most strikeouts allowed from may 1, 1962 to october 2, 1983

Between May 1, 1962 and October 2, 1983, Steve Carlton struck out 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	3,531	774	312	265	.541	687	3.10	302	53	10	5333.1	4,922	1,839	2,121	399	1,373	108	33	162	21,883	158	5.96	2.32	2.57	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	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
8	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
9	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2,819	450	231	150	.606	431	2.80	240	53	5	3493.0	2,911	1,088	1,221	231	1,121	94	12	103	14,347	91	7.26	2.89	2.51	0.60	19.6	7.8	1.15	.266	3.15	7.50
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	2,445	422	140	134	.511	344	3.18	103	23	14	2477.1	1,941	876	996	164	1,300	59	39	72	10,526	141	8.88	4.72	1.88	0.60	23.2	12.4	1.31	.271	3.62	7.05
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	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
14	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	2,297	842	272	211	.563	581	3.39	171	29	17	4256.1	4,359	1,603	1,873	373	959	101	97	113	17,823	116	4.86	2.03	2.40	0.79	12.9	5.4	1.25	.283	3.96	9.22
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	2,094	426	221	128	.633	414	2.83	226	47	2	3203.0	2,876	1,008	1,193	286	616	36	9	76	12,974	40	5.88	1.73	3.40	0.80	16.1	4.7	1.09	.261	3.35	8.08
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	1,814	363	135	120	.529	335	3.22	90	28	10	2378.0	2,223	851	951	212	574	105	20	73	9,862	28	6.87	2.17	3.16	0.80	18.4	5.8	1.18	.281	3.60	8.41
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	1,693	394	119	94	.559	252	3.04	77	20	21	1911.2	1,667	645	741	91	849	29	63	61	8,099	92	7.97	4.00	1.99	0.43	20.9	10.5	1.32	.290	3.49	7.85
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	Mike Cuellar M. Cuellar	1,627	451	185	130	.587	379	3.12	172	36	11	2803.2	2,531	972	1,122	221	818	12	33	60	11,482	52	5.22	2.63	1.99	0.71	14.2	7.1	1.19	.262	3.60	8.12

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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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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
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Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
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Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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