
Between September 13, 1970 and July 7, 2011, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,364 strikeouts.
Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From September 13, 1970 to July 7, 2011| 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 | 5,364 | 738 | 306 | 269 | .532 | 726 | 3.18 | 212 | 59 | 2 | 5038.2 | 3,685 | 1,778 | 2,029 | 295 | 2,579 | 149 | 5 | 68 | 21,103 | 261 | 9.58 | 4.61 | 2.08 | 0.53 | 25.4 | 12.2 | 1.24 | .267 | 3.62 | 6.58 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 3 | 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 | |
| 4 | B. Blyleven | 3,583 | 669 | 278 | 243 | .534 | 664 | 3.32 | 238 | 59 | 0 | 4831.2 | 4,510 | 1,780 | 1,977 | 414 | 1,284 | 153 | 2 | 67 | 19,925 | 114 | 6.67 | 2.39 | 2.79 | 0.77 | 18.0 | 6.4 | 1.20 | .283 | 3.68 | 8.40 | |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | S. Carlton | 3,368 | 591 | 273 | 192 | .587 | 576 | 3.28 | 207 | 43 | 1 | 4248.1 | 3,795 | 1,546 | 1,764 | 350 | 1,494 | 41 | 6 | 121 | 17,636 | 144 | 7.14 | 3.17 | 2.25 | 0.74 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.74 | 8.04 | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | T. Seaver | 2,783 | 515 | 236 | 162 | .593 | 510 | 2.98 | 162 | 47 | 0 | 3706.2 | 3,113 | 1,228 | 1,350 | 302 | 1,104 | 53 | 2 | 89 | 15,070 | 100 | 6.76 | 2.68 | 2.52 | 0.73 | 18.5 | 7.3 | 1.14 | .260 | 3.28 | 7.56 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | P. Niekro | 2,643 | 630 | 253 | 216 | .539 | 594 | 3.46 | 189 | 32 | 9 | 4292.0 | 4,065 | 1,650 | 1,899 | 386 | 1,529 | 94 | 23 | 63 | 18,117 | 157 | 5.54 | 3.21 | 1.73 | 0.81 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 1.30 | .273 | 3.98 | 8.52 | |
| 15 | D. Sutton | 2,641 | 590 | 259 | 184 | .585 | 585 | 3.21 | 133 | 43 | 3 | 4089.0 | 3,602 | 1,457 | 1,618 | 370 | 1,015 | 59 | 4 | 61 | 16,685 | 82 | 5.81 | 2.23 | 2.60 | 0.81 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 1.13 | .257 | 3.56 | 7.93 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | J. Vazquez | 2,436 | 435 | 156 | 157 | .498 | 428 | 4.30 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2736.2 | 2,711 | 1,308 | 1,403 | 366 | 747 | 86 | 5 | 55 | 11,538 | 73 | 8.01 | 2.46 | 3.26 | 1.20 | 21.1 | 6.5 | 1.26 | .297 | 4.61 | 8.92 | |
| 21 | J. Moyer | 2,405 | 686 | 267 | 204 | .567 | 628 | 4.24 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4020.1 | 4,156 | 1,892 | 2,036 | 511 | 1,137 | 144 | 15 | 67 | 17,102 | 57 | 5.38 | 2.55 | 2.12 | 1.14 | 14.1 | 6.6 | 1.32 | .282 | 4.56 | 9.30 | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | 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 | |
| 24 | C. Hough | 2,355 | 851 | 216 | 216 | .500 | 440 | 3.74 | 107 | 13 | 59 | 3786.2 | 3,266 | 1,572 | 1,796 | 376 | 1,655 | 174 | 235 | 44 | 16,099 | 180 | 5.60 | 3.93 | 1.42 | 0.89 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .250 | 4.27 | 7.76 | |
| 25 | D. Gooden | 2,293 | 430 | 194 | 112 | .634 | 410 | 3.51 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2,564 | 1,091 | 1,198 | 210 | 954 | 78 | 4 | 42 | 11,705 | 76 | 7.37 | 3.07 | 2.40 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.85 | 8.24 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | 41 | .582 | ||
55 | 45 | .550 | 3.0 | |
52 | 48 | .520 | 6.0 | |
50 | 50 | .500 | 8.0 | |
42 | 58 | .420 | 16.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
62 | 37 | .626 | ||
56 | 43 | .566 | 6.0 | |
51 | 47 | .520 | 10.5 | |
52 | 48 | .520 | 10.5 | |
45 | 53 | .459 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 37 | .630 | ||
51 | 48 | .515 | 11.5 | |
49 | 50 | .495 | 13.5 | |
42 | 57 | .424 | 20.5 | |
40 | 61 | .396 | 23.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | 42 | .571 | ||
55 | 44 | .556 | 1.5 | |
50 | 48 | .510 | 6.0 | |
49 | 51 | .490 | 8.0 | |
46 | 53 | .465 | 10.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
52 | 46 | .531 | ||
52 | 48 | .520 | 1.0 | |
49 | 51 | .490 | 4.0 | |
46 | 53 | .465 | 6.5 | |
40 | 60 | .400 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
50 | 49 | .505 | ||
50 | 50 | .500 | 0.5 | |
47 | 54 | .465 | 4.0 | |
42 | 57 | .424 | 8.0 | |
39 | 61 | .390 | 11.5 |