most strikeouts allowed from april 7, 1975 to september 27, 1998

Between April 7, 1975 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 4,142 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 7, 1975 to september 27, 1998

	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	4,142	580	233	206	.531	580	3.26	137	43	0	3933.1	2,929	1,425	1,628	237	1,930	108	0	55	16,447	212	9.48	4.42	2.15	0.54	25.2	11.7	1.24	.268	3.73	6.70
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,153	450	233	124	.653	449	2.95	114	44	0	3274.2	2,732	1,072	1,188	214	1,012	105	0	44	13,389	82	8.67	2.78	3.12	0.59	23.5	7.6	1.14	.283	3.27	7.51
3	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,607	511	207	175	.542	507	3.53	165	39	0	3634.1	3,435	1,424	1,567	340	1,003	120	1	50	15,062	90	6.46	2.48	2.60	0.84	17.3	6.7	1.22	.282	3.88	8.51
4	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,571	595	224	215	.510	577	3.70	129	29	1	3893.1	3,781	1,600	1,795	419	1,170	121	8	112	16,406	113	5.94	2.70	2.20	0.97	15.7	7.1	1.27	.277	4.15	8.74
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	432	178	156	.533	423	3.94	81	18	0	2901.0	2,654	1,270	1,398	302	1,260	46	1	28	12,288	87	7.51	3.91	1.92	0.94	19.7	10.3	1.35	.285	4.34	8.23
7	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,412	431	196	139	.585	417	3.34	123	27	1	3021.2	2,704	1,121	1,286	258	1,048	27	6	82	12,535	105	7.18	3.12	2.30	0.77	19.2	8.4	1.24	.278	3.83	8.05
8	Dennis Eckersley 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
9	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,329	296	143	79	.644	287	3.36	56	23	2	1978.1	1,523	739	827	169	943	92	4	12	8,302	71	10.60	4.29	2.47	0.77	28.1	11.4	1.25	.284	3.76	6.93
10	David Cone D. Cone	2,243	359	168	93	.644	330	3.17	55	21	1	2396.2	1,980	845	927	191	895	76	9	32	9,925	122	8.42	3.36	2.51	0.72	22.6	9.0	1.20	.274	3.48	7.44
11	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,213	758	203	210	.492	440	3.76	107	13	53	3609.2	3,143	1,507	1,723	360	1,563	163	196	40	15,359	173	5.52	3.90	1.42	0.90	14.4	10.2	1.30	.252	4.30	7.84
12	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,150	377	185	103	.642	374	3.33	68	24	1	2580.2	2,318	956	1,044	169	843	66	1	36	10,706	67	7.50	2.94	2.55	0.59	20.1	7.9	1.22	.287	3.64	8.08
13	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
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	2,024	403	202	117	.633	399	2.75	89	28	0	2849.1	2,503	872	1,001	141	654	76	3	110	11,517	45	6.39	2.07	3.09	0.45	17.6	5.7	1.11	.274	3.16	7.91
16	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,975	465	188	167	.530	453	3.66	127	20	2	3188.0	3,094	1,295	1,481	297	1,228	75	9	47	13,601	121	5.58	3.47	1.61	0.84	14.5	9.0	1.36	.279	4.18	8.73
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	Chuck Finley C. Finley	1,951	403	153	129	.543	346	3.66	56	14	0	2461.2	2,347	1,002	1,117	231	1,024	63	24	25	10,485	102	7.13	3.74	1.91	0.84	18.6	9.8	1.37	.293	4.08	8.58
19	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	1,942	327	146	105	.582	327	3.36	46	13	0	2228.0	1,924	832	916	181	734	34	0	53	9,201	117	7.84	2.96	2.65	0.73	21.1	8.0	1.19	.276	3.70	7.77
20	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
21	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	1,912	468	190	133	.588	428	3.33	68	25	5	2926.2	2,722	1,084	1,239	216	916	95	18	105	12,238	113	5.88	2.82	2.09	0.66	15.6	7.5	1.24	.275	3.81	8.37
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	1,836	442	185	143	.564	438	3.43	79	22	2	2992.1	2,724	1,140	1,250	302	752	38	3	48	12,297	54	5.52	2.26	2.44	0.91	14.9	6.1	1.16	.259	3.76	8.19
24	Bobby Witt B. Witt	1,795	377	131	140	.483	356	4.73	44	9	0	2226.0	2,216	1,171	1,283	219	1,248	33	11	34	9,918	115	7.26	5.05	1.44	0.89	18.1	12.6	1.56	.302	5.19	8.96
25	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,784	373	165	118	.583	369	3.19	98	32	0	2615.2	2,248	926	1,022	218	822	36	1	70	10,724	77	6.14	2.83	2.17	0.75	16.6	7.7	1.17	.258	3.52	7.73

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Mon 5/11	SEA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Tue 5/12	SEA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
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Between April 7, 1975 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 4,142 strikeouts.

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