most strikeouts allowed from august 11, 1965 to july 27, 2005

Between August 11, 1965 and July 27, 2005, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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	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	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	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	4,444	661	337	168	.667	660	3.13	117	46	0	4635.0	3,942	1,611	1,775	341	1,499	149	0	59	19,090	131	8.63	2.91	2.96	0.66	23.3	7.9	1.17	.285	3.45	7.65
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	4,303	511	257	134	.657	501	3.10	95	37	2	3516.0	2,759	1,213	1,374	322	1,331	164	5	25	14,479	98	11.01	3.41	3.23	0.82	29.7	9.2	1.16	.292	3.52	7.06
4	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	4,121	730	329	244	.574	707	3.21	254	55	2	5198.2	4,650	1,857	2,123	411	1,825	52	11	149	21,599	179	7.13	3.16	2.26	0.71	19.1	8.4	1.25	.279	3.68	8.05
5	Bert 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
6	Tom 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
7	Don 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
8	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	3,304	829	317	273	.537	716	3.35	245	45	27	5343.0	4,982	1,986	2,303	477	1,783	120	68	84	22,406	219	5.57	3.00	1.85	0.80	14.7	8.0	1.27	.269	3.88	8.39
9	Fergie 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
10	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3,171	661	290	238	.549	637	3.06	291	51	4	4864.0	4,469	1,654	1,918	352	1,243	97	14	139	19,906	140	5.87	2.30	2.55	0.65	15.9	6.2	1.17	.274	3.55	8.27
11	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3,001	630	313	181	.634	626	3.00	105	35	0	4318.0	3,993	1,437	1,634	288	894	123	3	161	17,565	62	6.25	1.86	3.36	0.60	17.1	5.1	1.13	.279	3.41	8.32
12	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,800	408	194	79	.711	341	2.71	44	16	3	2438.0	1,841	735	811	185	641	117	23	21	9,731	57	10.34	2.37	4.37	0.68	28.8	6.6	1.02	.277	2.99	6.80
13	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,776	494	187	127	.596	373	3.36	82	19	16	2841.1	2,533	1,060	1,122	290	643	46	69	41	11,530	70	8.79	2.04	4.32	0.92	24.1	5.6	1.12	.288	3.55	8.02
14	Frank 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
15	David 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
16	Chuck 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
17	Jerry 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
18	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,512	624	174	126	.580	383	3.24	50	15	154	2854.0	2,465	1,027	1,123	226	868	40	204	65	11,693	129	7.92	2.74	2.89	0.71	21.5	7.4	1.17	.278	3.54	7.77
19	Jack 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
20	Mark 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
21	Dennis 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
22	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,397	486	211	144	.594	476	3.28	72	17	0	3256.1	3,079	1,185	1,357	208	901	139	1	42	13,542	108	6.62	2.49	2.66	0.57	17.7	6.7	1.22	.290	3.75	8.51
23	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,382	479	183	167	.523	420	3.43	176	34	5	3098.0	2,870	1,180	1,310	290	928	72	25	64	12,881	103	6.92	2.70	2.57	0.84	18.5	7.2	1.23	.280	3.81	8.34
24	Charlie Hough 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
25	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,355	434	221	124	.641	434	3.60	56	23	0	2965.0	2,815	1,187	1,263	316	672	40	0	23	12,104	63	7.15	2.04	3.50	0.96	19.5	5.6	1.18	.287	3.83	8.54

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Rangers	79	81	.494
Astros	79	81	.494
Mariners	74	86	.463	5.0
Athletics	64	96	.400	15.0
Angels	62	98	.388	17.0

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Sat 9/26	LAA	@	SEA	9:40 PM
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RBI Leaders

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	67	.581
Phillies	87	73	.544	6.0
Marlins	79	81	.494	14.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	17.5
Mets	74	87	.460	19.5
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Brewers - y	101	59	.631
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	13.5
Pirates	81	80	.503	20.5
Cardinals	77	83	.481	24.0
Reds	75	86	.466	26.5
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Dodgers - y	98	62	.613
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Guardians - x	84	76	.525
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