mlb most strikeouts by pitchers over 35 years old

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most career hitters by a pitcher older than 35, with 2,220 strikeouts.

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	NAME	SO	Age	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	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	2,220	46	320	119	106	.529	320	3.33	34	11	0	2061.2	1,534	762	867	140	874	66	0	31	8,534	108	9.69	3.82	2.54	0.61	26.0	10.2	1.17	.266	3.78	6.70
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,218	45	291	146	78	.652	285	3.31	34	12	0	1916.1	1,639	705	799	216	491	89	3	22	7,810	35	10.42	2.31	4.52	1.01	28.4	6.3	1.11	.297	3.75	7.70
3	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,975	48	465	188	167	.530	453	3.66	127	20	2	3188.0	3,094	1,295	1,481	297	1,228	75	9	47	13,601	121	5.58	3.47	1.61	0.84	14.5	9.0	1.36	.279	4.18	8.73
4	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	1,628	44	269	127	60	.679	268	3.40	7	5	0	1720.2	1,500	650	713	152	590	56	0	19	7,153	63	8.52	3.09	2.76	0.80	22.8	8.2	1.21	.285	3.73	7.85
5	Charlie Hough C. Hough	1,430	46	352	132	141	.484	350	3.89	80	7	0	2378.1	2,091	1,028	1,188	266	1,013	109	1	17	10,152	107	5.41	3.83	1.41	1.01	14.1	10.0	1.31	.249	4.50	7.91
6	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	1,414	49	382	165	116	.587	376	4.26	17	4	0	2373.2	2,438	1,123	1,201	324	636	97	2	34	10,073	24	5.36	2.41	2.22	1.23	14.0	6.3	1.30	.278	4.55	9.24
7	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	1,266	44	296	118	111	.515	294	3.53	96	17	0	2090.1	2,119	819	936	164	516	35	2	45	8,698	49	5.45	2.22	2.45	0.71	14.6	5.9	1.26	.291	4.03	9.12
8	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,167	43	216	80	75	.516	202	3.72	41	10	1	1428.1	1,361	591	687	120	541	10	6	38	6,043	59	7.35	3.41	2.16	0.76	19.3	9.0	1.33	.295	4.33	8.58
9	R.A. Dickey	1,102	42	229	87	81	.518	226	3.76	12	4	0	1456.2	1,349	608	670	182	444	69	2	10	6,087	52	6.81	2.74	2.48	1.12	18.1	7.3	1.23	.272	4.14	8.33
10	Dazzy Vance D. Vance	1,073	44	268	102	84	.548	192	3.18	110	14	11	1666.1	1,594	589	692	86	423	35	39		6,942	18	5.80	2.28	2.54	0.46	15.5	6.1	1.21	.283	3.74	8.61
11	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	1,054	44	334	158	110	.590	294	3.27	155	26	10	2265.2	2,160	822	910	217	571	20	30	42	9,327	24	4.19	2.27	1.85	0.86	11.3	6.1	1.21	.260	3.61	8.58
12	Tim Wakefield T. Wakefield	1,053	44	280	101	88	.534	253	4.48	8	0	1	1621.1	1,583	807	902	215	529	91	18	12	6,947	85	5.85	2.94	1.99	1.19	15.2	7.6	1.30	.270	5.01	8.79
13	Early Wynn E. Wynn	1,044	43	255	99	83	.544	224	3.59	85	21	7	1606.2	1,449	640	705	146	648	33	21	33	6,794	18	5.85	3.63	1.61	0.82	15.4	9.5	1.31	.265	3.95	8.12
14	Hoyt Wilhelm H. Wilhelm	1,015	48	650	86	77	.528	24	2.32	6	1	170	1308.1	959	337	414	83	394	32	449	41	5,229	58	6.98	2.71	2.58	0.57	19.4	7.5	1.03	.236	2.85	6.60
15	Charlie Morton C. Morton	962	41	166	56	47	.544	160	4.23	0	0	0	866.1	784	407	432	108	351	83	1	6	3,725	19	9.99	3.65	2.74	1.12	25.8	9.4	1.31	.304	4.49	8.14
16	Rich Hill R. Hill	945	45	187	64	53	.547	176	3.74	1	0	0	918.0	797	381	414	117	319	58	4	6	3,841	10	9.26	3.13	2.96	1.15	24.6	8.3	1.22	.283	4.06	7.81
17	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	940	45	241	95	87	.522	231	4.15	7	5	0	1409.0	1,549	650	703	190	243	22	2	18	5,926	7	6.00	1.55	3.87	1.21	15.9	4.1	1.27	.300	4.49	9.89
18	Don Sutton D. Sutton	922	43	240	94	81	.537	239	3.71	22	6	0	1553.1	1,492	641	698	170	377	21	0	17	6,444	28	5.34	2.18	2.45	0.98	14.3	5.9	1.20	.267	4.04	8.64
19	David Wells D. Wells	914	44	241	111	64	.634	240	4.27	25	4	0	1539.2	1,742	731	784	180	254	42	0	9	6,512	26	5.34	1.48	3.60	1.05	14.0	3.9	1.30	.305	4.58	10.18
20	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	854	41	135	54	36	.600	135	3.54	1	0	0	752.1	622	296	306	114	192	31	0	1	3,047	18	10.22	2.30	4.45	1.36	28.0	6.3	1.08	.274	3.66	7.44
21	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	854	43	138	62	36	.633	138	3.14	2	1	0	817.2	659	285	311	102	199	29	0	1	3,300	17	9.40	2.19	4.29	1.12	25.9	6.0	1.05	.263	3.42	7.25
22	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	844	42	238	97	81	.545	238	3.94	7	1	0	1452.1	1,516	635	700	157	237	40	0	37	6,007	21	5.23	1.47	3.56	0.97	14.1	3.9	1.21	.287	4.34	9.39
23	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	818	42	235	50	37	.575	120	3.33	6	2	73	896.1	849	332	348	82	198	17	96	25	3,681	24	8.21	1.99	4.13	0.82	22.2	5.4	1.17	.299	3.49	8.52
24	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	768	40	143	61	38	.616	122	3.75	7	3	9	843.0	856	351	359	101	140	16	21	4	3,468	9	8.20	1.49	5.49	1.08	22.1	4.0	1.18	.309	3.83	9.14
25	Joe Niekro J. Niekro	757	43	227	85	84	.503	223	3.56	41	10	0	1457.2	1,356	576	664	107	543	28	2	23	6,150	98	4.67	3.35	1.39	0.66	12.3	8.8	1.30	.265	4.10	8.37

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Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
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Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
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Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
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