most strikeouts allowed from june 29, 1961 to october 2, 1983

Between June 29, 1961 and October 2, 1983, Steve Carlton fanned the most batters, with 3,709 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	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	3,709	624	300	200	.600	606	3.01	250	55	1	4558.2	3,993	1,524	1,733	340	1,524	48	7	130	18,778	155	7.32	3.01	2.43	0.67	19.8	8.1	1.21	.278	3.42	7.88
2	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,677	516	219	195	.529	482	3.10	193	52	3	3520.2	2,523	1,214	1,385	190	2,022	96	13	50	14,845	174	9.40	5.17	1.82	0.49	24.8	13.6	1.29	.263	3.54	6.45
3	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3,534	777	314	265	.542	690	3.11	303	53	10	5350.0	4,938	1,846	2,128	399	1,378	108	33	163	21,953	160	5.95	2.32	2.56	0.67	16.1	6.3	1.18	.275	3.58	8.31
4	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	3,272	559	273	170	.616	553	2.73	213	56	1	4131.1	3,352	1,254	1,380	314	1,204	59	5	106	16,639	106	7.13	2.62	2.72	0.68	19.7	7.2	1.10	.258	3.01	7.30
5	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	3,191	664	284	226	.557	594	3.34	267	49	7	4500.2	4,142	1,669	1,853	484	997	84	37	117	18,404	62	6.38	1.99	3.20	0.97	17.3	5.4	1.14	.268	3.71	8.28
6	Don Sutton D. Sutton	3,065	622	266	206	.564	605	3.11	172	56	5	4357.2	3,765	1,504	1,662	347	1,113	68	12	93	17,748	89	6.33	2.30	2.75	0.72	17.3	6.3	1.12	.260	3.43	7.78
7	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2,919	472	240	158	.603	449	2.83	247	54	6	3622.1	3,019	1,139	1,282	238	1,199	97	14	105	14,906	97	7.25	2.98	2.43	0.59	19.6	8.0	1.16	.266	3.19	7.50
8	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,912	739	268	230	.538	594	3.20	226	43	29	4619.1	4,218	1,640	1,917	392	1,452	108	81	83	19,218	201	5.67	2.83	2.01	0.76	15.2	7.6	1.23	.267	3.73	8.22
9	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
10	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,499	435	176	160	.524	430	3.01	164	42	0	3177.1	2,875	1,063	1,191	225	865	85	3	53	13,023	71	7.08	2.45	2.89	0.64	19.2	6.6	1.18	.283	3.37	8.14
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	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	2,416	573	229	172	.571	484	3.30	187	49	15	3486.1	3,075	1,280	1,400	346	1,104	49	51	53	14,366	27	6.24	2.85	2.19	0.89	16.8	7.7	1.20	.261	3.61	7.94
13	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	2,377	866	280	223	.557	602	3.40	179	31	17	4395.2	4,485	1,661	1,945	381	1,006	110	98	114	18,412	122	4.87	2.06	2.36	0.78	12.9	5.5	1.25	.282	3.98	9.18
14	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	2,359	557	202	190	.515	475	3.33	134	31	17	3516.0	3,296	1,301	1,457	268	1,104	65	43	113	14,613	81	6.04	2.83	2.14	0.69	16.1	7.6	1.25	.280	3.73	8.44
15	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	2,208	553	268	149	.643	518	2.83	211	53	4	3930.1	3,327	1,235	1,376	301	1,294	38	13	36	16,028	85	5.06	2.96	1.71	0.69	13.8	8.1	1.18	.248	3.15	7.62
16	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2,179	447	232	136	.630	433	2.85	234	51	2	3338.2	3,007	1,059	1,256	302	659	39	11	79	13,550	45	5.87	1.78	3.31	0.81	16.1	4.9	1.10	.261	3.39	8.11
17	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
18	Tommy John T. John	1,983	614	248	184	.574	569	3.12	154	44	3	3944.0	3,850	1,369	1,598	241	1,045	75	15	84	16,339	151	4.53	2.38	1.90	0.55	12.1	6.4	1.24	.278	3.65	8.79
19	Vida Blue V. Blue	1,972	441	191	143	.572	425	3.21	142	37	2	3055.2	2,687	1,091	1,222	227	1,028	22	6	57	12,601	90	5.81	3.03	1.92	0.67	15.6	8.2	1.22	.263	3.60	7.91
20	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	1,941	388	147	125	.540	358	3.21	100	31	12	2554.2	2,374	912	1,019	230	618	112	22	75	10,591	30	6.84	2.18	3.14	0.81	18.3	5.8	1.17	.279	3.59	8.36
21	Rudy May R. May	1,760	535	152	156	.494	360	3.46	87	24	12	2622.0	2,314	1,007	1,150	199	958	42	73	56	10,904	68	6.04	3.29	1.84	0.68	16.1	8.8	1.25	.266	3.95	7.94
22	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
23	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
24	Rick Wise R. Wise	1,647	506	188	181	.509	455	3.69	138	30	0	3127.1	3,227	1,281	1,455	261	804	44	15	83	13,157	49	4.74	2.31	2.05	0.75	12.5	6.1	1.29	.285	4.19	9.29
25	Al Downing A. Downing	1,639	405	123	107	.535	317	3.22	73	24	3	2269.1	1,946	811	938	177	933	31	37	31	9,537	77	6.50	3.70	1.76	0.70	17.2	9.8	1.27	.262	3.72	7.72

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
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Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

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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
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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
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0