most strikeouts allowed from july 31, 1973 to september 20, 2002

Between July 31, 1973 and September 20, 2002, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,653 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from july 31, 1973 to september 20, 2002
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,653
636
265
225
.541
634
3.22
173
47
0
4380.2
3,231
1,567
1,794
260
2,192
119
2
59
18,322
228
9.56
4.50
2.12
0.53
25.4
12.0
1.24
.268
3.69
6.64
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,904
573
293
151
.660
572
3.15
116
45
0
4062.0
3,474
1,422
1,570
297
1,319
135
0
51
16,753
118
8.65
2.92
2.96
0.66
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.48
7.70
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,738
435
223
106
.678
425
3.07
86
34
2
2999.1
2,304
1,023
1,152
267
1,229
137
5
19
12,374
91
11.22
3.69
3.04
0.80
30.2
9.9
1.18
.291
3.46
6.91
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,954
563
231
200
.536
559
3.43
194
44
0
4040.1
3,788
1,541
1,706
359
1,104
130
1
57
16,715
96
6.58
2.46
2.68
0.80
17.7
6.6
1.21
.282
3.80
8.44
5Frank 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
6Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,716
483
215
161
.572
469
3.34
147
28
1
3404.2
3,049
1,263
1,451
290
1,213
32
6
94
14,161
119
7.18
3.21
2.24
0.77
19.2
8.6
1.25
.278
3.84
8.06
7David Cone
D. Cone
2,655
445
193
123
.611
415
3.45
56
22
1
2880.2
2,484
1,103
1,209
254
1,124
106
9
41
12,099
149
8.29
3.51
2.36
0.79
21.9
9.3
1.25
.280
3.78
7.76
8Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,631
537
271
152
.641
533
2.83
102
34
0
3738.1
3,391
1,177
1,346
209
804
101
3
147
15,173
50
6.33
1.94
3.27
0.50
17.3
5.3
1.12
.278
3.24
8.16
9Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,602
522
198
173
.534
465
3.85
63
15
0
3184.1
3,062
1,363
1,513
302
1,330
76
24
36
13,590
130
7.35
3.76
1.96
0.85
19.1
9.8
1.38
.297
4.28
8.65
10Jack 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
11Mark 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
12Dennis 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
13Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,335
424
155
107
.592
313
3.34
75
17
13
2409.0
2,133
893
950
243
570
36
60
39
9,779
63
8.72
2.13
4.10
0.91
23.9
5.8
1.12
.287
3.55
7.97
14Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,306
822
215
214
.501
440
3.74
107
13
58
3740.2
3,237
1,556
1,777
373
1,623
168
222
43
15,896
177
5.55
3.90
1.42
0.90
14.5
10.2
1.30
.251
4.28
7.79
15Dwight 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
16John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,232
463
163
118
.580
361
3.35
47
14
62
2549.1
2,202
949
1,040
206
807
40
84
58
10,483
120
7.88
2.85
2.77
0.73
21.3
7.7
1.18
.277
3.67
7.77
17Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,220
520
211
185
.533
504
3.52
149
27
5
3582.1
3,414
1,403
1,604
322
1,343
82
12
52
15,188
130
5.58
3.37
1.65
0.81
14.6
8.8
1.33
.276
4.03
8.58
18Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,214
325
151
63
.706
258
2.62
38
15
3
1886.1
1,399
549
613
142
506
90
23
21
7,511
45
10.56
2.41
4.38
0.68
29.5
6.7
1.01
.276
2.92
6.67
19Dennis 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
20Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,081
419
183
134
.577
415
3.15
117
39
0
2963.0
2,537
1,038
1,141
244
921
41
1
83
12,129
85
6.32
2.80
2.26
0.74
17.2
7.6
1.17
.259
3.47
7.71
21Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,079
419
183
122
.600
409
3.22
72
17
0
2840.0
2,656
1,016
1,168
178
791
124
1
39
11,789
91
6.59
2.51
2.63
0.56
17.6
6.7
1.21
.288
3.70
8.42
22Fernando 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
23Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,064
492
210
155
.575
488
3.39
92
27
2
3338.2
3,015
1,259
1,384
328
851
45
3
51
13,719
60
5.56
2.29
2.43
0.88
15.0
6.2
1.16
.258
3.73
8.13
24Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,051
503
242
142
.630
503
3.36
52
22
0
3337.0
3,164
1,246
1,382
247
1,132
49
0
108
13,989
59
5.53
3.05
1.81
0.67
14.7
8.1
1.29
.278
3.73
8.53
25Orel 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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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