most pitcher strikeouts from 1963 to 1972

Between the 1963 and 1972 seasons, Bob Gibson fanned the most hitters, with 2,295 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	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2,295	341	191	105	.645	332	2.64	203	46	2	2733.0	2,230	803	901	172	812	72	6	68	11,123	68	7.56	2.67	2.83	0.57	20.6	7.3	1.11	.265	2.97	73	2.61	76	7.34	253.3
2	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	2,206	338	129	110	.540	306	2.98	101	22	10	2180.0	1,674	722	827	141	1,083	55	20	66	9,170	120	9.11	4.47	2.04	0.58	24.1	11.8	1.26	.270	3.41	85	2.89	80	6.91	175.3
3	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
4	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	1,859	347	190	102	.651	340	2.65	202	43	1	2707.1	2,375	796	955	230	487	32	6	62	10,872	36	6.18	1.62	3.82	0.76	17.1	4.5	1.06	.260	3.17	76	2.81	84	7.90	160.1
5	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	1,820	395	155	124	.556	316	2.79	153	26	10	2594.0	2,260	803	942	179	649	62	30	103	10,567	89	6.31	2.25	2.80	0.62	17.2	6.1	1.12	.265	3.27	80	2.82	84	7.84	155.6
6	Fergie 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
7	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	1,645	326	118	110	.518	303	3.19	79	26	5	2141.1	1,986	758	850	187	505	92	15	70	8,854	25	6.91	2.12	3.26	0.79	18.6	5.7	1.16	.280	3.57	90	2.96	87	8.35	105.1
8	Bob Veale B. Veale	1,620	336	116	89	.566	249	3.03	76	20	7	1831.0	1,593	617	706	85	817	29	33	58	7,756	88	7.96	4.02	1.98	0.42	20.9	10.5	1.32	.290	3.47	87	2.75	83	7.83	120.3
9	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	1,436	364	151	109	.581	330	3.16	102	15	4	2308.0	2,290	810	983	209	498	56	12	52	9,630	78	5.60	1.94	2.88	0.81	14.9	5.2	1.21	.280	3.83	89	3.17	86	8.93	127.6
10	Gary Peters G. Peters	1,405	347	124	102	.549	286	3.25	79	23	4	2060.0	1,870	744	839	157	700	61	32	53	8,615	83	6.14	3.06	2.01	0.69	16.3	8.1	1.25	.272	3.67	94	3.25	91	8.17	70.2
11	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,404	215	116	66	.637	210	2.43	103	21	1	1641.1	1,305	444	489	120	429	33	5	32	6,542	40	7.70	2.35	3.27	0.66	21.5	6.6	1.06	.260	2.68	71	2.57	78	7.16	134.9
12	Dean Chance D. Chance	1,396	351	114	103	.525	266	2.88	77	31	15	1922.1	1,636	615	734	108	668	59	44	69	7,954	67	6.54	3.13	2.09	0.51	17.6	8.4	1.20	.267	3.44	85	2.93	83	7.66	123.1
13	Jim Maloney J. Maloney	1,395	242	117	64	.646	224	3.03	68	29	1	1575.1	1,281	531	588	106	648	31	10	30	6,545	107	7.97	3.70	2.15	0.61	21.3	9.9	1.22	.269	3.36	85	2.91	84	7.32	99.2
14	Ray Culp R. Culp	1,379	312	120	95	.558	259	3.56	80	22	1	1848.0	1,631	730	831	179	720	66	21	58	7,842	70	6.72	3.51	1.92	0.87	17.6	9.2	1.27	.264	4.05	100	3.55	100	7.94	10.7
15	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,359	259	102	94	.520	245	3.10	75	28	3	1757.2	1,531	606	665	129	455	33	9	48	7,180	44	6.96	2.33	2.99	0.66	18.9	6.3	1.13	.269	3.41	95	2.73	86	7.84	79.9
16	Chris Short C. Short	1,352	328	109	97	.529	261	3.13	81	24	9	1862.0	1,703	647	721	142	573	44	30	45	7,703	42	6.53	2.77	2.36	0.69	17.6	7.4	1.22	.279	3.48	90	3.05	92	8.23	58.7
17	Al Downing A. Downing	1,347	297	106	87	.549	262	3.12	67	21	2	1825.2	1,566	633	724	138	746	24	16	27	7,666	61	6.64	3.68	1.81	0.68	17.6	9.7	1.27	.264	3.57	93	3.28	96	7.72	27.6
18	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	1,318	383	155	142	.522	367	3.11	109	33	0	2629.2	2,601	909	1,034	183	631	33	7	72	10,864	44	4.51	2.16	2.09	0.63	12.1	5.8	1.23	.278	3.54	94	3.17	98	8.90	13.6
19	Sonny Siebert S. Siebert	1,309	321	118	88	.573	248	3.07	61	17	14	1808.2	1,547	617	728	171	562	47	33	33	7,440	48	6.51	2.80	2.33	0.85	17.6	7.6	1.17	.257	3.62	88	3.30	91	7.70	69.3
20	Denny McLain D. McLain	1,282	280	131	91	.590	264	3.39	105	29	2	1886.0	1,646	711	778	242	548	26	8	24	7,719	27	6.12	2.62	2.34	1.15	16.6	7.1	1.16	.250	3.71	99	3.72	105	7.85	-33.1
21	Dave McNally D. McNally	1,274	334	147	86	.631	308	3.14	89	24	1	2118.2	1,891	739	808	187	625	55	6	40	8,684	47	5.41	2.65	2.04	0.79	14.7	7.2	1.19	.260	3.43	93	3.41	98	8.03	17.7
22	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	1,273	293	98	80	.551	206	2.86	78	28	15	1544.0	1,224	491	554	153	570	23	50	32	6,326	19	7.42	3.32	2.23	0.89	20.1	9.0	1.16	.249	3.23	83	3.29	91	7.13	46.3
23	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,261	231	104	72	.591	213	2.86	96	24	1	1611.2	1,426	512	580	106	536	18	7	48	6,659	60	7.04	2.99	2.35	0.59	18.9	8.0	1.22	.279	3.24	82	2.80	83	7.96	102.8
24	Earl Wilson E. Wilson	1,258	285	105	98	.517	269	3.60	63	12	0	1771.2	1,618	709	795	209	606	24	9	32	7,417	63	6.39	3.08	2.08	1.06	17.0	8.2	1.26	.265	4.04	100	3.70	100	8.22	1.9
25	Catfish Hunter C. Hunter	1,253	286	115	96	.545	263	3.20	82	22	1	1881.2	1,589	670	745	197	572	31	5	42	7,703	27	5.99	2.74	2.19	0.94	16.3	7.4	1.15	.246	3.56	97	3.48	102	7.60	-19.1

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Pallante

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	69	43	.616
Cubs	64	49	.566	5.5
Pirates	57	57	.500	13.0
Cardinals	56	57	.496	13.5
Reds	53	58	.477	15.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/4	STL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 8/5	STL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 8/7	COL	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 8/8	COL	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 8/9	COL	@	STL	2:15 PM

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Final

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Alvarez

33

Goodman

33

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RBI Leaders

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Stewart

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Abrams

84

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Olson

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OBP Leaders

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Ohtani

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Nuñez

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Chisholm

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178

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WHIP Leaders

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Misiorowski

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13.82

Misiorowski

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Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

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Misiorowski

6.10

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

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Braves	67	45	.598
Phillies	60	53	.531	7.5
Marlins	58	55	.513	9.5
Nationals	55	59	.482	13.0
Mets	47	66	.416	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	69	43	.616
Cubs	64	49	.566	5.5
Pirates	57	57	.500	13.0
Cardinals	56	57	.496	13.5
Reds	53	58	.477	15.5
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Dodgers	69	44	.611
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Padres	58	55	.513	11.0
Giants	48	65	.425	21.0
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Rays	66	46	.589
Yankees	63	50	.558	3.5
Red Sox	60	51	.541	5.5
Orioles	54	58	.482	12.0
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White Sox	59	52	.532
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Twins	56	57	.496	4.0
Tigers	54	58	.482	5.5
Royals	46	67	.407	14.0
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Astros	58	56	.509
Rangers	55	58	.487	2.5
Mariners	55	58	.487	2.5
Athletics	45	67	.402	12.0
Angels	43	69	.384	14.0