most strikeouts allowed from september 7, 1974 to october 1, 1995

Between September 7, 1974 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,203 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from September 7, 1974 to October 1, 1995
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,203
586
238
207
.535
586
3.24
143
44
0
3987.1
2,950
1,435
1,639
237
1,966
109
0
55
16,663
213
9.49
4.44
2.14
0.53
25.2
11.8
1.23
.267
3.70
6.66
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,651
517
211
177
.544
513
3.51
169
40
0
3681.0
3,469
1,434
1,579
340
1,019
121
1
50
15,244
91
6.48
2.49
2.60
0.83
17.4
6.7
1.22
.282
3.86
8.48
3Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,608
601
228
217
.512
583
3.67
133
31
1
3940.1
3,824
1,607
1,806
419
1,186
122
8
113
16,602
114
5.96
2.71
2.20
0.96
15.7
7.1
1.27
.278
4.13
8.73
4Jack 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
5Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,458
438
198
142
.582
424
3.33
125
27
1
3076.2
2,750
1,140
1,307
262
1,071
27
6
84
12,762
105
7.19
3.13
2.30
0.77
19.3
8.4
1.24
.278
3.82
8.04
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
7Dennis 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
8Mark 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
9Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,229
766
204
211
.492
440
3.76
107
13
53
3625.2
3,153
1,513
1,730
363
1,568
163
196
40
15,423
174
5.53
3.89
1.42
0.90
14.5
10.2
1.30
.251
4.29
7.83
10Dennis 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
11Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,011
472
192
169
.532
460
3.61
133
22
2
3244.2
3,125
1,302
1,490
300
1,245
76
9
48
13,813
122
5.58
3.45
1.62
0.83
14.6
9.0
1.35
.277
4.13
8.67
12Bob 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
13Fernando 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
14Dwight 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
15Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1,870
448
190
143
.571
444
3.40
81
23
2
3037.2
2,754
1,148
1,258
304
763
38
3
48
12,472
54
5.54
2.26
2.45
0.90
15.0
6.1
1.16
.258
3.73
8.16
16Frank 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
17Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1,824
378
167
121
.580
374
3.18
101
33
0
2654.1
2,272
938
1,034
219
834
37
1
71
10,875
77
6.18
2.83
2.19
0.74
16.8
7.7
1.17
.258
3.51
7.70
18Ron 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
19David 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
20Dave 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
21Floyd 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
22Bruce 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
23Rick 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
24Danny 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
25John 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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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