Between January 1, 1969 and May 12, 1999, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,575 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from january 1, 1969 to may 12, 1999| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 5,575 | 784 | 318 | 282 | .530 | 754 | 3.19 | 219 | 61 | 3 | 5249.0 | 3,825 | 1,860 | 2,123 | 308 | 2,717 | 154 | 12 | 73 | 21,999 | 269 | 9.56 | 4.66 | 2.05 | 0.53 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .266 | 3.64 | 6.56 |
| 2 |  | S. Carlton | 3,760 | 653 | 299 | 221 | .575 | 637 | 3.24 | 231 | 47 | 1 | 4715.2 | 4,202 | 1,698 | 1,943 | 388 | 1,684 | 47 | 6 | 143 | 19,599 | 164 | 7.18 | 3.21 | 2.23 | 0.74 | 19.2 | 8.6 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.71 | 8.02 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | T. Seaver | 3,265 | 585 | 279 | 180 | .608 | 578 | 2.91 | 199 | 54 | 0 | 4254.0 | 3,523 | 1,376 | 1,516 | 346 | 1,264 | 63 | 4 | 106 | 17,252 | 113 | 6.91 | 2.67 | 2.58 | 0.73 | 18.9 | 7.3 | 1.13 | .258 | 3.21 | 7.45 |
| 5 |  | R. Clemens | 3,176 | 455 | 235 | 124 | .655 | 454 | 2.97 | 114 | 44 | 0 | 3301.0 | 2,758 | 1,088 | 1,205 | 219 | 1,029 | 105 | 0 | 44 | 13,511 | 83 | 8.66 | 2.81 | 3.09 | 0.60 | 23.5 | 7.6 | 1.15 | .283 | 3.29 | 7.52 |
| 6 | | D. Sutton | 3,034 | 665 | 290 | 214 | .575 | 660 | 3.27 | 154 | 51 | 3 | 4616.1 | 4,098 | 1,677 | 1,852 | 429 | 1,175 | 71 | 4 | 74 | 18,906 | 100 | 5.92 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 0.84 | 16.0 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .258 | 3.61 | 7.99 |
| 7 | | P. Niekro | 2,999 | 702 | 287 | 247 | .537 | 661 | 3.45 | 220 | 39 | 10 | 4800.1 | 4,516 | 1,840 | 2,116 | 447 | 1,653 | 105 | 27 | 72 | 20,217 | 179 | 5.62 | 3.10 | 1.81 | 0.84 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 1.29 | .271 | 3.97 | 8.47 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | F. Jenkins | 2,536 | 518 | 236 | 189 | .555 | 504 | 3.44 | 225 | 42 | 1 | 3706.2 | 3,500 | 1,418 | 1,576 | 402 | 795 | 74 | 9 | 89 | 15,215 | 53 | 6.16 | 1.93 | 3.19 | 0.98 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 1.16 | .272 | 3.83 | 8.50 |
| 10 | | G. Perry | 2,533 | 528 | 238 | 195 | .550 | 524 | 3.12 | 241 | 42 | 1 | 3989.2 | 3,714 | 1,384 | 1,605 | 304 | 1,040 | 82 | 4 | 101 | 16,367 | 111 | 5.71 | 2.35 | 2.44 | 0.69 | 15.5 | 6.4 | 1.19 | .275 | 3.62 | 8.38 |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 | | M. Langston | 2,432 | 442 | 178 | 156 | .533 | 423 | 3.94 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2916.0 | 2,669 | 1,277 | 1,405 | 306 | 1,264 | 46 | 1 | 29 | 12,349 | 87 | 7.51 | 3.90 | 1.92 | 0.94 | 19.7 | 10.2 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.34 | 8.24 |
| 13 |  | R. Johnson | 2,407 | 304 | 146 | 80 | .646 | 295 | 3.37 | 58 | 23 | 2 | 2040.0 | 1,573 | 763 | 852 | 175 | 963 | 94 | 4 | 13 | 8,553 | 72 | 10.62 | 4.25 | 2.50 | 0.77 | 28.1 | 11.3 | 1.24 | .284 | 3.76 | 6.94 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | J. Koosman | 2,367 | 568 | 203 | 195 | .510 | 490 | 3.44 | 123 | 26 | 17 | 3553.1 | 3,392 | 1,357 | 1,519 | 271 | 1,110 | 63 | 42 | 110 | 14,833 | 81 | 6.00 | 2.81 | 2.13 | 0.69 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.27 | .283 | 3.85 | 8.59 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | D. Cone | 2,284 | 366 | 172 | 94 | .647 | 337 | 3.14 | 55 | 21 | 1 | 2444.0 | 2,003 | 852 | 935 | 192 | 924 | 81 | 9 | 32 | 10,120 | 122 | 8.41 | 3.40 | 2.47 | 0.71 | 22.6 | 9.1 | 1.20 | .273 | 3.44 | 7.38 |
| 18 | | V. Blue | 2,175 | 502 | 209 | 161 | .565 | 473 | 3.27 | 143 | 37 | 2 | 3343.1 | 2,939 | 1,213 | 1,357 | 263 | 1,185 | 23 | 11 | 61 | 13,838 | 103 | 5.85 | 3.19 | 1.84 | 0.71 | 15.7 | 8.6 | 1.23 | .263 | 3.65 | 7.91 |
| 19 | | D. Gooden | 2,174 | 383 | 186 | 103 | .644 | 380 | 3.36 | 68 | 24 | 1 | 2606.2 | 2,351 | 973 | 1,066 | 173 | 860 | 68 | 1 | 38 | 10,835 | 69 | 7.51 | 2.97 | 2.53 | 0.60 | 20.1 | 7.9 | 1.23 | .288 | 3.68 | 8.12 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 |  | G. Maddux | 2,046 | 410 | 206 | 119 | .634 | 406 | 2.78 | 89 | 28 | 0 | 2892.2 | 2,568 | 894 | 1,028 | 145 | 661 | 77 | 3 | 113 | 11,718 | 45 | 6.37 | 2.06 | 3.10 | 0.45 | 17.5 | 5.6 | 1.12 | .276 | 3.20 | 7.99 |
| 23 | | R. Reuschel | 2,015 | 557 | 214 | 191 | .528 | 529 | 3.37 | 102 | 26 | 5 | 3548.1 | 3,588 | 1,330 | 1,494 | 221 | 935 | 88 | 16 | 117 | 14,888 | 89 | 5.11 | 2.37 | 2.16 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.27 | .290 | 3.79 | 9.10 |
| 24 | | C. Finley | 1,994 | 410 | 155 | 132 | .540 | 353 | 3.69 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 2507.2 | 2,394 | 1,027 | 1,142 | 235 | 1,039 | 65 | 24 | 26 | 10,681 | 106 | 7.16 | 3.73 | 1.92 | 0.84 | 18.7 | 9.7 | 1.37 | .294 | 4.10 | 8.59 |
| 25 |  | J. Smoltz | 1,989 | 334 | 151 | 106 | .588 | 334 | 3.33 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 2277.2 | 1,956 | 843 | 928 | 183 | 746 | 35 | 0 | 53 | 9,388 | 118 | 7.86 | 2.95 | 2.67 | 0.72 | 21.2 | 7.9 | 1.19 | .276 | 3.67 | 7.73 |
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