most strikeouts allowed from august 10, 1965 to may 6, 2004

Between August 10, 1965 and May 6, 2004, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Regular season

	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	5,714	807	324	292	.526	773	3.19	222	61	3	5386.0	3,923	1,911	2,178	321	2,795	158	13	78	22,575	277	9.55	4.67	2.04	0.54	25.3	12.4	1.25	.265	3.64	6.56
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	4,140	613	316	160	.664	612	3.18	117	46	0	4317.0	3,703	1,526	1,682	324	1,396	142	0	54	17,806	126	8.63	2.91	2.97	0.68	23.3	7.8	1.18	.286	3.51	7.72
3	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	4,121	730	329	244	.574	707	3.21	254	55	2	5198.2	4,650	1,857	2,123	411	1,825	52	11	149	21,599	179	7.13	3.16	2.26	0.71	19.1	8.4	1.25	.279	3.68	8.05
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,922	460	233	116	.668	450	3.10	89	36	2	3163.0	2,462	1,091	1,232	286	1,270	149	5	22	13,063	93	11.16	3.61	3.09	0.81	30.0	9.7	1.18	.293	3.51	7.01
5	Bert 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
6	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	3,640	656	311	205	.603	647	2.86	231	61	1	4783.0	3,971	1,521	1,674	380	1,390	76	6	117	19,369	125	6.85	2.62	2.62	0.72	18.8	7.2	1.12	.259	3.15	7.47
7	Don Sutton D. Sutton	3,574	774	324	256	.559	756	3.26	178	58	5	5282.1	4,692	1,914	2,104	472	1,343	82	12	103	21,631	112	6.09	2.29	2.66	0.80	16.5	6.2	1.14	.261	3.58	7.99
8	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	3,304	829	317	273	.537	716	3.35	245	45	27	5343.0	4,982	1,986	2,303	477	1,783	120	68	84	22,406	219	5.57	3.00	1.85	0.80	14.7	8.0	1.27	.269	3.88	8.39
9	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	3,191	664	284	226	.557	594	3.34	267	49	7	4500.2	4,142	1,669	1,853	484	997	84	37	117	18,404	62	6.38	1.99	3.20	0.97	17.3	5.4	1.14	.268	3.71	8.28
10	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3,171	661	290	238	.549	637	3.06	291	51	4	4864.0	4,469	1,654	1,918	352	1,243	97	14	139	19,906	140	5.87	2.30	2.55	0.65	15.9	6.2	1.17	.274	3.55	8.27
11	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,791	581	291	165	.638	577	2.91	103	34	0	4004.1	3,665	1,295	1,481	243	850	114	3	155	16,277	53	6.27	1.91	3.28	0.55	17.1	5.2	1.13	.279	3.33	8.24
12	Frank 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
13	David 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
14	Chuck 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
15	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,587	456	166	119	.582	344	3.33	79	19	13	2628.1	2,329	972	1,032	267	610	40	60	41	10,664	67	8.86	2.09	4.24	0.91	24.3	5.7	1.12	.288	3.53	7.98
16	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	2,556	612	222	209	.515	527	3.36	140	33	17	3839.1	3,635	1,433	1,608	290	1,198	71	43	121	15,996	89	5.99	2.81	2.13	0.68	16.0	7.5	1.26	.282	3.77	8.52
17	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
18	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,465	362	170	69	.711	295	2.61	41	15	3	2122.2	1,594	616	688	155	568	101	23	21	8,469	51	10.45	2.41	4.34	0.66	29.1	6.7	1.02	.278	2.92	6.76
19	Mark 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
20	Dennis 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
21	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,382	479	183	167	.523	420	3.43	176	34	5	3098.0	2,870	1,180	1,310	290	928	72	25	64	12,881	103	6.92	2.70	2.57	0.84	18.5	7.2	1.23	.280	3.81	8.34
22	Charlie 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
23	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,327	541	163	120	.576	361	3.29	47	14	114	2630.0	2,263	962	1,054	211	816	40	153	59	10,789	123	7.96	2.79	2.85	0.72	21.6	7.6	1.17	.277	3.61	7.74
24	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,293	430	194	112	.634	410	3.51	68	24	3	2800.2	2,564	1,091	1,198	210	954	78	4	42	11,705	76	7.37	3.07	2.40	0.67	19.6	8.2	1.26	.288	3.85	8.24
25	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,292	458	201	131	.605	448	3.16	72	17	0	3097.2	2,883	1,087	1,251	192	857	130	1	41	12,835	98	6.66	2.49	2.67	0.56	17.9	6.7	1.21	.287	3.63	8.38

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Team Pitching Leaders

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	81	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
Angels	57	93	.380	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/15	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Wed 9/16	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Thu 9/17	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Fri 9/18	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sat 9/19	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM

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70 - 81

Final

Angels

57 - 93

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HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

42

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

110

Burleson

107

Stewart

102

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Alvarez

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Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

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Wood

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Bauers

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

.546

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

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Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

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Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.95

Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

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WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

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K/9 Leaders

13.17

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12.77

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12.16

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K/BB Leaders

6.13

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5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

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Rasmussen

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Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

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Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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Ohtani

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	63	.583
Phillies	83	67	.553	4.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
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Yankees - x	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
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Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0
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White Sox	77	73	.513
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Tigers	71	79	.473	6.0
Twins	70	80	.467	7.0
Royals	66	84	.440	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	81	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
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Schedule

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