most strikeouts allowed from august 30, 1971 to august 11, 1994

Between August 30, 1971 and August 11, 1994, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,241 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,241
708
296
257
.535
704
3.17
209
59
1
4894.1
3,574
1,725
1,967
287
2,472
138
3
65
20,449
255
9.64
4.55
2.12
0.53
25.6
12.1
1.24
.267
3.62
6.57
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,388
634
266
226
.541
629
3.32
225
56
0
4588.0
4,277
1,694
1,879
394
1,228
148
2
64
18,931
108
6.65
2.41
2.76
0.77
17.9
6.5
1.20
.282
3.69
8.39
3Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,207
558
255
184
.581
544
3.26
191
40
1
4002.0
3,556
1,451
1,659
331
1,401
37
6
111
16,590
133
7.21
3.15
2.29
0.74
19.3
8.4
1.24
.278
3.73
8.00
4Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,773
638
240
236
.504
616
3.66
143
34
1
4188.1
4,063
1,702
1,910
448
1,255
129
10
116
17,641
119
5.96
2.70
2.21
0.96
15.7
7.1
1.27
.277
4.10
8.73
5Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,548
483
221
153
.591
479
3.04
147
44
0
3464.2
2,911
1,169
1,286
285
1,051
49
1
87
14,106
94
6.62
2.73
2.42
0.74
18.1
7.5
1.14
.258
3.34
7.56
6Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,488
593
239
205
.538
564
3.49
174
29
8
4061.2
3,840
1,574
1,803
362
1,466
91
19
58
17,161
149
5.51
3.25
1.70
0.80
14.5
8.5
1.31
.273
4.00
8.51
7Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,479
555
246
172
.589
551
3.23
125
40
2
3854.1
3,395
1,382
1,530
358
958
54
3
55
15,740
79
5.79
2.24
2.59
0.84
15.7
6.1
1.13
.255
3.57
7.93
8Jack 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
9Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,350
846
216
216
.500
440
3.74
107
13
59
3780.0
3,262
1,570
1,793
375
1,650
174
232
44
16,070
180
5.60
3.93
1.42
0.89
14.6
10.3
1.30
.251
4.27
7.77
10Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,245
849
188
153
.551
361
3.46
100
20
294
3082.2
2,863
1,186
1,282
319
705
66
416
85
12,682
26
6.55
2.06
3.18
0.93
17.7
5.6
1.16
.272
3.74
8.36
11Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,201
326
172
93
.649
325
2.93
94
36
0
2393.1
2,002
780
869
160
690
68
0
41
9,729
55
8.28
2.59
3.19
0.60
22.6
7.1
1.12
.279
3.27
7.53
12Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,110
352
151
134
.530
349
3.74
77
17
0
2448.1
2,158
1,017
1,132
244
1,081
40
1
25
10,305
74
7.76
3.97
1.95
0.90
20.5
10.5
1.32
.280
4.16
7.93
13Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
2,015
557
214
191
.528
529
3.37
102
26
5
3548.1
3,588
1,330
1,494
221
935
88
16
117
14,888
89
5.11
2.37
2.16
0.56
13.5
6.3
1.27
.290
3.79
9.10
14Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,008
487
169
171
.497
411
3.58
99
19
17
2974.1
2,905
1,184
1,319
228
929
56
42
81
12,472
64
6.08
2.81
2.16
0.69
16.1
7.4
1.29
.289
3.99
8.79
15Bob 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
16Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1,966
417
183
158
.537
414
3.17
182
33
1
3114.0
2,919
1,097
1,247
236
807
58
3
76
12,762
84
5.68
2.33
2.44
0.68
15.4
6.3
1.20
.277
3.60
8.44
17Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,923
582
219
171
.562
500
3.63
117
26
6
3560.2
3,427
1,436
1,602
327
1,034
98
40
60
14,865
79
4.86
2.61
1.86
0.83
12.9
7.0
1.25
.270
4.05
8.66
18Dwight 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
19Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
1,861
373
150
130
.536
360
3.44
112
31
2
2579.0
2,334
986
1,111
181
1,004
20
5
61
10,843
104
6.49
3.50
1.85
0.63
17.2
9.3
1.29
.277
3.88
8.15
20Vida Blue
V. Blue
1,842
451
183
154
.543
430
3.38
118
27
1
2987.1
2,691
1,121
1,253
237
1,079
18
10
57
12,443
93
5.55
3.25
1.71
0.71
14.8
8.7
1.26
.265
3.77
8.11
21Frank Viola
F. Viola
1,822
412
175
146
.545
411
3.67
74
16
0
2791.2
2,764
1,139
1,264
285
840
46
0
35
11,719
84
5.87
2.71
2.17
0.92
15.5
7.2
1.29
.284
4.07
8.91
22Ron 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
23Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1,773
403
173
147
.541
391
3.54
153
29
0
2813.2
2,704
1,108
1,239
320
635
55
7
62
11,611
35
5.67
2.03
2.79
1.02
15.3
5.5
1.19
.270
3.96
8.65
24Floyd 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
25Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
1,721
578
200
171
.539
497
3.57
116
35
11
3354.1
3,411
1,330
1,535
223
985
51
41
106
14,200
97
4.62
2.64
1.75
0.60
12.1
6.9
1.31
.284
4.12
9.15
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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