Rube Waddell struck out the most hitters by a starting pitcher in his first 4 seasons, with 1,008 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 |  | R. Waddell | 1,008 | 141 | 78 | 58 | .574 | 141 | 2.25 | 125 | 15 | 0 | 1202.1 | 1,034 | 301 | 439 | 20 | 310 | 44 | 0 | 37 | 7.55 | 2.32 | 3.25 | 0.15 | 6.7 | 1.12 | .314 | 3.29 | 7.74 | |||
| 2 | | T. Lincecum | 903 | 122 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 122 | 3.04 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 807.0 | 662 | 273 | 294 | 51 | 289 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 3,329 | 46 | 10.07 | 3.22 | 3.12 | 0.57 | 27.1 | 8.7 | 1.18 | .296 | 3.28 | 7.38 |
| 3 | | D. Gooden | 892 | 124 | 73 | 26 | .737 | 124 | 2.46 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 924.1 | 718 | 253 | 283 | 48 | 275 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 3,694 | 14 | 8.69 | 2.68 | 3.24 | 0.47 | 24.1 | 7.4 | 1.07 | .271 | 2.76 | 6.99 |
| 4 | | H. Nomo | 867 | 122 | 49 | 41 | .544 | 122 | 3.68 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 780.1 | 624 | 319 | 348 | 79 | 349 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 3,288 | 54 | 10.00 | 4.03 | 2.48 | 0.91 | 26.4 | 10.6 | 1.25 | .276 | 4.01 | 7.20 |
| 5 |  | T. Seaver | 863 | 140 | 75 | 43 | .636 | 140 | 2.49 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 1090.0 | 876 | 302 | 335 | 79 | 289 | 24 | 0 | 27 | 4,364 | 26 | 7.13 | 2.39 | 2.99 | 0.65 | 19.8 | 6.6 | 1.07 | .256 | 2.77 | 7.23 |
| 6 | | C. Mathewson | 856 | 159 | 92 | 58 | .613 | 159 | 1.06 | 136 | 20 | 0 | 1331.1 | 1,149 | 499 | 16 | 349 | 34 | 0 | 62 | 5.79 | 2.36 | 2.45 | 0.11 | 6.6 | 1.13 | .279 | 3.37 | 7.77 | ||||
| 7 | | B. Blyleven | 841 | 141 | 62 | 56 | .525 | 141 | 2.73 | 58 | 18 | 0 | 1047.2 | 944 | 318 | 358 | 74 | 239 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 4,247 | 21 | 7.22 | 2.05 | 3.52 | 0.64 | 19.8 | 5.6 | 1.13 | .284 | 3.08 | 8.11 |
| 8 |  | Y. Darvish | 812 | 100 | 46 | 30 | .605 | 100 | 3.29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 645.2 | 515 | 236 | 254 | 65 | 249 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 2,678 | 35 | 11.32 | 3.47 | 3.26 | 0.91 | 30.3 | 9.3 | 1.18 | .294 | 3.54 | 7.18 |
| 9 | | K. Wood | 799 | 110 | 45 | 30 | .600 | 110 | 3.75 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 691.2 | 525 | 288 | 308 | 69 | 361 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 2,937 | 28 | 10.40 | 4.70 | 2.21 | 0.90 | 27.2 | 12.3 | 1.28 | .274 | 4.01 | 6.83 |
| 10 | | M. Langston | 777 | 128 | 54 | 51 | .514 | 128 | 4.27 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 856.2 | 781 | 406 | 457 | 98 | 443 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 3,725 | 25 | 8.16 | 4.65 | 1.75 | 1.03 | 20.9 | 11.9 | 1.43 | .286 | 4.80 | 8.21 |
| 11 | | T. Higuera | 760 | 130 | 69 | 38 | .645 | 130 | 3.27 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 942.1 | 814 | 342 | 375 | 87 | 282 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 3,859 | 11 | 7.26 | 2.69 | 2.70 | 0.83 | 19.7 | 7.3 | 1.16 | .268 | 3.58 | 7.77 |
| 12 |  | C. Kershaw | 741 | 116 | 47 | 28 | .627 | 116 | 2.89 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 713.1 | 560 | 229 | 245 | 46 | 276 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 2,919 | 28 | 9.35 | 3.48 | 2.68 | 0.58 | 25.4 | 9.5 | 1.17 | .279 | 3.09 | 7.07 |
| 13 | | D. Sutton | 734 | 137 | 50 | 57 | .467 | 137 | 3.32 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 935.1 | 849 | 345 | 370 | 67 | 249 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 3,856 | 20 | 7.06 | 2.40 | 2.95 | 0.64 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 1.17 | .280 | 3.56 | 8.17 |
| 14 |  | J. deGrom | 731 | 107 | 45 | 32 | .584 | 107 | 2.98 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 680.2 | 588 | 225 | 243 | 66 | 176 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2,747 | 18 | 9.67 | 2.33 | 4.15 | 0.87 | 26.6 | 6.4 | 1.12 | .296 | 3.21 | 7.77 |
| 15 | | F. Tanana | 724 | 106 | 49 | 40 | .551 | 106 | 2.75 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 828.1 | 694 | 253 | 280 | 73 | 229 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 3,356 | 18 | 7.87 | 2.49 | 3.16 | 0.79 | 21.6 | 6.8 | 1.11 | .269 | 3.04 | 7.54 |
| 16 | | G. Alexander | 720 | 146 | 82 | 47 | .636 | 146 | 1.96 | 111 | 25 | 0 | 1226.0 | 1,086 | 452 | 32 | 349 | 26 | 0 | 4,993 | 11 | 5.29 | 2.56 | 2.06 | 0.23 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 1.17 | .273 | 3.32 | 7.97 | ||
| 17 | | M. Prior | 719 | 97 | 41 | 23 | .641 | 97 | 3.24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 613.1 | 536 | 221 | 238 | 68 | 195 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 2,560 | 16 | 10.55 | 2.86 | 3.69 | 1.00 | 28.1 | 7.6 | 1.19 | .301 | 3.49 | 7.87 |
| 18 |  | L. Gilbert | 711 | 121 | 40 | 30 | .571 | 121 | 3.60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 704.1 | 599 | 282 | 299 | 91 | 150 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2,842 | 31 | 9.09 | 1.92 | 4.74 | 1.16 | 25.0 | 5.3 | 1.06 | .271 | 3.82 | 7.65 |
| 19 | | B. Donovan | 701 | 139 | 72 | 61 | .541 | 139 | 2.59 | 130 | 13 | 0 | 1215.1 | 1,042 | 350 | 475 | 10 | 439 | 27 | 0 | 34 | 5.19 | 3.25 | 1.60 | 0.07 | 9.2 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.52 | 7.72 | |||
| 20 |  | R. Clemens | 694 | 104 | 60 | 22 | .732 | 104 | 3.09 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 765.1 | 654 | 263 | 282 | 58 | 216 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 3,128 | 20 | 8.16 | 2.54 | 3.21 | 0.68 | 22.2 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .278 | 3.32 | 7.69 |
| 21 | | B. Feller | 690 | 98 | 52 | 29 | .642 | 98 | 3.40 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 759.0 | 592 | 287 | 323 | 30 | 480 | 14 | 0 | 3,289 | 28 | 8.18 | 5.69 | 1.44 | 0.36 | 21.0 | 14.6 | 1.41 | .271 | 3.83 | 7.02 | |
| 22 |  | W. Johnson | 690 | 120 | 55 | 59 | .482 | 120 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 990.2 | 757 | 288 | 3 | 225 | 37 | 0 | 49 | 6.27 | 2.04 | 3.07 | 0.03 | 5.8 | 0.99 | .260 | 2.62 | 6.88 | |||||
| 23 | | C. Hamels | 686 | 116 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 116 | 3.67 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 736.2 | 679 | 300 | 322 | 96 | 187 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 3,029 | 11 | 8.38 | 2.28 | 3.67 | 1.17 | 22.6 | 6.2 | 1.18 | .285 | 3.93 | 8.30 |
| 24 | | B. Webb | 685 | 129 | 47 | 45 | .511 | 129 | 3.29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 851.2 | 779 | 311 | 365 | 65 | 295 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 3,572 | 45 | 7.24 | 3.12 | 2.32 | 0.69 | 19.2 | 8.3 | 1.26 | .286 | 3.86 | 8.23 |
| 25 | | B. Sheets | 685 | 127 | 45 | 53 | .459 | 127 | 3.92 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 825.2 | 836 | 360 | 401 | 98 | 193 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 3,455 | 27 | 7.47 | 2.10 | 3.55 | 1.07 | 19.8 | 5.6 | 1.25 | .301 | 4.37 | 9.11 |
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