what pitcher had the most strikeouts in the 1960s

Between the 1960 and 1969 seasons, Bob Gibson fanned the most batters, with 2,071 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 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,071
336
164
105
.610
302
2.74
164
41
4
2447.0
1,984
746
847
166
822
75
14
59
10,047
65
7.62
3.02
2.52
0.61
20.6
8.2
1.15
.263
3.12
74
2.81
78
7.30
202.9
2 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,019
378
150
118
.560
360
3.01
108
35
11
2590.1
2,338
867
984
230
621
111
15
67
10,670
31
7.01
2.16
3.25
0.80
18.9
5.8
1.14
.274
3.42
83
2.98
84
8.12
175.3
3 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
1,910
371
158
126
.556
359
2.83
135
40
4
2629.2
2,341
827
961
207
598
112
10
102
10,718
64
6.54
2.05
3.19
0.71
17.8
5.6
1.12
.270
3.29
84
2.92
89
8.01
100
4 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1,910
260
137
60
.695
237
2.36
122
37
6
1807.2
1,304
474
542
136
512
14
14
36
7,216
57
9.51
2.55
3.73
0.68
26.5
7.1
1.00
.252
2.70
67
2.28
67
6.49
226.4
5 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
1,840
328
191
88
.685
320
2.57
197
45
2
2549.2
2,161
728
861
223
503
30
8
57
10,212
37
6.49
1.78
3.66
0.79
18.0
4.9
1.04
.254
3.04
74
2.84
84
7.63
148.5
6 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1,663
262
89
80
.527
225
2.95
70
19
10
1590.0
1,207
522
608
91
788
43
19
38
6,689
84
9.41
4.46
2.11
0.52
24.9
11.8
1.25
.272
3.44
85
2.73
77
6.83
146.5
7 Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
1,585
282
134
80
.626
255
3.08
74
30
3
1802.0
1,457
617
689
132
771
33
10
37
7,506
120
7.92
3.85
2.06
0.66
21.1
10.3
1.24
.266
3.44
84
3.05
86
7.28
98.1
8 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
1,435
353
142
119
.544
316
3.27
102
16
5
2223.2
2,156
809
983
204
561
81
16
41
9,322
82
5.81
2.27
2.56
0.83
15.4
6.0
1.22
.277
3.98
90
3.30
87
8.73
114.7
9 Bob Veale
B. Veale
1,428
265
100
76
.568
223
2.83
73
19
4
1611.1
1,372
506
587
67
714
26
16
44
6,782
77
7.98
3.99
2.00
0.37
21.1
10.5
1.29
.287
3.28
82
2.67
81
7.66
114
10 Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
1,391
288
127
92
.580
273
3.34
93
26
2
1864.2
1,660
692
800
174
628
32
8
26
7,789
60
6.71
3.03
2.21
0.84
17.9
8.1
1.23
.267
3.86
92
3.32
89
8.01
92.4
11 Dean Chance
D. Chance
1,361
327
115
100
.535
261
2.77
82
32
18
1900.2
1,598
586
706
99
628
55
40
59
7,813
58
6.44
2.97
2.17
0.47
17.4
8.0
1.17
.264
3.34
82
2.85
81
7.57
138.1
12 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
1,336
267
102
74
.580
219
3.46
62
21
9
1528.1
1,318
587
640
145
518
60
25
27
6,375
53
7.87
3.05
2.58
0.85
21.0
8.1
1.20
.272
3.77
100
3.13
87
7.76
80.7
13 Earl Wilson
E. Wilson
1,332
296
115
96
.545
281
3.59
65
12
0
1867.0
1,673
744
828
214
714
26
9
32
7,861
78
6.42
3.44
1.87
1.03
16.9
9.1
1.28
.262
3.99
99
3.78
101
8.06
-1.3
14 Chris Short
C. Short
1,329
370
115
96
.545
239
3.19
76
20
13
1843.2
1,693
653
739
137
615
49
57
60
7,685
59
6.49
3.00
2.16
0.67
17.3
8.0
1.25
.280
3.61
91
3.13
93
8.26
47.3
15 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1,234
289
95
84
.531
205
2.95
88
14
9
1685.2
1,514
552
638
118
430
37
30
77
6,932
62
6.59
2.30
2.87
0.63
17.8
6.2
1.15
.273
3.41
86
2.79
85
8.08
92.8
16 Larry Jackson
L. Jackson
1,206
340
141
132
.516
321
3.29
116
30
0
2335.2
2,264
853
988
174
535
40
8
65
9,664
32
4.65
2.06
2.25
0.67
12.5
5.5
1.20
.271
3.81
89
3.21
90
8.72
94.7
17 Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
1,201
326
131
102
.562
302
3.36
79
28
1
2033.2
1,893
759
840
199
558
47
17
58
8,395
60
5.32
2.47
2.15
0.88
14.3
6.6
1.21
.265
3.72
93
3.52
98
8.38
16.4
18 Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
1,174
321
99
103
.490
261
3.91
72
17
4
1777.2
1,755
773
884
185
662
25
21
44
7,613
75
5.94
3.35
1.77
0.94
15.4
8.7
1.36
.282
4.48
106
3.71
103
8.89
-23.1
19 Denny Lemaster
D. Lemaster
1,161
263
81
91
.471
228
3.43
63
14
3
1546.0
1,447
590
650
156
507
20
12
57
6,504
69
6.76
2.95
2.29
0.91
17.9
7.8
1.26
.277
3.78
101
3.35
102
8.42
-15.2
20 Steve Barber
S. Barber
1,144
315
111
96
.536
263
3.27
59
21
5
1727.0
1,541
627
734
106
834
34
19
39
7,398
72
5.96
4.35
1.37
0.55
15.5
11.3
1.38
.272
3.83
94
3.51
98
8.03
12.5
21 Gary Bell
G. Bell
1,132
442
93
96
.492
182
3.68
49
8
44
1599.0
1,445
653
755
161
664
44
147
60
6,806
58
6.37
3.74
1.70
0.91
16.6
9.8
1.32
.267
4.25
102
3.75
101
8.13
-10.8
22 Juan Pizarro
J. Pizarro
1,119
351
100
78
.562
187
3.29
56
11
25
1477.0
1,302
540
622
137
616
22
91
49
6,273
46
6.82
3.75
1.82
0.83
17.8
9.8
1.30
.266
3.79
93
3.53
99
7.93
12.7
23 Dick Ellsworth
D. Ellsworth
1,108
352
112
132
.459
308
3.69
87
9
2
2079.1
2,188
853
993
189
568
41
16
68
8,823
68
4.80
2.46
1.95
0.82
12.6
6.4
1.33
.289
4.30
99
3.53
97
9.47
27.3
24 Denny McLain
D. McLain
1,098
213
114
57
.667
205
3.04
93
26
1
1501.2
1,221
507
554
176
422
19
2
16
6,041
22
6.58
2.53
2.60
1.05
18.2
7.0
1.09
.242
3.32
89
3.44
97
7.32
18.6
25 Gary Peters
G. Peters
1,097
256
91
78
.538
216
2.92
60
18
3
1559.0
1,339
506
574
102
513
46
16
40
6,435
64
6.33
2.96
2.14
0.59
17.0
8.0
1.19
.264
3.31
87
3.04
88
7.73
71.9

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.578
Cardinals Cardinals
25
20
.556
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24
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5/20
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7:45 PM
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5/21
DET DET
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3

Final

10

STL Cardinals

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Yankees Yankees
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5/1
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9-4
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5/1
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