most pitching strikeouts from 1976 to 1993

Between the 1976 and 1993 seasons, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 3,956 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most pitching strikeouts by a player from 1976 to 1993
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan 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
2Jack 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
3Bert 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
4Frank 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
5Steve 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
6Charlie 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
7Dennis 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
8Roger 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
9Mark 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
10Bob 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
11Fernando 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
12Dwight 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
13Dennis 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
14Phil 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
15Frank 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
16Ron 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
17Floyd 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
18Bruce 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
19Don 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
20Rick 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
21Dave 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
22John 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
23Dave 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
24Danny 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
25Scott 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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47
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1.5
40
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10.0
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.453
11.5
37
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.446
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.530
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.518
1.0
41
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.477
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.483
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.471
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