
Between September 27, 1954 and October 3, 1976, Bob Gibson struck out the most hitters, with 3,117 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from September 27, 1954 to october 3, 1976| 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 | B. Gibson | 3,117 | 528 | 251 | 174 | .591 | 482 | 2.91 | 255 | 56 | 6 | 3884.1 | 3,279 | 1,258 | 1,420 | 257 | 1,336 | 102 | 21 | 118 | 16,066 | 109 | 7.22 | 3.10 | 2.33 | 0.60 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 1.19 | .269 | 3.29 | 7.60 | |
| 2 | 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 | M. Lolich | 2,799 | 539 | 215 | 188 | .533 | 489 | 3.44 | 195 | 41 | 9 | 3554.1 | 3,277 | 1,358 | 1,498 | 343 | 1,066 | 90 | 26 | 61 | 14,776 | 119 | 7.09 | 2.70 | 2.63 | 0.87 | 18.9 | 7.2 | 1.22 | .280 | 3.79 | 8.30 | |
| 4 | G. Perry | 2,670 | 555 | 231 | 188 | .551 | 470 | 2.91 | 257 | 44 | 10 | 3859.1 | 3,368 | 1,247 | 1,432 | 283 | 998 | 77 | 31 | 129 | 15,687 | 117 | 6.23 | 2.33 | 2.68 | 0.66 | 17.0 | 6.4 | 1.13 | .265 | 3.34 | 7.85 | |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | S. McDowell | 2,453 | 425 | 141 | 134 | .513 | 346 | 3.17 | 103 | 23 | 14 | 2492.1 | 1,948 | 879 | 999 | 164 | 1,312 | 59 | 39 | 73 | 10,589 | 141 | 8.86 | 4.74 | 1.87 | 0.59 | 23.2 | 12.4 | 1.31 | .270 | 3.61 | 7.03 | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | F. Jenkins | 2,343 | 450 | 203 | 150 | .575 | 391 | 3.17 | 212 | 39 | 7 | 3111.0 | 2,763 | 1,097 | 1,217 | 319 | 633 | 63 | 31 | 88 | 12,604 | 42 | 6.78 | 1.83 | 3.70 | 0.92 | 18.6 | 5.0 | 1.09 | .264 | 3.52 | 7.99 | |
| 9 | T. Seaver | 2,334 | 354 | 182 | 107 | .630 | 348 | 2.47 | 161 | 39 | 1 | 2718.2 | 2,151 | 747 | 816 | 187 | 733 | 48 | 5 | 63 | 10,839 | 67 | 7.73 | 2.43 | 3.18 | 0.62 | 21.5 | 6.8 | 1.06 | .261 | 2.70 | 7.12 | |
| 10 | J. Marichal | 2,302 | 471 | 243 | 142 | .631 | 457 | 2.89 | 244 | 52 | 2 | 3507.0 | 3,153 | 1,126 | 1,329 | 320 | 709 | 40 | 11 | 82 | 14,237 | 51 | 5.91 | 1.82 | 3.25 | 0.82 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 1.10 | .261 | 3.41 | 8.09 | |
| 11 | J. Kaat | 2,235 | 614 | 247 | 201 | .551 | 555 | 3.31 | 170 | 29 | 5 | 3865.1 | 3,851 | 1,421 | 1,688 | 342 | 905 | 111 | 22 | 68 | 16,160 | 111 | 5.20 | 2.11 | 2.47 | 0.80 | 13.8 | 5.6 | 1.23 | .279 | 3.93 | 8.97 | |
| 12 | S. Carlton | 2,111 | 382 | 168 | 126 | .571 | 364 | 3.10 | 158 | 33 | 1 | 2704.0 | 2,409 | 932 | 1,054 | 199 | 961 | 29 | 7 | 77 | 11,241 | 91 | 7.03 | 3.20 | 2.20 | 0.66 | 18.8 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.51 | 8.02 | |
| 13 | C. Pascual | 2,108 | 481 | 170 | 163 | .511 | 400 | 3.60 | 131 | 36 | 7 | 2811.1 | 2,578 | 1,126 | 1,268 | 249 | 1,008 | 55 | 40 | 49 | 11,877 | 82 | 6.75 | 3.23 | 2.09 | 0.80 | 17.7 | 8.5 | 1.28 | .275 | 4.06 | 8.25 | |
| 14 | N. Ryan | 2,085 | 294 | 122 | 116 | .513 | 260 | 3.11 | 116 | 30 | 3 | 1935.0 | 1,339 | 668 | 757 | 110 | 1,180 | 62 | 13 | 25 | 8,187 | 82 | 9.70 | 5.49 | 1.77 | 0.51 | 25.5 | 14.4 | 1.30 | .259 | 3.52 | 6.23 | |
| 15 | D. Sutton | 2,074 | 402 | 176 | 136 | .564 | 387 | 3.03 | 125 | 44 | 3 | 2812.0 | 2,401 | 946 | 1,039 | 209 | 735 | 50 | 10 | 66 | 11,458 | 69 | 6.64 | 2.35 | 2.82 | 0.67 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 1.12 | .261 | 3.33 | 7.68 | |
| 16 | L. Tiant | 1,928 | 439 | 179 | 132 | .576 | 352 | 3.05 | 163 | 40 | 15 | 2666.1 | 2,258 | 904 | 998 | 256 | 866 | 41 | 50 | 40 | 10,905 | 25 | 6.51 | 2.92 | 2.23 | 0.86 | 17.7 | 7.9 | 1.17 | .256 | 3.37 | 7.62 | |
| 17 | C. Hunter | 1,869 | 438 | 201 | 142 | .586 | 415 | 3.11 | 167 | 40 | 1 | 3083.0 | 2,595 | 1,064 | 1,180 | 314 | 838 | 44 | 5 | 54 | 12,487 | 43 | 5.46 | 2.45 | 2.23 | 0.92 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 1.11 | .242 | 3.44 | 7.58 | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | P. Niekro | 1,684 | 476 | 162 | 133 | .549 | 337 | 2.98 | 141 | 28 | 27 | 2762.1 | 2,484 | 914 | 1,087 | 232 | 754 | 67 | 77 | 49 | 11,393 | 134 | 5.49 | 2.46 | 2.23 | 0.76 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 1.17 | .260 | 3.54 | 8.09 | |
| 22 | W. Ford | 1,664 | 412 | 193 | 91 | .680 | 368 | 2.72 | 127 | 37 | 9 | 2640.2 | 2,322 | 798 | 919 | 198 | 823 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 10,815 | 66 | 5.67 | 2.80 | 2.02 | 0.67 | 15.4 | 7.6 | 1.19 | .262 | 3.13 | 7.91 | |
| 23 | 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 | |
| 24 | M. Cuellar | 1,629 | 451 | 185 | 129 | .589 | 378 | 3.12 | 172 | 36 | 11 | 2804.1 | 2,529 | 972 | 1,123 | 220 | 819 | 12 | 33 | 60 | 11,485 | 53 | 5.23 | 2.63 | 1.99 | 0.71 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 1.19 | .262 | 3.60 | 8.12 | |
| 25 | J. Coleman | 1,627 | 385 | 133 | 131 | .504 | 328 | 3.72 | 92 | 18 | 5 | 2336.2 | 2,191 | 966 | 1,095 | 214 | 909 | 85 | 27 | 59 | 9,954 | 102 | 6.27 | 3.50 | 1.79 | 0.82 | 16.3 | 9.1 | 1.33 | .278 | 4.22 | 8.44 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 13 | .667 | ||
19 | 21 | .475 | 7.5 | |
18 | 22 | .450 | 8.5 | |
17 | 22 | .436 | 9.0 | |
15 | 23 | .395 | 10.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
27 | 12 | .692 | ||
23 | 15 | .605 | 3.5 | |
20 | 16 | .556 | 5.5 | |
21 | 18 | .538 | 6.0 | |
21 | 19 | .525 | 6.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
24 | 14 | .632 | ||
22 | 16 | .579 | 2.0 | |
17 | 20 | .459 | 6.5 | |
16 | 23 | .410 | 8.5 | |
15 | 23 | .395 | 9.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 13 | .667 | ||
25 | 13 | .658 | 0.5 | |
18 | 21 | .462 | 8.0 | |
17 | 22 | .436 | 9.0 | |
17 | 23 | .425 | 9.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
21 | 19 | .525 | ||
18 | 21 | .462 | 2.5 | |
18 | 21 | .462 | 2.5 | |
17 | 21 | .447 | 3.0 | |
16 | 23 | .410 | 4.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
21 | 18 | .538 | ||
19 | 20 | .487 | 2.0 | |
17 | 21 | .447 | 3.5 | |
16 | 24 | .400 | 5.5 | |
15 | 25 | .375 | 6.5 |