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1981 AL Strikeouts Leaders

Batters struck out

Len Barker led the AL in strikeouts in 1981 with 127, 19 ahead of Britt Burns (108). It was one of 2 times Len Barker led in strikeouts.

Len Barker Led the AL in 1981 Len Barker Cleveland Indians
127 Strikeouts 19 clear of Britt Burns
Showing Strikeouts and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team SO W L ERA IP
1 Len Barker Len Barker CLE 127 8 7 3.91 154.1
2 Britt Burns Britt Burns CHA 108 10 6 2.64 156.2
3 Dennis Leonard Dennis Leonard KCA 107 13 11 2.99 201.2
4 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven CLE 107 11 7 2.88 159.1
5 Ron Guidry Ron Guidry NYA 104 11 5 2.76 127.0
6 Danny Darwin TEX 98 9 9 3.64 146.0
7 Jack Morris Jack Morris DET 97 14 7 3.05 198.0
8 John Denny John Denny CLE 94 10 6 3.15 145.2
9 Steve McCatty Steve McCatty OAK 91 14 7 2.33 185.2
10 Dave Stieb Dave Stieb TOR 89 11 10 3.19 183.2
11 Dave Righetti Dave Righetti NYA 89 8 4 2.05 105.1
12 Dennis Martinez Dennis Martinez BAL 88 14 5 3.32 179.0
13 Floyd Bannister Floyd Bannister SEA 85 9 9 4.45 121.1
14 Rick Langford Rick Langford OAK 84 12 10 2.99 195.1
15 Pete Vuckovich Pete Vuckovich ML4 84 14 4 3.55 149.2
16 Ron Davis Ron Davis NYA 83 4 5 2.71 73.0
17 Mark Clear Mark Clear BOS 82 8 3 4.11 76.2
18 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor BAL 82 13 5 3.26 160.0
19 Rudy May Rudy May NYA 79 6 11 4.14 147.2
20 Milt Wilcox DET 79 12 9 3.03 166.1
21 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley BOS 79 9 8 4.27 154.0
22 Dan Petry Dan Petry DET 79 10 9 3.00 141.0
23 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana BOS 78 4 10 4.01 141.1
24 Mike Norris Mike Norris OAK 78 12 9 3.75 172.2
25 Pete Redfern Pete Redfern MIN 77 9 8 4.07 141.2
26 Jerry Koosman Jerry Koosman MIN +1 76 4 13 4.01 121.1
27 Albert Williams Albert Williams MIN 76 6 10 4.08 150.0
28 Tom Underwood Tom Underwood OAK +1 75 4 6 3.66 83.2
29 Mike Witt Mike Witt CAL 75 8 9 3.28 129.0
30 Richard Dotson Richard Dotson CHA 73 9 8 3.77 141.0
31 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan BAL 72 9 6 4.19 116.0
32 Luis Leal Luis Leal TOR 71 7 13 3.68 129.2
33 Dennis Lamp Dennis Lamp CHA 71 7 6 2.41 127.0
34 Charlie Hough Charlie Hough TEX 69 4 1 2.96 82.0
35 Doc Medich Doc Medich TEX 65 10 6 3.08 143.1
36 Moose Haas Moose Haas ML4 64 11 7 4.46 137.1
37 Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins TEX 63 5 8 4.50 106.0
38 Doug Bird Doug Bird NYA +1 62 9 6 3.22 128.2
39 Rollie Fingers Rollie Fingers ML4 61 6 3 1.04 78.0
40 Larry Gura KCA 61 11 8 2.72 172.1
41 Doug Corbett Doug Corbett MIN 60 2 6 2.57 87.2
42 LaMarr Hoyt LaMarr Hoyt CHA 60 9 3 3.57 90.2
43 Matt Keough Matt Keough OAK 60 10 6 3.40 140.1
44 Dan Spillner Dan Spillner CLE 59 4 4 3.14 97.1
45 Sammy Stewart BAL 57 4 8 2.32 112.1
46 Jim Clancy Jim Clancy TOR 56 6 12 4.90 125.0
47 Ken Forsch Ken Forsch CAL 55 11 7 2.88 153.0
48 Mike Torrez Mike Torrez BOS 54 10 3 3.68 127.1
49 Steve Trout Steve Trout CHA 54 8 7 3.47 124.2
50 Aurelio Lopez Aurelio Lopez DET 53 5 2 3.64 81.2
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