 Feller again led the majors in wins ( 25 ) , strikeouts ( 260 ) , innings pitched ( 343 ) , and walks ( 194 ) for the 1941 season . His six shutouts were an AL @-@ best on the season . That year , Joe DiMaggio talked about Feller 's pitching ability , stating " I don 't think anyone is ever going to throw a ball faster than he does . And his curveball isn 't human . " Feller appeared in the May 12 , 1941 , edition of Life , which said : " ... he is unquestionably the idol of several generations of Americans , ranging in age from 7 to 70 . They represent of city , town , and village in the land , speak of him familiarly as ' Bob ' , and talk about him by the hour , with enthusiasm . " 
