
Between April 9, 1974 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,504 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 9, 1974 to october 1, 1995| 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 | N. Ryan | 4,504 | 621 | 254 | 222 | .534 | 620 | 3.23 | 163 | 46 | 0 | 4258.0 | 3,146 | 1,530 | 1,753 | 255 | 2,122 | 117 | 1 | 58 | 17,804 | 221 | 9.52 | 4.49 | 2.12 | 0.54 | 25.3 | 11.9 | 1.24 | .268 | 3.71 | 6.65 | |
| 2 | B. Blyleven | 2,850 | 547 | 224 | 192 | .538 | 543 | 3.47 | 184 | 42 | 0 | 3906.1 | 3,670 | 1,504 | 1,662 | 354 | 1,077 | 129 | 1 | 53 | 16,174 | 93 | 6.57 | 2.48 | 2.65 | 0.82 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .282 | 3.83 | 8.46 | |
| 3 | F. Tanana | 2,749 | 633 | 238 | 234 | .504 | 611 | 3.66 | 141 | 33 | 1 | 4154.2 | 4,037 | 1,691 | 1,897 | 444 | 1,244 | 129 | 10 | 115 | 17,503 | 117 | 5.95 | 2.69 | 2.21 | 0.96 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .278 | 4.11 | 8.75 | |
| 4 | S. Carlton | 2,650 | 469 | 212 | 152 | .582 | 455 | 3.33 | 140 | 28 | 1 | 3307.2 | 2,946 | 1,222 | 1,401 | 279 | 1,182 | 32 | 6 | 90 | 13,739 | 116 | 7.21 | 3.22 | 2.24 | 0.76 | 19.3 | 8.6 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.81 | 8.02 | |
| 5 | 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 | R. Clemens | 2,333 | 349 | 182 | 98 | .650 | 348 | 3.00 | 94 | 36 | 0 | 2533.1 | 2,143 | 845 | 939 | 175 | 750 | 82 | 0 | 41 | 10,352 | 64 | 8.29 | 2.66 | 3.11 | 0.62 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.34 | 7.61 | |
| 7 | D. Eckersley | 2,285 | 901 | 192 | 159 | .547 | 361 | 3.48 | 100 | 20 | 323 | 3133.0 | 2,916 | 1,213 | 1,311 | 324 | 716 | 67 | 464 | 85 | 12,894 | 26 | 6.56 | 2.06 | 3.19 | 0.93 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .273 | 3.77 | 8.38 | |
| 8 | C. Hough | 2,275 | 806 | 212 | 214 | .498 | 440 | 3.76 | 107 | 13 | 54 | 3703.2 | 3,208 | 1,547 | 1,768 | 372 | 1,601 | 167 | 211 | 42 | 15,740 | 177 | 5.53 | 3.89 | 1.42 | 0.90 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 1.30 | .250 | 4.30 | 7.80 | |
| 9 | M. Langston | 2,250 | 382 | 166 | 140 | .542 | 379 | 3.80 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 2642.0 | 2,362 | 1,116 | 1,236 | 265 | 1,142 | 42 | 1 | 26 | 11,135 | 79 | 7.66 | 3.89 | 1.97 | 0.90 | 20.2 | 10.3 | 1.33 | .282 | 4.21 | 8.05 | |
| 10 | P. Niekro | 2,162 | 504 | 207 | 180 | .535 | 491 | 3.54 | 144 | 26 | 3 | 3479.2 | 3,330 | 1,370 | 1,566 | 315 | 1,313 | 81 | 10 | 49 | 14,773 | 127 | 5.59 | 3.40 | 1.65 | 0.81 | 14.6 | 8.9 | 1.33 | .277 | 4.05 | 8.61 | |
| 11 | D. Martinez | 2,022 | 610 | 231 | 176 | .568 | 528 | 3.60 | 120 | 28 | 6 | 3747.2 | 3,601 | 1,500 | 1,673 | 344 | 1,080 | 110 | 40 | 62 | 15,636 | 82 | 4.86 | 2.59 | 1.87 | 0.83 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 1.25 | .270 | 4.02 | 8.65 | |
| 12 | D. Sutton | 2,007 | 481 | 203 | 152 | .572 | 477 | 3.42 | 88 | 26 | 2 | 3259.1 | 2,959 | 1,239 | 1,361 | 325 | 830 | 44 | 3 | 50 | 13,410 | 58 | 5.54 | 2.29 | 2.42 | 0.90 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 1.16 | .258 | 3.76 | 8.17 | |
| 13 | T. Seaver | 1,977 | 404 | 176 | 129 | .577 | 400 | 3.19 | 110 | 37 | 0 | 2844.2 | 2,440 | 1,007 | 1,108 | 237 | 897 | 39 | 1 | 80 | 11,651 | 81 | 6.25 | 2.84 | 2.20 | 0.75 | 17.0 | 7.7 | 1.17 | .259 | 3.51 | 7.72 | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 15 | F. Valenzuela | 1,918 | 402 | 158 | 133 | .543 | 375 | 3.49 | 112 | 31 | 2 | 2669.1 | 2,435 | 1,036 | 1,164 | 197 | 1,038 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 11,238 | 108 | 6.47 | 3.50 | 1.85 | 0.66 | 17.1 | 9.2 | 1.30 | .277 | 3.92 | 8.21 | |
| 16 | D. Gooden | 1,875 | 305 | 157 | 85 | .649 | 303 | 3.10 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 2169.2 | 1,898 | 747 | 823 | 123 | 651 | 41 | 1 | 31 | 8,898 | 47 | 7.78 | 2.70 | 2.88 | 0.51 | 21.1 | 7.3 | 1.17 | .286 | 3.41 | 7.87 | |
| 17 | F. Viola | 1,826 | 415 | 175 | 147 | .543 | 414 | 3.69 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 2806.0 | 2,784 | 1,149 | 1,275 | 288 | 843 | 46 | 0 | 36 | 11,783 | 85 | 5.86 | 2.70 | 2.17 | 0.92 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.09 | 8.93 | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | R. Reuschel | 1,760 | 500 | 190 | 168 | .531 | 475 | 3.42 | 90 | 19 | 5 | 3182.1 | 3,217 | 1,209 | 1,353 | 203 | 844 | 81 | 15 | 105 | 13,358 | 78 | 4.98 | 2.39 | 2.09 | 0.57 | 13.2 | 6.3 | 1.28 | .288 | 3.83 | 9.10 | |
| 20 | D. Cone | 1,741 | 288 | 129 | 78 | .623 | 259 | 3.18 | 50 | 21 | 1 | 1922.0 | 1,589 | 679 | 746 | 151 | 716 | 55 | 9 | 29 | 7,959 | 98 | 8.15 | 3.35 | 2.43 | 0.71 | 21.9 | 9.0 | 1.20 | .272 | 3.49 | 7.44 | |
| 21 | D. Stewart | 1,741 | 523 | 168 | 129 | .566 | 348 | 3.95 | 55 | 9 | 19 | 2629.2 | 2,499 | 1,154 | 1,259 | 264 | 1,034 | 62 | 87 | 46 | 11,251 | 119 | 5.96 | 3.54 | 1.68 | 0.90 | 15.5 | 9.2 | 1.34 | .274 | 4.31 | 8.55 | |
| 22 | F. Bannister | 1,723 | 431 | 134 | 143 | .484 | 363 | 4.06 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 2388.0 | 2,320 | 1,078 | 1,189 | 291 | 846 | 40 | 13 | 39 | 10,187 | 84 | 6.49 | 3.19 | 2.04 | 1.10 | 16.9 | 8.3 | 1.33 | .278 | 4.48 | 8.74 | |
| 23 | B. Hurst | 1,689 | 379 | 145 | 113 | .562 | 359 | 3.92 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 2417.1 | 2,463 | 1,052 | 1,143 | 258 | 740 | 28 | 5 | 42 | 10,204 | 56 | 6.29 | 2.76 | 2.28 | 0.96 | 16.6 | 7.3 | 1.33 | .294 | 4.26 | 9.17 | |
| 24 | R. Sutcliffe | 1,679 | 457 | 171 | 139 | .552 | 392 | 4.08 | 72 | 18 | 6 | 2697.2 | 2,662 | 1,223 | 1,324 | 236 | 1,081 | 46 | 30 | 75 | 11,548 | 100 | 5.60 | 3.61 | 1.55 | 0.79 | 14.5 | 9.4 | 1.39 | .285 | 4.42 | 8.88 | |
| 25 | D. Darwin | 1,673 | 618 | 148 | 150 | .497 | 297 | 3.71 | 52 | 9 | 32 | 2546.0 | 2,434 | 1,050 | 1,170 | 256 | 753 | 64 | 168 | 93 | 10,687 | 44 | 5.91 | 2.66 | 2.22 | 0.90 | 15.7 | 7.0 | 1.25 | .274 | 4.14 | 8.60 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | 13 | .683 | ||
19 | 22 | .463 | 9.0 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 9.0 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 9.0 | |
15 | 25 | .375 | 12.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
27 | 14 | .659 | ||
22 | 16 | .579 | 3.5 | |
23 | 17 | .575 | 3.5 | |
22 | 19 | .537 | 5.0 | |
22 | 19 | .537 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
24 | 16 | .600 | ||
24 | 16 | .600 | ||
19 | 20 | .487 | 4.5 | |
16 | 24 | .400 | 8.0 | |
16 | 25 | .390 | 8.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 13 | .667 | ||
26 | 15 | .634 | 1.0 | |
18 | 22 | .450 | 8.5 | |
18 | 23 | .439 | 9.0 | |
17 | 23 | .425 | 9.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
21 | 21 | .500 | ||
19 | 21 | .475 | 1.0 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 1.5 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 1.5 | |
18 | 23 | .439 | 2.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
21 | 19 | .525 | ||
19 | 21 | .475 | 2.0 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 2.5 | |
16 | 25 | .390 | 5.5 | |
16 | 25 | .390 | 5.5 |