most strikeouts allowed from june 22, 1973 to october 1, 1995

Between June 22, 1973 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 4,737 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,737
645
268
230
.538
643
3.21
177
48
0
4452.2
3,284
1,590
1,818
263
2,228
120
2
59
18,616
231
9.57
4.50
2.13
0.53
25.4
12.0
1.24
.268
3.67
6.64
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,002
571
235
202
.538
567
3.43
199
46
0
4106.2
3,854
1,563
1,729
364
1,114
133
1
57
16,983
96
6.58
2.44
2.69
0.80
17.7
6.6
1.21
.282
3.79
8.45
3Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,776
493
218
165
.569
479
3.35
151
30
1
3478.1
3,124
1,293
1,486
295
1,246
34
6
98
14,484
120
7.18
3.22
2.23
0.76
19.2
8.6
1.26
.279
3.84
8.08
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
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
2,318
830
215
215
.500
440
3.74
107
13
59
3751.0
3,245
1,558
1,779
373
1,631
169
226
43
15,943
178
5.56
3.91
1.42
0.89
14.5
10.2
1.30
.251
4.27
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
9Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,267
531
215
186
.536
514
3.55
151
27
5
3651.2
3,497
1,440
1,645
329
1,368
85
13
52
15,503
134
5.59
3.37
1.66
0.81
14.6
8.8
1.33
.277
4.05
8.62
10Mark 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
11Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,137
427
187
135
.581
423
3.13
121
39
0
3027.1
2,590
1,052
1,158
249
933
41
1
83
12,384
86
6.35
2.77
2.29
0.74
17.3
7.5
1.16
.259
3.44
7.70
12Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,125
500
214
158
.575
496
3.37
97
29
2
3403.0
3,063
1,275
1,403
331
860
47
3
52
13,970
62
5.62
2.27
2.47
0.88
15.2
6.2
1.15
.258
3.71
8.10
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
17Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
1,847
521
195
179
.521
496
3.44
94
21
5
3306.2
3,364
1,264
1,420
213
873
84
15
110
13,899
86
5.03
2.38
2.12
0.58
13.3
6.3
1.28
.290
3.86
9.16
18Frank 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
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
20Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
1,766
432
151
151
.500
367
3.58
89
17
16
2662.0
2,612
1,060
1,185
204
837
49
37
70
11,172
50
5.97
2.83
2.11
0.69
15.8
7.5
1.30
.290
4.01
8.83
21David 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
22Dave 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
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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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.525
84
78
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77
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.475
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76
86
.469
9.0
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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