most strikeouts allowed from june 9, 1976 to september 27, 1998

Between June 9, 1976 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 3,861 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 9, 1976 to September 27, 1998
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,861
539
215
187
.535
539
3.22
121
37
0
3647.1
2,714
1,306
1,492
220
1,732
100
0
54
15,203
199
9.53
4.27
2.23
0.54
25.4
11.4
1.22
.268
3.68
6.70
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
6Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,289
463
188
159
.542
459
3.59
140
36
0
3252.1
3,105
1,297
1,421
313
881
112
1
43
13,507
83
6.33
2.44
2.60
0.87
16.9
6.5
1.23
.282
3.93
8.59
7David 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
8Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,200
1,026
181
159
.532
326
3.55
92
17
388
3041.1
2,882
1,201
1,294
328
622
67
572
82
12,497
22
6.51
1.84
3.54
0.97
17.6
5.0
1.15
.275
3.83
8.53
9Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,199
548
201
202
.499
531
3.80
104
24
1
3532.2
3,485
1,493
1,675
387
1,068
109
7
104
14,955
104
5.60
2.72
2.06
0.99
14.7
7.1
1.29
.277
4.27
8.88
10Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,174
383
176
122
.591
369
3.31
104
23
1
2691.1
2,418
989
1,138
228
925
25
6
77
11,167
97
7.27
3.09
2.35
0.76
19.5
8.3
1.24
.280
3.81
8.09
11Dwight 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
12Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,149
692
245
193
.559
562
3.70
122
30
8
3999.2
3,897
1,643
1,835
372
1,165
122
51
70
16,754
84
4.84
2.62
1.84
0.84
12.8
7.0
1.27
.272
4.13
8.77
13Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,146
699
193
202
.489
440
3.79
107
13
48
3504.0
3,070
1,475
1,684
355
1,504
153
162
38
14,907
167
5.51
3.86
1.43
0.91
14.4
10.1
1.31
.253
4.33
7.89
14Fernando 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
15Greg 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
16Bob 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
17Chuck 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
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
23Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
1,773
414
169
148
.533
404
3.70
113
19
2
2827.1
2,732
1,163
1,327
262
1,123
60
7
42
12,077
106
5.64
3.57
1.58
0.83
14.7
9.3
1.36
.279
4.22
8.70
24Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1,763
357
170
90
.654
322
3.27
95
26
4
2376.0
2,179
864
943
225
624
12
17
24
9,720
55
6.68
2.36
2.83
0.85
18.1
6.4
1.18
.275
3.57
8.25
25Sid 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
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85
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3.0
80
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8.5
73
75
.493
15.5
72
76
.486
16.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
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75
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.507
0.5
69
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.469
6.0
68
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.463
7.0
66
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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