most strikeouts allowed from april 26, 1968 to september 29, 2007

Between April 26, 1968 and September 29, 2007, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,689 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from april 26, 1968 to September 29, 2007
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,689
803
323
290
.527
770
3.19
222
61
3
5369.0
3,909
1,904
2,171
319
2,786
158
13
77
22,503
275
9.54
4.67
2.04
0.53
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
6.55
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,672
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
118
46
0
4916.2
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
7.66
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,616
566
284
150
.654
556
3.22
98
37
2
3855.1
3,065
1,381
1,556
368
1,422
182
5
29
15,877
102
10.78
3.32
3.25
0.86
29.1
9.0
1.16
.290
3.63
7.16
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,909
684
311
232
.573
667
3.23
241
52
1
4927.1
4,392
1,766
2,021
398
1,742
50
7
146
20,466
169
7.14
3.18
2.24
0.73
19.1
8.5
1.24
.278
3.69
8.02
5Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,701
692
287
250
.534
685
3.31
242
60
0
4970.0
4,632
1,830
2,029
430
1,322
155
3
71
20,492
114
6.70
2.39
2.80
0.78
18.1
6.5
1.20
.282
3.67
8.39
6Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,456
618
294
192
.605
610
2.87
213
59
1
4505.0
3,729
1,439
1,583
360
1,311
71
5
111
18,242
119
6.90
2.62
2.64
0.72
18.9
7.2
1.12
.258
3.16
7.45
7Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,273
711
347
214
.619
707
3.11
109
35
0
4814.1
4,522
1,665
1,876
332
969
131
3
172
19,617
68
6.12
1.81
3.38
0.62
16.7
4.9
1.14
.281
3.51
8.45
8Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3,196
700
301
229
.568
687
3.24
161
53
4
4824.0
4,277
1,737
1,916
435
1,234
73
10
88
19,753
104
5.96
2.30
2.59
0.81
16.2
6.2
1.14
.259
3.57
7.98
9Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,132
736
299
258
.537
692
3.40
234
43
12
5038.0
4,726
1,906
2,191
462
1,693
109
30
75
21,159
194
5.60
3.02
1.85
0.83
14.8
8.0
1.27
.271
3.91
8.44
10Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,116
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
83
20
22
3261.0
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
8.27
11Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,030
447
209
93
.692
380
2.80
46
17
3
2673.2
2,046
833
918
213
708
131
23
27
10,710
60
10.20
2.38
4.28
0.72
28.3
6.6
1.03
.277
3.09
6.89
12John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,975
702
207
145
.588
461
3.26
53
16
154
3367.0
2,954
1,221
1,328
275
984
54
204
81
13,810
143
7.95
2.63
3.02
0.74
21.5
7.1
1.17
.281
3.55
7.90
13Frank Tanana
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
14Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2,768
554
253
204
.554
540
3.38
242
45
1
3984.2
3,731
1,498
1,661
423
859
77
9
96
16,329
59
6.25
1.94
3.22
0.96
17.0
5.3
1.15
.271
3.75
8.43
15Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,694
564
253
209
.548
559
3.08
260
45
2
4258.0
3,935
1,458
1,692
313
1,094
86
5
111
17,437
117
5.69
2.31
2.46
0.66
15.4
6.3
1.18
.273
3.58
8.32
16David Cone
D. Cone
2,668
450
194
126
.606
419
3.47
56
22
1
2898.2
2,504
1,116
1,222
258
1,137
106
9
42
12,184
149
8.28
3.53
2.35
0.80
21.9
9.3
1.26
.280
3.79
7.77
17Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,663
503
250
144
.635
502
3.70
57
23
0
3362.1
3,246
1,383
1,474
359
754
52
0
26
13,774
67
7.13
2.02
3.53
0.96
19.3
5.5
1.19
.290
3.95
8.69
18Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,610
524
200
173
.536
467
3.85
63
15
0
3197.1
3,069
1,366
1,517
304
1,332
76
24
36
13,638
130
7.35
3.75
1.96
0.86
19.1
9.8
1.38
.297
4.27
8.64
19Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,570
668
303
198
.605
668
3.49
56
25
0
4349.2
4,226
1,688
1,853
345
1,461
64
0
141
18,314
65
5.32
3.02
1.76
0.71
14.0
8.0
1.31
.280
3.83
8.74
20Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,521
600
219
207
.514
521
3.36
137
31
17
3790.0
3,598
1,417
1,590
287
1,172
71
42
117
15,791
89
5.99
2.78
2.15
0.68
16.0
7.4
1.26
.282
3.78
8.54
21Jack 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
22Mark 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
23Dennis 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
24Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,397
486
211
144
.594
476
3.28
72
17
0
3256.1
3,079
1,185
1,357
208
901
139
1
42
13,542
108
6.62
2.49
2.66
0.57
17.7
6.7
1.22
.290
3.75
8.51
25Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,362
858
216
216
.500
440
3.75
107
13
61
3801.1
3,283
1,582
1,807
383
1,664
174
240
44
16,168
180
5.59
3.94
1.42
0.91
14.6
10.3
1.30
.250
4.28
7.77
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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