Between June 11, 1915 and October 3, 1937, Dazzy Vance struck out the most batters, with 2,045 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From June 11, 1915 to October 3, 1937| 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 | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | D. Vance | 2,045 | 441 | 197 | 139 | .586 | 348 | 3.23 | 217 | 29 | 12 | 2965.0 | 2,805 | 1,065 | 1,244 | 132 | 837 | 76 | 52 | 12,365 | 37 | 6.21 | 2.54 | 2.44 | 0.40 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 1.23 | .288 | 3.78 | 8.51 | |
| 2 | | L. Grove | 1,973 | 526 | 257 | 120 | .682 | 371 | 3.00 | 250 | 31 | 53 | 3296.0 | 3,185 | 1,098 | 1,311 | 118 | 982 | 36 | 119 | 13,864 | 44 | 5.39 | 2.68 | 2.01 | 0.32 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 1.26 | .285 | 3.58 | 8.70 | |
| 3 |  | W. Johnson | 1,774 | 464 | 230 | 159 | .591 | 383 | 2.58 | 287 | 55 | 25 | 3360.1 | 2,947 | 1,206 | 72 | 859 | 117 | 77 | 58 | 4.75 | 2.30 | 2.07 | 0.19 | 6.3 | 1.13 | .265 | 3.23 | 7.89 | ||||
| 4 | | B. Grimes | 1,521 | 616 | 270 | 212 | .560 | 496 | 3.54 | 314 | 35 | 17 | 4177.0 | 4,420 | 2,048 | 149 | 1,297 | 97 | 94 | 17,974 | 92 | 3.28 | 2.79 | 1.17 | 0.32 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 1.37 | .286 | 4.41 | 9.52 | ||
| 5 | | R. Ruffing | 1,477 | 460 | 172 | 177 | .493 | 374 | 4.02 | 229 | 25 | 18 | 3054.0 | 3,068 | 1,365 | 1,584 | 165 | 1,155 | 47 | 69 | 13,163 | 37 | 4.35 | 3.40 | 1.28 | 0.49 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 1.38 | .281 | 4.67 | 9.04 | |
| 6 | | G. Alexander | 1,321 | 495 | 267 | 152 | .637 | 440 | 2.57 | 314 | 62 | 24 | 3723.2 | 3,590 | 1,311 | 132 | 545 | 35 | 43 | 25 | 3.19 | 1.32 | 2.42 | 0.32 | 3.6 | 1.11 | .267 | 3.17 | 8.68 | ||||
| 7 | | R. Faber | 1,319 | 613 | 234 | 201 | .538 | 454 | 3.21 | 253 | 26 | 23 | 3800.0 | 3,871 | 1,706 | 109 | 1,114 | 91 | 113 | 44 | 3.12 | 2.64 | 1.18 | 0.26 | 6.9 | 1.31 | .279 | 4.04 | 9.17 | ||||
| 8 | | C. Hubbell | 1,259 | 389 | 192 | 102 | .653 | 312 | 2.79 | 201 | 32 | 29 | 2654.0 | 2,509 | 823 | 968 | 144 | 501 | 44 | 64 | 10,859 | 37 | 4.27 | 1.70 | 2.51 | 0.49 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 1.13 | .265 | 3.28 | 8.51 | |
| 9 | | E. Whitehill | 1,251 | 491 | 205 | 170 | .547 | 439 | 4.29 | 220 | 15 | 10 | 3314.1 | 3,626 | 1,578 | 1,850 | 166 | 1,298 | 88 | 40 | 14,612 | 35 | 3.40 | 3.52 | 0.96 | 0.45 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 1.49 | .293 | 5.02 | 9.85 | |
| 10 | | C. Root | 1,230 | 498 | 175 | 134 | .566 | 291 | 3.52 | 157 | 21 | 28 | 2652.1 | 2,651 | 1,037 | 1,194 | 150 | 754 | 75 | 140 | 11,176 | 21 | 4.17 | 2.56 | 1.63 | 0.51 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 1.28 | .279 | 4.05 | 9.00 | |
| 11 | | S. Sam Jones | 1,209 | 635 | 228 | 215 | .515 | 487 | 3.85 | 250 | 36 | 30 | 3846.0 | 4,074 | 1,991 | 154 | 1,391 | 70 | 108 | 73 | 2.83 | 3.26 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 8.4 | 1.42 | .284 | 4.66 | 9.53 | ||||
| 12 | | W. Hoyt | 1,199 | 668 | 237 | 179 | .570 | 424 | 3.58 | 226 | 26 | 53 | 3744.0 | 4,020 | 1,491 | 1,764 | 153 | 1,002 | 49 | 170 | 15,991 | 39 | 2.88 | 2.41 | 1.20 | 0.37 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 1.34 | .285 | 4.24 | 9.66 | |
| 13 | | B. Shawkey | 1,177 | 419 | 169 | 131 | .563 | 276 | 3.15 | 164 | 26 | 27 | 2502.0 | 2,322 | 877 | 1,027 | 103 | 864 | 38 | 107 | 10,381 | 36 | 4.23 | 3.11 | 1.36 | 0.37 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 1.27 | .271 | 3.69 | 8.35 | |
| 14 | | E. Rixey | 1,157 | 603 | 242 | 222 | .522 | 494 | 3.15 | 264 | 33 | 12 | 4024.1 | 4,168 | 1,771 | 87 | 902 | 66 | 85 | 74 | 2.59 | 2.02 | 1.28 | 0.19 | 5.4 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.96 | 9.32 | ||||
| 15 | | G. Uhle | 1,138 | 513 | 200 | 166 | .546 | 368 | 4.01 | 232 | 21 | 27 | 3114.0 | 3,417 | 1,635 | 119 | 968 | 116 | 115 | 13,606 | 55 | 3.29 | 2.80 | 1.18 | 0.34 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 1.41 | .293 | 4.73 | 9.88 | ||
| 16 | | D. Luque | 1,124 | 546 | 194 | 178 | .522 | 364 | 3.24 | 205 | 26 | 29 | 3207.0 | 3,225 | 1,404 | 112 | 912 | 27 | 127 | 13,416 | 48 | 3.15 | 2.56 | 1.23 | 0.31 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 1.29 | .277 | 3.94 | 9.05 | ||
| 17 | | B. Hadley | 1,116 | 420 | 132 | 140 | .485 | 307 | 4.28 | 118 | 12 | 17 | 2428.1 | 2,443 | 1,154 | 1,328 | 126 | 1,187 | 54 | 75 | 10,708 | 49 | 4.14 | 4.40 | 0.94 | 0.47 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 1.49 | .282 | 4.92 | 9.05 | |
| 18 | | L. Gomez | 1,106 | 264 | 135 | 69 | .662 | 220 | 3.20 | 129 | 20 | 10 | 1796.2 | 1,618 | 639 | 758 | 105 | 721 | 13 | 28 | 7,621 | 22 | 5.54 | 3.61 | 1.53 | 0.53 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 1.30 | .267 | 3.80 | 8.11 | |
| 19 | | B. Joe Bush | 1,096 | 401 | 163 | 159 | .506 | 322 | 3.51 | 203 | 32 | 16 | 2610.1 | 2,550 | 1,215 | 90 | 1,073 | 45 | 62 | 78 | 3.78 | 3.70 | 1.02 | 0.31 | 9.6 | 1.39 | .277 | 4.19 | 8.79 | ||||
| 20 | | D. Dean | 1,095 | 273 | 134 | 75 | .641 | 196 | 2.99 | 141 | 23 | 31 | 1738.2 | 1,684 | 577 | 676 | 83 | 405 | 25 | 69 | 7,212 | 12 | 5.67 | 2.10 | 2.70 | 0.43 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 1.20 | .286 | 3.50 | 8.72 | |
| 21 | | R. Walberg | 1,089 | 544 | 155 | 141 | .524 | 306 | 4.17 | 139 | 15 | 34 | 2642.0 | 2,793 | 1,224 | 1,425 | 164 | 1,029 | 27 | 146 | 11,532 | 40 | 3.71 | 3.51 | 1.06 | 0.56 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 1.45 | .285 | 4.85 | 9.51 | |
| 22 | | W. Cooper | 1,064 | 430 | 190 | 154 | .552 | 351 | 2.96 | 250 | 31 | 13 | 3019.0 | 2,985 | 1,219 | 97 | 689 | 88 | 58 | 33 | 3.17 | 2.05 | 1.54 | 0.29 | 5.5 | 1.22 | .274 | 3.63 | 8.90 | ||||
| 23 | | H. Pennock | 1,059 | 546 | 223 | 149 | .599 | 392 | 3.57 | 236 | 31 | 31 | 3285.1 | 3,628 | 1,546 | 120 | 770 | 29 | 107 | 52 | 2.90 | 2.11 | 1.38 | 0.33 | 5.5 | 1.34 | .293 | 4.24 | 9.94 | ||||
| 24 | | L. Meadows | 1,051 | 480 | 184 | 178 | .508 | 398 | 3.38 | 215 | 25 | 7 | 3092.1 | 3,244 | 1,465 | 83 | 943 | 84 | 55 | 59 | 3.06 | 2.74 | 1.11 | 0.24 | 7.2 | 1.35 | .288 | 4.26 | 9.44 | ||||
| 25 | | P. Malone | 1,033 | 357 | 134 | 92 | .593 | 219 | 3.73 | 114 | 15 | 27 | 1915.0 | 1,933 | 794 | 935 | 103 | 696 | 46 | 107 | 8,275 | 51 | 4.85 | 3.27 | 1.48 | 0.48 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 1.37 | .286 | 4.39 | 9.08 | |
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