Between June 24, 1915 and October 3, 1937, Dazzy Vance struck out the most batters, with 2,045 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 24, 1915 to October 3, 1937| 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 |  | D. Vance | 2,045 | 441 | 197 | 139 | .586 | 348 | 3.23 | 217 | 29 | 12 | 2965.0 | 2,805 | 1,065 | 1,244 | 132 | 837 | 76 | 52 | 12,365 | 37 | 6.21 | 2.54 | 2.44 | 0.40 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 1.23 | .288 | 3.78 | 8.51 | |
| 2 | | L. Grove | 1,973 | 526 | 257 | 120 | .682 | 371 | 3.00 | 250 | 31 | 53 | 3296.0 | 3,185 | 1,098 | 1,311 | 118 | 982 | 36 | 119 | 13,864 | 44 | 5.39 | 2.68 | 2.01 | 0.32 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 1.26 | .285 | 3.58 | 8.70 | |
| 3 |  | W. Johnson | 1,755 | 461 | 227 | 159 | .588 | 380 | 2.60 | 285 | 54 | 25 | 3335.1 | 2,933 | 1,204 | 72 | 857 | 115 | 77 | 58 | 4.74 | 2.31 | 2.05 | 0.19 | 6.3 | 1.14 | .265 | 3.25 | 7.91 | ||||
| 4 | | B. Grimes | 1,521 | 616 | 270 | 212 | .560 | 496 | 3.54 | 314 | 35 | 17 | 4177.0 | 4,420 | 2,048 | 149 | 1,297 | 97 | 94 | 17,974 | 92 | 3.28 | 2.79 | 1.17 | 0.32 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 1.37 | .286 | 4.41 | 9.52 | ||
| 5 | | R. Ruffing | 1,477 | 460 | 172 | 177 | .493 | 374 | 4.02 | 229 | 25 | 18 | 3054.0 | 3,068 | 1,365 | 1,584 | 165 | 1,155 | 47 | 69 | 13,163 | 37 | 4.35 | 3.40 | 1.28 | 0.49 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 1.38 | .281 | 4.67 | 9.04 | |
| 6 | | R. Faber | 1,304 | 610 | 232 | 201 | .536 | 451 | 3.21 | 251 | 26 | 23 | 3776.2 | 3,847 | 1,688 | 108 | 1,105 | 89 | 113 | 43 | 3.11 | 2.63 | 1.18 | 0.26 | 6.9 | 1.31 | .279 | 4.02 | 9.17 | ||||
| 7 | | G. Alexander | 1,299 | 492 | 265 | 152 | .635 | 437 | 2.58 | 311 | 62 | 24 | 3694.2 | 3,579 | 1,308 | 132 | 538 | 34 | 43 | 24 | 3.16 | 1.31 | 2.41 | 0.32 | 3.6 | 1.11 | .268 | 3.19 | 8.72 | ||||
| 8 | | C. Hubbell | 1,259 | 389 | 192 | 102 | .653 | 312 | 2.79 | 201 | 32 | 29 | 2654.0 | 2,509 | 823 | 968 | 144 | 501 | 44 | 64 | 10,859 | 37 | 4.27 | 1.70 | 2.51 | 0.49 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 1.13 | .265 | 3.28 | 8.51 | |
| 9 | | E. Whitehill | 1,251 | 491 | 205 | 170 | .547 | 439 | 4.29 | 220 | 15 | 10 | 3314.1 | 3,626 | 1,578 | 1,850 | 166 | 1,298 | 88 | 40 | 14,612 | 35 | 3.40 | 3.52 | 0.96 | 0.45 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 1.49 | .293 | 5.02 | 9.85 | |
| 10 | | C. Root | 1,230 | 498 | 175 | 134 | .566 | 291 | 3.52 | 157 | 21 | 28 | 2652.1 | 2,651 | 1,037 | 1,194 | 150 | 754 | 75 | 140 | 11,176 | 21 | 4.17 | 2.56 | 1.63 | 0.51 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 1.28 | .279 | 4.05 | 9.00 | |
| 11 | | S. Sam Jones | 1,204 | 630 | 228 | 213 | .517 | 486 | 3.85 | 250 | 36 | 30 | 3826.1 | 4,056 | 1,979 | 154 | 1,382 | 70 | 105 | 72 | 2.83 | 3.25 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 8.4 | 1.42 | .284 | 4.65 | 9.54 | ||||
| 12 | | W. Hoyt | 1,199 | 668 | 237 | 179 | .570 | 424 | 3.58 | 226 | 26 | 53 | 3744.0 | 4,020 | 1,491 | 1,764 | 153 | 1,002 | 49 | 170 | 15,991 | 39 | 2.88 | 2.41 | 1.20 | 0.37 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 1.34 | .285 | 4.24 | 9.66 | |
| 13 | | B. Shawkey | 1,170 | 415 | 168 | 131 | .562 | 274 | 3.13 | 164 | 26 | 27 | 2490.0 | 2,304 | 866 | 1,016 | 102 | 858 | 38 | 105 | 10,326 | 36 | 4.23 | 3.10 | 1.36 | 0.37 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.67 | 8.33 | |
| 14 | | E. Rixey | 1,153 | 601 | 242 | 220 | .524 | 493 | 3.16 | 264 | 33 | 12 | 4012.1 | 4,161 | 1,768 | 87 | 897 | 65 | 85 | 73 | 2.59 | 2.01 | 1.29 | 0.20 | 5.4 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.97 | 9.33 | ||||
| 15 | | G. Uhle | 1,138 | 513 | 200 | 166 | .546 | 368 | 4.01 | 232 | 21 | 27 | 3114.0 | 3,417 | 1,635 | 119 | 968 | 116 | 115 | 13,606 | 55 | 3.29 | 2.80 | 1.18 | 0.34 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 1.41 | .293 | 4.73 | 9.88 | ||
| 16 | | D. Luque | 1,124 | 546 | 194 | 178 | .522 | 364 | 3.24 | 205 | 26 | 29 | 3207.0 | 3,225 | 1,404 | 112 | 912 | 27 | 127 | 13,416 | 48 | 3.15 | 2.56 | 1.23 | 0.31 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 1.29 | .277 | 3.94 | 9.05 | ||
| 17 | | B. Hadley | 1,116 | 420 | 132 | 140 | .485 | 307 | 4.28 | 118 | 12 | 17 | 2428.1 | 2,443 | 1,154 | 1,328 | 126 | 1,187 | 54 | 75 | 10,708 | 49 | 4.14 | 4.40 | 0.94 | 0.47 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 1.49 | .282 | 4.92 | 9.05 | |
| 18 | | L. Gomez | 1,106 | 264 | 135 | 69 | .662 | 220 | 3.20 | 129 | 20 | 10 | 1796.2 | 1,618 | 639 | 758 | 105 | 721 | 13 | 28 | 7,621 | 22 | 5.54 | 3.61 | 1.53 | 0.53 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 1.30 | .267 | 3.80 | 8.11 | |
| 19 | | D. Dean | 1,095 | 273 | 134 | 75 | .641 | 196 | 2.99 | 141 | 23 | 31 | 1738.2 | 1,684 | 577 | 676 | 83 | 405 | 25 | 69 | 7,212 | 12 | 5.67 | 2.10 | 2.70 | 0.43 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 1.20 | .286 | 3.50 | 8.72 | |
| 20 | | R. Walberg | 1,089 | 544 | 155 | 141 | .524 | 306 | 4.17 | 139 | 15 | 34 | 2642.0 | 2,793 | 1,224 | 1,425 | 164 | 1,029 | 27 | 146 | 11,532 | 40 | 3.71 | 3.51 | 1.06 | 0.56 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 1.45 | .285 | 4.85 | 9.51 | |
| 21 | | B. Joe Bush | 1,083 | 396 | 162 | 157 | .508 | 320 | 3.51 | 202 | 32 | 15 | 2590.1 | 2,536 | 1,206 | 89 | 1,064 | 45 | 59 | 77 | 3.76 | 3.70 | 1.02 | 0.31 | 9.6 | 1.39 | .278 | 4.19 | 8.81 | ||||
| 22 | | W. Cooper | 1,064 | 428 | 190 | 154 | .552 | 351 | 2.96 | 250 | 31 | 13 | 3018.1 | 2,983 | 1,217 | 97 | 688 | 87 | 58 | 32 | 3.17 | 2.05 | 1.55 | 0.29 | 5.5 | 1.22 | .274 | 3.63 | 8.89 | ||||
| 23 | | H. Pennock | 1,055 | 544 | 223 | 149 | .599 | 392 | 3.57 | 236 | 31 | 31 | 3281.0 | 3,624 | 1,544 | 120 | 769 | 29 | 106 | 52 | 2.89 | 2.11 | 1.37 | 0.33 | 5.5 | 1.34 | .293 | 4.24 | 9.94 | ||||
| 24 | | L. Meadows | 1,042 | 477 | 181 | 178 | .504 | 396 | 3.40 | 213 | 25 | 7 | 3068.1 | 3,229 | 1,460 | 83 | 936 | 84 | 54 | 58 | 3.06 | 2.75 | 1.11 | 0.24 | 7.2 | 1.36 | .289 | 4.28 | 9.47 | ||||
| 25 | | P. Malone | 1,033 | 357 | 134 | 92 | .593 | 219 | 3.73 | 114 | 15 | 27 | 1915.0 | 1,933 | 794 | 935 | 103 | 696 | 46 | 107 | 8,275 | 51 | 4.85 | 3.27 | 1.48 | 0.48 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 1.37 | .286 | 4.39 | 9.08 | |
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