Between May 2, 1967 and August 17, 2007, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,708 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 2, 1967 to august 17, 2007| 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 | 5,708 | 805 | 324 | 291 | .527 | 772 | 3.19 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5383.0 | 3,918 | 1,906 | 2,173 | 320 | 2,792 | 158 | 13 | 77 | 22,558 | 276 | 9.54 | 4.67 | 2.04 | 0.54 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.63 | 6.55 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,653 | 704 | 352 | 183 | .658 | 702 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4889.2 | 4,157 | 1,693 | 1,870 | 359 | 1,568 | 156 | 0 | 63 | 20,120 | 142 | 8.56 | 2.89 | 2.97 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.44 | 7.65 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 4,616 | 566 | 284 | 150 | .654 | 556 | 3.22 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 3855.1 | 3,065 | 1,381 | 1,556 | 368 | 1,422 | 182 | 5 | 29 | 15,877 | 102 | 10.78 | 3.32 | 3.25 | 0.86 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.63 | 7.16 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 4,077 | 715 | 325 | 241 | .574 | 697 | 3.22 | 252 | 54 | 1 | 5129.2 | 4,583 | 1,836 | 2,098 | 408 | 1,804 | 52 | 7 | 148 | 21,313 | 175 | 7.15 | 3.17 | 2.26 | 0.72 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.68 | 8.04 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | T. Seaver | 3,620 | 652 | 309 | 204 | .602 | 643 | 2.87 | 230 | 61 | 1 | 4754.1 | 3,946 | 1,515 | 1,667 | 379 | 1,384 | 74 | 6 | 117 | 19,253 | 125 | 6.85 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 0.72 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 1.12 | .259 | 3.16 | 7.47 |
| 7 | | D. Sutton | 3,345 | 733 | 312 | 242 | .563 | 717 | 3.26 | 172 | 56 | 5 | 5032.1 | 4,469 | 1,825 | 2,007 | 451 | 1,281 | 78 | 12 | 97 | 20,604 | 107 | 5.98 | 2.29 | 2.61 | 0.81 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .260 | 3.59 | 7.99 |
| 8 | | P. Niekro | 3,258 | 777 | 312 | 268 | .538 | 715 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 17 | 5248.2 | 4,903 | 1,956 | 2,261 | 472 | 1,747 | 117 | 45 | 78 | 22,005 | 212 | 5.59 | 3.00 | 1.86 | 0.81 | 14.8 | 7.9 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.88 | 8.41 |
| 9 |  | G. Maddux | 3,249 | 702 | 341 | 212 | .617 | 698 | 3.10 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4765.0 | 4,465 | 1,640 | 1,851 | 328 | 965 | 130 | 3 | 172 | 19,410 | 66 | 6.14 | 1.82 | 3.37 | 0.62 | 16.7 | 5.0 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.50 | 8.43 |
| 10 | | C. Schilling | 3,091 | 562 | 213 | 143 | .598 | 429 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3216.1 | 2,956 | 1,236 | 1,301 | 339 | 707 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,106 | 72 | 8.65 | 1.98 | 4.37 | 0.95 | 23.6 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 11 | | F. Jenkins | 3,005 | 592 | 273 | 217 | .557 | 578 | 3.35 | 262 | 47 | 1 | 4270.2 | 3,962 | 1,591 | 1,766 | 456 | 935 | 81 | 9 | 103 | 17,479 | 60 | 6.33 | 1.97 | 3.21 | 0.96 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.15 | .270 | 3.72 | 8.35 |
| 12 |  | P. Martinez | 2,998 | 442 | 206 | 92 | .691 | 375 | 2.81 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2645.2 | 2,013 | 825 | 907 | 213 | 701 | 129 | 23 | 26 | 10,582 | 59 | 10.20 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .275 | 3.09 | 6.85 |
| 13 | | G. Perry | 2,913 | 602 | 268 | 225 | .544 | 595 | 3.06 | 276 | 47 | 3 | 4538.0 | 4,160 | 1,541 | 1,788 | 331 | 1,179 | 89 | 7 | 128 | 18,569 | 130 | 5.78 | 2.34 | 2.47 | 0.66 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 1.18 | .272 | 3.55 | 8.25 |
| 14 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,908 | 693 | 203 | 143 | .587 | 452 | 3.27 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3307.0 | 2,908 | 1,200 | 1,306 | 268 | 971 | 52 | 204 | 81 | 13,572 | 141 | 7.91 | 2.64 | 2.99 | 0.73 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 1.17 | .282 | 3.55 | 7.91 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | M. Mussina | 2,647 | 496 | 247 | 142 | .635 | 496 | 3.67 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3329.1 | 3,197 | 1,359 | 1,450 | 359 | 745 | 52 | 0 | 26 | 13,625 | 67 | 7.16 | 2.01 | 3.55 | 0.97 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .289 | 3.92 | 8.64 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | T. Glavine | 2,555 | 661 | 301 | 197 | .604 | 661 | 3.49 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4307.0 | 4,174 | 1,668 | 1,833 | 340 | 1,451 | 64 | 0 | 141 | 18,133 | 65 | 5.34 | 3.03 | 1.76 | 0.71 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 1.31 | .279 | 3.83 | 8.72 |
| 20 | | J. Koosman | 2,554 | 609 | 222 | 209 | .515 | 527 | 3.36 | 140 | 33 | 17 | 3833.0 | 3,630 | 1,430 | 1,604 | 289 | 1,194 | 71 | 43 | 120 | 15,967 | 89 | 6.00 | 2.80 | 2.14 | 0.68 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.26 | .282 | 3.77 | 8.52 |
| 21 |  | 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 | | 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 | | 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 |
| 24 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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