mlb lefty pitching strikeout leaders between 1962 to 1969

Between the 1962 and 1969 seasons, Sam McDowell fanned the most hitters by a left-hander, with 1,658 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	1,658	261	89	80	.527	224	2.97	70	19	10	1583.2	1,204	522	608	91	783	43	19	38	6,662	84	9.42	4.45	2.12	0.52	24.9	11.8	1.25	.272	3.46	86	2.73	77	6.84	146
2	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	1,444	181	111	34	.766	176	1.95	100	33	4	1377.0	959	298	342	89	316	10	5	24	5,395	36	9.44	2.07	4.57	0.58	26.8	5.9	0.93	.246	2.24	60	2.00	63	6.27	188.4
3	Bob Veale B. Veale	1,428	265	100	76	.568	223	2.83	73	19	4	1611.1	1,372	506	587	67	714	26	16	44	6,782	77	7.98	3.99	2.00	0.37	21.1	10.5	1.29	.287	3.28	82	2.67	81	7.66	114
4	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	1,336	267	102	74	.580	219	3.46	62	21	9	1528.1	1,318	587	640	145	518	60	25	27	6,375	53	7.87	3.05	2.58	0.85	21.0	8.1	1.20	.272	3.77	100	3.13	87	7.76	80.7
5	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	1,288	304	132	97	.576	278	3.15	94	15	5	1973.0	1,920	691	839	184	448	65	11	38	8,229	70	5.88	2.04	2.88	0.84	15.7	5.4	1.20	.278	3.83	88	3.22	86	8.76	109.4
6	Chris Short C. Short	1,195	289	103	75	.579	213	2.92	73	20	9	1609.0	1,435	522	590	117	492	43	33	44	6,616	39	6.68	2.75	2.43	0.65	18.1	7.4	1.20	.276	3.30	86	2.98	91	8.03	56.8
7	Denny Lemaster D. Lemaster	1,161	263	81	91	.471	228	3.43	63	14	3	1546.0	1,447	590	650	156	507	20	12	57	6,504	69	6.76	2.95	2.29	0.91	17.9	7.8	1.26	.277	3.78	101	3.35	102	8.42	-15.2
8	Gary Peters G. Peters	1,087	251	91	78	.538	216	2.93	60	18	2	1545.1	1,325	503	571	102	510	46	14	40	6,379	64	6.33	2.97	2.13	0.59	17.0	8.0	1.19	.264	3.33	88	3.05	88	7.72	68.5
9	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	1,054	303	113	119	.487	281	3.07	80	23	1	2010.1	1,967	685	785	130	494	26	11	69	8,301	37	4.72	2.21	2.13	0.58	12.7	6.0	1.22	.278	3.51	93	3.09	95	8.81	36.8
10	Al Downing A. Downing	1,016	203	72	56	.563	174	3.19	46	12	2	1226.1	1,007	435	484	96	514	10	15	20	5,111	39	7.46	3.77	1.98	0.70	19.9	10.1	1.24	.262	3.55	95	3.17	91	7.39	41.2
11	Ray Sadecki R. Sadecki	965	264	76	84	.475	204	3.96	52	16	4	1397.2	1,411	615	708	142	474	21	21	41	5,974	59	6.21	3.05	2.04	0.91	16.2	7.9	1.35	.290	4.56	111	3.52	102	9.09	-10.4
12	Dick Ellsworth D. Ellsworth	923	284	95	108	.468	250	3.67	74	8	2	1716.0	1,805	700	820	154	448	36	14	57	7,280	58	4.84	2.35	2.06	0.81	12.7	6.2	1.31	.289	4.30	100	3.46	97	9.47	24.9
13	Steve Barber S. Barber	882	242	83	77	.519	202	3.26	39	12	1	1297.0	1,199	470	554	83	591	29	12	34	5,574	53	6.12	4.10	1.49	0.58	15.8	10.6	1.38	.280	3.84	96	3.43	98	8.32	9.3
14	Dave McNally D. McNally	882	229	90	55	.621	203	3.17	51	17	1	1366.1	1,208	482	534	119	424	41	6	20	5,619	33	5.81	2.79	2.08	0.78	15.7	7.5	1.19	.262	3.52	95	3.37	97	7.96	13.6
15	Juan Pizarro J. Pizarro	843	291	80	64	.556	145	3.21	41	10	23	1167.2	1,033	416	486	107	455	14	81	47	4,927	36	6.50	3.51	1.85	0.82	17.1	9.2	1.27	.264	3.75	92	3.49	98	7.96	10.4
16	Mike Cuellar M. Cuellar	795	198	65	52	.556	134	2.76	57	11	10	1063.0	926	326	399	63	293	5	29	33	4,329	18	6.73	2.48	2.71	0.53	18.4	6.8	1.15	.272	3.38	82	2.63	79	7.84	84.8
17	George Brunet G. Brunet	775	244	58	82	.414	181	3.39	37	14	4	1197.2	1,043	451	500	107	461	16	31	40	5,013	32	5.82	3.46	1.68	0.80	15.5	9.2	1.26	.256	3.76	105	3.57	107	7.84	-33.9
18	Whitey Ford W. Ford	747	181	78	43	.645	162	2.69	43	14	3	1133.0	1,055	339	392	90	265	9	11	15	4,625	30	5.93	2.11	2.82	0.71	16.2	5.7	1.17	.275	3.11	76	2.99	83	8.38	80.5
19	Pete Richert P. Richert	742	234	63	59	.516	122	3.33	22	3	20	940.0	786	348	386	99	326	12	58	23	3,885	23	7.10	3.12	2.28	0.95	19.1	8.4	1.18	.254	3.70	101	3.40	100	7.53	0.7
20	Al Jackson A. Jackson	710	292	66	99	.400	179	3.95	53	14	10	1347.2	1,399	592	701	112	395	39	37	38	5,767	34	4.74	2.64	1.80	0.75	12.3	6.8	1.33	.285	4.68	111	3.53	102	9.34	-10.7
21	Tommy John T. John	693	193	59	58	.504	164	2.81	38	16	2	1109.1	985	346	404	74	342	27	6	36	4,563	46	5.62	2.77	2.03	0.60	15.2	7.5	1.20	.266	3.28	84	3.13	91	7.99	39.1
22	Jim Merritt J. Merritt	671	164	54	50	.519	125	3.39	36	7	6	937.2	852	353	387	103	196	19	20	19	3,832	18	6.44	1.88	3.42	0.99	17.5	5.1	1.12	.263	3.71	97	3.18	90	8.18	37.2
23	Mike McCormick M. McCormick	666	252	75	70	.517	182	3.58	46	11	2	1283.1	1,207	511	567	139	413	11	27	57	5,392	36	4.67	2.90	1.61	0.97	12.4	7.7	1.26	.257	3.98	105	3.87	115	8.46	-75.4
24	Jim O'Toole J. O'Toole	665	168	62	54	.534	152	3.45	37	12	1	1030.0	970	395	455	75	309	15	5	27	4,306	21	5.81	2.70	2.15	0.66	15.4	7.2	1.24	.276	3.98	93	3.16	88	8.48	50.6
25	Hank Aguirre H. Aguirre	646	271	54	55	.495	129	3.17	40	7	8	1040.2	918	367	414	96	320	39	56	24	4,347	20	5.59	2.77	2.02	0.83	14.9	7.4	1.19	.253	3.58	87	3.53	95	7.94	23.3

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RBI

41

DeLauter

AVG

.276

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Team Pitching Leaders

9

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123

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ERA

2.80

Messick

Team Rankings

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363

29th

828

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ERA

3.77

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	43	.522
Guardians	47	45	.511	1.0
Twins	45	47	.489	3.0
Tigers	41	50	.451	6.5
Royals	38	54	.413	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/8	CLE	@	MIN	7:40 PM
Thu 7/9	CLE	@	MIN	1:40 PM
Fri 7/10	CLE	@	MIA	7:10 PM
Sat 7/11	CLE	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sun 7/12	CLE	@	MIA	1:40 PM

Last Game

Guardians

47 - 45

Final

Twins

45 - 47

Tue 7 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

31

Schwarber

29

Alvarez

27

Goodman

RBI Leaders

69

Walker

67

Alvarez

66

Kurtz

Batting Average Leaders

.343

Lopez

.327

Arraez

.319

Díaz

Hit Leaders

124

Lopez

112

Arraez

105

Alvarez

Run Leaders

83

Wood

64

Reynolds

63

Turang

OBP Leaders

.420

Alvarez

.410

Kurtz

.410

Soto

SLG Leaders

.621

Alvarez

.577

Rice

.575

Buxton

SB Leaders

33

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

10

Misiorowski

10

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

137

Sánchez

137

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.25

Rodriguez

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

10.91

deGrom

10.89

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.24

Schlittler

6.19

Misiorowski

5.71

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

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Martinez

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,731.4

Ohtani

1,382.1

Wood

1,254.9

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,186.6

Ohtani

1,026

Wood

941

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

56-37

53-37

52-37

52-38

51-41

50-41

Worst Record ATS

35-57

37-55

38-53

39-53

41-51

41-50

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	52	38	.578
Phillies	51	41	.554	2.0
Marlins	50	42	.543	3.0
Nationals	47	46	.505	6.5
Mets	38	54	.413	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	58	33	.637
Cubs	51	40	.560	7.0
Cardinals	47	43	.522	10.5
Pirates	47	45	.511	11.5
Reds	41	49	.456	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	60	33	.645
Diamondbacks	45	46	.495	14.0
Padres	45	46	.495	14.0
Giants	38	53	.418	21.0
Rockies	38	55	.409	22.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	53	36	.596
Yankees	50	41	.549	4.0
Blue Jays	43	49	.467	11.5
Red Sox	41	48	.461	12.0
Orioles	42	50	.457	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	43	.522
Guardians	47	45	.511	1.0
Twins	45	47	.489	3.0
Tigers	41	50	.451	6.5
Royals	38	54	.413	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	47	45	.511
Rangers	46	45	.505	0.5
Astros	46	48	.489	2.0
Athletics	41	50	.451	5.5
Angels	36	56	.391	11.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 6/23	SEA	@	PIT	3-2
Tue 6/23	TEX	@	MIA	4-6
Tue 6/23	NYY	@	DET	4-3
Tue 6/23	KCR	@	TBR	12-5
Tue 6/23	PHI	@	WSH	14-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/8	TOR	@	SFG	3:45 PM
Wed 7/8	CHC	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Wed 7/8	NYY	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Wed 7/8	SEA	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Wed 7/8	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM

Between the 1962 and 1969 seasons, Sam McDowell fanned the most hitters by a left-hander, with 1,658 strikeouts.

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