most strikeouts allowed from september 24, 1970 to may 18, 2011

Between September 24, 1970 and May 18, 2011, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,363 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From September 24, 1970 to May 18, 2011
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,363
734
305
269
.531
726
3.17
212
59
1
5035.2
3,682
1,776
2,027
295
2,576
149
4
68
21,089
260
9.59
4.60
2.08
0.53
25.4
12.2
1.24
.267
3.62
6.58
2Randy Johnson
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
3Roger 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
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,569
667
277
242
.534
662
3.32
237
59
0
4816.0
4,499
1,777
1,971
413
1,281
153
2
66
19,864
113
6.67
2.39
2.79
0.77
18.0
6.4
1.20
.283
3.68
8.41
5Greg Maddux
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
6Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,363
589
273
191
.588
574
3.27
207
43
1
4234.2
3,781
1,538
1,756
349
1,484
41
6
121
17,577
143
7.15
3.15
2.27
0.74
19.1
8.4
1.24
.278
3.73
8.04
7Pedro Martinez
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
8Curt 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
9John Smoltz
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
10Mike Mussina
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
11Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,777
513
236
161
.594
508
2.97
162
47
0
3694.1
3,099
1,220
1,341
302
1,100
53
2
89
15,014
99
6.77
2.68
2.52
0.74
18.5
7.3
1.14
.259
3.27
7.55
12Frank 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
13David 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
14Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,638
628
252
216
.538
594
3.46
189
32
9
4286.1
4,059
1,650
1,899
386
1,528
94
22
63
18,094
156
5.54
3.21
1.73
0.81
14.6
8.4
1.30
.273
3.99
8.52
15Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,628
588
259
184
.585
583
3.21
133
43
3
4073.2
3,591
1,452
1,611
368
1,012
58
4
61
16,623
82
5.81
2.24
2.60
0.81
15.8
6.1
1.13
.257
3.56
7.93
16Chuck 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
17Tom Glavine
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
18Jack 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
19Mark 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
20Jamie Moyer
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
21Dennis 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
22Kevin 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
23Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,394
426
154
153
.502
419
4.30
26
7
0
2686.2
2,657
1,285
1,379
357
737
86
5
53
11,327
71
8.02
2.47
3.25
1.20
21.1
6.5
1.26
.297
4.62
8.90
24Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,354
850
216
216
.500
440
3.74
107
13
59
3784.1
3,265
1,572
1,796
376
1,653
174
235
44
16,089
180
5.60
3.93
1.42
0.89
14.6
10.3
1.30
.251
4.27
7.76
25Dwight Gooden
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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