1985 MLB Strikeouts Leaders

Dwight Gooden led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1985 with 268, 54 ahead of Mario Soto (214). It was one of 2 times Dwight Gooden led in strikeouts.

Led all of MLB in 1985 Dwight Gooden New York Mets

268 Strikeouts 54 clear of Mario Soto

Showing Strikeouts and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	SO	W	L	ERA	IP
1	Dwight Gooden	NYN	268	24	4	1.53	276.2
2	Mario Soto	CIN	214	12	15	3.58	256.2
3	Nolan Ryan	HOU	209	10	12	3.80	232.0
4	Fernando Valenzuela	LAN	208	17	10	2.45	272.1
5	Bert Blyleven	CLE +1	206	17	16	3.16	293.2
6	Floyd Bannister	CHA	198	10	14	4.87	210.2
7	Jack Morris	DET	191	16	11	3.33	257.0
8	Bruce Hurst	BOS	189	11	13	4.51	229.1
9	Mike Witt	CAL	180	15	9	3.56	250.0
10	Sid Fernandez	NYN	180	9	9	2.80	170.1
11	Britt Burns	CHA	172	18	11	3.96	227.0
12	John Tudor	SLN	169	21	8	1.93	275.0
13	Ron Darling	NYN	167	16	6	2.90	248.0
14	Dave Stieb	TOR	167	14	13	2.48	265.0
15	Frank Tanana	DET +1	159	12	14	4.27	215.0
16	Bret Saberhagen	KCA	158	20	6	2.87	235.1
17	Orel Hershiser	LAN	157	19	3	2.03	239.2
18	Tom Browning	CIN	155	20	9	3.55	261.1
19	Mike Moore	SEA	155	17	10	3.46	247.0
20	Oil Can Boyd	BOS	154	15	13	3.70	272.1
21	KG Kevin Gross	PHI	151	15	13	3.41	205.2
22	Mike Krukow	SFN	150	8	11	3.38	194.2
23	Phil Niekro	NYA	149	16	12	4.09	220.0
24	Jose DeLeon	PIT	149	2	19	4.70	162.2
25	Ron Guidry	NYA	143	22	6	3.27	259.0
26	Doyle Alexander	TOR	142	17	10	3.45	260.2
27	Eric Show	SDN	141	12	11	3.09	233.0
28	Charlie Hough	TEX	141	14	16	3.31	250.1
29	Rick Reuschel	PIT	138	14	8	2.27	194.0
30	Mike Scott	HOU	137	18	8	3.29	221.2
31	Matt Young	SEA	136	12	19	4.91	218.1
32	Frank Viola	MIN	135	18	14	4.09	250.2
33	Mike Boddicker	BAL	135	12	17	4.07	203.1
34	Steve Bedrosian	ATL	134	7	15	3.83	206.2
35	Tom Seaver	CHA	134	16	11	3.17	238.2
36	MD Mark Davis	SFN	131	5	12	3.54	114.1
37	Bob Knepper	HOU	131	15	13	3.55	241.0
38	Danny Cox	SLN	131	18	9	2.88	241.0
39	WT Walt Terrell	DET	130	15	10	3.85	229.0
40	Rick Rhoden	PIT	128	10	15	4.47	213.1
41	Mike Smithson	MIN	127	15	14	4.34	257.0
42	Teddy Higuera	ML4	127	15	8	3.90	212.1
43	Bryn Smith	MON	127	18	5	2.91	222.1
44	DD Danny Darwin	ML4	125	8	18	3.80	217.2
45	John Denny	PHI	123	11	14	3.82	230.2
46	Charles Hudson	PHI	122	8	13	3.78	193.0
47	Buddy Black	KCA	122	10	15	4.33	205.2
48	Dave LaPoint	SFN	122	7	17	3.57	206.2
49	Joe Niekro	HOU +1	121	11	13	3.83	225.1
50	Dennis Eckersley	CHN	117	11	7	3.08	169.1

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