most games with 5 or more strikeouts by a pitcher in mlb history

Nolan Ryan had the most games pitched when striking out 5+ batters, with 596 games.

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NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
596
5,196
286
196
.593
594
2.61
218
60
0
4522.1
3,001
1,313
1,511
237
2,169
121
1
60
18,516
222
10.34
4.32
2.40
0.47
28.1
11.7
1.14
.256
3.01
5.97
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
529
4,151
291
114
.719
529
2.67
111
43
0
3869.1
3,049
1,146
1,255
258
1,159
120
0
45
15,628
100
9.66
2.70
3.58
0.60
26.6
7.4
1.09
.281
2.92
7.09
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
489
4,522
269
114
.702
486
2.74
97
37
1
3523.0
2,645
1,071
1,207
319
1,150
152
2
31
14,210
81
11.55
2.94
3.93
0.81
31.8
8.1
1.08
.288
3.08
6.76
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
440
3,365
254
118
.683
440
2.58
214
40
0
3510.0
2,832
1,005
1,121
220
1,157
30
0
96
14,218
123
8.63
2.97
2.91
0.56
23.7
8.1
1.14
.277
2.87
7.26
5Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
412
3,124
227
92
.712
412
2.69
22
8
0
2748.1
2,109
822
881
262
684
86
0
18
10,951
79
10.23
2.24
4.57
0.86
28.5
6.2
1.02
.272
2.89
6.91
6Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
411
2,936
209
119
.637
411
2.49
202
54
0
3293.0
2,715
912
1,025
226
841
101
0
40
13,229
67
8.02
2.30
3.49
0.62
22.2
6.4
1.08
.273
2.80
7.42
7Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
394
3,252
202
83
.709
393
2.78
12
5
0
2560.0
1,929
792
843
282
634
88
0
18
10,153
63
11.43
2.23
5.13
0.99
32.0
6.2
1.00
.279
2.96
6.78
8Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
389
2,934
218
97
.692
389
2.28
180
44
0
3121.0
2,343
789
870
223
839
40
0
67
12,365
68
8.46
2.42
3.50
0.64
23.7
6.8
1.02
.255
2.51
6.76
9Don Sutton
D. Sutton
381
2,573
200
104
.658
381
2.52
134
43
0
2954.0
2,336
827
916
202
692
42
0
53
11,788
66
7.84
2.11
3.72
0.62
21.8
5.9
1.03
.258
2.79
7.12
10CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
358
2,504
188
89
.679
358
3.06
33
12
0
2428.1
2,082
825
907
226
691
81
0
30
9,903
42
9.28
2.56
3.62
0.84
25.3
7.0
1.14
.290
3.36
7.72
11Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
357
2,510
197
111
.640
351
2.28
216
36
0
2981.2
2,385
755
889
188
725
58
1
73
11,873
79
7.58
2.19
3.46
0.57
21.1
6.1
1.04
.262
2.68
7.20
12Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
356
2,757
196
70
.737
356
2.19
22
13
0
2365.2
1,693
576
626
187
547
34
0
18
9,198
85
10.49
2.08
5.04
0.71
30.0
5.9
0.95
.265
2.38
6.44
13Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
354
2,316
190
89
.681
354
2.42
74
24
0
2606.0
2,193
701
794
138
458
68
0
85
10,346
38
8.00
1.58
5.06
0.48
22.4
4.4
1.02
.279
2.74
7.57
14Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
352
2,470
234
105
.690
339
1.12
312
74
1
3142.2
2,282
756
37
660
117
13
12,214
94
7.07
1.89
3.74
0.11
20.2
5.4
0.94
.251
2.17
6.54
15Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
347
2,676
202
109
.650
344
2.44
221
51
0
2905.0
2,279
787
893
173
899
71
1
77
11,773
73
8.29
2.79
2.98
0.54
22.7
7.6
1.09
.265
2.77
7.06
16Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
339
2,405
204
101
.669
336
2.58
203
40
0
2773.0
2,248
794
894
262
533
56
2
64
11,008
43
7.81
1.73
4.51
0.85
21.8
4.8
1.00
.256
2.90
7.30
17Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
339
2,202
171
107
.615
336
2.62
168
29
1
2704.2
2,222
786
924
215
839
65
2
36
11,027
116
7.33
2.79
2.62
0.72
20.0
7.6
1.13
.260
3.07
7.39
18Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
330
2,640
175
90
.660
328
3.06
73
17
0
2417.0
2,069
823
862
235
473
40
0
25
9,662
53
9.83
1.76
5.58
0.88
27.3
4.9
1.05
.292
3.21
7.70
19Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
329
2,301
166
65
.719
327
2.61
11
4
0
2150.0
1,775
624
670
181
418
44
0
10
8,500
63
9.63
1.75
5.50
0.76
27.1
4.9
1.02
.287
2.80
7.43
20John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
329
2,370
162
90
.643
329
2.78
47
15
0
2353.2
1,918
728
799
182
631
39
0
56
9,474
93
9.06
2.41
3.76
0.70
25.0
6.7
1.08
.278
3.06
7.33
21Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
326
2,778
181
70
.721
325
2.43
45
17
0
2304.2
1,669
623
692
177
559
101
1
19
9,086
50
10.85
2.18
4.97
0.69
30.6
6.2
0.97
.273
2.70
6.52
22Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
317
2,209
180
71
.717
317
2.98
45
20
0
2247.1
1,932
743
794
199
442
35
0
14
8,939
39
8.85
1.77
5.00
0.80
24.7
4.9
1.06
.286
3.18
7.74
23Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
316
2,250
134
75
.641
316
2.74
15
6
0
2142.1
1,756
652
703
233
540
67
0
32
8,592
37
9.45
2.27
4.17
0.98
26.2
6.3
1.07
.277
2.95
7.38
24Chris Sale
C. Sale
305
2,565
144
79
.646
304
2.76
17
4
0
1979.2
1,554
608
660
192
437
126
0
11
7,911
40
11.66
1.99
5.87
0.87
32.4
5.5
1.01
.297
3.00
7.06
25Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
300
2,210
158
92
.632
299
2.72
153
35
0
2370.0
1,964
717
807
200
656
65
1
30
9,614
76
8.39
2.49
3.37
0.76
23.0
6.8
1.11
.272
3.06
7.46
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10/15
TBR TBR
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CLE CLE
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