most strikeouts allowed from july 30, 1973 to october 1, 1995

Between July 30, 1973 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,653 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,653
636
265
225
.541
634
3.22
173
47
0
4380.2
3,231
1,567
1,794
260
2,192
119
2
59
18,322
228
9.56
4.50
2.12
0.53
25.4
12.0
1.24
.268
3.69
6.64
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,954
563
231
200
.536
559
3.43
194
44
0
4040.1
3,788
1,541
1,706
359
1,104
130
1
57
16,715
96
6.58
2.46
2.68
0.80
17.7
6.6
1.21
.282
3.80
8.44
3Frank 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
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,726
484
216
161
.573
470
3.33
148
29
1
3413.2
3,055
1,263
1,451
290
1,214
32
6
94
14,195
120
7.19
3.20
2.25
0.76
19.2
8.6
1.25
.278
3.83
8.05
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
7Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,306
822
215
214
.501
440
3.74
107
13
58
3740.2
3,237
1,556
1,777
373
1,623
168
222
43
15,896
177
5.55
3.90
1.42
0.90
14.5
10.2
1.30
.251
4.28
7.79
8Dennis 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
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
2,220
520
211
185
.533
504
3.52
149
27
5
3582.1
3,414
1,403
1,604
322
1,343
82
12
52
15,188
130
5.58
3.37
1.65
0.81
14.6
8.8
1.33
.276
4.03
8.58
11Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,081
419
183
134
.577
415
3.15
117
39
0
2963.0
2,537
1,038
1,141
244
921
41
1
83
12,129
85
6.32
2.80
2.26
0.74
17.2
7.6
1.17
.259
3.47
7.71
12Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,064
492
210
155
.575
488
3.39
92
27
2
3338.2
3,015
1,259
1,384
328
851
45
3
51
13,719
60
5.56
2.29
2.43
0.88
15.0
6.2
1.16
.258
3.73
8.13
13Dennis 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
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
18Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
1,817
514
194
175
.526
489
3.43
93
21
5
3260.1
3,311
1,242
1,396
208
864
83
15
110
13,703
82
5.02
2.39
2.10
0.57
13.3
6.3
1.28
.289
3.85
9.14
19Ron 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
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
22Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
1,733
425
149
146
.505
360
3.56
88
17
16
2614.0
2,566
1,033
1,156
198
826
47
37
70
10,971
49
5.97
2.84
2.10
0.68
15.8
7.5
1.30
.290
3.98
8.83
23Floyd 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
24Bruce 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
25Rick 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
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93
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87
75
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79
82
.491
18.5
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.488
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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77
.525
84
78
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77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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