most strikeouts allowed from july 27, 1958 to october 1, 1980

Between July 27, 1958 and October 1, 1980, Gaylord Perry struck out the most batters, with 3,276 strikeouts.

Regular season

	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	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3,276	692	289	230	.557	605	2.96	291	52	10	4796.1	4,297	1,578	1,833	339	1,251	96	33	154	19,575	139	6.15	2.35	2.62	0.64	16.7	6.4	1.16	.271	3.44	8.06
2	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3,117	528	251	174	.591	482	2.91	255	56	6	3884.1	3,279	1,258	1,420	257	1,336	102	21	118	16,066	109	7.22	3.10	2.33	0.60	19.4	8.3	1.19	.269	3.29	7.60
3	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,100	430	178	168	.514	396	3.18	173	44	3	2918.0	2,088	1,031	1,175	158	1,744	83	13	43	12,358	135	9.56	5.38	1.78	0.49	25.1	14.1	1.31	.265	3.62	6.44
4	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2,988	481	245	141	.635	475	2.60	202	53	1	3622.2	2,895	1,048	1,150	272	1,008	49	5	89	14,505	88	7.42	2.50	2.96	0.68	20.6	6.9	1.08	.257	2.86	7.19
5	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,969	525	249	169	.596	507	3.02	213	45	1	3789.1	3,311	1,273	1,443	294	1,292	43	7	112	15,639	124	7.05	3.07	2.30	0.70	19.0	8.3	1.21	.273	3.43	7.86
6	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	2,894	577	259	193	.573	514	3.27	261	47	7	4004.1	3,615	1,456	1,613	431	841	72	34	106	16,271	55	6.50	1.89	3.44	0.97	17.8	5.2	1.11	.265	3.63	8.12
7	Mickey Lolich 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
8	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2,648	532	230	175	.568	516	3.07	156	52	4	3720.2	3,193	1,271	1,404	302	963	61	11	86	15,151	84	6.41	2.33	2.75	0.73	17.5	6.4	1.12	.259	3.40	7.72
9	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,573	647	233	208	.528	503	3.14	216	38	29	4036.0	3,656	1,408	1,660	345	1,215	102	81	77	16,755	187	5.74	2.71	2.12	0.77	15.4	7.3	1.21	.264	3.70	8.15
10	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,490	495	188	163	.536	458	3.25	131	36	13	3261.0	2,993	1,178	1,318	309	818	140	27	86	13,510	38	6.87	2.26	3.04	0.85	18.4	6.1	1.17	.275	3.64	8.26
11	Sam McDowell 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	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	2,400	771	272	228	.544	622	3.44	180	31	11	4367.1	4,433	1,669	1,954	382	1,033	120	65	97	18,314	124	4.95	2.13	2.32	0.79	13.1	5.6	1.25	.282	4.03	9.14
13	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	2,354	558	225	165	.577	470	3.27	186	49	15	3399.1	2,982	1,236	1,349	340	1,077	49	51	51	13,989	27	6.23	2.85	2.19	0.90	16.8	7.7	1.19	.260	3.57	7.90
14	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2,302	471	243	142	.631	457	2.89	244	52	2	3507.0	3,153	1,126	1,329	320	709	40	11	82	14,237	51	5.91	1.82	3.25	0.82	16.2	5.0	1.10	.261	3.41	8.09
15	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,250	387	156	141	.525	382	2.96	150	41	0	2841.1	2,554	933	1,051	206	770	70	3	48	11,630	63	7.13	2.44	2.92	0.65	19.3	6.6	1.17	.282	3.33	8.09
16	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,212	429	183	142	.563	408	2.88	154	45	6	2997.2	2,658	960	1,106	242	721	134	18	113	12,255	68	6.64	2.16	3.07	0.73	18.0	5.9	1.13	.270	3.32	7.98
17	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2,143	311	148	73	.670	272	2.58	129	38	8	2026.1	1,499	582	661	171	657	15	21	43	8,202	73	9.52	2.92	3.26	0.76	26.1	8.0	1.06	.255	2.94	6.66
18	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	2,101	450	175	163	.518	415	3.19	126	28	7	3043.2	2,793	1,080	1,218	229	970	57	16	101	12,607	70	6.21	2.87	2.17	0.68	16.7	7.7	1.24	.277	3.60	8.26
19	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	2,036	481	241	132	.646	453	2.74	198	51	3	3499.1	2,929	1,067	1,189	254	1,166	32	11	34	14,244	79	5.24	3.00	1.75	0.65	14.3	8.2	1.17	.249	3.06	7.53
20	Catfish Hunter 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
21	Tommy John T. John	1,800	523	214	151	.586	482	3.02	128	42	3	3347.1	3,189	1,124	1,320	196	918	67	13	76	13,831	127	4.84	2.47	1.96	0.53	13.0	6.6	1.23	.276	3.55	8.57
22	Vida Blue V. Blue	1,748	372	170	120	.586	361	3.12	134	35	2	2657.1	2,327	922	1,038	187	856	19	2	50	10,903	73	5.92	2.90	2.04	0.63	16.0	7.9	1.20	.264	3.52	7.88
23	Joe Coleman 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	Bob Veale 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
25	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	1,684	498	202	161	.556	452	3.41	127	43	4	3099.0	2,977	1,173	1,300	294	826	71	25	88	12,845	95	4.89	2.40	2.04	0.85	13.1	6.4	1.23	.269	3.78	8.65

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
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Tue 9/15	SFG	@	STL	7:45 PM
Wed 9/16	SFG	@	STL	1:15 PM
Fri 9/18	SFG	@	LAD	10:15 PM
Sat 9/19	SFG	@	LAD	9:10 PM
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Phillies	83	67	.553	4.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
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Twins	70	80	.467	7.0
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Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
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