Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:
SEASON
MODERN (1900-)
STRIKEOUTS YEAR SO
1 Nolan Ryan 1973 383
2 Sandy Koufax 1965 382
3 Randy Johnson 2001 372
4 Nolan Ryan 1974 367
5 Randy Johnson 1999 364
6 Rube Waddell 1904 349
7 Bob Feller 1946 348
8 Randy Johnson 2000 347
9 Nolan Ryan 1977 341
10 Randy Johnson 2002 334
T11 Nolan Ryan 1972 329
T11 Randy Johnson 1998 329
13 Nolan Ryan 1976 327
14 Sam McDowell 1965 325
15 Curt Schilling 1997 319
16 Sandy Koufax 1966 317
17 Curt Schilling 2002 316
T18 J.R. Richard 1979 313
T18 Walter Johnson 1910 313
T18 Pedro Martinez 1999 313
21 Steve Carlton 1972 310
T22 Mickey Lolich 1971 308
T22 Randy Johnson 1993 308
T24 Mike Scott 1986 306
T24 Sandy Koufax 1963 306
26 Pedro Martinez 1997 305
27 Sam McDowell 1970 304
T28 J.R. Richard 1978 303
T28 Walter Johnson 1912 303
30 Rube Waddell 1903 302
T31 Nolan Ryan 1989 301
T31 Vida Blue 1971 301
33 Curt Schilling 1998 300
34 Randy Johnson 1995 294
35 Curt Schilling 2001 293
36 Roger Clemens 1997 292
T37 Roger Clemens 1988 291
T37 Randy Johnson 1997 291
39 Randy Johnson 2004 290
40 Tom Seaver 1971 289
41 Rube Waddell 1905 287
T42 Steve Carlton 1980 286
T42 Steve Carlton 1982 286
44 Pedro Martinez 2000 284
T45 Sam McDowell 1968 283
T45 Tom Seaver 1970 283
47 Denny McLain 1968 280
48 Sam McDowell 1969 279
T49 John Smoltz 1996 276
T49 Bob Veale 1965 276
T49 Dwight Gooden 1984 276
T52 Steve Carlton 1983 275
T52 Hal Newhouser 1946 275
T54 Mario Soto 1982 274
T54 Bob Gibson 1970 274
T54 Ferguson Jenkins 1970 274
57 Ferguson Jenkins 1969 273
T58 Mickey Lolich 1969 271
T58 Roger Clemens 1998 271
T60 Bob Gibson 1965 270
T60 Nolan Ryan 1987 270
T62 Sandy Koufax 1961 269
T62 Frank Tanana 1975 269
T62 Bob Gibson 1969 269
T62 Ed Walsh 1908 269
T66 Bob Gibson 1968 268
T66 Jim Bunning 1965 268
T66 Dwight Gooden 1985 268
69 Christy Mathewson 1903 267
70 Kerry Wood 2003 266
T71 Johan Santana 2004 265
T71 Jim Maloney 1963 265
T73 Ben Sheets 2004 264
T73 Luis Tiant 1968 264
T75 Ferguson Jenkins 1971 263
T75 Herb Score 1956 263
T77 Mark Langston 1987 262
T77 Dazzy Vance 1924 262
T77 Phil Niekro 1977 262
T80 David Cone 1992 261
T80 Frank Tanana 1976 261
T80 Bob Feller 1940 261
T83 Ferguson Jenkins 1968 260
T83 Nolan Ryan 1978 260
T83 Bob Feller 1941 260
86 Christy Mathewson 1908 259
T87 Bert Blyleven 1973 258
T87 Joe Wood 1912 258
T87 Ed Walsh 1910 258
T90 Roger Clemens 1996 257
T90 Kevin Brown 1998 257
92 Roger Clemens 1987 256
93 Ed Walsh 1911 255
94 Ed Walsh 1912 254
95 Jim Bunning 1967 253
96 Jim Bunning 1966 252
T97 Don Drysdale 1963 251
T97 Tom Seaver 1973 251
T97 Jason Schmidt 2004 251
T97 Pedro Martinez 1998 251
T97 Bill Stoneman 1971 251
T102 Mickey Lolich 1972 250
T102 Bob Veale 1964 250
T104 Bert Blyleven 1974 249
T104 Tom Seaver 1972 249
T106 Juan Marichal 1963 248
T106 Ron Guidry 1978 248
T106 Phil Niekro 1978 248
109 Bill Singer 1969 247
T110 Don Drysdale 1960 246
T110 Jim Lonborg 1967 246
T110 Bob Feller 1939 246
T113 Johan Santana 2006 245
T113 Mark Prior 2003 245
T113 Bob Gibson 1964 245
T113 Herb Score 1955 245
T113 Mark Langston 1986 245
T113 Nolan Ryan 1982 245
T119 Dennis Leonard 1977 244
T119 Jim Maloney 1965 244
T121 Tom Seaver 1975 243
T121 Walter Johnson 1913 243
T123 Fernando Valenzuela 1986 242
T123 Mario Soto 1983 242
T123 Don Drysdale 1959 242
T126 David Cone 1991 241
T126 Javier Vazquez 2003 241
T126 Roger Clemens 1991 241
T126 John Smoltz 1997 241
T126 Bill Singer 1973 241
T126 Grover C Alexander 1915 241
T126 Randy Johnson 1992 241
T133 Steve Carlton 1974 240
T133 Teddy Higuera 1987 240
T133 Jake Peavy 2007 240
T133 Fernando Valenzuela 1984 240
T133 Juan Marichal 1965 240
T133 Bob Feller 1938 240
T139 Oliver Perez 2004 239
T139 Jack Chesbro 1904 239
T139 Scott Kazmir 2007 239
T139 Noodles Hahn 1901 239
T139 Pedro Martinez 2002 239
T144 Roger Clemens 1986 238
T144 Johan Santana 2005 238
T144 Van Lingle Mungo 1936 238
T144 Gaylord Perry 1973 238
T148 Rube Marquard 1911 237
T148 Don Drysdale 1964 237
T148 Chris Short 1965 237
T151 Joe Coleman 1971 236
T151 Cy Falkenberg 1914 236
T151 Ferguson Jenkins 1967 236
T151 Sam McDowell 1967 236
T151 Hideo Nomo 1995 236
T156 Johan Santana 2007 235
T156 Tom Seaver 1976 235
T156 Mark Langston 1988 235
T156 Mark Langston 1989 235
T156 Don Wilson 1969 235
T161 Gaylord Perry 1972 234
T161 Dean Chance 1968 234
T161 Hideo Nomo 1996 234
T164 Kerry Wood 1998 233
T164 Bert Blyleven 1975 233
T164 David Cone 1990 233
T164 Mike Scott 1987 233
T164 Gaylord Perry 1975 233
T164 Gaylord Perry 1969 233
T164 Hideo Nomo 1997 233
T171 Larry Dierker 1969 232
T171 Rube Waddell 1908 232
T171 Rube Waddell 1907 232
T171 Nolan Ryan 1990 232
T171 Don Drysdale 1962 232
T171 Jack Morris 1983 232
T177 Joe Wood 1911 231
T177 Clay Kirby 1971 231
T179 Mickey Lolich 1970 230
T179 Roger Clemens 1989 230
T179 Gaylord Perry 1967 230
T182 Bob Veale 1966 229
T182 Dave Davenport 1915 229
T184 Bert Blyleven 1972 228
T184 Nolan Ryan 1988 228
T184 Walter Johnson 1916 228
T184 Randy Johnson 1991 228
T188 Jose Rijo 1993 227
T188 Bill Singer 1968 227
T188 Grover C Alexander 1911 227
T188 Pedro Martinez 2004 227
T192 Mickey Lolich 1965 226
T192 Wild Bill Donovan 1901 226
T192 Tom Seaver 1978 226
T192 Bobo Newsom 1938 226
T196 Bob Gibson 1966 225
T196 Ferguson Jenkins 1974 225
T196 Sam McDowell 1966 225
T196 Long Tom Hughes 1901 225
T196 Vic Willis 1902 225
T196 Walter Johnson 1914 225
T196 Sam Jones 1958 225
T203 Bert Blyleven 1971 224
T203 Jack Coombs 1910 224
T205 Steve Carlton 1973 223
T205 Ramon Martinez 1990 223
T205 Sandy Koufax 1964 223
T205 Nolan Ryan 1979 223
T205 Jack Morris 1986 223
T205 Dwight Gooden 1990 223
T205 Charlie Hough 1987 223
T212 David Cone 1997 222
T212 Joe Coleman 1972 222
T212 Jeff Fassero 1996 222
T212 Juan Marichal 1966 222
T212 Pedro Martinez 1996 222
T217 Christy Mathewson 1901 221
T217 Erik Bedard 2007 221
T217 Bobby Witt 1990 221
T217 Camilo Pascual 1961 221
T217 Andy Messersmith 1974 221
T217 Dazzy Vance 1925 221
T217 Kevin Brown 1999 221
T224 Dean Chance 1967 220
T224 Hideo Nomo 2001 220
T226 Bert Blyleven 1976 219
T226 Jim Bunning 1964 219
T226 Luis Tiant 1967 219
T226 Darryl Kile 1996 219
T230 Aaron Harang 2007 218
T230 Roger Clemens 2004 218
T230 Chan Ho Park 2001 218
T230 Juan Marichal 1968 218
T230 Mike Mussina 1997 218
T230 Melido Perez 1992 218
T236 Kerry Wood 2002 217
T236 Kerry Wood 2001 217
T236 Al Downing 1964 217
T236 Chan Ho Park 2000 217
T236 Don Sutton 1969 217
T241 Aaron Harang 2006 216
T241 Jake Peavy 2005 216
T241 Sandy Koufax 1962 216
T241 Gaylord Perry 1974 216
T241 Jim Maloney 1966 216
T241 Kevin Brown 2000 216
T247 Matt Clement 2002 215
T247 Bert Blyleven 1986 215
T247 John Montefusco 1975 215
T247 John Smoltz 1992 215
T247 Jake Peavy 2006 215
T247 Chuck Finley 1996 215
T247 Gary Peters 1967 215
T254 J.R. Richard 1976 214
T254 J.R. Richard 1977 214
T254 Mickey Lolich 1973 214
T254 Mario Soto 1985 214
T254 Mike Mussina 2001 214
T254 Grover C Alexander 1914 214
T254 Jim Maloney 1964 214
T254 Gaylord Perry 1970 214
T262 Javier Vazquez 2007 213
T262 Roger Clemens 2001 213
T262 David Cone 1988 213
T262 Steve Carlton 1979 213
T262 Rick Sutcliffe 1984 213
T262 Chris Carpenter 2005 213
T262 Camilo Pascual 1964 213
T262 Bob Veale 1969 213
T262 Andy Messersmith 1975 213
T271 Christy Mathewson 1904 212
T271 Chuck Finley 1998 212
T271 Hal Newhouser 1945 212
T271 Bartolo Colon 2000 212
T275 Tony Cloninger 1965 211
T275 Erik Hanson 1990 211
T275 John Smoltz 2006 211
T275 Jim Kaat 1967 211
T275 Andy Messersmith 1969 211
T275 Randy Johnson 2005 211
T275 Frank Viola 1989 211
T282 Wilbur Wood 1971 210
T282 Pedro Astacio 1999 210
T282 Steve Carlton 1969 210
T282 Cy Young 1905 210
T282 Rube Waddell 1902 210
T282 Mike Mussina 2000 210
T282 Carlos Zambrano 2006 210
T282 Don Drysdale 1965 210
T282 Bob Turley 1955 210
T282 Eddie Plank 1905 210
T292 Lefty Grove 1930 209
T292 Roger Clemens 1990 209
T292 Ryan Dempster 2000 209
T292 David Cone 1998 209
T292 C.C. Sabathia 2007 209
T292 Whitey Ford 1961 209
T292 Russ Ford 1910 209
T292 Floyd Bannister 1982 209
T292 Nolan Ryan 1985 209
T292 Sam Jones 1959 209
T292 Shane Reynolds 1998 209
T292 Tom Bradley 1972 209
T292 Don Sutton 1966 209
T305 Roger Clemens 1992 208
T305 Javier Vazquez 2001 208
T305 Doug Davis 2005 208
T305 Jose DeLeon 1988 208
T305 John Smoltz 1993 208
T305 Fernando Valenzuela 1985 208
T305 Bob Gibson 1962 208
T305 Bob Gibson 1972 208
T305 Roy Oswalt 2002 208
T305 Tom Seaver 1969 208
T305 Brett Myers 2005 208
T305 Pedro Martinez 2005 208
T305 Mike Witt 1986 208
T305 Jason Schmidt 2003 208
T305 Phil Niekro 1979 208
T305 Jack Morris 1987 208
T321 Teddy Higuera 1986 207
T321 Esteban Loaiza 2003 207
T321 Dean Chance 1964 207
T321 Walter Johnson 1911 207
T321 Kevin Appier 1996 207
T321 Don Sutton 1972 207
T327 Christy Mathewson 1905 206
T327 Bert Blyleven 1985 206
T327 Steve Rogers 1977 206
T327 Luis Tiant 1973 206
T327 Ray Sadecki 1968 206
T327 Juan Marichal 1964 206
T327 Roy Oswalt 2004 206
T327 Bob Johnson 1970 206
T327 Ed Walsh 1907 206
T327 Camilo Pascual 1962 206
T327 Tom Bradley 1971 206
T327 Pedro Martinez 2003 206
T327 Gary Nolan 1967 206
T340 Dave Stewart 1987 205
T340 Kevin Millwood 1999 205
T340 Jon Matlack 1973 205
T340 Stan Williams 1961 205
T340 Frank Tanana 1977 205
T340 Barry Zito 2001 205
T340 Juan Marichal 1969 205
T340 Earl Moseley 1914 205
T340 Darryl Kile 1997 205
T340 Tom Seaver 1968 205
T340 Jim Kaat 1966 205
T340 Todd Stottlemyre 1995 205
T340 Kevin Brown 1997 205
T340 Orval Overall 1909 205
T340 Gary Peters 1964 205
T355 Roy Halladay 2003 204
T355 Bob Gibson 1963 204
T355 Dave Boswell 1967 204
T355 Todd Stottlemyre 1998 204
T355 Mike Mussina 1996 204
T355 Shane Reynolds 1996 204
T355 Mark Langston 1984 204
T355 Randy Johnson 1994 204
T355 Greg Maddux 1998 204
T364 Mike Cuellar 1967 203
T364 Turk Farrell 1962 203
T364 A.J. Burnett 2002 203
T364 Walter Johnson 1915 203
T364 Nolan Ryan 1991 203
T364 Curt Schilling 2004 203
T370 Mickey Lolich 1974 202
T370 Jack Powell 1904 202
T370 Joe Coleman 1973 202
T370 Floyd Youmans 1986 202
T370 Carlos Zambrano 2005 202
T370 Camilo Pascual 1963 202
T370 Dave McNally 1968 202
T370 Jeremy Bonderman 2006 202
T370 Ken Holtzman 1970 202
T370 Johnny Vander Meer 1941 202
T370 Chris Short 1968 202
T370 Kirk McCaskill 1986 202
T382 Jim Bunning 1960 201
T382 Jim Bunning 1959 201
T382 Nap Rucker 1909 201
T382 Jose DeLeon 1989 201
T382 Gaylord Perry 1966 201
T382 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2007 201
T382 Tom Seaver 1974 201
T382 Ron Guidry 1979 201
T382 Don Sutton 1970 201
T382 Bartolo Colon 2001 201
T382 Eddie Plank 1904 201
T393 Tom Griffin 1969 200
T393 Alex Fernandez 1996 200
T393 Cy Young 1904 200
T393 Sid Fernandez 1986 200
T393 Tim Belcher 1989 200
T393 Nolan Ryan 1980 200
T393 Al Leiter 1996 200
T393 Al Leiter 2000 200
T393 Jerry Koosman 1976 200
T393 Dennis Eckersley 1976 200
T393 Grover C Alexander 1917 200
T393 Dazzy Vance 1928 200
T393 Chuck Finley 1999 200
T393 Earl Wilson 1966 200
T393 Dwight Gooden 1986 200
T393 Don Sutton 1973 200
Randy Johnson
dave stewart
Chris Carpenter is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He has played for the St. Louis Cardinals since 2003. Through the 2012 season he had career statistics of 144 Wins - 94 losses, an earned run average of 3.76 and 1,697 strikeouts.
Randy Johnson
Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton, Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens, Tom Seaver, Don Sutton, Gaylord Perry, Phil Niekro and Walter Johnson. Randy johson has also done it w/ 303 wins and 4875 strikeouts
Charley Radbourn holds the record for most wins by a pitcher in a single season with 59 in 1884. Jack Chesbro holds the record since 1901 with 41 in 1904.
In 1968, Detroit's Denny McLain recorded 31 wins; the most by any player since 1950. McLain was the last pitcher to reach 30 wins in a season.
Hack Wilson
Wilbur Wood of the 1972 Chicago White Sox with 376 2/3 innings pitched ... next is Mickey Lolich of the 1971 Detroit Tigers with 376.
31 by Dennis McLain of the Detroit Tigers in 1968.
Since 1973, the highest single season batting average by a pitcher was in 1993 when Orel Hershiser hit .356 (26 for 73) for the Dodgers. I was not able to find a list of batting averages pre 1973 but I know there has to be one on the Web somewhere. I can tell you that in 1925, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators batted .433 (42 for 97) and that is the best pitcher's batting average I have heard of. Red Ruffing was an excellent hitter and his highest BA was .364 (40 for 110) in 1930 for the Red Sox and Yankees. George Uhle batted .361 (52 for 144) for the Cleveland Indians in 1923. Curt Davis batted .381 (40 for 105) for the 1939 St Louis Cardinals. Click on the 'Best Hitting Pitchers Since 1973' link on this page to see a list of single season batting accomplishments by pitchers since the advent of the DH.
Barry Bonds is the current holder, with 73 home runs in 2001.