most strikeouts allowed from may 24, 1976 to september 27, 1998

Between May 24, 1976 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 3,876 strikeouts.

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	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	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,876	542	216	189	.533	542	3.23	123	37	0	3668.2	2,735	1,315	1,502	222	1,746	101	0	55	15,299	199	9.51	4.28	2.22	0.54	25.3	11.4	1.22	.269	3.68	6.71
2	Roger 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
3	Jack 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
4	Mark 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
5	Randy 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
6	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,313	466	188	162	.537	462	3.58	143	36	0	3280.1	3,129	1,305	1,432	313	891	113	1	44	13,622	83	6.35	2.44	2.60	0.86	17.0	6.5	1.23	.282	3.93	8.58
7	David 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
8	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,229	551	203	203	.500	534	3.79	107	24	1	3559.1	3,511	1,500	1,684	389	1,076	110	7	106	15,065	104	5.64	2.72	2.07	0.98	14.8	7.1	1.29	.277	4.26	8.88
9	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,222	1,030	182	162	.529	330	3.55	93	17	388	3070.1	2,908	1,211	1,306	328	633	67	572	82	12,619	22	6.51	1.86	3.51	0.96	17.6	5.0	1.15	.275	3.83	8.52
10	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,179	386	177	124	.588	372	3.30	105	24	1	2713.1	2,438	996	1,145	229	926	25	6	77	11,249	98	7.23	3.07	2.35	0.76	19.4	8.2	1.24	.280	3.80	8.09
11	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,160	704	195	203	.490	440	3.78	107	13	48	3520.1	3,076	1,478	1,687	355	1,517	153	164	38	14,971	168	5.52	3.88	1.42	0.91	14.4	10.1	1.30	.252	4.31	7.86
12	Dwight 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
13	Dennis 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
14	Fernando 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
15	Greg 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
16	Bob 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
17	Chuck 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
18	John 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
19	Danny 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
20	Orel 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
21	Frank 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
22	Bobby 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
23	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,779	416	170	149	.533	406	3.70	113	19	2	2843.1	2,749	1,169	1,334	264	1,129	61	7	42	12,146	106	5.63	3.57	1.58	0.84	14.6	9.3	1.36	.279	4.22	8.70
24	Ron 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
25	Sid 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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Rangers	79	81	.494
Astros	79	81	.494
Mariners	74	86	.463	5.0
Athletics	64	96	.400	15.0
Angels	62	98	.388	17.0

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Sat 9/26	HOU	@	ATH	9:40 PM
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RBI Leaders

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Phillies	87	73	.544	6.5
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
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Brewers - y	101	59	.631
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	13.5
Pirates	81	80	.503	20.5
Cardinals	77	83	.481	24.0
Reds	75	86	.466	26.5
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