most strikeouts allowed from august 10, 1968 to may 8, 2010

Between August 10, 1968 and May 8, 2010, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,578 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	5,578	787	318	282	.530	754	3.19	219	61	3	5257.1	3,832	1,864	2,127	310	2,725	154	13	74	22,038	269	9.55	4.66	2.05	0.53	25.3	12.4	1.25	.265	3.64	6.56
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	4,875	618	303	166	.646	603	3.29	100	37	2	4135.1	3,346	1,513	1,703	411	1,497	190	7	37	17,067	109	10.61	3.26	3.26	0.89	28.6	8.8	1.17	.291	3.71	7.28
3	Roger 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
4	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	3,801	663	301	226	.571	647	3.25	232	47	1	4771.2	4,275	1,722	1,973	390	1,700	47	6	144	19,851	167	7.17	3.21	2.24	0.74	19.1	8.6	1.25	.279	3.72	8.06
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	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3,371	744	355	227	.610	740	3.16	109	35	0	5008.1	4,726	1,756	1,981	353	999	137	3	177	20,421	70	6.06	1.80	3.37	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.56	8.49
7	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	3,336	596	285	184	.608	589	2.90	204	55	0	4339.1	3,588	1,400	1,540	352	1,280	65	4	107	17,578	115	6.92	2.65	2.61	0.73	19.0	7.3	1.12	.258	3.19	7.44
8	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	3,154	476	219	100	.687	409	2.93	46	17	3	2827.1	2,221	919	1,006	239	760	141	23	30	11,394	62	10.04	2.42	4.15	0.76	27.7	6.7	1.05	.279	3.20	7.07
9	Curt 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
10	Don Sutton D. Sutton	3,106	676	296	219	.575	671	3.25	158	53	3	4702.0	4,165	1,696	1,874	429	1,198	71	4	79	19,248	102	5.95	2.29	2.59	0.82	16.1	6.2	1.14	.259	3.59	7.97
11	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	3,084	723	213	155	.579	481	3.33	53	16	154	3473.0	3,074	1,284	1,391	288	1,010	57	204	84	14,271	145	7.99	2.62	3.05	0.75	21.6	7.1	1.18	.283	3.60	7.97
12	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	3,041	713	291	250	.538	671	3.43	226	41	11	4875.1	4,583	1,856	2,138	452	1,663	105	28	73	20,511	183	5.61	3.07	1.83	0.83	14.8	8.1	1.28	.271	3.95	8.46
13	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,813	537	270	153	.638	536	3.68	57	23	0	3562.2	3,460	1,458	1,559	376	785	60	0	29	14,593	71	7.11	1.98	3.58	0.95	19.3	5.4	1.19	.292	3.94	8.74
14	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
15	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
16	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	2,618	530	244	193	.558	516	3.43	233	44	1	3805.2	3,597	1,449	1,608	412	812	76	9	91	15,625	55	6.19	1.92	3.22	0.97	16.8	5.2	1.16	.272	3.80	8.51
17	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
18	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,607	682	305	203	.600	682	3.54	56	25	0	4413.1	4,298	1,734	1,900	356	1,500	66	0	145	18,604	65	5.32	3.06	1.74	0.73	14.0	8.1	1.31	.280	3.87	8.76
19	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	2,597	541	244	200	.550	536	3.10	250	44	2	4091.1	3,801	1,409	1,635	306	1,052	83	5	104	16,768	113	5.71	2.31	2.47	0.67	15.5	6.3	1.19	.275	3.60	8.36
20	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
21	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
22	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	2,417	579	208	200	.510	501	3.41	128	27	17	3638.0	3,467	1,379	1,545	280	1,132	65	42	113	15,177	82	5.98	2.80	2.14	0.69	15.9	7.5	1.26	.282	3.82	8.58
23	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
24	Kevin 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
25	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	2,362	673	262	197	.571	615	4.22	32	10	0	3947.2	4,090	1,851	1,993	498	1,122	141	15	67	16,801	57	5.38	2.56	2.11	1.14	14.1	6.7	1.32	.283	4.54	9.32

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