most strikeouts allowed from may 19, 1971 to september 30, 2017

Between May 19, 1971 and September 30, 2017, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,331 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 19, 1971 to September 30, 2017

	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	5,331	726	301	267	.530	721	3.19	211	59	1	4995.2	3,664	1,770	2,020	295	2,537	148	3	66	20,913	259	9.60	4.57	2.10	0.53	25.5	12.1	1.24	.267	3.64	6.60
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	3,509	656	273	237	.535	651	3.34	233	56	0	4734.1	4,431	1,756	1,943	407	1,261	152	2	65	19,538	111	6.67	2.40	2.78	0.77	18.0	6.5	1.20	.283	3.69	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	3,333	579	266	189	.585	565	3.27	202	41	1	4169.0	3,720	1,517	1,734	345	1,465	39	6	120	17,304	138	7.20	3.16	2.28	0.74	19.3	8.5	1.24	.278	3.74	8.03
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	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
10	CC Sabathia	2,846	509	237	146	.619	509	3.70	38	12	0	3317.0	3,142	1,364	1,487	336	1,009	109	0	44	13,856	71	7.72	2.74	2.82	0.91	20.5	7.3	1.25	.294	4.03	8.53
11	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
12	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
13	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2,697	503	231	159	.592	498	2.99	157	46	0	3617.0	3,037	1,201	1,320	296	1,084	51	2	89	14,705	99	6.71	2.70	2.49	0.74	18.3	7.4	1.14	.259	3.28	7.56
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,604	619	249	213	.539	585	3.47	186	31	9	4227.0	4,001	1,630	1,873	379	1,516	93	22	63	17,852	154	5.54	3.23	1.72	0.81	14.6	8.5	1.31	.273	3.99	8.52
18	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2,577	577	257	179	.589	572	3.19	131	42	3	4004.2	3,519	1,419	1,573	361	993	57	4	58	16,330	81	5.79	2.23	2.60	0.81	15.8	6.1	1.13	.256	3.54	7.91
19	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
20	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
21	Jack 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
22	Mark 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
23	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	2,450	536	239	176	.576	527	4.05	37	13	0	3309.0	3,418	1,489	1,621	406	922	61	1	46	14,005	43	6.66	2.51	2.66	1.10	17.5	6.6	1.31	.296	4.41	9.30
24	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,448	531	256	153	.626	521	3.85	26	4	0	3316.0	3,448	1,418	1,572	288	1,031	55	3	42	14,074	69	6.64	2.80	2.37	0.78	17.4	7.3	1.35	.308	4.27	9.36
25	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	2,441	696	269	209	.563	638	4.25	33	10	0	4074.0	4,231	1,926	2,076	522	1,155	146	15	69	17,356	57	5.39	2.55	2.11	1.15	14.1	6.7	1.32	.283	4.59	9.35

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More MLB News

Ray gets 100th career win as Padres hold off Giants 7-5 to maintain wild-card edge

Sep 12, 2026

Donovan Walton hits a 10th-inning walk-off 2-run homer as the Athletics beat the Mariners 6-5

Sep 12, 2026

Ketel Marte has 3 RBIs to earn big cheers from Chase Field crowd, Diamondbacks beat Rangers 9-1

Sep 12, 2026

Majors-best Brewers roll to playoff-clinching blowout and close in on NL Central title

Sep 12, 2026

Rookies Báez and Bernal lead Cardinals to 7-3 win over White Sox

Sep 12, 2026

D-backs' hard-throwing Justin Martinez records immaculate inning vs. the Rangers

Sep 12, 2026

More Angels Stats

Team Batting Leaders

25

Neto

RBI

72

Neto

AVG

.294

Meckler

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Soriano

191

Detmers

ERA

2.74

Ureña

Team Rankings

142

27th

594

28th

1,313

7th

ERA

4.20

17th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	73	.507
Rangers	72	76	.486	3.0
Mariners	69	79	.466	6.0
Athletics	60	88	.405	15.0
Angels	56	91	.381	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/12	LAA	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Mon 9/14	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Tue 9/15	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Wed 9/16	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM

Last Game

Angels

56 - 91

Final

Nationals

68 - 81

Fri 11 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

106

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.318

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.307

Lopez

Hit Leaders

177

Lopez

177

Arraez

171

Díaz

Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

101

Wood

99

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Bauers

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

228

Williams

227

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.92

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,900

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,424

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

84-63

83-64

84-65

82-66

79-68

Worst Record ATS

56-92

60-87

63-85

66-82

69-79

69-78

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	87	61	.588
Phillies	82	66	.554	5.0
Marlins	72	76	.486	15.0
Mets	68	79	.463	18.5
Nationals	68	81	.456	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	92	56	.622
Cubs	82	66	.554	10.0
Pirates	74	74	.500	18.0
Cardinals	73	75	.493	19.0
Reds	69	78	.469	22.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	90	57	.612
Padres	79	68	.537	11.0
Diamondbacks	79	69	.534	11.5
Giants	62	86	.419	28.5
Rockies	55	92	.374	35.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	88	59	.599
Yankees	85	62	.578	3.0
Red Sox	80	68	.541	8.5
Blue Jays	73	75	.493	15.5
Orioles	72	76	.486	16.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	75	72	.510
Guardians	75	73	.507	0.5
Twins	69	78	.469	6.0
Tigers	68	79	.463	7.0
Royals	66	82	.446	9.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	73	.507
Rangers	72	76	.486	3.0
Mariners	69	79	.466	6.0
Athletics	60	88	.405	15.0
Angels	56	91	.381	18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/28	CIN	@	CHC	10-8
Fri 8/28	MIA	@	WSH	2-9
Fri 8/28	SDP	@	TBR	4-9
Fri 8/28	SEA	@	TOR	1-8
Fri 8/28	BOS	@	NYY	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/12	COL	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 9/12	NYM	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sat 9/12	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 9/12	BAL	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Sat 9/12	SDP	@	SFG	4:05 PM

Between May 19, 1971 and September 30, 2017, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,331 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Angels Stats

25

72

.294

9

191

2.74

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

44

41

40

107

106

100

.318

.310

.307

177

177

171

111

101

99

.427

.395

.393

.590

.570

.554

46

41

40

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

17

17

15

236

228

227

1.95

2.01

2.18

0.80

0.88

0.92

13.17

12.66

12.14

6.13

5.93

5.76

24

27

31

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,264.8

2,156.2

1,900

1,634

1,592.6

1,424

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule