mlb pitchers most strike outs by decade

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most batters in a decade, with 2,678 strikeouts in the 1970s.

NAMESODECADEGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,678
1970s
348
155
146
.515
333
3.14
164
42
2
2465.0
1,731
860
984
133
1,515
75
8
34
10,453
116
9.78
5.53
1.77
0.49
25.6
14.5
1.32
.264
3.59
89
3.05
85
6.32
150.5
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,538
1990s
298
150
75
.667
290
3.14
65
25
2
2063.1
1,560
721
805
183
910
98
3
13
8,557
65
11.07
3.97
2.79
0.80
29.7
10.6
1.20
.285
3.51
72
3.16
73
6.80
281.4
3Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,452
2010s
319
161
74
.685
319
3.12
10
5
0
2063.2
1,669
716
758
229
534
70
0
17
8,300
58
10.69
2.33
4.59
1.00
29.5
6.4
1.07
.287
3.31
75
3.06
75
7.28
238.9
4Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2,304
1970s
348
178
101
.638
345
2.61
147
40
0
2652.1
2,105
768
843
190
741
28
2
65
10,607
64
7.82
2.51
3.11
0.64
21.7
7.0
1.07
.261
2.86
73
2.64
74
7.14
272
5Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,260
2010s
321
160
86
.650
321
3.10
20
6
0
2142.0
1,738
737
797
228
568
52
0
10
8,635
50
9.50
2.39
3.98
0.96
26.2
6.6
1.08
.273
3.35
75
3.25
78
7.30
218.7
6Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2,251
1900s
385
183
139
.568
328
2.11
251
49
3
2835.1
2,343
666
1,000
32
772
105
46
11,197
72
7.15
2.45
2.92
0.10
20.1
6.9
1.10
.288
3.17
74
1.98
70
7.44
258.7
7Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
2,219
1910s
454
265
143
.650
361
1.59
327
74
20
3427.2
2,604
606
881
29
661
114
88
13,100
100
5.83
1.74
3.36
0.08
16.9
5.0
0.95
.256
2.31
56
1.96
67
6.84
357.8
8Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
2,219
1880s
490
291
180
.618
487
2.47
470
36
1
4196.0
3,580
1,153
1,948
59
909
41
4
17,162
208
4.76
1.95
2.44
0.13
12.9
5.3
1.07
.253
4.18
77
2.81
87
7.68
196.4
9Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,182
2000s
287
143
78
.647
281
3.34
32
12
0
1885.1
1,616
699
790
212
484
89
3
22
7,686
34
10.42
2.31
4.51
1.01
28.4
6.3
1.11
.298
3.77
75
3.12
70
7.71
275.2
10Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,179
2010s
294
156
61
.719
293
2.31
25
15
0
1996.0
1,487
513
566
155
434
31
0
20
7,787
70
9.83
1.96
5.02
0.70
28.0
5.6
0.96
.267
2.55
61
2.63
67
6.70
290.2
11Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,167
1980s
314
122
104
.540
314
3.14
44
15
0
2094.0
1,603
730
835
128
894
53
0
34
8,704
123
9.31
3.84
2.42
0.55
24.9
10.3
1.19
.270
3.59
90
2.82
81
6.89
159.5
12Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,101
1990s
305
152
89
.631
305
3.02
57
24
0
2177.2
1,829
731
813
139
731
82
0
28
8,968
59
8.68
3.02
2.87
0.57
23.4
8.2
1.18
.286
3.36
66
3.02
68
7.56
333
13Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2,097
1970s
368
178
126
.586
366
3.18
165
32
0
2747.0
2,413
971
1,103
238
960
31
0
87
11,361
81
6.87
3.15
2.18
0.78
18.5
8.4
1.23
.271
3.61
85
3.26
89
7.91
125.5
14Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,082
1970s
353
148
128
.536
350
2.88
145
39
0
2624.2
2,335
841
949
186
711
70
2
43
10,722
61
7.14
2.44
2.93
0.64
19.4
6.6
1.16
.280
3.25
78
2.80
76
8.01
260.7
15Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2,071
1960s
336
164
105
.610
302
2.74
164
41
4
2447.0
1,984
746
847
166
822
75
14
59
10,047
65
7.62
3.02
2.52
0.61
20.6
8.2
1.15
.263
3.12
74
2.81
78
7.30
202.9
16Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,019
1960s
378
150
118
.560
360
3.01
108
35
11
2590.1
2,338
867
984
230
621
111
15
67
10,670
31
7.01
2.16
3.25
0.80
18.9
5.8
1.14
.274
3.42
83
2.98
84
8.12
175.3
17Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,007
2010s
312
109
73
.599
232
3.03
16
3
12
1629.2
1,312
548
590
172
374
98
25
14
6,544
38
11.08
2.07
5.37
0.95
30.7
5.7
1.03
.293
3.26
71
2.90
69
7.25
235.7
18Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,001
2000s
328
128
116
.525
327
3.98
23
6
0
2163.0
2,101
957
1,025
269
528
64
0
40
9,023
59
8.33
2.20
3.79
1.12
22.2
5.9
1.22
.297
4.26
89
3.66
82
8.74
195
19David Cone
D. Cone
1,928
1990s
289
141
85
.624
287
3.21
40
16
0
2017.0
1,667
720
792
169
774
73
1
19
8,378
100
8.60
3.45
2.49
0.75
23.0
9.2
1.21
.276
3.53
76
3.43
80
7.44
185.5
20Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
1,910
1960s
371
158
126
.556
359
2.83
135
40
4
2629.2
2,341
827
961
207
598
112
10
102
10,718
64
6.54
2.05
3.19
0.71
17.8
5.6
1.12
.270
3.29
84
2.92
89
8.01
100
21Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1,910
1960s
260
137
60
.695
237
2.36
122
37
6
1807.2
1,304
474
542
136
512
14
14
36
7,216
57
9.51
2.55
3.73
0.68
26.5
7.1
1.00
.252
2.70
67
2.28
67
6.49
226.4
22Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1,907
1970s
369
184
133
.580
368
2.92
197
36
1
2905.0
2,559
942
1,088
207
758
51
1
75
11,759
68
5.91
2.35
2.52
0.64
16.2
6.4
1.14
.266
3.37
80
3.02
83
7.93
199.6
23John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,893
1990s
315
143
95
.601
315
3.32
42
14
0
2142.1
1,858
791
867
170
669
34
0
49
8,803
109
7.95
2.81
2.83
0.71
21.5
7.6
1.18
.280
3.64
81
3.25
79
7.81
206.5
24Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1,872
2010s
311
155
70
.689
311
3.18
7
2
0
1984.0
1,759
702
756
198
442
37
0
14
8,000
65
8.49
2.01
4.24
0.90
23.4
5.5
1.11
.286
3.43
79
3.25
81
7.98
168.5
25Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
1,872
2010s
306
115
87
.569
305
3.33
11
3
0
1958.0
1,742
724
778
214
579
88
0
24
8,072
46
8.60
2.66
3.23
0.98
23.2
7.2
1.19
.287
3.58
81
3.64
89
8.01
97.2
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