National League
| Year | Leader | K | Team | Runner-up | K | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Devlin, JimJim Devlin | 122 | Louisville Grays | Bradley, GeorgeGeorge Bradley | 103 | |
| 1877 | Bond, TommyTommy Bond | 170 | Boston Red Caps | Devlin, JimJim Devlin | 141 | |
| 1878 | Bond, TommyTommy Bond | 182 | Boston Red Caps | White, WillWill White | 169 | |
| 1879 | Ward, John MontgomeryJohn Montgomery Ward | 239 | Providence Grays | White, WillWill White | 232 | |
| 1880 | Corcoran, LarryLarry Corcoran | 268 | Chicago White Stockings | McCormick, JimJim McCormick | 260 | |
| 1881 | Derby, GeorgeGeorge Derby | 212 | Detroit Wolverines | McCormick, JimJim McCormick | 178 | |
| 1882 | Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn | 201 | Cleveland Spiders | McCormick, JimJim McCormick | 200 | |
| 1883 | Whitney, JimJim Whitney | 345 | Boston Beaneaters | Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn | 315 | |
| 1884 | Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn | 441 | Providence Grays | Buffinton, CharlieCharlie Buffinton | 417 | |
| 1885 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | 308 | New York Giants | Welch, MickeyMickey Welch | 258 | |
| 1886 | Baldwin, LadyLady Baldwin | 323 | Detroit Wolverines | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | 313 | |
| 1887 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | 237 | Chicago White Stockings | Keefe, TimTim Keefe | 189 | |
| 1888 | Keefe, TimTim Keefe | 335 | New York Giants | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | 223 | |
| 1889 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | 284 | Boston Beaneaters | Keefe, TimTim Keefe | 225 | |
| 1890 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie | 341 | New York Giants | Hutchinson, BillBill Hutchinson | 289 | |
| 1891 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie | 337 | New York Giants | Hutchinson, BillBill Hutchinson | 261 | |
| 1892 | Hutchinson, BillBill Hutchinson | 314 | Chicago White Stockings |
Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie | 304 | |
| 1893 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie | 208 | New York Giants | Kennedy, BrickyardBrickyard Kennedy | 107 | |
| 1894 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie | 195 | New York Giants | Breitenstein, TedTed Breitenstein | 140 | |
| 1895 | Rusie, AmosAmos Rusie | 201 | Cleveland Spiders | Nichols, KidKid Nichols | 148 | |
| 1896 | Young, CyCy Young | 140 | Cleveland Spiders | Hawley, PinkPink Hawley | 137 | |
| 1897 | McJames, Doc; Seymour, Cy !Doc McJames Cy Seymour |
156 | Washington Senators New York Giants |
Corbett, JoeJoe Corbett | 149 | |
| 1898 | Seymour, CyCy Seymour | 239 | New York Giants | McJames, DocDoc McJames | 178 | |
| 1899 | Hahn, NoodlesNoodles Hahn | 145 | Cincinnati Reds | Seymour, CyCy Seymour | 142 | |
| 1900 | Hahn, NoodlesNoodles Hahn | 132 | Cincinnati Reds | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell | 130 | |
| 1901 | Hahn, NoodlesNoodles Hahn | 239 | Cincinnati Reds | Donovan, BillBill Donovan | 226 | |
| 1902 | Willis, VicVic Willis | 225 | Boston Beaneaters | White, DocDoc White | 185 | |
| 1903 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 267 | New York Giants | McGinnity, JoeJoe McGinnity | 171 | |
| 1904 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 212 | New York Giants | Willis, VicVic Willis | 196 | |
| 1905 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 206 | New York Giants | Ames, RedRed Ames | 198 | |
| 1906 | Beebe, FredFred Beebe | 171 | Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals |
Pfeffer, FrancisFrancis "Big Jeff" Pfeffer | 158 | |
| 1907 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 178 | New York Giants | Ewing, BobBob Ewing | 147 | |
| 1908 | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 259 | New York Giants | Rucker, NapNap Rucker | 199 | |
| 1909 | Overall, OrvalOrval Overall | 205 | Chicago Cubs | Rucker, NapNap Rucker | 201 | |
| 1910 | Moore, EarlEarl Moore | 185 | Philadelphia Phillies | Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson | 184 | |
| 1911 | Marquard, RubeRube Marquard | 237 | New York Giants | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander | 227 | |
| 1912 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander | 195 | Philadelphia Phillies | Hendrix, ClaudeClaude Hendrix | 176 | |
| 1913 | Seaton, TomTom Seaton | 168 | Philadelphia Phillies | Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau | 167 | |
| 1914 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander | 214 | Philadelphia Phillies | Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau | 189 | |
| 1915 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander | 241 | Philadelphia Phillies | Tesreau, JeffJeff Tesreau | 176 | |
| 1916 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander | 167 | Philadelphia Phillies | Cheney, LarryLarry Cheney | 166 | |
| 1917 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander | 200 | Philadelphia Phillies | Vaughn, HippoHippo Vaughn | 195 | |
| 1918 | Vaughn, HippoHippo Vaughn | 148 | Chicago Cubs | Cooper, WilburWilbur Cooper | 117 | |
| 1919 | Vaughn, HippoHippo Vaughn | 141 | Chicago Cubs | Eller, HodHod Eller | 137 | |
| 1920 | Alexander, Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland Alexander | 173 | Chicago Cubs | Grimes, Burleigh; Vaughn, Hippo !Burleigh Grimes Hippo Vaughn |
131 | |
| 1921 | Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes | 136 | Brooklyn Robins | Cooper, WilburWilbur Cooper | 134 | |
| 1922 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 134 | Brooklyn Robins | Cooper, WilburWilbur Cooper | 129 | |
| 1923 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 197 | Brooklyn Robins | Luque, DolfDolf Luque | 151 | |
| 1924 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 262 | Brooklyn Robins | Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes | 135 | |
| 1925 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 221 | Brooklyn Robins | Luque, DolfDolf Luque | 140 | |
| 1926 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 140 | Brooklyn Robins | Root, CharlieCharlie Root | 127 | |
| 1927 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 184 | Brooklyn Robins | Root, CharlieCharlie Root | 145 | |
| 1928 | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 200 | Brooklyn Robins | Malone, PatPat Malone | 155 | |
| 1929 | Malone, PatPat Malone | 166 | Chicago Cubs | Clark, WattyWatty Clark | 140 | |
| 1930 | Hallahan, BillBill Hallahan | 177 | St. Louis Cardinals | Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 173 | |
| 1931 | Hallahan, BillBill Hallahan | 159 | St. Louis Cardinals | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell | 155 | |
| 1932 | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean | 191 | St. Louis Cardinals | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell | 137 | |
| 1933 | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean | 199 | St. Louis Cardinals | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell | 156 | |
| 1934 | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean | 195 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mungo, VanVan Mungo | 184 | |
| 1935 | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean | 190 | St. Louis Cardinals | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell | 150 | |
| 1936 | Mungo, VanVan Mungo | 238 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean | 195 | |
| 1937 | Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell | 159 | New York Giants | Grissom, LeeLee Grissom | 149 | |
| 1938 | Bryant, ClayClay Bryant | 135 | Chicago Cubs | Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer | 132 | |
| 1939 | Passeau, Claude; Walters, BuckyClaude Passeau Bucky Walters |
137 | Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs |
Cooper, MortMort Cooper | 130 | |
| 1940 | Higbe, KirbyKirby Higbe | 137 | Philadelphia Phillies | Passeau, Claude; Wyatt, Whit !Claude Passeau Whit Wyatt |
124 | |
| 1941 | Vander Meer, JohnnyJohnny Vander Meer | 202 | Cincinnati Reds | Wyatt, WhitWhit Wyatt | 176 | |
| 1942 | Vander Meer, JohnnyJohnny Vander Meer | 186 | Cincinnati Reds | Cooper, MortMort Cooper | 152 | |
| 1943 | Vander Meer, JohnnyJohnny Vander Meer | 174 | Cincinnati Reds | Cooper, MortMort Cooper | 141 | |
| 1944 | Voiselle, BillBill Voiselle | 161 | New York Giants | Lanier, MaxMax Lanier | 141 | |
| 1945 | Roe, PreacherPreacher Roe | 148 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Gregg, HalHal Gregg | 139 | |
| 1946 | Schmitz, JohnnyJohnny Schmitz | 135 | Chicago Cubs | Higbe, KirbyKirby Higbe | 134 | |
| 1947 | Blackwell, EwellEwell Blackwell | 193 | Cincinnati Reds | Branca, RalphRalph Branca | 148 | |
| 1948 | Brecheen, HarryHarry Brecheen | 149 | St. Louis Cardinals | Barney, RexRex Barney | 138 | |
| 1949 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | 151 | Boston Braves | Newcombe, DonDon Newcombe | 149 | |
| 1950 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | 191 | Boston Braves | Blackwell, EwellEwell Blackwell | 188 | |
| 1951 | Newcombe, Don; Spahn, Warren !Don Newcombe Warren Spahn |
164 | Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves |
Maglie, SalSal Maglie | 146 | |
| 1952 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | 183 | Boston Braves | Rush, BobBob Rush | 157 | |
| 1953 | Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts | 198 | Philadelphia Phillies | Erskine, CarlCarl Erskine | 187 | |
| 1954 | Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts | 185 | Philadelphia Phillies | Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix | 184 | |
| 1955 | Jones, SamSam Jones | 198 | Chicago Cubs | Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts | 160 | |
| 1956 | Jones, SamSam Jones | 176 | Chicago Cubs | Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix | 170 | |
| 1957 | Sanford, JackJack Sanford | 188 | Philadelphia Phillies | Drabowsky, Moe; Drott, Dick !Moe Drabowsky Dick Drott |
170 | |
| 1958 | Jones, SamSam Jones | 225 | Chicago Cubs | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | 150 | |
| 1959 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | 242 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Jones, SamSam Jones | 209 | |
| 1960 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | 246 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax | 197 | |
| 1961 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax | 269 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Williams, StanStan Williams | 205 | |
| 1962 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | 232 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax | 219 | |
| 1963 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax | 306 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Maloney, JimJim Maloney | 265 | |
| 1964 | Veale, BobBob Veale | 250 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Gibson, BobBob Gibson | 245 | |
| 1965 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax | 382 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Veale, BobBob Veale | 276 | |
| 1966 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax | 317 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Bunning, JimJim Bunning | 252 | |
| 1967 | Bunning, JimJim Bunning | 253 | Philadelphia Phillies | Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins | 236 | |
| 1968 | Gibson, BobBob Gibson | 268 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins | 260 | |
| 1969 | Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins | 273 | Chicago Cubs | Gibson, BobBob Gibson | 269 | |
| 1970 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver | 283 | New York Mets | Gibson, Bob; Jenkins, Ferguson !Bob Gibson Ferguson Jenkins |
274 | |
| 1971 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver | 289 | New York Mets | Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins | 263 | |
| 1972 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton | 310 | Philadelphia Phillies | Seaver, TomTom Seaver | 249 | |
| 1973 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver | 251 | New York Mets | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton | 223 | |
| 1974 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton | 240 | Philadelphia Phillies | Messersmith, AndyAndy Messersmith | 221 | |
| 1975 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver | 243 | New York Mets | Montefusco, JohnJohn Montefusco | 215 | |
| 1976 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver | 235 | New York Mets | Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 214 | |
| 1977 | Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro | 262 | Atlanta Braves | Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 214 | |
| 1978 | Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 303 | Houston Astros | Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro | 248 | |
| 1979 | Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 313 | Houston Astros | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton | 213 | |
| 1980 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton | 286 | Philadelphia Phillies | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan | 200 | |
| 1981 | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | 180 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton | 179 | |
| 1982 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton | 286 | Philadelphia Phillies | Soto, MarioMario Soto | 274 | |
| 1983 | Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton | 275 | Philadelphia Phillies | Soto, MarioMario Soto | 242 | |
| 1984 | Gooden, DwightDwight Gooden | 276 | New York Mets | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | 240 | |
| 1985 | Gooden, DwightDwight Gooden | 268 | New York Mets | Soto, MarioMario Soto | 214 | |
| 1986 | Scott, MikeMike Scott | 306 | Houston Astros | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | 242 | |
| 1987 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan | 270 | Houston Astros | Scott, MikeMike Scott | 233 | |
| 1988 | Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan | 228 | Houston Astros | Cone, DavidDavid Cone | 213 | |
| 1989 | DeLeon, JoseJosé DeLeón | 201 | St. Louis Cardinals | Belcher, TimTim Belcher | 200 | |
| 1990 | Cone, DavidDavid Cone | 233 | New York Mets | Gooden, Dwight; Martinez, Ramon !Dwight Gooden Ramón Martínez |
223 | |
| 1991 | Cone, DavidDavid Cone | 241 | New York Mets | Maddux, GregGreg Maddux | 198 | |
| 1992 | Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz | 215 | Atlanta Braves | Cone, DavidDavid Cone | 214 | |
| 1993 | Rijo, JoseJosé Rijo | 227 | Cincinnati Reds | Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz | 208 | |
| 1994 | Benes, AndyAndy Benes | 189 | San Diego Padres | Rijo, JoseJosé Rijo | 171 | |
| 1995 | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | 236 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz | 193 | |
| 1996 | Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz | 276 | Atlanta Braves | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | 234 | |
| 1997 | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 319 | Philadelphia Phillies | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez | 305 | |
| 1998 | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 300 | Philadelphia Phillies | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | 257 | |
| 1999 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson | 364 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | 221 | |
| 2000 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson | 347 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Park, Chan HoChan Ho Park | 217 | |
| 2001 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson | 372 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 293 | |
| 2002 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson | 334 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 316 | |
| 2003 | Wood, KerryKerry Wood | 266 | Chicago Cubs | Prior, MarkMark Prior | 245 | |
| 2004 | Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson | 290 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Sheets, BenBen Sheets | 264 | |
| 2005 | Peavy, JakeJake Peavy | 216 | San Diego Padres | Carpenter, ChrisChris Carpenter | 213 | |
| 2006 | Harang, AaronAaron Harang | 216 | Cincinnati Reds | Peavy, JakeJake Peavy | 215 | |
| 2007 | Peavy, JakeJake Peavy | 240 | San Diego Padres | Harang, AaronAaron Harang | 218 | |
| 2008 | Lincecum, TimTim Lincecum | 265 | San Francisco Giants | Haren, Dan; Santana, Johan; Volquez, Edinson !Dan Haren Johan Santana Edinson Volquez |
206 | |
| 2009 | Lincecum, TimTim Lincecum | 261 | San Francisco Giants | Vazquez, JavierJavier Vázquez | 238 | |
| 2010 | Lincecum, TimTim Lincecum | 231 | San Francisco Giants | Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay | 219 | |
| 2011 | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | 248 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Lee, CliffCliff Lee | 238 | |
| 2012 | Dickey, R.A.R.A. Dickey | 230 | New York Mets | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | 229 |
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