most strikeouts allowed from june 3, 1977 to september 27, 1998

Between June 3, 1977 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 3,516 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 3, 1977 to september 27, 1998
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,516
501
194
172
.530
501
3.27
96
29
0
3347.0
2,520
1,215
1,391
206
1,537
93
0
51
13,946
190
9.45
4.13
2.29
0.55
25.2
11.0
1.21
.269
3.74
6.78
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,153
450
233
124
.653
449
2.95
114
44
0
3274.2
2,732
1,072
1,188
214
1,012
105
0
44
13,389
82
8.67
2.78
3.12
0.59
23.5
7.6
1.14
.283
3.27
7.51
3Jack 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
4Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,421
432
178
156
.533
423
3.94
81
18
0
2901.0
2,654
1,270
1,398
302
1,260
46
1
28
12,288
87
7.51
3.91
1.92
0.94
19.7
10.3
1.35
.285
4.34
8.23
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,329
296
143
79
.644
287
3.36
56
23
2
1978.1
1,523
739
827
169
943
92
4
12
8,302
71
10.60
4.29
2.47
0.77
28.1
11.4
1.25
.284
3.76
6.93
6David Cone
D. Cone
2,243
359
168
93
.644
330
3.17
55
21
1
2396.2
1,980
845
927
191
895
76
9
32
9,925
122
8.42
3.36
2.51
0.72
22.6
9.0
1.20
.274
3.48
7.44
7Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,150
377
185
103
.642
374
3.33
68
24
1
2580.2
2,318
956
1,044
169
843
66
1
36
10,706
67
7.50
2.94
2.55
0.59
20.1
7.9
1.22
.287
3.64
8.08
8Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,117
678
241
189
.560
559
3.71
120
30
7
3938.1
3,851
1,625
1,816
369
1,144
120
44
68
16,512
83
4.84
2.61
1.85
0.84
12.8
6.9
1.27
.273
4.15
8.80
9Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,088
429
175
143
.550
425
3.68
121
28
0
2967.1
2,857
1,213
1,328
295
812
103
1
42
12,358
71
6.33
2.46
2.57
0.89
16.9
6.6
1.24
.283
4.03
8.67
10Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
2,074
453
173
153
.531
424
3.54
113
31
2
2930.0
2,718
1,154
1,303
226
1,151
25
10
65
12,398
119
6.37
3.54
1.80
0.69
16.7
9.3
1.32
.279
4.00
8.35
11Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,053
617
185
192
.491
440
3.87
107
13
17
3350.2
2,958
1,439
1,640
347
1,432
144
95
35
14,272
158
5.51
3.85
1.43
0.93
14.4
10.0
1.31
.254
4.41
7.95
12Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,024
403
202
117
.633
399
2.75
89
28
0
2849.1
2,503
872
1,001
141
654
76
3
110
11,517
45
6.39
2.07
3.09
0.45
17.6
5.7
1.11
.274
3.16
7.91
13Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
1,993
990
166
149
.527
296
3.58
82
14
387
2818.0
2,707
1,122
1,209
311
545
61
569
73
11,584
17
6.37
1.74
3.66
0.99
17.2
4.7
1.15
.276
3.86
8.65
14Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1,974
349
154
116
.570
335
3.35
91
21
1
2433.0
2,192
905
1,045
205
847
24
6
71
10,112
92
7.30
3.13
2.33
0.76
19.5
8.4
1.25
.281
3.87
8.11
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
16Chuck Finley
C. Finley
1,951
403
153
129
.543
346
3.66
56
14
0
2461.2
2,347
1,002
1,117
231
1,024
63
24
25
10,485
102
7.13
3.74
1.91
0.84
18.6
9.8
1.37
.293
4.08
8.58
17Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1,946
515
181
194
.483
498
3.95
81
18
1
3248.1
3,279
1,424
1,604
365
999
102
7
101
13,841
95
5.39
2.77
1.95
1.01
14.1
7.2
1.32
.279
4.44
9.08
18John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,942
327
146
105
.582
327
3.36
46
13
0
2228.0
1,924
832
916
181
734
34
0
53
9,201
117
7.84
2.96
2.65
0.73
21.1
8.0
1.19
.276
3.70
7.77
19Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,942
716
171
182
.484
371
3.84
53
9
32
3016.2
2,951
1,286
1,432
321
874
81
171
101
12,716
52
5.79
2.61
2.22
0.96
15.3
6.9
1.27
.277
4.27
8.80
20Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1,912
468
190
133
.588
428
3.33
68
25
5
2926.2
2,722
1,084
1,239
216
916
95
18
105
12,238
113
5.88
2.82
2.09
0.66
15.6
7.5
1.24
.275
3.81
8.37
21Frank Viola
F. Viola
1,844
421
176
150
.540
420
3.73
74
16
0
2836.1
2,827
1,175
1,303
294
864
48
0
39
11,933
86
5.85
2.74
2.13
0.93
15.5
7.2
1.30
.285
4.13
8.97
22Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1,795
377
131
140
.483
356
4.73
44
9
0
2226.0
2,216
1,171
1,283
219
1,248
33
11
34
9,918
115
7.26
5.05
1.44
0.89
18.1
12.6
1.56
.302
5.19
8.96
23Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
1,743
307
114
96
.543
300
3.36
25
9
1
1866.2
1,421
696
749
191
715
41
2
33
7,668
22
8.40
3.45
2.44
0.92
22.7
9.3
1.14
.247
3.61
6.85
24Dave 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
25Kevin Gross
K. Gross
1,727
474
142
158
.473
368
4.11
42
14
5
2487.2
2,519
1,137
1,245
230
986
79
38
76
10,791
53
6.25
3.57
1.75
0.83
16.0
9.1
1.41
.295
4.50
9.11
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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