most strikeouts allowed through august 25, 2007

Before August 26, 2007, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player through August 25, 2007
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
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,664
706
353
183
.659
704
3.12
118
46
0
4900.2
4,173
1,701
1,878
361
1,571
157
0
63
20,172
142
8.57
2.89
2.97
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
7.66
3Randy Johnson
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
4Steve 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
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
3,534
777
314
265
.542
690
3.11
303
53
10
5350.0
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,378
108
33
163
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
8.31
9Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
3,527
802
417
279
.599
666
1.70
531
110
34
5916.2
4,917
1,902
97
1,374
208
128
155
5.37
2.09
2.57
0.15
5.8
1.06
.262
2.89
7.48
10Phil 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
11Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,253
704
343
212
.618
700
3.10
109
35
0
4778.0
4,474
1,644
1,855
329
965
130
3
172
19,459
67
6.13
1.82
3.37
0.62
16.7
5.0
1.14
.280
3.49
8.43
12Fergie 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
13Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
3,117
528
251
174
.591
482
2.91
255
56
6
3884.1
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,066
109
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.269
3.29
7.60
14Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,097
564
215
143
.601
431
3.46
83
20
22
3228.1
2,967
1,242
1,307
342
708
52
81
43
13,154
72
8.63
1.97
4.37
0.95
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
8.27
15Pedro Martinez
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
16John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,926
695
205
143
.589
454
3.26
53
16
154
3323.0
2,919
1,204
1,310
268
974
54
204
81
13,635
141
7.92
2.64
3.00
0.73
21.5
7.1
1.17
.282
3.55
7.91
17Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,855
591
224
184
.549
519
3.27
151
40
16
3760.0
3,433
1,365
1,527
372
1,000
160
39
98
15,615
47
6.83
2.39
2.86
0.89
18.3
6.4
1.18
.273
3.66
8.22
18Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,832
586
217
191
.532
496
3.44
195
41
10
3638.1
3,366
1,390
1,537
347
1,099
91
40
67
15,139
123
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.80
8.33
19Frank 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
20David 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
21Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,648
497
247
143
.633
497
3.69
57
23
0
3331.0
3,204
1,366
1,457
359
747
52
0
26
13,639
67
7.15
2.02
3.54
0.97
19.4
5.5
1.19
.289
3.94
8.66
22Chuck 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
23Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
2,583
750
363
245
.597
665
3.09
382
63
28
5243.2
4,833
1,801
2,018
434
1,432
41
67
21,555
78
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.6
1.19
.258
3.46
8.30
24Bob Feller
B. Feller
2,581
570
266
162
.621
484
3.26
279
44
22
3827.0
3,271
1,385
1,557
223
1,764
60
52
6
16,172
69
6.07
4.15
1.46
0.52
16.0
10.9
1.32
.264
3.66
7.69
25Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,556
662
301
197
.604
662
3.49
56
25
0
4312.0
4,185
1,674
1,839
340
1,454
64
0
141
18,161
65
5.33
3.03
1.76
0.71
14.1
8.0
1.31
.280
3.84
8.73
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