most strikeouts allowed from august 29, 1968 to april 6, 2010

Between August 29, 1968 and April 6, 2010, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,578 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from august 29, 1968 to April 6, 2010
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan 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
2Randy 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
3Roger 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
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,780
659
301
223
.574
643
3.24
232
47
1
4751.1
4,247
1,711
1,959
389
1,694
47
6
143
19,754
167
7.16
3.21
2.23
0.74
19.1
8.6
1.25
.279
3.71
8.04
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
6Greg 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
7Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,311
592
283
183
.607
585
2.92
202
55
0
4306.1
3,566
1,396
1,536
351
1,269
64
4
106
17,450
114
6.92
2.65
2.61
0.73
19.0
7.3
1.12
.258
3.21
7.45
8Pedro 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
9Curt 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
10John 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
11Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3,074
672
295
216
.577
667
3.25
157
53
3
4670.1
4,142
1,688
1,864
429
1,188
71
4
77
19,122
101
5.92
2.29
2.59
0.83
16.1
6.2
1.14
.259
3.59
7.98
12Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,033
709
291
248
.540
668
3.43
226
41
10
4857.1
4,560
1,850
2,127
449
1,662
105
27
73
20,433
182
5.62
3.08
1.82
0.83
14.8
8.1
1.28
.271
3.94
8.45
13Mike 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
14Frank 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
15David 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
16Chuck 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
17Tom 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
18Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2,586
526
241
192
.557
512
3.43
231
43
1
3774.2
3,565
1,438
1,597
410
806
75
9
90
15,495
54
6.17
1.92
3.21
0.98
16.7
5.2
1.16
.272
3.81
8.50
19Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,571
536
241
199
.548
531
3.12
246
43
2
4049.0
3,770
1,403
1,627
305
1,050
83
5
103
16,608
113
5.71
2.33
2.45
0.68
15.5
6.3
1.19
.275
3.62
8.38
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
22Dennis 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
23Kevin 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
24Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,393
574
206
198
.510
496
3.43
126
27
17
3600.1
3,433
1,372
1,535
275
1,123
64
42
113
15,023
81
5.98
2.81
2.13
0.69
15.9
7.5
1.27
.283
3.84
8.58
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
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