most strikeouts allowed from july 14, 1977 to june 10, 1999

Between July 14, 1977 and June 10, 1999, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 3,407 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From July 14, 1977 to June 10, 1999
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,407
491
190
168
.531
491
3.28
91
27
0
3269.1
2,468
1,191
1,359
203
1,488
91
0
49
13,619
181
9.38
4.10
2.29
0.56
25.0
10.9
1.21
.269
3.74
6.79
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,194
459
238
125
.656
458
2.98
114
44
0
3323.1
2,781
1,100
1,218
221
1,037
106
0
44
13,607
84
8.65
2.81
3.08
0.60
23.5
7.6
1.15
.283
3.30
7.53
3Jack 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
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,472
310
151
81
.651
301
3.35
60
24
2
2087.0
1,609
777
870
180
975
97
4
13
8,741
73
10.66
4.20
2.54
0.78
28.3
11.2
1.24
.285
3.75
6.94
5Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,435
445
178
156
.533
423
3.95
81
18
0
2922.0
2,678
1,282
1,410
308
1,267
46
2
30
12,378
87
7.50
3.90
1.92
0.95
19.7
10.2
1.35
.285
4.34
8.25
6David Cone
D. Cone
2,302
371
174
95
.647
342
3.16
55
21
1
2474.0
2,035
869
952
195
935
82
9
32
10,248
123
8.37
3.40
2.46
0.71
22.5
9.1
1.20
.273
3.46
7.40
7Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,191
387
187
105
.640
384
3.37
68
24
1
2629.1
2,372
985
1,081
175
870
69
1
38
10,933
70
7.50
2.98
2.52
0.60
20.0
8.0
1.23
.288
3.70
8.12
8Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,084
666
236
186
.559
553
3.71
118
30
6
3881.2
3,800
1,601
1,784
366
1,121
117
40
68
16,276
79
4.83
2.60
1.86
0.85
12.8
6.9
1.27
.273
4.14
8.81
9Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
2,074
453
173
153
.531
424
3.54
113
31
2
2930.0
2,718
1,154
1,303
226
1,151
25
10
65
12,398
119
6.37
3.54
1.80
0.69
16.7
9.3
1.32
.279
4.00
8.35
10Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,069
415
207
120
.633
411
2.81
89
28
0
2928.2
2,614
913
1,047
150
665
78
3
113
11,874
46
6.36
2.04
3.11
0.46
17.4
5.6
1.12
.276
3.22
8.03
11Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,050
422
172
140
.551
418
3.69
118
27
0
2914.2
2,815
1,195
1,309
289
803
101
1
41
12,155
69
6.33
2.48
2.55
0.89
16.9
6.6
1.24
.283
4.04
8.69
12Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,020
415
157
135
.538
358
3.68
56
14
0
2540.1
2,419
1,040
1,160
238
1,051
65
24
26
10,810
107
7.16
3.72
1.92
0.84
18.7
9.7
1.37
.293
4.11
8.57
13Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,019
598
184
187
.496
440
3.85
107
13
12
3318.1
2,929
1,419
1,619
343
1,408
143
81
32
14,120
157
5.48
3.82
1.43
0.93
14.3
10.0
1.31
.253
4.39
7.94
14John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,004
337
153
106
.591
337
3.34
47
14
0
2295.2
1,977
852
937
186
749
35
0
53
9,463
118
7.86
2.94
2.68
0.73
21.2
7.9
1.19
.276
3.67
7.75
15Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,969
506
211
146
.591
462
3.47
61
28
8
3092.0
2,894
1,191
1,310
267
1,034
79
20
60
12,956
55
5.73
3.01
1.90
0.78
15.2
8.0
1.27
.273
3.81
8.42
16Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,942
716
171
182
.484
371
3.84
53
9
32
3016.2
2,951
1,286
1,432
321
874
81
171
101
12,716
52
5.79
2.61
2.22
0.96
15.3
6.9
1.27
.277
4.27
8.80
17Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1,940
479
195
138
.586
439
3.38
68
25
5
2985.2
2,788
1,120
1,276
217
948
98
18
105
12,507
115
5.85
2.86
2.05
0.65
15.5
7.6
1.25
.276
3.85
8.40
18Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
1,936
981
162
145
.528
287
3.58
79
14
387
2749.2
2,651
1,095
1,182
302
530
60
569
72
11,308
17
6.34
1.73
3.65
0.99
17.1
4.7
1.16
.277
3.87
8.68
19Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1,924
340
149
114
.567
326
3.36
87
21
1
2363.2
2,132
882
1,021
200
832
23
6
71
9,836
90
7.33
3.17
2.31
0.76
19.6
8.5
1.25
.282
3.89
8.12
20Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1,889
506
177
190
.482
489
3.98
74
16
1
3176.1
3,224
1,406
1,583
359
982
97
7
99
13,556
93
5.35
2.78
1.92
1.02
13.9
7.2
1.32
.280
4.49
9.14
21Frank Viola
F. Viola
1,844
421
176
150
.540
420
3.73
74
16
0
2836.1
2,827
1,175
1,303
294
864
48
0
39
11,933
86
5.85
2.74
2.13
0.93
15.5
7.2
1.30
.285
4.13
8.97
22Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1,842
388
134
142
.486
367
4.77
44
9
0
2288.1
2,290
1,214
1,333
230
1,278
36
11
35
10,202
118
7.24
5.03
1.44
0.90
18.1
12.5
1.56
.302
5.24
9.01
23Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
1,743
307
114
96
.543
300
3.36
25
9
1
1866.2
1,421
696
749
191
715
41
2
33
7,668
22
8.40
3.45
2.44
0.92
22.7
9.3
1.14
.247
3.61
6.85
24Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
1,741
523
168
129
.566
348
3.95
55
9
19
2629.2
2,499
1,154
1,259
264
1,034
62
87
46
11,251
119
5.96
3.54
1.68
0.90
15.5
9.2
1.34
.274
4.31
8.55
25Kevin Gross
K. Gross
1,727
474
142
158
.473
368
4.11
42
14
5
2487.2
2,519
1,137
1,245
230
986
79
38
76
10,791
53
6.25
3.57
1.75
0.83
16.0
9.1
1.41
.295
4.50
9.11
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15.5
72
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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