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This table is a snapshot of the career, single-season, active, and yearly leaders at the end of each season.
* - Indicates Hall of Fame
Bold - Indicates active player
Year    Career K    Single-Season K    Active K    Yearly K 
1930    Pat Malone 175    Pat Malone 175    Pat Malone 175    Pat Malone 175 
1931    Pat Malone 418    Pat Malone 243    Pat Malone 418    Pat Malone 243 
1932    Pat Malone 615    Pat Malone 243    Pat Malone 615    Pat Malone 197 
1933    Pat Malone 782    Pat Malone 243    Pat Malone 782    Walter Beall 210 
1934    Pat Malone 1013    Pat Malone 243    Pat Malone 1013    Pat Malone 231 
1935    Pat Malone 1242    Pat Malone 243    Pat Malone 1242    Pat Malone 229 
1936    Pat Malone 1497    Pat Malone 255    Pat Malone 1497    Pat Malone 255 
1937    Pat Malone 1715    Pat Malone 255    Pat Malone 1715    Paul Dean * 252 
1938    Pat Malone 1979    Pat Malone 264    Pat Malone 1979    Pat Malone 264 
1939    Pat Malone 2229    Pat Malone 264    Pat Malone 2229    Pat Malone 250 
1940    Pat Malone 2452    Pat Malone 264    Pat Malone 2452    Johnny Vander Meer 245 
1941    Pat Malone 2521    Pat Malone 264    Pat Malone 2521    Dizzy Dean *
Bill Sayles		 207 
1942    Pat Malone 2521    Pat Malone 264    Dizzy Dean * 2260    Johnny Vander Meer 219 
1943    Pat Malone 2521    Johnny Vander Meer 276    Dizzy Dean * 2443    Johnny Vander Meer 276 
1944    Dizzy Dean * 2601    Johnny Vander Meer 283    Dizzy Dean * 2601    Johnny Vander Meer 283 
1945    Dizzy Dean * 2612    Johnny Vander Meer 283    Dizzy Dean * 2612    Johnny Vander Meer 250 
1946    Dizzy Dean * 2612    Johnny Vander Meer 283    Dizzy Dean * 2612    Johnny Vander Meer 263 
1947    Dizzy Dean * 2612    Johnny Vander Meer 283    Johnny Vander Meer 2387    Johnny Vander Meer 245 
1948    Johnny Vander Meer 2664    Johnny Vander Meer 283    Johnny Vander Meer 2664    Johnny Vander Meer 277 
1949    Johnny Vander Meer 2858    Johnny Vander Meer 283    Johnny Vander Meer 2858    Warren Spahn * 259 
1950    Johnny Vander Meer 3059    Johnny Vander Meer 283    Johnny Vander Meer 3059    Warren Spahn * 278 
1951    Johnny Vander Meer 3275    Warren Spahn * 306    Johnny Vander Meer 3275    Warren Spahn * 306 
1952    Johnny Vander Meer 3297    Warren Spahn * 326    Johnny Vander Meer 3297    Warren Spahn * 326 
1953    Johnny Vander Meer 3301    Warren Spahn * 326    Johnny Vander Meer 3301    Warren Spahn * 322 
1954    Johnny Vander Meer 3301    Warren Spahn * 326    Warren Spahn * 2599    Warren Spahn * 293 
1955    Johnny Vander Meer 3301    Warren Spahn * 326    Warren Spahn * 2916    Kent Peterson 325 
1956    Johnny Vander Meer 3301    Warren Spahn * 341    Warren Spahn * 3257    Warren Spahn * 341 
1957    Warren Spahn * 3593    Karl Spooner 347    Warren Spahn * 3593    Karl Spooner 347 
1958    Warren Spahn * 3942    Herb Score 364    Warren Spahn * 3942    Herb Score 364 
1959    Warren Spahn * 4201    Herb Score 406    Warren Spahn * 4201    Herb Score 406 
1960    Warren Spahn * 4539    Herb Score 406    Warren Spahn * 4539    Herb Score 379 
1961    Warren Spahn * 4539    Herb Score 406    Kent Peterson 3718    Kent Peterson 390 
1962    Warren Spahn * 4539    Herb Score 446    Kent Peterson 3901    Herb Score 446 
1963    Warren Spahn * 4539    Herb Score 456    Kent Peterson 4097    Herb Score 456 
1964    Warren Spahn * 4539    Herb Score 456    Kent Peterson 4128    Herb Score 432 
1965    Warren Spahn * 4539    Herb Score 456    Herb Score 4141    Herb Score 445 
1966    Warren Spahn * 4539    Herb Score 456    Herb Score 4510    Herb Score 369 
1967    Herb Score 4945    Herb Score 456    Herb Score 4945    Herb Score 435 
1968    Herb Score 5318    Herb Score 456    Herb Score 5318    Herb Score 373 
1969    Herb Score 5626    Herb Score 456    Herb Score 5626    Don Sutton 309 
1970    Herb Score 5824    Herb Score 456    Herb Score 5824    Nolan Ryan 299 
1971    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Herb Score 6062    Nolan Ryan 299 
1972    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Sandy Koufax * 4911    Nolan Ryan 302 
1973    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Sandy Koufax * 5125    J.R. Richard * 273 
1974    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Sandy Koufax * 5218    J.R. Richard * 221 
1975    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Sandy Koufax * 5333    Don Sutton 257 
1976    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Jim Brewer * 3965    J.R. Richard *
Don Sutton		 205 
1977    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Jim Brewer * 3981    Don Sutton 241 
1978    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Masanori Murakami 3384    Dave Laroche 211 
1979    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Masanori Murakami 3552    Bart Johnson 214 
1980    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Masanori Murakami 3652    Balor Moore 246 
1981    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Don Sutton 3723    Bart Johnson 256 
1982    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Don Sutton 3762    Balor Moore 224 
1983    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Nolan Ryan 3539    J.R. Richard * 223 
1984    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Nolan Ryan 3580    Don Demola 247 
1985    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    J.R. Richard * 2879    Dwight Gooden 303 
1986    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    J.R. Richard * 2994    Mark Langston 240 
1987    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    J.R. Richard * 3151    Dwight Gooden 280 
1988    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    J.R. Richard * 3159    Rich Bordi 251 
1989    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Don Demola 2438    Dwight Gooden 312 
1990    Herb Score 6062    Herb Score 456    Don Demola 2629    Randy Johnson 252 
 
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