most pitcher strikeouts from 1972 to 1979

Between the 1972 and 1979 seasons, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 2,416 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	2,416	291	138	121	.533	288	3.07	156	40	1	2181.1	1,520	743	847	115	1,302	56	3	28	9,178	102	9.97	5.37	1.86	0.47	26.3	14.2	1.29	.266	3.49	87	2.93	81	6.27	165.1
2	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,732	297	148	98	.602	297	3.07	134	26	0	2220.0	1,899	758	860	190	753	24	0	60	9,104	55	7.02	3.05	2.30	0.77	19.0	8.3	1.19	.267	3.49	82	3.19	86	7.70	121.7
3	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,732	275	140	79	.639	274	2.69	107	34	0	2075.1	1,665	621	679	151	597	20	0	55	8,331	53	7.51	2.59	2.90	0.65	20.8	7.2	1.09	.260	2.94	76	2.76	77	7.22	187
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,723	288	122	104	.540	287	2.87	123	33	0	2182.1	1,925	696	788	148	605	63	1	36	8,921	54	7.11	2.50	2.85	0.61	19.3	6.8	1.16	.278	3.25	78	2.81	76	7.94	212
5	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	1,535	291	145	108	.573	290	2.90	160	29	1	2296.1	2,012	739	834	160	607	38	1	63	9,274	49	6.02	2.38	2.53	0.63	16.6	6.5	1.14	.267	3.27	80	2.99	82	7.89	168
6	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,525	330	137	119	.535	308	3.20	132	18	6	2382.2	2,172	847	992	192	782	67	14	45	9,962	102	5.76	2.95	1.95	0.73	15.3	7.8	1.24	.268	3.75	81	3.44	88	8.20	121.3
7	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	1,373	281	106	109	.493	260	3.34	76	14	5	1903.2	1,770	707	794	139	625	37	13	56	7,920	39	6.49	2.95	2.20	0.66	17.3	7.9	1.26	.284	3.75	93	3.15	87	8.37	98.8
8	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,372	276	134	85	.612	274	3.00	95	31	1	2031.2	1,692	678	763	166	527	30	2	33	8,235	49	6.08	2.33	2.60	0.74	16.7	6.4	1.09	.249	3.38	86	3.12	87	7.50	102.3
9	J.R. Richard	1,345	217	95	66	.590	200	3.24	71	15	0	1471.1	1,145	530	585	70	714	17	3	14	6,140	88	8.23	4.37	1.88	0.43	21.9	11.6	1.26	.269	3.58	95	2.92	84	7.00	93.2
10	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	1,304	281	132	101	.567	276	3.47	130	27	0	2068.2	1,938	797	886	242	421	39	4	43	8,445	22	5.67	1.83	3.10	1.05	15.4	5.0	1.14	.263	3.85	89	3.51	92	8.43	65.2
11	Vida Blue V. Blue	1,264	285	129	101	.561	282	3.28	98	22	1	2048.0	1,851	747	842	142	680	14	1	39	8,473	59	5.55	2.99	1.86	0.62	14.9	8.0	1.24	.268	3.70	93	3.29	91	8.13	75.1
12	Jon Matlack J. Matlack	1,191	244	102	95	.518	239	2.95	85	28	1	1766.0	1,631	578	675	113	470	20	3	62	7,252	48	6.07	2.40	2.53	0.58	16.4	6.5	1.19	.278	3.44	83	2.89	81	8.31	132.8
13	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	1,176	279	146	84	.635	276	2.55	138	36	2	2158.0	1,781	611	691	144	655	21	3	21	8,683	37	4.90	2.73	1.80	0.60	13.5	7.5	1.13	.245	2.88	72	3.31	91	7.43	76.4
14	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	1,122	284	114	101	.530	274	3.43	57	17	3	1834.1	1,856	699	790	115	508	48	7	64	7,734	56	5.50	2.49	2.21	0.56	14.5	6.6	1.29	.293	3.88	87	3.11	81	9.11	149.6
15	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	1,120	193	91	66	.580	187	2.93	85	24	0	1411.1	1,238	459	507	128	377	47	3	24	5,775	38	7.14	2.40	2.97	0.82	19.4	6.5	1.14	.271	3.23	82	3.11	85	7.89	88.7
16	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	1,120	283	134	82	.620	258	3.36	117	27	3	1898.0	1,747	709	761	184	522	25	13	21	7,787	6	5.31	2.48	2.15	0.87	14.4	6.7	1.20	.263	3.61	84	3.54	91	8.28	73.3
17	Fred Norman F. Norman	1,080	285	95	82	.537	235	3.47	49	15	3	1600.2	1,455	617	684	154	648	15	16	61	6,783	59	6.07	3.64	1.67	0.87	15.9	9.6	1.31	.266	3.85	97	3.74	104	8.18	-28.7
18	Burt Hooton B. Hooton	1,015	283	103	93	.526	244	3.20	69	20	2	1767.0	1,627	628	711	117	517	14	12	41	7,307	43	5.17	2.63	1.96	0.60	13.9	7.1	1.21	.268	3.62	87	3.21	86	8.29	100.5
19	Andy Messersmith A. Messersmith	999	201	79	63	.556	193	2.91	66	19	4	1427.2	1,138	462	523	117	497	21	8	21	5,826	40	6.30	3.13	2.01	0.74	17.1	8.5	1.15	.244	3.30	83	3.33	92	7.17	41
20	Steve Rogers S. Rogers	980	230	86	94	.478	228	3.13	79	21	2	1638.2	1,498	570	647	89	509	25	2	39	6,741	58	5.38	2.80	1.93	0.49	14.5	7.6	1.22	.274	3.55	84	3.12	85	8.23	98.4
21	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	958	234	76	84	.475	193	3.49	91	13	1	1461.1	1,440	566	639	139	380	20	15	35	6,046	50	5.90	2.34	2.52	0.86	15.8	6.3	1.25	.286	3.94	95	3.29	90	8.87	58.7
22	Catfish Hunter C. Hunter	950	252	130	77	.628	250	3.12	115	25	0	1863.0	1,569	645	709	198	452	21	2	21	7,477	25	4.59	2.18	2.10	0.96	12.7	6.0	1.08	.234	3.43	88	3.69	102	7.58	-23.9
23	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	936	267	93	86	.520	232	3.64	71	18	6	1628.2	1,640	658	755	97	584	26	18	53	6,986	56	5.17	3.23	1.60	0.54	13.4	8.4	1.37	.289	4.17	102	3.34	93	9.06	47
24	Bill Bonham B. Bonham	931	263	71	81	.467	208	3.97	27	4	11	1408.1	1,428	621	695	91	595	30	29	52	6,131	63	5.95	3.80	1.56	0.58	15.2	9.7	1.44	.298	4.44	102	3.46	90	9.13	58.4
25	Joe Coleman J. Coleman	931	302	79	76	.510	179	3.91	42	8	6	1433.0	1,382	623	715	141	610	52	64	42	6,184	68	5.85	3.83	1.53	0.89	15.1	9.9	1.39	.279	4.49	105	3.92	105	8.68	-26.2

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Rangers	78	78	.500
Astros	77	79	.494	1.0
Mariners	73	83	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	95	.391	17.0
Angels	60	96	.385	18.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	LAA	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Wed 9/23	LAA	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Thu 9/24	LAA	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Fri 9/25	LAA	@	SEA	10:10 PM
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HR Leaders

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RBI Leaders

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Stewart

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Crow-Armstrong

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Arraez

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Simpson

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

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Alvarez

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Bauers

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Rumfield

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

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SB Leaders

46

Simpson

46

Nuñez

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18

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Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

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ERA Leaders

1.86

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1.94

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Crow-Armstrong

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Braves - y	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	83	.468	19.0
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	58	.628
Cubs	87	69	.558	11.0
Pirates	79	77	.506	19.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	22.0
Reds	72	84	.462	26.0
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Rangers	78	78	.500
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