most strikeouts allowed from may 28, 1972 to june 10, 2011

Between May 28, 1972 and June 10, 2011, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,176 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 28, 1972 to June 10, 2011
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,176
694
292
250
.539
691
3.15
207
57
1
4833.1
3,528
1,692
1,931
284
2,416
130
3
64
20,158
251
9.64
4.50
2.14
0.53
25.7
12.0
1.23
.267
3.60
6.57
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
4Greg 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
5Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,281
616
255
223
.533
612
3.37
216
52
0
4450.0
4,159
1,664
1,846
387
1,200
146
1
61
18,384
105
6.64
2.43
2.73
0.78
17.8
6.5
1.20
.282
3.73
8.41
6Pedro 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
7Curt 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
8Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3,097
541
247
177
.583
527
3.27
181
37
1
3868.1
3,447
1,405
1,609
320
1,363
36
6
108
16,051
131
7.21
3.17
2.27
0.74
19.3
8.5
1.24
.278
3.74
8.02
9John 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
10Mike 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
11Frank 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
12David 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
13Chuck 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
14Tom 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
15Jack 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
16Mark 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
17Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,429
467
209
149
.584
463
3.07
139
42
0
3337.2
2,823
1,140
1,253
276
1,020
48
1
87
13,620
93
6.55
2.75
2.38
0.74
17.8
7.5
1.15
.259
3.38
7.61
18Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,423
575
231
198
.538
548
3.49
165
28
7
3940.1
3,735
1,529
1,753
353
1,453
90
18
57
16,682
147
5.53
3.32
1.67
0.81
14.5
8.7
1.32
.274
4.00
8.53
19Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,415
430
155
154
.502
423
4.31
26
7
0
2709.2
2,677
1,297
1,391
361
741
86
5
54
11,418
73
8.02
2.46
3.26
1.20
21.2
6.5
1.26
.296
4.62
8.89
20Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
2,405
686
267
204
.567
628
4.24
33
10
0
4020.1
4,156
1,892
2,036
511
1,137
144
15
67
17,102
57
5.38
2.55
2.12
1.14
14.1
6.6
1.32
.282
4.56
9.30
21Dennis 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
22Kevin Brown
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
23Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2,372
540
235
171
.579
536
3.29
117
37
2
3727.2
3,315
1,361
1,506
352
935
52
3
55
15,253
76
5.73
2.26
2.54
0.85
15.6
6.1
1.14
.257
3.64
8.00
24Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,350
846
216
216
.500
440
3.74
107
13
59
3780.0
3,262
1,570
1,793
375
1,650
174
232
44
16,070
180
5.60
3.93
1.42
0.89
14.6
10.3
1.30
.251
4.27
7.77
25Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,293
430
194
112
.634
410
3.51
68
24
3
2800.2
2,564
1,091
1,198
210
954
78
4
42
11,705
76
7.37
3.07
2.40
0.67
19.6
8.2
1.26
.288
3.85
8.24
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

More Angels Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

26

Neto

Zach Neto

RBI

73

Neto

Zach Neto

AVG

.293

Meckler

Wade Meckler
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Soriano

José Soriano

K

191

Detmers

Reid Detmers

ERA

2.88

Ureña

Walbert Ureña
Team Rankings

HR

145

29th

R

604

30th

SO

1,329

7th

ERA

4.22

19th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
75
75
.500
74
76
.493
1.0
70
80
.467
5.0
61
89
.407
14.0
Angels Angels
56
93
.376
18.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
9/14
@
9:38 PM
Tue
9/15
@
9:38 PM
Wed
9/16
@
9:38 PM
Thu
9/17
@
9:38 PM
Fri
9/18
@
9:38 PM
Last Game
LAA Angels

56 - 93

5

Final

6

WSH Nationals

70 - 81

Sun 13 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
88
62
.587
83
67
.553
5.0
74
76
.493
14.0
70
81
.464
18.5
69
80
.463
18.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
93
57
.620
83
67
.553
10.0
75
75
.500
18.0
74
76
.493
19.0
70
79
.470
22.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
90
59
.604
80
68
.541
9.5
79
71
.527
11.5
62
87
.416
28.0
55
94
.369
35.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - x
90
59
.604
86
63
.577
4.0
81
68
.544
9.0
75
75
.500
15.5
72
78
.480
18.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
76
73
.510
76
74
.507
0.5
70
79
.470
6.0
70
79
.470
6.0
66
83
.443
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
75
75
.500
74
76
.493
1.0
70
80
.467
5.0
61
89
.407
14.0
56
93
.376
18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
8/30
@
6-2
Sun
8/30
@
2-3
Sun
8/30
@
1-16
Sun
8/30
@
0-7
Sun
8/30
@
6-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
9/14
@
6:40 PM
Mon
9/14
@
6:40 PM
Mon
9/14
@
7:07 PM
Mon
9/14
@
7:10 PM
Mon
9/14
@
7:40 PM