most strikeouts allowed from april 29, 1976 to june 20, 2002

Between April 29, 1976 and June 20, 2002, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 3,917 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	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	Roger Clemens 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	Randy Johnson 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	David Cone 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	Greg Maddux 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	Chuck Finley 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	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
8	Mark 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
9	Bert Blyleven 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	Dwight 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
11	Frank Tanana 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	Dennis Eckersley 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	Steve Carlton 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	John Smoltz 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	Curt Schilling 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	Charlie Hough 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	Dennis Martinez 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	Pedro Martinez 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	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
20	Kevin Brown 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	Orel Hershiser 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	Tom Glavine 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	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
24	Bobby Witt 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	Danny Darwin 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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Rangers	80	81	.497
Astros	80	81	.497
Mariners	75	86	.466	5.0
Athletics	64	97	.398	16.0
Angels	62	99	.385	18.0

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Sun 9/27	HOU	@	ATH	3:05 PM

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
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Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
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Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
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Astros	80	81	.497
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