Between April 29, 1915 and September 28, 1936, Dazzy Vance struck out the most hitters, with 2,045 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 29, 1915 to september 28, 1936| 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 | 1,820 | 494 | 240 | 111 | .684 | 339 | 3.00 | 229 | 28 | 53 | 3034.0 | 2,916 | 1,010 | 1,210 | 109 | 900 | 35 | 119 | 12,736 | 39 | 5.40 | 2.67 | 2.02 | 0.32 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 1.26 | .284 | 3.59 | 8.65 | |
| 3 |  | W. Johnson | 1,813 | 473 | 235 | 163 | .590 | 392 | 2.57 | 296 | 55 | 25 | 3438.1 | 3,014 | 1,228 | 72 | 874 | 120 | 77 | 60 | 4.75 | 2.29 | 2.07 | 0.19 | 6.2 | 1.13 | .265 | 3.21 | 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 | | G. Alexander | 1,384 | 505 | 273 | 155 | .638 | 450 | 2.55 | 322 | 64 | 24 | 3811.2 | 3,651 | 1,337 | 132 | 561 | 40 | 43 | 25 | 3.27 | 1.32 | 2.47 | 0.31 | 3.7 | 1.11 | .266 | 3.16 | 8.62 | ||||
| 6 | | R. Faber | 1,360 | 623 | 240 | 202 | .543 | 461 | 3.18 | 259 | 26 | 23 | 3874.0 | 3,922 | 1,727 | 109 | 1,137 | 93 | 115 | 44 | 3.16 | 2.64 | 1.20 | 0.25 | 6.9 | 1.31 | .279 | 4.01 | 9.11 | ||||
| 7 | | R. Ruffing | 1,346 | 429 | 152 | 170 | .472 | 343 | 4.12 | 207 | 21 | 18 | 2797.2 | 2,826 | 1,280 | 1,483 | 148 | 1,087 | 46 | 69 | 12,104 | 36 | 4.33 | 3.50 | 1.24 | 0.48 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 1.40 | .283 | 4.77 | 9.09 | |
| 8 | | S. Sam Jones | 1,216 | 643 | 228 | 216 | .514 | 488 | 3.83 | 250 | 36 | 31 | 3870.0 | 4,087 | 1,997 | 154 | 1,398 | 71 | 113 | 73 | 2.83 | 3.25 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 8.4 | 1.42 | .284 | 4.64 | 9.50 | ||||
| 9 | | B. Shawkey | 1,209 | 428 | 173 | 135 | .562 | 285 | 3.18 | 169 | 27 | 27 | 2567.1 | 2,396 | 907 | 1,067 | 104 | 889 | 38 | 107 | 10,664 | 38 | 4.24 | 3.12 | 1.36 | 0.36 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 1.28 | .272 | 3.74 | 8.40 | |
| 10 | | E. Whitehill | 1,198 | 458 | 197 | 162 | .549 | 417 | 4.18 | 214 | 14 | 8 | 3167.1 | 3,437 | 1,472 | 1,739 | 157 | 1,218 | 82 | 33 | 13,928 | 33 | 3.40 | 3.46 | 0.98 | 0.45 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.47 | .291 | 4.94 | 9.77 | |
| 11 | | E. Rixey | 1,174 | 609 | 244 | 225 | .520 | 499 | 3.15 | 267 | 33 | 12 | 4063.0 | 4,208 | 1,789 | 87 | 924 | 66 | 85 | 79 | 2.60 | 2.05 | 1.27 | 0.19 | 5.5 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.96 | 9.32 | ||||
| 12 | | C. Root | 1,156 | 455 | 162 | 129 | .557 | 276 | 3.53 | 152 | 21 | 23 | 2473.2 | 2,478 | 970 | 1,123 | 132 | 722 | 71 | 120 | 10,446 | 19 | 4.21 | 2.63 | 1.60 | 0.48 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 1.29 | .280 | 4.09 | 9.02 | |
| 13 | | 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 | ||
| 14 | | W. Hoyt | 1,134 | 630 | 229 | 170 | .574 | 405 | 3.59 | 216 | 25 | 51 | 3548.2 | 3,809 | 1,417 | 1,667 | 145 | 966 | 49 | 160 | 15,162 | 37 | 2.88 | 2.45 | 1.17 | 0.37 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.23 | 9.66 | |
| 15 | | B. Joe Bush | 1,128 | 409 | 164 | 165 | .498 | 329 | 3.52 | 205 | 32 | 16 | 2664.0 | 2,601 | 1,250 | 90 | 1,112 | 48 | 63 | 78 | 3.81 | 3.76 | 1.01 | 0.30 | 9.7 | 1.39 | .278 | 4.22 | 8.79 | ||||
| 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 | | C. Hubbell | 1,100 | 350 | 170 | 94 | .644 | 280 | 2.75 | 183 | 28 | 25 | 2392.1 | 2,248 | 730 | 860 | 126 | 444 | 41 | 58 | 9,773 | 30 | 4.14 | 1.67 | 2.48 | 0.47 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 1.13 | .263 | 3.24 | 8.46 | |
| 18 | | W. Cooper | 1,083 | 437 | 192 | 158 | .549 | 358 | 2.98 | 253 | 32 | 13 | 3063.2 | 3,028 | 1,245 | 98 | 707 | 91 | 58 | 35 | 3.18 | 2.08 | 1.53 | 0.29 | 5.6 | 1.22 | .274 | 3.66 | 8.90 | ||||
| 19 | | L. Meadows | 1,072 | 488 | 187 | 180 | .510 | 404 | 3.39 | 219 | 25 | 7 | 3145.2 | 3,297 | 1,494 | 84 | 954 | 85 | 57 | 60 | 3.07 | 2.73 | 1.12 | 0.24 | 7.1 | 1.35 | .288 | 4.27 | 9.43 | ||||
| 20 | | H. Pennock | 1,068 | 555 | 224 | 154 | .593 | 397 | 3.60 | 237 | 31 | 32 | 3312.0 | 3,670 | 1,577 | 121 | 790 | 30 | 111 | 52 | 2.90 | 2.15 | 1.35 | 0.33 | 5.6 | 1.35 | .294 | 4.29 | 9.97 | ||||
| 21 | | B. Hadley | 1,046 | 391 | 121 | 132 | .478 | 282 | 4.20 | 112 | 12 | 17 | 2250.0 | 2,244 | 1,049 | 1,206 | 110 | 1,104 | 51 | 72 | 9,904 | 44 | 4.18 | 4.42 | 0.95 | 0.44 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 1.49 | .281 | 4.82 | 8.98 | |
| 22 | | R. Walberg | 1,043 | 512 | 150 | 134 | .528 | 295 | 4.11 | 136 | 15 | 33 | 2537.1 | 2,650 | 1,159 | 1,353 | 157 | 983 | 24 | 133 | 11,044 | 36 | 3.70 | 3.49 | 1.06 | 0.56 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 1.43 | .282 | 4.80 | 9.40 | |
| 23 | | H. Ehmke | 1,032 | 425 | 166 | 166 | .500 | 338 | 3.75 | 199 | 20 | 15 | 2814.2 | 2,874 | 1,422 | 103 | 1,041 | 129 | 67 | 29 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 0.99 | 0.33 | 8.7 | 1.39 | .286 | 4.55 | 9.19 | ||||
| 24 | | G. Earnshaw | 1,008 | 319 | 127 | 93 | .577 | 249 | 4.38 | 115 | 18 | 12 | 1914.0 | 1,981 | 932 | 1,062 | 143 | 813 | 26 | 45 | 8,450 | 55 | 4.74 | 3.82 | 1.24 | 0.67 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 1.46 | .285 | 4.99 | 9.32 | |
| 25 | | U. Shocker | 989 | 412 | 187 | 117 | .615 | 317 | 3.07 | 200 | 28 | 25 | 2680.1 | 2,707 | 1,131 | 130 | 661 | 39 | 72 | 11,206 | 20 | 3.32 | 2.22 | 1.50 | 0.44 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 1.26 | .275 | 3.80 | 9.09 | ||
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