most strikeouts allowed from may 7, 1926 to september 28, 1947

Between May 7, 1926 and September 28, 1947, Lefty Grove fanned the most hitters, with 2,129 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 7, 1926 to september 28, 1947
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Lefty Grove
L. Grove
2,129
566
288
127
.694
435
2.97
290
35
53
3715.1
3,617
1,227
1,463
151
1,037
36
111
15,605
41
5.16
2.51
2.05
0.37
13.6
6.6
1.25
.283
3.54
8.76
2Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
2,030
548
205
213
.490
472
3.97
244
31
18
3634.2
3,635
1,605
1,842
199
1,665
54
50
15,908
57
5.03
4.12
1.22
0.49
12.8
10.5
1.46
.287
4.56
9.00
3Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
1,907
573
262
204
.562
504
3.71
321
42
16
4069.0
3,968
1,679
1,947
241
1,444
54
59
17,332
44
4.22
3.19
1.32
0.53
11.0
8.3
1.33
.272
4.31
8.78
4Bob Feller
B. Feller
1,836
304
158
83
.656
263
2.92
180
32
17
2190.2
1,706
711
788
87
1,130
35
33
9,217
57
7.54
4.64
1.62
0.36
19.9
12.3
1.29
.264
3.24
7.01
5Tommy Bridges
T. Bridges
1,681
424
194
138
.584
362
3.57
200
33
10
2825.2
2,674
1,122
1,322
179
1,193
35
47
12,163
59
5.35
3.80
1.41
0.57
13.8
9.8
1.37
.275
4.21
8.52
6Carl Hubbell
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
7Paul Derringer
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
8Lefty Gomez
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
9Charlie Root
C. Root
1,408
599
198
155
.561
334
3.56
174
21
42
3096.0
3,142
1,226
1,410
183
864
73
170
13,098
21
4.09
2.51
1.63
0.53
10.7
6.6
1.29
.280
4.10
9.13
10Bump Hadley
B. Hadley
1,316
527
161
165
.494
355
4.24
134
14
25
2942.0
2,972
1,385
1,605
167
1,444
63
108
12,995
72
4.03
4.42
0.91
0.51
10.1
11.1
1.50
.280
4.91
9.09
11Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1,296
301
131
96
.577
236
2.74
141
26
13
1894.0
1,605
577
703
56
860
9
49
8,001
47
6.16
4.09
1.51
0.27
16.2
10.7
1.30
.268
3.34
7.63
12Van Mungo
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
13Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
1,200
289
111
91
.550
211
3.20
121
14
12
1821.1
1,747
648
758
91
476
36
41
7,591
19
5.93
2.35
2.52
0.45
15.8
6.3
1.22
.286
3.75
8.63
14Larry French
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
15Earl Whitehill
E. Whitehill
1,166
458
186
162
.534
400
4.43
191
13
9
3017.1
3,326
1,484
1,731
169
1,238
73
40
13,392
40
3.48
3.69
0.94
0.50
8.7
9.2
1.51
.294
5.16
9.92
16Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
1,163
317
150
83
.644
230
3.02
154
26
31
1968.2
1,920
661
774
93
451
27
77
8,176
12
5.32
2.06
2.58
0.43
14.2
5.5
1.20
.284
3.54
8.78
17Mel Harder
M. Harder
1,162
582
223
186
.545
433
3.80
181
25
24
3425.1
3,706
1,447
1,714
159
1,118
59
94
14,862
33
3.05
2.94
1.04
0.42
7.8
7.5
1.41
.287
4.50
9.74
18Lon Warneke
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
19Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
1,104
444
162
150
.519
331
3.32
188
26
21
2719.0
2,856
1,003
1,203
106
731
40
85
11,645
22
3.65
2.42
1.51
0.35
9.5
6.3
1.32
.285
3.98
9.45
20Bucky Walters
B. Walters
1,092
420
198
157
.558
393
3.29
241
42
4
3064.2
2,944
1,119
1,317
146
1,102
52
17
12,974
61
3.21
3.24
0.99
0.43
8.4
8.5
1.32
.264
3.87
8.65
21Johnny Allen
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
22Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
1,064
252
94
92
.505
222
3.26
110
23
1
1636.0
1,355
593
674
62
863
18
9
6,987
27
5.85
4.75
1.23
0.34
15.2
12.4
1.36
.260
3.71
7.45
23Pat Malone
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
24George Earnshaw
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
25Bill Lee
B. Lee
1,000
462
169
157
.518
379
3.54
182
29
13
2864.0
2,956
1,127
1,301
136
900
25
46
12,207
54
3.14
2.83
1.11
0.43
8.2
7.4
1.35
.278
4.09
9.29
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19
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.487
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Sun
5/10
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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
26
13
.667
19
20
.487
7.0
17
22
.436
9.0
17
22
.436
9.0
15
23
.395
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
27
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.692
23
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.605
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20
16
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5.5
21
18
.538
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20
19
.513
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NL WestWLPCTGB
24
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.632
22
16
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2.0
17
20
.459
6.5
16
23
.410
8.5
15
23
.395
9.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
26
13
.667
25
13
.658
0.5
17
21
.447
8.5
17
22
.436
9.0
17
22
.436
9.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
21
19
.525
18
21
.462
2.5
18
21
.462
2.5
17
21
.447
3.0
16
23
.410
4.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
20
18
.526
19
20
.487
1.5
17
21
.447
3.0
16
23
.410
4.5
15
24
.385
5.5

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