most strikeouts allowed from july 7, 1975 to april 10, 2003

Between July 7, 1975 and April 10, 2003, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,009 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,009
562
223
199
.528
562
3.26
129
38
0
3799.0
2,833
1,378
1,575
227
1,839
104
0
55
15,871
205
9.50
4.36
2.18
0.54
25.3
11.6
1.23
.269
3.73
6.71
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,920
576
295
151
.661
575
3.15
116
45
0
4080.0
3,487
1,429
1,577
298
1,325
137
0
51
16,827
121
8.65
2.92
2.96
0.66
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.48
7.69
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,761
438
224
107
.677
428
3.07
87
34
2
3021.0
2,321
1,029
1,162
270
1,234
140
5
19
12,462
91
11.20
3.68
3.05
0.80
30.2
9.9
1.18
.291
3.46
6.91
4David Cone
D. Cone
2,660
446
194
123
.612
416
3.44
56
22
1
2885.2
2,486
1,103
1,209
254
1,127
106
9
41
12,119
149
8.30
3.51
2.36
0.79
21.9
9.3
1.25
.280
3.77
7.75
5Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,655
542
273
155
.638
538
2.86
102
34
0
3765.0
3,429
1,197
1,372
216
811
101
3
151
15,298
50
6.35
1.94
3.27
0.52
17.4
5.3
1.13
.279
3.28
8.20
6Chuck 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
7Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,503
495
201
171
.540
491
3.52
158
39
0
3516.1
3,331
1,376
1,510
329
959
119
1
50
14,570
88
6.41
2.45
2.61
0.84
17.2
6.6
1.22
.282
3.86
8.53
8Jack 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
9Mark 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
10Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,443
578
218
210
.509
561
3.71
123
28
1
3782.2
3,677
1,561
1,752
408
1,135
116
7
109
15,948
108
5.81
2.70
2.15
0.97
15.3
7.1
1.27
.276
4.17
8.75
11Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,360
428
155
109
.587
316
3.37
76
17
13
2430.1
2,153
911
968
248
576
36
60
39
9,869
63
8.74
2.13
4.10
0.92
23.9
5.8
1.12
.287
3.58
7.97
12Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,336
1,053
192
170
.530
353
3.54
98
19
388
3208.0
3,022
1,261
1,363
340
703
72
572
86
13,211
25
6.55
1.97
3.32
0.95
17.7
5.3
1.16
.275
3.82
8.48
13Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,335
413
189
133
.587
399
3.34
115
25
1
2900.2
2,602
1,075
1,234
249
1,001
26
6
81
12,036
103
7.24
3.11
2.33
0.77
19.4
8.3
1.24
.279
3.83
8.07
14Dwight 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
15John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,245
471
163
118
.580
361
3.34
47
14
67
2558.0
2,207
949
1,040
206
808
40
92
58
10,515
120
7.90
2.84
2.78
0.72
21.4
7.7
1.18
.277
3.66
7.77
16Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,232
328
152
63
.707
261
2.60
38
15
3
1907.1
1,413
552
617
142
508
92
23
21
7,592
46
10.53
2.40
4.39
0.67
29.4
6.7
1.01
.275
2.91
6.67
17Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,198
740
203
206
.496
440
3.75
107
13
52
3586.0
3,124
1,495
1,711
359
1,544
159
185
40
15,249
172
5.52
3.88
1.42
0.90
14.4
10.1
1.30
.252
4.29
7.84
18Dennis 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
19Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,086
421
184
122
.601
411
3.21
72
17
0
2852.1
2,664
1,017
1,169
179
793
124
1
39
11,836
91
6.58
2.50
2.63
0.56
17.6
6.7
1.21
.287
3.69
8.41
20Fernando 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
21Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,064
508
243
144
.628
508
3.37
52
22
0
3360.0
3,192
1,258
1,394
247
1,146
50
0
110
14,095
60
5.53
3.07
1.80
0.66
14.6
8.1
1.29
.278
3.73
8.55
22Orel 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
23Andy Benes
A. Benes
2,000
403
155
139
.527
387
3.97
21
9
1
2505.1
2,377
1,106
1,206
289
909
55
6
52
10,645
63
7.18
3.27
2.20
1.04
18.8
8.5
1.31
.282
4.33
8.54
24Bob 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
25Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1,955
430
142
157
.475
397
4.83
47
11
0
2465.0
2,493
1,324
1,449
252
1,375
39
13
37
11,003
128
7.14
5.02
1.42
0.92
17.8
12.5
1.57
.304
5.29
9.10
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