most strikeouts allowed from july 5, 1970 to april 9, 2007

Between July 5, 1970 and April 9, 2007, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,420 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,420
748
307
274
.528
734
3.18
213
60
2
5087.1
3,726
1,797
2,057
301
2,617
152
7
69
21,328
264
9.59
4.63
2.07
0.53
25.4
12.3
1.25
.267
3.64
6.59
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,604
691
348
178
.662
690
3.10
118
46
0
4817.2
4,086
1,661
1,833
354
1,549
154
0
63
19,820
136
8.60
2.89
2.97
0.66
23.2
7.8
1.17
.284
3.42
7.63
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,544
556
280
147
.656
546
3.22
98
37
2
3798.2
3,013
1,357
1,530
361
1,409
178
5
26
15,644
101
10.77
3.34
3.22
0.86
29.0
9.0
1.16
.290
3.62
7.14
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,658
685
284
248
.534
678
3.32
241
60
0
4924.2
4,592
1,818
2,015
426
1,312
155
3
69
20,311
114
6.69
2.40
2.79
0.78
18.0
6.5
1.20
.282
3.68
8.39
5Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,434
605
277
200
.581
589
3.29
212
43
1
4349.1
3,898
1,591
1,821
360
1,545
42
6
127
18,081
151
7.11
3.20
2.22
0.74
19.0
8.5
1.25
.279
3.77
8.07
6Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,173
678
333
204
.620
674
3.07
108
35
0
4621.2
4,306
1,578
1,788
319
945
126
3
169
18,810
64
6.18
1.84
3.36
0.62
16.9
5.0
1.14
.280
3.48
8.39
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,026
547
208
139
.599
414
3.44
82
19
22
3121.0
2,845
1,194
1,256
327
691
50
81
42
12,698
72
8.73
1.99
4.38
0.94
23.8
5.4
1.13
.293
3.62
8.20
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,998
442
206
92
.691
375
2.81
46
17
3
2645.2
2,013
825
907
213
701
129
23
26
10,582
59
10.20
2.38
4.28
0.72
28.3
6.6
1.03
.275
3.09
6.85
9Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,889
530
241
168
.589
524
2.98
168
47
0
3817.2
3,206
1,264
1,394
309
1,141
55
3
93
15,528
103
6.81
2.69
2.53
0.73
18.6
7.3
1.14
.260
3.29
7.56
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,789
672
194
137
.586
431
3.28
53
16
154
3173.1
2,773
1,155
1,255
259
942
50
204
73
13,012
135
7.91
2.67
2.96
0.73
21.4
7.2
1.17
.280
3.56
7.86
11Frank 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
12Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,711
605
263
191
.579
600
3.25
136
44
3
4181.2
3,702
1,509
1,670
385
1,042
62
4
63
17,087
87
5.83
2.24
2.60
0.83
15.9
6.1
1.13
.257
3.59
7.97
13Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,702
644
257
224
.534
608
3.49
193
33
9
4383.2
4,157
1,698
1,956
399
1,557
97
23
63
18,515
157
5.55
3.20
1.74
0.82
14.6
8.4
1.30
.273
4.02
8.53
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
15Chuck 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
16Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,576
476
239
135
.639
476
3.65
57
23
0
3214.1
3,066
1,302
1,390
345
722
49
0
24
13,142
66
7.21
2.02
3.57
0.97
19.6
5.5
1.18
.288
3.89
8.58
17Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,485
637
291
192
.602
637
3.46
55
24
0
4161.0
4,022
1,599
1,764
323
1,403
63
0
139
17,517
63
5.37
3.03
1.77
0.70
14.2
8.0
1.30
.279
3.82
8.70
18Jack 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
19Mark 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
20Dennis 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
21Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,397
486
211
144
.594
476
3.28
72
17
0
3256.1
3,079
1,185
1,357
208
901
139
1
42
13,542
108
6.62
2.49
2.66
0.57
17.7
6.7
1.22
.290
3.75
8.51
22Charlie 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
23Dwight 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
24Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2,176
467
207
173
.545
464
3.15
205
39
1
3490.2
3,272
1,221
1,412
263
897
67
3
81
14,311
94
5.61
2.31
2.43
0.68
15.2
6.3
1.19
.276
3.64
8.44
25Vida Blue
V. Blue
2,151
490
208
160
.565
469
3.22
143
37
1
3301.1
2,890
1,182
1,323
250
1,167
23
10
60
13,647
102
5.86
3.18
1.84
0.68
15.8
8.6
1.23
.263
3.61
7.88
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