most strikeouts allowed from may 21, 1901 to september 27, 1920

Between May 21, 1901 and September 27, 1920, Walter Johnson struck out the most batters, with 2,704 strikeouts.

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Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
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	NAME	SO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	2,704	565	305	201	.603	454	1.04	400	90	25	4237.0	3,286	1,171	36	850	150	106		135	5.74	1.81	3.18	0.08		5.1	0.98	.254	2.49	6.98
2	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	2,484	624	367	185	.665	545	0.98	428	76	25	4700.1	4,156	1,579	88	817	53	70		108	4.76	1.56	3.04	0.17		4.4	1.06	.269	3.02	7.96
3	Eddie Plank E. Plank	2,262	621	325	194	.626	528	1.35	409	69	23	4477.2	3,951	1,557	42	1,070	188	77		86	4.55	2.15	2.11	0.08		6.3	1.12	.294	3.13	7.94
4	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	2,116	359	174	124	.584	301	1.00	230	47	5	2601.2	2,163	907	30	714	92	45		71	7.32	2.47	2.96	0.10		7.9	1.11	.348	3.14	7.48
5	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	1,749	431	195	126	.607	315	0.39	250	57	35	2960.2	2,345	885	23	623	56	107		81	5.32	1.89	2.81	0.07		5.9	1.00	.288	2.69	7.13
6	Chief Bender C. Bender	1,744	458	212	127	.625	334	1.32	255	40	34	3017.1	2,657	1,108	38	710	103	113		69	5.20	2.12	2.46	0.11		6.4	1.12	.309	3.30	7.93
7	Red Ames R. Ames	1,731	533	183	167	.523	371	1.42	208	27	32	3190.2	2,892	1,310	41	1,043	64	118	13,135	158	4.88	2.94	1.66	0.12	13.2	7.9	1.23	.278	3.70	8.16
8	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	1,709	407	234	114	.672	346	1.82	275	77	22	3095.2	2,619	940	57	662	54	55		24	4.97	1.92	2.58	0.17		5.4	1.06	.261	2.73	7.61
9	Cy Young C. Young	1,573	395	221	144	.605	363	0.84	326	44	9	3260.2	2,843	1,085	43	406	73	28		50	4.34	1.12	3.87	0.12		3.4	1.00	.284	2.99	7.85
10	George Mullin G. Mullin	1,506	487	228	194	.540	428	1.08	353	35	8	3685.1	3,500	1,633	44	1,265	129	51		82	3.68	3.09	1.19	0.11		9.0	1.29	.311	3.99	8.55
11	Bill Donovan B. Donovan	1,493	345	181	126	.590	308	1.22	273	35	4	2769.2	2,426	1,063	30	937	79	36		56	4.85	3.04	1.59	0.10		8.8	1.21	.295	3.45	7.88
12	Earl Moore E. Moore	1,399	383	159	151	.513	321	1.63	225	34	6	2723.1	2,440	1,210	57	1,097	112	48		79	4.62	3.63	1.28	0.19		10.5	1.30	.307	4.00	8.06
13	Eddie Cicotte 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
14	Hippo Vaughn H. Vaughn	1,383	372	175	125	.583	317	1.75	207	41	5	2609.2	2,299	944	31	771	83	46		62	4.77	2.66	1.79	0.11		7.2	1.18	.268	3.26	7.93
15	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	1,383	481	240	132	.645	332	0.80	271	55	38	3164.0	2,710	1,044	42	679	65	139		59	3.93	1.93	2.04	0.12		5.7	1.07	.275	2.97	7.71
16	Doc White D. White	1,368	421	185	154	.546	358	1.00	257	45	4	2987.0	2,689	1,091	33	664	122	53		60	4.12	2.00	2.06	0.10		6.0	1.12	.299	3.29	8.10
17	Rube Marquard R. Marquard	1,343	388	159	124	.562	304	2.19	159	25	17	2495.1	2,288	986	70	636	30	57	10,146	70	4.84	2.29	2.11	0.25	13.2	6.3	1.17	.275	3.56	8.25
18	Tom Hughes T. Hughes	1,336	391	131	168	.438	305	1.37	220	25	15	2574.0	2,529	1,244	49	831	95	73		79	4.67	2.91	1.61	0.17		8.4	1.31	.329	4.35	8.84
19	Vic Willis V. Willis	1,318	394	186	164	.531	362	0.51	299	42	9	3071.1	2,783	1,190	42	842	88	32		66	3.86	2.47	1.57	0.12		6.8	1.18	.272	3.49	8.16
20	Jack Powell J. Powell	1,303	417	165	193	.461	364	1.30	290	33	15	3119.2	2,944	1,305	74	677	78	50		51	3.76	1.95	1.92	0.21		5.8	1.16	.301	3.76	8.49
21	Nap Rucker 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
22	Jack Chesbro J. Chesbro	1,174	336	176	108	.620	286	1.17	223	31	4	2499.2	2,252	976	33	550	89	43		48	4.23	1.98	2.13	0.12		6.4	1.12	.329	3.51	8.11
23	Cy Falkenberg C. Falkenberg	1,172	330	130	125	.510	266	1.03	180	27	8	2273.1	2,094	963	23	697	67	47		95	4.64	2.76	1.68	0.09		8.5	1.23	.333	3.81	8.29
24	Bob Groom 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
25	Ed Reulbach E. Reulbach	1,142	399	181	106	.631	300	1.11	200	40	13	2625.1	2,119	890	33	894	105	77		48	3.91	3.06	1.28	0.11		8.6	1.15	.254	3.05	7.26

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