most strikeouts allowed from september 8, 1977 to september 27, 1998

Between September 8, 1977 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 3,317 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from September 8, 1977 to september 27, 1998
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,317
480
184
163
.530
480
3.29
84
27
0
3176.1
2,406
1,161
1,322
200
1,426
88
0
47
13,221
175
9.40
4.04
2.33
0.57
25.1
10.8
1.21
.269
3.75
6.82
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,153
450
233
124
.653
449
2.95
114
44
0
3274.2
2,732
1,072
1,188
214
1,012
105
0
44
13,389
82
8.67
2.78
3.12
0.59
23.5
7.6
1.14
.283
3.27
7.51
3Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,450
542
253
185
.578
521
3.90
174
28
0
3778.1
3,529
1,638
1,795
385
1,367
58
10
99
15,931
203
5.84
3.26
1.79
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.269
4.28
8.41
4Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,421
432
178
156
.533
423
3.94
81
18
0
2901.0
2,654
1,270
1,398
302
1,260
46
1
28
12,288
87
7.51
3.91
1.92
0.94
19.7
10.3
1.35
.285
4.34
8.23
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,329
296
143
79
.644
287
3.36
56
23
2
1978.1
1,523
739
827
169
943
92
4
12
8,302
71
10.60
4.29
2.47
0.77
28.1
11.4
1.25
.284
3.76
6.93
6David Cone
D. Cone
2,243
359
168
93
.644
330
3.17
55
21
1
2396.2
1,980
845
927
191
895
76
9
32
9,925
122
8.42
3.36
2.51
0.72
22.6
9.0
1.20
.274
3.48
7.44
7Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,150
377
185
103
.642
374
3.33
68
24
1
2580.2
2,318
956
1,044
169
843
66
1
36
10,706
67
7.50
2.94
2.55
0.59
20.1
7.9
1.22
.287
3.64
8.08
8Fernando 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
9Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,037
651
232
184
.558
549
3.71
117
30
4
3822.2
3,743
1,574
1,757
362
1,099
115
32
67
16,026
78
4.80
2.59
1.85
0.85
12.7
6.9
1.27
.272
4.14
8.81
10Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,024
403
202
117
.633
399
2.75
89
28
0
2849.1
2,503
872
1,001
141
654
76
3
110
11,517
45
6.39
2.07
3.09
0.45
17.6
5.7
1.11
.274
3.16
7.91
11Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,011
583
183
185
.497
440
3.85
107
13
11
3298.0
2,916
1,410
1,610
341
1,394
143
70
32
14,034
156
5.49
3.80
1.44
0.93
14.3
9.9
1.31
.254
4.39
7.96
12Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,980
411
166
137
.548
407
3.70
113
26
0
2835.1
2,752
1,166
1,276
282
770
97
1
41
11,826
68
6.28
2.44
2.57
0.90
16.7
6.5
1.24
.284
4.05
8.74
13Bob 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
14Chuck Finley
C. Finley
1,951
403
153
129
.543
346
3.66
56
14
0
2461.2
2,347
1,002
1,117
231
1,024
63
24
25
10,485
102
7.13
3.74
1.91
0.84
18.6
9.8
1.37
.293
4.08
8.58
15John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,942
327
146
105
.582
327
3.36
46
13
0
2228.0
1,924
832
916
181
734
34
0
53
9,201
117
7.84
2.96
2.65
0.73
21.1
8.0
1.19
.276
3.70
7.77
16Danny 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
17Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1,912
468
190
133
.588
428
3.33
68
25
5
2926.2
2,722
1,084
1,239
216
916
95
18
105
12,238
113
5.88
2.82
2.09
0.66
15.6
7.5
1.24
.275
3.81
8.37
18Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
1,873
970
158
140
.530
276
3.57
73
12
387
2667.2
2,575
1,057
1,144
290
518
57
569
69
10,973
15
6.32
1.75
3.62
0.98
17.1
4.7
1.16
.277
3.86
8.69
19Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1,859
328
141
110
.562
314
3.40
82
21
1
2273.2
2,060
859
988
193
801
20
6
69
9,471
90
7.36
3.17
2.32
0.76
19.6
8.5
1.26
.283
3.91
8.15
20Frank Viola
F. Viola
1,844
421
176
150
.540
420
3.73
74
16
0
2836.1
2,827
1,175
1,303
294
864
48
0
39
11,933
86
5.85
2.74
2.13
0.93
15.5
7.2
1.30
.285
4.13
8.97
21Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1,836
496
174
187
.482
479
4.00
70
15
1
3106.1
3,157
1,379
1,555
355
963
93
7
99
13,262
92
5.32
2.79
1.91
1.03
13.8
7.3
1.33
.280
4.51
9.15
22Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1,795
377
131
140
.483
356
4.73
44
9
0
2226.0
2,216
1,171
1,283
219
1,248
33
11
34
9,918
115
7.26
5.05
1.44
0.89
18.1
12.6
1.56
.302
5.19
8.96
23Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
1,743
307
114
96
.543
300
3.36
25
9
1
1866.2
1,421
696
749
191
715
41
2
33
7,668
22
8.40
3.45
2.44
0.92
22.7
9.3
1.14
.247
3.61
6.85
24Dave 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
25Kevin Gross
K. Gross
1,727
474
142
158
.473
368
4.11
42
14
5
2487.2
2,519
1,137
1,245
230
986
79
38
76
10,791
53
6.25
3.57
1.75
0.83
16.0
9.1
1.41
.295
4.50
9.11
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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69
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6.5
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