most strikeouts allowed from may 11, 1971 to september 22, 2021

Between May 11, 1971 and September 22, 2021, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,343 strikeouts.

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	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
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	5,343	728	302	268	.530	723	3.18	212	59	1	5011.2	3,670	1,772	2,023	295	2,550	149	3	67	20,980	260	9.60	4.58	2.10	0.53	25.5	12.2	1.24	.267	3.63	6.59
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	4,875	618	303	166	.646	603	3.29	100	37	2	4135.1	3,346	1,513	1,703	411	1,497	190	7	37	17,067	109	10.61	3.26	3.26	0.89	28.6	8.8	1.17	.291	3.71	7.28
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	4,672	709	354	184	.658	707	3.12	118	46	0	4916.2	4,185	1,707	1,885	363	1,580	159	0	63	20,240	143	8.55	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	7.66
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	3,532	658	275	237	.537	653	3.33	234	57	0	4751.1	4,445	1,756	1,945	407	1,262	152	2	65	19,604	111	6.69	2.39	2.80	0.77	18.0	6.4	1.20	.283	3.68	8.42
5	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3,371	744	355	227	.610	740	3.16	109	35	0	5008.1	4,726	1,756	1,981	353	999	137	3	177	20,421	70	6.06	1.80	3.37	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.56	8.49
6	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	3,334	581	267	189	.586	566	3.28	202	41	1	4175.0	3,729	1,521	1,739	345	1,465	39	6	120	17,329	138	7.19	3.16	2.28	0.74	19.2	8.5	1.24	.279	3.75	8.04
7	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	3,154	476	219	100	.687	409	2.93	46	17	3	2827.1	2,221	919	1,006	239	760	141	23	30	11,394	62	10.04	2.42	4.15	0.76	27.7	6.7	1.05	.279	3.20	7.07
8	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3,116	569	216	146	.597	436	3.46	83	20	22	3261.0	2,998	1,253	1,318	347	711	52	81	43	13,284	72	8.60	1.96	4.38	0.96	23.5	5.4	1.14	.293	3.64	8.27
9	CC Sabathia	3,093	561	251	161	.609	560	3.74	38	12	0	3577.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,989	74	7.78	2.76	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	8.56
10	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	3,084	723	213	155	.579	481	3.33	53	16	154	3473.0	3,074	1,284	1,391	288	1,010	57	204	84	14,271	145	7.99	2.62	3.05	0.75	21.6	7.1	1.18	.283	3.60	7.97
11	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,013	454	226	129	.637	454	3.33	26	9	0	2988.0	2,538	1,105	1,192	310	851	98	0	27	12,214	87	9.08	2.56	3.54	0.93	24.7	7.0	1.13	.281	3.59	7.64
12	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,010	405	190	97	.662	396	3.13	12	5	0	2526.1	2,055	880	948	284	676	96	2	20	10,217	73	10.72	2.41	4.45	1.01	29.5	6.6	1.08	.288	3.38	7.32
13	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,813	537	270	153	.638	536	3.68	57	23	0	3562.2	3,460	1,458	1,559	376	785	60	0	29	14,593	71	7.11	1.98	3.58	0.95	19.3	5.4	1.19	.292	3.94	8.74
14	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,806	529	219	132	.624	488	3.41	17	5	1	3107.2	2,890	1,177	1,261	327	712	72	8	25	12,690	92	8.13	2.06	3.94	0.95	22.1	5.6	1.16	.292	3.65	8.37
15	Frank 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
16	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2,712	505	231	160	.591	500	2.99	157	46	0	3633.2	3,053	1,208	1,328	300	1,085	51	2	89	14,773	99	6.72	2.69	2.50	0.74	18.4	7.3	1.14	.259	3.29	7.56
17	David 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
18	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,666	377	185	83	.690	374	2.47	25	15	0	2448.2	1,848	673	734	194	605	37	1	27	9,636	95	9.80	2.22	4.41	0.71	27.7	6.3	1.00	.270	2.70	6.79
19	Chuck 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
20	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,610	620	250	213	.540	586	3.47	187	31	9	4236.0	4,006	1,632	1,875	380	1,517	93	22	63	17,884	154	5.55	3.22	1.72	0.81	14.6	8.5	1.30	.273	3.98	8.51
21	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,607	682	305	203	.600	682	3.54	56	25	0	4413.1	4,298	1,734	1,900	356	1,500	66	0	145	18,604	65	5.32	3.06	1.74	0.73	14.0	8.1	1.31	.280	3.87	8.76
22	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2,587	579	258	179	.590	574	3.19	132	43	3	4019.2	3,531	1,424	1,578	361	996	58	4	59	16,389	82	5.79	2.23	2.60	0.81	15.8	6.1	1.13	.256	3.53	7.91
23	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	2,560	423	163	122	.572	422	3.43	17	7	0	2698.0	2,424	1,027	1,103	310	767	100	0	43	11,115	57	8.54	2.56	3.34	1.03	23.0	6.9	1.18	.287	3.68	8.09
24	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	2,536	450	165	160	.508	443	4.22	28	8	0	2840.0	2,784	1,331	1,431	373	763	88	5	58	11,935	76	8.04	2.42	3.32	1.18	21.2	6.4	1.25	.295	4.53	8.82
25	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	2,535	565	247	188	.568	552	4.12	38	13	0	3461.2	3,593	1,584	1,719	439	948	64	2	47	14,655	45	6.59	2.46	2.67	1.14	17.3	6.5	1.31	.296	4.47	9.34

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Rangers	79	81	.494
Astros	79	81	.494
Mariners	74	86	.463	5.0
Athletics	64	96	.400	15.0
Angels	62	98	.388	17.0

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Sat 9/26	LAA	@	SEA	9:40 PM
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RBI Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	67	.581
Phillies	87	73	.544	6.0
Marlins	79	81	.494	14.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	17.5
Mets	74	87	.460	19.5
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Brewers - y	101	59	.631
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	13.5
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Cardinals	77	83	.481	24.0
Reds	74	86	.463	27.0
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Dodgers - y	98	62	.613
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Guardians - x	84	76	.525
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Astros	79	81	.494
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Fri 9/11	PIT	@	CHC	2-12
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