most strikeouts allowed from september 3, 1963 to august 27, 2003

Between September 3, 1963 and August 27, 2003, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from september 3, 1963 to august 27, 2003
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
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,136
741
329
244
.574
709
3.22
254
55
2
5217.2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,682
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
8.06
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,078
601
305
159
.657
600
3.19
117
46
0
4242.0
3,643
1,502
1,654
318
1,369
140
0
52
17,503
125
8.65
2.90
2.98
0.67
23.3
7.8
1.18
.287
3.51
7.73
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,823
448
228
112
.671
438
3.11
87
34
2
3081.1
2,394
1,064
1,201
278
1,248
144
5
21
12,728
92
11.17
3.65
3.06
0.81
30.0
9.8
1.18
.292
3.51
6.99
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
3,574
774
324
256
.559
756
3.26
178
58
5
5282.1
4,692
1,914
2,104
472
1,343
82
12
103
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
7.99
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,466
737
310
258
.546
679
3.07
302
53
8
5239.2
4,800
1,787
2,058
386
1,339
106
26
155
21,447
154
5.95
2.30
2.59
0.66
16.2
6.2
1.17
.273
3.53
8.24
9Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,342
864
318
274
.537
716
3.35
245
45
29
5404.0
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
227
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
8.40
10Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,191
664
284
226
.557
594
3.34
267
49
7
4500.2
4,142
1,669
1,853
484
997
84
37
117
18,404
62
6.38
1.99
3.20
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
8.28
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
12Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,750
569
286
162
.638
565
2.89
103
34
0
3934.2
3,589
1,263
1,446
233
835
108
3
153
15,979
52
6.29
1.91
3.29
0.53
17.2
5.2
1.12
.278
3.31
8.21
13Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,738
559
213
184
.537
480
3.43
191
41
10
3513.2
3,240
1,338
1,479
335
1,054
86
36
66
14,605
115
7.01
2.70
2.60
0.86
18.7
7.2
1.22
.280
3.79
8.30
14David 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
15Chuck 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
16Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2,556
612
222
209
.515
527
3.36
140
33
17
3839.1
3,635
1,433
1,608
290
1,198
71
43
121
15,996
89
5.99
2.81
2.13
0.68
16.0
7.5
1.26
.282
3.77
8.52
17Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,514
446
162
116
.583
334
3.33
79
19
13
2560.0
2,259
946
1,006
260
598
39
60
40
10,383
67
8.84
2.10
4.20
0.91
24.2
5.8
1.12
.287
3.54
7.94
18Jack 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
19Mark 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
20Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,462
391
202
130
.608
377
2.76
214
47
4
3072.0
2,557
943
1,054
201
956
71
8
94
12,566
79
7.21
2.80
2.58
0.59
19.6
7.6
1.14
.265
3.09
7.49
21Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,416
573
229
172
.571
484
3.30
187
49
15
3486.1
3,075
1,280
1,400
346
1,104
49
51
53
14,366
27
6.24
2.85
2.19
0.89
16.8
7.7
1.20
.261
3.61
7.94
22Dennis 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
23Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,386
349
162
66
.711
282
2.60
40
15
3
2042.0
1,525
589
659
148
548
97
23
21
8,141
51
10.52
2.42
4.35
0.65
29.3
6.7
1.02
.278
2.90
6.72
24Charlie Hough
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
25Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,315
385
135
122
.525
320
3.03
100
22
13
2333.1
1,801
785
898
149
1,193
55
34
72
9,861
129
8.93
4.60
1.94
0.57
23.5
12.1
1.28
.269
3.46
6.95
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