most strikeouts allowed from may 1, 1971 to june 22, 2022

Between May 1, 1971 and June 22, 2022, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,350 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From May 1, 1971 to June 22, 2022
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,350
729
303
268
.531
724
3.18
212
59
1
5018.2
3,673
1,773
2,024
295
2,557
149
3
68
21,011
260
9.59
4.59
2.09
0.53
25.5
12.2
1.24
.267
3.63
6.59
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
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,540
660
275
238
.536
655
3.32
235
57
0
4768.0
4,461
1,761
1,951
408
1,266
152
2
65
19,671
112
6.68
2.39
2.80
0.77
18.0
6.4
1.20
.283
3.68
8.42
5Greg 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
6Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,336
583
268
190
.585
568
3.28
203
42
1
4185.1
3,744
1,526
1,744
345
1,468
39
6
120
17,377
139
7.17
3.16
2.27
0.74
19.2
8.4
1.25
.279
3.75
8.05
7Pedro 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
8Curt 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
9Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,094
467
234
132
.639
467
3.30
26
9
0
3070.1
2,596
1,126
1,220
320
866
101
0
27
12,532
87
9.07
2.54
3.57
0.94
24.7
6.9
1.13
.279
3.58
7.61
10CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
7.78
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
8.56
11John 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
12Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,079
415
195
98
.666
406
3.15
12
5
0
2586.1
2,108
904
974
292
688
100
2
20
10,459
73
10.71
2.39
4.48
1.02
29.4
6.6
1.08
.288
3.39
7.34
13Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,834
540
219
136
.617
498
3.44
17
5
1
3161.2
2,952
1,208
1,294
335
722
74
8
25
12,922
94
8.07
2.06
3.93
0.95
21.9
5.6
1.16
.292
3.68
8.40
14Mike 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
15Frank 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
16Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,729
507
232
161
.590
502
2.99
159
46
0
3650.2
3,067
1,212
1,332
301
1,090
52
2
89
14,843
99
6.73
2.69
2.50
0.74
18.4
7.3
1.14
.259
3.28
7.56
17Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,710
386
189
85
.690
383
2.48
25
15
0
2493.2
1,886
688
750
199
612
38
1
27
9,814
95
9.78
2.21
4.43
0.72
27.6
6.2
1.00
.270
2.71
6.81
18David 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
19Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,618
622
250
214
.539
588
3.47
187
31
9
4246.1
4,019
1,637
1,882
382
1,518
94
22
63
17,928
155
5.55
3.22
1.72
0.81
14.6
8.5
1.30
.273
3.99
8.52
20Chuck 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
21Tom 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
22Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,600
581
258
181
.588
576
3.19
132
43
3
4033.2
3,544
1,430
1,584
363
999
58
4
59
16,446
82
5.80
2.23
2.60
0.81
15.8
6.1
1.13
.256
3.53
7.91
23Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,560
423
163
122
.572
422
3.43
17
7
0
2698.0
2,424
1,027
1,103
310
767
100
0
43
11,115
57
8.54
2.56
3.34
1.03
23.0
6.9
1.18
.287
3.68
8.09
24Javier 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
25Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,535
565
247
188
.568
552
4.12
38
13
0
3461.2
3,593
1,584
1,719
439
948
64
2
47
14,655
45
6.59
2.46
2.67
1.14
17.3
6.5
1.31
.296
4.47
9.34
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