most strikeouts allowed from june 13, 1973 to september 30, 2001

Between June 13, 1973 and September 30, 2001, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,753 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from june 13, 1973 to september 30, 2001
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,753
647
269
231
.538
645
3.22
178
48
0
4468.0
3,302
1,599
1,827
264
2,235
120
2
59
18,684
231
9.57
4.50
2.13
0.53
25.4
12.0
1.24
.269
3.68
6.65
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,712
544
280
144
.660
543
3.09
116
45
0
3882.0
3,301
1,334
1,474
279
1,255
128
0
45
15,984
106
8.61
2.91
2.96
0.65
23.2
7.9
1.17
.285
3.42
7.65
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,406
400
199
101
.663
390
3.14
79
30
2
2741.1
2,109
955
1,075
241
1,160
124
5
18
11,352
88
11.18
3.81
2.94
0.79
30.0
10.2
1.19
.291
3.53
6.92
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,016
573
237
202
.540
569
3.41
201
48
0
4124.2
3,866
1,563
1,729
364
1,115
134
1
57
17,048
96
6.58
2.43
2.70
0.79
17.7
6.5
1.21
.282
3.77
8.44
5Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,783
494
219
165
.570
480
3.35
151
30
1
3484.2
3,132
1,299
1,492
296
1,254
34
6
98
14,518
120
7.19
3.24
2.22
0.76
19.2
8.6
1.26
.279
3.85
8.09
6Frank 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
7David Cone
D. Cone
2,645
443
192
122
.611
413
3.44
56
22
1
2870.0
2,475
1,097
1,202
254
1,119
105
9
40
12,052
149
8.29
3.51
2.36
0.80
21.9
9.3
1.25
.280
3.77
7.76
8Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,518
504
257
145
.639
500
2.84
102
34
0
3543.0
3,200
1,119
1,279
195
760
96
3
140
14,367
49
6.40
1.93
3.31
0.50
17.5
5.3
1.12
.278
3.25
8.13
9Jack 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
10Mark 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
11Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,434
491
189
157
.546
434
3.82
61
14
0
3001.2
2,880
1,273
1,415
290
1,252
75
24
30
12,808
127
7.30
3.75
1.94
0.87
19.0
9.8
1.38
.296
4.24
8.64
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
13Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,321
832
215
215
.500
440
3.75
107
13
59
3755.2
3,250
1,564
1,787
374
1,633
171
226
43
15,966
178
5.56
3.91
1.42
0.90
14.5
10.2
1.30
.251
4.28
7.79
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
15Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,274
533
215
188
.533
516
3.55
151
27
5
3664.2
3,507
1,445
1,652
332
1,374
85
13
53
15,559
136
5.58
3.37
1.66
0.82
14.6
8.8
1.33
.276
4.06
8.61
16John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,152
389
160
116
.580
361
3.35
47
14
10
2470.1
2,143
919
1,009
201
784
40
17
57
10,174
119
7.84
2.86
2.74
0.73
21.2
7.7
1.18
.278
3.68
7.81
17Dennis 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
18Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,141
428
188
135
.582
424
3.12
122
39
0
3036.1
2,599
1,053
1,159
249
936
42
1
83
12,422
86
6.35
2.77
2.29
0.74
17.2
7.5
1.16
.260
3.44
7.70
19Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,129
501
214
158
.575
497
3.37
97
29
2
3412.0
3,068
1,276
1,404
331
864
47
3
52
14,006
62
5.62
2.28
2.46
0.87
15.2
6.2
1.15
.257
3.70
8.09
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
21Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,024
389
131
101
.565
278
3.37
71
16
13
2150.2
1,915
806
861
216
538
33
60
38
8,766
57
8.47
2.25
3.76
0.90
23.1
6.1
1.14
.285
3.60
8.01
22Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,021
402
180
118
.604
399
3.18
72
17
0
2776.1
2,588
982
1,132
169
768
119
1
38
11,511
89
6.55
2.49
2.63
0.55
17.6
6.7
1.21
.287
3.67
8.39
23Orel 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
24Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1,981
296
132
59
.691
229
2.66
36
15
3
1693.0
1,262
501
553
129
467
75
23
20
6,750
43
10.53
2.48
4.24
0.69
29.3
6.9
1.02
.276
2.94
6.71
25Bob 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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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