most strikeouts for pitcher in career before turning 40 years old

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters by a pitcher younger than 40, with 4,277 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts for pitcher in career before turning 40 years old years old
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,277
611
253
226
.528
577
3.15
203
54
3
4114.1
2,990
1,440
1,643
228
2,268
113
13
65
17,317
209
9.36
4.96
1.89
0.50
24.7
13.1
1.28
.265
3.59
6.54
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,872
657
313
207
.602
639
3.04
251
55
1
4787.2
4,207
1,615
1,837
354
1,603
48
7
137
19,742
166
7.28
3.01
2.42
0.67
19.6
8.1
1.21
.278
3.45
7.91
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,845
451
228
114
.667
441
3.11
87
34
2
3101.1
2,417
1,073
1,211
281
1,255
145
5
22
12,818
92
11.16
3.64
3.06
0.82
30.0
9.8
1.18
.293
3.51
7.01
4Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,843
564
288
148
.661
563
3.13
116
45
0
4005.2
3,411
1,391
1,536
289
1,299
133
0
49
16,504
111
8.63
2.92
2.96
0.65
23.3
7.9
1.18
.285
3.45
7.66
5Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,631
667
279
238
.540
661
3.27
241
60
0
4837.0
4,482
1,760
1,953
413
1,293
150
3
69
19,924
111
6.76
2.41
2.81
0.77
18.2
6.5
1.19
.282
3.63
8.34
6Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
3,456
788
412
270
.604
654
1.73
520
108
34
5806.1
4,816
1,867
96
1,354
206
126
151
5.36
2.10
2.55
0.15
5.8
1.06
.261
2.89
7.46
7Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,403
593
288
181
.614
586
2.80
223
60
1
4368.0
3,568
1,358
1,488
341
1,265
61
6
109
17,617
111
7.01
2.61
2.69
0.70
19.3
7.2
1.11
.257
3.07
7.35
8Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,400
464
215
111
.660
455
3.15
12
5
0
2870.0
2,337
1,005
1,078
333
753
112
2
20
11,593
78
10.66
2.36
4.52
1.04
29.3
6.5
1.08
.286
3.38
7.33
9Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3,208
655
280
218
.562
638
3.14
173
56
5
4570.1
3,989
1,593
1,765
371
1,164
71
12
95
18,660
93
6.32
2.29
2.76
0.73
17.2
6.2
1.13
.261
3.48
7.86
10Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,198
482
244
133
.647
482
3.24
26
9
0
3163.0
2,654
1,139
1,235
322
880
104
0
27
12,880
90
9.10
2.50
3.63
0.92
24.8
6.8
1.12
.278
3.51
7.55
11Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,154
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
46
17
3
2827.1
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
7.07
12Bob 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
16,066
109
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.269
3.29
7.60
13Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,095
631
278
217
.562
565
3.30
266
48
7
4333.1
3,966
1,589
1,764
465
951
78
36
112
17,699
60
6.43
1.98
3.25
0.97
17.5
5.4
1.13
.267
3.66
8.24
14CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
7.78
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
8.56
15Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,060
645
320
189
.629
641
3.01
108
35
0
4418.2
4,089
1,478
1,677
299
911
125
3
162
17,971
63
6.23
1.86
3.36
0.61
17.0
5.1
1.13
.279
3.42
8.33
16Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3,052
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
25
15
0
2855.1
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
6.91
17Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,015
545
207
138
.600
412
3.44
82
19
22
3110.0
2,833
1,188
1,250
326
688
50
81
42
12,651
72
8.73
1.99
4.38
0.94
23.8
5.4
1.13
.292
3.62
8.20
18Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,979
586
225
156
.591
541
3.49
17
5
1
3389.1
3,207
1,315
1,410
367
762
79
8
25
13,877
101
7.91
2.02
3.91
0.97
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.74
8.52
19Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,976
622
264
206
.562
537
2.94
274
50
10
4324.1
3,825
1,411
1,631
313
1,117
84
31
141
17,605
124
6.19
2.32
2.66
0.65
16.9
6.3
1.14
.268
3.39
7.96
20Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,855
591
224
184
.549
519
3.27
151
40
16
3760.0
3,433
1,365
1,527
372
1,000
160
39
98
15,615
47
6.83
2.39
2.86
0.89
18.3
6.4
1.18
.273
3.66
8.22
21Mickey 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
91
40
67
15,139
123
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.80
8.33
22John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,826
679
198
139
.588
438
3.27
53
16
154
3220.2
2,818
1,171
1,273
263
954
52
204
76
13,212
136
7.90
2.67
2.96
0.73
21.4
7.2
1.17
.280
3.56
7.87
23Mike 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
8.74
24Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,711
621
237
226
.512
599
3.64
143
34
1
4073.0
3,956
1,649
1,853
428
1,234
124
10
112
17,166
116
5.99
2.73
2.20
0.95
15.8
7.2
1.27
.278
4.09
8.74
25David Cone
D. Cone
2,655
445
193
123
.611
415
3.45
56
22
1
2880.2
2,484
1,103
1,209
254
1,124
106
9
41
12,099
149
8.29
3.51
2.36
0.79
21.9
9.3
1.25
.280
3.78
7.76
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3.0
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83
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78
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.481
19.0
71
91
.438
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NL WestWLPCTGB
93
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.574
90
72
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3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
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.494
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43
119
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AL EastWLPCTGB
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.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
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6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
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AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
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87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
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.469
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