 He spent his entire career of 18 seasons with the Indians , being one of " The Big Four " in the Indians ' pitching rotation in the 1950s , along with Bob Lemon , Early Wynn and Mike Garcia . Feller shares the Major League record of 12 one @-@ hitters with Nolan Ryan , and was the first pitcher to win 20 or more games before the age of 21 . He ended his career with 266 wins , 2 @,@ 581 strikeouts and 279 complete games . Over the course of his career , he led the AL in strikeouts seven times and walks four times . Upon his retirement , Feller held the major league record for most walks in a career ( 1 @,@ 764 ) , and holds the 20th @-@ century record for most walks in a season ( 208 in 1938 ) . The Indians retired his jersey number , 19 , in 1957 . 
