Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters in losses, with 2,912 strikeouts.

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	NAME	SO	W	L	W%	G	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	2,912	0	292	.000	483	455	4.81	59	0	3	2801.2	2,510	1,496	1,699	247	1,662	96	9	66	12,456	190	9.35	5.34	1.75	0.79	23.4	13.3	1.49	.300	5.46	8.06
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,154	0	166	.000	315	302	5.02	25	0	2	1878.0	1,837	1,047	1,185	265	882	106	6	31	8,279	63	10.32	4.23	2.44	1.27	26.0	10.7	1.45	.323	5.68	8.80
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,073	0	184	.000	355	353	4.80	26	0	0	2234.2	2,294	1,192	1,332	238	900	89	0	51	9,788	79	8.35	3.62	2.30	0.96	21.2	9.2	1.43	.317	5.36	9.24
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,898	0	250	.000	405	399	4.83	75	0	0	2633.1	2,941	1,414	1,558	325	799	97	3	54	11,459	77	6.49	2.73	2.38	1.11	16.6	7.0	1.42	.314	5.32	10.05
5	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,875	0	244	.000	412	382	4.91	38	0	2	2434.1	2,675	1,328	1,528	291	1,044	28	12	120	10,823	91	6.93	3.86	1.80	1.08	17.3	9.6	1.53	.314	5.65	9.89
6	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,823	0	256	.000	450	435	4.78	27	0	5	2709.2	2,855	1,440	1,575	324	830	61	10	87	11,709	66	6.05	2.76	2.20	1.08	15.6	7.1	1.36	.292	5.23	9.48
7	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,776	0	274	.000	546	414	4.75	65	0	29	2872.2	3,168	1,515	1,764	335	1,100	67	69	75	12,688	150	5.56	3.45	1.61	1.05	14.0	8.7	1.49	.301	5.53	9.93
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	1,772	0	265	.000	463	385	4.64	77	0	10	2702.0	3,033	1,393	1,596	292	828	68	28	135	11,741	108	5.90	2.76	2.14	0.97	15.1	7.1	1.43	.312	5.32	10.10
9	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	1,745	0	126	.000	277	268	4.64	3	0	0	1526.2	1,503	787	848	245	481	68	2	15	6,514	59	10.29	2.84	3.63	1.44	26.8	7.4	1.30	.316	5.00	8.86
10	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	1,728	0	155	.000	510	272	4.59	10	0	154	1919.0	1,986	978	1,053	200	643	29	200	71	8,246	98	8.10	3.02	2.69	0.94	21.0	7.8	1.37	.316	4.94	9.31
11	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,649	0	159	.000	291	291	4.90	6	0	0	1738.0	1,777	947	1,024	247	589	64	0	23	7,519	57	8.54	3.05	2.80	1.28	21.9	7.8	1.36	.308	5.30	9.20
12	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,626	0	205	.000	345	337	4.32	45	0	1	2208.0	2,231	1,061	1,180	249	762	49	5	92	9,469	80	6.63	3.11	2.13	1.01	17.2	8.0	1.36	.292	4.81	9.09
13	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1,604	0	227	.000	389	385	4.59	17	0	0	2406.0	2,706	1,227	1,388	228	583	80	3	134	10,383	41	6.00	2.18	2.75	0.85	15.4	5.6	1.37	.314	5.19	10.12
14	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1,567	0	156	.000	361	321	4.84	7	0	1	1883.0	2,076	1,013	1,091	274	498	57	8	17	8,107	57	7.49	2.38	3.15	1.31	19.3	6.1	1.37	.316	5.21	9.92
15	CC Sabathia	1,524	0	161	.000	310	309	5.37	10	0	0	1803.1	2,054	1,075	1,172	269	645	75	0	30	8,014	44	7.61	3.22	2.36	1.34	19.0	8.0	1.50	.324	5.85	10.25
16	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	1,516	0	146	.000	353	230	4.98	17	0	22	1650.2	1,837	914	968	221	472	31	75	37	7,156	42	8.27	2.57	3.21	1.20	21.2	6.6	1.40	.329	5.28	10.02
17	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1,507	0	171	.000	874	212	4.45	29	0	390	2016.1	2,099	998	1,088	260	471	51	538	70	8,563	12	6.73	2.10	3.20	1.16	17.6	5.5	1.27	.293	4.86	9.37
18	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	1,485	0	236	.000	398	380	5.07	44	0	1	2318.0	2,623	1,305	1,469	317	807	86	8	96	10,266	74	5.77	3.13	1.84	1.23	14.5	7.9	1.48	.305	5.70	10.18
19	A.J. Burnett	1,482	0	157	.000	271	266	5.28	6	0	0	1593.1	1,687	934	1,028	193	717	87	1	31	7,115	111	8.37	4.05	2.07	1.09	20.8	10.1	1.51	.322	5.81	9.53
20	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	1,480	0	160	.000	285	280	5.63	8	0	0	1681.1	1,907	1,051	1,131	276	513	64	3	49	7,419	58	7.92	2.75	2.88	1.48	19.9	6.9	1.44	.321	6.05	10.21
21	Chris Sale C. Sale	1,474	0	97	.000	261	185	3.99	5	0	12	1190.0	1,118	528	578	149	314	90	21	14	4,986	32	11.15	2.37	4.69	1.13	29.6	6.3	1.20	.327	4.37	8.46
22	Charlie Hough C. Hough	1,461	0	216	.000	642	266	4.81	35	0	61	2328.2	2,223	1,245	1,420	281	1,180	127	210	36	10,286	126	5.65	4.56	1.24	1.09	14.2	11.5	1.46	.268	5.49	8.59
23	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	1,451	0	122	.000	260	259	4.61	1	0	0	1531.0	1,608	785	845	222	495	58	0	34	6,602	39	8.53	2.91	2.93	1.31	22.0	7.5	1.37	.317	4.97	9.45
24	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	1,443	0	100	.000	257	201	4.55	12	0	3	1292.2	1,241	653	705	159	411	78	16	24	5,523	35	10.05	2.86	3.51	1.11	26.1	7.4	1.28	.315	4.91	8.64
25	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	1,437	0	226	.000	380	316	5.02	59	0	7	2106.2	2,360	1,176	1,296	307	588	46	33	88	9,163	32	6.14	2.51	2.44	1.31	15.7	6.4	1.40	.303	5.54	10.08

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Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
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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