most strikeouts pitcher 1985 to 1989

Between the 1985 and 1989 seasons, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 1,202 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1,202
164
58
57
.504
164
3.33
15
3
0
1081.0
826
400
449
75
449
33
0
24
4,503
68
10.01
3.74
2.68
0.62
26.7
10.0
1.18
.274
3.74
93
2.78
78
6.88
100.1
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1,089
154
86
41
.677
154
2.92
53
20
0
1151.1
942
373
409
82
342
30
0
13
4,668
27
8.51
2.67
3.18
0.64
23.3
7.3
1.12
.275
3.20
69
2.78
69
7.36
161.8
3Mark Langston
M. Langston
1,049
165
69
66
.511
164
3.88
42
11
0
1149.1
1,018
495
554
130
550
18
1
11
4,901
35
8.21
4.31
1.91
1.02
21.4
11.2
1.36
.282
4.34
92
3.90
93
7.97
40.6
4Mike Scott
M. Scott
1,038
174
86
49
.637
172
2.93
36
17
0
1192.1
917
388
419
100
346
20
2
34
4,796
28
7.84
2.61
3.00
0.75
21.6
7.2
1.06
.248
3.16
83
3.03
87
6.92
63.9
5Frank Viola
F. Viola
927
180
88
61
.591
180
3.55
39
6
0
1264.1
1,231
499
558
134
345
18
0
10
5,262
32
6.60
2.46
2.69
0.95
17.6
6.6
1.25
.286
3.97
85
3.54
87
8.76
74.7
6Jack Morris
J. Morris
905
162
76
57
.571
162
3.67
61
12
0
1195.1
1,082
487
535
143
427
12
0
31
5,010
74
6.81
3.22
2.12
1.08
18.1
8.5
1.26
.267
4.03
91
3.91
94
8.15
34.8
7Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
901
152
63
38
.624
147
3.18
15
5
1
937.0
683
331
355
79
383
24
1
16
3,839
16
8.65
3.68
2.35
0.76
23.5
10.0
1.14
.246
3.41
91
3.24
89
6.56
38.9
8Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
893
176
76
64
.543
176
3.80
63
14
0
1280.2
1,240
541
591
154
329
52
0
12
5,319
28
6.28
2.31
2.71
1.08
16.8
6.2
1.23
.279
4.15
90
3.82
92
8.71
42.4
9Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
892
146
83
30
.735
144
2.65
45
16
1
1073.0
892
316
351
58
306
16
1
15
4,336
23
7.48
2.57
2.92
0.49
20.6
7.1
1.12
.272
2.94
76
2.70
75
7.48
111
10Bruce Hurst
B. Hurst
891
159
72
51
.585
154
3.68
49
11
0
1103.2
1,087
451
492
121
327
9
0
19
4,607
25
7.27
2.67
2.72
0.99
19.3
7.1
1.28
.296
4.01
89
3.49
87
8.86
61
11Teddy Higuera
T. Higuera
857
154
78
44
.639
152
3.28
46
11
0
1085.0
941
395
431
96
331
18
2
13
4,451
11
7.11
2.75
2.59
0.80
19.3
7.4
1.17
.268
3.58
78
3.30
81
7.81
92.8
12Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
856
178
87
56
.608
171
2.69
50
19
2
1259.1
1,073
376
437
65
378
27
4
45
5,149
42
6.12
2.70
2.26
0.46
16.6
7.3
1.15
.264
3.12
76
3.04
84
7.67
79.2
13Mike Witt
M. Witt
836
172
71
64
.526
172
3.79
47
6
0
1235.2
1,213
520
587
118
390
18
0
20
5,202
39
6.09
2.84
2.14
0.86
16.1
7.5
1.30
.285
4.28
94
3.64
88
8.83
70.2
14Ron Darling
R. Darling
832
169
74
43
.632
168
3.32
21
8
0
1150.2
1,032
425
485
109
421
17
1
15
4,794
39
6.51
3.29
1.98
0.85
17.4
8.8
1.26
.270
3.79
95
3.69
102
8.07
-10.4
15Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
820
157
67
56
.545
156
3.35
52
9
1
1131.2
1,018
421
476
79
484
8
1
24
4,805
50
6.52
3.85
1.69
0.63
17.1
10.1
1.33
.275
3.79
94
3.52
97
8.10
11.3
16Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
797
166
82
50
.621
160
3.20
50
11
0
1171.1
1,102
416
451
92
222
15
4
15
4,741
25
6.12
1.71
3.59
0.71
16.8
4.7
1.13
.279
3.47
77
3.03
76
8.47
124
17Jose DeLeon
J. DeLeon
790
156
47
61
.435
140
3.79
12
4
4
934.0
752
393
436
77
411
26
10
22
3,909
32
7.61
3.96
1.92
0.74
20.2
10.5
1.25
.259
4.20
101
3.55
93
7.25
25.3
18Charlie Hough
C. Hough
778
171
74
68
.521
171
3.68
49
4
0
1200.0
994
490
584
139
517
53
0
7
5,069
56
5.84
3.88
1.50
1.04
15.3
10.2
1.26
.239
4.38
87
4.40
107
7.45
-37.5
19Mike Moore
M. Moore
770
178
65
68
.489
171
3.77
52
9
2
1214.1
1,166
509
572
113
394
21
5
18
5,075
39
5.71
2.92
1.95
0.84
15.2
7.8
1.28
.279
4.24
90
3.73
88
8.64
65
20Bob Welch
B. Welch
770
160
70
43
.619
160
3.15
26
12
0
1109.0
1,000
388
427
86
335
33
0
18
4,601
21
6.25
2.72
2.30
0.70
16.7
7.3
1.20
.271
3.47
85
3.38
91
8.12
39.8
21Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
763
168
64
67
.489
167
4.06
31
7
0
1095.1
1,104
494
546
108
389
47
0
25
4,696
32
6.27
3.20
1.96
0.89
16.2
8.3
1.36
.294
4.49
99
3.85
94
9.07
32.3
22Mark Gubicza
M. Gubicza
739
170
74
53
.583
158
3.42
29
10
0
1124.1
1,035
427
473
61
427
27
2
16
4,732
62
5.92
3.42
1.73
0.49
15.6
9.0
1.30
.280
3.79
82
3.37
84
8.28
75.4
23Kevin Gross
K. Gross
735
173
59
67
.468
164
3.96
25
9
0
1081.0
1,036
476
514
103
439
42
1
26
4,647
17
6.12
3.65
1.67
0.86
15.8
9.4
1.36
.280
4.28
106
3.98
107
8.63
-32.5
24Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
729
193
71
45
.612
132
3.66
34
4
4
1042.0
967
424
470
90
394
20
36
12
4,423
55
6.30
3.40
1.85
0.78
16.5
8.9
1.31
.275
4.06
94
3.69
94
8.35
27.1
25Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
698
164
63
58
.521
163
4.02
20
5
0
1048.2
1,072
468
523
124
316
23
1
37
4,474
32
5.99
2.71
2.21
1.06
15.6
7.1
1.32
.286
4.49
99
3.94
96
9.20
22.8

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55
.599
77
60
.562
5.0
69
68
.504
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74
.468
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85
52
.620
77
60
.562
8.0
68
70
.493
17.5
67
71
.486
18.5
65
72
.474
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NL WestWLPCTGB
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55
.599
73
65
.529
9.5
72
65
.526
10.0
56
81
.409
26.0
52
85
.380
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82
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.603
78
59
.569
4.5
74
63
.540
8.5
68
69
.496
14.5
68
70
.493
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
72
64
.529
69
68
.504
3.5
65
72
.474
7.5
63
73
.463
9.0
62
76
.449
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
69
68
.504
67
70
.489
2.0
64
73
.467
5.0
53
84
.387
16.0
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.380
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