most pitching strikeouts from 1955 to 1972

Between the 1955 and 1972 seasons, Jim Bunning fanned the most hitters, with 2,855 strikeouts.

Regular season

	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	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	Camilo Pascual C. Pascual	2,107	481	170	163	.511	400	3.61	131	36	7	2811.1	2,577	1,127	1,269	249	1,008	55	40	51	11,876	82	6.75	3.23	2.09	0.80	17.7	8.5	1.28	.275	4.06	96	3.30	87	8.25	162.6
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	Milt 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
13	Bob 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
14	Whitey Ford W. Ford	1,662	412	193	91	.680	368	2.72	127	37	9	2640.2	2,322	797	919	198	823	21	24	44	10,816	68	5.66	2.80	2.02	0.67	15.4	7.6	1.19	.262	3.13	75	3.18	86	7.91	150.9
15	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
16	Jim 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
17	Chris 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
18	Dean 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
19	Juan Pizarro J. Pizarro	1,502	464	128	101	.559	242	3.40	79	17	28	1983.0	1,753	749	857	197	865	39	114	62	8,455	63	6.82	3.93	1.74	0.89	17.8	10.2	1.32	.266	3.89	95	3.67	102	7.96	-16
20	Bob Friend B. Friend	1,479	466	169	180	.484	408	3.35	142	32	8	2935.1	3,016	1,092	1,253	225	627	39	37	115	12,223	39	4.53	1.92	2.36	0.69	12.1	5.1	1.24	.283	3.84	90	3.17	86	9.25	167.1
21	Earl 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
22	Ray Sadecki R. Sadecki	1,421	417	116	115	.502	302	3.81	81	19	4	2155.1	2,101	912	1,040	216	789	31	39	64	9,197	82	5.93	3.29	1.80	0.90	15.5	8.6	1.34	.280	4.34	104	3.64	102	8.77	-17.3
23	Gary Peters G. Peters	1,420	359	124	103	.546	286	3.25	79	23	5	2081.0	1,894	751	847	157	706	62	35	53	8,707	83	6.14	3.05	2.01	0.68	16.3	8.1	1.25	.273	3.66	94	3.24	91	8.19	74.5
24	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	1,412	440	164	157	.511	395	3.19	116	35	1	2858.2	2,823	1,014	1,147	204	729	39	21	83	11,847	55	4.45	2.30	1.94	0.64	11.9	6.2	1.24	.277	3.61	95	3.26	99	8.89	5.4
25	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

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RBI

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683

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	78	75	.510
White Sox	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	80	.474	5.5
Twins	71	81	.467	6.5
Royals	66	85	.437	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Fri 9/18	DET	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Sat 9/19	DET	@	CWS	7:10 PM
Sun 9/20	DET	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Mon 9/21	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM

Last Game

Tigers

72 - 80

Final

Blue Jays

76 - 77

Wed 16 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Schwarber

42

Crow-Armstrong

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

107

Stewart

102

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.308

Simpson

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

179

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

.394

Wood

.393

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.594

Alvarez

.566

Crow-Armstrong

.538

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

41

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

243

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.89

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.15

Misiorowski

12.77

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12.16

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6.13

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5.93

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5.79

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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2,264.8

Ohtani

2,203.4

Crow-Armstrong

1,931.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,670

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

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1,446

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MLB 2026 Betting

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85-67

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80-70

81-71

Worst Record ATS

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70-81

71-82

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	89	63	.586
Phillies	83	68	.550	5.5
Marlins	75	77	.493	14.0
Nationals	71	81	.467	18.0
Mets	69	82	.457	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	94	57	.623
Cubs	84	68	.553	10.5
Pirates	75	76	.497	19.0
Cardinals	75	78	.490	20.0
Reds	70	81	.464	24.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	92	59	.609
Padres	82	69	.543	10.0
Diamondbacks	80	72	.526	12.5
Giants	64	89	.418	29.0
Rockies	56	95	.371	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	91	59	.607
Yankees - x	88	64	.579	4.0
Red Sox	82	69	.543	9.5
Blue Jays	76	77	.497	16.5
Orioles	74	78	.487	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	78	75	.510
White Sox	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	80	.474	5.5
Twins	71	81	.467	6.5
Royals	66	85	.437	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	76	75	.503
Rangers	75	76	.497	1.0
Mariners	70	82	.461	6.5
Athletics	61	90	.404	15.0
Angels	58	93	.384	18.0

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Scores

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Tue 9/1	TOR	@	CLE	1-6
Tue 9/1	NYM	@	TBR	2-6
Tue 9/1	ATL	@	WSH	5-9
Tue 9/1	SEA	@	BOS	9-6
Tue 9/1	DET	@	MIN	2-15

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/16	SDP	@	COL	8:40 PM
Wed 9/16	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
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