most strikeouts allowed from june 22, 1972 to july 7, 2012

Between June 22, 1972 and July 7, 2012, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,140 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player From June 22, 1972 to July 7, 2012
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,140
688
289
249
.537
685
3.15
205
56
1
4796.0
3,499
1,681
1,920
282
2,394
129
3
64
20,000
248
9.65
4.49
2.15
0.53
25.7
12.0
1.23
.267
3.60
6.57
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,875
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
100
37
2
4135.1
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
10.61
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
7.28
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,672
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
118
46
0
4916.2
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
7.66
4Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,371
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
109
35
0
5008.1
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
1.80
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
8.49
5Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,252
610
254
218
.538
606
3.36
216
52
0
4411.2
4,122
1,647
1,829
380
1,192
144
1
61
18,221
105
6.63
2.43
2.73
0.78
17.8
6.5
1.20
.282
3.73
8.41
6Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,154
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
46
17
3
2827.1
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
7.07
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,116
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
83
20
22
3261.0
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
8.27
8John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3,084
723
213
155
.579
481
3.33
53
16
154
3473.0
3,074
1,284
1,391
288
1,010
57
204
84
14,271
145
7.99
2.62
3.05
0.75
21.6
7.1
1.18
.283
3.60
7.97
9Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,047
535
245
176
.582
521
3.27
180
37
1
3826.0
3,403
1,388
1,592
317
1,350
36
6
107
15,872
129
7.17
3.18
2.26
0.75
19.2
8.5
1.24
.277
3.74
8.00
10Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
537
270
153
.638
536
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
3,460
1,458
1,559
376
785
60
0
29
14,593
71
7.11
1.98
3.58
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
8.74
11Frank 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
12David 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
13Chuck 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
14Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,607
682
305
203
.600
682
3.54
56
25
0
4413.1
4,298
1,734
1,900
356
1,500
66
0
145
18,604
65
5.32
3.06
1.74
0.73
14.0
8.1
1.31
.280
3.87
8.76
15Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,536
450
165
160
.508
443
4.22
28
8
0
2840.0
2,784
1,331
1,431
373
763
88
5
58
11,935
76
8.04
2.42
3.32
1.18
21.2
6.4
1.25
.295
4.53
8.82
16Jack 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
17Mark 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
18Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
2,441
696
269
209
.563
638
4.25
33
10
0
4074.0
4,231
1,926
2,076
522
1,155
146
15
69
17,356
57
5.39
2.55
2.11
1.15
14.1
6.7
1.32
.283
4.59
9.35
19Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,402
571
230
197
.539
544
3.50
164
28
7
3908.1
3,713
1,519
1,740
349
1,445
88
18
56
16,551
146
5.53
3.33
1.66
0.80
14.5
8.7
1.32
.274
4.01
8.55
20Dennis 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
21Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,401
463
207
148
.583
459
3.08
138
42
0
3307.1
2,794
1,131
1,241
274
1,011
46
1
87
13,493
91
6.53
2.75
2.37
0.75
17.8
7.5
1.15
.258
3.38
7.60
22Kevin Brown
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
23Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,352
536
233
169
.580
532
3.29
116
36
2
3698.0
3,283
1,352
1,493
351
931
52
3
54
15,129
75
5.72
2.27
2.53
0.85
15.5
6.2
1.14
.256
3.63
7.99
24Charlie Hough
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
25Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,310
498
243
141
.633
488
3.87
25
4
0
3114.0
3,234
1,338
1,484
270
977
51
3
41
13,221
63
6.68
2.82
2.36
0.78
17.5
7.4
1.35
.308
4.29
9.35
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