
Between May 25, 1967 and May 12, 2006, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,708 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 25, 1967 to may 12, 2006| 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 | 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 | 4,502 | 672 | 341 | 172 | .665 | 671 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4704.1 | 3,997 | 1,632 | 1,799 | 347 | 1,520 | 150 | 0 | 62 | 19,369 | 133 | 8.61 | 2.91 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.44 | 7.65 | |
| 3 | R. Johnson | 4,404 | 531 | 268 | 139 | .658 | 521 | 3.14 | 97 | 37 | 2 | 3640.1 | 2,865 | 1,269 | 1,436 | 338 | 1,363 | 171 | 5 | 25 | 14,982 | 100 | 10.89 | 3.37 | 3.23 | 0.84 | 29.4 | 9.1 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.55 | 7.08 | |
| 4 | S. Carlton | 4,064 | 711 | 324 | 240 | .574 | 694 | 3.22 | 252 | 54 | 1 | 5113.2 | 4,561 | 1,830 | 2,090 | 407 | 1,799 | 52 | 7 | 148 | 21,241 | 174 | 7.15 | 3.17 | 2.26 | 0.72 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.68 | 8.03 | |
| 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 | 3,602 | 648 | 307 | 203 | .602 | 639 | 2.87 | 227 | 61 | 1 | 4725.1 | 3,919 | 1,505 | 1,657 | 373 | 1,374 | 74 | 6 | 117 | 19,132 | 122 | 6.86 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 0.71 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 1.12 | .259 | 3.16 | 7.46 | |
| 7 | D. Sutton | 3,328 | 728 | 311 | 239 | .565 | 712 | 3.26 | 171 | 55 | 5 | 4998.2 | 4,438 | 1,810 | 1,989 | 449 | 1,273 | 76 | 12 | 97 | 20,467 | 107 | 5.99 | 2.29 | 2.61 | 0.81 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .260 | 3.58 | 7.99 | |
| 8 | P. Niekro | 3,247 | 767 | 311 | 266 | .539 | 715 | 3.36 | 245 | 45 | 15 | 5228.0 | 4,877 | 1,950 | 2,251 | 470 | 1,741 | 116 | 36 | 77 | 21,914 | 212 | 5.59 | 3.00 | 1.87 | 0.81 | 14.8 | 7.9 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.88 | 8.40 | |
| 9 | G. Maddux | 3,085 | 650 | 323 | 191 | .628 | 646 | 3.02 | 108 | 35 | 0 | 4448.1 | 4,124 | 1,493 | 1,692 | 301 | 915 | 125 | 3 | 163 | 18,095 | 63 | 6.24 | 1.85 | 3.37 | 0.61 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 1.13 | .280 | 3.42 | 8.34 | |
| 10 | F. Jenkins | 2,990 | 587 | 272 | 214 | .560 | 573 | 3.35 | 261 | 47 | 1 | 4244.1 | 3,941 | 1,579 | 1,754 | 453 | 921 | 80 | 9 | 103 | 17,368 | 60 | 6.34 | 1.95 | 3.25 | 0.96 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.15 | .270 | 3.72 | 8.36 | |
| 11 | P. Martinez | 2,913 | 426 | 202 | 84 | .706 | 359 | 2.72 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2559.2 | 1,931 | 774 | 851 | 200 | 676 | 123 | 23 | 26 | 10,213 | 57 | 10.24 | 2.38 | 4.31 | 0.70 | 28.5 | 6.6 | 1.02 | .275 | 2.99 | 6.79 | |
| 12 | C. Schilling | 2,882 | 522 | 197 | 133 | .597 | 389 | 3.41 | 82 | 19 | 22 | 2958.2 | 2,661 | 1,120 | 1,182 | 305 | 669 | 48 | 81 | 41 | 12,028 | 72 | 8.77 | 2.04 | 4.31 | 0.93 | 24.0 | 5.6 | 1.13 | .290 | 3.60 | 8.09 | |
| 13 | G. Perry | 2,882 | 596 | 267 | 223 | .545 | 589 | 3.04 | 275 | 47 | 3 | 4501.1 | 4,118 | 1,521 | 1,767 | 326 | 1,171 | 89 | 7 | 128 | 18,412 | 127 | 5.76 | 2.34 | 2.46 | 0.65 | 15.7 | 6.4 | 1.17 | .272 | 3.53 | 8.23 | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 15 | 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 | |
| 16 | J. Smoltz | 2,611 | 643 | 180 | 130 | .581 | 402 | 3.26 | 52 | 16 | 154 | 2984.1 | 2,585 | 1,081 | 1,178 | 240 | 895 | 44 | 204 | 69 | 12,219 | 131 | 7.87 | 2.70 | 2.92 | 0.72 | 21.4 | 7.3 | 1.17 | .278 | 3.55 | 7.80 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | J. Koosman | 2,553 | 607 | 222 | 209 | .515 | 527 | 3.36 | 140 | 33 | 17 | 3830.0 | 3,626 | 1,428 | 1,601 | 289 | 1,190 | 71 | 42 | 118 | 15,950 | 89 | 6.00 | 2.80 | 2.15 | 0.68 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.26 | .282 | 3.76 | 8.52 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | M. Mussina | 2,447 | 451 | 230 | 128 | .642 | 451 | 3.62 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 3065.2 | 2,918 | 1,234 | 1,311 | 328 | 693 | 45 | 0 | 23 | 12,525 | 64 | 7.18 | 2.03 | 3.53 | 0.96 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.85 | 8.57 | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | 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 | |
| 24 | T. Glavine | 2,395 | 611 | 280 | 186 | .601 | 611 | 3.43 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 4005.0 | 3,848 | 1,525 | 1,679 | 304 | 1,354 | 56 | 0 | 136 | 16,842 | 62 | 5.38 | 3.04 | 1.77 | 0.68 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 1.30 | .278 | 3.77 | 8.65 | |
| 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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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 61 | .591 | ||
82 | 67 | .550 | 6.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 15.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 18.5 | |
69 | 81 | .460 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
93 | 56 | .624 | ||
83 | 66 | .557 | 10.0 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 19.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 20.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 23.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 58 | .608 | ||
80 | 68 | .541 | 10.0 | |
79 | 70 | .530 | 11.5 | |
62 | 87 | .416 | 28.5 | |
55 | 93 | .372 | 35.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 59 | .601 | ||
85 | 63 | .574 | 4.0 | |
81 | 68 | .544 | 8.5 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 15.5 | |
72 | 77 | .483 | 17.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 72 | .514 | ||
75 | 74 | .503 | 1.5 | |
70 | 78 | .473 | 6.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 7.0 | |
66 | 83 | .443 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 74 | .503 | ||
73 | 76 | .490 | 2.0 | |
70 | 79 | .470 | 5.0 | |
60 | 89 | .403 | 15.0 | |
56 | 92 | .378 | 18.5 |