most strikeouts allowed through april 27, 1980

Before April 28, 1980, Walter Johnson fanned the most hitters, with 3,527 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player through april 27, 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
3,151
661
280
218
.562
576
2.92
286
51
10
4610.1
4,093
1,496
1,731
325
1,193
88
31
151
18,775
131
6.15
2.33
2.64
0.63
16.8
6.4
1.15
.269
3.38
7.99
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
2,929
400
168
159
.514
366
3.17
169
42
3
2718.1
1,914
956
1,087
152
1,666
80
13
42
11,523
125
9.70
5.52
1.76
0.50
25.4
14.5
1.32
.263
3.60
6.34
5Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,900
458
236
133
.640
452
2.56
197
52
1
3473.1
2,769
987
1,085
249
960
48
5
86
13,894
84
7.51
2.49
3.02
0.65
20.9
6.9
1.07
.259
2.81
7.17
6Jim 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
7Mickey 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
8Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2,779
553
248
184
.574
490
3.27
250
47
7
3831.2
3,455
1,392
1,545
413
804
69
34
100
15,563
51
6.53
1.89
3.46
0.97
17.9
5.2
1.11
.265
3.63
8.12
9Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,704
491
228
161
.586
473
3.07
202
43
1
3518.2
3,090
1,202
1,364
280
1,208
41
7
100
14,536
108
6.92
3.09
2.24
0.72
18.6
8.3
1.22
.273
3.49
7.90
10Warren 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
11Bob 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
12Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,544
506
219
170
.563
490
3.12
153
51
4
3543.2
3,056
1,229
1,359
285
927
59
11
82
14,460
84
6.46
2.35
2.74
0.72
17.6
6.4
1.12
.260
3.45
7.76
13Christy 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
14Don 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
15Sam 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
16Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,428
613
218
195
.528
471
3.12
206
35
28
3801.1
3,433
1,317
1,563
320
1,146
100
79
75
15,787
181
5.75
2.71
2.12
0.76
15.4
7.3
1.20
.264
3.70
8.13
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
2,364
722
264
221
.544
608
3.43
174
30
7
4237.2
4,293
1,614
1,893
376
1,000
120
43
86
17,768
121
5.02
2.12
2.36
0.80
13.3
5.6
1.25
.282
4.02
9.12
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
20Early 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
21Juan 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
22Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,279
536
218
157
.581
448
3.22
183
49
15
3280.0
2,861
1,173
1,281
332
1,033
48
51
49
13,475
25
6.25
2.83
2.21
0.91
16.9
7.7
1.19
.259
3.51
7.85
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
25Grover 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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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