most career strikeouts as a pitcher before age 31

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters by a pitcher younger than 31, with 2,426 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	2,426	30	331	141	132	.516	297	3.06	138	34	3	2234.0	1,537	760	867	122	1,384	71	13	32	9,459	103	9.77	5.58	1.75	0.49	25.6	14.6	1.31	.259	3.49	6.19
2	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	2,408	30	491	272	168	.618	398	0.96	350	77	20	3692.1	2,814		995	30	752	136	88			122	5.87	1.83	3.20	0.07		5.2	0.97	.252	2.43	6.86
3	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2,396	30	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
4	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	2,381	30	396	138	126	.523	337	3.15	103	23	14	2402.0	1,871	840	957	157	1,247	59	31	68	10,183	135	8.92	4.67	1.91	0.59	23.4	12.2	1.30	.270	3.59	7.01
5	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,357	30	407	167	148	.530	402	2.95	159	42	0	3000.2	2,699	984	1,103	215	810	75	3	49	12,274	66	7.07	2.43	2.91	0.64	19.2	6.6	1.17	.282	3.31	8.10
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,275	30	318	153	69	.689	316	2.39	25	15	0	2096.1	1,570	557	609	145	536	31	1	27	8,252	81	9.77	2.30	4.24	0.62	27.6	6.5	1.00	.271	2.61	6.74
7	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2,270	31	360	154	110	.583	360	3.16	25	11	0	2420.2	2,162	850	948	205	695	81	0	16	9,925	132	8.44	2.58	3.27	0.76	22.9	7.0	1.18	.293	3.52	8.04
8	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,226	30	459	185	144	.562	406	2.98	152	39	6	3011.2	2,693	998	1,148	249	758	138	34	101	12,395	74	6.65	2.27	2.94	0.74	18.0	6.1	1.15	.271	3.43	8.05
9	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,220	30	326	152	63	.707	259	2.62	38	15	3	1892.1	1,406	551	615	142	507	90	23	21	7,537	46	10.56	2.41	4.38	0.68	29.5	6.7	1.01	.276	2.92	6.69
10	Bob Feller B. Feller	2,108	30	384	192	112	.632	329	3.05	213	34	20	2682.0	2,159	910	1,015	125	1,330	38	42		11,292	62	7.07	4.46	1.58	0.42	18.7	11.8	1.30	.264	3.41	7.24
11	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2,099	30	319	168	96	.636	314	2.46	148	34	1	2447.2	1,940	669	733	173	656	44	5	53	9,760	55	7.72	2.41	3.20	0.64	21.5	6.7	1.06	.260	2.70	7.13
12	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,007	30	312	109	73	.599	232	3.03	16	3	12	1629.2	1,312	548	590	172	374	98	25	14	6,544	38	11.08	2.07	5.37	0.95	30.7	5.7	1.03	.293	3.26	7.25
13	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	1,994	30	292	161	79	.671	291	2.83	91	35	0	2164.0	1,816	680	759	137	590	58	0	38	8,772	49	8.29	2.45	3.38	0.57	22.7	6.7	1.11	.280	3.16	7.55
14	CC Sabathia	1,921	30	343	171	92	.650	343	3.51	32	12	0	2280.2	2,084	889	971	193	702	71	0	30	9,434	45	7.58	2.77	2.74	0.76	20.4	7.4	1.22	.289	3.83	8.22
15	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,916	30	347	148	119	.554	329	3.10	145	31	1	2451.1	2,185	844	960	180	889	28	7	73	10,210	83	7.03	3.26	2.16	0.66	18.8	8.7	1.25	.279	3.52	8.02
16	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,913	30	367	155	126	.552	353	3.02	110	40	3	2544.1	2,170	855	941	187	653	47	9	60	10,365	65	6.77	2.31	2.93	0.66	18.5	6.3	1.11	.262	3.33	7.68
17	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1,875	29	305	157	85	.649	303	3.10	67	23	1	2169.2	1,898	747	823	123	651	41	1	31	8,898	47	7.78	2.70	2.88	0.51	21.1	7.3	1.17	.286	3.41	7.87
18	Catfish Hunter C. Hunter	1,874	31	439	202	142	.587	416	3.10	167	40	1	3090.0	2,598	1,064	1,180	314	838	44	5	54	12,511	43	5.46	2.44	2.24	0.91	15.0	6.7	1.11	.242	3.44	7.57
19	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	1,834	30	347	139	104	.572	298	3.44	99	28	9	2134.0	1,894	815	888	205	710	71	25	32	8,923	71	7.73	2.99	2.58	0.86	20.6	8.0	1.22	.277	3.75	7.99
20	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	1,819	30	342	149	109	.578	284	3.13	149	27	7	2303.2	2,015	800	885	235	489	41	30	72	9,323	32	7.11	1.91	3.72	0.92	19.5	5.2	1.09	.264	3.46	7.87
21	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	1,803	30	291	119	93	.561	288	3.14	15	6	0	1857.0	1,630	647	708	193	432	63	1	34	7,552	25	8.74	2.09	4.17	0.94	23.9	5.7	1.11	.284	3.43	7.90
22	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	1,803	31	307	133	102	.566	307	3.38	44	11	0	2100.0	1,809	788	868	174	705	32	0	52	8,676	114	7.73	3.02	2.56	0.75	20.8	8.1	1.20	.274	3.72	7.75
23	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	1,764	30	333	141	118	.544	322	3.34	107	29	2	2355.1	2,113	873	991	155	918	16	5	58	9,893	95	6.74	3.51	1.92	0.59	17.8	9.3	1.29	.278	3.79	8.07
24	Camilo Pascual C. Pascual	1,734	30	384	128	132	.492	285	3.62	112	30	10	2206.0	2,045	887	996	193	816	40	59		9,367	59	7.07	3.33	2.13	0.79	18.5	8.7	1.30	.281	4.06	8.34
25	Johan Santana J. Santana	1,733	30	310	122	60	.670	234	3.12	9	6	1	1709.2	1,430	592	641	187	473	34	23	10	6,946	65	9.12	2.49	3.66	0.98	24.9	6.8	1.11	.275	3.37	7.53

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Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
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
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
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AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
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