
Between August 22, 1960 and October 2, 1983, Steve Carlton struck out the most hitters, with 3,709 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from August 22, 1960 to october 2, 1983| 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 | S. Carlton | 3,709 | 624 | 300 | 200 | .600 | 606 | 3.01 | 250 | 55 | 1 | 4558.2 | 3,993 | 1,524 | 1,733 | 340 | 1,524 | 48 | 7 | 130 | 18,778 | 155 | 7.32 | 3.01 | 2.43 | 0.67 | 19.8 | 8.1 | 1.21 | .278 | 3.42 | 7.88 | |
| 2 | N. Ryan | 3,677 | 516 | 219 | 195 | .529 | 482 | 3.10 | 193 | 52 | 3 | 3520.2 | 2,523 | 1,214 | 1,385 | 190 | 2,022 | 96 | 13 | 50 | 14,845 | 174 | 9.40 | 5.17 | 1.82 | 0.49 | 24.8 | 13.6 | 1.29 | .263 | 3.54 | 6.45 | |
| 3 | G. Perry | 3,534 | 777 | 314 | 265 | .542 | 690 | 3.11 | 303 | 53 | 10 | 5350.0 | 4,938 | 1,846 | 2,128 | 399 | 1,378 | 108 | 33 | 163 | 21,953 | 160 | 5.95 | 2.32 | 2.56 | 0.67 | 16.1 | 6.3 | 1.18 | .275 | 3.58 | 8.31 | |
| 4 | T. Seaver | 3,272 | 559 | 273 | 170 | .616 | 553 | 2.73 | 213 | 56 | 1 | 4131.1 | 3,352 | 1,254 | 1,380 | 314 | 1,204 | 59 | 5 | 106 | 16,639 | 106 | 7.13 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 0.68 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 1.10 | .258 | 3.01 | 7.30 | |
| 5 | F. Jenkins | 3,191 | 664 | 284 | 226 | .557 | 594 | 3.34 | 267 | 49 | 7 | 4500.2 | 4,142 | 1,669 | 1,853 | 484 | 997 | 84 | 37 | 117 | 18,404 | 62 | 6.38 | 1.99 | 3.20 | 0.97 | 17.3 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .268 | 3.71 | 8.28 | |
| 6 | D. Sutton | 3,065 | 622 | 266 | 206 | .564 | 605 | 3.11 | 172 | 56 | 5 | 4357.2 | 3,765 | 1,504 | 1,662 | 347 | 1,113 | 68 | 12 | 93 | 17,748 | 89 | 6.33 | 2.30 | 2.75 | 0.72 | 17.3 | 6.3 | 1.12 | .260 | 3.43 | 7.78 | |
| 7 | B. Gibson | 3,012 | 498 | 245 | 165 | .598 | 464 | 2.87 | 251 | 55 | 6 | 3744.1 | 3,126 | 1,195 | 1,343 | 248 | 1,263 | 101 | 17 | 113 | 15,435 | 102 | 7.24 | 3.04 | 2.38 | 0.60 | 19.5 | 8.2 | 1.17 | .266 | 3.23 | 7.51 | |
| 8 | P. Niekro | 2,912 | 739 | 268 | 230 | .538 | 594 | 3.20 | 226 | 43 | 29 | 4619.1 | 4,218 | 1,640 | 1,917 | 392 | 1,452 | 108 | 81 | 83 | 19,218 | 201 | 5.67 | 2.83 | 2.01 | 0.76 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 1.23 | .267 | 3.73 | 8.22 | |
| 9 | M. Lolich | 2,832 | 586 | 217 | 191 | .532 | 496 | 3.44 | 195 | 41 | 10 | 3638.1 | 3,366 | 1,390 | 1,537 | 347 | 1,099 | 91 | 40 | 67 | 15,139 | 123 | 7.01 | 2.72 | 2.58 | 0.86 | 18.7 | 7.3 | 1.23 | .280 | 3.80 | 8.33 | |
| 10 | B. Blyleven | 2,499 | 435 | 176 | 160 | .524 | 430 | 3.01 | 164 | 42 | 0 | 3177.1 | 2,875 | 1,063 | 1,191 | 225 | 865 | 85 | 3 | 53 | 13,023 | 71 | 7.08 | 2.45 | 2.89 | 0.64 | 19.2 | 6.6 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.37 | 8.14 | |
| 11 | S. McDowell | 2,453 | 425 | 141 | 134 | .513 | 346 | 3.17 | 103 | 23 | 14 | 2492.1 | 1,948 | 879 | 999 | 164 | 1,312 | 59 | 39 | 73 | 10,589 | 141 | 8.86 | 4.74 | 1.87 | 0.59 | 23.2 | 12.4 | 1.31 | .270 | 3.61 | 7.03 | |
| 12 | J. Kaat | 2,437 | 884 | 282 | 230 | .551 | 614 | 3.42 | 180 | 31 | 17 | 4477.2 | 4,569 | 1,700 | 1,990 | 386 | 1,049 | 115 | 102 | 115 | 18,780 | 126 | 4.90 | 2.11 | 2.32 | 0.78 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 1.25 | .283 | 4.00 | 9.18 | |
| 13 | L. Tiant | 2,416 | 573 | 229 | 172 | .571 | 484 | 3.30 | 187 | 49 | 15 | 3486.1 | 3,075 | 1,280 | 1,400 | 346 | 1,104 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 14,366 | 27 | 6.24 | 2.85 | 2.19 | 0.89 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 1.20 | .261 | 3.61 | 7.94 | |
| 14 | J. Koosman | 2,359 | 557 | 202 | 190 | .515 | 475 | 3.33 | 134 | 31 | 17 | 3516.0 | 3,296 | 1,301 | 1,457 | 268 | 1,104 | 65 | 43 | 113 | 14,613 | 81 | 6.04 | 2.83 | 2.14 | 0.69 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.73 | 8.44 | |
| 15 | J. Marichal | 2,270 | 465 | 239 | 142 | .627 | 451 | 2.90 | 240 | 51 | 2 | 3457.1 | 3,122 | 1,113 | 1,315 | 318 | 697 | 40 | 11 | 82 | 14,048 | 49 | 5.91 | 1.81 | 3.26 | 0.83 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 1.10 | .261 | 3.42 | 8.13 | |
| 16 | J. Palmer | 2,208 | 553 | 268 | 149 | .643 | 518 | 2.83 | 211 | 53 | 4 | 3930.1 | 3,327 | 1,235 | 1,376 | 301 | 1,294 | 38 | 13 | 36 | 16,028 | 85 | 5.06 | 2.96 | 1.71 | 0.69 | 13.8 | 8.1 | 1.18 | .248 | 3.15 | 7.62 | |
| 17 | J. Bunning | 2,057 | 413 | 157 | 136 | .536 | 383 | 3.22 | 106 | 33 | 12 | 2726.2 | 2,536 | 975 | 1,099 | 245 | 661 | 118 | 22 | 77 | 11,311 | 32 | 6.79 | 2.18 | 3.11 | 0.81 | 18.2 | 5.8 | 1.17 | .278 | 3.63 | 8.37 | |
| 18 | C. Hunter | 2,011 | 500 | 224 | 166 | .574 | 476 | 3.26 | 181 | 42 | 1 | 3449.1 | 2,958 | 1,248 | 1,380 | 374 | 954 | 49 | 6 | 57 | 14,032 | 49 | 5.25 | 2.49 | 2.11 | 0.98 | 14.3 | 6.8 | 1.13 | .243 | 3.60 | 7.72 | |
| 19 | T. John | 1,983 | 614 | 248 | 184 | .574 | 569 | 3.12 | 154 | 44 | 3 | 3944.0 | 3,850 | 1,369 | 1,598 | 241 | 1,045 | 75 | 15 | 84 | 16,339 | 151 | 4.53 | 2.38 | 1.90 | 0.55 | 12.1 | 6.4 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.65 | 8.79 | |
| 20 | V. Blue | 1,972 | 441 | 191 | 143 | .572 | 425 | 3.21 | 142 | 37 | 2 | 3055.2 | 2,687 | 1,091 | 1,222 | 227 | 1,028 | 22 | 6 | 57 | 12,601 | 90 | 5.81 | 3.03 | 1.92 | 0.67 | 15.6 | 8.2 | 1.22 | .263 | 3.60 | 7.91 | |
| 21 | S. Koufax | 1,763 | 233 | 131 | 51 | .720 | 218 | 2.24 | 117 | 35 | 5 | 1681.2 | 1,214 | 419 | 480 | 125 | 434 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 6,672 | 51 | 9.44 | 2.32 | 4.06 | 0.67 | 26.4 | 6.5 | 0.98 | .251 | 2.57 | 6.50 | |
| 22 | R. May | 1,760 | 535 | 152 | 156 | .494 | 360 | 3.46 | 87 | 24 | 12 | 2622.0 | 2,314 | 1,007 | 1,150 | 199 | 958 | 42 | 73 | 56 | 10,904 | 68 | 6.04 | 3.29 | 1.84 | 0.68 | 16.1 | 8.8 | 1.25 | .266 | 3.95 | 7.94 | |
| 23 | J. Coleman | 1,728 | 484 | 142 | 135 | .513 | 340 | 3.70 | 94 | 18 | 7 | 2569.0 | 2,416 | 1,056 | 1,202 | 233 | 1,004 | 90 | 70 | 65 | 10,949 | 119 | 6.05 | 3.52 | 1.72 | 0.82 | 15.8 | 9.2 | 1.33 | .277 | 4.21 | 8.46 | |
| 24 | D. Drysdale | 1,724 | 341 | 148 | 113 | .567 | 331 | 2.80 | 124 | 38 | 3 | 2425.2 | 2,169 | 754 | 883 | 182 | 542 | 102 | 8 | 99 | 9,880 | 61 | 6.40 | 2.01 | 3.18 | 0.68 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 1.12 | .271 | 3.28 | 8.05 | |
| 25 | B. Veale | 1,703 | 397 | 120 | 95 | .558 | 255 | 3.07 | 78 | 20 | 21 | 1926.0 | 1,684 | 656 | 754 | 91 | 858 | 29 | 63 | 61 | 8,165 | 92 | 7.96 | 4.01 | 1.98 | 0.43 | 20.9 | 10.5 | 1.32 | .290 | 3.52 | 7.87 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | 13 | .683 | ||
19 | 22 | .463 | 9.0 | |
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19 | 22 | .463 | 9.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
27 | 14 | .659 | ||
22 | 16 | .579 | 3.5 | |
23 | 17 | .575 | 3.5 | |
22 | 19 | .537 | 5.0 | |
22 | 19 | .537 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
24 | 16 | .600 | ||
24 | 16 | .600 | ||
19 | 20 | .487 | 4.5 | |
16 | 24 | .400 | 8.0 | |
16 | 25 | .390 | 8.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 13 | .667 | ||
26 | 16 | .619 | 1.5 | |
19 | 23 | .452 | 8.5 | |
18 | 22 | .450 | 8.5 | |
17 | 23 | .425 | 9.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
22 | 21 | .512 | ||
19 | 21 | .475 | 1.5 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 2.0 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 2.0 | |
18 | 23 | .439 | 3.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
21 | 19 | .525 | ||
19 | 21 | .475 | 2.0 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 2.5 | |
16 | 25 | .390 | 5.5 | |
16 | 26 | .381 | 6.0 |