most pitching strikeouts from 1954 to 1971

Between the 1954 and 1971 seasons, Jim Bunning struck out the most hitters, with 2,855 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most pitching strikeouts by a player from 1954 to 1971
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
2,578
414
206
130
.613
376
2.82
209
50
4
3062.1
2,538
959
1,089
197
1,025
87
17
81
12,619
84
7.58
3.01
2.52
0.58
20.4
8.1
1.16
.268
3.20
75
2.77
77
7.46
277.8
3Don 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
4Sandy 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
5Camilo 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
6Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,159
336
122
109
.528
295
2.99
97
22
11
2109.2
1,603
702
805
138
1,072
53
24
61
8,889
114
9.21
4.57
2.01
0.59
24.3
12.1
1.27
.268
3.43
85
2.93
80
6.84
169.8
7Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2,122
399
221
109
.670
390
2.73
229
50
2
3071.1
2,674
930
1,102
278
607
34
8
66
12,371
47
6.22
1.78
3.50
0.81
17.2
4.9
1.07
.257
3.23
77
2.95
86
7.84
155.8
8Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
1,874
352
141
107
.569
303
3.41
104
28
9
2177.0
1,926
824
898
208
719
72
25
32
9,094
74
7.75
2.97
2.61
0.86
20.6
7.9
1.21
.276
3.71
97
3.13
85
7.96
129.8
9Whitey Ford
W. Ford
1,787
446
209
99
.679
396
2.72
138
40
10
2851.1
2,492
863
991
208
924
22
28
44
11,689
69
5.64
2.92
1.93
0.66
15.3
7.9
1.20
.261
3.13
75
3.19
87
7.87
157
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
11Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
1,694
440
169
145
.538
390
3.32
121
21
5
2719.1
2,682
1,003
1,206
247
670
92
19
58
11,421
101
5.61
2.22
2.53
0.82
14.8
5.9
1.23
.279
3.99
91
3.31
87
8.88
141.2
12Bob Veale
B. Veale
1,646
336
116
91
.560
255
3.05
78
20
6
1859.2
1,620
630
724
87
832
29
28
57
7,882
89
7.97
4.03
1.98
0.42
20.9
10.6
1.32
.290
3.50
87
2.76
83
7.84
122.7
13Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1,606
367
134
109
.551
283
2.96
125
21
9
2294.1
2,061
755
892
165
581
50
30
89
9,417
81
6.30
2.28
2.76
0.65
17.1
6.2
1.15
.270
3.50
85
2.88
86
8.08
124.4
14Jim 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
15Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
1,600
461
185
145
.561
408
3.39
118
39
4
2829.0
2,667
1,066
1,177
260
789
60
32
77
11,712
90
5.09
2.51
2.03
0.83
13.7
6.7
1.22
.267
3.74
93
3.49
96
8.48
50.9
16Chris Short
C. Short
1,565
440
131
126
.510
301
3.37
88
24
15
2230.0
2,105
835
937
175
754
59
61
65
9,365
69
6.32
3.04
2.08
0.71
16.7
8.1
1.28
.283
3.78
95
3.24
95
8.50
44.3
17Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
1,559
446
172
172
.500
402
3.64
179
23
14
3019.1
3,023
1,220
1,348
379
519
33
31
69
12,413
19
4.65
1.55
3.00
1.13
12.6
4.2
1.17
.266
4.02
96
3.63
96
9.01
54
18Bob Friend
B. Friend
1,552
501
176
192
.478
428
3.44
146
34
10
3105.2
3,220
1,188
1,359
241
685
40
45
115
12,981
40
4.50
1.99
2.27
0.70
12.0
5.3
1.26
.285
3.94
91
3.21
86
9.33
173.5
19Dean Chance
D. Chance
1,534
406
128
115
.527
294
2.92
83
33
23
2147.1
1,864
697
832
122
739
65
61
75
8,906
70
6.43
3.10
2.08
0.51
17.2
8.3
1.21
.270
3.49
85
2.96
83
7.81
140.2
20Juan Pizarro
J. Pizarro
1,478
448
124
96
.564
235
3.38
78
17
27
1923.2
1,687
723
829
190
833
38
110
57
8,191
61
6.91
3.90
1.77
0.89
18.0
10.2
1.31
.265
3.88
95
3.63
101
7.89
-9.2
21Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1,466
268
115
81
.587
210
2.99
119
20
7
1743.1
1,495
580
641
168
370
30
30
54
7,024
28
7.57
1.91
3.96
0.87
20.9
5.3
1.07
.266
3.31
79
2.77
77
7.72
160.4
22Earl Wilson
E. Wilson
1,452
338
121
109
.526
310
3.69
69
13
0
2051.2
1,863
842
934
236
796
30
15
35
8,677
79
6.37
3.49
1.82
1.04
16.7
9.2
1.30
.264
4.10
101
3.82
101
8.17
-7.9
23Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
1,435
453
218
147
.597
397
3.20
216
31
16
3094.0
2,933
1,099
1,210
292
777
27
42
60
12,707
41
4.17
2.26
1.85
0.85
11.3
6.1
1.20
.260
3.52
89
3.57
101
8.53
-15.6
24Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
1,422
915
121
110
.524
52
2.46
20
5
201
1924.2
1,483
527
636
125
629
53
571
61
7,778
74
6.65
2.94
2.26
0.58
18.3
8.1
1.10
.245
2.97
67
2.94
79
6.93
162.5
25Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
1,383
383
114
114
.500
300
3.83
81
19
4
2079.2
2,028
886
1,007
213
758
29
26
58
8,869
80
5.99
3.28
1.82
0.92
15.6
8.5
1.34
.280
4.36
104
3.66
102
8.78
-17.6
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