most strikeouts allowed from may 18, 1966 to june 9, 2018

Between May 18, 1966 and June 9, 2018, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 18, 1966 to June 9, 2018
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
2Randy 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
3Roger 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
4Steve 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
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
3,524
766
319
253
.558
748
3.27
176
57
5
5221.1
4,641
1,899
2,088
468
1,335
80
12
102
21,389
111
6.07
2.30
2.64
0.81
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.60
8.00
8Greg 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
9Phil 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
10Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,160
648
281
225
.555
594
3.34
267
49
5
4462.1
4,117
1,657
1,840
478
989
83
27
115
18,252
62
6.37
1.99
3.20
0.96
17.3
5.4
1.14
.269
3.71
8.30
11Pedro 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
12Curt 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
13Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,099
635
285
234
.549
628
3.05
288
50
3
4785.0
4,388
1,619
1,872
349
1,217
95
7
132
19,564
136
5.83
2.29
2.55
0.66
15.8
6.2
1.17
.273
3.52
8.25
14John 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
15CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,890
520
240
147
.620
520
3.70
38
12
0
3374.2
3,195
1,387
1,518
346
1,024
111
0
44
14,101
73
7.71
2.73
2.82
0.92
20.5
7.3
1.25
.293
4.05
8.52
16Mike 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
17Frank 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
18David 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
19Chuck 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
20Tom 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
21Jerry 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
22Javier 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
23Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,529
399
196
116
.628
399
3.39
24
8
0
2638.1
2,293
994
1,078
250
791
88
0
27
10,865
80
8.63
2.70
3.20
0.85
23.3
7.3
1.17
.283
3.68
7.82
24A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,513
435
164
157
.511
430
3.99
24
10
0
2731.1
2,519
1,210
1,328
263
1,100
143
1
35
11,665
161
8.28
3.62
2.28
0.87
21.5
9.4
1.32
.295
4.38
8.30
25Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,499
550
243
179
.576
539
4.05
37
13
0
3386.2
3,487
1,523
1,656
423
933
63
2
47
14,316
43
6.64
2.48
2.68
1.12
17.5
6.5
1.31
.295
4.40
9.27
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