most strikeouts allowed from may 2, 1959 to october 2, 1983

Between May 2, 1959 and October 2, 1983, Steve Carlton fanned the most hitters, with 3,709 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 2, 1959 to october 2, 1983

	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	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3,117	525	251	174	.591	482	2.91	255	56	6	3881.2	3,273	1,255	1,417	256	1,336	102	19	118	16,052	109	7.23	3.10	2.33	0.59	19.4	8.3	1.19	.268	3.29	7.59
7	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
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	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	2,462	898	283	237	.544	625	3.45	180	31	17	4530.0	4,620	1,738	2,038	395	1,083	122	102	117	19,026	128	4.89	2.15	2.27	0.78	12.9	5.7	1.26	.282	4.05	9.18
12	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
13	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
14	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,406	476	182	155	.540	440	3.22	126	36	13	3145.0	2,886	1,126	1,261	289	781	134	27	83	13,018	33	6.89	2.23	3.08	0.83	18.5	6.0	1.17	.276	3.61	8.26
15	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
16	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2,302	471	243	142	.631	457	2.89	244	52	2	3507.0	3,153	1,126	1,329	320	709	40	11	82	14,237	51	5.91	1.82	3.25	0.82	16.2	5.0	1.10	.261	3.41	8.09
17	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
18	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,115	408	172	137	.557	389	2.87	147	43	6	2861.0	2,538	913	1,055	231	681	128	16	110	11,693	65	6.65	2.14	3.11	0.73	18.1	5.8	1.13	.270	3.32	7.98
19	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2,075	291	145	66	.687	256	2.46	128	38	8	1950.2	1,425	533	606	157	591	14	20	40	7,838	62	9.57	2.73	3.51	0.72	26.5	7.5	1.03	.254	2.80	6.57
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More Phillies Stats

Team Batting Leaders

13

Schwarber

RBI

23

Harper

AVG

.333

Marsh

Team Pitching Leaders

3

Sánchez

60

Sánchez

ERA

2.42

Sánchez

Team Rankings

12th

155

25th

373

1st

ERA

4.73

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	26	13	.667
Nationals	19	20	.487	7.0
Phillies	17	22	.436	9.0
Marlins	17	22	.436	9.0
Mets	15	23	.395	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/9	COL	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Sun 5/10	COL	@	PHI	1:35 PM
Tue 5/12	PHI	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Wed 5/13	PHI	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Thu 5/14	PHI	@	BOS	6:45 PM

Last Game

Rockies

16 - 23

Final

Phillies

17 - 22

Fri 8 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

15

Murakami

15

Judge

13

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

34

Hicks

34

Abrams

33

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.353

Vargas

.351

Lopez

.333

Langeliers

Hit Leaders

53

Lopez

48

Langeliers

47

Baldwin

Run Leaders

35

Olson

34

Judge

33

Baldwin

OBP Leaders

.442

Rice

.428

Turang

.425

Trout

SLG Leaders

.732

Rice

.694

Moniak

.655

Alvarez

SB Leaders

16

Nuñez

14

Ramírez

13

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

6

Sale

6

Ashby

5

Skenes

Strikeout Leaders

70

Misiorowski

66

Cease

60

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.52

Schlittler

1.64

Martin

1.69

Holmes

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.83

Glasnow

0.86

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.32

Misiorowski

13.10

Cease

11.75

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

7.50

Skubal

6.57

Skenes

5.89

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

6

Skubal

7

Skenes

8

Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

694

Ohtani

597.3

Judge

587.5

Olson

DraftKings Points Leaders

471.5

Ohtani

442

Judge

433

Olson

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

26-13

24-14

23-14

24-15

22-14

23-15

Worst Record ATS

9-30

14-25

14-24

16-23

16-22

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	26	13	.667
Nationals	19	20	.487	7.0
Phillies	17	22	.436	9.0
Marlins	17	22	.436	9.0
Mets	15	23	.395	10.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	27	12	.692
Cardinals	23	15	.605	3.5
Brewers	20	16	.556	5.5
Pirates	21	18	.538	6.0
Reds	20	19	.513	7.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	24	14	.632
Padres	22	16	.579	2.0
Diamondbacks	17	20	.459	6.5
Rockies	16	23	.410	8.5
Giants	15	23	.395	9.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	26	13	.667
Rays	25	13	.658	0.5
Blue Jays	17	21	.447	8.5
Red Sox	17	22	.436	9.0
Orioles	17	22	.436	9.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	21	19	.525
Tigers	18	21	.462	2.5
Royals	18	21	.462	2.5
White Sox	17	21	.447	3.0
Twins	16	23	.410	4.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	20	18	.526
Mariners	19	20	.487	1.5
Rangers	17	21	.447	3.0
Astros	16	23	.410	4.5
Angels	15	24	.385	5.5