
Between April 26, 1966 and July 19, 2005, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,714 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From April 26, 1966 to July 19, 2005| 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 | 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 | |
| 2 | R. Clemens | 4,430 | 659 | 335 | 168 | .666 | 658 | 3.13 | 117 | 46 | 0 | 4622.0 | 3,933 | 1,609 | 1,773 | 341 | 1,494 | 148 | 0 | 59 | 19,036 | 131 | 8.63 | 2.91 | 2.97 | 0.66 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.45 | 7.66 | |
| 3 | R. Johnson | 4,288 | 509 | 256 | 134 | .656 | 499 | 3.11 | 95 | 37 | 2 | 3502.0 | 2,753 | 1,211 | 1,372 | 322 | 1,329 | 162 | 5 | 24 | 14,428 | 98 | 11.02 | 3.42 | 3.23 | 0.83 | 29.7 | 9.2 | 1.17 | .292 | 3.53 | 7.08 | |
| 4 | S. Carlton | 4,115 | 726 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 707 | 3.22 | 254 | 55 | 2 | 5192.2 | 4,645 | 1,857 | 2,123 | 411 | 1,825 | 52 | 8 | 149 | 21,578 | 178 | 7.13 | 3.16 | 2.25 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.68 | 8.05 | |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 7 | D. Sutton | 3,557 | 771 | 323 | 254 | .560 | 753 | 3.26 | 178 | 58 | 5 | 5260.1 | 4,670 | 1,907 | 2,096 | 471 | 1,340 | 82 | 12 | 103 | 21,539 | 112 | 6.09 | 2.29 | 2.65 | 0.81 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .261 | 3.59 | 7.99 | |
| 8 | P. Niekro | 3,284 | 809 | 315 | 271 | .538 | 715 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 23 | 5307.1 | 4,951 | 1,977 | 2,292 | 475 | 1,774 | 119 | 58 | 82 | 22,260 | 217 | 5.57 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 0.81 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.89 | 8.40 | |
| 9 | F. Jenkins | 3,176 | 655 | 281 | 225 | .555 | 594 | 3.34 | 267 | 49 | 6 | 4480.2 | 4,128 | 1,665 | 1,848 | 482 | 994 | 84 | 31 | 116 | 18,326 | 62 | 6.38 | 2.00 | 3.20 | 0.97 | 17.3 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .268 | 3.71 | 8.29 | |
| 10 | G. Perry | 3,126 | 640 | 288 | 235 | .551 | 633 | 3.05 | 290 | 51 | 3 | 4817.1 | 4,422 | 1,632 | 1,886 | 349 | 1,221 | 95 | 7 | 132 | 19,697 | 137 | 5.84 | 2.28 | 2.56 | 0.65 | 15.9 | 6.2 | 1.17 | .273 | 3.52 | 8.26 | |
| 11 | G. Maddux | 2,994 | 628 | 313 | 181 | .634 | 624 | 2.99 | 105 | 35 | 0 | 4305.0 | 3,976 | 1,432 | 1,629 | 286 | 892 | 123 | 3 | 161 | 17,509 | 61 | 6.26 | 1.86 | 3.36 | 0.60 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 1.13 | .279 | 3.41 | 8.31 | |
| 12 | P. Martinez | 2,796 | 407 | 193 | 79 | .710 | 340 | 2.70 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 2431.0 | 1,833 | 730 | 806 | 184 | 639 | 117 | 23 | 21 | 9,700 | 57 | 10.35 | 2.37 | 4.38 | 0.68 | 28.8 | 6.6 | 1.02 | .276 | 2.98 | 6.79 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | C. Schilling | 2,770 | 489 | 185 | 126 | .595 | 373 | 3.36 | 82 | 19 | 14 | 2834.1 | 2,524 | 1,057 | 1,119 | 290 | 641 | 46 | 64 | 41 | 11,499 | 70 | 8.80 | 2.04 | 4.32 | 0.92 | 24.1 | 5.6 | 1.12 | .288 | 3.55 | 8.01 | |
| 15 | 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 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | J. Smoltz | 2,501 | 622 | 173 | 126 | .579 | 381 | 3.25 | 50 | 15 | 154 | 2838.0 | 2,451 | 1,024 | 1,120 | 225 | 866 | 40 | 204 | 65 | 11,633 | 129 | 7.93 | 2.75 | 2.89 | 0.71 | 21.5 | 7.4 | 1.17 | .278 | 3.55 | 7.77 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | K. Brown | 2,395 | 485 | 211 | 143 | .596 | 475 | 3.26 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3253.0 | 3,073 | 1,178 | 1,350 | 207 | 897 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,523 | 108 | 6.63 | 2.48 | 2.67 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.6 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.74 | 8.50 | |
| 23 | C. Hough | 2,362 | 858 | 216 | 216 | .500 | 440 | 3.75 | 107 | 13 | 61 | 3801.1 | 3,283 | 1,582 | 1,807 | 383 | 1,664 | 174 | 240 | 44 | 16,168 | 180 | 5.59 | 3.94 | 1.42 | 0.91 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .250 | 4.28 | 7.77 | |
| 24 | M. Mussina | 2,351 | 433 | 220 | 124 | .640 | 433 | 3.61 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 2958.2 | 2,808 | 1,186 | 1,262 | 316 | 670 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 12,077 | 63 | 7.15 | 2.04 | 3.51 | 0.96 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .286 | 3.84 | 8.54 | |
| 25 | T. Glavine | 2,293 | 589 | 268 | 178 | .601 | 589 | 3.47 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 3849.1 | 3,726 | 1,486 | 1,636 | 295 | 1,321 | 54 | 0 | 130 | 16,228 | 62 | 5.36 | 3.09 | 1.74 | 0.69 | 14.1 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.83 | 8.71 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 61 | .588 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 5.0 | |
72 | 76 | .486 | 15.0 | |
68 | 79 | .463 | 18.5 | |
68 | 81 | .456 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
92 | 56 | .622 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 10.0 | |
74 | 74 | .500 | 18.0 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 19.0 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 22.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 57 | .612 | ||
79 | 68 | .537 | 11.0 | |
79 | 69 | .534 | 11.5 | |
62 | 86 | .419 | 28.5 | |
55 | 92 | .374 | 35.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 59 | .599 | ||
85 | 62 | .578 | 3.0 | |
80 | 68 | .541 | 8.5 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 15.5 | |
72 | 76 | .486 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 72 | .510 | ||
75 | 73 | .507 | 0.5 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 6.0 | |
68 | 79 | .463 | 7.0 | |
66 | 82 | .446 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 73 | .507 | ||
72 | 76 | .486 | 3.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 6.0 | |
60 | 88 | .405 | 15.0 | |
56 | 91 | .381 | 18.5 |