most strikeouts allowed from august 29, 1972 to may 6, 2001

Between August 29, 1972 and May 6, 2001, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,988 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	4,988	672	281	242	.537	669	3.18	196	51	1	4669.2	3,430	1,649	1,886	275	2,328	125	3	61	19,501	241	9.61	4.49	2.14	0.53	25.6	11.9	1.23	.268	3.63	6.61
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,541	519	263	142	.649	518	3.09	116	45	0	3713.2	3,147	1,276	1,411	264	1,201	125	0	44	15,290	96	8.58	2.91	2.95	0.64	23.2	7.9	1.17	.284	3.42	7.63
3	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	3,179	597	251	211	.543	593	3.36	215	52	0	4315.0	4,031	1,610	1,788	374	1,163	141	1	60	17,816	101	6.63	2.43	2.73	0.78	17.8	6.5	1.20	.282	3.73	8.41
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,112	373	182	98	.650	364	3.20	78	29	2	2550.1	1,972	908	1,023	230	1,104	111	4	16	10,589	81	10.98	3.90	2.82	0.81	29.4	10.4	1.21	.289	3.61	6.96
5	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,929	519	231	175	.569	505	3.33	166	32	1	3683.0	3,309	1,364	1,566	311	1,316	35	6	104	15,327	126	7.16	3.22	2.23	0.76	19.1	8.6	1.26	.279	3.83	8.09
6	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
7	David Cone D. Cone	2,540	420	184	116	.613	390	3.40	56	22	1	2745.0	2,336	1,038	1,135	237	1,067	96	9	37	11,485	140	8.33	3.50	2.38	0.78	22.1	9.3	1.24	.278	3.72	7.66
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,388	477	243	137	.639	473	2.82	100	32	0	3359.2	3,013	1,051	1,207	178	735	91	3	130	13,623	47	6.40	1.97	3.25	0.48	17.5	5.4	1.12	.277	3.23	8.07
12	Chuck Finley C. Finley	2,376	477	184	153	.546	420	3.77	61	14	0	2936.1	2,796	1,229	1,366	284	1,228	73	24	30	12,510	126	7.28	3.76	1.93	0.87	19.0	9.8	1.37	.294	4.19	8.57
13	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,350	846	216	216	.500	440	3.74	107	13	59	3780.0	3,262	1,570	1,793	375	1,650	174	232	44	16,070	180	5.60	3.93	1.42	0.89	14.6	10.3	1.30	.251	4.27	7.77
14	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,335	555	225	192	.540	529	3.52	158	28	7	3789.0	3,608	1,482	1,696	341	1,422	88	17	54	16,069	144	5.55	3.38	1.64	0.81	14.5	8.8	1.33	.275	4.03	8.57
15	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2,299	449	200	142	.585	445	3.08	131	41	0	3195.1	2,702	1,093	1,201	266	976	44	1	86	13,039	91	6.48	2.75	2.36	0.75	17.6	7.5	1.15	.258	3.38	7.61
16	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
17	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2,270	522	227	163	.582	518	3.31	109	33	2	3586.2	3,199	1,319	1,455	345	911	51	3	54	14,698	72	5.70	2.29	2.49	0.87	15.4	6.2	1.15	.257	3.65	8.03
18	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	2,149	692	245	193	.559	562	3.70	122	30	8	3999.2	3,897	1,643	1,835	372	1,165	122	51	70	16,754	84	4.84	2.62	1.84	0.84	12.8	7.0	1.27	.272	4.13	8.77
19	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,098	356	157	113	.581	356	3.35	47	14	0	2414.1	2,092	898	986	195	774	38	0	55	9,947	119	7.82	2.89	2.71	0.73	21.1	7.8	1.19	.277	3.68	7.80
20	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	2,074	453	173	153	.531	424	3.54	113	31	2	2930.0	2,718	1,154	1,303	226	1,151	25	10	65	12,398	119	6.37	3.54	1.80	0.69	16.7	9.3	1.32	.279	4.00	8.35
21	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	2,014	510	204	150	.576	466	3.48	68	25	5	3130.1	2,939	1,211	1,367	235	1,007	117	19	108	13,150	121	5.79	2.90	2.00	0.68	15.3	7.7	1.26	.277	3.93	8.45
22	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,969	506	211	146	.591	462	3.47	61	28	8	3092.0	2,894	1,191	1,310	267	1,034	79	20	60	12,956	55	5.73	3.01	1.90	0.78	15.2	8.0	1.27	.273	3.81	8.42
23	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	1,956	543	208	185	.529	517	3.38	99	24	5	3463.1	3,505	1,300	1,462	218	914	87	15	111	14,540	88	5.08	2.38	2.14	0.57	13.5	6.3	1.28	.289	3.80	9.11
24	Kevin Brown K. Brown	1,947	387	174	115	.602	385	3.19	72	17	0	2694.0	2,517	954	1,102	163	736	118	1	36	11,171	86	6.50	2.46	2.65	0.54	17.4	6.6	1.21	.287	3.68	8.41
25	Danny Darwin D. Darwin	1,942	716	171	182	.484	371	3.84	53	9	32	3016.2	2,951	1,286	1,432	321	874	81	171	101	12,716	52	5.79	2.61	2.22	0.96	15.3	6.9	1.27	.277	4.27	8.80

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Rangers	80	81	.497
Astros	80	81	.497
Mariners	75	86	.466	5.0
Athletics	64	97	.398	16.0
Angels	62	99	.385	18.0

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Sun 9/27	HOU	@	ATH	3:05 PM

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Batting Average Leaders

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MLB 2026 Standings

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
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Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
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Astros	80	81	.497
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