
Between October 3, 1966 and April 12, 2008, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,708 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From October 3, 1966 to April 12, 2008| NAME | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Ryan | 5,708 | 805 | 324 | 291 | .527 | 772 | 3.19 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5383.0 | 3,918 | 1,906 | 2,173 | 320 | 2,792 | 158 | 13 | 77 | 22,558 | 276 | 9.54 | 4.67 | 2.04 | 0.54 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.63 | 6.55 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 3 | R. Johnson | 4,616 | 566 | 284 | 150 | .654 | 556 | 3.22 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 3855.1 | 3,065 | 1,381 | 1,556 | 368 | 1,422 | 182 | 5 | 29 | 15,877 | 102 | 10.78 | 3.32 | 3.25 | 0.86 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.63 | 7.16 | |
| 4 | S. Carlton | 4,090 | 717 | 326 | 241 | .575 | 698 | 3.22 | 252 | 54 | 2 | 5140.2 | 4,589 | 1,839 | 2,101 | 409 | 1,807 | 52 | 8 | 148 | 21,355 | 176 | 7.16 | 3.16 | 2.26 | 0.72 | 19.2 | 8.5 | 1.24 | .279 | 3.68 | 8.03 | |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 7 | D. Sutton | 3,365 | 737 | 312 | 244 | .561 | 721 | 3.27 | 172 | 56 | 5 | 5056.2 | 4,500 | 1,839 | 2,022 | 453 | 1,291 | 79 | 12 | 97 | 20,715 | 107 | 5.99 | 2.30 | 2.61 | 0.81 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 1.15 | .261 | 3.60 | 8.01 | |
| 8 | G. Maddux | 3,281 | 713 | 348 | 214 | .619 | 709 | 3.11 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4827.1 | 4,531 | 1,669 | 1,881 | 335 | 971 | 131 | 3 | 172 | 19,667 | 68 | 6.12 | 1.81 | 3.38 | 0.62 | 16.7 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.51 | 8.45 | |
| 9 | P. Niekro | 3,268 | 785 | 312 | 268 | .538 | 715 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 21 | 5264.0 | 4,908 | 1,957 | 2,263 | 472 | 1,753 | 117 | 50 | 78 | 22,063 | 214 | 5.59 | 3.00 | 1.86 | 0.81 | 14.8 | 7.9 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.87 | 8.39 | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | F. Jenkins | 3,032 | 596 | 276 | 217 | .560 | 582 | 3.34 | 265 | 48 | 1 | 4304.0 | 3,985 | 1,598 | 1,773 | 458 | 943 | 81 | 9 | 104 | 17,606 | 61 | 6.34 | 1.97 | 3.22 | 0.96 | 17.2 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .269 | 3.71 | 8.33 | |
| 12 | P. Martinez | 3,031 | 448 | 209 | 93 | .692 | 381 | 2.81 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2677.0 | 2,050 | 837 | 922 | 215 | 709 | 132 | 23 | 27 | 10,726 | 60 | 10.19 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .276 | 3.10 | 6.89 | |
| 13 | J. Smoltz | 2,986 | 704 | 209 | 145 | .590 | 463 | 3.26 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3378.0 | 2,961 | 1,222 | 1,329 | 275 | 988 | 54 | 204 | 81 | 13,853 | 144 | 7.96 | 2.63 | 3.02 | 0.73 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .281 | 3.54 | 7.89 | |
| 14 | G. Perry | 2,936 | 606 | 269 | 227 | .542 | 599 | 3.05 | 278 | 48 | 3 | 4573.1 | 4,185 | 1,548 | 1,796 | 334 | 1,183 | 90 | 7 | 130 | 18,704 | 130 | 5.78 | 2.33 | 2.48 | 0.66 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 1.17 | .272 | 3.53 | 8.24 | |
| 15 | 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 | |
| 16 | M. Mussina | 2,669 | 506 | 251 | 146 | .632 | 505 | 3.70 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3379.2 | 3,264 | 1,391 | 1,483 | 362 | 757 | 53 | 0 | 26 | 13,843 | 67 | 7.11 | 2.02 | 3.53 | 0.96 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.95 | 8.69 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | T. Glavine | 2,576 | 671 | 303 | 199 | .604 | 671 | 3.50 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4361.1 | 4,241 | 1,696 | 1,862 | 345 | 1,468 | 65 | 0 | 141 | 18,369 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.03 | 1.75 | 0.71 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.84 | 8.75 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | 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 | |
| 24 | 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 | |
| 25 | 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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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 46 | .603 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 8.5 | |
58 | 59 | .496 | 12.5 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 14.0 | |
51 | 66 | .436 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 44 | .621 | ||
68 | 49 | .581 | 4.5 | |
58 | 58 | .500 | 14.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 15.5 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 47 | .595 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 7.5 | |
60 | 57 | .513 | 9.5 | |
49 | 67 | .422 | 20.0 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 24.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | 46 | .600 | ||
65 | 51 | .560 | 4.5 | |
64 | 51 | .557 | 5.0 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 13.5 | |
55 | 62 | .470 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 56 | .513 | ||
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 3.5 | |
48 | 69 | .410 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
60 | 57 | .513 | ||
58 | 58 | .500 | 1.5 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 4.0 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 14.5 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 14.5 |