most strikeouts allowed from september 23, 1966 to april 12, 2008

Between September 23, 1966 and April 12, 2008, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,708 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From September 23, 1966 to April 12, 2008
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
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
2Roger Clemens
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
3Randy Johnson
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
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,093
718
326
241
.575
699
3.22
252
54
2
5146.2
4,597
1,841
2,103
410
1,809
52
8
148
21,382
176
7.16
3.16
2.26
0.72
19.1
8.5
1.24
.279
3.68
8.04
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
3,372
739
312
245
.560
723
3.27
172
56
5
5064.2
4,506
1,839
2,025
453
1,295
79
12
97
20,751
107
5.99
2.30
2.60
0.80
16.2
6.2
1.15
.261
3.60
8.01
8Greg Maddux
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
9Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,269
786
312
268
.538
715
3.34
245
45
21
5266.0
4,910
1,957
2,263
472
1,754
117
51
78
22,072
214
5.59
3.00
1.86
0.81
14.8
7.9
1.27
.270
3.87
8.39
10Curt Schilling
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
11Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,045
598
277
218
.560
584
3.33
266
49
1
4320.0
3,994
1,600
1,775
459
945
81
9
104
17,662
61
6.34
1.97
3.22
0.96
17.2
5.4
1.14
.269
3.70
8.32
12Pedro Martinez
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
13John Smoltz
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
14Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,950
609
270
227
.543
602
3.04
279
48
3
4596.2
4,205
1,555
1,805
336
1,189
90
7
132
18,798
131
5.78
2.33
2.48
0.66
15.7
6.3
1.17
.272
3.53
8.23
15Frank 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
16Mike Mussina
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
17David 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
18Chuck 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
19Tom Glavine
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
20Jerry 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
21Jack 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
22Mark 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
23Dennis 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
24Kevin Brown
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
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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