most pitching strikeouts from 1968 to 1985

Between the 1968 and 1985 seasons, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,077 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most pitching strikeouts by a player from 1968 to 1985
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,077
579
241
217
.526
546
3.13
202
54
3
3933.1
2,866
1,369
1,566
213
2,183
109
13
59
16,571
193
9.33
5.00
1.87
0.49
24.6
13.2
1.28
.266
3.58
90
2.99
86
6.56
223.7
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,706
619
297
203
.594
616
3.05
238
52
0
4609.2
4,035
1,560
1,780
345
1,568
45
1
138
19,015
156
7.24
3.06
2.36
0.67
19.5
8.2
1.22
.276
3.48
83
3.02
84
7.88
293.1
3Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,367
593
288
179
.617
585
2.82
211
59
1
4355.2
3,567
1,365
1,506
344
1,256
64
5
108
17,581
117
6.96
2.60
2.68
0.71
19.2
7.1
1.11
.257
3.11
78
2.99
84
7.37
280.7
4Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,994
679
283
235
.546
637
3.28
228
44
12
4708.0
4,340
1,716
1,974
417
1,537
100
29
73
19,648
175
5.72
2.94
1.95
0.80
15.2
7.8
1.25
.269
3.77
85
3.53
93
8.30
143.2
5Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,937
615
272
201
.575
603
3.14
157
52
4
4338.0
3,795
1,513
1,678
359
1,114
62
10
79
17,725
91
6.09
2.31
2.64
0.74
16.6
6.3
1.13
.259
3.48
89
3.14
89
7.87
184.6
6Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,875
505
212
183
.537
499
3.01
200
51
0
3716.0
3,343
1,244
1,398
267
1,014
100
3
58
15,229
81
6.96
2.46
2.84
0.65
18.9
6.7
1.17
.280
3.39
80
2.90
77
8.10
359.2
7Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2,796
558
256
204
.557
544
3.38
245
45
1
4014.2
3,755
1,508
1,672
428
860
77
9
96
16,446
59
6.27
1.93
3.25
0.96
17.0
5.2
1.15
.271
3.75
88
3.27
87
8.42
212
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,706
567
254
210
.547
562
3.08
260
45
2
4280.1
3,954
1,463
1,698
314
1,099
86
5
113
17,525
116
5.69
2.31
2.46
0.66
15.4
6.3
1.18
.273
3.57
84
3.10
85
8.31
252.9
9Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,545
603
222
207
.517
524
3.34
140
33
17
3817.0
3,613
1,418
1,591
287
1,179
71
42
117
15,891
89
6.00
2.78
2.16
0.68
16.0
7.4
1.26
.282
3.75
91
3.23
90
8.52
159.1
10Vida Blue
V. Blue
2,075
474
199
151
.569
445
3.26
143
37
2
3186.2
2,802
1,156
1,292
244
1,108
23
11
58
13,174
98
5.86
3.13
1.87
0.69
15.8
8.4
1.23
.263
3.65
92
3.37
93
7.91
82.1
11Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
1,967
492
245
137
.641
476
2.80
203
52
3
3598.2
3,064
1,119
1,245
270
1,144
36
8
35
14,659
72
4.92
2.86
1.72
0.68
13.4
7.8
1.17
.249
3.11
77
3.46
93
7.66
96.5
12Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
1,964
395
151
137
.524
345
3.38
156
25
3
2610.2
2,440
979
1,092
247
768
57
20
54
10,842
88
6.77
2.65
2.56
0.85
18.1
7.1
1.23
.281
3.76
94
3.19
87
8.41
136.9
13Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1,806
376
147
144
.505
361
3.34
120
27
0
2571.2
2,400
954
1,085
251
707
82
5
54
10,701
66
6.32
2.47
2.55
0.88
16.9
6.6
1.21
.274
3.80
88
3.45
91
8.40
101.5
14Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1,795
434
184
137
.573
393
3.38
152
38
3
2794.1
2,517
1,050
1,145
273
874
41
18
42
11,541
17
5.78
2.81
2.05
0.88
15.6
7.6
1.21
.262
3.69
87
3.54
92
8.11
89.2
15Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
1,715
518
192
157
.550
455
3.44
123
37
10
3145.2
3,110
1,203
1,381
179
1,001
47
36
107
13,310
96
4.91
2.86
1.71
0.51
12.9
7.5
1.31
.283
3.95
97
3.27
92
8.90
102.7
16Rudy May
R. May
1,684
505
148
147
.502
341
3.43
85
23
12
2498.0
2,203
953
1,091
192
880
38
70
55
10,357
58
6.07
3.17
1.91
0.69
16.3
8.5
1.23
.266
3.93
98
3.35
93
7.94
70.2
17Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
1,640
453
131
126
.510
315
3.67
88
18
7
2408.1
2,247
981
1,119
227
946
81
70
61
10,247
110
6.13
3.54
1.73
0.85
16.0
9.2
1.33
.275
4.18
102
3.67
100
8.40
-2
18Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
1,631
403
194
130
.599
396
3.20
161
35
1
2880.0
2,467
1,025
1,134
320
760
43
4
42
11,672
41
5.10
2.38
2.15
1.00
14.0
6.5
1.12
.241
3.54
93
3.69
104
7.71
-55.1
19Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
1,625
344
130
99
.568
295
2.86
98
27
14
2230.1
1,719
709
812
174
831
40
30
44
9,120
70
6.56
3.35
1.96
0.70
17.8
9.1
1.14
.240
3.28
83
3.28
92
6.94
68.3
20Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
1,621
399
158
152
.510
393
3.17
129
37
2
2837.2
2,619
1,001
1,122
151
876
43
3
75
11,702
87
5.14
2.78
1.85
0.48
13.9
7.5
1.23
.274
3.56
87
3.19
88
8.31
137.7
21Tommy John
T. John
1,607
534
219
165
.570
509
3.31
131
32
1
3512.1
3,570
1,290
1,486
217
926
67
12
66
14,660
139
4.12
2.37
1.74
0.56
11.0
6.3
1.28
.283
3.81
89
3.35
88
9.15
171.6
22Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1,535
248
126
86
.594
240
2.72
145
31
2
1980.1
1,667
598
671
110
632
43
4
70
8,119
47
6.98
2.87
2.43
0.50
18.9
7.8
1.16
.268
3.05
75
2.69
79
7.58
158.1
23Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
1,527
401
153
139
.524
380
3.39
77
18
4
2554.2
2,593
961
1,089
151
702
63
14
90
10,734
70
5.38
2.47
2.18
0.53
14.2
6.5
1.29
.295
3.84
87
3.10
81
9.14
198.9
24Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
1,520
609
194
173
.529
425
3.45
99
27
16
3130.1
2,985
1,200
1,354
229
1,094
52
82
61
13,175
146
4.37
3.15
1.39
0.66
11.5
8.3
1.30
.268
3.89
100
3.72
107
8.58
-94.2
25Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
1,516
361
125
126
.498
318
3.18
97
30
3
2363.0
2,276
835
970
161
638
26
23
69
9,789
68
5.77
2.43
2.38
0.61
15.5
6.5
1.23
.284
3.69
87
3.05
84
8.67
153.5
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