most strikeouts allowed from august 9, 1963 to july 18, 2004

Between August 9, 1963 and July 18, 2004, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from august 9, 1963 to July 18, 2004
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
4,225
626
321
163
.663
625
3.17
117
46
0
4402.1
3,770
1,553
1,710
330
1,429
145
0
56
18,158
126
8.64
2.92
2.96
0.67
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.50
7.71
3Steve 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
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,025
474
240
121
.665
464
3.09
91
37
2
3258.2
2,527
1,120
1,266
293
1,287
154
5
23
13,434
94
11.12
3.55
3.13
0.81
30.0
9.6
1.17
.291
3.50
6.98
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
2,846
594
297
170
.636
590
2.93
104
35
0
4089.1
3,760
1,331
1,519
254
856
115
3
157
16,622
54
6.26
1.88
3.32
0.56
17.1
5.1
1.13
.279
3.34
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
13Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,756
566
213
185
.535
484
3.43
191
41
10
3536.2
3,265
1,348
1,491
337
1,069
86
38
66
14,710
115
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.79
8.31
14David 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
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,667
469
175
121
.591
357
3.32
81
19
13
2719.1
2,414
1,002
1,064
273
624
42
60
41
11,033
69
8.83
2.07
4.27
0.90
24.2
5.7
1.12
.288
3.52
7.99
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
17Jerry 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
18Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,546
374
176
70
.715
307
2.64
41
15
3
2202.2
1,660
647
720
164
589
108
23
21
8,794
51
10.40
2.41
4.32
0.67
29.0
6.7
1.02
.278
2.94
6.78
19Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,504
397
205
132
.608
383
2.77
219
47
4
3120.1
2,596
959
1,072
207
970
73
8
94
12,761
80
7.22
2.80
2.58
0.60
19.6
7.6
1.14
.265
3.09
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
22Luis 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
23Dennis 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
24Charlie 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
25John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,357
566
163
120
.576
361
3.27
47
14
127
2660.1
2,288
968
1,060
213
819
40
174
59
10,905
124
7.97
2.77
2.88
0.72
21.6
7.5
1.17
.278
3.59
7.74
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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