most strikeouts allowed from may 23, 1922 to june 20, 2002

Between May 23, 1922 and June 20, 2002, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player From May 23, 1922 to June 20, 2002
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
2Steve 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
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,830
561
288
148
.661
560
3.12
116
45
0
3990.0
3,399
1,381
1,526
284
1,296
132
0
49
16,442
111
8.64
2.92
2.96
0.64
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.44
7.67
4Bert 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
5Tom 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
6Don 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
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,559
417
211
103
.672
407
3.11
81
31
2
2865.0
2,207
989
1,115
255
1,190
130
5
18
11,839
89
11.18
3.74
2.99
0.80
30.1
10.1
1.19
.291
3.50
6.93
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,534
777
314
265
.542
690
3.11
303
53
10
5350.0
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,378
108
33
163
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
8.31
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
11Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
3,117
528
251
174
.591
482
2.91
255
56
6
3884.1
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,066
109
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.269
3.29
7.60
12Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,855
591
224
184
.549
519
3.27
151
40
16
3760.0
3,433
1,365
1,527
372
1,000
160
39
98
15,615
47
6.83
2.39
2.86
0.89
18.3
6.4
1.18
.273
3.66
8.22
13Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,832
586
217
191
.532
496
3.44
195
41
10
3638.1
3,366
1,390
1,537
347
1,099
91
40
67
15,139
123
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.80
8.33
14Frank 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
15David Cone
D. Cone
2,655
445
193
123
.611
415
3.45
56
22
1
2880.2
2,484
1,103
1,209
254
1,124
106
9
41
12,099
149
8.29
3.51
2.36
0.79
21.9
9.3
1.25
.280
3.78
7.76
16Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
2,583
750
363
245
.597
665
3.09
382
63
28
5243.2
4,833
1,801
2,018
434
1,432
41
67
21,555
78
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.6
1.19
.258
3.46
8.30
17Bob Feller
B. Feller
2,581
570
266
162
.621
484
3.26
279
44
22
3827.0
3,271
1,385
1,557
223
1,764
60
52
6
16,172
69
6.07
4.15
1.46
0.52
16.0
10.9
1.32
.264
3.66
7.69
18Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,570
520
264
148
.641
516
2.85
102
34
0
3635.1
3,290
1,151
1,316
201
782
98
3
145
14,741
49
6.36
1.94
3.29
0.50
17.4
5.3
1.12
.279
3.26
8.15
19Jerry 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
20Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,510
506
193
166
.538
449
3.82
62
14
0
3089.2
2,972
1,313
1,457
296
1,289
75
24
31
13,182
128
7.31
3.75
1.95
0.86
19.0
9.8
1.38
.297
4.24
8.66
21Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2,486
518
209
166
.557
465
2.95
167
49
6
3432.0
3,084
1,124
1,292
280
855
154
34
123
14,097
81
6.52
2.24
2.91
0.73
17.6
6.1
1.15
.272
3.39
8.09
22Jack 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
23Mark 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
24Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2,462
898
283
237
.544
625
3.45
180
31
17
4530.0
4,620
1,738
2,038
395
1,083
122
102
117
19,026
128
4.89
2.15
2.27
0.78
12.9
5.7
1.26
.282
4.05
9.18
25Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,453
425
141
134
.513
346
3.17
103
23
14
2492.1
1,948
879
999
164
1,312
59
39
73
10,589
141
8.86
4.74
1.87
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.270
3.61
7.03
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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