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most strikeouts allowed by a player through december 31, 1971| 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 |  | 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 |
| 3 | | 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 | |
| 4 | | 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 |
| 5 |  | B. Gibson | 2,578 | 414 | 206 | 130 | .613 | 376 | 2.82 | 209 | 50 | 4 | 3062.1 | 2,538 | 959 | 1,089 | 197 | 1,025 | 87 | 17 | 81 | 12,618 | 85 | 7.58 | 3.01 | 2.52 | 0.58 | 20.4 | 8.1 | 1.16 | .268 | 3.20 | 7.46 |
| 6 | | 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 | ||||
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 | | 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 | |
| 10 | | 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 | |
| 11 | | 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 | |
| 12 | | 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 | ||||
| 13 | | 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 | ||||
| 14 | | 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 | |
| 15 | | S. McDowell | 2,159 | 336 | 122 | 109 | .528 | 295 | 2.99 | 97 | 22 | 11 | 2109.2 | 1,603 | 702 | 805 | 138 | 1,072 | 53 | 24 | 60 | 8,891 | 114 | 9.21 | 4.57 | 2.01 | 0.59 | 24.3 | 12.1 | 1.27 | .268 | 3.43 | 6.84 |
| 16 | | 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 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Marichal | 2,121 | 399 | 221 | 109 | .670 | 390 | 2.73 | 229 | 50 | 2 | 3071.1 | 2,674 | 930 | 1,102 | 278 | 607 | 34 | 8 | 66 | 12,372 | 47 | 6.22 | 1.78 | 3.49 | 0.81 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 1.07 | .257 | 3.23 | 7.84 |
| 18 | | 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 | |
| 19 | | 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 | |
| 20 | | 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 | |
| 21 | | 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 | |
| 22 | | 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 | |
| 23 | | M. Lolich | 1,874 | 352 | 141 | 107 | .569 | 303 | 3.41 | 104 | 28 | 9 | 2177.0 | 1,926 | 824 | 898 | 208 | 719 | 71 | 25 | 32 | 9,093 | 73 | 7.75 | 2.97 | 2.61 | 0.86 | 20.6 | 7.9 | 1.21 | .276 | 3.71 | 7.96 |
| 24 | | 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 |
| 25 | | 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 | ||||
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