what is the most strikeouts by a road pitcher in mlb history

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most career batters on the road, with 2,444 strikeouts.

NAME SO G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,444
382
135
156
.464
361
3.73
98
17
1
2389.0
1,910
990
1,121
163
1,340
67
7
36
10,281
142
9.21
5.05
1.82
0.61
23.8
13.0
1.36
.279
4.22
7.20
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,206
297
138
88
.611
289
3.52
43
10
0
1940.1
1,609
758
851
208
760
90
2
21
8,110
49
10.23
3.53
2.90
0.96
27.2
9.4
1.22
.289
3.95
7.46
3 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,124
341
168
91
.649
339
3.14
57
24
0
2325.0
1,985
810
896
184
815
73
0
30
9,611
74
8.22
3.15
2.61
0.71
22.1
8.5
1.20
.281
3.47
7.68
4 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,000
380
155
135
.534
362
3.39
119
28
1
2562.0
2,377
964
1,107
217
933
28
8
91
10,751
95
7.03
3.28
2.14
0.76
18.6
8.7
1.29
.285
3.89
8.35
5 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1,792
332
158
111
.587
326
2.83
127
35
1
2423.1
2,030
761
847
169
691
36
3
62
9,821
67
6.66
2.57
2.59
0.63
18.2
7.0
1.12
.261
3.15
7.54
6 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1,747
240
112
59
.655
235
3.17
6
3
0
1472.2
1,210
519
558
175
396
58
1
8
5,973
40
10.68
2.42
4.41
1.07
29.2
6.6
1.09
.288
3.41
7.39
7 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,742
338
143
138
.509
334
3.34
128
34
0
2375.0
2,200
882
967
200
653
78
2
40
9,790
45
6.60
2.47
2.67
0.76
17.8
6.7
1.20
.281
3.66
8.34
8 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,729
269
132
78
.629
269
3.50
15
5
0
1735.1
1,513
675
708
181
506
64
0
19
7,135
46
8.97
2.62
3.42
0.94
24.2
7.1
1.16
.286
3.67
7.85
9 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1,684
390
153
126
.548
342
3.23
140
25
7
2604.2
2,466
934
1,071
173
716
58
20
95
10,792
95
5.82
2.47
2.35
0.60
15.6
6.6
1.22
.281
3.70
8.52
10 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
1,676
437
163
151
.519
366
3.20
137
23
10
2737.2
2,533
972
1,139
214
889
59
37
44
11,446
122
5.51
2.92
1.89
0.70
14.6
7.8
1.25
.269
3.74
8.33
11 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1,637
373
175
120
.593
371
3.36
48
15
0
2421.1
2,353
905
1,006
166
497
65
2
92
9,958
44
6.08
1.85
3.29
0.62
16.4
5.0
1.18
.288
3.74
8.75
12 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1,624
405
184
162
.532
330
1.92
258
37
21
2853.1
2,470
1,014
57
715
104
73
85
5.12
2.26
2.27
0.18
6.2
1.12
.268
3.20
7.79
13 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1,618
250
112
52
.683
216
3.08
24
8
1
1459.2
1,161
499
539
133
397
75
8
15
5,893
31
9.98
2.45
4.08
0.82
27.5
6.7
1.07
.280
3.32
7.16
14 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1,598
385
155
137
.531
375
3.77
68
19
4
2480.1
2,338
1,038
1,144
240
675
46
7
56
10,355
63
5.80
2.45
2.37
0.87
15.4
6.5
1.21
.269
4.15
8.48
15 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,546
360
105
78
.574
243
3.37
25
7
75
1713.0
1,528
641
692
137
512
28
101
37
7,063
76
8.12
2.69
3.02
0.72
21.9
7.2
1.19
.287
3.64
8.03
16 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1,546
270
134
87
.606
245
2.76
145
35
3
1970.1
1,576
604
671
120
708
58
10
57
8,088
58
7.06
3.23
2.18
0.55
19.1
8.8
1.16
.257
3.06
7.20
17 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1,501
321
122
129
.486
290
3.33
132
24
6
2163.0
1,965
801
884
220
504
36
18
70
8,835
27
6.25
2.10
2.98
0.92
17.0
5.7
1.14
.265
3.68
8.18
18 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
1,482
286
130
84
.607
285
3.82
19
5
0
1822.1
1,763
773
839
205
569
65
0
27
7,664
39
7.32
2.81
2.60
1.01
19.3
7.4
1.28
.292
4.14
8.71
19 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1,429
276
110
71
.608
214
3.49
42
9
11
1574.1
1,445
611
647
174
335
26
45
21
6,397
29
8.17
1.92
4.27
0.99
22.3
5.2
1.13
.287
3.70
8.26
20 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1,378
288
95
97
.495
265
3.84
11
2
0
1638.2
1,591
699
751
202
394
39
4
16
6,779
47
7.57
2.16
3.50
1.11
20.3
5.8
1.21
.291
4.12
8.74
21 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
1,368
292
108
99
.522
263
3.17
78
24
8
1856.0
1,697
654
742
150
506
68
14
54
7,712
23
6.63
2.45
2.70
0.73
17.7
6.6
1.19
.275
3.60
8.23
22 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1,358
216
100
52
.658
213
2.80
9
6
0
1322.1
1,037
411
447
108
348
19
1
15
5,256
47
9.24
2.37
3.90
0.74
25.8
6.6
1.05
.271
3.04
7.06
23 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1,334
261
125
75
.625
261
3.78
32
10
0
1720.1
1,686
723
771
165
412
26
0
20
7,078
36
6.98
2.16
3.24
0.86
18.8
5.8
1.22
.296
4.03
8.82
24 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1,317
315
111
123
.474
300
3.80
71
12
1
2018.2
2,009
853
957
234
621
74
9
58
8,582
57
5.87
2.77
2.12
1.04
15.3
7.2
1.30
.280
4.27
8.96
25 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
1,313
348
156
109
.589
348
3.61
30
13
0
2239.2
2,171
899
984
170
773
39
0
64
9,451
48
5.28
3.11
1.70
0.68
13.9
8.2
1.31
.280
3.95
8.72
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