most strikeouts allowed through 2008

Before 2009, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player through 2008
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,714
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
222
61
3
5386.0
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
9.55
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,789
596
295
160
.648
586
3.26
100
37
2
4039.1
3,249
1,461
1,648
392
1,466
188
5
35
16,655
104
10.67
3.27
3.27
0.87
28.8
8.8
1.17
.291
3.67
74
3.14
72
7.24
563.2
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,672
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
118
46
0
4916.2
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
70
3.08
71
7.66
680.4
4Steve 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
5Bert 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
6Tom 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
7Don 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
8Gaylord 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
9Walter 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
10Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,371
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
109
35
0
5008.1
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
1.80
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
76
3.25
78
8.49
519.5
11Phil 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
12Fergie 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
13Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,117
467
214
99
.684
400
2.91
46
17
3
2782.2
2,173
901
988
232
752
137
23
30
11,203
62
10.08
2.43
4.14
0.75
27.8
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.88
67
7.03
454.6
14Bob 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
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,116
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
83
20
22
3261.0
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
80
3.22
76
8.27
373.6
16John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3,011
708
210
147
.588
466
3.26
53
16
154
3395.0
2,979
1,229
1,336
277
992
54
204
82
13,927
145
7.98
2.63
3.04
0.73
21.6
7.1
1.17
.282
3.54
79
3.22
78
7.90
353.5
17Jim 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
18Mickey 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
19Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
537
270
153
.638
536
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
3,460
1,458
1,559
376
785
60
0
29
14,593
71
7.11
1.98
3.58
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
82
3.57
79
8.74
372.8
20Cy 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
21Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,773
638
240
236
.504
616
3.66
143
34
1
4188.1
4,063
1,704
1,910
448
1,255
129
10
116
17,641
119
5.96
2.70
2.21
0.96
15.7
7.1
1.27
.277
4.10
94
3.78
96
8.73
66.4
22David Cone
D. Cone
2,668
450
194
126
.606
419
3.46
56
22
1
2898.2
2,504
1,115
1,222
258
1,137
106
9
42
12,184
149
8.28
3.53
2.35
0.80
21.9
9.3
1.26
.280
3.79
84
3.56
85
7.77
190.9
23Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,610
524
200
173
.536
467
3.85
63
15
0
3197.1
3,069
1,366
1,517
304
1,332
76
24
36
13,638
130
7.35
3.75
1.96
0.86
19.1
9.8
1.38
.297
4.27
87
3.90
88
8.64
189.7
24Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,607
682
305
203
.600
682
3.54
56
25
0
4413.1
4,298
1,734
1,900
356
1,500
66
0
145
18,604
65
5.32
3.06
1.74
0.73
14.0
8.1
1.31
.280
3.87
86
3.94
94
8.76
120.1
25Warren 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

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35
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9.5
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40
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.635
35
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32
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7.5
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.515
7.5
31
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.484
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42
24
.636
34
31
.523
7.5
33
31
.516
8.0
27
39
.409
15.0
24
42
.364
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AL EastWLPCTGB
37
25
.597
38
26
.594
32
34
.485
7.0
31
35
.470
8.0
27
36
.429
10.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
37
30
.552
34
31
.523
2.0
30
37
.448
7.0
27
39
.409
9.5
27
39
.409
9.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
34
32
.515
32
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.492
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31
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.477
2.5
30
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.448
4.5
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