most strikeouts allowed from march 1, 1973 to april 9, 2007

Between March 1, 1973 and April 9, 2007, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,892 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
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
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
4Greg 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
5Bert Blyleven
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
6Curt 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
7Pedro 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
8Steve Carlton
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
9John 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
10Frank 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
11David 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
12Chuck 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
13Mike 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
14Tom 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
15Jack 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
16Mark 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
17Dennis 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
18Kevin 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
19Charlie Hough
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
20Phil Niekro
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
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
22Tom Seaver
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
23Don Sutton
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
24Dennis 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
25David Wells
D. Wells
2,123
632
230
148
.608
461
4.06
54
12
13
3288.1
3,440
1,485
1,607
385
678
80
65
60
13,743
100
5.81
1.86
3.13
1.05
15.4
4.9
1.25
.292
4.40
9.42
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