most strikeouts by pitcher through 1970

Before 1971, Walter Johnson fanned the most batters, with 3,509 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
3,509
802
417
279
.599
666
2.17
531
110
34
5914.1
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
2Cy Young
C. Young
2,803
906
511
316
.618
815
2.63
749
76
17
7356.0
7,092
2,147
3,167
138
1,217
161
84
29,565
156
3.43
1.49
2.30
0.17
9.5
4.1
1.13
.275
3.87
74
2.84
79
8.68
620
3Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,797
562
219
172
.560
503
3.20
150
40
15
3650.1
3,307
1,299
1,455
361
963
154
31
91
15,134
46
6.90
2.37
2.90
0.89
18.5
6.4
1.17
.271
3.59
86
3.20
87
8.15
199.7
4Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
2,583
750
363
245
.597
665
3.09
382
63
28
5243.2
4,830
1,798
2,016
434
1,434
42
67
60
21,547
81
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.7
1.19
.258
3.46
84
3.44
94
8.29
124.4
5Bob Feller
B. Feller
2,581
570
266
162
.621
484
3.25
279
44
22
3827.0
3,271
1,384
1,557
224
1,764
60
52
6
16,180
69
6.07
4.15
1.46
0.53
16.0
10.9
1.32
.264
3.66
82
3.48
89
7.69
184.6
6Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
2,564
600
342
225
.603
594
2.63
554
39
2
5049.2
4,438
1,474
2,470
75
1,233
83
7
20,941
240
4.57
2.20
2.08
0.13
12.2
5.9
1.12
.257
4.40
79
2.92
87
7.91
239.2
7Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2,507
636
373
188
.665
552
2.13
435
79
30
4788.2
4,219
1,135
1,620
89
848
59
73
18,913
115
4.71
1.59
2.96
0.17
13.3
4.5
1.06
.268
3.04
75
2.26
76
7.93
363
8Don 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
9Sandy 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
10Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,393
383
190
117
.619
345
2.80
189
45
4
2816.2
2,323
876
993
183
949
80
17
70
11,593
74
7.65
3.03
2.52
0.58
20.6
8.2
1.16
.268
3.17
74
2.78
77
7.42
259.3
11Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
2,357
676
286
245
.539
609
3.41
305
45
25
4688.2
4,582
1,774
1,962
505
902
54
49
69
19,174
33
4.52
1.73
2.61
0.97
12.3
4.7
1.17
.265
3.77
89
3.50
91
8.80
179.6
12Early Wynn
E. Wynn
2,334
691
300
244
.551
611
3.54
289
49
16
4564.0
4,291
1,796
2,037
338
1,775
64
67
36
19,408
51
4.60
3.50
1.31
0.67
12.0
9.1
1.33
.265
4.02
94
3.64
97
8.46
56.4
13Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2,316
407
193
143
.574
340
2.16
261
50
5
2961.1
2,460
711
1,063
37
803
115
54
11,717
74
7.04
2.44
2.88
0.11
19.8
6.9
1.10
.287
3.23
75
2.03
71
7.48
262
14Lefty Grove
L. Grove
2,266
616
300
141
.680
457
3.06
298
35
54
3940.2
3,849
1,339
1,594
162
1,187
42
123
16,622
51
5.18
2.71
1.91
0.37
13.6
7.1
1.28
.284
3.64
68
3.36
76
8.79
462.8
15Eddie Plank
E. Plank
2,246
623
326
194
.627
529
2.35
410
69
23
4495.2
3,958
1,174
1,566
42
1,072
190
77
17,803
88
4.50
2.15
2.10
0.08
12.6
6.0
1.12
.275
3.14
81
2.45
86
7.92
195.2
16Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
2,198
696
373
208
.642
600
2.56
436
90
32
5190.0
4,868
1,476
1,852
165
951
70
81
20,893
38
3.81
1.65
2.31
0.29
10.5
4.6
1.12
.269
3.21
73
2.88
81
8.44
359.1
17Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
2,147
520
172
168
.506
403
3.64
132
36
10
2907.1
2,686
1,175
1,325
256
1,058
60
66
51
12,318
86
6.65
3.28
2.03
0.79
17.4
8.6
1.29
.276
4.10
97
3.33
88
8.31
156.6
18Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
2,082
600
211
222
.487
483
3.98
246
31
21
3759.1
3,769
1,664
1,908
206
1,732
61
71
16,467
60
4.98
4.15
1.20
0.49
12.6
10.5
1.46
.288
4.57
95
3.81
92
9.02
144.5
19Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
2,045
442
197
140
.585
349
3.24
217
29
12
2966.2
2,809
1,068
1,246
132
840
77
52
12,366
37
6.20
2.55
2.43
0.40
16.5
6.8
1.23
.289
3.78
81
3.18
79
8.52
288.3
20Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
1,999
585
211
169
.555
433
3.27
193
38
33
3306.2
2,989
1,201
1,325
284
1,178
30
85
35
13,853
48
5.44
3.21
1.70
0.77
14.4
8.5
1.26
.261
3.61
84
3.50
90
8.14
138.6
21Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
1,987
624
273
225
.548
538
3.80
335
45
18
4344.0
4,284
1,833
2,115
254
1,541
58
69
18,546
46
4.12
3.19
1.29
0.53
10.7
8.3
1.34
.274
4.38
91
3.93
95
8.88
82.3
22John Clarkson
J. Clarkson
1,978
531
328
178
.648
518
2.81
485
37
5
4536.1
4,295
1,417
2,384
159
1,191
80
12
19,146
182
3.92
2.36
1.66
0.32
10.3
6.2
1.21
.263
4.73
75
3.35
88
8.52
289.8
23Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1,967
301
109
92
.542
264
2.95
89
20
10
1895.0
1,443
621
716
116
919
50
21
48
7,946
101
9.34
4.36
2.14
0.55
24.8
11.6
1.25
.271
3.40
84
2.79
76
6.85
180.3
24Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
1,963
362
203
98
.674
353
2.70
211
46
2
2792.1
2,430
839
989
251
551
31
8
60
11,247
41
6.33
1.78
3.56
0.81
17.5
4.9
1.07
.258
3.19
76
2.92
85
7.83
150.4
25Whitey Ford
W. Ford
1,956
498
236
106
.690
438
2.75
156
45
11
3170.1
2,766
967
1,107
228
1,086
28
35
44
13,036
75
5.55
3.08
1.80
0.65
15.0
8.3
1.22
.261
3.14
75
3.26
88
7.85
156.9

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41
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38
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