most strikeouts allowed from september 18, 1974 to june 20, 2001

Between September 18, 1974 and June 20, 2001, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,172 strikeouts.

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Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
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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	4,172	583	235	207	.532	583	3.25	140	44	0	3959.1	2,937	1,430	1,634	237	1,950	108	0	55	16,553	213	9.48	4.43	2.14	0.54	25.2	11.8	1.23	.268	3.71	6.68
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,604	527	269	143	.653	526	3.09	116	45	0	3771.2	3,198	1,295	1,432	270	1,220	126	0	44	15,528	100	8.60	2.91	2.95	0.64	23.2	7.9	1.17	.284	3.42	7.63
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,207	382	188	99	.655	373	3.17	78	29	2	2611.1	2,016	920	1,036	233	1,123	115	4	16	10,832	83	11.05	3.87	2.86	0.80	29.6	10.4	1.20	.290	3.57	6.95
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,631	514	209	176	.543	510	3.51	167	40	0	3657.0	3,448	1,428	1,571	340	1,011	120	1	50	15,147	90	6.47	2.49	2.60	0.84	17.4	6.7	1.22	.281	3.87	8.49
5	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,597	599	226	217	.510	581	3.68	132	30	1	3924.1	3,811	1,606	1,804	419	1,181	122	8	113	16,538	114	5.96	2.71	2.20	0.96	15.7	7.1	1.27	.278	4.14	8.74
6	David Cone D. Cone	2,569	427	186	117	.614	397	3.42	56	22	1	2779.0	2,375	1,055	1,152	245	1,080	100	9	38	11,642	142	8.32	3.50	2.38	0.79	22.1	9.3	1.24	.279	3.73	7.69
7	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
8	Mark Langston M. Langston	2,464	457	179	158	.531	428	3.97	81	18	0	2962.2	2,723	1,306	1,438	311	1,289	46	3	34	12,562	89	7.49	3.92	1.91	0.94	19.6	10.3	1.35	.285	4.37	8.27
9	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,440	486	247	140	.638	482	2.82	101	33	0	3424.0	3,078	1,071	1,229	183	751	94	3	136	13,890	49	6.41	1.97	3.25	0.48	17.6	5.4	1.12	.278	3.23	8.09
10	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,434	435	198	140	.586	421	3.33	124	27	1	3053.1	2,728	1,129	1,296	259	1,060	27	6	82	12,666	105	7.17	3.12	2.30	0.76	19.2	8.4	1.24	.278	3.82	8.04
11	Chuck Finley C. Finley	2,402	482	185	155	.544	425	3.80	61	14	0	2956.2	2,831	1,250	1,387	288	1,235	74	24	30	12,613	127	7.31	3.76	1.94	0.88	19.0	9.8	1.38	.295	4.22	8.62
12	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,401	1,071	197	171	.535	361	3.50	100	20	390	3285.2	3,076	1,279	1,382	347	738	75	577	90	13,534	28	6.58	2.02	3.25	0.95	17.7	5.5	1.16	.274	3.79	8.43
13	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,293	430	194	112	.634	410	3.51	68	24	3	2800.2	2,564	1,091	1,198	210	954	78	4	42	11,705	76	7.37	3.07	2.40	0.67	19.6	8.2	1.26	.288	3.85	8.24
14	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,220	762	204	211	.492	440	3.75	107	13	53	3617.1	3,147	1,509	1,725	360	1,563	163	196	40	15,386	174	5.52	3.89	1.42	0.90	14.4	10.2	1.30	.252	4.29	7.83
15	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
16	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,118	361	159	115	.580	361	3.37	47	14	0	2439.1	2,125	914	1,002	199	779	39	0	56	10,057	119	7.81	2.87	2.72	0.73	21.1	7.7	1.19	.278	3.70	7.84
17	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
18	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	2,014	510	204	150	.576	466	3.48	68	25	5	3130.1	2,939	1,211	1,367	235	1,007	117	19	108	13,150	121	5.79	2.90	2.00	0.68	15.3	7.7	1.26	.277	3.93	8.45
19	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,001	469	191	168	.532	457	3.62	131	22	2	3224.2	3,109	1,298	1,485	299	1,236	75	9	48	13,733	121	5.58	3.45	1.62	0.83	14.6	9.0	1.35	.278	4.14	8.68
20	Kevin Brown K. Brown	1,981	392	176	117	.601	390	3.19	72	17	0	2726.1	2,546	967	1,116	166	747	118	1	36	11,303	87	6.54	2.47	2.65	0.55	17.5	6.6	1.21	.287	3.68	8.40
21	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
22	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	1,958	291	132	58	.695	224	2.65	36	15	3	1670.1	1,242	491	542	128	462	73	23	20	6,653	43	10.55	2.49	4.24	0.69	29.4	6.9	1.02	.276	2.92	6.69
23	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
24	Bobby Witt B. Witt	1,927	417	138	157	.468	391	4.84	47	11	0	2426.1	2,464	1,306	1,431	247	1,355	37	13	36	10,836	127	7.15	5.03	1.42	0.92	17.8	12.5	1.57	.305	5.31	9.14
25	Andy Benes A. Benes	1,906	372	149	132	.530	364	3.93	20	9	1	2373.2	2,255	1,036	1,127	264	828	46	3	49	10,052	62	7.23	3.14	2.30	1.00	19.0	8.2	1.30	.284	4.27	8.55

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