Between August 8, 1946 and October 1, 1967, Warren Spahn struck out the most batters, with 2,541 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from August 8, 1946 to october 1, 1967| 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 |  | W. Spahn | 2,541 | 734 | 359 | 244 | .595 | 656 | 3.10 | 377 | 63 | 28 | 5168.2 | 4,765 | 1,779 | 1,989 | 433 | 1,406 | 40 | 62 | 21,241 | 74 | 4.42 | 2.45 | 1.81 | 0.75 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 1.19 | .258 | 3.46 | 8.30 | |
| 2 | | J. Bunning | 2,398 | 467 | 192 | 133 | .591 | 410 | 3.07 | 138 | 39 | 15 | 3058.2 | 2,694 | 1,042 | 1,172 | 313 | 800 | 131 | 31 | 72 | 12,618 | 38 | 7.06 | 2.35 | 3.00 | 0.92 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 1.14 | .265 | 3.45 | 7.93 |
| 3 |  | S. Koufax | 2,396 | 397 | 165 | 87 | .655 | 314 | 2.76 | 137 | 40 | 9 | 2324.1 | 1,754 | 713 | 806 | 204 | 817 | 18 | 44 | 48 | 9,497 | 87 | 9.28 | 3.16 | 2.93 | 0.79 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 1.11 | .256 | 3.12 | 6.79 |
| 4 | | R. Roberts | 2,362 | 676 | 286 | 245 | .539 | 609 | 3.40 | 305 | 45 | 25 | 4688.2 | 4,582 | 1,773 | 1,962 | 505 | 901 | 54 | 49 | 19,222 | 34 | 4.53 | 1.73 | 2.62 | 0.97 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 1.17 | .265 | 3.77 | 8.80 | |
| 5 | | D. Drysdale | 2,307 | 475 | 190 | 150 | .559 | 422 | 2.98 | 154 | 40 | 6 | 3130.1 | 2,812 | 1,036 | 1,190 | 260 | 786 | 140 | 34 | 113 | 12,876 | 77 | 6.63 | 2.26 | 2.94 | 0.75 | 17.9 | 6.1 | 1.15 | .272 | 3.42 | 8.08 |
| 6 | | E. Wynn | 2,102 | 579 | 259 | 195 | .570 | 514 | 3.52 | 241 | 43 | 13 | 3822.1 | 3,503 | 1,494 | 1,675 | 312 | 1,524 | 57 | 53 | 16,207 | 44 | 4.95 | 3.59 | 1.38 | 0.73 | 13.0 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .261 | 3.94 | 8.25 | |
| 7 | | C. Pascual | 1,992 | 460 | 157 | 151 | .510 | 358 | 3.63 | 124 | 32 | 10 | 2629.2 | 2,431 | 1,061 | 1,199 | 229 | 952 | 50 | 61 | 11,145 | 76 | 6.82 | 3.26 | 2.09 | 0.78 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 1.29 | .278 | 4.10 | 8.32 | |
| 8 | | B. Pierce | 1,988 | 580 | 211 | 169 | .555 | 433 | 3.27 | 193 | 38 | 33 | 3296.2 | 2,983 | 1,196 | 1,322 | 283 | 1,169 | 29 | 81 | 13,806 | 48 | 5.43 | 3.19 | 1.70 | 0.77 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 1.26 | .261 | 3.61 | 8.14 | |
| 9 | | W. Ford | 1,959 | 498 | 236 | 106 | .690 | 438 | 2.75 | 156 | 45 | 11 | 3170.1 | 2,766 | 968 | 1,107 | 228 | 1,086 | 28 | 35 | 13,031 | 75 | 5.56 | 3.08 | 1.80 | 0.65 | 15.0 | 8.3 | 1.22 | .261 | 3.14 | 7.85 | |
| 10 | | B. Friend | 1,734 | 602 | 197 | 230 | .461 | 497 | 3.58 | 163 | 36 | 10 | 3610.2 | 3,771 | 1,436 | 1,652 | 286 | 894 | 46 | 56 | 114 | 15,216 | 50 | 4.32 | 2.23 | 1.94 | 0.71 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.12 | 9.40 |
| 11 | | C. Simmons | 1,698 | 569 | 193 | 183 | .513 | 462 | 3.54 | 163 | 36 | 5 | 3348.1 | 3,316 | 1,318 | 1,551 | 255 | 1,065 | 52 | 54 | 14,203 | 41 | 4.56 | 2.86 | 1.59 | 0.69 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 1.31 | .275 | 4.17 | 8.91 | |
| 12 | | L. Jackson | 1,583 | 524 | 181 | 166 | .522 | 395 | 3.46 | 137 | 35 | 21 | 3019.0 | 2,977 | 1,159 | 1,320 | 250 | 763 | 64 | 73 | 91 | 12,597 | 56 | 4.72 | 2.27 | 2.07 | 0.75 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 1.24 | .274 | 3.94 | 8.87 |
| 13 |  | B. Gibson | 1,582 | 280 | 125 | 88 | .587 | 242 | 3.12 | 110 | 25 | 4 | 1904.0 | 1,612 | 660 | 749 | 147 | 704 | 59 | 17 | 48 | 7,948 | 62 | 7.48 | 3.33 | 2.25 | 0.69 | 19.9 | 8.9 | 1.22 | .269 | 3.54 | 7.62 |
| 14 | | H. Haddix | 1,576 | 453 | 136 | 113 | .546 | 286 | 3.63 | 99 | 20 | 20 | 2235.0 | 2,154 | 901 | 1,012 | 240 | 600 | 43 | 84 | 9,330 | 57 | 6.35 | 2.42 | 2.63 | 0.97 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 1.23 | .279 | 4.08 | 8.67 | |
| 15 | | J. Podres | 1,418 | 423 | 143 | 110 | .565 | 331 | 3.66 | 76 | 24 | 10 | 2200.1 | 2,173 | 894 | 992 | 235 | 715 | 27 | 44 | 9,284 | 64 | 5.80 | 2.92 | 1.98 | 0.96 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 1.31 | .281 | 4.06 | 8.89 | |
| 16 | | J. Marichal | 1,417 | 253 | 144 | 68 | .679 | 246 | 2.67 | 140 | 32 | 2 | 1924.1 | 1,622 | 570 | 665 | 187 | 403 | 18 | 7 | 41 | 7,730 | 24 | 6.63 | 1.88 | 3.52 | 0.87 | 18.3 | 5.2 | 1.05 | .252 | 3.11 | 7.59 |
| 17 | | H. Wilhelm | 1,381 | 865 | 126 | 104 | .548 | 52 | 2.51 | 20 | 5 | 185 | 1956.2 | 1,532 | 545 | 674 | 131 | 668 | 55 | 515 | 47 | 7,960 | 77 | 6.35 | 3.07 | 2.07 | 0.60 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 1.12 | .245 | 3.10 | 7.05 |
| 18 | | S. Jones | 1,378 | 322 | 102 | 101 | .502 | 222 | 3.59 | 76 | 17 | 10 | 1643.1 | 1,401 | 655 | 752 | 151 | 822 | 60 | 45 | 37 | 7,073 | 45 | 7.55 | 4.50 | 1.68 | 0.83 | 19.5 | 11.6 | 1.35 | .268 | 4.12 | 7.67 |
| 19 | | J. Nuxhall | 1,376 | 525 | 135 | 117 | .536 | 287 | 3.88 | 83 | 20 | 19 | 2301.2 | 2,308 | 992 | 1,088 | 209 | 771 | 70 | 100 | 9,802 | 42 | 5.38 | 3.01 | 1.78 | 0.82 | 14.0 | 7.9 | 1.34 | .285 | 4.25 | 9.02 | |
| 20 | | J. Maloney | 1,302 | 219 | 106 | 65 | .620 | 196 | 3.04 | 60 | 22 | 3 | 1416.1 | 1,139 | 479 | 525 | 104 | 605 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 5,896 | 93 | 8.27 | 3.84 | 2.15 | 0.66 | 22.1 | 10.3 | 1.23 | .268 | 3.34 | 7.24 |
| 21 | | B. Buhl | 1,267 | 457 | 166 | 132 | .557 | 369 | 3.55 | 111 | 20 | 6 | 2587.0 | 2,446 | 1,019 | 1,162 | 238 | 1,105 | 37 | 38 | 50 | 11,051 | 67 | 4.41 | 3.84 | 1.15 | 0.83 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 1.37 | .263 | 4.04 | 8.51 |
| 22 | | B. Turley | 1,265 | 310 | 101 | 85 | .543 | 237 | 3.64 | 78 | 24 | 13 | 1713.0 | 1,365 | 693 | 752 | 140 | 1,068 | 56 | 38 | 21 | 7,445 | 39 | 6.65 | 5.61 | 1.18 | 0.74 | 17.0 | 14.3 | 1.42 | .249 | 3.95 | 7.17 |
| 23 | | B. Lemon | 1,259 | 442 | 205 | 124 | .623 | 348 | 3.25 | 188 | 31 | 21 | 2803.0 | 2,523 | 1,013 | 1,166 | 180 | 1,213 | 57 | 65 | 11,895 | 60 | 4.04 | 3.89 | 1.04 | 0.58 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 1.33 | .255 | 3.74 | 8.10 | |
| 24 | | J. Pizarro | 1,255 | 332 | 106 | 76 | .582 | 205 | 3.35 | 65 | 14 | 17 | 1588.2 | 1,398 | 592 | 681 | 152 | 672 | 32 | 65 | 41 | 6,756 | 51 | 7.11 | 3.81 | 1.87 | 0.86 | 18.6 | 9.9 | 1.30 | .268 | 3.86 | 7.92 |
| 25 | | P. Ramos | 1,251 | 535 | 113 | 156 | .420 | 268 | 4.03 | 73 | 13 | 52 | 2274.2 | 2,272 | 1,018 | 1,158 | 304 | 696 | 63 | 166 | 63 | 9,674 | 32 | 4.95 | 2.75 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 1.30 | .267 | 4.58 | 8.99 |
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