Between May 7, 1922 and September 29, 1945, Lefty Grove struck out the most hitters, with 2,269 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 7, 1922 to september 29, 1945| 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 |  | L. Grove | 2,269 | 616 | 300 | 141 | .680 | 457 | 3.06 | 298 | 35 | 54 | 3938.1 | 3,848 | 1,341 | 1,596 | 162 | 1,184 | 41 | 123 | 16,622 | 51 | 5.19 | 2.71 | 1.92 | 0.37 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.65 | 8.79 | |
| 2 | | D. Vance | 2,008 | 427 | 195 | 134 | .593 | 341 | 3.22 | 213 | 28 | 12 | 2907.2 | 2,744 | 1,039 | 1,214 | 129 | 808 | 72 | 47 | 12,107 | 36 | 6.22 | 2.50 | 2.49 | 0.40 | 16.6 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .288 | 3.76 | 8.49 | |
| 3 | | R. Ruffing | 1,960 | 607 | 265 | 219 | .548 | 521 | 3.80 | 330 | 43 | 18 | 4227.1 | 4,188 | 1,787 | 2,065 | 245 | 1,503 | 57 | 69 | 18,048 | 43 | 4.17 | 3.20 | 1.30 | 0.52 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 1.35 | .276 | 4.40 | 8.92 | |
| 4 | | B. Newsom | 1,834 | 483 | 180 | 189 | .488 | 413 | 4.09 | 220 | 26 | 17 | 3198.2 | 3,203 | 1,454 | 1,670 | 182 | 1,508 | 44 | 48 | 14,039 | 53 | 5.16 | 4.24 | 1.22 | 0.51 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 1.47 | .289 | 4.70 | 9.01 | |
| 5 | | C. Hubbell | 1,678 | 535 | 253 | 154 | .622 | 433 | 2.98 | 260 | 36 | 33 | 3588.2 | 3,462 | 1,188 | 1,384 | 227 | 728 | 53 | 82 | 14,810 | 53 | 4.21 | 1.83 | 2.30 | 0.57 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 1.17 | .267 | 3.47 | 8.68 | |
| 6 | | T. Bridges | 1,664 | 415 | 193 | 137 | .585 | 361 | 3.56 | 200 | 33 | 9 | 2804.1 | 2,650 | 1,108 | 1,306 | 174 | 1,185 | 34 | 41 | 12,068 | 58 | 5.34 | 3.80 | 1.40 | 0.56 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 1.37 | .275 | 4.19 | 8.50 | |
| 7 | | P. Derringer | 1,509 | 579 | 223 | 212 | .513 | 445 | 3.46 | 251 | 32 | 29 | 3643.0 | 3,911 | 1,401 | 1,653 | 159 | 765 | 32 | 98 | 15,404 | 50 | 3.73 | 1.89 | 1.97 | 0.39 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 1.28 | .290 | 4.08 | 9.66 | |
| 8 | | L. Gomez | 1,468 | 368 | 189 | 102 | .649 | 320 | 3.34 | 173 | 28 | 10 | 2502.0 | 2,289 | 929 | 1,090 | 139 | 1,095 | 21 | 31 | 10,712 | 39 | 5.28 | 3.94 | 1.34 | 0.50 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 1.35 | .269 | 3.92 | 8.23 | |
| 9 | | C. Root | 1,462 | 632 | 201 | 160 | .557 | 341 | 3.59 | 177 | 21 | 42 | 3198.2 | 3,254 | 1,275 | 1,468 | 190 | 889 | 80 | 186 | 13,532 | 22 | 4.11 | 2.50 | 1.64 | 0.53 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 1.30 | .281 | 4.13 | 9.16 | |
| 10 | | E. Whitehill | 1,353 | 541 | 218 | 185 | .541 | 473 | 4.36 | 226 | 16 | 11 | 3564.0 | 3,915 | 1,728 | 2,018 | 192 | 1,431 | 102 | 46 | 15,773 | 43 | 3.42 | 3.61 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.50 | .293 | 5.10 | 9.89 | |
| 11 | | B. Hadley | 1,316 | 528 | 161 | 165 | .494 | 355 | 4.24 | 134 | 14 | 25 | 2945.0 | 2,978 | 1,389 | 1,610 | 167 | 1,446 | 63 | 108 | 13,012 | 72 | 4.02 | 4.42 | 0.91 | 0.51 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 1.50 | .281 | 4.92 | 9.10 | |
| 12 | | B. Feller | 1,292 | 214 | 112 | 57 | .663 | 184 | 3.15 | 124 | 17 | 10 | 1520.1 | 1,199 | 532 | 590 | 59 | 850 | 28 | 24 | 6,487 | 47 | 7.65 | 5.03 | 1.52 | 0.35 | 19.9 | 13.1 | 1.35 | .268 | 3.49 | 7.10 | |
| 13 | | V. Mungo | 1,245 | 364 | 120 | 115 | .511 | 259 | 3.48 | 123 | 20 | 16 | 2110.2 | 1,954 | 815 | 958 | 89 | 874 | 33 | 61 | 9,031 | 52 | 5.31 | 3.73 | 1.42 | 0.38 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 1.34 | .275 | 4.08 | 8.33 | |
| 14 | | L. French | 1,186 | 570 | 197 | 171 | .535 | 383 | 3.45 | 199 | 40 | 17 | 3150.1 | 3,372 | 1,207 | 1,441 | 163 | 822 | 42 | 108 | 13,458 | 34 | 3.39 | 2.35 | 1.44 | 0.47 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 1.33 | .285 | 4.12 | 9.63 | |
| 15 | | D. Dean | 1,163 | 316 | 150 | 83 | .644 | 229 | 3.03 | 154 | 26 | 31 | 1964.2 | 1,917 | 661 | 774 | 93 | 450 | 27 | 77 | 8,162 | 12 | 5.33 | 2.06 | 2.58 | 0.43 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 1.20 | .284 | 3.55 | 8.78 | |
| 16 | | L. Warneke | 1,145 | 445 | 192 | 121 | .613 | 343 | 3.19 | 192 | 30 | 14 | 2780.2 | 2,729 | 987 | 1,167 | 174 | 740 | 27 | 66 | 11,610 | 50 | 3.71 | 2.40 | 1.55 | 0.56 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .268 | 3.78 | 8.83 | |
| 17 | | M. Harder | 1,124 | 554 | 212 | 178 | .544 | 406 | 3.80 | 173 | 23 | 24 | 3253.0 | 3,530 | 1,372 | 1,636 | 152 | 1,060 | 58 | 93 | 14,134 | 33 | 3.11 | 2.93 | 1.06 | 0.42 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 1.41 | .288 | 4.53 | 9.77 | |
| 18 | | R. Walberg | 1,089 | 544 | 155 | 141 | .524 | 306 | 4.17 | 139 | 15 | 34 | 2642.0 | 2,793 | 1,224 | 1,425 | 164 | 1,029 | 27 | 146 | 11,532 | 40 | 3.71 | 3.51 | 1.06 | 0.56 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 1.45 | .285 | 4.85 | 9.51 | |
| 19 | | J. Allen | 1,072 | 352 | 142 | 75 | .654 | 241 | 3.76 | 109 | 17 | 16 | 1950.1 | 1,850 | 814 | 927 | 103 | 738 | 38 | 68 | 8,296 | 68 | 4.95 | 3.41 | 1.45 | 0.48 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 1.33 | .275 | 4.28 | 8.54 | |
| 20 | | T. Lyons | 1,062 | 589 | 259 | 226 | .534 | 479 | 3.68 | 351 | 27 | 25 | 4116.0 | 4,454 | 1,685 | 2,038 | 219 | 1,115 | 31 | 91 | 17,632 | 55 | 2.32 | 2.44 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 1.35 | .279 | 4.46 | 9.74 | |
| 21 | | P. Malone | 1,033 | 357 | 134 | 92 | .593 | 219 | 3.73 | 114 | 15 | 27 | 1915.0 | 1,933 | 794 | 935 | 103 | 696 | 46 | 107 | 8,275 | 51 | 4.85 | 3.27 | 1.48 | 0.48 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 1.37 | .286 | 4.39 | 9.08 | |
| 22 | | C. Passeau | 1,031 | 404 | 151 | 136 | .526 | 304 | 3.26 | 177 | 23 | 19 | 2526.1 | 2,640 | 914 | 1,096 | 94 | 665 | 38 | 76 | 10,790 | 18 | 3.67 | 2.37 | 1.55 | 0.33 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 1.31 | .284 | 3.90 | 9.40 | |
| 23 | | G. Earnshaw | 1,008 | 319 | 127 | 93 | .577 | 249 | 4.38 | 115 | 18 | 12 | 1914.0 | 1,981 | 932 | 1,062 | 143 | 813 | 26 | 45 | 8,450 | 55 | 4.74 | 3.82 | 1.24 | 0.67 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 1.46 | .285 | 4.99 | 9.32 | |
| 24 | | W. Hoyt | 995 | 590 | 205 | 155 | .569 | 366 | 3.64 | 188 | 21 | 49 | 3202.0 | 3,479 | 1,296 | 1,533 | 147 | 839 | 41 | 153 | 13,723 | 29 | 2.80 | 2.36 | 1.19 | 0.41 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.31 | 9.78 | |
| 25 | | G. Uhle | 995 | 414 | 168 | 141 | .544 | 317 | 3.99 | 208 | 18 | 24 | 2642.1 | 2,867 | 1,379 | 106 | 827 | 94 | 84 | 11,529 | 49 | 3.39 | 2.82 | 1.20 | 0.36 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 1.40 | .290 | 4.70 | 9.77 | ||
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