Between July 10, 1972 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,083 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from July 10, 1972 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 5,083 | 683 | 284 | 249 | .533 | 680 | 3.17 | 200 | 54 | 1 | 4751.0 | 3,481 | 1,676 | 1,915 | 281 | 2,377 | 127 | 3 | 64 | 19,837 | 245 | 9.63 | 4.50 | 2.14 | 0.53 | 25.6 | 12.0 | 1.23 | .267 | 3.63 | 6.59 |
| 2 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,233 | 606 | 253 | 216 | .539 | 602 | 3.36 | 216 | 52 | 0 | 4381.0 | 4,095 | 1,638 | 1,819 | 379 | 1,183 | 143 | 1 | 61 | 18,098 | 105 | 6.64 | 2.43 | 2.73 | 0.78 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.74 | 8.41 |
| 3 |  | S. Carlton | 3,011 | 531 | 241 | 176 | .578 | 517 | 3.28 | 176 | 36 | 1 | 3790.0 | 3,377 | 1,380 | 1,584 | 315 | 1,338 | 35 | 6 | 107 | 15,730 | 128 | 7.15 | 3.18 | 2.25 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.76 | 8.02 |
| 4 | | 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 |
| 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 | | P. Niekro | 2,385 | 566 | 229 | 195 | .540 | 540 | 3.51 | 162 | 28 | 7 | 3877.0 | 3,687 | 1,510 | 1,730 | 345 | 1,442 | 88 | 17 | 56 | 16,427 | 146 | 5.54 | 3.35 | 1.65 | 0.80 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 1.32 | .275 | 4.02 | 8.56 |
| 7 |  | T. Seaver | 2,373 | 459 | 205 | 146 | .584 | 455 | 3.08 | 135 | 41 | 0 | 3276.1 | 2,767 | 1,121 | 1,230 | 274 | 1,001 | 46 | 1 | 86 | 13,366 | 91 | 6.52 | 2.75 | 2.37 | 0.75 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 1.15 | .258 | 3.38 | 7.60 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 | | D. Sutton | 2,331 | 532 | 231 | 167 | .580 | 528 | 3.30 | 114 | 35 | 2 | 3665.1 | 3,262 | 1,343 | 1,482 | 349 | 923 | 52 | 3 | 54 | 15,005 | 75 | 5.72 | 2.27 | 2.53 | 0.86 | 15.5 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .257 | 3.64 | 8.01 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | R. Reuschel | 1,995 | 552 | 211 | 190 | .526 | 526 | 3.39 | 101 | 26 | 5 | 3519.1 | 3,568 | 1,324 | 1,488 | 221 | 928 | 88 | 15 | 116 | 14,776 | 89 | 5.10 | 2.37 | 2.15 | 0.57 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.28 | .290 | 3.81 | 9.12 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | J. Koosman | 1,901 | 462 | 162 | 165 | .495 | 395 | 3.59 | 97 | 18 | 16 | 2860.0 | 2,795 | 1,140 | 1,273 | 218 | 900 | 55 | 38 | 80 | 11,998 | 59 | 5.98 | 2.83 | 2.11 | 0.69 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 1.29 | .289 | 4.01 | 8.80 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | G. Perry | 1,815 | 389 | 167 | 149 | .528 | 387 | 3.29 | 164 | 29 | 0 | 2882.0 | 2,750 | 1,053 | 1,196 | 229 | 760 | 52 | 2 | 69 | 11,866 | 73 | 5.67 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 0.72 | 15.3 | 6.4 | 1.22 | .280 | 3.73 | 8.59 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | V. Blue | 1,771 | 435 | 180 | 147 | .550 | 415 | 3.39 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 2889.1 | 2,611 | 1,088 | 1,214 | 224 | 1,044 | 18 | 10 | 56 | 12,039 | 91 | 5.52 | 3.25 | 1.70 | 0.70 | 14.7 | 8.7 | 1.26 | .266 | 3.78 | 8.13 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | 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 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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