most strikeouts allowed from from april 18, 1951 to october 2, 1977

Between April 18, 1951 and October 2, 1977, Bob Gibson fanned the most batters, with 3,117 strikeouts.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Bob Gibson
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
2Jim 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
3Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,847
589
246
200
.552
504
2.93
270
48
10
4097.1
3,607
1,336
1,540
304
1,054
82
31
133
16,673
120
6.25
2.32
2.70
0.67
17.1
6.3
1.14
.267
3.38
7.92
4Mickey Lolich
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
5Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,530
387
203
113
.642
381
2.48
180
46
1
2980.0
2,350
822
894
206
799
48
5
69
11,870
74
7.64
2.41
3.17
0.62
21.3
6.7
1.06
.259
2.70
7.10
6Don 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
7Sam McDowell
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
8Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2,448
478
213
160
.571
419
3.20
223
40
7
3304.0
2,953
1,176
1,308
349
669
63
31
90
13,394
44
6.67
1.82
3.66
0.95
18.3
5.0
1.10
.264
3.56
8.04
9Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,426
331
141
132
.516
297
3.06
138
34
3
2234.0
1,537
760
867
122
1,384
71
13
32
9,459
103
9.77
5.58
1.75
0.49
25.6
14.6
1.31
.259
3.49
6.19
10Sandy 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
11Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,309
418
191
136
.584
400
3.06
175
35
1
2987.0
2,638
1,015
1,153
224
1,050
33
7
82
12,376
94
6.96
3.16
2.20
0.67
18.7
8.5
1.23
.276
3.47
7.95
12Juan Marichal
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
13Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2,290
649
253
212
.544
582
3.39
172
29
5
4025.2
4,062
1,517
1,788
362
945
113
25
74
16,869
113
5.12
2.11
2.42
0.81
13.6
5.6
1.24
.281
4.00
9.08
14Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,224
435
190
144
.569
420
3.04
134
47
3
3052.1
2,608
1,031
1,132
232
804
53
10
68
12,437
74
6.56
2.37
2.77
0.68
17.9
6.5
1.12
.260
3.34
7.69
15Camilo 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
16Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,052
471
191
140
.577
384
3.15
166
43
15
2855.0
2,468
999
1,096
282
917
43
50
43
11,719
25
6.47
2.89
2.24
0.89
17.5
7.8
1.19
.259
3.45
7.78
17Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
2,032
572
243
210
.536
518
3.43
263
37
20
4002.0
3,913
1,525
1,684
450
687
43
39
16,357
29
4.57
1.54
2.96
1.01
12.4
4.2
1.15
.263
3.79
8.80
18Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
1,946
520
178
153
.538
380
3.09
161
30
27
3092.2
2,799
1,062
1,253
258
918
75
78
61
12,821
151
5.66
2.67
2.12
0.75
15.2
7.2
1.20
.264
3.65
8.15
19Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
1,931
567
277
187
.597
500
3.09
285
48
22
3960.1
3,685
1,360
1,505
345
1,029
34
53
16,244
53
4.39
2.34
1.88
0.78
11.9
6.3
1.19
.259
3.42
8.37
20Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
1,921
460
210
151
.582
437
3.18
175
41
1
3226.1
2,732
1,139
1,263
343
885
47
5
57
13,095
45
5.36
2.47
2.17
0.96
14.7
6.8
1.12
.241
3.52
7.62
21Whitey Ford
W. Ford
1,900
478
227
105
.684
426
2.75
149
43
10
3058.1
2,679
933
1,068
221
1,034
26
30
12,566
72
5.59
3.04
1.84
0.65
15.1
8.2
1.21
.262
3.14
7.88
22Early Wynn
E. Wynn
1,746
442
199
142
.584
392
3.35
177
38
13
2919.0
2,581
1,088
1,210
246
1,157
44
40
12,263
34
5.38
3.57
1.51
0.76
14.2
9.4
1.28
.257
3.73
7.96
23Bob Friend
B. Friend
1,734
602
197
230
.461
497
3.58
163
36
10
3610.2
3,771
1,436
1,652
286
894
46
56
114
15,216
50
4.32
2.23
1.94
0.71
11.4
5.9
1.29
.284
4.12
9.40
24Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
1,733
492
188
138
.577
372
3.12
169
37
32
2841.1
2,592
985
1,078
256
867
26
65
11,770
38
5.49
2.75
2.00
0.81
14.7
7.4
1.22
.263
3.41
8.21
25Milt 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

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