most strikeouts by a pitcher before the all star break all-time

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters before the All-Star Game, with 3,173 strikeouts.

	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
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,173	436	184	158	.538	423	3.25	130	43	2	2967.0	2,163	1,072	1,205	193	1,543	85	6	41	12,420	145	9.62	4.68	2.06	0.59	25.5	12.4	1.25	.265	3.66	6.56
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,642	343	170	98	.634	342	3.55	52	18	0	2279.2	1,876	898	999	247	854	111	1	18	9,429	64	10.43	3.37	3.09	0.98	28.0	9.1	1.20	.292	3.94	7.41
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,549	383	188	99	.655	382	3.15	58	22	0	2666.1	2,245	932	1,033	210	850	84	0	31	10,972	75	8.60	2.87	3.00	0.71	23.2	7.7	1.16	.280	3.49	7.58
4	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,276	416	186	131	.587	390	3.29	140	33	2	2876.0	2,612	1,051	1,193	213	1,025	29	8	86	12,003	107	7.12	3.21	2.22	0.67	19.0	8.5	1.26	.284	3.73	8.17
5	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,046	388	150	140	.517	383	3.47	119	32	0	2738.0	2,620	1,056	1,167	258	726	87	2	40	11,346	63	6.73	2.39	2.82	0.85	18.0	6.4	1.22	.287	3.84	8.61
6	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,983	368	171	116	.596	360	2.98	130	30	1	2637.2	2,213	873	958	232	772	45	5	65	10,717	64	6.77	2.63	2.57	0.79	18.5	7.2	1.13	.258	3.27	7.55
7	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,977	435	184	152	.548	427	3.37	102	35	2	2953.0	2,654	1,105	1,213	269	772	52	7	60	12,151	56	6.03	2.35	2.56	0.82	16.3	6.4	1.16	.263	3.70	8.09
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	1,976	425	172	145	.543	379	3.22	162	27	6	2937.0	2,732	1,052	1,191	230	764	62	17	96	12,060	85	6.06	2.34	2.59	0.70	16.4	6.3	1.19	.277	3.65	8.37
9	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	1,969	271	128	69	.650	264	3.28	9	4	0	1664.2	1,353	606	652	205	436	74	2	12	6,721	34	10.65	2.36	4.52	1.11	29.3	6.5	1.07	.284	3.53	7.31
10	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1,880	408	184	123	.599	407	3.18	52	18	0	2754.2	2,571	973	1,097	194	568	71	0	102	11,225	44	6.14	1.86	3.31	0.63	16.7	5.1	1.14	.279	3.58	8.40
11	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,866	306	137	89	.606	306	3.44	17	7	0	1962.2	1,660	750	813	211	584	75	0	17	8,052	56	8.56	2.68	3.20	0.97	23.2	7.3	1.14	.273	3.73	7.61
12	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,825	489	171	155	.525	389	3.50	128	24	16	2952.1	2,785	1,149	1,310	275	1,027	76	57	54	12,466	127	5.56	3.13	1.78	0.84	14.6	8.2	1.29	.271	3.99	8.49
13	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	1,817	377	152	127	.545	337	3.37	156	26	4	2589.1	2,352	969	1,069	306	547	44	20	75	10,513	30	6.32	1.90	3.32	1.06	17.3	5.2	1.12	.262	3.72	8.18
14	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	1,791	262	123	44	.737	226	2.81	23	8	2	1581.1	1,198	493	542	130	416	81	8	21	6,331	34	10.19	2.37	4.31	0.74	28.3	6.6	1.02	.273	3.08	6.82
15	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1,766	252	121	58	.676	252	2.67	15	10	0	1618.2	1,241	480	513	139	409	26	0	14	6,394	55	9.82	2.27	4.32	0.77	27.6	6.4	1.02	.272	2.85	6.90
16	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	1,725	287	116	81	.589	239	3.56	41	12	8	1739.2	1,621	688	727	200	391	30	31	26	7,142	31	8.92	2.02	4.41	1.03	24.2	5.5	1.16	.296	3.76	8.39
17	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	1,701	289	130	101	.563	269	3.08	141	30	0	2127.2	1,796	729	806	155	713	56	9	66	8,801	60	7.20	3.02	2.39	0.66	19.3	8.1	1.18	.266	3.41	7.60
18	CC Sabathia	1,658	317	140	91	.606	317	3.83	20	7	0	2011.2	1,938	856	941	210	604	74	0	22	8,449	38	7.42	2.70	2.75	0.94	19.6	7.1	1.26	.293	4.21	8.67
19	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1,645	320	124	87	.588	298	3.54	15	4	1	1861.0	1,783	731	780	204	379	47	4	12	7,622	45	7.96	1.83	4.34	0.99	21.6	5.0	1.16	.295	3.77	8.62
20	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	1,626	379	116	89	.566	254	3.32	34	12	81	1827.0	1,618	674	730	145	544	32	109	46	7,513	73	8.01	2.68	2.99	0.71	21.6	7.2	1.18	.285	3.60	7.97
21	Chris Sale C. Sale	1,615	234	104	50	.675	200	2.82	11	3	2	1324.0	1,029	415	446	119	303	78	10	3	5,286	28	10.98	2.06	5.33	0.81	30.6	5.7	1.01	.287	3.03	6.99
22	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	1,531	311	126	99	.560	274	3.38	111	21	7	1989.2	1,849	747	846	191	609	47	18	32	8,280	68	6.93	2.75	2.51	0.86	18.5	7.4	1.24	.281	3.83	8.36
23	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	1,503	297	159	81	.663	297	3.77	28	8	0	1970.1	1,925	825	886	234	422	33	0	13	8,095	38	6.87	1.93	3.56	1.07	18.6	5.2	1.19	.286	4.05	8.79
24	Chuck Finley C. Finley	1,486	284	109	102	.517	257	3.98	37	11	0	1750.2	1,684	775	863	177	709	42	12	18	7,459	71	7.64	3.64	2.10	0.91	19.9	9.5	1.37	.299	4.44	8.66
25	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	1,475	378	172	109	.612	378	3.48	38	17	0	2457.0	2,373	951	1,036	210	827	37	0	76	10,319	38	5.40	3.03	1.78	0.77	14.3	8.0	1.30	.278	3.79	8.69

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Astros	75	74	.503
Rangers	72	76	.486	2.5
Mariners	69	79	.466	5.5
Athletics	60	88	.405	14.5
Angels	56	92	.378	18.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Mon 9/14	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Tue 9/15	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Wed 9/16	SEA	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Thu 9/17	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM

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Braves	87	61	.588
Phillies	82	66	.554	5.0
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Mets	69	79	.466	18.0
Nationals	69	81	.460	19.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	92	56	.622
Cubs	83	66	.557	9.5
Pirates	74	75	.497	18.5
Cardinals	73	75	.493	19.0
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Astros	75	74	.503
Rangers	72	76	.486	2.5
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