Between May 17, 1972 and April 13, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,184 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 17, 1972 to April 13, 1998| 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 | 5,184 | 696 | 293 | 251 | .539 | 693 | 3.15 | 207 | 57 | 1 | 4845.1 | 3,537 | 1,697 | 1,936 | 285 | 2,432 | 130 | 3 | 64 | 20,219 | 253 | 9.63 | 4.52 | 2.13 | 0.53 | 25.6 | 12.0 | 1.23 | .267 | 3.60 | 6.57 |
| 2 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,307 | 619 | 257 | 224 | .534 | 615 | 3.36 | 217 | 53 | 0 | 4472.0 | 4,177 | 1,668 | 1,850 | 388 | 1,206 | 147 | 1 | 62 | 18,476 | 105 | 6.66 | 2.43 | 2.74 | 0.78 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.72 | 8.41 |
| 3 |  | S. Carlton | 3,123 | 544 | 247 | 180 | .578 | 530 | 3.27 | 183 | 37 | 1 | 3893.1 | 3,469 | 1,416 | 1,621 | 324 | 1,373 | 36 | 6 | 109 | 16,157 | 131 | 7.22 | 3.17 | 2.27 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 8.5 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.75 | 8.02 |
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 2,885 | 419 | 214 | 119 | .643 | 418 | 2.97 | 109 | 41 | 0 | 3047.0 | 2,565 | 1,006 | 1,113 | 203 | 929 | 99 | 0 | 44 | 12,457 | 76 | 8.52 | 2.74 | 3.11 | 0.60 | 23.2 | 7.5 | 1.15 | .283 | 3.29 | 7.58 |
| 5 | | 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 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | T. Seaver | 2,434 | 469 | 210 | 150 | .583 | 465 | 3.09 | 139 | 42 | 0 | 3351.2 | 2,838 | 1,149 | 1,262 | 279 | 1,026 | 48 | 1 | 87 | 13,683 | 93 | 6.54 | 2.76 | 2.37 | 0.75 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 1.15 | .259 | 3.39 | 7.62 |
| 8 | | P. Niekro | 2,432 | 578 | 232 | 199 | .538 | 551 | 3.51 | 166 | 28 | 7 | 3959.0 | 3,759 | 1,543 | 1,768 | 354 | 1,454 | 90 | 18 | 57 | 16,765 | 148 | 5.53 | 3.31 | 1.67 | 0.80 | 14.5 | 8.7 | 1.32 | .274 | 4.02 | 8.55 |
| 9 | | D. Sutton | 2,387 | 542 | 236 | 171 | .580 | 538 | 3.29 | 118 | 37 | 2 | 3745.2 | 3,325 | 1,368 | 1,514 | 355 | 941 | 52 | 3 | 55 | 15,325 | 76 | 5.74 | 2.26 | 2.54 | 0.85 | 15.6 | 6.1 | 1.14 | .256 | 3.64 | 7.99 |
| 10 | | D. Eckersley | 2,380 | 1,027 | 193 | 170 | .532 | 361 | 3.49 | 100 | 20 | 389 | 3250.0 | 3,039 | 1,262 | 1,365 | 342 | 730 | 75 | 564 | 87 | 13,385 | 28 | 6.59 | 2.02 | 3.26 | 0.95 | 17.8 | 5.5 | 1.16 | .274 | 3.78 | 8.42 |
| 11 | | M. Langston | 2,372 | 412 | 175 | 150 | .538 | 409 | 3.88 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2831.0 | 2,555 | 1,222 | 1,348 | 292 | 1,227 | 45 | 1 | 27 | 11,955 | 84 | 7.54 | 3.90 | 1.93 | 0.93 | 19.8 | 10.3 | 1.34 | .282 | 4.29 | 8.12 |
| 12 | | C. Hough | 2,350 | 846 | 216 | 216 | .500 | 440 | 3.74 | 107 | 13 | 59 | 3780.0 | 3,262 | 1,570 | 1,793 | 375 | 1,650 | 174 | 232 | 44 | 16,070 | 180 | 5.60 | 3.93 | 1.42 | 0.89 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .251 | 4.27 | 7.77 |
| 13 | | D. Martinez | 2,096 | 643 | 242 | 188 | .563 | 558 | 3.69 | 121 | 29 | 6 | 3918.1 | 3,805 | 1,606 | 1,791 | 366 | 1,150 | 119 | 41 | 68 | 16,407 | 82 | 4.81 | 2.64 | 1.82 | 0.84 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 1.26 | .271 | 4.11 | 8.74 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | D. Gooden | 2,067 | 354 | 177 | 97 | .646 | 351 | 3.31 | 68 | 24 | 1 | 2446.2 | 2,183 | 900 | 985 | 156 | 792 | 57 | 1 | 36 | 10,126 | 64 | 7.60 | 2.91 | 2.61 | 0.57 | 20.4 | 7.8 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.62 | 8.03 |
| 16 | | D. Cone | 2,041 | 330 | 148 | 87 | .630 | 301 | 3.19 | 52 | 21 | 1 | 2198.2 | 1,812 | 779 | 854 | 172 | 842 | 61 | 9 | 31 | 9,112 | 116 | 8.35 | 3.45 | 2.42 | 0.70 | 22.4 | 9.2 | 1.21 | .274 | 3.50 | 7.42 |
| 17 |  | R. Johnson | 2,032 | 265 | 124 | 69 | .642 | 256 | 3.41 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 1753.2 | 1,339 | 664 | 740 | 149 | 866 | 82 | 4 | 11 | 7,377 | 65 | 10.43 | 4.44 | 2.35 | 0.76 | 27.5 | 11.7 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.80 | 6.87 |
| 18 | | R. Reuschel | 2,015 | 557 | 214 | 191 | .528 | 529 | 3.37 | 102 | 26 | 5 | 3548.1 | 3,588 | 1,330 | 1,494 | 221 | 935 | 88 | 16 | 117 | 14,888 | 89 | 5.11 | 2.37 | 2.16 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.27 | .290 | 3.79 | 9.10 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | J. Koosman | 1,961 | 474 | 168 | 165 | .505 | 401 | 3.54 | 98 | 19 | 17 | 2917.1 | 2,828 | 1,148 | 1,281 | 220 | 913 | 56 | 41 | 80 | 12,213 | 60 | 6.05 | 2.82 | 2.15 | 0.68 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 1.28 | .288 | 3.95 | 8.72 |
| 21 | | G. Perry | 1,881 | 401 | 174 | 154 | .530 | 399 | 3.24 | 174 | 31 | 0 | 2987.2 | 2,826 | 1,076 | 1,220 | 232 | 778 | 55 | 2 | 73 | 12,268 | 79 | 5.67 | 2.34 | 2.42 | 0.70 | 15.3 | 6.3 | 1.21 | .278 | 3.68 | 8.51 |
| 22 | | D. Darwin | 1,870 | 685 | 164 | 172 | .488 | 348 | 3.75 | 53 | 9 | 32 | 2880.0 | 2,786 | 1,200 | 1,340 | 300 | 829 | 78 | 169 | 97 | 12,105 | 49 | 5.84 | 2.59 | 2.26 | 0.94 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 1.26 | .275 | 4.19 | 8.71 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 |  | G. Maddux | 1,837 | 372 | 184 | 109 | .628 | 368 | 2.79 | 80 | 23 | 0 | 2621.1 | 2,318 | 812 | 929 | 128 | 613 | 69 | 3 | 102 | 10,616 | 41 | 6.31 | 2.10 | 3.00 | 0.44 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 1.12 | .275 | 3.19 | 7.96 |
| 25 | | V. Blue | 1,815 | 445 | 182 | 152 | .545 | 424 | 3.39 | 117 | 27 | 1 | 2950.2 | 2,661 | 1,110 | 1,238 | 231 | 1,067 | 18 | 10 | 57 | 12,293 | 92 | 5.54 | 3.25 | 1.70 | 0.70 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 1.26 | .265 | 3.78 | 8.12 |
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