most pitcher strikeouts from 1913 to 1972

Between the 1913 and 1972 seasons, Jim Bunning struck out the most hitters, with 2,855 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	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,855	591	224	184	.549	519	3.27	151	40	16	3760.1	3,433	1,366	1,527	372	1,000	160	39	98	15,618	47	6.83	2.39	2.86	0.89	18.3	6.4	1.18	.273	3.65	88	3.22	88	8.22	195.2
2	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2,786	448	225	141	.615	410	2.79	232	54	4	3340.1	2,764	1,035	1,172	211	1,113	90	17	92	13,738	94	7.51	3.00	2.50	0.57	20.3	8.1	1.16	.268	3.16	75	2.75	77	7.45	303.1
3	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	2,583	750	363	245	.597	665	3.09	382	63	28	5243.2	4,830	1,798	2,016	434	1,434	42	67	60	21,547	81	4.43	2.46	1.80	0.74	12.0	6.7	1.19	.258	3.46	84	3.44	94	8.29	124.4
4	Bob Feller B. Feller	2,581	570	266	162	.621	484	3.25	279	44	22	3827.0	3,271	1,384	1,557	224	1,764	60	52	6	16,180	69	6.07	4.15	1.46	0.53	16.0	10.9	1.32	.264	3.66	82	3.48	89	7.69	184.6
5	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,486	518	209	166	.557	465	2.95	167	49	6	3432.0	3,084	1,124	1,292	280	855	154	34	123	14,097	82	6.52	2.24	2.91	0.73	17.6	6.1	1.15	.272	3.39	83	3.02	88	8.09	162.2
6	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2,396	397	165	87	.655	314	2.76	137	40	9	2324.1	1,754	713	806	204	817	18	44	48	9,497	87	9.28	3.16	2.93	0.79	25.2	8.6	1.11	.256	3.12	75	2.69	75	6.79	226.6
7	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	2,357	676	286	245	.539	609	3.41	305	45	25	4688.2	4,582	1,774	1,962	505	902	54	49	69	19,174	33	4.52	1.73	2.61	0.97	12.3	4.7	1.17	.265	3.77	89	3.50	91	8.80	179.6
8	Early Wynn E. Wynn	2,334	691	300	244	.551	611	3.54	289	49	16	4564.0	4,291	1,796	2,037	338	1,775	64	67	36	19,408	51	4.60	3.50	1.31	0.67	12.0	9.1	1.33	.265	4.02	94	3.64	97	8.46	56.4
9	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	2,291	577	302	189	.615	472	2.36	362	77	28	4190.0	3,559	1,100	1,380	84	984	140	97		16,683	76	4.92	2.11	2.33	0.18	13.7	5.9	1.08	.264	2.96	69	2.62	77	7.64	327.3
10	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	2,281	364	132	117	.530	320	3.09	101	22	11	2274.0	1,758	781	891	150	1,158	59	25	67	9,607	125	9.03	4.58	1.97	0.59	23.7	12.1	1.28	.270	3.53	88	2.97	82	6.96	167.3
11	Lefty Grove L. Grove	2,266	616	300	141	.680	457	3.06	298	35	54	3940.2	3,849	1,339	1,594	162	1,187	42	123		16,622	51	5.18	2.71	1.91	0.37	13.6	7.1	1.28	.284	3.64	68	3.36	76	8.79	462.8
12	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2,194	424	227	125	.645	414	2.78	235	50	2	3236.1	2,850	998	1,184	293	653	37	9	73	13,070	49	6.10	1.82	3.36	0.81	16.8	5.0	1.08	.258	3.29	78	2.98	87	7.93	152.3
13	Camilo Pascual C. Pascual	2,167	529	174	170	.506	404	3.63	132	36	10	2930.2	2,703	1,183	1,334	256	1,069	61	67	51	12,415	86	6.65	3.28	2.03	0.79	17.5	8.6	1.29	.276	4.10	97	3.32	88	8.30	160.1
14	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,124	393	163	121	.574	344	3.29	127	32	9	2504.1	2,208	915	998	237	793	83	25	37	10,415	80	7.63	2.85	2.68	0.85	20.4	7.6	1.20	.275	3.59	94	3.08	85	7.94	147.7
15	Bobo Newsom B. Newsom	2,082	600	211	222	.487	483	3.98	246	31	21	3759.1	3,769	1,664	1,908	206	1,732	61	71		16,467	60	4.98	4.15	1.20	0.49	12.6	10.5	1.46	.288	4.57	95	3.81	92	9.02	144.5
16	Dazzy Vance D. Vance	2,045	442	197	140	.585	349	3.24	217	29	12	2966.2	2,809	1,068	1,246	132	840	77	52		12,366	37	6.20	2.55	2.43	0.40	16.5	6.8	1.23	.289	3.78	81	3.18	79	8.52	288.3
17	Billy Pierce B. Pierce	1,999	585	211	169	.555	433	3.27	193	38	33	3306.2	2,989	1,201	1,325	284	1,178	30	85	35	13,853	48	5.44	3.21	1.70	0.77	14.4	8.5	1.26	.261	3.61	84	3.50	90	8.14	138.6
18	Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	1,987	624	273	225	.548	538	3.80	335	45	18	4344.0	4,284	1,833	2,115	254	1,541	58	69		18,546	46	4.12	3.19	1.29	0.53	10.7	8.3	1.34	.274	4.38	91	3.93	95	8.88	82.3
19	Whitey Ford W. Ford	1,956	498	236	106	.690	438	2.75	156	45	11	3170.1	2,766	967	1,107	228	1,086	28	35	44	13,036	75	5.55	3.08	1.80	0.65	15.0	8.3	1.22	.261	3.14	75	3.26	88	7.85	156.9
20	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	1,840	408	158	125	.558	323	2.83	154	26	10	2637.0	2,314	828	971	182	663	62	31	105	10,762	92	6.28	2.26	2.78	0.62	17.1	6.2	1.13	.266	3.31	81	2.83	84	7.90	156.2
21	Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	1,796	488	207	150	.580	374	3.06	212	33	26	2993.0	2,674	1,016	1,197	136	1,249	19	79	1	12,648	65	5.40	3.76	1.44	0.41	14.2	9.9	1.31	.269	3.60	76	3.19	80	8.04	244.2
22	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	1,776	602	326	178	.647	529	2.54	380	80	26	4512.2	4,294	1,274	1,586	149	717	56	60		18,163	29	3.54	1.43	2.48	0.30	9.8	3.9	1.11	.268	3.16	72	2.87	81	8.56	308.3
23	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	1,758	455	179	147	.549	405	3.27	126	21	5	2832.2	2,776	1,029	1,242	253	690	92	19	60	11,864	103	5.59	2.19	2.55	0.80	14.8	5.8	1.22	.278	3.95	90	3.28	87	8.82	150.9
24	Bob Friend B. Friend	1,734	602	197	230	.461	497	3.58	163	36	10	3611.0	3,772	1,438	1,652	286	894	46	56	115	15,214	50	4.32	2.23	1.94	0.71	11.4	5.9	1.29	.284	4.12	94	3.35	89	9.40	172.2
25	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	1,709	558	194	183	.515	429	3.40	149	37	20	3262.2	3,206	1,233	1,405	259	824	68	73	106	13,593	56	4.71	2.27	2.07	0.71	12.6	6.1	1.24	.275	3.88	90	3.32	90	8.84	139.8

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25

Dingler

RBI

75

Dingler

AVG

.282

McGonigle

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Montero

116

Skubal

ERA

1.58

Melton

Team Rankings

142

10th

515

13th

948

18th

ERA

3.57

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	54	.522
Guardians	57	58	.496	3.0
Twins	56	59	.487	4.0
Tigers	55	59	.482	4.5
Royals	48	67	.417	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/6	DET	@	SEA	4:10 PM
Fri 8/7	DET	@	SFG	10:15 PM
Sat 8/8	DET	@	SFG	7:15 PM
Sun 8/9	DET	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Tue 8/11	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM

Last Game

Tigers

55 - 59

Final

Mariners

56 - 59

Wed 5 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

86

Stewart

85

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.329

Alvarez

.324

Arraez

.320

Lopez

Hit Leaders

142

Lopez

139

Arraez

136

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

78

Crow-Armstrong

78

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.399

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

.560

García

.559

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

30

Simpson

30

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

178

Williams

174

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.08

Sale

2.26

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

6.10

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

24

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,989.6

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,609.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,384.6

Ohtani

1,234

Wood

1,209

Crow-Armstrong

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

67-46

67-49

65-49

62-51

63-52

62-53

Worst Record ATS

43-72

46-69

49-66

51-64

52-62

53-62

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	69	45	.605
Phillies	61	54	.530	8.5
Marlins	58	57	.504	11.5
Nationals	56	60	.483	14.0
Mets	49	66	.426	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	71	43	.623
Cubs	66	49	.574	5.5
Cardinals	57	58	.496	14.5
Pirates	57	59	.491	15.0
Reds	55	58	.487	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	46	.600
Diamondbacks	61	54	.530	8.0
Padres	59	56	.513	10.0
Giants	48	67	.417	21.0
Rockies	45	70	.391	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	68	46	.596
Yankees	64	51	.557	4.5
Red Sox	62	51	.549	5.5
Orioles	56	58	.491	12.0
Blue Jays	54	61	.470	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	54	.522
Guardians	57	58	.496	3.0
Twins	56	59	.487	4.0
Tigers	55	59	.482	4.5
Royals	48	67	.417	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	57	58	.496	1.5
Mariners	56	59	.487	2.5
Athletics	45	69	.395	13.0
Angels	43	71	.377	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 7/22	PIT	@	NYY	5-3
Wed 7/22	BAL	@	BOS	3-6
Wed 7/22	NYM	@	MIL	3-4
Wed 7/22	WSH	@	COL	8-0
Wed 7/22	CIN	@	SEA	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/6	LAA	@	BAL	12:35 PM
Thu 8/6	ATH	@	CIN	12:40 PM
Thu 8/6	NYM	@	CLE	1:10 PM
Thu 8/6	PIT	@	MIL	2:10 PM
Thu 8/6	TOR	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Between the 1913 and 1972 seasons, Jim Bunning struck out the most hitters, with 2,855 strikeouts.

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