Other Major Leagues
| Year | Leader | K | Team | League | Runner-up | K | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Mullane, TonyTony Mullane | 170 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Salisbury, HarryHarry Salisbury | 135 | |
| 1883 | Keefe, TimTim Keefe | 359 | New York Metropolitans | American Association | Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews | 203 | |
| 1884 | Hecker, GuyGuy Hecker | 385 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Henderson, HardieHardie Henderson | 346 | |
| 1884 | Daily, HughHugh Daily | 483 | Chicago Browns Washington Nationals |
Union Association | Sweeney, BillBill Sweeney | 374 | |
| 1885 | Morris, EdEd Morris | 298 | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | American Association | Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews | 286 | |
| 1886 | Kilroy, MattMatt Kilroy | 513 | Baltimore Orioles | American Association | Ramsey, ToadToad Ramsey | 499 | |
| 1887 | Ramsey, ToadToad Ramsey | 355 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Kilroy, MattMatt Kilroy | 217 | |
| 1888 | Seward, EdEd Seward | 272 | Philadelphia Athletics | American Association | King, SilverSilver King | 258 | |
| 1889 | Baldwin, MarkMark Baldwin | 368 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | American Association | Kilroy, MattMatt Kilroy | 217 | |
| 1890 | McMahon, SadieSadie McMahon | 291 | Philadelphia Athletics Baltimore Orioles |
American Association | Stivetts, JackJack Stivetts | 289 | |
| 1890 | Baldwin, MarkMark Baldwin | 206 | Chicago Pirates | Players' League | King, SilverSilver King | 185 | |
| 1891 | Stivetts, JackJack Stivetts | 259 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Knell, PhilPhil Knell | 228 | |
| 1914 | Falkenberg, CyCy Falkenberg | 236 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | Federal League | Moseley, EarlEarl Moseley | 205 | |
| 1915 | Davenport, DaveDave Davenport | 229 | St. Louis Terriers | Federal League | Schulz, AlAl Schulz | 160 |
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