
Between August 14, 1971 and June 28, 2007, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,241 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From August 14, 1971 to June 28, 2007| 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 | 5,241 | 710 | 296 | 258 | .534 | 705 | 3.18 | 209 | 59 | 1 | 4897.2 | 3,579 | 1,729 | 1,971 | 287 | 2,475 | 138 | 3 | 65 | 20,466 | 255 | 9.63 | 4.55 | 2.12 | 0.53 | 25.6 | 12.1 | 1.24 | .267 | 3.62 | 6.58 | |
| 2 | R. Clemens | 4,626 | 696 | 349 | 181 | .658 | 694 | 3.11 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4841.1 | 4,113 | 1,675 | 1,847 | 358 | 1,557 | 154 | 0 | 63 | 19,924 | 137 | 8.60 | 2.89 | 2.97 | 0.67 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.43 | 7.65 | |
| 3 | R. Johnson | 4,616 | 566 | 284 | 150 | .654 | 556 | 3.22 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 3855.1 | 3,065 | 1,381 | 1,556 | 368 | 1,422 | 182 | 5 | 29 | 15,877 | 102 | 10.78 | 3.32 | 3.25 | 0.86 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.63 | 7.16 | |
| 4 | B. Blyleven | 3,406 | 637 | 267 | 228 | .539 | 632 | 3.33 | 227 | 56 | 0 | 4611.1 | 4,305 | 1,704 | 1,889 | 397 | 1,233 | 148 | 2 | 64 | 19,031 | 108 | 6.65 | 2.41 | 2.76 | 0.77 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.69 | 8.40 | |
| 5 | G. Maddux | 3,221 | 693 | 340 | 207 | .622 | 689 | 3.08 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4714.2 | 4,406 | 1,615 | 1,826 | 324 | 960 | 127 | 3 | 172 | 19,197 | 66 | 6.15 | 1.83 | 3.36 | 0.62 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.49 | 8.41 | |
| 6 | S. Carlton | 3,218 | 561 | 256 | 185 | .580 | 547 | 3.26 | 192 | 40 | 1 | 4024.2 | 3,579 | 1,457 | 1,672 | 334 | 1,409 | 37 | 6 | 111 | 16,689 | 133 | 7.20 | 3.15 | 2.28 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 8.4 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.74 | 8.00 | |
| 7 | C. Schilling | 3,086 | 560 | 213 | 142 | .600 | 427 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3204.1 | 2,942 | 1,232 | 1,296 | 338 | 707 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,055 | 72 | 8.67 | 1.99 | 4.36 | 0.95 | 23.6 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .294 | 3.64 | 8.26 | |
| 8 | P. Martinez | 2,998 | 442 | 206 | 92 | .691 | 375 | 2.81 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2645.2 | 2,013 | 825 | 907 | 213 | 701 | 129 | 23 | 26 | 10,582 | 59 | 10.20 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .275 | 3.09 | 6.85 | |
| 9 | J. Smoltz | 2,868 | 686 | 202 | 141 | .589 | 445 | 3.26 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3261.0 | 2,859 | 1,183 | 1,285 | 265 | 958 | 52 | 204 | 78 | 13,376 | 139 | 7.92 | 2.64 | 2.99 | 0.73 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 1.17 | .281 | 3.55 | 7.89 | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 12 | M. Mussina | 2,613 | 487 | 242 | 139 | .635 | 487 | 3.66 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3275.1 | 3,130 | 1,332 | 1,421 | 354 | 735 | 51 | 0 | 26 | 13,394 | 66 | 7.18 | 2.02 | 3.56 | 0.97 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .288 | 3.90 | 8.60 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | T. Seaver | 2,572 | 486 | 224 | 153 | .594 | 482 | 3.02 | 150 | 45 | 0 | 3491.2 | 2,932 | 1,172 | 1,289 | 287 | 1,060 | 49 | 1 | 87 | 14,215 | 95 | 6.63 | 2.73 | 2.43 | 0.74 | 18.1 | 7.5 | 1.14 | .258 | 3.32 | 7.56 | |
| 15 | T. Glavine | 2,530 | 652 | 297 | 196 | .602 | 652 | 3.48 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4252.1 | 4,117 | 1,643 | 1,808 | 335 | 1,433 | 64 | 0 | 140 | 17,900 | 64 | 5.35 | 3.03 | 1.77 | 0.71 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 1.31 | .279 | 3.83 | 8.71 | |
| 16 | P. Niekro | 2,506 | 597 | 240 | 207 | .537 | 567 | 3.49 | 176 | 29 | 8 | 4089.1 | 3,872 | 1,584 | 1,817 | 364 | 1,472 | 91 | 19 | 59 | 17,281 | 151 | 5.52 | 3.24 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 1.31 | .273 | 4.00 | 8.52 | |
| 17 | D. Sutton | 2,491 | 559 | 246 | 173 | .587 | 554 | 3.23 | 125 | 40 | 3 | 3872.0 | 3,409 | 1,388 | 1,537 | 358 | 960 | 55 | 4 | 55 | 15,805 | 79 | 5.79 | 2.23 | 2.59 | 0.83 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 1.13 | .256 | 3.57 | 7.92 | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | C. Hough | 2,350 | 846 | 216 | 216 | .500 | 440 | 3.74 | 107 | 13 | 59 | 3780.0 | 3,262 | 1,570 | 1,793 | 375 | 1,650 | 174 | 232 | 44 | 16,070 | 180 | 5.60 | 3.93 | 1.42 | 0.89 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .251 | 4.27 | 7.77 | |
| 23 | D. Gooden | 2,293 | 430 | 194 | 112 | .634 | 410 | 3.51 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2,564 | 1,091 | 1,198 | 210 | 954 | 78 | 4 | 42 | 11,705 | 76 | 7.37 | 3.07 | 2.40 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.85 | 8.24 | |
| 24 | D. Wells | 2,167 | 646 | 233 | 153 | .604 | 475 | 4.08 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3368.0 | 3,540 | 1,526 | 1,649 | 394 | 698 | 83 | 65 | 62 | 14,094 | 100 | 5.79 | 1.87 | 3.10 | 1.05 | 15.4 | 5.0 | 1.26 | .293 | 4.41 | 9.46 | |
| 25 | D. Martinez | 2,149 | 692 | 245 | 193 | .559 | 562 | 3.70 | 122 | 30 | 8 | 3999.2 | 3,897 | 1,643 | 1,835 | 372 | 1,165 | 122 | 51 | 70 | 16,754 | 84 | 4.84 | 2.62 | 1.84 | 0.84 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 1.27 | .272 | 4.13 | 8.77 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
85 | 61 | .582 | ||
82 | 64 | .562 | 3.0 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 13.5 | |
68 | 78 | .466 | 17.0 | |
67 | 81 | .453 | 19.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
91 | 56 | .619 | ||
81 | 66 | .551 | 10.0 | |
73 | 73 | .500 | 17.5 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 19.0 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 21.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
89 | 57 | .610 | ||
78 | 68 | .534 | 11.0 | |
78 | 69 | .531 | 11.5 | |
62 | 85 | .422 | 27.5 | |
55 | 90 | .379 | 33.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 58 | .600 | ||
83 | 62 | .572 | 4.0 | |
80 | 67 | .544 | 8.0 | |
73 | 74 | .497 | 15.0 | |
71 | 76 | .483 | 17.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 70 | .517 | ||
74 | 73 | .503 | 2.0 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 6.5 | |
67 | 79 | .459 | 8.5 | |
65 | 82 | .442 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 72 | .507 | ||
72 | 74 | .493 | 2.0 | |
68 | 78 | .466 | 6.0 | |
59 | 88 | .401 | 15.5 | |
56 | 90 | .384 | 18.0 |