which pitcher has the most strikeouts after age 35

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters by a pitcher older than 35, with 2,220 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
2,220
320
119
106
.529
320
3.33
34
11
0
2061.2
1,534
762
867
140
874
66
0
31
8,534
108
9.69
3.82
2.54
0.61
26.0
10.2
1.17
.266
3.78
6.70
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,218
291
146
78
.652
285
3.31
34
12
0
1916.1
1,639
705
799
216
491
89
3
22
7,810
35
10.42
2.31
4.52
1.01
28.4
6.3
1.11
.297
3.75
7.70
3 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
1,975
465
188
167
.530
453
3.66
127
20
2
3188.0
3,094
1,295
1,481
297
1,228
75
9
47
13,601
121
5.58
3.47
1.61
0.84
14.5
9.0
1.36
.279
4.18
8.73
4 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1,628
269
127
60
.679
268
3.40
7
5
0
1720.2
1,500
650
713
152
590
56
0
19
7,153
63
8.52
3.09
2.76
0.80
22.8
8.2
1.21
.285
3.73
7.85
5 Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,430
352
132
141
.484
350
3.89
80
7
0
2378.1
2,091
1,028
1,188
266
1,013
109
1
17
10,152
107
5.41
3.83
1.41
1.01
14.1
10.0
1.31
.249
4.50
7.91
6 Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
1,414
382
165
116
.587
376
4.26
17
4
0
2373.2
2,438
1,123
1,201
324
636
97
2
34
10,073
24
5.36
2.41
2.22
1.23
14.0
6.3
1.30
.278
4.55
9.24
7 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1,266
296
118
111
.515
294
3.53
96
17
0
2090.1
2,119
819
936
164
516
35
2
45
8,698
49
5.45
2.22
2.45
0.71
14.6
5.9
1.26
.291
4.03
9.12
8 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1,167
216
80
75
.516
202
3.72
41
10
1
1428.1
1,361
591
687
120
541
10
6
38
6,043
59
7.35
3.41
2.16
0.76
19.3
9.0
1.33
.295
4.33
8.58
9 R.A. Dickey
R.A. Dickey
1,102
229
87
81
.518
226
3.76
12
4
0
1456.2
1,349
608
670
182
444
69
2
10
6,087
52
6.81
2.74
2.48
1.12
18.1
7.3
1.23
.272
4.14
8.33
10 Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
1,073
268
102
84
.548
192
3.18
110
14
11
1666.1
1,594
589
692
86
423
35
39
6,942
18
5.80
2.28
2.54
0.46
15.5
6.1
1.21
.283
3.74
8.61
11 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
1,054
334
158
110
.590
294
3.27
155
26
10
2265.2
2,160
822
910
217
571
20
30
42
9,327
24
4.19
2.27
1.85
0.86
11.3
6.1
1.21
.260
3.61
8.58
12 Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
1,053
280
101
88
.534
253
4.48
8
0
1
1621.1
1,583
807
902
215
529
91
18
12
6,947
85
5.85
2.94
1.99
1.19
15.2
7.6
1.30
.270
5.01
8.79
13 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
1,044
255
99
83
.544
224
3.59
85
21
7
1606.2
1,449
640
705
146
648
33
21
33
6,794
18
5.85
3.63
1.61
0.82
15.4
9.5
1.31
.265
3.95
8.12
14 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
1,015
650
86
77
.528
24
2.32
6
1
170
1308.1
959
337
414
83
394
32
449
41
5,229
58
6.98
2.71
2.58
0.57
19.4
7.5
1.03
.236
2.85
6.60
15 Rich Hill
R. Hill
941
185
64
51
.557
174
3.72
1
0
0
909.0
788
376
407
115
311
58
4
6
3,798
10
9.32
3.08
3.03
1.14
24.8
8.2
1.21
.284
4.03
7.80
16 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
940
241
95
87
.522
231
4.15
7
5
0
1409.0
1,549
650
703
190
243
22
2
18
5,926
7
6.00
1.55
3.87
1.21
15.9
4.1
1.27
.300
4.49
9.89
17 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
922
240
94
81
.537
239
3.71
22
6
0
1553.1
1,492
641
698
170
377
21
0
17
6,444
28
5.34
2.18
2.45
0.98
14.3
5.9
1.20
.267
4.04
8.64
18 David Wells
D. Wells
914
241
111
64
.634
240
4.27
25
4
0
1539.2
1,742
731
784
180
254
42
0
9
6,512
26
5.34
1.48
3.60
1.05
14.0
3.9
1.30
.305
4.58
10.18
19 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
887
150
51
43
.543
144
4.06
0
0
0
791.1
707
357
382
95
311
74
1
4
3,379
17
10.09
3.54
2.85
1.08
26.3
9.2
1.29
.304
4.34
8.04
20 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
844
238
97
81
.545
238
3.94
7
1
0
1452.1
1,516
635
700
157
237
40
0
37
6,007
21
5.23
1.47
3.56
0.97
14.1
3.9
1.21
.287
4.34
9.39
21 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
818
235
50
37
.575
120
3.33
6
2
73
896.1
849
332
348
82
198
17
96
25
3,681
24
8.21
1.99
4.13
0.82
22.2
5.4
1.17
.299
3.49
8.52
22 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
768
143
61
38
.616
122
3.75
7
3
9
843.0
856
351
359
101
140
16
21
4
3,468
9
8.20
1.49
5.49
1.08
22.1
4.0
1.18
.309
3.83
9.14
23 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
757
118
58
28
.674
118
3.04
2
1
0
713.1
552
241
261
92
166
24
0
0
2,846
14
9.55
2.09
4.56
1.16
26.6
5.8
1.01
.255
3.29
6.96
24 Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
757
227
85
84
.503
223
3.56
41
10
0
1457.2
1,356
576
664
107
543
28
2
23
6,150
98
4.67
3.35
1.39
0.66
12.3
8.8
1.30
.265
4.10
8.37
25 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
757
236
82
72
.532
181
3.88
32
7
12
1294.2
1,354
558
614
103
378
22
29
29
5,479
23
5.26
2.63
2.00
0.72
13.8
6.9
1.34
.297
4.27
9.41
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