Tuesday Trivia: MLB consecutive season strikeout leaders

[cgjackson222]

Name the pitcher(s) who led all of MLB (not just their League) in strikeouts for the most consecutive seasons.

[jayshum]

I'll go with Walter Johnson.

[Aug06]

Gonna Guess Randy Johnson

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I'll go with Walter Johnson.

Great guess, but while Walter Johnson led MLB in strikeouts in 7 different seasons, his longest streak was only 2, which he accomplished twice.

Originally Posted by Aug06

Gonna Guess Randy Johnson

Yes! Randy Johnson is one of two players to lead MLB in strikeouts for 5 consecutive years, which he did from 1998-2002. Oddly, he only led his League in strikeouts for 4 consecutive years during that stretch, because he was traded from Seattle (AL) to Houston (NL) midway through the 1998 season.

Who is the other pitcher to lead all of MLB in strikeouts for 5 consecutive years?

[Seven]

I'm going to throw out a dark horse

Lefty Grove?

[Peter_Spaeth]

I thought Dazzy Vance had even a longer streak.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by Seven

I'm going to throw out a dark horse

Lefty Grove?

Grove is a fine guess! Lefty Grove led the American League in strikeouts his first 7 years, but only led all of MLB the last 3 years of that stretch.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I thought Dazzy Vance had even a longer streak.

Dazzy Vance is another excellent guess! Like Lefty Grove, he led the league (in this case the National League) in strikeouts 7 years in a row, but also only led all of MLB for 3 consecutive years (Grove ended Vance's streak in 1926).

[Carter08]

Nolan?