
Between June 5, 1971 and August 11, 1994, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,308 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 5, 1971 to august 11, 1994| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Ryan | 5,308 | 724 | 299 | 267 | .528 | 719 | 3.20 | 210 | 59 | 1 | 4978.0 | 3,656 | 1,769 | 2,017 | 294 | 2,528 | 145 | 3 | 66 | 20,840 | 257 | 9.60 | 4.57 | 2.10 | 0.53 | 25.5 | 12.1 | 1.24 | .268 | 3.65 | 6.61 | |
| 2 | B. Blyleven | 3,481 | 652 | 271 | 235 | .536 | 647 | 3.34 | 230 | 56 | 0 | 4703.1 | 4,405 | 1,747 | 1,934 | 405 | 1,256 | 150 | 2 | 65 | 19,417 | 111 | 6.66 | 2.40 | 2.77 | 0.77 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .283 | 3.70 | 8.43 | |
| 3 | S. Carlton | 3,308 | 575 | 262 | 189 | .581 | 561 | 3.29 | 198 | 40 | 1 | 4133.0 | 3,694 | 1,512 | 1,728 | 345 | 1,455 | 38 | 6 | 120 | 17,162 | 136 | 7.20 | 3.17 | 2.27 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.76 | 8.04 | |
| 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 | T. Seaver | 2,676 | 500 | 229 | 159 | .590 | 495 | 3.00 | 155 | 46 | 0 | 3591.1 | 3,016 | 1,196 | 1,315 | 294 | 1,076 | 50 | 2 | 88 | 14,603 | 99 | 6.71 | 2.70 | 2.49 | 0.74 | 18.3 | 7.4 | 1.14 | .259 | 3.30 | 7.56 | |
| 6 | P. Niekro | 2,586 | 615 | 249 | 210 | .542 | 581 | 3.46 | 185 | 31 | 9 | 4202.0 | 3,973 | 1,617 | 1,857 | 377 | 1,501 | 93 | 22 | 61 | 17,736 | 152 | 5.54 | 3.21 | 1.72 | 0.81 | 14.6 | 8.5 | 1.30 | .273 | 3.98 | 8.51 | |
| 7 | D. Sutton | 2,560 | 574 | 255 | 178 | .589 | 569 | 3.19 | 130 | 42 | 3 | 3983.1 | 3,503 | 1,413 | 1,567 | 360 | 988 | 57 | 4 | 58 | 16,249 | 81 | 5.78 | 2.23 | 2.59 | 0.81 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 1.13 | .256 | 3.54 | 7.91 | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | D. Eckersley | 2,245 | 849 | 188 | 153 | .551 | 361 | 3.46 | 100 | 20 | 294 | 3082.2 | 2,863 | 1,186 | 1,282 | 319 | 705 | 66 | 416 | 85 | 12,682 | 26 | 6.55 | 2.06 | 3.18 | 0.93 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .272 | 3.74 | 8.36 | |
| 11 | R. Clemens | 2,201 | 326 | 172 | 93 | .649 | 325 | 2.93 | 94 | 36 | 0 | 2393.1 | 2,002 | 780 | 869 | 160 | 690 | 68 | 0 | 41 | 9,729 | 55 | 8.28 | 2.59 | 3.19 | 0.60 | 22.6 | 7.1 | 1.12 | .279 | 3.27 | 7.53 | |
| 12 | M. Langston | 2,110 | 352 | 151 | 134 | .530 | 349 | 3.74 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 2448.1 | 2,158 | 1,017 | 1,132 | 244 | 1,081 | 40 | 1 | 25 | 10,305 | 74 | 7.76 | 3.97 | 1.95 | 0.90 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 1.32 | .280 | 4.16 | 7.93 | |
| 13 | J. Koosman | 2,028 | 496 | 171 | 176 | .493 | 419 | 3.57 | 101 | 19 | 17 | 3024.2 | 2,949 | 1,200 | 1,342 | 230 | 951 | 57 | 42 | 84 | 12,685 | 66 | 6.03 | 2.83 | 2.13 | 0.68 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.29 | .289 | 3.99 | 8.77 | |
| 14 | G. Perry | 2,027 | 434 | 190 | 165 | .535 | 431 | 3.18 | 188 | 33 | 1 | 3236.1 | 3,045 | 1,145 | 1,311 | 249 | 842 | 59 | 3 | 78 | 13,285 | 88 | 5.64 | 2.34 | 2.41 | 0.69 | 15.3 | 6.3 | 1.20 | .277 | 3.65 | 8.47 | |
| 15 | 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 | |
| 16 | V. Blue | 2,008 | 470 | 195 | 158 | .552 | 449 | 3.30 | 130 | 30 | 1 | 3150.1 | 2,803 | 1,156 | 1,290 | 247 | 1,118 | 20 | 10 | 59 | 13,071 | 95 | 5.74 | 3.19 | 1.80 | 0.71 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.24 | .264 | 3.69 | 8.01 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | D. Martinez | 1,923 | 582 | 219 | 171 | .562 | 500 | 3.63 | 117 | 26 | 6 | 3560.2 | 3,427 | 1,436 | 1,602 | 327 | 1,034 | 98 | 40 | 60 | 14,865 | 79 | 4.86 | 2.61 | 1.86 | 0.83 | 12.9 | 7.0 | 1.25 | .270 | 4.05 | 8.66 | |
| 19 | F. Jenkins | 1,889 | 421 | 184 | 153 | .546 | 409 | 3.48 | 167 | 30 | 0 | 2966.2 | 2,848 | 1,148 | 1,281 | 332 | 651 | 57 | 7 | 65 | 12,218 | 37 | 5.73 | 1.97 | 2.90 | 1.01 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 1.18 | .271 | 3.89 | 8.64 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | F. Valenzuela | 1,861 | 373 | 150 | 130 | .536 | 360 | 3.44 | 112 | 31 | 2 | 2579.0 | 2,334 | 986 | 1,111 | 181 | 1,004 | 20 | 5 | 61 | 10,843 | 104 | 6.49 | 3.50 | 1.85 | 0.63 | 17.2 | 9.3 | 1.29 | .277 | 3.88 | 8.15 | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | J. Reuss | 1,785 | 596 | 207 | 179 | .536 | 515 | 3.61 | 119 | 36 | 11 | 3470.1 | 3,527 | 1,391 | 1,602 | 230 | 1,044 | 55 | 41 | 116 | 14,716 | 100 | 4.63 | 2.71 | 1.71 | 0.60 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 1.32 | .284 | 4.15 | 9.15 | |
| 24 | 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 | |
| 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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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 61 | .591 | ||
82 | 67 | .550 | 6.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 15.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 18.5 | |
69 | 81 | .460 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
93 | 56 | .624 | ||
83 | 66 | .557 | 10.0 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 19.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 20.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 23.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 58 | .608 | ||
80 | 68 | .541 | 10.0 | |
79 | 70 | .530 | 11.5 | |
62 | 87 | .416 | 28.5 | |
55 | 93 | .372 | 35.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 59 | .601 | ||
85 | 63 | .574 | 4.0 | |
81 | 68 | .544 | 8.5 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 15.5 | |
72 | 77 | .483 | 17.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 72 | .514 | ||
75 | 74 | .503 | 1.5 | |
70 | 78 | .473 | 6.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 7.0 | |
66 | 83 | .443 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 74 | .503 | ||
73 | 76 | .490 | 2.0 | |
70 | 79 | .470 | 5.0 | |
60 | 89 | .403 | 15.0 | |
56 | 92 | .378 | 18.5 |