most strikeouts allowed through 1992

Before 1993, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,668 strikeouts.

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1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,668
794
319
287
.526
760
3.17
222
61
3
5319.2
3,869
1,875
2,131
316
2,755
157
13
78
22,284
274
9.59
4.66
2.06
0.53
25.4
12.4
1.25
.265
3.61
89
2.94
83
6.55
371.4
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,136
741
329
244
.574
709
3.22
254
55
2
5217.2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,683
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
87
3.14
86
8.06
271.5
3Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,701
692
287
250
.534
685
3.31
242
60
0
4970.0
4,632
1,830
2,029
430
1,322
155
3
71
20,491
114
6.70
2.39
2.80
0.78
18.1
6.5
1.20
.282
3.67
85
3.18
82
8.39
368.6
4Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,640
656
311
205
.603
647
2.86
231
61
1
4783.0
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
116
19,369
126
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
79
3.03
85
7.47
286.1
5Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3,574
774
324
256
.559
756
3.26
178
58
5
5282.1
4,692
1,914
2,104
472
1,343
82
12
102
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
92
3.23
90
7.99
181.2
6Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,534
777
314
265
.542
690
3.11
303
53
10
5350.0
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,379
108
33
164
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
85
3.06
85
8.31
312.9
7Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
3,509
802
417
279
.599
666
2.17
531
110
34
5914.1
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
8Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,342
864
318
274
.537
716
3.35
245
45
29
5404.0
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
226
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
87
3.61
95
8.40
116.1
9Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,192
664
284
226
.557
594
3.34
267
49
7
4500.2
4,142
1,669
1,853
484
997
84
37
116
18,400
62
6.38
1.99
3.20
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
87
3.27
88
8.28
222.9
10Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
3,117
528
251
174
.591
482
2.91
255
56
6
3884.1
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,068
108
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.268
3.29
78
2.89
81
7.60
290.5
11Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,855
591
224
184
.549
519
3.27
151
40
16
3760.1
3,433
1,366
1,527
372
1,000
160
39
98
15,618
47
6.83
2.39
2.86
0.89
18.3
6.4
1.18
.273
3.65
88
3.22
88
8.22
195.2
12Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,832
586
217
191
.532
496
3.44
195
41
10
3638.1
3,366
1,390
1,537
347
1,099
92
40
67
15,140
124
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.80
96
3.19
87
8.33
188.5
13Cy Young
C. Young
2,803
906
511
316
.618
815
2.63
749
76
17
7356.0
7,092
2,147
3,167
138
1,217
161
84
29,565
156
3.43
1.49
2.30
0.17
9.5
4.1
1.13
.275
3.87
74
2.84
79
8.68
620
14Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,657
606
233
219
.515
584
3.63
143
34
1
3985.2
3,847
1,606
1,800
420
1,200
120
10
108
16,769
112
6.00
2.71
2.21
0.95
15.8
7.2
1.27
.277
4.06
94
3.74
95
8.69
78.7
15Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
2,583
750
363
245
.597
665
3.09
382
63
28
5243.2
4,830
1,798
2,016
434
1,434
42
67
60
21,547
81
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.7
1.19
.258
3.46
84
3.44
94
8.29
124.4
16Bob Feller
B. Feller
2,581
570
266
162
.621
484
3.25
279
44
22
3827.0
3,271
1,384
1,557
224
1,764
60
52
6
16,180
69
6.07
4.15
1.46
0.53
16.0
10.9
1.32
.264
3.66
82
3.48
89
7.69
184.6
17Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
2,564
600
342
225
.603
594
2.63
554
39
2
5049.2
4,438
1,474
2,470
75
1,233
83
7
20,941
240
4.57
2.20
2.08
0.13
12.2
5.9
1.12
.257
4.40
79
2.92
87
7.91
239.2
18Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,556
612
222
209
.515
527
3.36
140
33
17
3839.1
3,635
1,433
1,608
290
1,198
71
43
121
15,996
89
5.99
2.81
2.13
0.68
16.0
7.5
1.26
.282
3.77
92
3.25
90
8.52
152.5
19Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2,507
636
373
188
.665
552
2.13
435
79
30
4788.2
4,219
1,135
1,620
89
848
59
73
18,913
115
4.71
1.59
2.96
0.17
13.3
4.5
1.06
.268
3.04
75
2.26
76
7.93
363
20Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2,486
518
209
166
.557
465
2.95
167
49
6
3432.0
3,084
1,124
1,292
280
855
154
34
123
14,097
82
6.52
2.24
2.91
0.73
17.6
6.1
1.15
.272
3.39
83
3.02
88
8.09
162.2
21Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2,461
898
283
237
.544
625
3.45
180
31
17
4530.1
4,620
1,738
2,038
395
1,083
122
102
116
19,023
128
4.89
2.15
2.27
0.78
12.9
5.7
1.26
.282
4.05
93
3.41
91
9.18
165.8
22Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,453
425
141
134
.513
346
3.17
103
23
14
2492.1
1,948
879
999
164
1,312
59
39
74
10,587
140
8.86
4.74
1.87
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.270
3.61
90
3.06
84
7.03
160.4
23Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,416
573
229
172
.571
484
3.30
187
49
15
3486.1
3,075
1,280
1,400
346
1,104
49
51
53
14,365
27
6.24
2.85
2.19
0.89
16.8
7.7
1.20
.261
3.61
87
3.46
92
7.94
117.1
24Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2,396
397
165
87
.655
314
2.76
137
40
9
2324.1
1,754
713
806
204
817
18
44
48
9,497
87
9.28
3.16
2.93
0.79
25.2
8.6
1.11
.256
3.12
75
2.69
75
6.79
226.6
25Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
2,357
676
286
245
.539
609
3.41
305
45
25
4688.2
4,582
1,774
1,962
505
902
54
49
69
19,174
33
4.52
1.73
2.61
0.97
12.3
4.7
1.17
.265
3.77
89
3.50
91
8.80
179.6

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.497
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.497
73
84
.465
5.0
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95
.395
16.0
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97
.382
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92
65
.586
87
70
.554
5.0
77
80
.490
15.0
74
84
.468
18.5
72
85
.459
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98
59
.624
87
70
.554
11.0
80
77
.510
18.0
76
81
.484
22.0
73
84
.465
25.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
97
60
.618
87
70
.554
10.0
83
74
.529
14.0
65
93
.411
32.5
57
100
.363
40.0
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96
61
.611
90
67
.573
6.0
84
73
.535
12.0
77
80
.490
19.0
76
81
.484
20.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
82
75
.522
81
76
.516
1.0
74
84
.468
8.5
74
84
.468
8.5
67
90
.427
15.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
78
79
.497
78
79
.497
73
84
.465
5.0
62
95
.395
16.0
60
97
.382
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