most strikeouts allowed from may 3, 1966 to august 18, 2022

Between May 3, 1966 and August 18, 2022, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 3, 1966 to august 18, 2022
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
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
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,115
726
329
244
.574
707
3.22
254
55
2
5192.2
4,645
1,857
2,123
411
1,825
52
8
149
21,578
178
7.13
3.16
2.25
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.68
8.05
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
3,543
769
321
254
.558
751
3.27
177
58
5
5243.1
4,660
1,906
2,095
470
1,338
81
12
103
21,475
112
6.08
2.30
2.65
0.81
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.60
8.00
8Greg 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
9Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,282
808
315
270
.538
715
3.35
245
45
23
5306.0
4,950
1,977
2,291
475
1,774
119
58
82
22,255
217
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.81
14.7
8.0
1.27
.269
3.89
8.40
10Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,169
652
281
225
.555
594
3.34
267
49
6
4475.1
4,123
1,661
1,844
480
993
84
30
116
18,304
62
6.37
2.00
3.19
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
8.29
11Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,154
424
199
99
.668
415
3.12
12
5
0
2645.2
2,153
916
987
295
697
105
2
20
10,693
73
10.73
2.37
4.53
1.00
29.5
6.5
1.08
.288
3.36
7.32
12Pedro 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
13Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,151
476
241
132
.646
476
3.27
26
9
0
3131.0
2,639
1,136
1,231
322
876
102
0
27
12,765
88
9.06
2.52
3.60
0.93
24.7
6.9
1.12
.279
3.54
7.59
14Curt 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
15Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,116
638
287
235
.550
631
3.05
289
50
3
4803.2
4,409
1,626
1,880
349
1,221
95
7
132
19,644
137
5.84
2.29
2.55
0.65
15.9
6.2
1.17
.273
3.52
8.26
16CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
7.78
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
8.56
17John 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
18Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,871
550
223
140
.614
508
3.44
17
5
1
3214.2
3,013
1,227
1,316
341
732
75
8
25
13,149
96
8.04
2.05
3.92
0.95
21.8
5.6
1.16
.293
3.68
8.44
19Mike 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
20Frank 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
21Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,758
394
192
87
.688
391
2.49
25
15
0
2540.0
1,928
704
770
203
621
39
1
27
10,003
95
9.77
2.20
4.44
0.72
27.6
6.2
1.00
.270
2.73
6.83
22David 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
23Chuck 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
24Tom 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
25Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,560
423
163
122
.572
422
3.43
17
7
0
2698.0
2,424
1,027
1,103
310
767
100
0
43
11,115
57
8.54
2.56
3.34
1.03
23.0
6.9
1.18
.287
3.68
8.09
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