most strikeouts allowed from may 13, 1966 to june 25, 2004

Between May 13, 1966 and June 25, 2004, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 13, 1966 to June 25, 2004
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,714
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
222
61
3
5386.0
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
9.55
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
6.56
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,200
622
320
162
.664
621
3.18
117
46
0
4374.1
3,754
1,546
1,703
329
1,417
145
0
56
18,050
126
8.64
2.92
2.96
0.68
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.50
7.72
3Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,115
726
329
244
.574
707
3.22
254
55
2
5192.2
4,645
1,857
2,123
411
1,825
52
8
149
21,578
178
7.13
3.16
2.25
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.68
8.05
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,992
470
239
119
.668
460
3.10
90
37
2
3229.2
2,508
1,114
1,255
292
1,283
153
5
22
13,324
94
11.12
3.58
3.11
0.81
30.0
9.6
1.17
.291
3.50
6.99
5Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,701
692
287
250
.534
685
3.31
242
60
0
4970.0
4,632
1,830
2,029
430
1,322
155
3
71
20,492
114
6.70
2.39
2.80
0.78
18.1
6.5
1.20
.282
3.67
8.39
6Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,640
656
311
205
.603
647
2.86
231
61
1
4783.0
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
117
19,369
125
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
7.47
7Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3,530
767
320
253
.558
749
3.27
176
57
5
5228.1
4,646
1,900
2,089
468
1,335
81
12
102
21,416
111
6.08
2.30
2.64
0.81
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.60
8.00
8Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,278
801
314
268
.540
715
3.35
245
45
23
5295.0
4,937
1,972
2,280
474
1,765
117
56
79
22,195
215
5.57
3.00
1.86
0.81
14.8
8.0
1.27
.269
3.88
8.39
9Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,161
650
281
225
.555
594
3.35
267
49
5
4468.0
4,123
1,661
1,844
480
990
84
29
115
18,278
62
6.37
1.99
3.19
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.269
3.71
8.31
10Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,102
636
285
235
.548
629
3.05
288
50
3
4787.2
4,395
1,624
1,877
349
1,218
95
7
132
19,580
136
5.83
2.29
2.55
0.66
15.8
6.2
1.17
.273
3.53
8.26
11Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,831
590
295
168
.637
586
2.92
103
34
0
4065.0
3,730
1,318
1,504
249
853
115
3
157
16,520
54
6.27
1.89
3.32
0.55
17.1
5.2
1.13
.279
3.33
8.26
12Frank 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
13David 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
14Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,635
465
172
121
.587
353
3.32
80
19
13
2691.0
2,386
994
1,056
269
621
41
60
41
10,917
68
8.81
2.08
4.24
0.90
24.1
5.7
1.12
.288
3.53
7.98
15Chuck 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
16Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,556
612
222
209
.515
527
3.36
140
33
17
3839.1
3,635
1,433
1,608
290
1,198
71
43
121
15,996
89
5.99
2.81
2.13
0.68
16.0
7.5
1.26
.282
3.77
8.52
17Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,523
371
174
70
.713
304
2.64
41
15
3
2182.2
1,646
640
712
161
581
107
23
21
8,715
51
10.40
2.40
4.34
0.66
29.0
6.7
1.02
.278
2.94
6.79
18Jack 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
19Mark 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
20Dennis 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
21Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,362
858
216
216
.500
440
3.75
107
13
61
3801.1
3,283
1,582
1,807
383
1,664
174
240
44
16,168
180
5.59
3.94
1.42
0.91
14.6
10.3
1.30
.250
4.28
7.77
22John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,344
556
163
120
.576
361
3.29
47
14
121
2647.0
2,277
967
1,059
212
817
40
166
59
10,855
123
7.97
2.78
2.87
0.72
21.6
7.5
1.17
.277
3.60
7.74
23Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,312
464
204
132
.607
454
3.19
72
17
0
3131.2
2,923
1,109
1,275
199
865
130
1
41
12,981
98
6.64
2.49
2.67
0.57
17.8
6.7
1.21
.287
3.66
8.40
24Dwight 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
25Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,272
460
175
163
.518
402
3.45
170
31
5
2979.1
2,780
1,141
1,267
281
890
69
25
64
12,395
99
6.86
2.69
2.55
0.85
18.3
7.2
1.23
.281
3.83
8.40
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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