most strikeouts allowed from may 8, 1974 to august 1, 1998

Between May 8, 1974 and August 1, 1998, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 4,452 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,452
614
252
219
.535
613
3.21
161
46
0
4214.1
3,106
1,501
1,716
250
2,091
113
1
57
17,600
221
9.51
4.47
2.13
0.53
25.3
11.9
1.23
.267
3.66
6.63
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,030
439
226
124
.646
438
2.98
111
41
0
3188.0
2,679
1,056
1,170
211
989
103
0
44
13,056
80
8.55
2.79
3.06
0.60
23.2
7.6
1.15
.283
3.30
7.56
3Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,810
541
221
189
.539
537
3.49
181
41
0
3859.2
3,627
1,495
1,650
354
1,070
129
1
50
15,985
92
6.55
2.50
2.63
0.83
17.6
6.7
1.22
.282
3.85
8.46
4Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,720
626
235
231
.504
604
3.67
139
33
1
4101.0
3,984
1,673
1,877
440
1,222
127
10
115
17,273
117
5.97
2.68
2.23
0.97
15.7
7.1
1.27
.278
4.12
8.74
5Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,613
463
210
149
.585
449
3.30
138
28
1
3266.1
2,901
1,199
1,375
276
1,158
31
6
88
13,552
113
7.20
3.19
2.26
0.76
19.3
8.5
1.24
.277
3.79
7.99
6Jack 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
7Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,411
424
178
154
.536
421
3.93
81
18
0
2888.0
2,633
1,260
1,388
299
1,256
46
1
28
12,223
87
7.51
3.91
1.92
0.93
19.7
10.3
1.35
.284
4.33
8.21
8Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2,390
1,048
195
171
.533
361
3.51
100
20
390
3269.0
3,062
1,275
1,378
345
735
75
571
88
13,469
28
6.58
2.02
3.25
0.95
17.7
5.5
1.16
.274
3.79
8.43
9Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,269
803
212
213
.499
440
3.76
107
13
54
3698.1
3,204
1,544
1,765
370
1,599
167
210
42
15,717
177
5.52
3.89
1.42
0.90
14.4
10.2
1.30
.251
4.30
7.80
10Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,213
285
133
78
.630
276
3.45
52
19
2
1894.0
1,466
727
815
165
917
89
4
11
7,973
71
10.52
4.36
2.41
0.78
27.8
11.5
1.26
.284
3.87
6.97
11David Cone
D. Cone
2,168
348
163
89
.647
319
3.15
55
21
1
2324.1
1,912
813
895
184
869
73
9
32
9,618
120
8.39
3.36
2.49
0.71
22.5
9.0
1.20
.273
3.47
7.40
12Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,131
672
243
191
.560
562
3.70
122
30
8
3976.0
3,872
1,633
1,823
371
1,159
121
50
68
16,652
83
4.82
2.62
1.84
0.84
12.8
7.0
1.27
.272
4.13
8.76
13Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2,128
498
205
177
.537
485
3.54
143
25
3
3438.2
3,288
1,354
1,547
311
1,297
79
10
48
14,595
126
5.57
3.39
1.64
0.81
14.6
8.9
1.33
.276
4.05
8.61
14Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,105
367
180
103
.636
364
3.34
68
24
1
2519.0
2,256
935
1,021
163
818
65
1
36
10,441
65
7.52
2.92
2.57
0.58
20.2
7.8
1.22
.287
3.65
8.06
15Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
2,074
453
173
153
.531
424
3.54
113
31
2
2930.0
2,718
1,154
1,303
226
1,151
25
10
65
12,398
119
6.37
3.54
1.80
0.69
16.7
9.3
1.32
.279
4.00
8.35
16Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1,984
475
200
150
.571
471
3.41
86
26
2
3218.0
2,922
1,219
1,339
322
820
42
3
49
13,239
57
5.55
2.29
2.42
0.90
15.0
6.2
1.16
.258
3.74
8.17
17Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,969
506
211
146
.591
462
3.47
61
28
8
3092.0
2,894
1,191
1,310
267
1,034
79
20
60
12,956
55
5.73
3.01
1.90
0.78
15.2
8.0
1.27
.273
3.81
8.42
18Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1,965
393
198
113
.637
389
2.73
88
27
0
2783.0
2,441
843
969
134
633
75
3
105
11,242
43
6.35
2.05
3.10
0.43
17.5
5.6
1.10
.274
3.13
7.89
19Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1,932
398
175
126
.581
394
3.18
107
36
0
2796.2
2,395
988
1,087
228
888
38
1
79
11,458
81
6.22
2.86
2.18
0.73
16.9
7.8
1.17
.259
3.50
7.71
20Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,931
706
169
181
.483
366
3.80
53
9
32
2986.1
2,914
1,260
1,406
317
859
79
170
101
12,575
52
5.82
2.59
2.25
0.96
15.4
6.8
1.26
.277
4.24
8.78
21Chuck Finley
C. Finley
1,893
392
150
125
.545
335
3.64
56
14
0
2390.1
2,277
968
1,080
223
988
59
24
24
10,172
100
7.13
3.72
1.92
0.84
18.6
9.7
1.37
.293
4.07
8.57
22Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1,869
457
187
131
.588
417
3.29
68
25
5
2866.1
2,644
1,049
1,202
209
891
92
18
104
11,957
110
5.87
2.80
2.10
0.66
15.6
7.5
1.23
.274
3.77
8.30
23John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,867
317
138
104
.570
317
3.39
45
12
0
2159.1
1,873
813
895
178
717
34
0
52
8,928
116
7.78
2.99
2.60
0.74
20.9
8.0
1.20
.276
3.73
7.81
24Frank Viola
F. Viola
1,844
421
176
150
.540
420
3.73
74
16
0
2836.1
2,827
1,175
1,303
294
864
48
0
39
11,933
86
5.85
2.74
2.13
0.93
15.5
7.2
1.30
.285
4.13
8.97
25Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1,778
368
170
91
.651
323
3.29
95
26
4
2392.0
2,198
874
953
226
633
13
23
24
9,794
56
6.69
2.38
2.81
0.85
18.2
6.5
1.18
.276
3.59
8.27
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