most strikeouts allowed from april 26, 1968 to september 22, 1993

Between April 26, 1968 and September 22, 1993, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,689 strikeouts.

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Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
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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	5,689	803	323	290	.527	770	3.19	222	61	3	5369.0	3,909	1,904	2,171	319	2,786	158	13	77	22,503	275	9.54	4.67	2.04	0.53	25.3	12.4	1.25	.265	3.64	6.55
2	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	3,909	684	311	232	.573	667	3.23	241	52	1	4927.1	4,392	1,766	2,021	398	1,742	50	7	146	20,466	169	7.14	3.18	2.24	0.73	19.1	8.5	1.24	.278	3.69	8.02
3	Bert 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
4	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	3,456	618	294	192	.605	610	2.87	213	59	1	4505.0	3,729	1,439	1,583	360	1,311	71	5	111	18,242	119	6.90	2.62	2.64	0.72	18.9	7.2	1.12	.258	3.16	7.45
5	Don Sutton D. Sutton	3,196	700	301	229	.568	687	3.24	161	53	4	4824.0	4,277	1,737	1,916	435	1,234	73	10	88	19,753	104	5.96	2.30	2.59	0.81	16.2	6.2	1.14	.259	3.57	7.98
6	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	3,132	736	299	258	.537	692	3.40	234	43	12	5038.0	4,726	1,906	2,191	462	1,693	109	30	75	21,159	194	5.60	3.02	1.85	0.83	14.8	8.0	1.27	.271	3.91	8.44
7	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	2,768	554	253	204	.554	540	3.38	242	45	1	3984.2	3,731	1,498	1,661	423	859	77	9	96	16,329	59	6.25	1.94	3.22	0.96	17.0	5.3	1.15	.271	3.75	8.43
8	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,764	636	240	235	.505	614	3.66	143	34	1	4175.2	4,053	1,698	1,904	447	1,251	129	10	116	17,587	119	5.96	2.70	2.21	0.96	15.7	7.1	1.27	.277	4.10	8.74
9	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	2,694	564	253	209	.548	559	3.08	260	45	2	4258.0	3,935	1,458	1,692	313	1,094	86	5	111	17,437	117	5.69	2.31	2.46	0.66	15.4	6.3	1.18	.273	3.58	8.32
10	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	2,521	600	219	207	.514	521	3.36	137	31	17	3790.0	3,598	1,417	1,590	287	1,172	71	42	117	15,791	89	5.99	2.78	2.15	0.68	16.0	7.4	1.26	.282	3.78	8.54
11	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,378	526	244	180	.575	504	3.83	174	28	0	3682.2	3,404	1,569	1,719	375	1,323	54	10	97	15,484	192	5.81	3.23	1.80	0.92	15.4	8.5	1.28	.267	4.20	8.32
12	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,285	835	211	207	.505	417	3.71	106	12	61	3674.1	3,157	1,515	1,729	366	1,604	163	240	43	15,593	169	5.60	3.93	1.42	0.90	14.7	10.3	1.30	.250	4.24	7.73
13	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,196	801	183	149	.551	361	3.45	100	20	272	3035.2	2,813	1,164	1,255	313	692	65	374	83	12,480	26	6.51	2.05	3.17	0.93	17.6	5.5	1.15	.271	3.72	8.34
14	Vida Blue V. Blue	2,175	502	209	161	.565	473	3.27	143	37	2	3343.1	2,939	1,213	1,357	263	1,185	23	11	61	13,838	103	5.85	3.19	1.84	0.71	15.7	8.6	1.23	.263	3.65	7.91
15	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,033	302	163	86	.655	301	2.94	91	35	0	2222.2	1,878	726	807	145	619	64	0	40	9,037	51	8.23	2.51	3.28	0.59	22.5	6.8	1.12	.281	3.27	7.60
16	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	2,015	557	214	191	.528	529	3.37	102	26	5	3548.1	3,588	1,330	1,494	221	935	88	16	117	14,888	89	5.11	2.37	2.16	0.56	13.5	6.3	1.27	.290	3.79	9.10
17	Mark Langston M. Langston	1,984	331	143	124	.536	328	3.69	74	16	0	2307.1	2,015	945	1,054	224	1,022	40	1	24	9,698	65	7.74	3.99	1.94	0.87	20.5	10.5	1.32	.279	4.11	7.86
18	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	1,967	492	245	137	.641	476	2.80	203	52	3	3598.2	3,064	1,119	1,245	270	1,144	36	8	35	14,661	74	4.92	2.86	1.72	0.68	13.4	7.8	1.17	.248	3.11	7.66
19	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	1,962	393	151	137	.524	343	3.38	156	25	3	2598.2	2,426	975	1,088	245	767	56	20	55	10,791	88	6.80	2.66	2.56	0.85	18.2	7.1	1.23	.281	3.77	8.40
20	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,924	480	208	139	.599	453	3.37	61	28	8	3019.1	2,808	1,132	1,249	254	989	78	16	57	12,611	51	5.74	2.95	1.95	0.76	15.3	7.8	1.26	.273	3.72	8.37
21	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	1,907	628	220	191	.535	547	3.64	127	39	11	3669.2	3,734	1,483	1,701	245	1,127	59	41	118	15,581	109	4.68	2.76	1.69	0.60	12.2	7.2	1.32	.285	4.17	9.16
22	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	1,840	363	148	128	.536	351	3.44	112	31	2	2525.2	2,278	966	1,089	173	991	20	5	60	10,617	102	6.56	3.53	1.86	0.62	17.3	9.3	1.29	.277	3.88	8.12
23	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1,835	298	154	81	.655	296	3.04	67	23	1	2128.1	1,852	718	791	114	636	40	1	30	8,716	45	7.76	2.69	2.89	0.48	21.1	7.3	1.17	.285	3.34	7.83
24	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	1,821	556	207	164	.558	474	3.64	110	23	6	3369.1	3,251	1,364	1,520	313	987	90	40	58	14,076	75	4.86	2.64	1.84	0.84	12.9	7.0	1.26	.270	4.06	8.68
25	Frank Viola F. Viola	1,813	406	174	145	.545	405	3.66	74	16	0	2760.2	2,730	1,123	1,247	283	823	46	0	35	11,583	82	5.91	2.68	2.20	0.92	15.7	7.1	1.29	.284	4.07	8.90

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