most strikeouts allowed from may 20, 1962 to september 25, 2003

Between May 20, 1962 and September 25, 2003, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 20, 1962 to September 25, 2003
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
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,136
741
329
244
.574
709
3.22
254
55
2
5217.2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,682
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
8.06
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,096
606
309
160
.659
605
3.19
117
46
0
4272.2
3,674
1,515
1,670
321
1,376
141
0
52
17,630
125
8.63
2.90
2.98
0.68
23.2
7.8
1.18
.287
3.52
7.74
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,871
454
230
114
.669
444
3.10
88
35
2
3122.1
2,435
1,077
1,215
283
1,258
146
5
22
12,900
92
11.16
3.63
3.08
0.82
30.0
9.8
1.18
.293
3.50
7.02
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
3,574
774
324
256
.559
756
3.26
178
58
5
5282.1
4,692
1,914
2,104
472
1,343
82
12
103
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
7.99
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,529
772
312
264
.542
685
3.09
302
53
10
5329.0
4,912
1,832
2,114
398
1,368
108
33
162
21,856
158
5.96
2.31
2.58
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.274
3.57
8.30
9Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,342
864
318
274
.537
716
3.35
245
45
29
5404.0
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
227
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
8.40
10Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,191
664
284
226
.557
594
3.34
267
49
7
4500.2
4,142
1,669
1,853
484
997
84
37
117
18,404
62
6.38
1.99
3.20
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
8.28
11Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,832
586
217
191
.532
496
3.44
195
41
10
3638.1
3,366
1,390
1,537
347
1,099
91
40
67
15,139
123
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.80
8.33
12Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,788
445
227
149
.604
427
2.82
237
51
5
3456.1
2,886
1,082
1,215
229
1,111
92
11
101
14,203
90
7.26
2.89
2.51
0.60
19.6
7.8
1.16
.266
3.16
7.51
13Frank 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
14Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,763
574
288
163
.639
570
2.89
103
34
0
3963.2
3,621
1,273
1,458
234
838
109
3
154
16,098
52
6.27
1.90
3.30
0.53
17.2
5.2
1.12
.279
3.31
8.22
15David 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
16Chuck 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
17Jerry 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
18Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,542
450
163
117
.582
338
3.33
79
19
13
2586.0
2,286
957
1,017
263
603
39
60
41
10,489
67
8.85
2.10
4.22
0.92
24.2
5.7
1.12
.287
3.54
7.96
19Jack 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
20Mark 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
21Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,439
416
139
132
.513
342
3.17
103
23
14
2469.0
1,932
869
988
163
1,290
57
38
72
10,483
141
8.89
4.70
1.89
0.59
23.3
12.3
1.30
.271
3.60
7.04
22Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,424
354
166
67
.712
287
2.59
41
15
3
2076.0
1,551
597
667
149
554
99
23
21
8,275
51
10.51
2.40
4.38
0.65
29.3
6.7
1.01
.278
2.89
6.72
23Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,416
573
229
172
.571
484
3.30
187
49
15
3486.1
3,075
1,280
1,400
346
1,104
49
51
53
14,366
27
6.24
2.85
2.19
0.89
16.8
7.7
1.20
.261
3.61
7.94
24Dennis 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
25Charlie 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
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