most pitcher ks in under 1000 career innings

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most career batters when pitching at least 1000 innings, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Showing:
  • Regular season
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
3,554
3571.1
556
266
159
.626
556
3.33
26
9
0
3,052
1,322
1,433
372
1,006
121
0
28
14,626
100
8.96
2.54
3.53
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
81
7.69
310.7
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,543
3035.2
499
223
125
.641
490
3.28
12
5
0
2,501
1,108
1,181
368
810
116
2
20
12,302
83
10.50
2.40
4.37
1.09
28.8
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.41
292.5
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
11Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
3,509
5914.1
802
417
279
.599
666
2.17
531
110
34
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
12Greg 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
13Phil 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
14Fergie 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
15Pedro 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
16Bob 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
17Curt 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
18CC 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
19John 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
20Clayton 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
21Zack 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
22Jim 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
23Mickey 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
24Mike 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
25Cy Young
C. Young
2,803
7356.0
906
511
316
.618
815
2.63
749
76
17
7,092
2,147
3,167
138
1,217
161
84
29,565
156
3.43
1.49
2.30
0.17
9.5
4.1
1.13
.275
3.87
74
2.84
79
8.68
620

More MLB News

More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

40

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

RBI

99

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

AVG

.311

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Team Pitching Leaders

W

8

Lambert

Peter Lambert

K

141

Lambert

Peter Lambert

ERA

3.26

Blubaugh

AJ Blubaugh
Team Rankings

HR

206

3rd

R

681

16th

SO

1,331

9th

ERA

4.51

24th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
77
76
.503
76
77
.497
1.0
71
82
.464
6.0
61
92
.399
16.0
59
94
.386
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
9/18
@
8:10 PM
Sat
9/19
@
7:10 PM
Sun
9/20
@
2:10 PM
Tue
9/22
@
9:40 PM
Wed
9/23
@
10:10 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

67 - 86

2

Final

6

HOU Astros

77 - 76

Thu 17 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
89
64
.582
85
68
.556
4.0
76
77
.497
13.0
71
82
.464
18.0
69
84
.451
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
95
58
.621
85
68
.556
10.0
76
77
.497
19.0
75
78
.490
20.0
71
82
.464
24.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
60
.608
84
69
.549
9.0
80
73
.523
13.0
64
89
.418
29.0
56
97
.366
37.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - x
93
59
.612
88
64
.579
5.0
83
70
.542
10.5
76
77
.497
17.5
75
78
.490
18.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
78
75
.510
78
75
.510
72
81
.471
6.0
71
82
.464
7.0
67
86
.438
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
77
76
.503
76
77
.497
1.0
71
82
.464
6.0
61
92
.399
16.0
59
94
.386
18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/2
@
5-6
Wed
9/2
@
8-3
Wed
9/2
@
9-5
Wed
9/2
@
9-6
Wed
9/2
@
0-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
9/18
@
6:40 PM
Fri
9/18
@
6:40 PM
Fri
9/18
@
7:05 PM
Fri
9/18
@
7:10 PM
Fri
9/18
@
7:10 PM