Between May 3, 1968 and July 17, 2007, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,672 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 3, 1968 to July 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 | 5,672 | 801 | 322 | 289 | .527 | 768 | 3.20 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5356.2 | 3,901 | 1,903 | 2,166 | 319 | 2,774 | 158 | 13 | 76 | 22,446 | 274 | 9.53 | 4.66 | 2.04 | 0.54 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.64 | 6.55 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,635 | 699 | 350 | 182 | .658 | 697 | 3.11 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4862.2 | 4,125 | 1,682 | 1,854 | 358 | 1,563 | 154 | 0 | 63 | 20,003 | 139 | 8.58 | 2.89 | 2.97 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .283 | 3.43 | 7.63 |
| 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 | 3,905 | 683 | 310 | 232 | .572 | 666 | 3.23 | 240 | 52 | 1 | 4918.1 | 4,387 | 1,764 | 2,019 | 398 | 1,739 | 50 | 7 | 146 | 20,432 | 169 | 7.15 | 3.18 | 2.25 | 0.73 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.69 | 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 | 3,445 | 616 | 294 | 191 | .606 | 608 | 2.88 | 213 | 59 | 1 | 4490.0 | 3,713 | 1,436 | 1,578 | 359 | 1,308 | 70 | 5 | 111 | 18,177 | 118 | 6.91 | 2.62 | 2.63 | 0.72 | 19.0 | 7.2 | 1.12 | .258 | 3.16 | 7.44 |
| 7 |  | G. Maddux | 3,229 | 696 | 340 | 210 | .618 | 692 | 3.10 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4730.0 | 4,431 | 1,630 | 1,841 | 327 | 963 | 129 | 3 | 172 | 19,271 | 66 | 6.14 | 1.83 | 3.35 | 0.62 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.50 | 8.43 |
| 8 | | D. Sutton | 3,191 | 699 | 300 | 229 | .567 | 686 | 3.24 | 161 | 53 | 4 | 4817.1 | 4,271 | 1,735 | 1,914 | 435 | 1,231 | 73 | 10 | 88 | 19,724 | 104 | 5.96 | 2.30 | 2.59 | 0.81 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .259 | 3.58 | 7.98 |
| 9 | | P. Niekro | 3,129 | 735 | 299 | 257 | .538 | 691 | 3.40 | 234 | 43 | 12 | 5030.0 | 4,719 | 1,903 | 2,188 | 461 | 1,692 | 109 | 30 | 75 | 21,127 | 193 | 5.60 | 3.03 | 1.85 | 0.82 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .271 | 3.91 | 8.44 |
| 10 | | C. Schilling | 3,086 | 560 | 213 | 142 | .600 | 427 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3204.1 | 2,942 | 1,232 | 1,296 | 338 | 707 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,055 | 72 | 8.67 | 1.99 | 4.36 | 0.95 | 23.6 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .294 | 3.64 | 8.26 |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,874 | 687 | 202 | 142 | .587 | 446 | 3.27 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3267.0 | 2,866 | 1,186 | 1,288 | 266 | 959 | 52 | 204 | 78 | 13,403 | 140 | 7.92 | 2.64 | 3.00 | 0.73 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 1.17 | .281 | 3.55 | 7.90 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | F. Jenkins | 2,763 | 553 | 253 | 203 | .555 | 539 | 3.38 | 242 | 45 | 1 | 3979.2 | 3,727 | 1,496 | 1,658 | 423 | 857 | 77 | 9 | 96 | 16,309 | 59 | 6.25 | 1.94 | 3.22 | 0.96 | 16.9 | 5.3 | 1.15 | .271 | 3.75 | 8.43 |
| 15 | | G. Perry | 2,677 | 562 | 252 | 209 | .547 | 557 | 3.09 | 259 | 45 | 2 | 4241.0 | 3,920 | 1,455 | 1,689 | 312 | 1,092 | 86 | 5 | 110 | 17,370 | 117 | 5.68 | 2.32 | 2.45 | 0.66 | 15.4 | 6.3 | 1.18 | .273 | 3.58 | 8.32 |
| 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 | 2,621 | 490 | 243 | 140 | .634 | 490 | 3.66 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3294.1 | 3,152 | 1,339 | 1,429 | 355 | 738 | 51 | 0 | 26 | 13,471 | 66 | 7.16 | 2.02 | 3.55 | 0.97 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .288 | 3.90 | 8.61 |
| 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 | 2,539 | 655 | 298 | 197 | .602 | 655 | 3.48 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4273.1 | 4,133 | 1,653 | 1,818 | 337 | 1,439 | 64 | 0 | 141 | 17,983 | 64 | 5.35 | 3.03 | 1.76 | 0.71 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 1.30 | .279 | 3.83 | 8.70 |
| 20 | | J. Koosman | 2,518 | 599 | 218 | 207 | .513 | 520 | 3.36 | 137 | 31 | 17 | 3782.1 | 3,590 | 1,414 | 1,586 | 286 | 1,170 | 71 | 42 | 117 | 15,758 | 88 | 5.99 | 2.78 | 2.15 | 0.68 | 16.0 | 7.4 | 1.26 | .282 | 3.77 | 8.54 |
| 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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