most strikeouts allowed from july 2, 1977 to july 5, 2000

Between July 2, 1977 and July 5, 2000, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 3,429 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player From July 2, 1977 to July 5, 2000

	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	3,429	494	192	169	.532	494	3.28	93	28	0	3289.2	2,482	1,198	1,367	204	1,502	91	0	49	13,703	183	9.38	4.11	2.28	0.56	25.0	11.0	1.21	.269	3.74	6.79
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,402	495	252	140	.643	494	3.07	116	45	0	3550.2	3,004	1,212	1,345	247	1,141	119	0	44	14,604	92	8.62	2.89	2.98	0.63	23.3	7.8	1.17	.284	3.41	7.61
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,878	349	173	90	.658	340	3.17	73	27	2	2387.2	1,822	841	945	212	1,047	105	4	16	9,904	77	10.85	3.95	2.75	0.80	29.1	10.6	1.20	.284	3.56	6.87
4	David Cone D. Cone	2,484	406	181	109	.624	377	3.30	56	22	1	2680.0	2,252	983	1,080	229	1,028	92	9	35	11,170	136	8.34	3.45	2.42	0.77	22.2	9.2	1.22	.276	3.63	7.56
5	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
6	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
7	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,268	455	231	129	.642	451	2.83	96	29	0	3201.1	2,888	1,008	1,159	169	718	85	3	125	13,006	47	6.38	2.02	3.16	0.48	17.4	5.5	1.13	.278	3.26	8.12
8	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,262	412	190	110	.633	405	3.51	68	24	1	2736.1	2,498	1,067	1,170	202	933	78	1	39	11,431	75	7.44	3.07	2.42	0.66	19.8	8.2	1.25	.289	3.85	8.22
9	Chuck Finley C. Finley	2,260	453	172	145	.543	396	3.73	60	14	0	2790.1	2,644	1,156	1,287	265	1,173	72	24	28	11,886	124	7.29	3.78	1.93	0.85	19.0	9.9	1.37	.293	4.15	8.53
10	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,098	356	157	113	.581	356	3.35	47	14	0	2414.1	2,092	898	986	195	774	38	0	55	9,947	119	7.82	2.89	2.71	0.73	21.1	7.8	1.19	.277	3.68	7.80
11	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	2,090	669	237	186	.560	554	3.72	118	30	6	3892.2	3,811	1,610	1,793	367	1,126	118	41	68	16,323	80	4.83	2.60	1.86	0.85	12.8	6.9	1.27	.273	4.15	8.81
12	Fernando 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
13	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,059	424	173	141	.551	420	3.70	118	27	0	2926.2	2,827	1,202	1,316	293	806	102	1	41	12,204	70	6.33	2.48	2.55	0.90	16.9	6.6	1.24	.283	4.05	8.69
14	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,030	605	184	189	.493	440	3.86	107	13	13	3327.2	2,938	1,427	1,628	344	1,417	143	84	34	14,168	157	5.49	3.83	1.43	0.93	14.3	10.0	1.31	.253	4.40	7.95
15	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	2,014	510	204	150	.576	466	3.48	68	25	5	3130.1	2,939	1,211	1,367	235	1,007	117	19	108	13,150	121	5.79	2.90	2.00	0.68	15.3	7.7	1.26	.277	3.93	8.45
16	Bob 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
17	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1,961	984	164	146	.529	290	3.58	81	14	387	2774.0	2,669	1,102	1,189	305	536	60	569	73	11,405	17	6.36	1.74	3.66	0.99	17.2	4.7	1.16	.277	3.86	8.66
18	Danny 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
19	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,942	343	151	114	.570	329	3.36	87	21	1	2385.1	2,153	891	1,031	202	835	23	6	71	9,926	90	7.33	3.15	2.33	0.76	19.6	8.4	1.25	.282	3.89	8.12
20	Bobby Witt B. Witt	1,924	416	138	156	.469	390	4.84	47	11	0	2421.2	2,457	1,301	1,426	246	1,350	36	13	36	10,810	126	7.15	5.02	1.43	0.91	17.8	12.5	1.57	.305	5.30	9.13
21	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	1,908	509	178	191	.482	492	3.99	75	16	1	3194.1	3,244	1,416	1,596	361	987	100	7	101	13,639	94	5.38	2.78	1.93	1.02	14.0	7.2	1.32	.280	4.50	9.14
22	Frank 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
23	Andy Benes A. Benes	1,827	345	140	122	.534	341	3.81	19	9	1	2241.1	2,109	949	1,031	239	763	43	2	49	9,459	61	7.34	3.06	2.39	0.96	19.3	8.1	1.28	.284	4.14	8.47
24	Kevin Brown K. Brown	1,802	365	164	110	.599	363	3.22	70	17	0	2547.2	2,401	912	1,048	152	709	112	1	35	10,594	84	6.37	2.50	2.54	0.54	17.0	6.7	1.22	.288	3.70	8.48
25	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	1,751	417	195	121	.617	417	3.39	47	19	0	2784.0	2,639	1,050	1,162	192	941	36	0	92	11,685	55	5.66	3.04	1.86	0.62	15.0	8.1	1.29	.279	3.76	8.53

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Rangers	49	47	.510
Mariners	48	49	.495	1.5
Astros	47	51	.480	3.0
Athletics	41	55	.427	8.0
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Fri 7/17	BAL	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 7/18	BAL	@	HOU	4:10 PM
Sun 7/19	BAL	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Mon 7/20	MIA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
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