most pitching strikeouts from 1952 to 1969

Between the 1952 and 1969 seasons, Jim Bunning struck out the most hitters, with 2,650 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most pitching strikeouts by a player from 1952 to 1969
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,650
528
209
157
.571
470
3.14
146
40
15
3431.1
3,074
1,199
1,344
342
907
146
31
82
14,197
45
6.95
2.38
2.92
0.90
18.7
6.4
1.16
.269
3.53
85
3.19
87
8.06
186.5
2Don 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
3Sandy 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
4Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
2,139
510
172
168
.506
403
3.64
132
36
10
2893.1
2,674
1,171
1,321
254
1,053
59
63
50
12,259
86
6.65
3.28
2.03
0.79
17.4
8.6
1.29
.276
4.11
97
3.32
88
8.32
158.3
5Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,119
349
167
110
.603
311
2.76
166
42
4
2522.2
2,061
774
882
170
861
76
17
61
10,380
69
7.56
3.07
2.46
0.61
20.4
8.3
1.16
.264
3.15
74
2.84
79
7.35
207.6
6Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
1,905
529
223
195
.533
480
3.46
242
31
18
3696.0
3,639
1,421
1,571
431
625
40
35
69
15,135
25
4.64
1.52
3.05
1.05
12.6
4.1
1.15
.264
3.83
91
3.51
92
8.86
123.9
7Whitey Ford
W. Ford
1,897
478
227
105
.684
426
2.74
149
43
10
3058.1
2,679
932
1,068
221
1,034
26
30
44
12,571
72
5.58
3.04
1.83
0.65
15.1
8.2
1.21
.262
3.14
75
3.24
88
7.88
150.9
8Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
1,840
328
191
88
.685
320
2.57
197
45
2
2549.2
2,161
728
861
223
503
30
8
57
10,212
37
6.49
1.78
3.66
0.79
18.0
4.9
1.04
.254
3.04
74
2.84
84
7.63
148.5
9Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
1,766
528
255
173
.596
464
3.10
259
41
22
3649.2
3,407
1,257
1,394
325
920
34
50
60
14,952
49
4.35
2.27
1.92
0.80
11.8
6.2
1.19
.259
3.44
86
3.46
97
8.40
37.3
10Larry 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
11Bob Friend
B. Friend
1,693
568
191
220
.465
475
3.55
160
35
10
3461.1
3,599
1,367
1,558
274
826
46
51
115
14,548
49
4.40
2.15
2.05
0.71
11.6
5.7
1.28
.284
4.05
93
3.30
88
9.36
173
12Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1,663
262
89
80
.527
225
2.95
70
19
10
1590.0
1,207
522
608
91
788
43
19
38
6,689
84
9.41
4.46
2.11
0.52
24.9
11.8
1.25
.272
3.44
85
2.73
77
6.83
146.5
13Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
1,627
456
174
124
.584
345
3.13
152
36
30
2610.0
2,365
908
989
242
795
25
59
35
10,803
37
5.61
2.74
2.05
0.83
15.1
7.4
1.21
.262
3.41
83
3.38
89
8.16
124
14Early Wynn
E. Wynn
1,610
405
179
129
.581
358
3.40
156
35
13
2644.2
2,353
998
1,108
228
1,050
41
37
36
11,129
32
5.48
3.57
1.53
0.78
14.5
9.4
1.29
.259
3.77
90
3.61
95
8.01
56.2
15Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
1,585
282
134
80
.626
255
3.08
74
30
3
1802.0
1,457
617
689
132
771
33
10
37
7,506
120
7.92
3.85
2.06
0.66
21.1
10.3
1.24
.266
3.44
84
3.05
86
7.28
98.1
16Harvey 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
17Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
1,517
989
137
115
.544
52
2.46
20
5
211
2127.0
1,652
582
717
139
716
61
596
54
8,623
82
6.42
3.03
2.12
0.59
17.6
8.3
1.11
.244
3.03
67
3.02
81
6.99
167.5
18Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
1,437
356
142
121
.540
318
3.30
102
16
5
2228.2
2,163
816
992
205
565
83
16
41
9,351
82
5.80
2.28
2.54
0.83
15.4
6.0
1.22
.277
4.01
90
3.31
88
8.73
112.6
19Johnny Podres
J. Podres
1,435
440
148
116
.561
340
3.68
77
24
10
2265.0
2,239
925
1,026
242
743
28
46
70
9,571
66
5.70
2.95
1.93
0.96
15.0
7.8
1.32
.280
4.08
96
3.65
97
8.90
33.8
20Bob 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
21Juan Pizarro
J. Pizarro
1,397
420
117
90
.565
221
3.37
72
14
26
1806.2
1,593
676
777
178
784
35
106
54
7,699
58
6.96
3.91
1.78
0.89
18.1
10.2
1.32
.267
3.87
95
3.63
102
7.94
-10.1
22Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
1,396
394
156
121
.563
350
3.38
97
32
4
2387.1
2,209
897
990
215
684
53
29
61
9,861
80
5.26
2.58
2.04
0.81
14.2
6.9
1.21
.265
3.73
94
3.46
96
8.33
38.9
23Gary Bell
G. Bell
1,378
519
121
117
.508
233
3.68
71
9
50
2015.0
1,794
825
932
207
842
54
163
64
8,561
70
6.15
3.76
1.64
0.92
16.1
9.8
1.31
.261
4.16
102
3.83
103
8.01
-26.4
24Curt Simmons
C. Simmons
1,373
468
164
152
.519
397
3.43
142
34
3
2823.1
2,828
1,077
1,275
221
806
48
34
62
11,902
29
4.38
2.57
1.70
0.70
11.5
6.8
1.29
.276
4.06
89
3.45
90
9.01
123.9
25Sam Jones
S. Jones
1,372
320
102
100
.505
221
3.60
76
17
10
1634.2
1,399
653
750
151
817
60
44
37
7,040
45
7.55
4.50
1.68
0.83
19.5
11.6
1.36
.269
4.13
93
3.61
93
7.70
48.6

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42
42
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12.5
35
49
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19.5
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52
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48
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1.5
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10.5
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48
.448
12.0
37
46
.446
12.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
45
39
.536
44
42
.512
2.0
41
45
.477
5.0
36
49
.424
9.5
35
50
.412
10.5
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