Between May 25, 1973 and September 27, 1995, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,785 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 25, 1973 to september 27, 1995| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 4,785 | 651 | 270 | 234 | .536 | 649 | 3.22 | 182 | 49 | 0 | 4502.0 | 3,325 | 1,609 | 1,837 | 267 | 2,248 | 123 | 2 | 59 | 18,820 | 233 | 9.57 | 4.49 | 2.13 | 0.53 | 25.4 | 11.9 | 1.24 | .268 | 3.67 | 6.65 |
| 2 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,043 | 577 | 239 | 203 | .541 | 573 | 3.39 | 203 | 50 | 0 | 4158.0 | 3,895 | 1,568 | 1,735 | 364 | 1,124 | 136 | 1 | 57 | 17,185 | 98 | 6.59 | 2.43 | 2.71 | 0.79 | 17.7 | 6.5 | 1.21 | .282 | 3.76 | 8.43 |
| 3 |  | S. Carlton | 2,805 | 498 | 221 | 166 | .571 | 484 | 3.36 | 153 | 31 | 1 | 3515.0 | 3,162 | 1,312 | 1,505 | 297 | 1,267 | 34 | 6 | 100 | 14,647 | 120 | 7.18 | 3.24 | 2.21 | 0.76 | 19.2 | 8.7 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.85 | 8.10 |
| 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 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | R. Clemens | 2,326 | 348 | 181 | 98 | .649 | 347 | 2.99 | 94 | 36 | 0 | 2528.1 | 2,138 | 841 | 935 | 175 | 748 | 81 | 0 | 41 | 10,329 | 62 | 8.28 | 2.66 | 3.11 | 0.62 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.33 | 7.61 |
| 7 | | C. Hough | 2,324 | 834 | 215 | 215 | .500 | 440 | 3.75 | 107 | 13 | 59 | 3758.0 | 3,250 | 1,564 | 1,787 | 374 | 1,635 | 171 | 228 | 43 | 15,976 | 179 | 5.57 | 3.92 | 1.42 | 0.90 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 1.30 | .251 | 4.28 | 7.78 |
| 8 | | D. Eckersley | 2,284 | 899 | 192 | 159 | .547 | 361 | 3.49 | 100 | 20 | 323 | 3131.2 | 2,915 | 1,213 | 1,311 | 324 | 716 | 67 | 462 | 85 | 12,890 | 26 | 6.56 | 2.06 | 3.19 | 0.93 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .273 | 3.77 | 8.38 |
| 9 | | P. Niekro | 2,284 | 538 | 218 | 189 | .536 | 520 | 3.54 | 152 | 27 | 6 | 3697.0 | 3,533 | 1,453 | 1,661 | 334 | 1,389 | 86 | 14 | 53 | 15,694 | 137 | 5.56 | 3.38 | 1.64 | 0.81 | 14.6 | 8.9 | 1.33 | .276 | 4.04 | 8.60 |
| 10 | | M. Langston | 2,246 | 381 | 166 | 140 | .542 | 378 | 3.81 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 2635.1 | 2,356 | 1,115 | 1,235 | 265 | 1,140 | 42 | 1 | 26 | 11,110 | 79 | 7.67 | 3.89 | 1.97 | 0.91 | 20.2 | 10.3 | 1.33 | .282 | 4.22 | 8.05 |
| 11 |  | T. Seaver | 2,170 | 431 | 190 | 136 | .583 | 427 | 3.12 | 124 | 39 | 0 | 3061.1 | 2,617 | 1,062 | 1,168 | 251 | 941 | 42 | 1 | 83 | 12,519 | 86 | 6.38 | 2.77 | 2.31 | 0.74 | 17.3 | 7.5 | 1.16 | .260 | 3.43 | 7.69 |
| 12 | | D. Sutton | 2,152 | 505 | 217 | 159 | .577 | 501 | 3.37 | 99 | 29 | 2 | 3443.2 | 3,093 | 1,288 | 1,416 | 335 | 867 | 47 | 3 | 52 | 14,125 | 63 | 5.62 | 2.27 | 2.48 | 0.88 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 1.15 | .257 | 3.70 | 8.08 |
| 13 | | D. Martinez | 2,019 | 609 | 230 | 176 | .567 | 527 | 3.60 | 120 | 28 | 6 | 3741.2 | 3,596 | 1,497 | 1,670 | 343 | 1,080 | 108 | 40 | 62 | 15,612 | 82 | 4.86 | 2.60 | 1.87 | 0.83 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 1.25 | .270 | 4.02 | 8.65 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | R. Reuschel | 1,881 | 528 | 201 | 180 | .528 | 503 | 3.42 | 96 | 22 | 5 | 3360.1 | 3,408 | 1,277 | 1,434 | 217 | 890 | 84 | 15 | 110 | 14,116 | 86 | 5.04 | 2.38 | 2.11 | 0.58 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 1.28 | .289 | 3.84 | 9.13 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | J. Koosman | 1,794 | 438 | 152 | 154 | .497 | 373 | 3.57 | 90 | 17 | 16 | 2708.0 | 2,652 | 1,073 | 1,198 | 206 | 852 | 49 | 37 | 72 | 11,357 | 51 | 5.96 | 2.83 | 2.11 | 0.68 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 1.29 | .289 | 3.98 | 8.81 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | 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 |
| 25 | | V. Blue | 1,681 | 412 | 173 | 140 | .553 | 393 | 3.38 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 2747.2 | 2,501 | 1,033 | 1,153 | 214 | 997 | 15 | 10 | 53 | 11,471 | 88 | 5.51 | 3.27 | 1.69 | 0.70 | 14.7 | 8.7 | 1.27 | .267 | 3.78 | 8.19 |
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