most strikeouts allowed from august 14, 1963 to may 5, 2005

Between August 14, 1963 and May 5, 2005, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from august 14, 1963 to may 5, 2005
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan 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
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,361
646
329
165
.666
645
3.16
117
46
0
4535.0
3,873
1,594
1,754
338
1,471
147
0
59
18,694
130
8.65
2.92
2.96
0.67
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.48
7.69
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,204
495
248
130
.656
485
3.08
93
37
2
3411.1
2,646
1,166
1,323
307
1,311
159
5
23
14,038
95
11.09
3.46
3.21
0.81
29.9
9.3
1.16
.290
3.49
6.98
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,136
741
329
244
.574
709
3.22
254
55
2
5217.2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,682
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
8.06
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
3,640
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
7Don 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
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,476
740
310
261
.543
680
3.08
302
53
8
5253.0
4,817
1,797
2,069
389
1,344
106
27
156
21,507
155
5.96
2.30
2.59
0.67
16.2
6.2
1.17
.273
3.54
8.25
9Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,342
864
318
274
.537
716
3.35
245
45
29
5404.0
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
227
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
8.40
10Fergie 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
11Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,937
614
306
175
.636
610
2.96
105
35
0
4217.1
3,882
1,388
1,582
275
878
119
3
159
17,138
57
6.27
1.87
3.35
0.59
17.1
5.1
1.13
.279
3.38
8.28
12Frank 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
13Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,765
485
185
125
.597
373
3.35
82
19
13
2830.1
2,521
1,055
1,117
289
641
46
60
41
11,484
70
8.79
2.04
4.31
0.92
24.1
5.6
1.12
.288
3.55
8.02
14Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,749
564
213
185
.535
483
3.44
191
41
10
3528.2
3,260
1,347
1,490
337
1,066
86
37
66
14,678
115
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.80
8.31
15Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,705
394
185
77
.706
327
2.71
43
16
3
2339.0
1,768
703
778
176
623
115
23
21
9,347
57
10.41
2.40
4.34
0.68
28.9
6.7
1.02
.278
2.99
6.80
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
17Chuck 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
18Jerry 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
19Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,498
396
205
131
.610
382
2.76
218
47
4
3112.1
2,590
954
1,066
206
966
71
8
94
12,726
80
7.22
2.79
2.59
0.60
19.6
7.6
1.14
.265
3.08
7.49
20Jack 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
21Mark 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
22John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,432
608
165
124
.571
367
3.27
47
14
154
2736.0
2,367
995
1,088
219
841
40
204
61
11,223
128
8.00
2.77
2.89
0.72
21.7
7.5
1.17
.279
3.58
7.79
23Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,416
573
229
172
.571
484
3.30
187
49
15
3486.1
3,075
1,280
1,400
346
1,104
49
51
53
14,366
27
6.24
2.85
2.19
0.89
16.8
7.7
1.20
.261
3.61
7.94
24Dennis 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
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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