most strikeouts allowed from june 20, 1951 to october 1, 1973

Between June 20, 1951 and October 1, 1973, Bob Gibson struck out the most hitters, with 2,928 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 20, 1951 to october 1, 1973
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,928
473
237
151
.611
435
2.79
245
55
4
3535.1
2,923
1,095
1,243
223
1,170
93
17
98
14,526
101
7.45
2.98
2.50
0.57
20.2
8.1
1.16
.267
3.16
7.44
2Jim 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
3Don 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
4Sandy 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
5Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,391
398
138
127
.521
338
3.15
103
23
14
2409.2
1,876
843
961
158
1,251
59
32
68
10,216
137
8.93
4.67
1.91
0.59
23.4
12.2
1.30
.270
3.59
7.01
6Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,338
435
179
136
.568
386
3.35
144
35
9
2813.0
2,523
1,046
1,141
272
872
87
25
44
11,700
91
7.48
2.79
2.68
0.87
20.0
7.5
1.21
.277
3.65
8.07
7Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2,280
458
238
140
.630
446
2.84
244
52
2
3443.2
3,081
1,086
1,288
315
690
38
10
80
13,959
51
5.96
1.80
3.30
0.82
16.3
4.9
1.10
.260
3.37
8.05
8Camilo 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
9Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,078
449
177
144
.551
364
2.89
183
33
10
2981.0
2,629
957
1,114
216
777
67
31
113
12,171
109
6.27
2.35
2.67
0.65
17.1
6.4
1.14
.267
3.36
7.94
10Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
2,000
557
237
205
.536
505
3.43
257
35
19
3902.1
3,813
1,488
1,642
441
668
41
37
15,945
28
4.61
1.54
2.99
1.02
12.5
4.2
1.15
.264
3.79
8.79
11Whitey Ford
W. Ford
1,900
478
227
105
.684
426
2.75
149
43
10
3058.1
2,679
933
1,068
221
1,034
26
30
12,566
72
5.59
3.04
1.84
0.65
15.1
8.2
1.21
.262
3.14
7.88
12Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
1,874
554
270
182
.597
487
3.11
276
45
22
3846.0
3,584
1,329
1,471
337
992
34
53
15,775
50
4.39
2.32
1.89
0.79
11.9
6.3
1.19
.259
3.44
8.39
13Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
1,868
491
194
160
.548
440
3.35
136
24
5
3056.2
3,026
1,138
1,366
283
733
96
20
62
12,818
106
5.50
2.16
2.55
0.83
14.6
5.7
1.23
.279
4.02
8.91
14Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1,819
342
149
109
.578
284
3.13
149
27
7
2303.2
2,015
800
885
235
489
41
30
72
9,323
32
7.11
1.91
3.72
0.92
19.5
5.2
1.09
.264
3.46
7.87
15Milt 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
16Bob Friend
B. Friend
1,720
588
196
227
.463
492
3.57
163
36
10
3565.1
3,715
1,416
1,621
280
875
46
53
114
15,011
50
4.34
2.21
1.97
0.71
11.5
5.8
1.29
.284
4.09
9.38
17Larry 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
18Early Wynn
E. Wynn
1,701
429
195
134
.593
380
3.35
171
38
13
2827.0
2,508
1,051
1,165
239
1,115
43
39
11,881
33
5.42
3.55
1.53
0.76
14.3
9.4
1.28
.258
3.71
7.98
19Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
1,691
479
182
134
.576
362
3.09
163
37
32
2762.2
2,501
947
1,034
252
838
25
64
11,420
37
5.51
2.73
2.02
0.82
14.8
7.3
1.21
.261
3.37
8.15
20Bob Veale
B. Veale
1,687
379
120
94
.561
255
3.05
78
20
19
1913.0
1,669
648
746
89
854
29
58
60
8,107
91
7.94
4.02
1.98
0.42
20.8
10.5
1.32
.290
3.51
7.85
21Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1,655
251
135
76
.640
246
2.38
121
24
1
1931.1
1,524
511
563
143
493
37
5
37
7,689
44
7.71
2.30
3.36
0.67
21.5
6.4
1.04
.258
2.62
7.10
22Chris 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
23Hoyt 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
24Jim 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
25Harvey Haddix
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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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