most strikeouts allowed from september 10, 1953 to october 1, 1974

Between September 10, 1953 and October 1, 1974, Bob Gibson struck out the most batters, with 3,057 strikeouts.

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	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	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3,057	506	248	164	.602	468	2.85	254	56	4	3775.1	3,159	1,197	1,354	247	1,274	98	17	112	15,567	103	7.29	3.04	2.40	0.59	19.6	8.2	1.17	.267	3.23	7.53
2	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,855	591	224	184	.549	519	3.27	151	40	16	3760.0	3,433	1,365	1,527	372	1,000	160	39	98	15,615	47	6.83	2.39	2.86	0.89	18.3	6.4	1.18	.273	3.66	8.22
3	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,540	476	195	157	.554	427	3.43	171	38	9	3121.0	2,833	1,188	1,296	310	950	90	25	55	12,963	101	7.32	2.74	2.67	0.89	19.6	7.3	1.21	.278	3.74	8.17
4	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,486	518	209	166	.557	465	2.95	167	49	6	3432.0	3,084	1,124	1,292	280	855	154	34	123	14,097	81	6.52	2.24	2.91	0.73	17.6	6.1	1.15	.272	3.39	8.09
5	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	2,424	411	139	133	.511	345	3.18	103	23	14	2457.2	1,918	868	988	164	1,292	59	35	70	10,440	140	8.88	4.73	1.88	0.60	23.2	12.4	1.31	.270	3.62	7.02
6	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2,396	397	165	87	.655	314	2.76	137	40	9	2324.1	1,754	713	806	204	817	18	44	48	9,497	87	9.28	3.16	2.93	0.79	25.2	8.6	1.11	.256	3.12	6.79
7	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2,301	469	243	141	.633	455	2.87	244	52	2	3501.0	3,142	1,117	1,320	318	704	40	11	81	14,203	51	5.92	1.81	3.27	0.82	16.2	5.0	1.10	.261	3.39	8.08
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	2,287	485	197	157	.556	400	2.84	210	37	10	3294.1	2,849	1,041	1,206	240	876	73	31	120	13,397	111	6.25	2.39	2.61	0.66	17.1	6.5	1.13	.263	3.29	7.78
9	Camilo Pascual C. Pascual	2,168	529	174	170	.506	404	3.63	132	36	10	2930.2	2,704	1,182	1,333	256	1,069	61	67		12,418	86	6.66	3.28	2.03	0.79	17.5	8.6	1.29	.276	4.09	8.30
10	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	2,040	382	173	121	.588	324	3.09	178	33	7	2625.0	2,296	902	1,001	261	533	49	30	74	10,601	36	6.99	1.83	3.83	0.89	19.2	5.0	1.08	.264	3.43	7.87
11	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	2,010	533	215	173	.554	479	3.31	151	27	5	3334.0	3,289	1,228	1,472	301	796	102	20	65	13,957	110	5.43	2.15	2.53	0.81	14.4	5.7	1.23	.278	3.97	8.88
12	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,856	283	146	87	.627	278	2.47	133	29	1	2167.1	1,723	595	652	162	568	40	5	47	8,645	48	7.71	2.36	3.27	0.67	21.5	6.6	1.06	.259	2.71	7.15
13	Whitey Ford W. Ford	1,797	449	210	100	.677	399	2.75	139	40	10	2868.2	2,513	878	1,005	208	936	23	28		11,771	69	5.64	2.94	1.92	0.65	15.3	8.0	1.20	.262	3.15	7.88
14	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,738	332	139	113	.552	318	3.04	99	36	3	2290.0	1,968	774	854	170	591	44	9	55	9,334	58	6.83	2.32	2.94	0.67	18.6	6.3	1.12	.265	3.36	7.73
15	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	1,730	520	209	164	.560	465	3.40	129	43	4	3186.0	3,046	1,203	1,331	298	858	72	33	88	13,195	97	4.89	2.42	2.02	0.84	13.1	6.5	1.23	.268	3.76	8.60
16	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,722	309	133	105	.559	291	3.05	131	28	1	2188.0	1,965	741	842	156	781	26	7	68	9,117	78	7.08	3.21	2.20	0.64	18.9	8.6	1.26	.281	3.46	8.08
17	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	1,710	558	194	183	.515	429	3.40	149	37	21	3262.2	3,206	1,234	1,406	259	823	68	73	106	13,594	58	4.72	2.27	2.08	0.71	12.6	6.1	1.23	.275	3.88	8.84
18	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
19	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	1,655	366	140	106	.569	279	2.93	126	35	15	2127.1	1,722	693	765	206	730	34	50	38	8,689	22	7.00	3.09	2.27	0.87	19.0	8.4	1.15	.250	3.24	7.29
20	Chris Short C. Short	1,629	501	135	132	.506	308	3.43	88	24	18	2325.0	2,215	886	991	183	806	61	78	73	9,802	73	6.31	3.12	2.02	0.71	16.6	8.2	1.30	.285	3.84	8.57
21	Jim Maloney J. Maloney	1,605	302	134	84	.615	262	3.19	74	30	4	1849.0	1,518	655	729	138	810	36	18	37	7,746	125	7.81	3.94	1.98	0.67	20.7	10.5	1.26	.268	3.55	7.39
22	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	1,585	451	174	175	.499	407	3.65	182	23	14	3058.2	3,064	1,239	1,366	384	522	33	31		12,570	19	4.66	1.54	3.04	1.13	12.6	4.2	1.17	.267	4.02	9.02
23	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	1,572	227	91	86	.514	193	3.01	85	18	3	1452.2	994	486	550	84	865	50	13	23	6,128	65	9.74	5.36	1.82	0.52	25.7	14.1	1.28	.256	3.41	6.16
24	Bob Friend B. Friend	1,560	505	178	193	.480	432	3.45	147	34	10	3129.1	3,246	1,201	1,375	244	691	40	45	114	13,082	40	4.49	1.99	2.26	0.70	11.9	5.3	1.26	.285	3.95	9.34
25	Ray Sadecki R. Sadecki	1,554	482	129	127	.504	323	3.77	85	20	5	2375.0	2,317	995	1,136	234	865	34	54	73	10,126	89	5.89	3.28	1.80	0.89	15.3	8.5	1.34	.280	4.30	8.78

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Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
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Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
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Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
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