Between April 29, 1976 and June 20, 2002, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 3,917 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 29, 1976 to june 20, 2002| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 3,917 | 548 | 217 | 193 | .529 | 548 | 3.27 | 125 | 37 | 0 | 3702.1 | 2,766 | 1,344 | 1,533 | 224 | 1,774 | 101 | 0 | 55 | 15,454 | 199 | 9.52 | 4.31 | 2.21 | 0.54 | 25.3 | 11.5 | 1.23 | .269 | 3.73 | 6.72 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,830 | 561 | 288 | 148 | .661 | 560 | 3.12 | 116 | 45 | 0 | 3990.0 | 3,399 | 1,381 | 1,526 | 284 | 1,296 | 132 | 0 | 49 | 16,442 | 111 | 8.64 | 2.92 | 2.96 | 0.64 | 23.3 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .286 | 3.44 | 7.67 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 3,559 | 417 | 211 | 103 | .672 | 407 | 3.11 | 81 | 31 | 2 | 2865.0 | 2,207 | 989 | 1,115 | 255 | 1,190 | 130 | 5 | 18 | 11,839 | 89 | 11.18 | 3.74 | 2.99 | 0.80 | 30.1 | 10.1 | 1.19 | .291 | 3.50 | 6.93 |
| 4 |  | D. Cone | 2,655 | 445 | 193 | 123 | .611 | 415 | 3.45 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2880.2 | 2,484 | 1,103 | 1,209 | 254 | 1,124 | 106 | 9 | 41 | 12,099 | 149 | 8.29 | 3.51 | 2.36 | 0.79 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.78 | 7.76 |
| 5 |  | G. Maddux | 2,570 | 520 | 264 | 148 | .641 | 516 | 2.85 | 102 | 34 | 0 | 3635.1 | 3,290 | 1,151 | 1,316 | 201 | 782 | 98 | 3 | 145 | 14,741 | 49 | 6.36 | 1.94 | 3.29 | 0.50 | 17.4 | 5.3 | 1.12 | .279 | 3.26 | 8.15 |
| 6 | | C. Finley | 2,510 | 506 | 193 | 166 | .538 | 449 | 3.82 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 3089.2 | 2,972 | 1,313 | 1,457 | 296 | 1,289 | 75 | 24 | 31 | 13,182 | 128 | 7.31 | 3.75 | 1.95 | 0.86 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.24 | 8.66 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | B. Blyleven | 2,349 | 471 | 191 | 163 | .540 | 467 | 3.57 | 145 | 36 | 0 | 3320.1 | 3,175 | 1,316 | 1,444 | 314 | 905 | 115 | 1 | 47 | 13,793 | 83 | 6.37 | 2.45 | 2.60 | 0.85 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 1.23 | .283 | 3.91 | 8.61 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 | | F. Tanana | 2,273 | 557 | 207 | 204 | .504 | 540 | 3.77 | 111 | 24 | 1 | 3611.0 | 3,547 | 1,512 | 1,701 | 394 | 1,089 | 112 | 7 | 106 | 15,274 | 104 | 5.67 | 2.71 | 2.09 | 0.98 | 14.9 | 7.1 | 1.28 | .276 | 4.24 | 8.84 |
| 12 | | D. Eckersley | 2,230 | 1,033 | 182 | 162 | .529 | 333 | 3.56 | 93 | 17 | 388 | 3081.1 | 2,917 | 1,218 | 1,313 | 330 | 642 | 68 | 572 | 82 | 12,669 | 23 | 6.51 | 1.88 | 3.47 | 0.96 | 17.6 | 5.1 | 1.16 | .275 | 3.84 | 8.52 |
| 13 |  | S. Carlton | 2,207 | 391 | 181 | 124 | .593 | 377 | 3.28 | 109 | 24 | 1 | 2754.1 | 2,471 | 1,004 | 1,154 | 232 | 934 | 25 | 6 | 77 | 11,409 | 98 | 7.21 | 3.05 | 2.36 | 0.76 | 19.3 | 8.2 | 1.24 | .279 | 3.77 | 8.07 |
| 14 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,193 | 426 | 160 | 118 | .576 | 361 | 3.38 | 47 | 14 | 32 | 2512.0 | 2,182 | 942 | 1,032 | 205 | 798 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 10,345 | 119 | 7.86 | 2.86 | 2.75 | 0.73 | 21.2 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .278 | 3.70 | 7.82 |
| 15 | | C. Schilling | 2,192 | 406 | 144 | 104 | .581 | 295 | 3.37 | 72 | 17 | 13 | 2274.0 | 2,017 | 851 | 906 | 229 | 549 | 35 | 60 | 38 | 9,247 | 61 | 8.68 | 2.17 | 3.99 | 0.91 | 23.7 | 5.9 | 1.13 | .286 | 3.59 | 7.98 |
| 16 | | C. Hough | 2,170 | 713 | 199 | 203 | .495 | 440 | 3.78 | 107 | 13 | 48 | 3536.2 | 3,092 | 1,484 | 1,695 | 356 | 1,526 | 154 | 169 | 40 | 15,046 | 169 | 5.52 | 3.88 | 1.42 | 0.91 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 1.31 | .252 | 4.31 | 7.87 |
| 17 | | D. Martinez | 2,149 | 692 | 245 | 193 | .559 | 562 | 3.70 | 122 | 30 | 8 | 3999.2 | 3,897 | 1,643 | 1,835 | 372 | 1,165 | 122 | 51 | 70 | 16,754 | 84 | 4.84 | 2.62 | 1.84 | 0.84 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 1.27 | .272 | 4.13 | 8.77 |
| 18 |  | P. Martinez | 2,091 | 311 | 140 | 61 | .697 | 244 | 2.68 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 1788.2 | 1,337 | 532 | 591 | 135 | 488 | 83 | 23 | 21 | 7,140 | 44 | 10.52 | 2.46 | 4.28 | 0.68 | 29.3 | 6.8 | 1.02 | .277 | 2.97 | 6.73 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | K. Brown | 2,059 | 411 | 182 | 121 | .601 | 408 | 3.20 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 2820.2 | 2,633 | 1,002 | 1,154 | 174 | 779 | 124 | 1 | 38 | 11,697 | 91 | 6.57 | 2.49 | 2.64 | 0.56 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .287 | 3.68 | 8.40 |
| 21 | | O. Hershiser | 2,014 | 510 | 204 | 150 | .576 | 466 | 3.48 | 68 | 25 | 5 | 3130.1 | 2,939 | 1,211 | 1,367 | 235 | 1,007 | 117 | 19 | 108 | 13,150 | 121 | 5.79 | 2.90 | 2.00 | 0.68 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 1.26 | .277 | 3.93 | 8.45 |
| 22 | | T. Glavine | 1,993 | 485 | 235 | 135 | .635 | 485 | 3.34 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3230.2 | 3,051 | 1,199 | 1,331 | 232 | 1,088 | 46 | 0 | 103 | 13,531 | 57 | 5.55 | 3.03 | 1.83 | 0.65 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.28 | .277 | 3.71 | 8.50 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | B. Witt | 1,955 | 430 | 142 | 157 | .475 | 397 | 4.83 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2465.0 | 2,493 | 1,324 | 1,449 | 252 | 1,375 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 11,003 | 128 | 7.14 | 5.02 | 1.42 | 0.92 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 1.57 | .304 | 5.29 | 9.10 |
| 25 | | D. Darwin | 1,942 | 716 | 171 | 182 | .484 | 371 | 3.84 | 53 | 9 | 32 | 3016.2 | 2,951 | 1,286 | 1,432 | 321 | 874 | 81 | 171 | 101 | 12,716 | 52 | 5.79 | 2.61 | 2.22 | 0.96 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.27 | 8.80 |
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