most strikeouts allowed from april 11, 1975 to september 2, 1998

Between April 11, 1975 and September 2, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,130 strikeouts.

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	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	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	4,130	579	232	206	.530	579	3.26	136	43	0	3924.1	2,926	1,423	1,626	236	1,927	107	0	55	16,414	212	9.47	4.42	2.14	0.54	25.2	11.7	1.24	.269	3.73	6.71
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,098	445	230	124	.650	444	2.95	114	44	0	3238.0	2,704	1,061	1,177	211	999	103	0	44	13,240	80	8.61	2.78	3.10	0.59	23.4	7.5	1.14	.282	3.27	7.52
3	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,599	510	206	175	.541	506	3.52	165	39	0	3628.0	3,429	1,420	1,563	340	999	120	1	50	15,034	90	6.45	2.48	2.60	0.84	17.3	6.6	1.22	.281	3.88	8.51
4	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,567	594	224	215	.510	576	3.69	129	29	1	3889.1	3,773	1,594	1,789	417	1,168	121	8	112	16,386	113	5.94	2.70	2.20	0.96	15.7	7.1	1.27	.277	4.14	8.73
5	Jack 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
6	Mark Langston M. Langston	2,421	426	178	156	.533	423	3.94	81	18	0	2898.0	2,652	1,268	1,396	301	1,259	46	1	28	12,275	87	7.52	3.91	1.92	0.93	19.7	10.3	1.35	.285	4.34	8.24
7	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,406	430	196	138	.587	416	3.34	122	27	1	3013.2	2,700	1,119	1,284	257	1,046	27	6	82	12,504	105	7.19	3.12	2.30	0.77	19.2	8.4	1.24	.279	3.83	8.06
8	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,397	1,060	196	171	.534	361	3.50	100	20	390	3278.0	3,071	1,276	1,379	345	737	75	574	90	13,505	28	6.58	2.02	3.25	0.95	17.7	5.5	1.16	.274	3.79	8.43
9	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,284	292	139	79	.638	283	3.39	55	22	2	1948.0	1,501	734	822	168	931	91	4	11	8,181	71	10.55	4.30	2.45	0.78	27.9	11.4	1.25	.283	3.80	6.93
10	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,211	756	203	208	.494	440	3.76	107	13	53	3607.0	3,140	1,505	1,721	360	1,562	161	194	40	15,346	173	5.52	3.90	1.42	0.90	14.4	10.2	1.30	.252	4.29	7.83
11	David Cone D. Cone	2,208	355	166	91	.646	326	3.17	55	21	1	2370.0	1,952	835	917	188	889	75	9	32	9,816	121	8.38	3.38	2.48	0.71	22.5	9.1	1.20	.273	3.48	7.41
12	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	2,138	682	244	193	.558	562	3.70	122	30	8	3989.0	3,889	1,640	1,832	372	1,163	121	51	70	16,712	83	4.82	2.62	1.84	0.84	12.8	7.0	1.27	.272	4.13	8.77
13	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,123	372	183	103	.640	369	3.33	68	24	1	2547.2	2,287	943	1,030	164	833	65	1	36	10,570	66	7.50	2.94	2.55	0.58	20.1	7.9	1.22	.287	3.64	8.08
14	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	2,074	453	173	153	.531	424	3.54	113	31	2	2930.0	2,718	1,154	1,303	226	1,151	25	10	65	12,398	119	6.37	3.54	1.80	0.69	16.7	9.3	1.32	.279	4.00	8.35
15	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1,999	399	201	115	.636	395	2.75	89	28	0	2824.0	2,481	862	989	141	642	75	3	107	11,406	44	6.37	2.05	3.11	0.45	17.5	5.6	1.11	.274	3.15	7.91
16	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,971	464	188	166	.531	452	3.66	127	20	2	3183.1	3,085	1,295	1,476	296	1,228	75	9	47	13,577	121	5.57	3.47	1.61	0.84	14.5	9.0	1.35	.279	4.17	8.72
17	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,969	506	211	146	.591	462	3.47	61	28	8	3092.0	2,894	1,191	1,310	267	1,034	79	20	60	12,956	55	5.73	3.01	1.90	0.78	15.2	8.0	1.27	.273	3.81	8.42
18	Danny Darwin D. Darwin	1,941	712	171	182	.484	371	3.83	53	9	32	3011.1	2,947	1,281	1,427	321	872	80	170	101	12,693	52	5.80	2.61	2.23	0.96	15.3	6.9	1.27	.277	4.26	8.81
19	Chuck Finley C. Finley	1,925	399	152	126	.547	342	3.65	56	14	0	2435.0	2,321	988	1,100	228	1,006	61	24	24	10,363	102	7.11	3.72	1.91	0.84	18.6	9.7	1.37	.293	4.07	8.58
20	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	1,909	323	142	105	.575	323	3.39	45	12	0	2201.0	1,911	830	914	181	729	34	0	53	9,102	117	7.81	2.98	2.62	0.74	21.0	8.0	1.20	.277	3.74	7.81
21	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	1,893	463	188	132	.588	423	3.31	68	25	5	2901.0	2,688	1,066	1,220	214	901	94	18	104	12,115	111	5.87	2.80	2.10	0.66	15.6	7.4	1.24	.274	3.78	8.34
22	Frank Viola F. Viola	1,844	421	176	150	.540	420	3.73	74	16	0	2836.1	2,827	1,175	1,303	294	864	48	0	39	11,933	86	5.85	2.74	2.13	0.93	15.5	7.2	1.30	.285	4.13	8.97
23	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,831	441	185	143	.564	437	3.43	79	22	2	2985.1	2,719	1,139	1,249	302	751	38	3	48	12,270	53	5.52	2.26	2.44	0.91	14.9	6.1	1.16	.259	3.77	8.20
24	Bobby Witt B. Witt	1,790	375	131	139	.485	355	4.72	44	9	0	2220.0	2,208	1,165	1,277	216	1,247	33	11	34	9,891	115	7.26	5.06	1.44	0.88	18.1	12.6	1.56	.302	5.18	8.95
25	Ron Guidry R. Guidry	1,778	368	170	91	.651	323	3.29	95	26	4	2392.0	2,198	874	953	226	633	13	23	24	9,794	56	6.69	2.38	2.81	0.85	18.2	6.5	1.18	.276	3.59	8.27

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Astros	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Thu 10/1	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM

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RBI Leaders

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Batting Average Leaders

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
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Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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