most strikeouts allowed from july 28, 1950 to june 24, 1974

Between July 28, 1950 and June 24, 1974, Bob Gibson struck out the most batters, with 2,988 strikeouts.

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	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	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2,988	488	241	159	.603	450	2.84	248	56	4	3640.0	3,032	1,150	1,302	235	1,217	97	17	105	14,991	102	7.39	3.01	2.46	0.58	19.9	8.1	1.17	.268	3.22	7.50
2	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,855	591	224	184	.549	519	3.27	151	40	16	3760.0	3,433	1,365	1,527	372	1,000	160	39	98	15,615	47	6.83	2.39	2.86	0.89	18.3	6.4	1.18	.273	3.66	8.22
3	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,486	518	209	166	.557	465	2.95	167	49	6	3432.0	3,084	1,124	1,292	280	855	154	34	123	14,097	81	6.52	2.24	2.91	0.73	17.6	6.1	1.15	.272	3.39	8.09
4	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,433	453	188	143	.568	404	3.34	157	36	9	2961.2	2,647	1,099	1,201	288	910	89	25	48	12,286	97	7.39	2.77	2.67	0.88	19.8	7.4	1.20	.275	3.65	8.04
5	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	2,401	404	139	129	.519	340	3.15	103	23	14	2427.2	1,889	850	968	158	1,266	59	33	69	10,300	138	8.90	4.69	1.90	0.59	23.3	12.3	1.30	.270	3.59	7.00
6	Sandy Koufax 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
7	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2,287	463	240	141	.630	450	2.87	244	52	2	3471.1	3,119	1,108	1,310	318	697	39	10	80	14,087	51	5.93	1.81	3.28	0.82	16.2	4.9	1.10	.261	3.40	8.09
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	2,178	465	190	145	.567	380	2.81	196	36	10	3127.2	2,712	978	1,141	222	825	71	31	113	12,728	110	6.27	2.37	2.64	0.64	17.1	6.5	1.13	.264	3.28	7.80
9	Camilo Pascual C. Pascual	2,168	529	174	170	.506	404	3.63	132	36	10	2930.2	2,704	1,182	1,333	256	1,069	61	67		12,418	86	6.66	3.28	2.03	0.79	17.5	8.6	1.29	.276	4.09	8.30
10	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	2,088	590	252	216	.538	536	3.41	272	39	20	4144.0	4,039	1,569	1,734	464	722	43	39		16,923	31	4.53	1.57	2.89	1.01	12.3	4.3	1.15	.263	3.77	8.77
11	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	1,994	584	286	193	.597	516	3.09	295	49	22	4075.2	3,776	1,399	1,553	352	1,077	34	54		16,722	54	4.40	2.38	1.85	0.78	11.9	6.4	1.19	.258	3.43	8.34
12	Whitey Ford W. Ford	1,948	494	234	106	.688	435	2.73	156	45	11	3145.1	2,739	954	1,093	227	1,071	27	35		12,917	74	5.57	3.06	1.82	0.65	15.1	8.3	1.21	.260	3.13	7.84
13	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	1,912	509	201	166	.548	455	3.38	139	24	5	3156.0	3,134	1,185	1,416	291	763	100	20	63	13,244	110	5.45	2.18	2.51	0.83	14.4	5.8	1.23	.279	4.04	8.94
14	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	1,904	360	157	117	.573	302	3.16	162	29	7	2442.0	2,141	858	950	252	510	45	30	73	9,877	34	7.02	1.88	3.73	0.93	19.3	5.2	1.09	.264	3.50	7.89
15	Early Wynn E. Wynn	1,820	456	208	145	.589	405	3.32	186	40	13	3028.0	2,666	1,116	1,244	254	1,199	46	41		12,713	35	5.41	3.56	1.52	0.75	14.3	9.4	1.28	.257	3.70	7.92
16	Billy Pierce B. Pierce	1,791	506	194	144	.574	385	3.13	178	37	32	2943.2	2,691	1,023	1,132	262	918	28	66		12,228	39	5.48	2.81	1.95	0.80	14.6	7.5	1.23	.263	3.46	8.23
17	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,768	267	139	82	.629	262	2.45	127	26	1	2050.0	1,627	559	613	158	527	38	5	44	8,169	45	7.76	2.31	3.35	0.69	21.6	6.5	1.05	.259	2.69	7.14
18	Bob Friend 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
19	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	1,730	520	209	164	.560	465	3.40	129	43	4	3186.0	3,046	1,203	1,331	298	858	72	33	88	13,195	97	4.89	2.42	2.02	0.84	13.1	6.5	1.23	.268	3.76	8.60
20	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	1,710	558	194	183	.515	429	3.40	149	37	21	3262.2	3,206	1,234	1,406	259	823	68	73	106	13,594	58	4.72	2.27	2.08	0.71	12.6	6.1	1.23	.275	3.88	8.84
21	Bob Veale B. Veale	1,697	388	120	95	.558	255	3.06	78	20	20	1921.0	1,679	654	752	90	857	29	62	60	8,144	91	7.95	4.02	1.98	0.42	20.8	10.5	1.32	.290	3.52	7.87
22	Chris Short C. Short	1,629	501	135	132	.506	308	3.43	88	24	18	2325.0	2,215	886	991	183	806	61	78	73	9,802	73	6.31	3.12	2.02	0.71	16.6	8.2	1.30	.285	3.84	8.57
23	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,628	309	126	110	.534	295	3.06	94	34	3	2126.1	1,829	724	801	158	543	41	9	55	8,657	56	6.89	2.30	3.00	0.67	18.8	6.3	1.12	.266	3.39	7.74
24	Hoyt Wilhelm H. Wilhelm	1,613	1,070	143	122	.540	52	2.52	20	5	228	2255.2	1,756	632	772	150	776	62	651	63	9,173	92	6.44	3.10	2.08	0.60	17.6	8.5	1.12	.244	3.08	7.01
25	Jim Maloney J. Maloney	1,605	302	134	84	.615	262	3.19	74	30	4	1849.0	1,518	655	729	138	810	36	18	37	7,746	125	7.81	3.94	1.98	0.67	20.7	10.5	1.26	.268	3.55	7.39

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
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Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
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White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
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