most pitching strikeouts from 1976 to 1993

Between the 1976 and 1993 seasons, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 3,956 strikeouts.

Regular season

	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	3,956	552	219	194	.530	552	3.25	127	38	0	3735.1	2,777	1,349	1,538	224	1,798	101	0	55	15,584	200	9.53	4.33	2.20	0.54	25.4	11.5	1.22	.269	3.71	89	2.92	80	6.69	307.9
2	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,378	526	244	180	.575	504	3.83	174	28	0	3682.2	3,404	1,569	1,719	375	1,323	54	10	97	15,484	193	5.81	3.23	1.80	0.92	15.4	8.5	1.28	.267	4.20	95	3.91	95	8.32	90.1
3	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,374	476	192	165	.538	472	3.57	145	36	0	3358.2	3,216	1,332	1,463	316	919	116	1	48	13,958	83	6.36	2.46	2.58	0.85	17.0	6.6	1.23	.283	3.92	90	3.46	87	8.62	177.3
4	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,302	561	208	206	.502	544	3.78	113	24	1	3636.0	3,570	1,527	1,715	398	1,097	114	7	106	15,377	105	5.70	2.72	2.10	0.99	15.0	7.1	1.28	.277	4.25	96	3.90	98	8.84	28.3
5	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,220	394	181	125	.592	380	3.32	109	24	1	2766.1	2,487	1,020	1,170	234	944	25	6	77	11,472	100	7.22	3.07	2.35	0.76	19.4	8.2	1.24	.280	3.81	88	3.25	87	8.09	143.5
6	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,114	699	195	194	.501	419	3.73	106	12	49	3435.0	2,982	1,422	1,624	340	1,478	145	172	39	14,580	160	5.54	3.87	1.43	0.89	14.5	10.1	1.30	.252	4.26	94	4.23	107	7.81	-104.8
7	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,046	770	170	142	.545	337	3.50	94	18	273	2851.2	2,667	1,110	1,195	298	602	58	372	76	11,695	22	6.46	1.90	3.40	0.94	17.5	5.1	1.15	.273	3.77	87	3.34	84	8.42	203.9
8	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,033	302	163	86	.655	301	2.94	91	35	0	2222.2	1,878	726	807	145	619	64	0	40	9,037	51	8.23	2.51	3.28	0.59	22.5	6.8	1.12	.281	3.27	69	2.74	68	7.60	320.2
9	Mark Langston M. Langston	2,001	334	144	126	.533	331	3.69	75	16	0	2329.0	2,037	955	1,065	225	1,027	40	1	24	9,788	68	7.73	3.97	1.95	0.87	20.4	10.5	1.32	.279	4.12	90	3.72	89	7.87	118.7
10	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,925	481	208	140	.598	454	3.38	61	28	8	3023.1	2,815	1,137	1,254	257	991	78	16	58	12,631	52	5.73	2.95	1.94	0.77	15.2	7.8	1.26	.273	3.73	92	3.66	98	8.38	14.4
11	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	1,842	365	149	128	.538	353	3.45	112	31	2	2534.0	2,292	971	1,095	173	997	20	5	60	10,661	103	6.54	3.54	1.85	0.61	17.3	9.4	1.30	.278	3.89	95	3.40	93	8.14	64.7
12	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1,835	298	154	81	.655	296	3.04	67	23	1	2128.1	1,852	718	791	114	636	40	1	30	8,716	45	7.76	2.69	2.89	0.48	21.1	7.3	1.17	.285	3.34	85	2.72	74	7.83	222
13	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	1,831	558	208	165	.558	476	3.64	110	23	6	3384.0	3,261	1,367	1,527	313	990	91	40	59	14,135	74	4.87	2.63	1.85	0.83	13.0	7.0	1.26	.270	4.06	96	3.83	100	8.67	-3.1
14	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,831	426	173	152	.532	416	3.70	114	19	2	2912.1	2,809	1,197	1,366	268	1,156	64	7	44	12,441	107	5.66	3.57	1.58	0.83	14.7	9.3	1.36	.279	4.22	93	3.90	98	8.68	25
15	Frank Viola F. Viola	1,813	406	174	145	.545	405	3.66	74	16	0	2760.2	2,730	1,123	1,247	283	823	46	0	35	11,583	82	5.91	2.68	2.20	0.92	15.7	7.1	1.29	.284	4.07	89	3.75	94	8.90	78.6
16	Ron Guidry R. Guidry	1,763	358	170	90	.654	322	3.29	95	26	4	2376.1	2,183	868	947	226	624	12	17	24	9,725	55	6.68	2.36	2.83	0.86	18.1	6.4	1.18	.276	3.59	84	3.27	82	8.27	190
17	Floyd Bannister F. Bannister	1,723	431	134	143	.484	363	4.06	62	16	0	2388.0	2,320	1,078	1,189	291	846	40	13	39	10,187	84	6.49	3.19	2.04	1.10	16.9	8.3	1.33	.278	4.48	100	3.99	98	8.74	21.5
18	Bruce Hurst B. Hurst	1,665	371	143	112	.561	351	3.87	83	23	0	2379.1	2,410	1,022	1,113	250	724	28	5	42	10,028	55	6.30	2.74	2.30	0.95	16.6	7.2	1.32	.293	4.21	96	3.69	94	9.12	64.2
19	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,661	407	169	130	.565	403	3.48	68	18	2	2738.0	2,522	1,059	1,163	285	690	35	3	43	11,266	47	5.46	2.27	2.41	0.94	14.7	6.1	1.17	.260	3.82	94	3.64	96	8.29	44.7
20	Rick Sutcliffe R. Sutcliffe	1,653	441	165	135	.550	378	4.02	72	18	6	2630.0	2,569	1,174	1,271	225	1,049	44	29	73	11,229	96	5.66	3.59	1.58	0.77	14.7	9.3	1.38	.284	4.35	102	3.87	99	8.79	16.8
21	Dave Stieb D. Stieb	1,642	424	175	135	.565	409	3.41	103	30	1	2845.0	2,514	1,079	1,194	219	1,017	124	7	35	11,844	51	5.19	3.22	1.61	0.69	13.9	8.6	1.24	.260	3.78	82	3.79	93	7.95	89.1
22	John Candelaria J. Candelaria	1,578	582	169	116	.593	338	3.36	50	12	29	2405.0	2,304	898	991	237	556	35	82	54	9,869	27	5.91	2.08	2.84	0.89	16.0	5.6	1.19	.277	3.71	89	3.43	91	8.62	95.5
23	Dave Stewart D. Stewart	1,572	485	158	114	.581	310	3.74	54	9	19	2415.1	2,247	1,005	1,105	227	933	56	87	41	10,268	105	5.86	3.48	1.68	0.85	15.3	9.1	1.32	.270	4.12	97	3.94	101	8.37	-12.9
24	Danny Darwin D. Darwin	1,561	585	138	135	.505	269	3.47	51	9	32	2371.1	2,202	915	1,028	218	698	59	168	84	9,889	42	5.92	2.65	2.24	0.83	15.8	7.1	1.22	.270	3.90	89	3.61	93	8.36	65.1
25	Scott Sanderson S. Sanderson	1,545	442	154	134	.535	382	3.76	42	14	5	2412.1	2,393	1,008	1,108	266	605	37	18	49	10,052	39	5.76	2.26	2.55	0.99	15.4	6.0	1.24	.280	4.13	98	3.72	97	8.93	29.8

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Rangers	76	76	.500
Astros	76	76	.500
Mariners	71	82	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	91	.401	15.0
Angels	58	94	.382	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	KCR	@	HOU	7:15 PM
Fri 9/18	ATL	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 9/19	ATL	@	HOU	7:10 PM
Sun 9/20	ATL	@	HOU	2:10 PM
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Crow-Armstrong

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Alvarez

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Phillies	84	68	.553	4.5
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Schedule

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