most strikeouts allowed from october 8, 1915 to september 28, 1940

Between October 8, 1915 and September 28, 1940, Lefty Grove struck out the most batters, with 2,215 strikeouts.

  • Regular season
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Lefty Grove
L. Grove
2,215
595
293
134
.686
436
3.02
288
35
54
3804.0
3,693
1,276
1,512
154
1,142
39
123
16,022
48
5.24
2.70
1.94
0.36
13.8
7.1
1.27
.284
3.58
8.74
2Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
2,027
433
197
136
.592
345
3.23
216
29
12
2937.0
2,782
1,054
1,230
131
821
74
48
12,243
36
6.21
2.52
2.47
0.40
16.6
6.7
1.23
.288
3.77
8.53
3Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
1,796
549
229
203
.530
463
3.87
293
36
18
3760.2
3,743
1,617
1,874
220
1,388
52
69
16,126
42
4.30
3.32
1.29
0.53
11.1
8.6
1.36
.278
4.48
8.96
4Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1,628
431
211
151
.583
357
2.66
265
50
21
3137.0
2,782
1,153
71
824
102
70
12,821
54
4.67
2.36
1.98
0.20
12.7
6.4
1.15
.266
3.31
7.98
5Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
1,521
616
270
212
.560
496
3.54
314
35
17
4177.0
4,420
2,048
149
1,297
97
94
17,974
92
3.28
2.79
1.17
0.32
8.5
7.2
1.37
.286
4.41
9.52
6Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1,511
473
227
133
.631
380
2.86
235
35
32
3201.1
3,050
1,018
1,200
193
617
50
77
13,146
43
4.25
1.73
2.45
0.54
11.5
4.7
1.15
.265
3.37
8.57
7Charlie Root
C. Root
1,416
613
193
153
.558
326
3.52
171
21
42
3092.0
3,121
1,211
1,400
181
852
80
182
13,048
21
4.12
2.48
1.66
0.53
10.9
6.5
1.28
.279
4.08
9.08
8Earl Whitehill
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
9Lefty Gomez
L. Gomez
1,351
331
168
92
.646
283
3.28
163
26
10
2261.0
2,067
823
968
125
922
18
31
9,623
33
5.38
3.67
1.47
0.50
14.0
9.6
1.32
.269
3.85
8.23
10Tommy Bridges
T. Bridges
1,347
338
162
111
.593
294
3.73
168
27
8
2280.0
2,185
944
1,111
147
991
29
33
9,874
46
5.32
3.91
1.36
0.58
13.6
10.0
1.39
.277
4.39
8.63
11Bump Hadley
B. Hadley
1,281
500
156
159
.495
344
4.21
133
14
22
2829.2
2,828
1,323
1,531
153
1,390
61
95
12,472
64
4.07
4.42
0.92
0.49
10.3
11.1
1.49
.279
4.87
8.99
12Red Faber
R. Faber
1,206
579
220
190
.537
432
3.22
241
25
21
3607.1
3,691
1,621
106
1,055
82
103
15,283
40
3.01
2.63
1.14
0.26
7.9
6.9
1.32
.279
4.04
9.21
13Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
1,203
674
237
182
.566
425
3.59
226
26
53
3760.1
4,044
1,502
1,775
154
1,007
49
173
16,069
39
2.88
2.41
1.19
0.37
7.5
6.3
1.34
.285
4.25
9.68
14Sad Sam Jones
S. Sam Jones
1,178
598
225
208
.520
479
3.85
248
36
27
3731.0
3,963
1,928
154
1,342
70
90
16,136
70
2.84
3.24
0.88
0.37
7.3
8.3
1.42
.284
4.65
9.56
15Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
1,170
460
246
145
.629
412
2.68
290
53
20
3471.1
3,424
1,260
129
502
31
36
14,034
23
3.03
1.30
2.33
0.33
8.3
3.6
1.13
.270
3.27
8.88
16Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
1,161
314
150
82
.647
227
3.01
154
26
31
1958.2
1,905
655
766
93
448
27
77
8,129
12
5.33
2.06
2.59
0.43
14.3
5.5
1.20
.283
3.52
8.75
17Bob Shawkey
B. Shawkey
1,139
399
164
124
.569
265
3.13
159
25
27
2404.1
2,226
835
978
100
823
36
99
9,984
35
4.26
3.08
1.38
0.37
11.4
8.2
1.27
.270
3.66
8.33
18George Uhle
G. Uhle
1,138
513
200
166
.546
368
4.01
232
21
27
3114.0
3,417
1,635
119
968
116
115
13,606
55
3.29
2.80
1.18
0.34
8.4
7.1
1.41
.293
4.73
9.88
19Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
1,133
412
168
149
.530
322
3.46
189
26
18
2638.1
2,864
1,013
1,194
110
530
26
68
11,155
41
3.86
1.81
2.14
0.38
10.2
4.8
1.29
.294
4.07
9.77
20Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
1,133
293
121
102
.543
249
4.21
149
15
13
1963.0
1,957
918
1,053
125
986
25
30
8,638
34
5.19
4.52
1.15
0.57
13.1
11.4
1.50
.288
4.83
8.97
21Dolf Luque
D. Luque
1,124
546
194
178
.522
364
3.24
205
26
29
3207.0
3,225
1,404
112
912
27
127
13,416
48
3.15
2.56
1.23
0.31
8.4
6.8
1.29
.277
3.94
9.05
22Rube Walberg
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
23Eppa Rixey
E. Rixey
1,088
581
234
213
.523
478
3.18
258
31
11
3895.2
4,053
1,723
85
864
64
81
16,256
71
2.51
2.00
1.26
0.20
6.7
5.3
1.26
.280
3.98
9.36
24Larry French
L. French
1,055
500
177
153
.536
350
3.47
185
35
17
2849.0
3,068
1,100
1,308
151
739
34
93
12,174
32
3.33
2.33
1.43
0.48
8.7
6.1
1.34
.286
4.13
9.69
25Herb Pennock
H. Pennock
1,054
542
223
149
.599
391
3.55
236
31
31
3278.0
3,618
1,538
120
765
29
106
13,902
52
2.89
2.10
1.38
0.33
7.6
5.5
1.34
.293
4.22
9.93
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