most pitching strikeouts from 1971 to 1988

Between the 1971 and 1988 seasons, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 4,419 strikeouts.

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most pitching strikeouts by a player from 1971 to 1988
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,419
603
254
229
.526
596
3.13
197
53
1
4188.0
3,086
1,455
1,664
234
2,214
115
4
63
17,599
212
9.50
4.76
2.00
0.50
25.1
12.6
1.27
.269
3.58
90
2.93
83
6.63
278.9
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,357
588
272
191
.587
573
3.27
206
43
1
4225.2
3,778
1,536
1,754
348
1,482
41
6
121
17,546
143
7.15
3.16
2.27
0.74
19.1
8.4
1.24
.278
3.74
88
3.20
87
8.05
221
3Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,296
584
244
217
.529
580
3.25
226
54
0
4298.0
3,951
1,551
1,726
367
1,177
133
2
61
17,697
101
6.90
2.46
2.80
0.77
18.6
6.7
1.19
.282
3.61
84
3.14
81
8.27
334.5
4Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,774
512
236
161
.594
507
2.97
162
47
0
3690.0
3,091
1,218
1,338
301
1,099
52
2
88
14,990
99
6.77
2.68
2.52
0.73
18.5
7.3
1.14
.259
3.26
81
3.12
85
7.54
215.8
5Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,638
628
252
216
.538
594
3.46
189
32
9
4286.1
4,059
1,650
1,899
386
1,528
94
22
63
18,094
157
5.54
3.21
1.73
0.81
14.6
8.4
1.30
.273
3.99
88
3.71
95
8.52
90.4
6Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,616
586
258
183
.585
581
3.20
133
43
3
4062.2
3,578
1,446
1,602
366
1,006
58
4
60
16,571
82
5.80
2.23
2.60
0.81
15.8
6.1
1.13
.256
3.55
88
3.31
90
7.93
161.2
7Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,198
474
188
174
.519
458
3.48
130
31
0
3181.2
3,025
1,231
1,391
326
892
94
6
75
13,313
85
6.22
2.52
2.46
0.92
16.5
6.7
1.23
.275
3.93
91
3.57
92
8.56
112.7
8Vida Blue
V. Blue
2,116
484
206
160
.563
463
3.24
141
35
1
3262.2
2,870
1,173
1,311
250
1,155
22
10
60
13,499
102
5.84
3.19
1.83
0.69
15.7
8.6
1.23
.263
3.62
91
3.40
94
7.92
73.7
9Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,086
447
196
168
.538
444
3.18
192
34
1
3335.2
3,132
1,177
1,352
254
865
63
3
79
13,685
87
5.63
2.33
2.41
0.69
15.2
6.3
1.20
.276
3.65
85
3.17
85
8.45
199.6
10Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,069
506
174
179
.493
429
3.55
102
19
17
3100.1
3,016
1,222
1,366
235
971
57
42
85
12,992
67
6.01
2.82
2.13
0.68
15.9
7.5
1.29
.288
3.97
96
3.28
89
8.76
138.9
11Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1,989
435
193
158
.550
423
3.47
178
32
0
3082.1
2,951
1,189
1,326
345
664
59
7
68
12,675
37
5.81
1.94
3.00
1.01
15.7
5.2
1.17
.271
3.87
90
3.47
91
8.62
107.8
12Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
1,851
506
194
175
.526
483
3.38
100
26
4
3242.1
3,274
1,219
1,374
195
843
85
14
103
13,584
87
5.14
2.34
2.20
0.54
13.6
6.2
1.27
.290
3.81
88
3.16
83
9.09
229.9
13Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
1,810
490
161
138
.538
361
3.61
100
20
64
2684.1
2,552
1,076
1,162
284
652
60
94
70
11,137
25
6.07
2.19
2.78
0.95
16.3
5.9
1.19
.272
3.90
89
3.52
88
8.56
137.9
14Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
1,789
573
203
174
.538
499
3.57
121
36
11
3387.1
3,421
1,342
1,547
216
1,038
52
41
113
14,356
97
4.75
2.76
1.72
0.57
12.5
7.2
1.32
.285
4.11
99
3.38
94
9.09
82.1
15Ron 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
16Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,772
675
164
144
.532
267
3.54
88
10
59
2690.0
2,260
1,057
1,222
247
1,157
121
234
35
11,346
133
5.93
3.87
1.53
0.83
15.6
10.2
1.27
.250
4.09
90
4.02
102
7.56
-26.1
17Jack Morris
J. Morris
1,703
370
177
118
.600
348
3.59
133
21
0
2622.2
2,347
1,045
1,136
272
930
28
10
72
10,929
127
5.84
3.19
1.83
0.93
15.6
8.5
1.25
.260
3.90
89
3.88
93
8.05
83.7
18Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
1,645
427
209
123
.630
414
2.83
175
41
3
3112.2
2,670
980
1,099
238
980
34
7
30
12,680
55
4.76
2.83
1.68
0.69
13.0
7.7
1.17
.249
3.18
78
3.52
95
7.72
60
19Floyd Bannister
F. Bannister
1,642
365
129
141
.478
349
4.01
62
16
0
2250.2
2,169
1,002
1,110
275
797
36
3
31
9,587
79
6.57
3.19
2.06
1.10
17.1
8.3
1.32
.277
4.44
99
3.97
97
8.67
28.5
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
21Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
1,528
267
118
90
.567
256
3.16
99
27
2
1948.0
1,691
685
780
122
740
14
5
48
8,105
75
7.06
3.42
2.06
0.56
18.9
9.1
1.25
.275
3.60
90
3.14
88
7.81
91
22Jon 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
23J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
1,493
238
107
71
.601
221
3.15
76
19
0
1606.0
1,227
562
625
73
770
17
3
15
6,674
92
8.37
4.32
1.94
0.41
22.4
11.5
1.24
.267
3.50
92
2.85
82
6.88
114.7
24Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
1,491
480
151
136
.526
377
3.38
86
29
7
2652.0
2,497
996
1,112
193
799
20
35
58
11,025
62
5.06
2.71
1.87
0.65
13.5
7.2
1.24
.270
3.77
93
3.38
92
8.47
87.7
25John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
1,481
398
164
102
.617
347
3.23
53
13
16
2302.0
2,170
826
922
217
523
34
37
49
9,409
18
5.79
2.04
2.83
0.85
15.7
5.6
1.17
.273
3.60
86
3.37
90
8.48
103.1
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