
Between September 24, 1968 and September 27, 2007, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,575 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from september 24, 1968 to September 27, 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 | 5,575 | 784 | 318 | 282 | .530 | 754 | 3.19 | 219 | 61 | 3 | 5249.0 | 3,825 | 1,860 | 2,123 | 308 | 2,717 | 154 | 12 | 73 | 21,999 | 269 | 9.56 | 4.66 | 2.05 | 0.53 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .266 | 3.64 | 6.56 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 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 | 3,761 | 654 | 299 | 221 | .575 | 638 | 3.24 | 231 | 47 | 1 | 4720.2 | 4,208 | 1,698 | 1,943 | 388 | 1,684 | 47 | 6 | 143 | 19,618 | 164 | 7.17 | 3.21 | 2.23 | 0.74 | 19.2 | 8.6 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.70 | 8.02 | |
| 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 | 3,279 | 587 | 280 | 181 | .607 | 580 | 2.91 | 200 | 55 | 0 | 4270.0 | 3,531 | 1,380 | 1,520 | 348 | 1,266 | 64 | 4 | 106 | 17,310 | 113 | 6.91 | 2.67 | 2.59 | 0.73 | 18.9 | 7.3 | 1.12 | .258 | 3.20 | 7.44 | |
| 7 | G. Maddux | 3,270 | 710 | 346 | 214 | .618 | 706 | 3.11 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4809.1 | 4,516 | 1,662 | 1,873 | 331 | 969 | 130 | 3 | 172 | 19,596 | 68 | 6.12 | 1.81 | 3.37 | 0.62 | 16.7 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.51 | 8.45 | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 9 | D. Sutton | 3,038 | 666 | 291 | 214 | .576 | 661 | 3.27 | 154 | 51 | 3 | 4624.1 | 4,105 | 1,679 | 1,854 | 429 | 1,177 | 71 | 4 | 74 | 18,938 | 100 | 5.91 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 0.83 | 16.0 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .258 | 3.61 | 7.99 | |
| 10 | P. Martinez | 3,030 | 447 | 209 | 93 | .692 | 380 | 2.80 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2673.2 | 2,046 | 833 | 918 | 213 | 708 | 131 | 23 | 27 | 10,710 | 60 | 10.20 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .277 | 3.09 | 6.89 | |
| 11 | P. Niekro | 3,010 | 704 | 289 | 247 | .539 | 663 | 3.45 | 222 | 39 | 10 | 4818.1 | 4,533 | 1,845 | 2,121 | 448 | 1,654 | 105 | 27 | 72 | 20,288 | 180 | 5.62 | 3.09 | 1.82 | 0.84 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 1.28 | .271 | 3.96 | 8.47 | |
| 12 | J. Smoltz | 2,975 | 702 | 207 | 145 | .588 | 461 | 3.26 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3367.0 | 2,954 | 1,221 | 1,328 | 275 | 984 | 54 | 204 | 81 | 13,810 | 143 | 7.95 | 2.63 | 3.02 | 0.74 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 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 | 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 | |
| 15 | M. Mussina | 2,661 | 502 | 250 | 144 | .635 | 501 | 3.69 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3357.1 | 3,235 | 1,377 | 1,468 | 359 | 753 | 52 | 0 | 26 | 13,749 | 67 | 7.13 | 2.02 | 3.53 | 0.96 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.94 | 8.67 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | T. Glavine | 2,570 | 668 | 303 | 198 | .605 | 668 | 3.49 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4349.2 | 4,226 | 1,688 | 1,853 | 345 | 1,461 | 64 | 0 | 141 | 18,314 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.02 | 1.76 | 0.71 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.83 | 8.74 | |
| 18 | F. Jenkins | 2,547 | 520 | 238 | 189 | .557 | 506 | 3.44 | 227 | 42 | 1 | 3724.2 | 3,519 | 1,423 | 1,581 | 403 | 798 | 74 | 9 | 90 | 15,290 | 53 | 6.15 | 1.93 | 3.19 | 0.97 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 1.16 | .272 | 3.82 | 8.50 | |
| 19 | G. Perry | 2,541 | 530 | 239 | 195 | .551 | 525 | 3.12 | 242 | 42 | 2 | 4000.2 | 3,730 | 1,387 | 1,609 | 304 | 1,042 | 82 | 5 | 101 | 16,417 | 111 | 5.72 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 0.68 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 1.19 | .275 | 3.62 | 8.39 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 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 | J. Koosman | 2,376 | 570 | 204 | 196 | .510 | 492 | 3.44 | 124 | 26 | 17 | 3568.1 | 3,404 | 1,363 | 1,525 | 273 | 1,114 | 64 | 42 | 111 | 14,893 | 81 | 5.99 | 2.81 | 2.13 | 0.69 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.27 | .283 | 3.85 | 8.59 | |
| 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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88 | 61 | .591 | ||
82 | 67 | .550 | 6.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 15.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 18.5 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
93 | 56 | .624 | ||
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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 |