Between March 1, 1973 and September 30, 2006, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,892 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from march 1, 1973 to September 30, 2006| NAME | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 4,892 | 663 | 276 | 238 | .537 | 660 | 3.21 | 189 | 50 | 1 | 4592.0 | 3,388 | 1,636 | 1,868 | 273 | 2,294 | 124 | 3 | 60 | 19,195 | 236 | 9.59 | 4.50 | 2.13 | 0.54 | 25.5 | 12.0 | 1.24 | .268 | 3.66 | 6.64 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | G. Maddux | 3,169 | 677 | 333 | 203 | .621 | 673 | 3.07 | 108 | 35 | 0 | 4616.1 | 4,301 | 1,574 | 1,784 | 318 | 944 | 125 | 3 | 169 | 18,787 | 63 | 6.18 | 1.84 | 3.36 | 0.62 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.48 | 8.39 |
| 5 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,114 | 588 | 244 | 209 | .539 | 584 | 3.39 | 209 | 51 | 0 | 4240.1 | 3,975 | 1,598 | 1,775 | 370 | 1,147 | 138 | 1 | 57 | 17,532 | 100 | 6.61 | 2.43 | 2.71 | 0.79 | 17.8 | 6.5 | 1.21 | .282 | 3.77 | 8.44 |
| 6 | | C. Schilling | 3,015 | 545 | 207 | 138 | .600 | 412 | 3.44 | 82 | 19 | 22 | 3110.0 | 2,833 | 1,188 | 1,250 | 326 | 688 | 50 | 81 | 42 | 12,651 | 72 | 8.73 | 1.99 | 4.38 | 0.94 | 23.8 | 5.4 | 1.13 | .292 | 3.62 | 8.20 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | S. Carlton | 2,875 | 510 | 225 | 172 | .567 | 496 | 3.37 | 158 | 31 | 1 | 3606.0 | 3,246 | 1,352 | 1,550 | 308 | 1,297 | 35 | 6 | 102 | 15,023 | 123 | 7.18 | 3.24 | 2.22 | 0.77 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.87 | 8.10 |
| 9 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,773 | 669 | 192 | 137 | .584 | 428 | 3.28 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3155.1 | 2,752 | 1,150 | 1,250 | 257 | 934 | 49 | 204 | 72 | 12,930 | 134 | 7.91 | 2.66 | 2.97 | 0.73 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 1.17 | .280 | 3.57 | 7.85 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | M. Mussina | 2,572 | 475 | 239 | 134 | .641 | 475 | 3.63 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3210.1 | 3,058 | 1,296 | 1,384 | 345 | 719 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 13,118 | 66 | 7.21 | 2.02 | 3.58 | 0.97 | 19.6 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .288 | 3.88 | 8.57 |
| 14 | | T. Glavine | 2,481 | 635 | 290 | 191 | .603 | 635 | 3.46 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 4149.2 | 4,012 | 1,596 | 1,758 | 322 | 1,399 | 61 | 0 | 139 | 17,468 | 63 | 5.38 | 3.03 | 1.77 | 0.70 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 1.30 | .279 | 3.81 | 8.70 |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | C. Hough | 2,346 | 844 | 216 | 216 | .500 | 440 | 3.74 | 107 | 13 | 59 | 3777.1 | 3,260 | 1,569 | 1,792 | 375 | 1,648 | 173 | 230 | 44 | 16,057 | 180 | 5.59 | 3.93 | 1.42 | 0.89 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .251 | 4.27 | 7.77 |
| 20 | | P. Niekro | 2,301 | 548 | 221 | 190 | .538 | 522 | 3.53 | 154 | 27 | 7 | 3735.1 | 3,557 | 1,465 | 1,675 | 337 | 1,405 | 86 | 17 | 54 | 15,843 | 138 | 5.54 | 3.39 | 1.64 | 0.81 | 14.5 | 8.9 | 1.33 | .275 | 4.04 | 8.57 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 |  | T. Seaver | 2,236 | 441 | 195 | 139 | .584 | 437 | 3.09 | 128 | 40 | 0 | 3141.2 | 2,666 | 1,077 | 1,185 | 260 | 961 | 43 | 1 | 85 | 12,827 | 86 | 6.41 | 2.75 | 2.33 | 0.74 | 17.4 | 7.5 | 1.15 | .258 | 3.39 | 7.64 |
| 23 | | D. Sutton | 2,215 | 515 | 222 | 162 | .578 | 511 | 3.34 | 103 | 30 | 2 | 3524.2 | 3,161 | 1,308 | 1,439 | 343 | 888 | 49 | 3 | 54 | 14,451 | 68 | 5.66 | 2.27 | 2.49 | 0.88 | 15.3 | 6.1 | 1.15 | .257 | 3.67 | 8.07 |
| 24 | | 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 |
| 25 | | D. Wells | 2,119 | 631 | 230 | 148 | .608 | 460 | 4.07 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3281.2 | 3,434 | 1,483 | 1,605 | 385 | 677 | 80 | 65 | 60 | 13,719 | 100 | 5.81 | 1.86 | 3.13 | 1.06 | 15.4 | 4.9 | 1.25 | .292 | 4.40 | 9.42 |
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