most strikeouts allowed from may 6, 1962 to july 5, 2004

Between May 6, 1962 and July 5, 2004, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player From May 6, 1962 to July 5, 2004
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
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,212
624
320
162
.664
623
3.17
117
46
0
4388.1
3,762
1,548
1,705
329
1,426
145
0
56
18,105
126
8.64
2.92
2.95
0.67
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.50
7.72
3Steve 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
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,010
472
240
120
.667
462
3.10
91
37
2
3246.2
2,517
1,117
1,260
293
1,283
153
5
22
13,384
94
11.12
3.56
3.13
0.81
30.0
9.6
1.17
.291
3.49
6.98
5Bert 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
6Tom 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
7Don 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
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,529
773
312
265
.541
686
3.10
302
53
10
5330.1
4,914
1,835
2,117
398
1,370
108
33
162
21,864
158
5.96
2.31
2.58
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.274
3.57
8.30
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
11Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,838
592
296
169
.637
588
2.93
103
34
0
4074.1
3,746
1,327
1,515
251
856
115
3
157
16,567
54
6.27
1.89
3.32
0.55
17.1
5.2
1.13
.279
3.35
8.27
12Mickey 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
13Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,810
449
230
150
.605
430
2.81
239
53
5
3484.0
2,906
1,087
1,220
230
1,120
94
12
103
14,313
90
7.26
2.89
2.51
0.59
19.6
7.8
1.16
.266
3.15
7.51
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
2,668
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
16Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,652
467
174
121
.590
355
3.32
81
19
13
2706.0
2,400
998
1,060
271
624
41
60
41
10,978
69
8.82
2.08
4.25
0.90
24.2
5.7
1.12
.288
3.53
7.98
17Chuck 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
18Jerry 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
19Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,531
372
174
70
.713
305
2.64
41
15
3
2189.2
1,650
643
715
163
584
108
23
21
8,743
51
10.40
2.40
4.33
0.67
28.9
6.7
1.02
.278
2.94
6.78
20Jack 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
21Mark 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
22Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,443
420
139
133
.511
343
3.17
103
23
14
2473.2
1,935
872
992
163
1,295
59
39
72
10,505
141
8.89
4.71
1.89
0.59
23.3
12.3
1.31
.271
3.61
7.04
23Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,416
573
229
172
.571
484
3.30
187
49
15
3486.1
3,075
1,280
1,400
346
1,104
49
51
53
14,366
27
6.24
2.85
2.19
0.89
16.8
7.7
1.20
.261
3.61
7.94
24Dennis 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
25Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,362
858
216
216
.500
440
3.75
107
13
61
3801.1
3,283
1,582
1,807
383
1,664
174
240
44
16,168
180
5.59
3.94
1.42
0.91
14.6
10.3
1.30
.250
4.28
7.77
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