most pitcher strikeouts from 1946 to 1972

Between 1946 and 1972, Jim Bunning struck out the most batters, with 2,855 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Jim 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
2Bob 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
3Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
2,576
746
363
245
.597
663
3.08
381
63
28
5228.0
4,805
1,788
2,001
434
1,423
42
67
60
21,468
81
4.43
2.45
1.81
0.75
12.0
6.6
1.19
.257
3.44
84
3.44
94
8.27
124.9
4Don 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
5Sandy 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
6Robin 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
7Sam 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
8Juan 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
9Camilo 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
10Mickey 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
11Early Wynn
E. Wynn
2,106
583
261
196
.571
517
3.52
243
43
14
3849.1
3,531
1,507
1,685
313
1,532
58
54
36
16,324
42
4.92
3.58
1.37
0.73
12.9
9.4
1.32
.261
3.94
92
3.69
96
8.26
54.5
12Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
1,989
580
211
169
.555
433
3.27
193
38
33
3296.2
2,983
1,199
1,323
283
1,168
29
81
35
13,808
48
5.43
3.19
1.70
0.77
14.4
8.5
1.26
.261
3.61
84
3.49
90
8.14
140.2
13Whitey 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
14Gaylord 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
15Jim 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
16Bob 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
17Larry 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
18Curt Simmons
C. Simmons
1,697
569
193
183
.513
462
3.54
163
36
5
3348.1
3,313
1,318
1,551
255
1,063
53
54
62
14,144
39
4.56
2.86
1.60
0.69
12.0
7.5
1.31
.276
4.17
91
3.49
90
8.91
141.8
19Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
1,680
490
202
152
.571
436
3.35
128
42
4
3024.0
2,854
1,126
1,249
278
818
68
32
80
12,503
92
5.00
2.43
2.05
0.83
13.4
6.5
1.21
.267
3.72
91
3.48
95
8.49
57.2
20Bob Veale
B. Veale
1,662
347
118
91
.565
255
3.05
78
20
8
1876.2
1,632
636
731
87
842
29
34
59
7,951
90
7.97
4.04
1.97
0.42
20.9
10.6
1.32
.290
3.51
87
2.75
83
7.83
124.5
21Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1,650
304
135
93
.592
246
3.02
142
25
7
2032.2
1,748
683
752
200
432
37
30
61
8,200
31
7.31
1.91
3.82
0.89
20.1
5.3
1.07
.263
3.33
80
2.84
79
7.74
171.8
22Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
1,610
1,070
143
122
.540
52
2.52
20
5
228
2254.1
1,757
632
773
150
778
62
651
61
9,164
90
6.43
3.11
2.07
0.60
17.6
8.5
1.12
.245
3.09
68
3.06
82
7.01
167.6
23Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
1,605
302
134
84
.615
262
3.19
74
30
4
1849.0
1,518
655
729
138
810
36
18
39
7,745
124
7.81
3.94
1.98
0.67
20.7
10.5
1.26
.268
3.55
87
3.13
88
7.39
84.2
24Chris Short
C. Short
1,585
459
132
127
.510
301
3.38
88
24
16
2253.0
2,129
845
949
178
762
59
70
67
9,465
71
6.33
3.04
2.08
0.71
16.7
8.1
1.28
.284
3.79
95
3.24
95
8.50
44.4
25Harvey Haddix
H. Haddix
1,575
453
136
113
.546
286
3.63
99
20
20
2235.0
2,154
901
1,012
240
601
43
84
77
9,330
58
6.34
2.42
2.62
0.97
16.9
6.4
1.23
.279
4.08
93
3.34
85
8.67
142.7
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LAD LAD
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MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
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MIL MIL
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Wed
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MIL MIL
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Thu
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MIL MIL
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LAD LAD
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