most strikeouts allowed since april 9, 1975 to september 27, 1998

Between April 9, 1975 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,130 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player since April 9, 1975 to september 27, 1998
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4,130
579
232
206
.530
579
3.26
136
43
0
3924.1
2,926
1,423
1,626
236
1,927
107
0
55
16,414
212
9.47
4.42
2.14
0.54
25.2
11.7
1.24
.269
3.73
6.71
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,153
450
233
124
.653
449
2.95
114
44
0
3274.2
2,732
1,072
1,188
214
1,012
105
0
44
13,389
82
8.67
2.78
3.12
0.59
23.5
7.6
1.14
.283
3.27
7.51
3Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,599
510
206
175
.541
506
3.52
165
39
0
3628.0
3,429
1,420
1,563
340
999
120
1
50
15,034
90
6.45
2.48
2.60
0.84
17.3
6.6
1.22
.281
3.88
8.51
4Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,571
595
224
215
.510
577
3.70
129
29
1
3893.1
3,781
1,600
1,795
419
1,170
121
8
112
16,406
113
5.94
2.70
2.20
0.97
15.7
7.1
1.27
.277
4.15
8.74
5Jack 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
6Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,421
432
178
156
.533
423
3.94
81
18
0
2901.0
2,654
1,270
1,398
302
1,260
46
1
28
12,288
87
7.51
3.91
1.92
0.94
19.7
10.3
1.35
.285
4.34
8.23
7Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,406
430
196
138
.587
416
3.34
122
27
1
3013.2
2,700
1,119
1,284
257
1,046
27
6
82
12,504
105
7.19
3.12
2.30
0.77
19.2
8.4
1.24
.279
3.83
8.06
8Dennis 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
9Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,329
296
143
79
.644
287
3.36
56
23
2
1978.1
1,523
739
827
169
943
92
4
12
8,302
71
10.60
4.29
2.47
0.77
28.1
11.4
1.25
.284
3.76
6.93
10David Cone
D. Cone
2,243
359
168
93
.644
330
3.17
55
21
1
2396.2
1,980
845
927
191
895
76
9
32
9,925
122
8.42
3.36
2.51
0.72
22.6
9.0
1.20
.274
3.48
7.44
11Charlie Hough
C. Hough
2,212
757
203
209
.493
440
3.76
107
13
53
3608.0
3,141
1,506
1,722
360
1,562
163
195
40
15,351
173
5.52
3.90
1.42
0.90
14.4
10.2
1.30
.252
4.30
7.84
12Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2,150
377
185
103
.642
374
3.33
68
24
1
2580.2
2,318
956
1,044
169
843
66
1
36
10,706
67
7.50
2.94
2.55
0.59
20.1
7.9
1.22
.287
3.64
8.08
13Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,149
692
245
193
.559
562
3.70
122
30
8
3999.2
3,897
1,643
1,835
372
1,165
122
51
70
16,754
84
4.84
2.62
1.84
0.84
12.8
7.0
1.27
.272
4.13
8.77
14Fernando 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
15Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,024
403
202
117
.633
399
2.75
89
28
0
2849.1
2,503
872
1,001
141
654
76
3
110
11,517
45
6.39
2.07
3.09
0.45
17.6
5.7
1.11
.274
3.16
7.91
16Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
1,971
464
188
166
.531
452
3.66
127
20
2
3183.1
3,085
1,295
1,476
296
1,228
75
9
47
13,577
121
5.57
3.47
1.61
0.84
14.5
9.0
1.35
.279
4.17
8.72
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
18Chuck Finley
C. Finley
1,951
403
153
129
.543
346
3.66
56
14
0
2461.2
2,347
1,002
1,117
231
1,024
63
24
25
10,485
102
7.13
3.74
1.91
0.84
18.6
9.8
1.37
.293
4.08
8.58
19John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,942
327
146
105
.582
327
3.36
46
13
0
2228.0
1,924
832
916
181
734
34
0
53
9,201
117
7.84
2.96
2.65
0.73
21.1
8.0
1.19
.276
3.70
7.77
20Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,942
716
171
182
.484
371
3.84
53
9
32
3016.2
2,951
1,286
1,432
321
874
81
171
101
12,716
52
5.79
2.61
2.22
0.96
15.3
6.9
1.27
.277
4.27
8.80
21Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1,912
468
190
133
.588
428
3.33
68
25
5
2926.2
2,722
1,084
1,239
216
916
95
18
105
12,238
113
5.88
2.82
2.09
0.66
15.6
7.5
1.24
.275
3.81
8.37
22Frank 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
23Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1,831
441
185
143
.564
437
3.43
79
22
2
2985.1
2,719
1,139
1,249
302
751
38
3
48
12,270
53
5.52
2.26
2.44
0.91
14.9
6.1
1.16
.259
3.77
8.20
24Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1,795
377
131
140
.483
356
4.73
44
9
0
2226.0
2,216
1,171
1,283
219
1,248
33
11
34
9,918
115
7.26
5.05
1.44
0.89
18.1
12.6
1.56
.302
5.19
8.96
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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