what pitcher had the most strikeouts from 1957 to 1971

Between the 1957 and 1971 seasons, Jim Bunning fanned the most hitters, with 2,784 strikeouts.

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
2,784
561
216
178
.548
508
3.22
151
40
14
3656.0
3,319
1,308
1,465
358
940
157
31
92
15,132
43
6.85
2.31
2.96
0.88
18.4
6.2
1.16
.272
3.61
87
3.18
87
8.17
202.2
2 Bob 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
3 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2,431
493
204
161
.559
453
2.96
165
49
6
3333.0
2,989
1,095
1,257
271
824
151
28
120
13,684
79
6.56
2.23
2.95
0.73
17.8
6.0
1.14
.272
3.39
84
3.00
88
8.07
155.8
4 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2,336
369
161
81
.665
299
2.70
135
38
9
2224.0
1,655
667
754
192
760
17
39
47
9,053
84
9.45
3.08
3.07
0.78
25.8
8.4
1.09
.255
3.05
73
2.61
73
6.70
229.8
5 Sam 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
6 Juan 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
7 Mickey 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
8 Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
1,863
399
162
133
.549
357
3.31
124
36
2
2493.2
2,225
916
1,044
211
849
43
19
41
10,423
73
6.72
3.06
2.19
0.76
17.9
8.1
1.23
.270
3.77
90
3.21
85
8.03
164.2
9 Jim 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
10 Bob 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
11 Gaylord 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
12 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
13 Milt 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
14 Larry Jackson
L. Jackson
1,571
470
183
167
.523
403
3.33
145
36
9
3000.0
2,942
1,109
1,268
229
707
58
37
87
12,452
50
4.71
2.12
2.22
0.69
12.6
5.7
1.22
.274
3.80
88
3.24
88
8.83
144.3
15 Chris 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
16 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
17 Juan 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
18 Fergie 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
19 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
20 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
1,384
342
156
78
.667
305
2.75
91
30
6
2161.1
1,947
661
766
165
626
16
19
34
8,869
55
5.76
2.61
2.21
0.69
15.6
7.1
1.19
.267
3.19
76
3.14
85
8.11
130.6
21 Ray 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
22 Gary 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
23 Gary Peters
G. Peters
1,353
326
121
100
.548
282
3.20
79
23
4
1995.2
1,803
710
799
147
668
59
18
45
8,329
82
6.10
3.01
2.03
0.66
16.2
8.0
1.24
.271
3.60
92
3.22
90
8.13
77.9
24 Ray Culp
R. Culp
1,327
296
115
87
.569
243
3.50
76
21
1
1743.0
1,527
678
771
171
667
63
21
55
7,375
68
6.85
3.44
1.99
0.88
18.0
9.0
1.26
.263
3.98
98
3.52
98
7.88
17.1
25 Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
1,317
481
134
127
.513
331
3.71
91
23
12
2373.2
2,274
979
1,093
255
785
24
68
101
10,022
75
4.99
2.98
1.68
0.97
13.1
7.8
1.29
.264
4.14
103
3.83
108
8.62
-81.5

More Tigers Stats

Team Rankings

HR

48

6th

R

208

2nd

SO

318

13th

ERA

2.95

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
25
13
.658
Guardians Guardians
22
15
.595
2.5
Royals Royals
23
16
.590
2.5
Twins Twins
18
20
.474
7.0
White Sox White Sox
10
28
.263
15.0
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5/9
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5/10
TEX TEX
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DET DET
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5/11
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
1:40 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
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DET DET
6:40 PM
Tue
5/13
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Last Game
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1

Final

11

DET Tigers

25 - 13

Thu 8 May 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
24
14
.632
Phillies Phillies
22
15
.595
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
16
.579
Brewers Brewers
19
19
.500
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
25
13
.658
Padres Padres
23
13
.639
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
20
19
.513
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
25
13
.658
Guardians Guardians
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.595
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
14
.611
Athletics Athletics
20
18
.526
3.0

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4/22
PHI PHI
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NYM NYM
3-4
Tue
4/22
TOR TOR
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HOU HOU
1-3
Tue
4/22
TBR TBR
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AZ AZ
7-6
Tue
4/22
MIL MIL
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SFG SFG
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4/23
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
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PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
5/9
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TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Fri
5/9
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NYM NYM
7:10 PM