most strikeouts allowed from may 29, 1976 to april 17, 1999

Between May 29, 1976 and April 17, 1999, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 3,871 strikeouts.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,871
541
216
188
.535
541
3.23
122
37
0
3659.2
2,725
1,313
1,499
222
1,742
101
0
55
15,261
199
9.52
4.28
2.22
0.55
25.4
11.4
1.22
.268
3.69
6.70
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,170
453
234
124
.654
452
2.96
114
44
0
3291.2
2,750
1,082
1,198
218
1,023
105
0
44
13,468
82
8.67
2.80
3.10
0.60
23.5
7.6
1.15
.283
3.28
7.52
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
4Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,421
433
178
156
.533
423
3.94
81
18
0
2902.1
2,655
1,270
1,398
302
1,260
46
1
28
12,291
87
7.51
3.91
1.92
0.94
19.7
10.3
1.35
.285
4.34
8.23
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,363
299
144
80
.643
290
3.37
57
23
2
2000.1
1,539
750
839
174
955
93
4
13
8,393
71
10.63
4.30
2.47
0.78
28.2
11.4
1.25
.284
3.77
6.92
6Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,308
465
188
161
.539
461
3.58
142
36
0
3272.1
3,121
1,302
1,427
313
887
113
1
43
13,587
83
6.35
2.44
2.60
0.86
17.0
6.5
1.22
.282
3.92
8.58
7David Cone
D. Cone
2,252
361
170
93
.646
332
3.17
55
21
1
2408.0
1,985
847
930
191
905
77
9
32
9,976
122
8.42
3.38
2.49
0.71
22.6
9.1
1.20
.274
3.48
7.42
8Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,220
550
202
203
.499
533
3.80
106
24
1
3550.1
3,500
1,498
1,681
389
1,075
110
7
106
15,026
104
5.63
2.73
2.07
0.99
14.8
7.2
1.29
.277
4.26
8.87
9Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,215
1,029
181
162
.528
329
3.56
93
17
388
3062.1
2,907
1,211
1,306
328
629
67
572
82
12,591
22
6.51
1.85
3.52
0.96
17.6
5.0
1.15
.276
3.84
8.54
10Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,178
385
176
124
.587
371
3.31
104
23
1
2704.1
2,435
996
1,145
229
925
25
6
77
11,220
98
7.25
3.08
2.35
0.76
19.4
8.2
1.24
.281
3.81
8.10
11Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,158
703
195
203
.490
440
3.78
107
13
48
3518.2
3,075
1,478
1,687
355
1,516
153
164
38
14,964
167
5.52
3.88
1.42
0.91
14.4
10.1
1.30
.252
4.31
7.87
12Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,150
378
185
103
.642
375
3.35
68
24
1
2581.1
2,323
961
1,049
169
843
68
1
36
10,715
67
7.50
2.94
2.55
0.59
20.1
7.9
1.23
.288
3.66
8.10
13Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,149
692
245
193
.559
562
3.70
122
30
8
3999.2
3,897
1,643
1,835
372
1,165
122
51
70
16,754
84
4.84
2.62
1.84
0.84
12.8
7.0
1.27
.272
4.13
8.77
14Fernando 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
15Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,032
405
203
117
.634
401
2.75
89
28
0
2863.1
2,517
875
1,004
143
656
76
3
110
11,575
45
6.39
2.06
3.10
0.45
17.6
5.7
1.11
.274
3.16
7.91
16Bob 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
17Chuck Finley
C. Finley
1,960
405
154
130
.542
348
3.68
56
14
0
2474.0
2,363
1,012
1,127
233
1,029
63
24
25
10,541
103
7.13
3.74
1.90
0.85
18.6
9.8
1.37
.294
4.10
8.60
18John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,958
329
147
105
.583
329
3.36
46
13
0
2241.0
1,935
836
920
181
736
34
0
53
9,252
118
7.86
2.96
2.66
0.73
21.2
8.0
1.19
.277
3.69
7.77
19Danny 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
20Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1,915
470
191
134
.588
430
3.34
68
25
5
2936.1
2,733
1,089
1,245
216
921
96
18
105
12,282
113
5.87
2.82
2.08
0.66
15.6
7.5
1.24
.276
3.82
8.38
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
1,804
379
132
140
.485
358
4.74
44
9
0
2236.2
2,231
1,178
1,290
220
1,253
34
11
34
9,969
115
7.26
5.04
1.44
0.89
18.1
12.6
1.56
.302
5.19
8.98
23Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
1,779
416
170
149
.533
406
3.70
113
19
2
2843.1
2,749
1,169
1,334
264
1,129
61
7
42
12,146
106
5.63
3.57
1.58
0.84
14.6
9.3
1.36
.279
4.22
8.70
24Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1,763
357
170
90
.654
322
3.27
95
26
4
2376.0
2,179
864
943
225
624
12
17
24
9,720
55
6.68
2.36
2.83
0.85
18.1
6.4
1.18
.275
3.57
8.25
25Sid 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

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77
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