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most strikeouts allowed by a player through May 6, 1980| 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 |  | 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 | ||||
| 2 |  | G. Perry | 3,158 | 663 | 281 | 218 | .563 | 578 | 2.92 | 287 | 51 | 10 | 4625.1 | 4,107 | 1,503 | 1,738 | 328 | 1,196 | 88 | 31 | 152 | 18,835 | 131 | 6.14 | 2.33 | 2.64 | 0.64 | 16.8 | 6.3 | 1.15 | .269 | 3.38 | 7.99 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | N. Ryan | 2,935 | 401 | 168 | 160 | .512 | 367 | 3.17 | 169 | 42 | 3 | 2724.2 | 1,920 | 961 | 1,092 | 152 | 1,670 | 80 | 13 | 42 | 11,550 | 127 | 9.69 | 5.52 | 1.76 | 0.50 | 25.4 | 14.5 | 1.32 | .263 | 3.61 | 6.34 |
| 5 |  | T. Seaver | 2,906 | 460 | 236 | 134 | .638 | 454 | 2.56 | 197 | 52 | 1 | 3487.1 | 2,780 | 993 | 1,091 | 252 | 961 | 48 | 5 | 86 | 13,947 | 84 | 7.50 | 2.48 | 3.02 | 0.65 | 20.8 | 6.9 | 1.07 | .258 | 2.82 | 7.17 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 | | M. Lolich | 2,832 | 586 | 217 | 191 | .532 | 496 | 3.44 | 195 | 41 | 10 | 3638.1 | 3,366 | 1,390 | 1,537 | 347 | 1,099 | 91 | 40 | 67 | 15,139 | 123 | 7.01 | 2.72 | 2.58 | 0.86 | 18.7 | 7.3 | 1.23 | .280 | 3.80 | 8.33 |
| 8 | | F. Jenkins | 2,787 | 554 | 249 | 184 | .575 | 491 | 3.27 | 251 | 47 | 7 | 3840.2 | 3,463 | 1,394 | 1,547 | 414 | 804 | 69 | 34 | 100 | 15,595 | 51 | 6.53 | 1.88 | 3.47 | 0.97 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 1.11 | .265 | 3.63 | 8.11 |
| 9 |  | S. Carlton | 2,720 | 493 | 230 | 161 | .588 | 475 | 3.07 | 203 | 43 | 1 | 3534.1 | 3,101 | 1,204 | 1,366 | 281 | 1,217 | 41 | 7 | 100 | 14,600 | 108 | 6.93 | 3.10 | 2.24 | 0.72 | 18.6 | 8.3 | 1.22 | .273 | 3.48 | 7.90 |
| 10 | | 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 | |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | D. Sutton | 2,544 | 507 | 219 | 170 | .563 | 491 | 3.12 | 153 | 51 | 4 | 3550.2 | 3,062 | 1,230 | 1,360 | 285 | 929 | 59 | 11 | 82 | 14,487 | 84 | 6.45 | 2.35 | 2.74 | 0.72 | 17.6 | 6.4 | 1.12 | .260 | 3.45 | 7.76 |
| 13 | | 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 | ||||
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | P. Niekro | 2,432 | 614 | 219 | 195 | .529 | 472 | 3.11 | 207 | 35 | 28 | 3810.1 | 3,440 | 1,318 | 1,564 | 320 | 1,148 | 100 | 79 | 75 | 15,823 | 181 | 5.74 | 2.71 | 2.12 | 0.76 | 15.4 | 7.3 | 1.20 | .264 | 3.69 | 8.13 |
| 17 |  | 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 |
| 18 | | J. Kaat | 2,367 | 725 | 264 | 221 | .544 | 608 | 3.42 | 174 | 30 | 9 | 4242.1 | 4,293 | 1,614 | 1,893 | 376 | 1,000 | 120 | 46 | 86 | 17,782 | 121 | 5.02 | 2.12 | 2.37 | 0.80 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 1.25 | .281 | 4.02 | 9.11 |
| 19 | | 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 | |
| 20 | | 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 | |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | L. Tiant | 2,284 | 538 | 219 | 157 | .582 | 450 | 3.23 | 183 | 49 | 15 | 3289.0 | 2,872 | 1,179 | 1,287 | 333 | 1,036 | 48 | 51 | 49 | 13,516 | 25 | 6.25 | 2.83 | 2.20 | 0.91 | 16.9 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .259 | 3.52 | 7.86 |
| 23 | | 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 | |
| 24 | | 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 | ||||
| 25 | | 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 | ||||
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