most strikeouts allowed through september 1, 1980

Before September 2, 1980, Walter Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,527 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player through September 1, 1980
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
2Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,261
686
287
227
.558
600
2.94
291
52
10
4769.2
4,254
1,559
1,811
338
1,243
95
32
154
19,447
135
6.15
2.35
2.62
0.64
16.8
6.4
1.15
.270
3.42
8.03
3Bob 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
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,059
424
176
167
.513
390
3.17
173
44
3
2881.2
2,040
1,014
1,157
157
1,736
82
13
43
12,194
133
9.55
5.42
1.76
0.49
25.1
14.2
1.31
.263
3.61
6.37
5Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,954
475
241
140
.633
469
2.62
199
52
1
3572.0
2,863
1,039
1,140
269
992
49
5
87
14,308
88
7.44
2.50
2.98
0.68
20.6
6.9
1.08
.258
2.87
7.21
6Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,924
518
246
167
.596
500
3.03
211
44
1
3732.1
3,263
1,257
1,427
290
1,279
42
7
109
15,413
120
7.05
3.08
2.29
0.70
19.0
8.3
1.22
.273
3.44
7.87
7Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2,883
575
258
192
.573
512
3.27
260
47
7
3989.2
3,602
1,448
1,604
429
839
72
34
105
16,211
55
6.50
1.89
3.44
0.97
17.8
5.2
1.11
.265
3.62
8.13
8Jim 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
9Mickey Lolich
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
10Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,624
527
226
174
.565
511
3.08
156
52
4
3684.2
3,165
1,263
1,395
299
953
60
11
85
15,010
84
6.41
2.33
2.75
0.73
17.5
6.3
1.12
.259
3.41
7.73
11Warren 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
12Bob 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
13Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,548
641
230
205
.529
497
3.14
216
38
29
3995.1
3,619
1,394
1,644
342
1,204
102
81
76
16,589
186
5.74
2.71
2.12
0.77
15.4
7.3
1.21
.264
3.70
8.15
14Christy 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
15Don 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
16Sam 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
17Sandy 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
18Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2,391
762
269
228
.541
621
3.45
179
31
11
4349.2
4,413
1,665
1,950
382
1,030
120
60
96
18,240
124
4.95
2.13
2.32
0.79
13.1
5.6
1.25
.282
4.03
9.13
19Robin 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
20Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,343
553
223
165
.575
465
3.25
186
49
15
3377.0
2,959
1,220
1,331
336
1,068
48
51
51
13,891
27
6.24
2.85
2.19
0.90
16.9
7.7
1.19
.260
3.55
7.89
21Early 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
22Juan 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
23Lefty 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
24Eddie 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
25Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,227
382
155
138
.529
377
2.95
149
41
0
2807.0
2,521
919
1,034
205
760
70
3
47
11,489
62
7.14
2.44
2.93
0.66
19.4
6.6
1.17
.282
3.32
8.08
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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