most pitching strikeouts from 1956 to 1973

Between the 1956 and 1973 seasons, Bob Gibson struck out the most hitters, with 2,928 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	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2,928	473	237	151	.611	435	2.79	245	55	4	3535.1	2,923	1,095	1,243	223	1,170	93	17	98	14,528	100	7.45	2.98	2.50	0.57	20.2	8.1	1.16	.267	3.16	75	2.76	77	7.44	321.5
2	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,818	576	221	179	.553	511	3.23	151	40	15	3709.1	3,374	1,330	1,489	364	968	157	36	96	15,377	46	6.84	2.35	2.91	0.88	18.3	6.3	1.17	.272	3.61	87	3.20	87	8.19	201.5
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	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	2,391	398	138	127	.521	338	3.15	103	23	14	2409.2	1,876	843	961	158	1,251	59	32	69	10,214	136	8.93	4.67	1.91	0.59	23.4	12.2	1.30	.270	3.59	89	3.02	83	7.01	166.7
5	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2,366	385	163	85	.657	309	2.76	135	38	9	2282.2	1,721	699	791	202	789	17	40	47	9,314	85	9.33	3.11	3.00	0.80	25.4	8.5	1.10	.256	3.12	75	2.67	74	6.79	223.8
6	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,338	435	179	136	.568	386	3.35	144	35	9	2813.0	2,523	1,046	1,141	272	872	88	25	44	11,701	92	7.48	2.79	2.68	0.87	20.0	7.5	1.21	.277	3.65	95	3.13	86	8.07	163.2
7	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2,281	458	238	140	.630	446	2.84	244	52	2	3443.2	3,081	1,086	1,288	315	690	38	10	80	13,958	51	5.96	1.80	3.31	0.82	16.3	4.9	1.10	.260	3.37	80	3.02	88	8.05	155.7
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	2,078	449	177	144	.551	364	2.89	183	33	10	2981.0	2,629	957	1,114	216	778	67	31	114	12,172	109	6.27	2.35	2.67	0.65	17.1	6.4	1.14	.267	3.36	82	2.91	85	7.94	170.5
9	Camilo Pascual C. Pascual	2,025	438	168	151	.527	384	3.49	130	36	4	2682.1	2,419	1,039	1,175	244	938	49	28	45	11,271	80	6.79	3.15	2.16	0.82	18.0	8.3	1.25	.271	3.94	93	3.29	87	8.12	155.5
10	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	1,867	491	194	160	.548	440	3.35	136	24	5	3057.0	3,026	1,138	1,366	283	733	96	20	61	12,815	106	5.50	2.16	2.55	0.83	14.6	5.7	1.23	.279	4.02	91	3.33	88	8.91	151
11	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	1,820	342	149	109	.578	284	3.13	149	27	7	2303.2	2,015	800	885	235	489	41	30	71	9,319	32	7.11	1.91	3.72	0.92	19.5	5.2	1.09	.264	3.46	82	2.93	80	7.87	180.5
12	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	1,728	520	209	164	.560	465	3.40	129	43	4	3186.0	3,046	1,203	1,331	298	858	72	33	89	13,198	97	4.88	2.42	2.01	0.84	13.1	6.5	1.23	.268	3.76	92	3.53	96	8.60	50.2
13	Bob Veale B. Veale	1,687	379	120	94	.561	255	3.06	78	20	19	1913.0	1,669	650	747	89	854	29	58	61	8,105	91	7.94	4.02	1.98	0.42	20.8	10.5	1.32	.290	3.51	87	2.76	83	7.85	128.9
14	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,655	251	135	76	.640	246	2.38	121	24	1	1931.1	1,524	511	563	143	493	37	5	37	7,689	45	7.71	2.30	3.36	0.67	21.5	6.4	1.04	.258	2.62	69	2.57	77	7.10	167.9
15	Chris Short C. Short	1,629	501	135	132	.506	308	3.43	88	24	18	2325.0	2,215	886	991	183	806	61	78	74	9,801	73	6.31	3.12	2.02	0.71	16.6	8.2	1.30	.285	3.84	96	3.27	95	8.57	41.6
16	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	1,621	521	185	169	.523	404	3.35	145	36	19	3085.1	3,017	1,148	1,312	234	752	59	63	95	12,818	54	4.73	2.19	2.16	0.68	12.6	5.9	1.22	.274	3.83	89	3.24	88	8.80	148.2
17	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
18	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,559	292	120	104	.536	278	3.02	89	31	3	2014.0	1,727	675	743	147	511	38	9	52	8,186	54	6.97	2.28	3.05	0.66	19.0	6.2	1.11	.266	3.32	91	2.72	85	7.72	105.2
19	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
20	Whitey Ford W. Ford	1,525	373	175	84	.676	335	2.73	109	32	7	2387.0	2,134	723	836	178	710	20	20	37	9,789	61	5.75	2.68	2.15	0.67	15.6	7.3	1.19	.266	3.15	75	3.13	85	8.05	151.6
21	Juan Pizarro J. Pizarro	1,515	481	130	104	.556	243	3.45	79	17	28	2010.1	1,787	771	879	199	877	41	117	65	8,585	65	6.78	3.93	1.73	0.89	17.6	10.2	1.33	.267	3.94	97	3.67	102	8.00	-17.4
22	Ray Sadecki R. Sadecki	1,508	448	121	119	.504	313	3.79	82	19	5	2272.0	2,210	956	1,087	227	830	32	46	67	9,686	85	5.97	3.29	1.82	0.90	15.6	8.6	1.34	.280	4.31	103	3.63	101	8.75	-14.9
23	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	1,498	473	180	168	.517	428	3.20	128	38	1	3095.1	3,050	1,101	1,244	224	790	41	21	85	12,808	62	4.36	2.30	1.90	0.65	11.7	6.2	1.24	.276	3.62	95	3.29	100	8.87	-1.8
24	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,484	271	117	92	.560	253	3.02	114	27	1	1905.0	1,719	639	726	135	649	21	7	60	7,921	67	7.01	3.07	2.29	0.64	18.7	8.2	1.24	.281	3.43	85	2.91	84	8.12	112.1
25	Al Downing A. Downing	1,484	333	115	97	.542	291	3.16	72	23	2	2028.2	1,728	712	819	157	826	26	21	30	8,506	69	6.58	3.66	1.80	0.70	17.4	9.7	1.26	.261	3.63	93	3.32	97	7.67	24

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Walker

RBI

111

Burleson

AVG

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Burleson

Team Pitching Leaders

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Pallante

148

Liberatore

ERA

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Team Rankings

158

22nd

693

10th

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22nd

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/18	WSH	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 9/19	WSH	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 9/20	WSH	@	STL	2:15 PM
Tue 9/22	STL	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Wed 9/23	STL	@	PIT	6:40 PM

Last Game

Giants

64 - 89

Final

Cardinals

75 - 78

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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

.315

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

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.79

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,203.4

Crow-Armstrong

1,931.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,446

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85-67

84-67

84-69

80-70

81-71

Worst Record ATS

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64-87

69-82

70-81

71-82

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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