most strikeouts allowed from july 6, 1970 to july 26, 1994

Between July 6, 1970 and July 26, 1994, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,420 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,420
748
307
274
.528
734
3.18
213
60
2
5087.1
3,726
1,797
2,057
301
2,617
152
7
69
21,328
264
9.59
4.63
2.07
0.53
25.4
12.3
1.25
.267
3.64
6.59
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,658
685
284
248
.534
678
3.32
241
60
0
4924.2
4,592
1,818
2,015
426
1,312
155
3
69
20,311
114
6.69
2.40
2.79
0.78
18.0
6.5
1.20
.282
3.68
8.39
3Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,434
605
277
200
.581
589
3.29
212
43
1
4349.1
3,898
1,591
1,821
360
1,545
42
6
127
18,081
151
7.11
3.20
2.22
0.74
19.0
8.5
1.25
.279
3.77
8.07
4Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,889
530
241
168
.589
524
2.98
168
47
0
3817.2
3,206
1,264
1,394
309
1,141
55
3
93
15,528
103
6.81
2.69
2.53
0.73
18.6
7.3
1.14
.260
3.29
7.56
5Frank 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
6Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,711
605
263
191
.579
600
3.25
136
44
3
4181.2
3,702
1,509
1,670
385
1,042
62
4
63
17,087
87
5.83
2.24
2.60
0.83
15.9
6.1
1.13
.257
3.59
7.97
7Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,702
644
257
224
.534
608
3.49
193
33
9
4383.2
4,157
1,698
1,956
399
1,557
97
23
63
18,515
157
5.55
3.20
1.74
0.82
14.6
8.4
1.30
.273
4.02
8.53
8Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,462
546
253
186
.576
524
3.88
175
28
0
3809.0
3,546
1,642
1,799
388
1,376
57
10
99
16,041
204
5.82
3.25
1.79
0.92
15.3
8.6
1.29
.269
4.25
8.38
9Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,362
858
216
216
.500
440
3.75
107
13
61
3801.1
3,283
1,582
1,807
383
1,664
174
240
44
16,168
180
5.59
3.94
1.42
0.91
14.6
10.3
1.30
.250
4.28
7.77
10Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,240
843
187
153
.550
361
3.47
100
20
291
3077.1
2,859
1,185
1,281
319
703
66
410
85
12,661
26
6.55
2.06
3.19
0.93
17.7
5.6
1.16
.272
3.75
8.36
11Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,185
323
172
91
.654
322
2.93
94
36
0
2371.1
1,982
772
861
157
677
67
0
41
9,635
55
8.29
2.57
3.23
0.60
22.7
7.0
1.12
.279
3.27
7.52
12Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,176
467
207
173
.545
464
3.15
205
39
1
3490.2
3,272
1,221
1,412
263
897
67
3
81
14,311
94
5.61
2.31
2.43
0.68
15.2
6.3
1.19
.276
3.64
8.44
13Vida Blue
V. Blue
2,151
490
208
160
.565
469
3.22
143
37
1
3301.1
2,890
1,182
1,323
250
1,167
23
10
60
13,647
102
5.86
3.18
1.84
0.68
15.8
8.6
1.23
.263
3.61
7.88
14Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2,131
455
206
164
.557
442
3.43
193
33
0
3242.0
3,066
1,235
1,378
353
694
63
8
73
13,303
44
5.92
1.93
3.07
0.98
16.0
5.2
1.16
.270
3.83
8.51
15Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,125
522
181
182
.499
445
3.55
105
19
17
3213.2
3,120
1,266
1,414
247
1,013
58
42
96
13,472
71
5.95
2.84
2.10
0.69
15.8
7.5
1.29
.286
3.96
8.74
16Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,089
349
150
132
.532
346
3.72
76
17
0
2427.2
2,137
1,003
1,118
240
1,071
40
1
25
10,217
74
7.74
3.97
1.95
0.89
20.4
10.5
1.32
.280
4.14
7.92
17Rick 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
18Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,965
503
210
146
.590
462
3.47
61
28
8
3087.1
2,888
1,189
1,308
267
1,031
79
19
60
12,934
55
5.73
3.01
1.91
0.78
15.2
8.0
1.27
.273
3.81
8.42
19Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,915
580
218
170
.562
498
3.64
116
25
6
3544.2
3,416
1,433
1,598
326
1,030
98
40
60
14,805
79
4.86
2.62
1.86
0.83
12.9
7.0
1.25
.270
4.06
8.67
20Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
1,887
624
218
190
.534
543
3.64
126
39
11
3642.0
3,709
1,472
1,690
245
1,115
57
41
118
15,461
109
4.66
2.76
1.69
0.61
12.2
7.2
1.32
.285
4.18
9.17
21Dwight 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
22Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
1,849
370
150
130
.536
358
3.45
112
31
2
2564.1
2,325
982
1,107
178
1,000
20
5
60
10,787
104
6.49
3.51
1.85
0.62
17.1
9.3
1.30
.277
3.89
8.16
23Frank 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
24Ron 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
25Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
1,731
446
217
128
.629
433
2.83
181
43
3
3266.0
2,798
1,027
1,149
250
1,024
34
7
34
13,307
62
4.77
2.82
1.69
0.69
13.0
7.7
1.17
.248
3.17
7.71
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