Between August 7, 1961 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 7, 1961 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 | ||
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| 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 | | 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 |
| 8 |  | B. Gibson | 2,883 | 464 | 237 | 155 | .605 | 443 | 2.83 | 244 | 54 | 5 | 3574.1 | 2,981 | 1,122 | 1,263 | 235 | 1,173 | 95 | 12 | 103 | 14,702 | 96 | 7.26 | 2.95 | 2.46 | 0.59 | 19.6 | 8.0 | 1.16 | .266 | 3.18 | 7.51 |
| 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 | | 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 |
| 13 | | J. Kaat | 2,362 | 859 | 278 | 218 | .560 | 596 | 3.40 | 176 | 31 | 17 | 4355.0 | 4,450 | 1,644 | 1,923 | 379 | 994 | 106 | 98 | 114 | 18,240 | 121 | 4.88 | 2.05 | 2.38 | 0.78 | 12.9 | 5.4 | 1.25 | .283 | 3.97 | 9.20 |
| 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. 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 |
| 16 | | J. Marichal | 2,147 | 439 | 228 | 133 | .632 | 427 | 2.85 | 232 | 49 | 2 | 3290.0 | 2,958 | 1,042 | 1,233 | 294 | 642 | 38 | 9 | 77 | 13,339 | 42 | 5.87 | 1.76 | 3.34 | 0.80 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 1.09 | .261 | 3.37 | 8.09 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | J. Bunning | 1,890 | 379 | 142 | 123 | .536 | 350 | 3.23 | 95 | 31 | 11 | 2484.2 | 2,323 | 893 | 997 | 225 | 602 | 108 | 21 | 74 | 10,313 | 30 | 6.85 | 2.18 | 3.14 | 0.81 | 18.3 | 5.8 | 1.18 | .280 | 3.61 | 8.41 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | R. Wise | 1,647 | 506 | 188 | 181 | .509 | 455 | 3.69 | 138 | 30 | 0 | 3127.1 | 3,227 | 1,281 | 1,455 | 261 | 804 | 44 | 15 | 83 | 13,157 | 49 | 4.74 | 2.31 | 2.05 | 0.75 | 12.5 | 6.1 | 1.29 | .285 | 4.19 | 9.29 |
| 25 | | A. Downing | 1,634 | 403 | 123 | 106 | .537 | 316 | 3.20 | 73 | 24 | 3 | 2264.1 | 1,945 | 806 | 933 | 177 | 925 | 30 | 37 | 31 | 9,512 | 76 | 6.49 | 3.68 | 1.77 | 0.70 | 17.2 | 9.7 | 1.27 | .262 | 3.71 | 7.73 |
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