most strikeouts allowed from april 23, 1962 to july 23, 2004

Between April 23, 1962 and July 23, 2004, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player From April 23, 1962 to July 23, 2004
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
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
6.56
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,232
627
321
163
.663
626
3.18
117
46
0
4408.0
3,778
1,558
1,715
333
1,430
145
0
56
18,184
127
8.64
2.92
2.96
0.68
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.50
7.71
3Steve 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
21,682
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
8.06
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,031
475
240
122
.663
465
3.09
91
37
2
3265.2
2,534
1,122
1,269
293
1,288
154
5
23
13,463
94
11.11
3.55
3.13
0.81
29.9
9.6
1.17
.291
3.50
6.98
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
20,492
114
6.70
2.39
2.80
0.78
18.1
6.5
1.20
.282
3.67
8.39
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
117
19,369
125
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
7.47
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
103
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
7.99
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,533
776
314
265
.542
689
3.10
303
53
10
5347.1
4,933
1,842
2,124
399
1,377
108
33
163
21,939
159
5.95
2.32
2.57
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.274
3.57
8.30
9Phil 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
227
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
8.40
10Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,191
664
284
226
.557
594
3.34
267
49
7
4500.2
4,142
1,669
1,853
484
997
84
37
117
18,404
62
6.38
1.99
3.20
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
8.28
11Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,852
595
298
170
.637
591
2.93
105
35
0
4098.1
3,764
1,333
1,521
256
856
115
3
157
16,651
54
6.26
1.88
3.33
0.56
17.1
5.1
1.13
.279
3.34
8.27
12Mickey 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
13Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,824
451
232
150
.607
432
2.80
241
53
5
3502.0
2,913
1,090
1,223
232
1,123
94
12
103
14,378
92
7.26
2.89
2.51
0.60
19.6
7.8
1.15
.265
3.14
7.49
14Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,773
638
240
236
.504
616
3.66
143
34
1
4188.1
4,063
1,702
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
8.73
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,670
470
175
121
.591
358
3.33
81
19
13
2724.2
2,424
1,009
1,071
274
626
42
60
41
11,060
69
8.82
2.07
4.27
0.91
24.1
5.7
1.12
.289
3.54
8.01
16David Cone
D. Cone
2,668
450
194
126
.606
419
3.47
56
22
1
2898.2
2,504
1,116
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
7.77
17Chuck 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
8.64
18Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,556
612
222
209
.515
527
3.36
140
33
17
3839.1
3,635
1,433
1,608
290
1,198
71
43
121
15,996
89
5.99
2.81
2.13
0.68
16.0
7.5
1.26
.282
3.77
8.52
19Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,553
375
176
71
.713
308
2.67
41
15
3
2209.1
1,669
655
728
165
590
108
23
21
8,824
51
10.40
2.40
4.33
0.67
28.9
6.7
1.02
.278
2.97
6.80
20Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,478
549
254
186
.577
527
3.90
175
28
0
3824.0
3,567
1,657
1,815
389
1,390
58
10
99
16,120
205
5.83
3.27
1.78
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.269
4.27
8.40
21Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,464
457
179
158
.531
428
3.97
81
18
0
2962.2
2,723
1,306
1,438
311
1,289
46
3
34
12,562
89
7.49
3.92
1.91
0.94
19.6
10.3
1.35
.285
4.37
8.27
22Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,446
423
141
134
.513
344
3.18
103
23
14
2481.1
1,941
876
996
164
1,302
59
39
72
10,540
141
8.87
4.72
1.88
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.271
3.61
7.04
23Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,416
573
229
172
.571
484
3.30
187
49
15
3486.1
3,075
1,280
1,400
346
1,104
49
51
53
14,366
27
6.24
2.85
2.19
0.89
16.8
7.7
1.20
.261
3.61
7.94
24Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,401
1,071
197
171
.535
361
3.50
100
20
390
3285.2
3,076
1,279
1,382
347
738
75
577
90
13,534
28
6.58
2.02
3.25
0.95
17.7
5.5
1.16
.274
3.79
8.43
25John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,363
569
163
120
.576
361
3.27
47
14
128
2664.1
2,290
968
1,060
213
821
40
175
60
10,921
124
7.98
2.77
2.88
0.72
21.6
7.5
1.17
.278
3.58
7.74
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