best career strikeout rate with minimum 1500 career innings pitched since 1915

Since 1915, Nolan Ryan has struck out the most hitters when pitching at least 1500 innings, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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NAMESOIPGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,714
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
222
61
3
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
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,875
4135.1
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
100
37
2
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
10.61
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
75
3.18
73
7.28
554.3
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,672
4916.2
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
118
46
0
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
70
3.08
71
7.66
680.4
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,136
5217.2
741
329
244
.574
709
3.22
254
55
2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,683
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
87
3.14
86
8.06
271.5
5Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,701
4970.0
692
287
250
.534
685
3.31
242
60
0
4,632
1,830
2,029
430
1,322
155
3
71
20,491
114
6.70
2.39
2.80
0.78
18.1
6.5
1.20
.282
3.67
85
3.18
82
8.39
368.6
6Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,640
4783.0
656
311
205
.603
647
2.86
231
61
1
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
116
19,369
126
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
79
3.03
85
7.47
286.1
7Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3,574
5282.1
774
324
256
.559
756
3.26
178
58
5
4,692
1,914
2,104
472
1,343
82
12
102
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
92
3.23
90
7.99
181.2
8Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,560
3576.2
557
266
159
.626
557
3.33
26
9
0
3,057
1,324
1,435
374
1,007
121
0
28
14,646
100
8.96
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
82
7.69
309.5
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,557
3047.2
501
224
126
.640
492
3.29
12
5
0
2,511
1,113
1,186
369
814
116
2
20
12,351
83
10.50
2.40
4.37
1.09
28.8
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.42
294.2
10Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,534
5350.0
777
314
265
.542
690
3.11
303
53
10
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,379
108
33
164
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
85
3.06
85
8.31
312.9
11Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,371
5008.1
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
109
35
0
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
1.80
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
76
3.25
78
8.49
519.5
12Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,342
5404.0
864
318
274
.537
716
3.35
245
45
29
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
226
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
87
3.61
95
8.40
116.1
13Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,192
4500.2
664
284
226
.557
594
3.34
267
49
7
4,142
1,669
1,853
484
997
84
37
116
18,400
62
6.38
1.99
3.20
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
87
3.27
88
8.28
222.9
14Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,154
2827.1
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
46
17
3
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
15Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
3,117
3884.1
528
251
174
.591
482
2.91
255
56
6
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,068
108
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.268
3.29
78
2.89
81
7.60
290.5
16Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,116
3261.0
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
83
20
22
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
80
3.22
76
8.27
373.6
17CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
3577.1
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
38
12
0
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
7.78
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
87
3.77
87
8.56
223.7
18John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3,084
3473.0
723
213
155
.579
481
3.33
53
16
154
3,074
1,284
1,391
288
1,010
57
204
84
14,271
145
7.99
2.62
3.05
0.75
21.6
7.1
1.18
.283
3.60
81
3.23
78
7.97
356.6
19Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3,052
2855.1
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.2
20Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,979
3389.1
586
225
156
.591
541
3.49
17
5
1
3,207
1,315
1,410
367
762
79
8
25
13,877
101
7.91
2.02
3.91
0.97
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.74
83
3.51
85
8.52
235
21Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,855
3760.1
591
224
184
.549
519
3.27
151
40
16
3,433
1,366
1,527
372
1,000
160
39
98
15,618
47
6.83
2.39
2.86
0.89
18.3
6.4
1.18
.273
3.65
88
3.22
88
8.22
195.2
22Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,832
3638.1
586
217
191
.532
496
3.44
195
41
10
3,366
1,390
1,537
347
1,099
92
40
67
15,140
124
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.80
96
3.19
87
8.33
188.5
23Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
3562.2
537
270
153
.638
536
3.68
57
23
0
3,460
1,458
1,559
376
785
60
0
29
14,593
71
7.11
1.98
3.58
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
82
3.57
79
8.74
372.8
24Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,779
2246.2
420
159
97
.621
339
2.95
17
4
12
1,821
736
794
223
518
145
25
15
9,037
48
11.13
2.08
5.36
0.89
30.8
5.7
1.04
.297
3.18
69
2.83
68
7.29
337.6
25Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,773
4188.1
638
240
236
.504
616
3.66
143
34
1
4,063
1,704
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
94
3.78
96
8.73
66.4

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88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
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77
85
.475
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74
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64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
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11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
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.383
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