Between September 17, 1967 and April 19, 2008, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,708 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From September 17, 1967 to April 19, 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 | ||
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| 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 | 4,623 | 567 | 284 | 150 | .654 | 557 | 3.22 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 3860.1 | 3,068 | 1,381 | 1,559 | 368 | 1,426 | 182 | 5 | 29 | 15,899 | 102 | 10.78 | 3.32 | 3.24 | 0.86 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.63 | 7.15 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 3,940 | 689 | 312 | 233 | .572 | 672 | 3.23 | 242 | 52 | 1 | 4961.1 | 4,430 | 1,782 | 2,038 | 400 | 1,751 | 50 | 7 | 147 | 20,614 | 171 | 7.15 | 3.18 | 2.25 | 0.73 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.70 | 8.04 |
| 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 | 3,494 | 624 | 297 | 193 | .606 | 616 | 2.86 | 215 | 60 | 1 | 4557.0 | 3,764 | 1,449 | 1,594 | 361 | 1,321 | 72 | 5 | 112 | 18,439 | 120 | 6.90 | 2.61 | 2.64 | 0.71 | 18.9 | 7.2 | 1.12 | .258 | 3.15 | 7.43 |
| 7 |  | G. Maddux | 3,287 | 715 | 349 | 215 | .619 | 711 | 3.12 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4839.1 | 4,546 | 1,678 | 1,890 | 336 | 975 | 131 | 3 | 173 | 19,722 | 68 | 6.11 | 1.81 | 3.37 | 0.62 | 16.7 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.51 | 8.45 |
| 8 | | D. Sutton | 3,201 | 701 | 302 | 229 | .569 | 688 | 3.24 | 162 | 53 | 4 | 4833.0 | 4,282 | 1,738 | 1,917 | 436 | 1,235 | 73 | 10 | 88 | 19,784 | 104 | 5.96 | 2.30 | 2.59 | 0.81 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .259 | 3.57 | 7.97 |
| 9 | | P. Niekro | 3,149 | 741 | 301 | 260 | .537 | 697 | 3.40 | 236 | 44 | 12 | 5074.0 | 4,760 | 1,918 | 2,206 | 465 | 1,699 | 110 | 30 | 75 | 21,303 | 196 | 5.59 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 0.82 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.91 | 8.44 |
| 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 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,996 | 705 | 210 | 145 | .592 | 464 | 3.25 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3383.0 | 2,964 | 1,222 | 1,329 | 275 | 990 | 54 | 204 | 82 | 13,873 | 144 | 7.97 | 2.63 | 3.03 | 0.73 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .281 | 3.54 | 7.89 |
| 13 | | F. Jenkins | 2,825 | 561 | 258 | 205 | .557 | 547 | 3.38 | 247 | 45 | 1 | 4041.0 | 3,776 | 1,516 | 1,680 | 430 | 868 | 77 | 9 | 96 | 16,554 | 60 | 6.29 | 1.93 | 3.25 | 0.96 | 17.1 | 5.2 | 1.15 | .271 | 3.74 | 8.41 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | G. Perry | 2,731 | 570 | 255 | 212 | .546 | 565 | 3.06 | 262 | 45 | 2 | 4306.1 | 3,968 | 1,466 | 1,702 | 314 | 1,114 | 86 | 5 | 114 | 17,631 | 118 | 5.71 | 2.33 | 2.45 | 0.66 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 1.18 | .273 | 3.56 | 8.29 |
| 16 | | M. Mussina | 2,670 | 507 | 251 | 147 | .631 | 506 | 3.71 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3382.2 | 3,271 | 1,396 | 1,488 | 364 | 757 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 13,860 | 67 | 7.10 | 2.01 | 3.53 | 0.97 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.96 | 8.70 |
| 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 | 672 | 303 | 200 | .602 | 672 | 3.50 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4361.1 | 4,244 | 1,698 | 1,864 | 345 | 1,469 | 65 | 0 | 141 | 18,373 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.03 | 1.75 | 0.71 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.85 | 8.76 |
| 20 | | J. Koosman | 2,552 | 606 | 222 | 209 | .515 | 527 | 3.36 | 140 | 33 | 17 | 3828.0 | 3,626 | 1,428 | 1,601 | 289 | 1,190 | 71 | 42 | 118 | 15,944 | 89 | 6.00 | 2.80 | 2.14 | 0.68 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.26 | .282 | 3.76 | 8.53 |
| 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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