elmer Riddle Elmer Riddle CIN 78 7 11 3.69 158.1
30 Eddie Smith Eddie Smith CHA 78 7 20 3.98 215.0
31 Tommy Hughes PHI 77 12 18 3.06 253.0
32 Barney Brown Barney Brown PS 76 8 10 2.91 154.2
33 Denny Galehouse Denny Galehouse SLA 75 12 12 3.60 192.1
34 Bill Lee Bill Lee CHN 75 13 13 3.85 219.2
35 Mel Harder Mel Harder CLE 74 13 14 3.44 198.2
36 Spud Chandler Spud Chandler NYA 74 16 5 2.38 200.2
37 Eugene Smith Eugene Smith NBY 73 6 7 3.62 97.0
38 Sid Hudson Sid Hudson WS1 72 10 17 4.36 239.1
39 Joe Dobson Joe Dobson BOS 72 11 9 3.30 182.2
40 Marv Breuer Marv Breuer NYA 72 8 9 3.07 164.1
41 Jim Tobin Jim Tobin BSN 71 12 21 3.97 287.2
42 Tiny Bonham Tiny Bonham NYA 71 21 5 2.27 226.0
43 Johnny Humphries CHA 71 12 12 2.68 228.1
44 Oscar Judd Oscar Judd BOS 70 8 10 3.89 150.1
45 Rip Sewell Rip Sewell PIT 69 17 15 3.41 248.0
46 Johnny Sain Johnny Sain BSN 68 4 7 3.90 97.0
47 Paul Derringer Paul Derringer CIN 68 10 11 3.06 208.2
48 Ernie White Ernie White SLN 67 7 5 2.52 128.1
49 Murry Dickson Murry Dickson SLN 66 6 3 2.91 120.2
50 Al Smith Al Smith CLE 66 10 15 3.96 168.1
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