most strikeouts allowed from august 18, 1963 to april 18, 2005

Between August 18, 1963 and April 18, 2005, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From August 18, 1963 to April 18, 2005
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan 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
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,343
643
329
164
.667
642
3.17
117
46
0
4514.0
3,858
1,589
1,749
337
1,460
147
0
58
18,607
130
8.66
2.91
2.97
0.67
23.3
7.8
1.18
.286
3.49
7.69
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,180
492
247
128
.659
482
3.08
92
37
2
3387.0
2,630
1,158
1,314
304
1,307
157
5
23
13,944
95
11.11
3.47
3.20
0.81
30.0
9.4
1.16
.291
3.49
6.99
4Steve 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
5Bert 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
6Tom 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
7Don 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
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,476
740
310
261
.543
680
3.08
302
53
8
5253.0
4,817
1,797
2,069
389
1,344
106
27
156
21,507
155
5.96
2.30
2.59
0.67
16.2
6.2
1.17
.273
3.54
8.25
9Phil 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
10Fergie 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
11Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,926
611
305
175
.635
607
2.96
105
35
0
4197.1
3,863
1,380
1,574
273
873
118
3
159
17,056
55
6.27
1.87
3.35
0.59
17.2
5.1
1.13
.279
3.38
8.28
12Frank 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
13Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,760
484
185
124
.599
372
3.34
82
19
13
2823.1
2,512
1,049
1,111
288
641
45
60
41
11,455
70
8.80
2.04
4.31
0.92
24.1
5.6
1.12
.288
3.54
8.01
14Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,747
563
213
185
.535
482
3.43
191
41
10
3524.2
3,255
1,344
1,486
337
1,064
86
37
66
14,660
115
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.79
8.31
15Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,683
391
183
76
.707
324
2.71
43
16
3
2318.0
1,754
697
772
176
619
115
23
21
9,267
56
10.42
2.40
4.33
0.68
29.0
6.7
1.02
.278
3.00
6.81
16David 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
17Chuck 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
18Jerry 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
19Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,488
395
204
131
.609
381
2.76
217
47
4
3103.1
2,582
953
1,064
206
965
71
8
94
12,691
80
7.22
2.80
2.58
0.60
19.6
7.6
1.14
.265
3.09
7.49
20Jack 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
21Mark 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
22John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,418
605
163
124
.568
364
3.29
47
14
154
2715.2
2,346
992
1,085
219
834
40
204
61
11,137
128
8.01
2.76
2.90
0.73
21.7
7.5
1.17
.279
3.60
7.77
23Luis 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
24Dennis 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
25Charlie 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
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