most strikeouts allowed from september 16, 1971 to july 26, 1994

Between September 16, 1971 and July 26, 1994, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,226 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from September 16, 1971 to July 26, 1994
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,226
704
296
255
.537
701
3.16
209
59
1
4884.0
3,562
1,713
1,955
287
2,461
135
3
65
20,393
255
9.63
4.54
2.12
0.53
25.6
12.1
1.23
.267
3.60
6.56
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,358
630
264
226
.539
625
3.34
223
55
0
4554.2
4,250
1,690
1,873
393
1,220
148
2
64
18,798
107
6.64
2.41
2.75
0.78
17.9
6.5
1.20
.282
3.70
8.40
3Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,198
554
254
182
.583
540
3.25
190
40
1
3978.1
3,525
1,436
1,642
325
1,395
36
6
110
16,484
131
7.23
3.16
2.29
0.74
19.4
8.5
1.24
.278
3.71
7.97
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
5Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,522
480
218
153
.588
476
3.06
144
43
0
3437.2
2,899
1,168
1,283
285
1,045
49
1
87
14,009
94
6.60
2.74
2.41
0.75
18.0
7.5
1.15
.259
3.36
7.59
6Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,471
589
238
204
.538
561
3.50
172
29
7
4037.1
3,826
1,569
1,795
361
1,459
91
18
57
17,066
148
5.51
3.25
1.69
0.80
14.5
8.5
1.31
.273
4.00
8.53
7Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,462
546
253
186
.576
524
3.88
175
28
0
3809.0
3,546
1,642
1,799
388
1,376
57
10
99
16,041
204
5.82
3.25
1.79
0.92
15.3
8.6
1.29
.269
4.25
8.38
8Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,440
551
244
171
.588
547
3.24
123
40
2
3821.2
3,368
1,376
1,522
357
954
53
3
55
15,608
77
5.75
2.25
2.56
0.84
15.6
6.1
1.13
.255
3.58
7.93
9Charlie Hough
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
10Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,240
843
187
153
.550
361
3.47
100
20
291
3077.1
2,859
1,185
1,281
319
703
66
410
85
12,661
26
6.55
2.06
3.19
0.93
17.7
5.6
1.16
.272
3.75
8.36
11Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,185
323
172
91
.654
322
2.93
94
36
0
2371.1
1,982
772
861
157
677
67
0
41
9,635
55
8.29
2.57
3.23
0.60
22.7
7.0
1.12
.279
3.27
7.52
12Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,089
349
150
132
.532
346
3.72
76
17
0
2427.2
2,137
1,003
1,118
240
1,071
40
1
25
10,217
74
7.74
3.97
1.95
0.89
20.4
10.5
1.32
.280
4.14
7.92
13Rick Reuschel
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
14Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
1,983
483
168
169
.499
407
3.57
98
19
17
2949.0
2,870
1,170
1,304
224
924
56
42
81
12,356
61
6.05
2.82
2.15
0.68
16.0
7.5
1.29
.289
3.98
8.76
15Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,965
503
210
146
.590
462
3.47
61
28
8
3087.1
2,888
1,189
1,308
267
1,031
79
19
60
12,934
55
5.73
3.01
1.91
0.78
15.2
8.0
1.27
.273
3.81
8.42
16Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1,948
413
182
157
.537
410
3.19
181
32
1
3082.2
2,892
1,093
1,240
235
803
58
3
76
12,635
81
5.69
2.34
2.43
0.69
15.4
6.4
1.20
.277
3.62
8.44
17Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,915
580
218
170
.562
498
3.64
116
25
6
3544.2
3,416
1,433
1,598
326
1,030
98
40
60
14,805
79
4.86
2.62
1.86
0.83
12.9
7.0
1.25
.270
4.06
8.67
18Dwight 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
19Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
1,849
370
150
130
.536
358
3.45
112
31
2
2564.1
2,325
982
1,107
178
1,000
20
5
60
10,787
104
6.49
3.51
1.85
0.62
17.1
9.3
1.30
.277
3.89
8.16
20Vida Blue
V. Blue
1,825
448
183
152
.546
427
3.38
117
27
1
2967.2
2,671
1,114
1,243
233
1,070
18
10
57
12,356
92
5.53
3.24
1.71
0.71
14.8
8.7
1.26
.265
3.77
8.10
21Frank Viola
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
22Ron 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
23Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1,753
399
172
145
.543
387
3.54
151
29
0
2784.1
2,669
1,095
1,220
317
630
55
7
62
11,484
34
5.67
2.04
2.78
1.02
15.3
5.5
1.18
.269
3.94
8.63
24Floyd 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
25Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
1,706
575
198
170
.538
494
3.57
115
35
11
3334.1
3,388
1,324
1,525
222
973
51
41
105
14,108
94
4.60
2.63
1.75
0.60
12.1
6.9
1.31
.284
4.12
9.14
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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