most strikeouts allowed from june 11, 1966 to may 30, 2003

Between June 11, 1966 and May 30, 2003, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,714
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
222
61
3
5386.0
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
9.55
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
6.56
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,115
726
329
244
.574
707
3.22
254
55
2
5192.2
4,645
1,857
2,123
411
1,825
52
8
149
21,578
178
7.13
3.16
2.25
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.68
8.05
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,985
585
299
154
.660
584
3.16
116
45
0
4137.1
3,548
1,454
1,603
303
1,343
138
0
52
17,074
123
8.67
2.92
2.97
0.66
23.3
7.9
1.18
.287
3.49
7.72
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,777
440
225
108
.676
430
3.09
87
34
2
3031.2
2,340
1,041
1,174
270
1,236
141
5
19
12,514
91
11.21
3.67
3.06
0.80
30.2
9.9
1.18
.292
3.49
6.95
5Bert Blyleven
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
6Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,640
656
311
205
.603
647
2.86
231
61
1
4783.0
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
117
19,369
125
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
7.47
7Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3,499
761
317
252
.557
743
3.27
176
57
5
5197.0
4,609
1,886
2,073
465
1,327
80
12
102
21,274
110
6.06
2.30
2.64
0.81
16.4
6.2
1.14
.261
3.59
7.98
8Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,278
800
314
268
.540
715
3.35
245
45
23
5294.0
4,933
1,968
2,276
474
1,764
117
56
79
22,187
214
5.57
3.00
1.86
0.81
14.8
8.0
1.27
.269
3.87
8.39
9Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,130
639
281
223
.558
591
3.33
267
49
3
4431.2
4,085
1,642
1,824
471
980
83
22
113
18,118
61
6.36
1.99
3.19
0.96
17.3
5.4
1.14
.269
3.70
8.30
10Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,089
633
284
234
.548
626
3.04
288
50
3
4772.1
4,372
1,613
1,866
349
1,213
94
7
132
19,509
136
5.83
2.29
2.55
0.66
15.8
6.2
1.17
.272
3.52
8.25
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
12Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,687
552
277
157
.638
548
2.87
102
34
0
3825.2
3,485
1,220
1,398
221
823
103
3
152
15,545
52
6.32
1.94
3.26
0.52
17.3
5.3
1.13
.279
3.29
8.20
13David 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
14Chuck 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
15Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,556
612
222
209
.515
527
3.36
140
33
17
3839.1
3,635
1,433
1,608
290
1,198
71
43
121
15,996
89
5.99
2.81
2.13
0.68
16.0
7.5
1.26
.282
3.77
8.52
16Jack 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
17Mark 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
18Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,430
436
159
111
.589
324
3.35
79
19
13
2489.0
2,195
926
984
254
588
37
60
39
10,097
65
8.79
2.13
4.13
0.92
24.1
5.8
1.12
.286
3.56
7.94
19Dennis 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
20Charlie 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
21Dwight 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
22Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,282
335
156
65
.706
268
2.63
39
15
3
1952.2
1,451
570
636
145
524
93
23
21
7,778
47
10.52
2.42
4.35
0.67
29.3
6.7
1.01
.276
2.93
6.69
23John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,278
494
163
118
.580
361
3.32
47
14
85
2583.0
2,226
952
1,043
206
812
40
112
59
10,610
121
7.94
2.83
2.81
0.72
21.5
7.7
1.18
.278
3.63
7.76
24Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,249
453
173
161
.518
396
3.44
170
31
4
2943.1
2,749
1,126
1,246
277
880
66
24
64
12,244
99
6.88
2.69
2.56
0.85
18.4
7.2
1.23
.282
3.81
8.41
25Vida Blue
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
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