
Between September 25, 1968 and August 7, 2009, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,575 strikeouts.
Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From September 25, 1968 to August 7, 2009| 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 | 5,575 | 784 | 318 | 282 | .530 | 754 | 3.19 | 219 | 61 | 3 | 5249.0 | 3,825 | 1,860 | 2,123 | 308 | 2,717 | 154 | 12 | 73 | 21,999 | 269 | 9.56 | 4.66 | 2.05 | 0.53 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .266 | 3.64 | 6.56 | |
| 2 | R. Johnson | 4,869 | 613 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 603 | 3.29 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 4131.0 | 3,339 | 1,510 | 1,699 | 410 | 1,497 | 189 | 5 | 37 | 17,046 | 109 | 10.61 | 3.26 | 3.25 | 0.89 | 28.6 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.70 | 7.27 | |
| 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 | S. Carlton | 3,761 | 654 | 299 | 221 | .575 | 638 | 3.24 | 231 | 47 | 1 | 4720.2 | 4,208 | 1,698 | 1,943 | 388 | 1,684 | 47 | 6 | 143 | 19,618 | 164 | 7.17 | 3.21 | 2.23 | 0.74 | 19.2 | 8.6 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.70 | 8.02 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 7 | T. Seaver | 3,279 | 587 | 280 | 181 | .607 | 580 | 2.91 | 200 | 55 | 0 | 4270.0 | 3,531 | 1,380 | 1,520 | 348 | 1,266 | 64 | 4 | 106 | 17,310 | 113 | 6.91 | 2.67 | 2.59 | 0.73 | 18.9 | 7.3 | 1.12 | .258 | 3.20 | 7.44 | |
| 8 | P. Martinez | 3,117 | 467 | 214 | 99 | .684 | 400 | 2.91 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2782.2 | 2,173 | 901 | 988 | 232 | 752 | 137 | 23 | 30 | 11,203 | 62 | 10.08 | 2.43 | 4.14 | 0.75 | 27.8 | 6.7 | 1.05 | .279 | 3.20 | 7.03 | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | J. Smoltz | 3,044 | 716 | 212 | 152 | .582 | 474 | 3.32 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3435.0 | 3,038 | 1,266 | 1,373 | 285 | 1,001 | 57 | 204 | 83 | 14,113 | 145 | 7.98 | 2.62 | 3.04 | 0.75 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.60 | 7.96 | |
| 11 | D. Sutton | 3,038 | 666 | 291 | 214 | .576 | 661 | 3.27 | 154 | 51 | 3 | 4624.1 | 4,105 | 1,679 | 1,854 | 429 | 1,177 | 71 | 4 | 74 | 18,938 | 100 | 5.91 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 0.83 | 16.0 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .258 | 3.61 | 7.99 | |
| 12 | P. Niekro | 3,005 | 703 | 288 | 247 | .538 | 662 | 3.45 | 221 | 39 | 10 | 4809.1 | 4,523 | 1,841 | 2,117 | 447 | 1,654 | 105 | 27 | 72 | 20,252 | 180 | 5.62 | 3.10 | 1.82 | 0.84 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 1.28 | .271 | 3.96 | 8.46 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | F. Jenkins | 2,541 | 519 | 237 | 189 | .556 | 505 | 3.44 | 226 | 42 | 1 | 3715.2 | 3,511 | 1,421 | 1,579 | 402 | 796 | 74 | 9 | 90 | 15,253 | 53 | 6.15 | 1.93 | 3.19 | 0.97 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 1.16 | .272 | 3.82 | 8.50 | |
| 19 | G. Perry | 2,541 | 529 | 239 | 195 | .551 | 525 | 3.12 | 242 | 42 | 1 | 3998.2 | 3,730 | 1,387 | 1,609 | 304 | 1,041 | 82 | 4 | 101 | 16,410 | 111 | 5.72 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 0.68 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 1.19 | .275 | 3.62 | 8.40 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 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 | J. Koosman | 2,374 | 569 | 204 | 195 | .511 | 491 | 3.43 | 124 | 26 | 17 | 3562.1 | 3,395 | 1,358 | 1,520 | 272 | 1,112 | 63 | 42 | 110 | 14,864 | 81 | 6.00 | 2.81 | 2.13 | 0.69 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.27 | .283 | 3.84 | 8.58 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 61 | .588 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 5.0 | |
72 | 76 | .486 | 15.0 | |
68 | 79 | .463 | 18.5 | |
68 | 81 | .456 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
92 | 56 | .622 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 10.0 | |
74 | 74 | .500 | 18.0 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 19.0 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 22.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 57 | .612 | ||
79 | 68 | .537 | 11.0 | |
79 | 69 | .534 | 11.5 | |
62 | 86 | .419 | 28.5 | |
55 | 92 | .374 | 35.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 59 | .599 | ||
85 | 62 | .578 | 3.0 | |
80 | 68 | .541 | 8.5 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 15.5 | |
72 | 76 | .486 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 72 | .510 | ||
75 | 73 | .507 | 0.5 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 6.0 | |
68 | 79 | .463 | 7.0 | |
66 | 82 | .446 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 73 | .507 | ||
72 | 76 | .486 | 3.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 6.0 | |
60 | 88 | .405 | 15.0 | |
56 | 91 | .381 | 18.5 |