
Between September 3, 1971 and August 11, 1994, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,229 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from September 3, 1971 to august 11, 1994| 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 | N. Ryan | 5,229 | 707 | 296 | 257 | .535 | 703 | 3.17 | 209 | 59 | 1 | 4888.1 | 3,570 | 1,724 | 1,966 | 287 | 2,471 | 138 | 3 | 65 | 20,426 | 255 | 9.63 | 4.55 | 2.12 | 0.53 | 25.6 | 12.1 | 1.24 | .267 | 3.62 | 6.57 | |
| 2 | B. Blyleven | 3,382 | 633 | 266 | 226 | .541 | 628 | 3.33 | 225 | 56 | 0 | 4578.0 | 4,272 | 1,694 | 1,879 | 394 | 1,227 | 148 | 2 | 64 | 18,895 | 108 | 6.65 | 2.41 | 2.76 | 0.77 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.69 | 8.40 | |
| 3 | S. Carlton | 3,203 | 557 | 254 | 184 | .580 | 543 | 3.27 | 190 | 40 | 1 | 3993.0 | 3,547 | 1,451 | 1,657 | 331 | 1,398 | 37 | 6 | 111 | 16,553 | 132 | 7.22 | 3.15 | 2.29 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 8.4 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.73 | 7.99 | |
| 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 | T. Seaver | 2,541 | 482 | 220 | 153 | .590 | 478 | 3.04 | 146 | 44 | 0 | 3455.2 | 2,907 | 1,168 | 1,285 | 285 | 1,049 | 49 | 1 | 87 | 14,073 | 94 | 6.62 | 2.73 | 2.42 | 0.74 | 18.1 | 7.5 | 1.14 | .258 | 3.35 | 7.57 | |
| 6 | P. Niekro | 2,488 | 593 | 239 | 205 | .538 | 564 | 3.49 | 174 | 29 | 8 | 4061.2 | 3,840 | 1,574 | 1,803 | 362 | 1,466 | 91 | 19 | 58 | 17,161 | 149 | 5.51 | 3.25 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 1.31 | .273 | 4.00 | 8.51 | |
| 7 | 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 | D. Sutton | 2,467 | 554 | 245 | 172 | .588 | 550 | 3.23 | 124 | 40 | 2 | 3845.1 | 3,391 | 1,380 | 1,528 | 358 | 957 | 53 | 3 | 55 | 15,707 | 79 | 5.77 | 2.24 | 2.58 | 0.84 | 15.7 | 6.1 | 1.13 | .255 | 3.58 | 7.94 | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | D. Eckersley | 2,245 | 849 | 188 | 153 | .551 | 361 | 3.46 | 100 | 20 | 294 | 3082.2 | 2,863 | 1,186 | 1,282 | 319 | 705 | 66 | 416 | 85 | 12,682 | 26 | 6.55 | 2.06 | 3.18 | 0.93 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .272 | 3.74 | 8.36 | |
| 11 | R. Clemens | 2,201 | 326 | 172 | 93 | .649 | 325 | 2.93 | 94 | 36 | 0 | 2393.1 | 2,002 | 780 | 869 | 160 | 690 | 68 | 0 | 41 | 9,729 | 55 | 8.28 | 2.59 | 3.19 | 0.60 | 22.6 | 7.1 | 1.12 | .279 | 3.27 | 7.53 | |
| 12 | M. Langston | 2,110 | 352 | 151 | 134 | .530 | 349 | 3.74 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 2448.1 | 2,158 | 1,017 | 1,132 | 244 | 1,081 | 40 | 1 | 25 | 10,305 | 74 | 7.76 | 3.97 | 1.95 | 0.90 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 1.32 | .280 | 4.16 | 7.93 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | J. Koosman | 2,003 | 486 | 169 | 170 | .499 | 410 | 3.59 | 98 | 19 | 17 | 2966.1 | 2,896 | 1,182 | 1,316 | 228 | 928 | 56 | 42 | 81 | 12,439 | 62 | 6.08 | 2.82 | 2.16 | 0.69 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 1.29 | .289 | 3.99 | 8.79 | |
| 15 | 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 | |
| 16 | G. Perry | 1,961 | 416 | 182 | 158 | .535 | 413 | 3.18 | 181 | 32 | 1 | 3105.0 | 2,912 | 1,097 | 1,247 | 236 | 806 | 58 | 3 | 76 | 12,727 | 83 | 5.68 | 2.34 | 2.43 | 0.68 | 15.4 | 6.3 | 1.20 | .277 | 3.61 | 8.44 | |
| 17 | D. Martinez | 1,923 | 582 | 219 | 171 | .562 | 500 | 3.63 | 117 | 26 | 6 | 3560.2 | 3,427 | 1,436 | 1,602 | 327 | 1,034 | 98 | 40 | 60 | 14,865 | 79 | 4.86 | 2.61 | 1.86 | 0.83 | 12.9 | 7.0 | 1.25 | .270 | 4.05 | 8.66 | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | F. Valenzuela | 1,861 | 373 | 150 | 130 | .536 | 360 | 3.44 | 112 | 31 | 2 | 2579.0 | 2,334 | 986 | 1,111 | 181 | 1,004 | 20 | 5 | 61 | 10,843 | 104 | 6.49 | 3.50 | 1.85 | 0.63 | 17.2 | 9.3 | 1.29 | .277 | 3.88 | 8.15 | |
| 20 | V. Blue | 1,842 | 451 | 183 | 154 | .543 | 430 | 3.38 | 118 | 27 | 1 | 2987.1 | 2,691 | 1,121 | 1,253 | 237 | 1,079 | 18 | 10 | 57 | 12,443 | 93 | 5.55 | 3.25 | 1.71 | 0.71 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 1.26 | .265 | 3.77 | 8.11 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | F. Jenkins | 1,767 | 402 | 172 | 147 | .539 | 390 | 3.55 | 152 | 29 | 0 | 2804.2 | 2,698 | 1,107 | 1,237 | 320 | 634 | 55 | 7 | 62 | 11,577 | 34 | 5.67 | 2.03 | 2.79 | 1.03 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 1.19 | .270 | 3.97 | 8.66 | |
| 24 | 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 | |
| 25 | J. Reuss | 1,711 | 577 | 199 | 171 | .538 | 496 | 3.58 | 115 | 35 | 11 | 3345.1 | 3,402 | 1,329 | 1,534 | 223 | 980 | 51 | 41 | 105 | 14,160 | 96 | 4.60 | 2.64 | 1.75 | 0.60 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 1.31 | .284 | 4.13 | 9.15 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
86 | 61 | .585 | ||
82 | 65 | .558 | 4.0 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 14.0 | |
68 | 78 | .466 | 17.5 | |
67 | 81 | .453 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
91 | 56 | .619 | ||
81 | 66 | .551 | 10.0 | |
74 | 73 | .503 | 17.0 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 19.0 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 21.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
89 | 57 | .610 | ||
78 | 68 | .534 | 11.0 | |
78 | 69 | .531 | 11.5 | |
62 | 85 | .422 | 27.5 | |
55 | 91 | .377 | 34.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 59 | .596 | ||
84 | 62 | .575 | 3.0 | |
80 | 67 | .544 | 7.5 | |
73 | 74 | .497 | 14.5 | |
71 | 76 | .483 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 71 | .514 | ||
74 | 73 | .503 | 1.5 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 6.0 | |
67 | 79 | .459 | 8.0 | |
65 | 82 | .442 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 72 | .510 | ||
72 | 75 | .490 | 3.0 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 6.0 | |
59 | 88 | .401 | 16.0 | |
56 | 90 | .384 | 18.5 |