Between June 24, 1951 and October 1, 1973, Bob Gibson struck out the most batters, with 2,928 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 24, 1951 to october 1, 1973| 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 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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 | | 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 |  | 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 |
| 5 | | 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 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 | | 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 | |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 | | R. Roberts | 1,999 | 556 | 236 | 205 | .535 | 504 | 3.43 | 256 | 35 | 19 | 3893.1 | 3,801 | 1,483 | 1,637 | 441 | 667 | 41 | 37 | 15,906 | 28 | 4.62 | 1.54 | 3.00 | 1.02 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 1.15 | .263 | 3.78 | 8.79 | |
| 11 | | 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 | |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | W. Spahn | 1,866 | 553 | 269 | 182 | .596 | 486 | 3.12 | 275 | 44 | 22 | 3837.0 | 3,579 | 1,329 | 1,471 | 337 | 990 | 34 | 53 | 15,741 | 50 | 4.38 | 2.32 | 1.88 | 0.79 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 1.19 | .259 | 3.45 | 8.39 | |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | B. Friend | 1,719 | 587 | 196 | 226 | .464 | 491 | 3.58 | 163 | 36 | 10 | 3558.1 | 3,711 | 1,415 | 1,620 | 280 | 871 | 46 | 53 | 114 | 14,982 | 50 | 4.35 | 2.20 | 1.97 | 0.71 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.10 | 9.39 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | E. Wynn | 1,696 | 428 | 194 | 134 | .591 | 379 | 3.33 | 170 | 38 | 13 | 2818.0 | 2,493 | 1,043 | 1,157 | 238 | 1,112 | 43 | 39 | 11,836 | 33 | 5.42 | 3.55 | 1.53 | 0.76 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 1.28 | .258 | 3.70 | 7.96 | |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | B. Pierce | 1,683 | 477 | 182 | 132 | .580 | 361 | 3.08 | 162 | 37 | 32 | 2750.2 | 2,493 | 942 | 1,029 | 252 | 828 | 25 | 63 | 11,366 | 37 | 5.51 | 2.71 | 2.03 | 0.82 | 14.8 | 7.3 | 1.21 | .261 | 3.37 | 8.16 | |
| 21 |  | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 | | 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 |
| 24 | | 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 |
| 25 | | 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 | |
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