most strikeouts allowed from april 9, 1974 to october 1, 1995

Between April 9, 1974 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,504 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 9, 1974 to october 1, 1995
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
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
2Bert Blyleven
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
3Frank Tanana
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
4Steve Carlton
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
5Jack 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
6Roger Clemens
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
7Dennis Eckersley
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
8Charlie Hough
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
9Mark Langston
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
10Phil Niekro
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
11Dennis Martinez
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
12Don Sutton
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
13Tom Seaver
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
14Bob 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
15Fernando Valenzuela
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
16Dwight Gooden
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
17Frank Viola
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
18Ron Guidry
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
19Rick Reuschel
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
20David Cone
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
21Dave Stewart
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
22Floyd Bannister
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
23Bruce Hurst
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
24Rick Sutcliffe
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
25Danny Darwin
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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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18
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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