most strikeouts allowed from january 1, 1978 to july 17, 1999

Between January 1, 1978 and July 17, 1999, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 3,288 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from january 1, 1978 to July 17, 1999
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,288
476
183
160
.534
476
3.29
84
27
0
3152.0
2,386
1,151
1,311
199
1,411
87
0
46
13,116
174
9.39
4.03
2.33
0.57
25.1
10.8
1.20
.269
3.74
6.81
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,237
466
241
128
.653
465
3.00
115
45
0
3368.2
2,836
1,124
1,243
226
1,054
107
0
44
13,813
85
8.65
2.82
3.07
0.60
23.4
7.6
1.15
.284
3.32
7.58
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,548
317
152
86
.639
308
3.32
63
24
2
2139.0
1,645
789
883
186
989
97
4
14
8,940
74
10.72
4.16
2.58
0.78
28.5
11.1
1.23
.285
3.72
6.92
4Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,450
542
253
185
.578
521
3.90
174
28
0
3778.1
3,529
1,638
1,795
385
1,367
58
10
99
15,931
203
5.84
3.26
1.79
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.269
4.28
8.41
5Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,445
449
179
156
.534
424
3.94
81
18
0
2937.2
2,693
1,287
1,415
309
1,273
46
3
30
12,441
88
7.49
3.90
1.92
0.95
19.7
10.2
1.35
.285
4.34
8.25
6David Cone
D. Cone
2,330
376
177
97
.646
347
3.16
55
21
1
2510.0
2,070
881
965
198
946
85
9
33
10,400
124
8.35
3.39
2.46
0.71
22.4
9.1
1.20
.274
3.46
7.42
7Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,212
396
187
106
.638
389
3.41
68
24
1
2662.1
2,404
1,009
1,105
181
895
71
1
38
11,085
70
7.48
3.03
2.47
0.61
20.0
8.1
1.24
.288
3.74
8.13
8Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,099
423
212
122
.635
419
2.79
89
28
0
2979.2
2,657
925
1,062
152
677
79
3
114
12,077
46
6.34
2.04
3.10
0.46
17.4
5.6
1.12
.276
3.21
8.03
9Fernando 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
10Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,052
422
158
138
.534
365
3.76
56
14
0
2576.1
2,467
1,077
1,201
247
1,073
69
24
26
10,986
109
7.17
3.75
1.91
0.86
18.7
9.8
1.37
.294
4.20
8.62
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,028
342
154
108
.588
342
3.37
47
14
0
2323.1
2,006
869
954
188
755
35
0
53
9,578
118
7.86
2.92
2.69
0.73
21.2
7.9
1.19
.277
3.70
7.77
12Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,024
646
230
184
.556
547
3.69
116
30
4
3805.1
3,717
1,559
1,741
361
1,093
114
31
65
15,939
78
4.79
2.59
1.85
0.85
12.7
6.9
1.26
.272
4.12
8.79
13Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,993
573
182
183
.499
439
3.86
107
13
9
3278.2
2,900
1,405
1,602
341
1,383
140
64
31
13,944
152
5.47
3.80
1.44
0.94
14.3
9.9
1.31
.254
4.40
7.96
14Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,973
410
165
137
.546
406
3.71
112
25
0
2826.1
2,752
1,166
1,276
282
769
97
1
41
11,798
68
6.28
2.45
2.57
0.90
16.7
6.5
1.25
.285
4.06
8.76
15Bob 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
16Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1,968
487
199
140
.587
447
3.39
68
25
5
3028.2
2,832
1,141
1,297
224
964
100
18
105
12,693
115
5.85
2.86
2.04
0.67
15.5
7.6
1.25
.276
3.85
8.42
17Danny 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
18Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1,875
395
136
145
.484
374
4.78
45
10
0
2327.2
2,333
1,235
1,356
231
1,300
36
11
35
10,375
120
7.25
5.03
1.44
0.89
18.1
12.5
1.56
.303
5.24
9.02
19Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
1,858
968
157
139
.530
274
3.57
73
12
387
2652.1
2,560
1,052
1,139
287
516
56
569
69
10,913
15
6.30
1.75
3.60
0.97
17.0
4.7
1.16
.277
3.86
8.69
20Frank Viola
F. Viola
1,844
421
176
150
.540
420
3.73
74
16
0
2836.1
2,827
1,175
1,303
294
864
48
0
39
11,933
86
5.85
2.74
2.13
0.93
15.5
7.2
1.30
.285
4.13
8.97
21Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1,836
496
174
187
.482
479
4.00
70
15
1
3106.1
3,157
1,379
1,555
355
963
93
7
99
13,262
92
5.32
2.79
1.91
1.03
13.8
7.3
1.33
.280
4.51
9.15
22Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1,827
323
138
108
.561
309
3.43
79
20
1
2230.2
2,034
849
977
190
783
20
6
68
9,306
89
7.37
3.16
2.33
0.77
19.6
8.4
1.26
.284
3.94
8.21
23Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
1,743
307
114
96
.543
300
3.36
25
9
1
1866.2
1,421
696
749
191
715
41
2
33
7,668
22
8.40
3.45
2.44
0.92
22.7
9.3
1.14
.247
3.61
6.85
24Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
1,741
523
168
129
.566
348
3.95
55
9
19
2629.2
2,499
1,154
1,259
264
1,034
62
87
46
11,251
119
5.96
3.54
1.68
0.90
15.5
9.2
1.34
.274
4.31
8.55
25Tom Candiotti
T. Candiotti
1,732
447
151
163
.481
409
3.70
68
11
0
2719.2
2,652
1,119
1,288
248
879
84
10
31
11,536
118
5.73
2.91
1.97
0.82
15.0
7.6
1.30
.280
4.26
8.78
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