most pitcher strikeouts from 1965 to 1990

Between the 1965 and 1990 seasons, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,308 strikeouts.

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	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	5,308	740	302	272	.526	706	3.16	218	59	3	4989.1	3,629	1,754	1,998	295	2,614	140	13	78	20,926	257	9.57	4.72	2.03	0.53	25.4	12.5	1.25	.265	3.60	90	2.95	84	6.55	332.5
2	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	4,136	741	329	244	.574	709	3.22	254	55	2	5217.2	4,672	1,864	2,130	414	1,833	53	13	150	21,683	183	7.13	3.16	2.26	0.71	19.1	8.5	1.25	.279	3.67	87	3.14	86	8.06	271.5
3	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	3,640	656	311	205	.603	647	2.86	231	61	1	4783.0	3,971	1,521	1,674	380	1,390	76	6	116	19,369	126	6.85	2.62	2.62	0.72	18.8	7.2	1.12	.259	3.15	79	3.03	85	7.47	286.1
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	3,631	667	279	238	.540	661	3.27	241	60	0	4837.0	4,482	1,760	1,953	413	1,293	150	3	69	19,923	111	6.76	2.41	2.81	0.77	18.2	6.5	1.19	.282	3.63	84	3.16	82	8.34	370.5
5	Don Sutton D. Sutton	3,574	774	324	256	.559	756	3.26	178	58	5	5282.1	4,692	1,914	2,104	472	1,343	82	12	102	21,631	112	6.09	2.29	2.66	0.80	16.5	6.2	1.14	.261	3.58	92	3.23	90	7.99	181.2
6	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	3,334	854	318	274	.537	716	3.35	245	45	29	5389.0	5,029	2,004	2,327	481	1,802	122	81	86	22,611	225	5.57	3.01	1.85	0.80	14.7	8.0	1.27	.270	3.89	86	3.61	95	8.40	117.3
7	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3,307	689	298	247	.547	660	3.09	297	51	4	5024.2	4,621	1,724	1,993	370	1,293	101	15	149	20,586	148	5.92	2.32	2.56	0.66	16.1	6.3	1.18	.274	3.57	85	3.05	85	8.28	305.4
8	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	3,192	664	284	226	.557	594	3.34	267	49	7	4500.2	4,142	1,669	1,853	484	997	84	37	116	18,400	62	6.38	1.99	3.20	0.97	17.3	5.4	1.14	.268	3.71	87	3.27	88	8.28	222.9
9	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	2,556	612	222	209	.515	527	3.36	140	33	17	3839.1	3,635	1,433	1,608	290	1,198	71	43	121	15,996	89	5.99	2.81	2.13	0.68	16.0	7.5	1.26	.282	3.77	92	3.25	90	8.52	152.5
10	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,537	509	194	173	.529	445	3.45	179	35	8	3262.0	3,025	1,249	1,385	308	979	82	30	66	13,571	109	7.00	2.70	2.59	0.85	18.7	7.2	1.23	.281	3.82	97	3.17	87	8.35	170.4
11	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,459	541	207	196	.514	520	3.58	137	32	1	3581.2	3,442	1,424	1,600	372	1,032	111	10	90	15,031	98	6.18	2.59	2.38	0.93	16.4	6.9	1.25	.278	4.02	93	3.63	93	8.65	104.5
12	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	2,311	554	219	168	.566	468	3.32	178	46	14	3359.1	2,981	1,240	1,359	333	1,057	47	48	51	13,853	23	6.19	2.83	2.19	0.89	16.7	7.6	1.20	.262	3.64	88	3.46	92	7.99	113
13	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	2,212	558	268	152	.638	521	2.86	211	53	4	3948.0	3,349	1,253	1,395	303	1,311	38	15	37	16,114	85	5.04	2.99	1.69	0.69	13.7	8.1	1.18	.249	3.18	80	3.50	95	7.63	83.2
14	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2,177	345	180	117	.606	335	2.74	195	44	3	2735.0	2,271	834	933	174	853	62	5	84	11,174	70	7.16	2.81	2.55	0.57	19.5	7.6	1.14	.265	3.07	76	2.75	80	7.47	209.2
15	Vida Blue V. Blue	2,175	502	209	161	.565	473	3.27	143	37	2	3343.1	2,939	1,213	1,357	263	1,185	23	11	61	13,837	103	5.85	3.19	1.84	0.71	15.7	8.6	1.23	.263	3.65	92	3.42	94	7.91	67.4
16	Tommy John T. John	2,171	729	286	220	.565	683	3.34	160	45	3	4595.2	4,663	1,703	1,954	291	1,218	98	21	97	19,189	181	4.25	2.39	1.78	0.57	11.3	6.3	1.28	.284	3.83	90	3.36	89	9.13	207.1
17	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	2,138	354	124	116	.517	296	3.05	94	20	12	2160.0	1,653	733	838	141	1,093	52	31	67	9,098	117	8.91	4.55	1.96	0.59	23.5	12.0	1.27	.266	3.49	87	2.97	82	6.89	154.4
18	Catfish Hunter C. Hunter	2,012	500	224	166	.574	476	3.26	181	42	1	3449.1	2,958	1,248	1,380	374	954	49	6	57	14,032	49	5.25	2.49	2.11	0.98	14.3	6.8	1.13	.243	3.60	95	3.66	103	7.72	-51.5
19	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	2,011	553	214	189	.531	528	3.37	102	26	5	3537.2	3,571	1,325	1,489	221	928	88	15	116	14,834	89	5.12	2.36	2.17	0.56	13.6	6.3	1.27	.289	3.79	89	3.21	85	9.08	226.2
20	Charlie Hough C. Hough	1,988	745	186	169	.524	329	3.63	98	11	61	3107.2	2,636	1,254	1,438	306	1,382	138	239	39	13,170	144	5.76	4.00	1.44	0.89	15.1	10.5	1.29	.249	4.16	92	4.19	107	7.63	-93.7
21	Jack Morris J. Morris	1,980	430	198	150	.569	408	3.73	154	24	0	3042.2	2,767	1,262	1,382	321	1,086	36	10	88	12,745	155	5.86	3.21	1.82	0.95	15.5	8.5	1.27	.262	4.09	93	3.91	95	8.18	75.7
22	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1,938	604	169	140	.547	361	3.49	100	20	145	2815.1	2,625	1,091	1,181	291	659	61	201	71	11,605	25	6.20	2.11	2.94	0.93	16.7	5.7	1.17	.270	3.78	87	3.43	86	8.39	168.1
23	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	1,907	628	220	191	.535	547	3.64	127	39	11	3669.2	3,734	1,483	1,700	245	1,127	59	41	118	15,582	107	4.68	2.76	1.69	0.60	12.2	7.2	1.32	.285	4.17	100	3.45	95	9.16	68.4
24	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	1,863	740	228	178	.562	489	3.39	136	24	15	3584.1	3,708	1,349	1,583	304	793	68	93	102	15,016	84	4.68	1.99	2.35	0.76	12.4	5.3	1.26	.284	3.97	93	3.35	91	9.31	129.5
25	Ron Guidry R. Guidry	1,778	368	170	91	.651	323	3.29	95	26	4	2392.0	2,198	874	953	226	633	13	23	24	9,794	56	6.69	2.38	2.81	0.85	18.2	6.5	1.18	.276	3.59	84	3.26	82	8.27	192

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ERA

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	79	80	.497
Astros	79	80	.497
Mariners	74	85	.465	5.0
Athletics	63	96	.396	16.0
Angels	61	98	.384	18.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/25	HOU	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 9/26	HOU	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	ATH	3:05 PM

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Schwarber

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RBI Leaders

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Stewart

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Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Arraez

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

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49

Nuñez

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18

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Gray

16

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Strikeout Leaders

247

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Williams

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5.88

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Crow-Armstrong

2,283.3

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Crow-Armstrong

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Phillies	87	72	.547	6.0
Marlins	78	81	.491	15.0
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.0
Mets	73	86	.459	20.0
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Brewers - y	100	59	.629
Cubs - w	88	71	.553	12.0
Pirates	81	78	.509	19.0
Cardinals	77	82	.484	23.0
Reds	74	85	.465	26.0
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Dodgers - y	97	62	.610
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