most strikeouts allowed from august 14, 1965 to may 6, 2004

Between August 14, 1965 and May 6, 2004, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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	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	3,302	828	317	272	.538	716	3.35	245	45	27	5341.0	4,980	1,986	2,302	477	1,782	120	67	83	22,396	219	5.56	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	3,165	660	290	237	.550	636	3.06	291	51	4	4859.0	4,462	1,650	1,914	351	1,241	97	14	139	19,883	140	5.86	2.30	2.55	0.65	15.9	6.2	1.17	.274	3.55	8.26
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	2,375	478	183	167	.523	419	3.43	176	34	5	3092.0	2,864	1,177	1,307	289	927	71	25	64	12,855	103	6.91	2.70	2.56	0.84	18.5	7.2	1.23	.280	3.80	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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Rangers	80	81	.497
Astros	79	81	.494	0.5
Mariners	74	86	.463	5.5
Athletics	64	96	.400	15.5
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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
Cardinals	77	84	.478	25.0
Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
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