most strikeouts allowed from september 20, 1974 to october 1, 1995

Between September 20, 1974 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,172 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts allowed by a player from September 20, 1974 to October 1, 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
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	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
3	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,589	598	226	216	.511	580	3.69	131	30	1	3916.1	3,805	1,604	1,802	419	1,177	122	8	112	16,506	114	5.95	2.70	2.20	0.96	15.7	7.1	1.27	.278	4.14	8.74
4	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
5	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
6	Roger 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
7	Dennis 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
8	Mark 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
9	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,220	761	204	210	.493	440	3.75	107	13	53	3617.0	3,145	1,508	1,724	360	1,563	163	196	40	15,383	174	5.52	3.89	1.42	0.90	14.4	10.2	1.30	.251	4.29	7.83
10	Dennis 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
11	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
12	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
13	Fernando 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
14	Dwight 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
15	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,851	445	187	143	.567	441	3.42	79	22	2	3011.2	2,738	1,145	1,255	304	756	38	3	48	12,372	54	5.53	2.26	2.45	0.91	15.0	6.1	1.16	.258	3.75	8.18
16	Frank 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
17	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,802	375	165	120	.579	371	3.19	99	32	0	2630.2	2,257	932	1,028	219	826	36	1	71	10,783	77	6.16	2.83	2.18	0.75	16.7	7.7	1.17	.258	3.52	7.72
18	Ron 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
19	David 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
20	Dave 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
21	Floyd 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
22	Bruce 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
23	Rick Sutcliffe R. Sutcliffe	1,679	457	171	139	.552	392	4.08	72	18	6	2697.2	2,662	1,223	1,324	236	1,081	46	30	75	11,548	100	5.60	3.61	1.55	0.79	14.5	9.4	1.39	.285	4.42	8.88
24	Danny Darwin D. Darwin	1,673	618	148	150	.497	297	3.71	52	9	32	2546.0	2,434	1,050	1,170	256	753	64	168	93	10,687	44	5.91	2.66	2.22	0.90	15.7	7.0	1.25	.274	4.14	8.60
25	John Candelaria J. Candelaria	1,673	600	177	122	.592	356	3.33	54	13	29	2525.2	2,399	935	1,038	245	592	37	82	63	10,366	28	5.96	2.11	2.83	0.87	16.1	5.7	1.18	.275	3.70	8.55

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More MLB News

Ray gets 100th career win as Padres hold off Giants 7-5 to maintain wild-card edge

Sep 12, 2026

Donovan Walton hits a 10th-inning walk-off 2-run homer as the Athletics beat the Mariners 6-5

Sep 12, 2026

Ketel Marte has 3 RBIs to earn big cheers from Chase Field crowd, Diamondbacks beat Rangers 9-1

Sep 12, 2026

Majors-best Brewers roll to playoff-clinching blowout and close in on NL Central title

Sep 12, 2026

Rookies Báez and Bernal lead Cardinals to 7-3 win over White Sox

Sep 12, 2026

D-backs' hard-throwing Justin Martinez records immaculate inning vs. the Rangers

Sep 12, 2026

More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

38

Alvarez

RBI

96

Alvarez

AVG

.310

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

137

Lambert

ERA

3.34

Blubaugh

Team Rankings

193

5th

663

15th

1,296

9th

ERA

4.51

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	73	.507
Rangers	72	76	.486	3.0
Mariners	69	79	.466	6.0
Athletics	60	88	.405	15.0
Angels	56	91	.381	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/12	HOU	@	TBR	6:10 PM
Sun 9/13	HOU	@	TBR	1:40 PM
Tue 9/15	KCR	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 9/16	KCR	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 9/17	KCR	@	HOU	7:15 PM

Last Game

Astros

75 - 73

Final

Rays

88 - 59

Fri 11 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

106

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.318

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.307

Lopez

Hit Leaders

177

Lopez

177

Arraez

171

Díaz

Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

101

Wood

99

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Bauers

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

228

Williams

227

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.92

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,900

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,424

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

84-63

83-64

84-65

82-66

79-68

Worst Record ATS

56-92

60-87

63-85

66-82

69-79

69-78

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	87	61	.588
Phillies	82	66	.554	5.0
Marlins	72	76	.486	15.0
Mets	68	79	.463	18.5
Nationals	68	81	.456	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	92	56	.622
Cubs	82	66	.554	10.0
Pirates	74	74	.500	18.0
Cardinals	73	75	.493	19.0
Reds	69	78	.469	22.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	90	57	.612
Padres	79	68	.537	11.0
Diamondbacks	79	69	.534	11.5
Giants	62	86	.419	28.5
Rockies	55	92	.374	35.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	88	59	.599
Yankees	85	62	.578	3.0
Red Sox	80	68	.541	8.5
Blue Jays	73	75	.493	15.5
Orioles	72	76	.486	16.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	75	72	.510
Guardians	75	73	.507	0.5
Twins	69	78	.469	6.0
Tigers	68	79	.463	7.0
Royals	66	82	.446	9.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	73	.507
Rangers	72	76	.486	3.0
Mariners	69	79	.466	6.0
Athletics	60	88	.405	15.0
Angels	56	91	.381	18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/28	CIN	@	CHC	10-8
Fri 8/28	MIA	@	WSH	2-9
Fri 8/28	SDP	@	TBR	4-9
Fri 8/28	SEA	@	TOR	1-8
Fri 8/28	BOS	@	NYY	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/12	COL	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 9/12	NYM	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sat 9/12	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 9/12	BAL	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Sat 9/12	SDP	@	SFG	4:05 PM

Between September 20, 1974 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,172 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Astros Stats

38

96

.310

8

137

3.34

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

44

41

40

107

106

100

.318

.310

.307

177

177

171

111

101

99

.427

.395

.393

.590

.570

.554

46

41

40

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

17

17

15

236

228

227

1.95

2.01

2.18

0.80

0.88

0.92

13.17

12.66

12.14

6.13

5.93

5.76

24

27

31

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,264.8

2,156.2

1,900

1,634

1,592.6

1,424

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule