Between June 7, 1904 and September 28, 1927, Walter Johnson fanned the most hitters, with 3,527 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 7, 1904 to september 28, 1927| 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 |  | W. Johnson | 3,527 | 802 | 417 | 279 | .599 | 666 | 1.70 | 531 | 110 | 34 | 5916.2 | 4,917 | 1,902 | 97 | 1,374 | 208 | 128 | 155 | 5.37 | 2.09 | 2.57 | 0.15 | 5.8 | 1.06 | .262 | 2.89 | 7.48 | ||||
| 2 |  | G. Alexander | 2,111 | 631 | 348 | 188 | .649 | 547 | 2.29 | 411 | 89 | 31 | 4785.1 | 4,417 | 1,656 | 134 | 885 | 64 | 73 | 33 | 3.97 | 1.66 | 2.39 | 0.25 | 4.6 | 1.11 | .267 | 3.11 | 8.31 | ||||
| 3 | | E. Plank | 1,827 | 498 | 259 | 144 | .643 | 412 | 0.91 | 305 | 63 | 23 | 3483.1 | 2,964 | 1,130 | 28 | 854 | 130 | 72 | 61 | 4.72 | 2.21 | 2.14 | 0.07 | 6.5 | 1.10 | .286 | 2.92 | 7.66 | ||||
| 4 | | C. Mathewson | 1,803 | 495 | 301 | 133 | .694 | 423 | 0.88 | 323 | 63 | 24 | 3658.1 | 3,226 | 1,147 | 77 | 520 | 23 | 63 | 48 | 4.44 | 1.28 | 3.47 | 0.19 | 3.6 | 1.02 | .263 | 2.82 | 7.94 | ||||
| 5 | | E. Walsh | 1,725 | 424 | 192 | 124 | .608 | 311 | 0.35 | 247 | 56 | 35 | 2919.0 | 2,314 | 868 | 22 | 610 | 56 | 104 | 79 | 5.32 | 1.88 | 2.83 | 0.07 | 5.9 | 1.00 | .287 | 2.68 | 7.13 | ||||
| 6 | | R. Ames | 1,717 | 531 | 181 | 167 | .520 | 369 | 1.43 | 206 | 26 | 32 | 3176.2 | 2,887 | 1,308 | 41 | 1,035 | 64 | 118 | 13,083 | 158 | 4.86 | 2.93 | 1.66 | 0.12 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 1.23 | .278 | 3.71 | 8.18 | ||
| 7 | | C. Bender | 1,602 | 418 | 194 | 110 | .638 | 297 | 1.13 | 223 | 38 | 34 | 2717.1 | 2,390 | 978 | 33 | 637 | 76 | 112 | 63 | 5.31 | 2.11 | 2.51 | 0.11 | 6.4 | 1.11 | .310 | 3.24 | 7.92 | ||||
| 8 | | R. Marquard | 1,595 | 536 | 201 | 177 | .532 | 408 | 2.66 | 196 | 30 | 19 | 3305.1 | 3,237 | 1,444 | 108 | 861 | 35 | 85 | 13,661 | 81 | 4.34 | 2.34 | 1.85 | 0.29 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 1.24 | .283 | 3.93 | 8.81 | ||
| 9 | | H. Vaughn | 1,416 | 390 | 178 | 137 | .565 | 332 | 1.92 | 214 | 41 | 5 | 2726.0 | 2,463 | 1,038 | 39 | 803 | 88 | 48 | 63 | 4.67 | 2.65 | 1.76 | 0.13 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .272 | 3.43 | 8.13 | ||||
| 10 | | E. Cicotte | 1,386 | 502 | 209 | 148 | .585 | 361 | 1.53 | 248 | 35 | 24 | 3218.2 | 2,893 | 1,163 | 32 | 831 | 52 | 105 | 57 | 3.88 | 2.32 | 1.67 | 0.09 | 6.4 | 1.16 | .268 | 3.25 | 8.09 | ||||
| 11 | | R. Waddell | 1,367 | 249 | 109 | 84 | .565 | 199 | 0.28 | 137 | 36 | 5 | 1679.0 | 1,364 | 572 | 15 | 483 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 7.33 | 2.59 | 2.83 | 0.08 | 8.6 | 1.10 | .363 | 3.07 | 7.31 | ||||
| 12 | | B. Shawkey | 1,364 | 487 | 195 | 150 | .565 | 333 | 3.10 | 197 | 33 | 28 | 2937.1 | 2,722 | 1,012 | 1,202 | 111 | 1,022 | 43 | 114 | 12,177 | 42 | 4.18 | 3.13 | 1.33 | 0.34 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 1.27 | .271 | 3.68 | 8.34 | |
| 13 | | B. Joe Bush | 1,308 | 477 | 194 | 183 | .515 | 368 | 3.48 | 223 | 35 | 20 | 3048.0 | 2,967 | 1,420 | 95 | 1,250 | 61 | 86 | 86 | 3.86 | 3.69 | 1.05 | 0.28 | 9.6 | 1.38 | .277 | 4.19 | 8.76 | ||||
| 14 | | M. Brown | 1,283 | 448 | 226 | 117 | .659 | 302 | 0.87 | 246 | 53 | 38 | 2904.0 | 2,431 | 914 | 35 | 603 | 56 | 136 | 52 | 3.98 | 1.87 | 2.13 | 0.11 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .272 | 2.83 | 7.53 | ||||
| 15 | | W. Cooper | 1,257 | 517 | 216 | 178 | .548 | 406 | 2.91 | 279 | 35 | 14 | 3477.1 | 3,415 | 1,406 | 103 | 851 | 100 | 81 | 44 | 3.25 | 2.20 | 1.48 | 0.27 | 5.9 | 1.23 | .274 | 3.64 | 8.84 | ||||
| 16 | | N. Rucker | 1,222 | 336 | 134 | 135 | .498 | 274 | 1.00 | 187 | 38 | 13 | 2358.2 | 2,090 | 822 | 41 | 704 | 75 | 58 | 9,556 | 43 | 4.66 | 2.69 | 1.74 | 0.16 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 1.18 | .273 | 3.14 | 7.97 | ||
| 17 | | H. Dauss | 1,208 | 538 | 223 | 182 | .551 | 388 | 3.32 | 244 | 22 | 41 | 3390.1 | 3,408 | 1,594 | 86 | 1,066 | 130 | 120 | 48 | 3.21 | 2.83 | 1.13 | 0.23 | 7.4 | 1.32 | .280 | 4.23 | 9.05 | ||||
| 18 | | G. Mullin | 1,207 | 397 | 191 | 156 | .550 | 349 | 0.65 | 284 | 28 | 6 | 2983.2 | 2,822 | 1,298 | 36 | 1,010 | 113 | 41 | 59 | 3.64 | 3.05 | 1.20 | 0.11 | 8.8 | 1.28 | .306 | 3.92 | 8.51 | ||||
| 19 | | R. Faber | 1,204 | 459 | 204 | 149 | .578 | 372 | 2.93 | 226 | 25 | 15 | 3100.1 | 3,028 | 1,299 | 70 | 917 | 83 | 66 | 41 | 3.50 | 2.66 | 1.31 | 0.20 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .276 | 3.77 | 8.79 | ||||
| 20 | | J. Quinn | 1,173 | 560 | 200 | 182 | .524 | 390 | 2.68 | 217 | 24 | 24 | 3293.1 | 3,526 | 1,532 | 84 | 710 | 84 | 120 | 47 | 3.21 | 1.94 | 1.65 | 0.23 | 5.5 | 1.29 | .316 | 4.19 | 9.64 | ||||
| 21 | | E. Rixey | 1,172 | 519 | 213 | 192 | .526 | 432 | 2.96 | 241 | 31 | 11 | 3504.0 | 3,509 | 1,491 | 64 | 851 | 60 | 61 | 85 | 3.01 | 2.19 | 1.38 | 0.16 | 5.9 | 1.24 | .279 | 3.83 | 9.01 | ||||
| 22 | | B. Groom | 1,167 | 367 | 120 | 150 | .444 | 288 | 1.86 | 157 | 22 | 11 | 2327.1 | 2,207 | 1,079 | 49 | 783 | 57 | 46 | 59 | 4.51 | 3.03 | 1.49 | 0.19 | 8.9 | 1.28 | .320 | 4.17 | 8.53 | ||||
| 23 | | D. Leonard | 1,162 | 331 | 139 | 114 | .549 | 273 | 2.76 | 151 | 33 | 13 | 2190.1 | 2,021 | 672 | 853 | 55 | 676 | 73 | 48 | 9,095 | 60 | 4.77 | 2.78 | 1.72 | 0.23 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 1.23 | .276 | 3.50 | 8.30 | |
| 24 | | D. Vance | 1,152 | 207 | 110 | 71 | .608 | 188 | 3.21 | 131 | 17 | 2 | 1566.0 | 1,450 | 558 | 648 | 58 | 485 | 47 | 15 | 6,523 | 21 | 6.62 | 2.79 | 2.38 | 0.33 | 17.7 | 7.4 | 1.24 | .291 | 3.72 | 8.33 | |
| 25 | | B. Grimes | 1,149 | 399 | 181 | 148 | .550 | 341 | 3.47 | 231 | 23 | 6 | 2913.1 | 3,044 | 1,408 | 95 | 909 | 62 | 48 | 12,500 | 72 | 3.55 | 2.81 | 1.26 | 0.29 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 1.36 | .287 | 4.35 | 9.40 | ||
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