most strikeouts allowed from may 9, 1973 to october 1, 1995

Between May 9, 1973 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 4,826 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,826
656
272
236
.535
653
3.22
185
50
1
4530.1
3,340
1,619
1,847
267
2,259
123
3
59
18,931
235
9.59
4.49
2.14
0.53
25.5
11.9
1.24
.268
3.67
6.64
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,078
581
242
204
.543
577
3.39
206
51
0
4189.1
3,916
1,579
1,749
366
1,133
137
1
57
17,310
98
6.61
2.43
2.72
0.79
17.8
6.5
1.21
.282
3.76
8.41
3Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,823
502
221
168
.568
488
3.38
153
31
1
3541.0
3,191
1,329
1,525
302
1,281
34
6
101
14,764
120
7.18
3.26
2.20
0.77
19.1
8.7
1.26
.280
3.88
8.11
4Frank Tanana
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
5Jack 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
6Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,333
349
182
98
.650
348
3.00
94
36
0
2533.1
2,143
845
939
175
750
82
0
41
10,352
64
8.29
2.66
3.11
0.62
22.5
7.2
1.14
.281
3.34
7.61
7Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,332
838
216
215
.501
440
3.74
107
13
59
3765.2
3,255
1,566
1,789
374
1,641
172
229
44
16,011
179
5.57
3.92
1.42
0.89
14.6
10.2
1.30
.251
4.28
7.78
8Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,295
541
220
189
.538
522
3.53
154
27
6
3720.2
3,546
1,458
1,668
335
1,395
86
14
53
15,781
137
5.55
3.37
1.65
0.81
14.5
8.8
1.33
.275
4.03
8.58
9Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,285
901
192
159
.547
361
3.48
100
20
323
3133.0
2,916
1,213
1,311
324
716
67
464
85
12,894
26
6.56
2.06
3.19
0.93
17.7
5.6
1.16
.273
3.77
8.38
10Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,250
382
166
140
.542
379
3.80
79
18
0
2642.0
2,362
1,116
1,236
265
1,142
42
1
26
11,135
79
7.66
3.89
1.97
0.90
20.2
10.3
1.33
.282
4.21
8.05
11Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,185
434
192
136
.585
430
3.11
126
40
0
3085.1
2,635
1,067
1,174
252
944
42
1
83
12,611
86
6.37
2.75
2.31
0.74
17.3
7.5
1.16
.259
3.42
7.69
12Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,167
508
219
159
.579
504
3.36
100
29
2
3467.0
3,112
1,294
1,422
336
877
48
3
53
14,222
65
5.63
2.28
2.47
0.87
15.2
6.2
1.15
.257
3.69
8.08
13Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,022
610
231
176
.568
528
3.60
120
28
6
3747.2
3,601
1,500
1,673
344
1,080
110
40
62
15,636
82
4.86
2.59
1.87
0.83
12.9
6.9
1.25
.270
4.02
8.65
14Bob 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
15Fernando Valenzuela
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
16Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
1,889
530
202
181
.527
505
3.41
97
22
5
3377.0
3,417
1,279
1,438
217
896
85
15
110
14,181
86
5.03
2.39
2.11
0.58
13.3
6.3
1.28
.288
3.83
9.11
17Dwight Gooden
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
18Frank Viola
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
19Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
1,806
441
153
156
.495
376
3.57
91
17
16
2730.1
2,672
1,082
1,208
207
860
50
37
74
11,449
51
5.95
2.83
2.10
0.68
15.8
7.5
1.29
.289
3.98
8.81
20Ron Guidry
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
21David Cone
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
22Dave 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
23Floyd Bannister
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
24Vida Blue
V. Blue
1,690
416
174
141
.552
397
3.41
110
23
1
2769.0
2,517
1,050
1,170
220
1,009
15
10
53
11,561
88
5.49
3.28
1.67
0.72
14.6
8.7
1.27
.266
3.80
8.18
25Bruce Hurst
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
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