
Between September 14, 1923 and September 28, 1947, Lefty Grove struck out the most batters, with 2,269 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From September 14, 1923 to September 28, 1947| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Grove | 2,269 | 616 | 300 | 141 | .680 | 457 | 3.06 | 298 | 35 | 54 | 3938.1 | 3,848 | 1,341 | 1,596 | 162 | 1,184 | 41 | 123 | 16,622 | 51 | 5.19 | 2.71 | 1.92 | 0.37 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.65 | 8.79 | ||
| 2 | B. Newsom | 2,030 | 548 | 205 | 213 | .490 | 472 | 3.97 | 244 | 31 | 18 | 3634.2 | 3,635 | 1,605 | 1,842 | 199 | 1,665 | 54 | 50 | 15,908 | 57 | 5.03 | 4.12 | 1.22 | 0.49 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 1.46 | .287 | 4.56 | 9.00 | ||
| 3 | R. Ruffing | 1,990 | 624 | 273 | 225 | .548 | 538 | 3.80 | 335 | 45 | 18 | 4341.1 | 4,288 | 1,835 | 2,117 | 254 | 1,542 | 57 | 69 | 18,525 | 46 | 4.13 | 3.20 | 1.29 | 0.53 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 1.34 | .275 | 4.39 | 8.89 | ||
| 4 | B. Feller | 1,836 | 304 | 158 | 83 | .656 | 263 | 2.92 | 180 | 32 | 17 | 2190.2 | 1,706 | 711 | 788 | 87 | 1,130 | 35 | 33 | 9,217 | 57 | 7.54 | 4.64 | 1.62 | 0.36 | 19.9 | 12.3 | 1.29 | .264 | 3.24 | 7.01 | ||
| 5 | D. Vance | 1,726 | 363 | 162 | 112 | .591 | 284 | 3.16 | 181 | 21 | 12 | 2444.2 | 2,286 | 858 | 997 | 116 | 632 | 56 | 42 | 10,115 | 27 | 6.35 | 2.33 | 2.73 | 0.43 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 1.19 | .286 | 3.67 | 8.42 | ||
| 6 | T. Bridges | 1,681 | 424 | 194 | 138 | .584 | 362 | 3.57 | 200 | 33 | 10 | 2825.2 | 2,674 | 1,122 | 1,322 | 179 | 1,193 | 35 | 47 | 12,163 | 59 | 5.35 | 3.80 | 1.41 | 0.57 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 1.37 | .275 | 4.21 | 8.52 | ||
| 7 | C. Hubbell | 1,678 | 535 | 253 | 154 | .622 | 433 | 2.98 | 260 | 36 | 33 | 3588.2 | 3,462 | 1,188 | 1,384 | 227 | 728 | 53 | 82 | 14,810 | 53 | 4.21 | 1.83 | 2.30 | 0.57 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 1.17 | .267 | 3.47 | 8.68 | ||
| 8 | P. Derringer | 1,509 | 579 | 223 | 212 | .513 | 445 | 3.46 | 251 | 32 | 29 | 3643.0 | 3,911 | 1,401 | 1,653 | 159 | 765 | 32 | 98 | 15,404 | 50 | 3.73 | 1.89 | 1.97 | 0.39 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 1.28 | .290 | 4.08 | 9.66 | ||
| 9 | L. Gomez | 1,468 | 368 | 189 | 102 | .649 | 320 | 3.34 | 173 | 28 | 10 | 2502.0 | 2,289 | 929 | 1,090 | 139 | 1,095 | 21 | 31 | 10,712 | 39 | 5.28 | 3.94 | 1.34 | 0.50 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 1.35 | .269 | 3.92 | 8.23 | ||
| 10 | C. Root | 1,438 | 612 | 201 | 157 | .561 | 339 | 3.57 | 177 | 21 | 42 | 3150.0 | 3,204 | 1,248 | 1,436 | 187 | 875 | 75 | 176 | 13,323 | 22 | 4.11 | 2.50 | 1.64 | 0.53 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 1.29 | .281 | 4.10 | 9.15 | ||
| 11 | E. Whitehill | 1,353 | 541 | 218 | 185 | .541 | 473 | 4.36 | 226 | 16 | 11 | 3564.0 | 3,915 | 1,728 | 2,018 | 192 | 1,431 | 102 | 46 | 15,773 | 43 | 3.42 | 3.61 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.50 | .293 | 5.10 | 9.89 | ||
| 12 | B. Hadley | 1,316 | 528 | 161 | 165 | .494 | 355 | 4.24 | 134 | 14 | 25 | 2945.0 | 2,978 | 1,389 | 1,610 | 167 | 1,446 | 63 | 108 | 13,012 | 72 | 4.02 | 4.42 | 0.91 | 0.51 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 1.50 | .281 | 4.92 | 9.10 | ||
| 13 | H. Newhouser | 1,296 | 301 | 131 | 96 | .577 | 236 | 2.74 | 141 | 26 | 13 | 1894.0 | 1,605 | 577 | 703 | 56 | 860 | 9 | 49 | 8,001 | 47 | 6.16 | 4.09 | 1.51 | 0.27 | 16.2 | 10.7 | 1.30 | .268 | 3.34 | 7.63 | ||
| 14 | V. Mungo | 1,245 | 364 | 120 | 115 | .511 | 259 | 3.48 | 123 | 20 | 16 | 2110.2 | 1,954 | 815 | 958 | 89 | 874 | 33 | 61 | 9,031 | 52 | 5.31 | 3.73 | 1.42 | 0.38 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 1.34 | .275 | 4.08 | 8.33 | ||
| 15 | L. French | 1,186 | 570 | 197 | 171 | .535 | 383 | 3.45 | 199 | 40 | 17 | 3150.1 | 3,372 | 1,207 | 1,441 | 163 | 822 | 42 | 108 | 13,458 | 34 | 3.39 | 2.35 | 1.44 | 0.47 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 1.33 | .285 | 4.12 | 9.63 | ||
| 16 | D. Dean | 1,163 | 317 | 150 | 83 | .644 | 230 | 3.02 | 154 | 26 | 31 | 1968.2 | 1,920 | 661 | 774 | 93 | 451 | 27 | 77 | 8,176 | 12 | 5.32 | 2.06 | 2.58 | 0.43 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 1.20 | .284 | 3.54 | 8.78 | ||
| 17 | M. Harder | 1,162 | 582 | 223 | 186 | .545 | 433 | 3.80 | 181 | 25 | 24 | 3425.1 | 3,706 | 1,447 | 1,714 | 159 | 1,118 | 59 | 94 | 14,862 | 33 | 3.05 | 2.94 | 1.04 | 0.42 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 1.41 | .287 | 4.50 | 9.74 | ||
| 18 | L. Warneke | 1,145 | 445 | 192 | 121 | .613 | 343 | 3.19 | 192 | 30 | 14 | 2780.2 | 2,729 | 987 | 1,167 | 174 | 740 | 27 | 66 | 11,610 | 50 | 3.71 | 2.40 | 1.55 | 0.56 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .268 | 3.78 | 8.83 | ||
| 19 | C. Passeau | 1,104 | 444 | 162 | 150 | .519 | 331 | 3.32 | 188 | 26 | 21 | 2719.0 | 2,856 | 1,003 | 1,203 | 106 | 731 | 40 | 85 | 11,645 | 22 | 3.65 | 2.42 | 1.51 | 0.35 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 1.32 | .285 | 3.98 | 9.45 | ||
| 20 | B. Walters | 1,092 | 420 | 198 | 157 | .558 | 393 | 3.29 | 241 | 42 | 4 | 3064.2 | 2,944 | 1,119 | 1,317 | 146 | 1,102 | 52 | 17 | 12,974 | 61 | 3.21 | 3.24 | 0.99 | 0.43 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 1.32 | .264 | 3.87 | 8.65 | ||
| 21 | J. Allen | 1,072 | 352 | 142 | 75 | .654 | 241 | 3.76 | 109 | 17 | 16 | 1950.1 | 1,850 | 814 | 927 | 103 | 738 | 38 | 68 | 8,296 | 68 | 4.95 | 3.41 | 1.45 | 0.48 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 1.33 | .275 | 4.28 | 8.54 | ||
| 22 | T. Lyons | 1,069 | 589 | 260 | 230 | .531 | 484 | 3.66 | 356 | 27 | 25 | 4150.2 | 4,480 | 1,687 | 2,043 | 220 | 1,119 | 31 | 88 | 17,763 | 53 | 2.32 | 2.43 | 0.96 | 0.48 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 1.35 | .278 | 4.43 | 9.71 | ||
| 23 | J. Vander Meer | 1,064 | 252 | 94 | 92 | .505 | 222 | 3.26 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 1636.0 | 1,355 | 593 | 674 | 62 | 863 | 18 | 9 | 6,987 | 27 | 5.85 | 4.75 | 1.23 | 0.34 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 1.36 | .260 | 3.71 | 7.45 | ||
| 24 | R. Walberg | 1,063 | 521 | 152 | 136 | .528 | 298 | 4.11 | 136 | 15 | 34 | 2557.0 | 2,692 | 1,169 | 1,360 | 158 | 988 | 25 | 137 | 11,141 | 40 | 3.74 | 3.48 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 1.44 | .284 | 4.79 | 9.48 | ||
| 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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88 | 61 | .591 | ||
82 | 67 | .550 | 6.0 | |
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93 | 56 | .624 | ||
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74 | 75 | .497 | 19.0 | |
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69 | 79 | .466 | 23.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 58 | .608 | ||
80 | 68 | .541 | 10.0 | |
79 | 70 | .530 | 11.5 | |
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| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 59 | .601 | ||
85 | 63 | .574 | 4.0 | |
81 | 68 | .544 | 8.5 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 15.5 | |
72 | 77 | .483 | 17.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 72 | .514 | ||
75 | 74 | .503 | 1.5 | |
70 | 78 | .473 | 6.0 | |
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| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 74 | .503 | ||
73 | 76 | .490 | 2.0 | |
70 | 79 | .470 | 5.0 | |
60 | 89 | .403 | 15.0 | |
56 | 92 | .378 | 18.5 |