most strikeouts allowed from april 7, 1971 to may 12, 2016

Between April 7, 1971 and May 12, 2016, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,358 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player From April 7, 1971 to May 12, 2016
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,358
732
305
268
.532
725
3.18
212
59
1
5028.0
3,679
1,775
2,026
295
2,567
149
4
68
21,054
260
9.59
4.59
2.09
0.53
25.4
12.2
1.24
.267
3.63
6.59
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,875
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
100
37
2
4135.1
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
10.61
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
7.28
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,672
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
118
46
0
4916.2
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
7.66
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,566
665
277
241
.535
660
3.32
237
59
0
4806.0
4,489
1,772
1,963
413
1,275
153
2
65
19,817
112
6.68
2.39
2.80
0.77
18.0
6.4
1.20
.283
3.68
8.41
5Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,371
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
109
35
0
5008.1
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
1.80
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
8.49
6Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,357
588
272
191
.587
573
3.27
206
43
1
4225.2
3,778
1,536
1,754
348
1,482
41
6
121
17,545
143
7.15
3.16
2.27
0.74
19.1
8.4
1.24
.278
3.74
8.05
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,154
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
46
17
3
2827.1
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
7.07
8Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,116
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
83
20
22
3261.0
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
8.27
9John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3,084
723
213
155
.579
481
3.33
53
16
154
3473.0
3,074
1,284
1,391
288
1,010
57
204
84
14,271
145
7.99
2.62
3.05
0.75
21.6
7.1
1.18
.283
3.60
7.97
10Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
537
270
153
.638
536
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
3,460
1,458
1,559
376
785
60
0
29
14,593
71
7.11
1.98
3.58
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
8.74
11Frank 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
12Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,770
511
235
161
.593
506
2.97
161
47
0
3685.0
3,087
1,216
1,336
301
1,095
52
2
89
14,968
99
6.77
2.67
2.53
0.74
18.5
7.3
1.13
.259
3.26
7.54
13David 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
14Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,637
627
252
216
.538
593
3.46
189
32
9
4281.1
4,054
1,646
1,895
385
1,526
94
22
63
18,072
156
5.54
3.21
1.73
0.81
14.6
8.4
1.30
.273
3.98
8.52
15Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,616
586
258
183
.585
581
3.20
133
43
3
4062.2
3,578
1,446
1,602
366
1,006
58
4
60
16,571
82
5.80
2.23
2.60
0.81
15.8
6.1
1.13
.256
3.55
7.93
16Chuck 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
17Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,607
682
305
203
.600
682
3.54
56
25
0
4413.1
4,298
1,734
1,900
356
1,500
66
0
145
18,604
65
5.32
3.06
1.74
0.73
14.0
8.1
1.31
.280
3.87
8.76
18CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,595
457
216
131
.622
457
3.69
38
12
0
3017.0
2,862
1,237
1,352
294
907
96
0
42
12,590
65
7.74
2.71
2.86
0.88
20.6
7.2
1.25
.295
4.03
8.54
19Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,536
450
165
160
.508
443
4.22
28
8
0
2840.0
2,784
1,331
1,431
373
763
88
5
58
11,935
76
8.04
2.42
3.32
1.18
21.2
6.4
1.25
.295
4.53
8.82
20A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,513
435
164
157
.511
430
3.99
24
10
0
2731.1
2,519
1,210
1,328
263
1,100
143
1
35
11,665
161
8.28
3.62
2.28
0.87
21.5
9.4
1.32
.295
4.38
8.30
21Jack 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
22Mark 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
23Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,448
531
256
153
.626
521
3.85
26
4
0
3316.0
3,448
1,418
1,572
288
1,031
55
3
42
14,074
69
6.64
2.80
2.37
0.78
17.4
7.3
1.35
.308
4.27
9.36
24Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
2,441
696
269
209
.563
638
4.25
33
10
0
4074.0
4,231
1,926
2,076
522
1,155
146
15
69
17,356
57
5.39
2.55
2.11
1.15
14.1
6.7
1.32
.283
4.59
9.35
25Dennis 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
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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