most strikeouts allowed through december 31, 1970

Before January 1, 1971, Walter Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,527 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player through December 31, 1970
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
3,527
802
417
279
.599
666
1.70
531
110
34
5916.2
4,917
1,902
97
1,374
208
128
155
5.37
2.09
2.57
0.15
5.8
1.06
.262
2.89
7.48
2Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,797
562
219
172
.560
503
3.20
150
40
15
3650.0
3,307
1,298
1,455
361
963
154
31
91
15,131
46
6.90
2.37
2.90
0.89
18.5
6.4
1.17
.271
3.59
8.15
3Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
2,583
750
363
245
.597
665
3.09
382
63
28
5243.2
4,833
1,801
2,018
434
1,432
41
67
21,555
78
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.6
1.19
.258
3.46
8.30
4Bob Feller
B. Feller
2,581
570
266
162
.621
484
3.26
279
44
22
3827.0
3,271
1,385
1,557
223
1,764
60
52
6
16,172
69
6.07
4.15
1.46
0.52
16.0
10.9
1.32
.264
3.66
7.69
5Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2,512
630
373
185
.668
551
0.97
434
79
25
4754.1
4,182
1,585
88
827
54
70
109
4.76
1.57
3.04
0.17
4.4
1.05
.268
3.00
7.92
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
7Sandy 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
8Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,393
383
190
117
.619
345
2.80
189
45
4
2816.2
2,323
876
993
183
949
80
17
70
11,592
75
7.65
3.03
2.52
0.58
20.6
8.2
1.16
.268
3.17
7.42
9Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
2,362
676
286
245
.539
609
3.40
305
45
25
4688.2
4,582
1,773
1,962
505
901
54
49
19,222
34
4.53
1.73
2.62
0.97
12.3
4.7
1.17
.265
3.77
8.80
10Early Wynn
E. Wynn
2,340
691
300
244
.551
611
3.54
289
49
15
4564.0
4,292
1,793
2,037
339
1,775
64
67
19,406
53
4.61
3.50
1.32
0.67
12.1
9.1
1.33
.266
4.02
8.46
11Lefty Grove
L. Grove
2,269
616
300
141
.680
457
3.06
298
35
54
3938.1
3,848
1,341
1,596
162
1,184
41
123
16,622
51
5.19
2.71
1.92
0.37
13.7
7.1
1.28
.284
3.65
8.79
12Eddie Plank
E. Plank
2,268
623
326
194
.627
529
1.36
410
69
23
4488.2
3,960
1,566
42
1,076
188
78
86
4.55
2.16
2.11
0.08
6.4
1.12
.294
3.14
7.94
13Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
2,209
696
373
208
.642
600
2.41
437
90
33
5182.2
4,866
1,851
165
951
67
80
38
3.84
1.65
2.32
0.29
4.5
1.12
.268
3.21
8.45
14Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
2,148
520
172
168
.506
403
3.63
132
36
10
2907.1
2,687
1,174
1,324
256
1,058
60
66
12,321
86
6.65
3.28
2.03
0.79
17.4
8.6
1.29
.276
4.10
8.32
15Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2,148
366
177
128
.580
308
1.03
235
47
5
2653.1
2,205
936
30
736
95
45
72
7.29
2.50
2.92
0.10
7.9
1.11
.347
3.17
7.48
16Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
2,081
600
211
222
.487
483
3.98
246
31
21
3759.1
3,768
1,664
1,908
207
1,734
61
71
16,483
60
4.98
4.15
1.20
0.50
12.6
10.5
1.46
.287
4.57
9.02
17Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
2,045
442
197
140
.585
349
3.24
217
29
12
2967.2
2,808
1,068
1,247
132
842
77
52
12,379
37
6.20
2.55
2.43
0.40
16.5
6.8
1.23
.288
3.78
8.52
18Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
1,998
585
211
169
.555
433
3.26
193
38
33
3306.2
2,989
1,198
1,324
284
1,179
30
85
13,851
48
5.44
3.21
1.69
0.77
14.4
8.5
1.26
.261
3.60
8.14
19Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
1,990
624
273
225
.548
538
3.80
335
45
18
4341.1
4,288
1,835
2,117
254
1,542
57
69
18,525
46
4.13
3.20
1.29
0.53
10.7
8.3
1.34
.275
4.39
8.89
20Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1,967
301
109
92
.542
264
2.95
89
20
10
1895.0
1,443
621
716
116
919
50
21
47
7,948
101
9.34
4.36
2.14
0.55
24.7
11.6
1.25
.271
3.40
6.85
21Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
1,962
362
203
98
.674
353
2.70
211
46
2
2792.1
2,430
839
989
251
551
31
8
60
11,248
41
6.32
1.78
3.56
0.81
17.4
4.9
1.07
.258
3.19
7.83
22Whitey Ford
W. Ford
1,959
498
236
106
.690
438
2.75
156
45
11
3170.1
2,766
968
1,107
228
1,086
28
35
13,031
75
5.56
3.08
1.80
0.65
15.0
8.3
1.22
.261
3.14
7.85
23Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1,795
488
207
150
.580
374
3.06
212
33
26
2993.0
2,675
1,016
1,197
137
1,248
19
79
1
12,643
65
5.40
3.75
1.44
0.41
14.2
9.9
1.31
.269
3.60
8.04
24Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
1,749
431
195
126
.607
315
0.39
250
57
35
2960.2
2,345
885
23
623
56
107
81
5.32
1.89
2.81
0.07
5.9
1.00
.288
2.69
7.13
25Chief Bender
C. Bender
1,744
459
212
127
.625
334
1.32
255
40
34
3018.1
2,658
1,110
39
711
103
114
69
5.20
2.12
2.45
0.12
6.4
1.12
.309
3.31
7.93
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