most strikeouts allowed from may 12, 1975 to september 27, 1998

Between May 12, 1975 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 4,080 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 12, 1975 to september 27, 1998
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,080
573
227
205
.525
573
3.28
133
41
0
3877.1
2,891
1,411
1,613
234
1,894
106
0
55
16,214
210
9.47
4.40
2.15
0.54
25.2
11.7
1.23
.268
3.74
6.71
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,153
450
233
124
.653
449
2.95
114
44
0
3274.2
2,732
1,072
1,188
214
1,012
105
0
44
13,389
82
8.67
2.78
3.12
0.59
23.5
7.6
1.14
.283
3.27
7.51
3Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,551
503
203
174
.538
499
3.53
161
39
0
3570.0
3,384
1,402
1,541
335
979
119
1
50
14,799
90
6.43
2.47
2.61
0.84
17.2
6.6
1.22
.282
3.88
8.53
4Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,542
589
222
215
.508
572
3.71
128
28
1
3866.1
3,760
1,593
1,788
417
1,159
120
7
112
16,298
112
5.92
2.70
2.19
0.97
15.6
7.1
1.27
.277
4.16
8.75
5Jack 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
6Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,421
432
178
156
.533
423
3.94
81
18
0
2901.0
2,654
1,270
1,398
302
1,260
46
1
28
12,288
87
7.51
3.91
1.92
0.94
19.7
10.3
1.35
.285
4.34
8.23
7Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,392
1,064
196
171
.534
361
3.52
100
20
390
3274.2
3,067
1,279
1,381
347
730
74
575
88
13,484
28
6.57
2.01
3.28
0.95
17.7
5.4
1.16
.274
3.80
8.43
8Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,382
424
195
135
.591
410
3.31
120
27
1
2981.2
2,665
1,097
1,261
252
1,031
27
6
82
12,363
105
7.19
3.11
2.31
0.76
19.3
8.3
1.24
.278
3.81
8.04
9Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,329
296
143
79
.644
287
3.36
56
23
2
1978.1
1,523
739
827
169
943
92
4
12
8,302
71
10.60
4.29
2.47
0.77
28.1
11.4
1.25
.284
3.76
6.93
10David Cone
D. Cone
2,243
359
168
93
.644
330
3.17
55
21
1
2396.2
1,980
845
927
191
895
76
9
32
9,925
122
8.42
3.36
2.51
0.72
22.6
9.0
1.20
.274
3.48
7.44
11Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,204
749
203
207
.495
440
3.75
107
13
52
3595.2
3,133
1,500
1,716
359
1,554
161
191
40
15,297
173
5.52
3.89
1.42
0.90
14.4
10.2
1.30
.252
4.30
7.84
12Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,150
377
185
103
.642
374
3.33
68
24
1
2580.2
2,318
956
1,044
169
843
66
1
36
10,706
67
7.50
2.94
2.55
0.59
20.1
7.9
1.22
.287
3.64
8.08
13Dennis 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
14Fernando 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
15Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,024
403
202
117
.633
399
2.75
89
28
0
2849.1
2,503
872
1,001
141
654
76
3
110
11,517
45
6.39
2.07
3.09
0.45
17.6
5.7
1.11
.274
3.16
7.91
16Bob 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
17Chuck Finley
C. Finley
1,951
403
153
129
.543
346
3.66
56
14
0
2461.2
2,347
1,002
1,117
231
1,024
63
24
25
10,485
102
7.13
3.74
1.91
0.84
18.6
9.8
1.37
.293
4.08
8.58
18Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
1,944
458
186
164
.531
446
3.68
124
20
2
3134.1
3,033
1,280
1,461
291
1,216
73
9
46
13,376
121
5.58
3.49
1.60
0.84
14.5
9.1
1.36
.278
4.20
8.71
19John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,942
327
146
105
.582
327
3.36
46
13
0
2228.0
1,924
832
916
181
734
34
0
53
9,201
117
7.84
2.96
2.65
0.73
21.1
8.0
1.19
.276
3.70
7.77
20Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,942
716
171
182
.484
371
3.84
53
9
32
3016.2
2,951
1,286
1,432
321
874
81
171
101
12,716
52
5.79
2.61
2.22
0.96
15.3
6.9
1.27
.277
4.27
8.80
21Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1,912
468
190
133
.588
428
3.33
68
25
5
2926.2
2,722
1,084
1,239
216
916
95
18
105
12,238
113
5.88
2.82
2.09
0.66
15.6
7.5
1.24
.275
3.81
8.37
22Frank Viola
F. Viola
1,844
421
176
150
.540
420
3.73
74
16
0
2836.1
2,827
1,175
1,303
294
864
48
0
39
11,933
86
5.85
2.74
2.13
0.93
15.5
7.2
1.30
.285
4.13
8.97
23Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1,795
377
131
140
.483
356
4.73
44
9
0
2226.0
2,216
1,171
1,283
219
1,248
33
11
34
9,918
115
7.26
5.05
1.44
0.89
18.1
12.6
1.56
.302
5.19
8.96
24Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1,778
368
170
91
.651
323
3.29
95
26
4
2392.0
2,198
874
953
226
633
13
23
24
9,794
56
6.69
2.38
2.81
0.85
18.2
6.5
1.18
.276
3.59
8.27
25Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1,774
433
178
142
.556
429
3.48
73
19
2
2919.2
2,675
1,129
1,236
300
740
38
3
47
12,020
52
5.47
2.28
2.40
0.92
14.8
6.2
1.17
.259
3.81
8.25
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