most strikeouts allowed through may 11, 1999

Before May 12, 1999, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player through May 11, 1999
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
3Bert 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
4Tom 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
5Don 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
6Gaylord 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
7Walter 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
8Phil 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
9Fergie 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
10Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,176
455
235
124
.655
454
2.97
114
44
0
3301.0
2,758
1,088
1,205
219
1,029
105
0
44
13,511
83
8.66
2.81
3.09
0.60
23.5
7.6
1.15
.283
3.29
7.52
11Bob 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
12Jim 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
13Mickey 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
14Frank 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
15Warren 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
16Bob 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
17Jerry 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
18Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2,512
630
373
185
.668
551
0.97
434
79
25
4754.1
4,182
1,585
88
827
54
70
109
4.76
1.57
3.04
0.17
4.4
1.05
.268
3.00
7.92
19Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2,486
518
209
166
.557
465
2.95
167
49
6
3432.0
3,084
1,124
1,292
280
855
154
34
123
14,097
81
6.52
2.24
2.91
0.73
17.6
6.1
1.15
.272
3.39
8.09
20Jack 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
21Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2,462
898
283
237
.544
625
3.45
180
31
17
4530.0
4,620
1,738
2,038
395
1,083
122
102
117
19,026
128
4.89
2.15
2.27
0.78
12.9
5.7
1.26
.282
4.05
9.18
22Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,453
425
141
134
.513
346
3.17
103
23
14
2492.1
1,948
879
999
164
1,312
59
39
73
10,589
141
8.86
4.74
1.87
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.270
3.61
7.03
23Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,432
441
178
156
.533
423
3.94
81
18
0
2915.1
2,668
1,277
1,405
306
1,263
46
1
29
12,346
87
7.51
3.90
1.93
0.94
19.7
10.2
1.35
.285
4.34
8.24
24Luis 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
25Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,407
304
146
80
.646
295
3.37
58
23
2
2040.0
1,573
763
852
175
963
94
4
13
8,553
72
10.62
4.25
2.50
0.77
28.1
11.3
1.24
.284
3.76
6.94
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