most strikeouts allowed from august 18, 1953 to april 13, 2002

Between August 18, 1953 and April 13, 2002, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts allowed by a player From August 18, 1953 to April 13, 2002

	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	Steve 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
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,737	548	281	147	.657	547	3.12	116	45	0	3903.2	3,325	1,352	1,495	280	1,266	129	0	46	16,085	108	8.62	2.92	2.95	0.65	23.2	7.9	1.18	.285	3.45	7.67
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3,534	777	314	265	.542	690	3.11	303	53	10	5350.0	4,938	1,846	2,128	399	1,378	108	33	163	21,953	160	5.95	2.32	2.56	0.67	16.1	6.3	1.18	.275	3.58	8.31
8	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,441	404	203	101	.668	394	3.11	80	31	2	2771.1	2,127	959	1,079	242	1,166	126	5	18	11,464	88	11.17	3.79	2.95	0.79	30.0	10.2	1.19	.290	3.50	6.91
9	Phil 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
10	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
11	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3,117	528	251	174	.591	482	2.91	255	56	6	3884.1	3,279	1,258	1,420	257	1,336	102	21	118	16,066	109	7.22	3.10	2.33	0.60	19.4	8.3	1.19	.269	3.29	7.60
12	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,855	591	224	184	.549	519	3.27	151	40	16	3760.0	3,433	1,365	1,527	372	1,000	160	39	98	15,615	47	6.83	2.39	2.86	0.89	18.3	6.4	1.18	.273	3.66	8.22
13	Mickey 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
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	2,655	445	193	123	.611	415	3.45	56	22	1	2880.2	2,484	1,103	1,209	254	1,124	106	9	41	12,099	149	8.29	3.51	2.36	0.79	21.9	9.3	1.25	.280	3.78	7.76
16	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
17	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,527	506	258	146	.639	502	2.84	102	34	0	3556.0	3,210	1,121	1,281	196	762	97	3	140	14,414	49	6.40	1.93	3.32	0.50	17.5	5.3	1.12	.278	3.24	8.12
18	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,486	518	209	166	.557	465	2.95	167	49	6	3432.0	3,084	1,124	1,292	280	855	154	34	123	14,097	81	6.52	2.24	2.91	0.73	17.6	6.1	1.15	.272	3.39	8.09
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	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	2,462	898	283	237	.544	625	3.45	180	31	17	4530.0	4,620	1,738	2,038	395	1,083	122	102	117	19,026	128	4.89	2.15	2.27	0.78	12.9	5.7	1.26	.282	4.05	9.18
22	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	2,453	425	141	134	.513	346	3.17	103	23	14	2492.1	1,948	879	999	164	1,312	59	39	73	10,589	141	8.86	4.74	1.87	0.59	23.2	12.4	1.31	.270	3.61	7.03
23	Chuck Finley C. Finley	2,443	493	190	158	.546	436	3.82	61	14	0	3012.2	2,890	1,278	1,420	291	1,258	75	24	30	12,852	127	7.30	3.76	1.94	0.87	19.0	9.8	1.38	.296	4.24	8.63
24	Luis 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
25	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

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More MLB News

Mariners pound Athletics 19-1 with 5 home runs, 23 hits

Sep 13, 2026

Rangers use a 6-run 5th inning to beat Diamondbacks 6-2, stay in AL playoff race

Sep 13, 2026

Grichuk hits a 9th inning HR to help White Sox beat Cardinals 6-5

Sep 13, 2026

Brewers pour it on early as Garrett Mitchell leads the way in 13-9 victory over the Reds

Sep 13, 2026

Acuña homers for Braves, Mahle turns in another stellar outing in 12-2 rout of Phillies

Sep 13, 2026

Postseason-bound Rays beat the Astros 3-2

Sep 13, 2026

More Angels Stats

Team Batting Leaders

25

Neto

RBI

72

Neto

AVG

.296

Meckler

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Soriano

191

Detmers

ERA

2.88

Ureña

Team Rankings

143

29th

599

30th

1,322

7th

ERA

4.20

20th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	74	.503
Rangers	73	76	.490	2.0
Mariners	70	79	.470	5.0
Athletics	60	89	.403	15.0
Angels	56	92	.378	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Mon 9/14	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Tue 9/15	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Wed 9/16	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Thu 9/17	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM

Last Game

Angels

56 - 92

Final

Nationals

69 - 81

Sat 12 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

106

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.310

Lopez

Hit Leaders

179

Lopez

177

Arraez

171

Díaz

Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

100

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Bauers

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

.566

Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

228

Williams

227

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.92

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,900

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,424

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

84-64

83-65

84-66

83-66

80-68

79-69

Worst Record ATS

57-92

60-88

63-86

67-82

69-80

70-79

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	61	.591
Phillies	82	67	.550	6.0
Marlins	73	76	.490	15.0
Mets	69	79	.466	18.5
Nationals	69	81	.460	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	56	.624
Cubs	83	66	.557	10.0
Pirates	74	75	.497	19.0
Cardinals	73	76	.490	20.0
Reds	69	79	.466	23.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	90	58	.608
Padres	80	68	.541	10.0
Diamondbacks	79	70	.530	11.5
Giants	62	87	.416	28.5
Rockies	55	93	.372	35.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	89	59	.601
Yankees	85	63	.574	4.0
Red Sox	81	68	.544	8.5
Blue Jays	74	75	.497	15.5
Orioles	72	77	.483	17.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	76	72	.514
Guardians	75	74	.503	1.5
Twins	70	78	.473	6.0
Tigers	69	79	.466	7.0
Royals	66	83	.443	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	74	.503
Rangers	73	76	.490	2.0
Mariners	70	79	.470	5.0
Athletics	60	89	.403	15.0
Angels	56	92	.378	18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	6-0
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	6-2
Sat 8/29	CIN	@	CHC	5-17
Sat 8/29	SEA	@	TOR	3-4
Sat 8/29	AZ	@	SFG	7-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	COL	@	DET	12:10 PM
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1:37 PM

Between August 18, 1953 and April 13, 2002, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Angels Stats

25

72

.296

9

191

2.88

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

44

41

40

107

106

100

.316

.310

.310

179

177

171

111

102

100

.427

.395

.393

.590

.566

.554

46

41

40

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

17

17

15

236

228

227

1.95

2.01

2.18

0.80

0.88

0.92

13.17

12.66

12.14

6.13

5.93

5.76

24

27

31

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,264.8

2,156.2

1,900

1,634

1,592.6

1,424

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule