Nolan Ryan has struck out the most batters in a season before the All-Star Game, with 234 strikeouts in 1977.
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most pitching strikeouts by a player before all star break in a season| NAME | SO | SEASON | TM | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 234 | 1977 | 23 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 23 | 2.64 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 190.2 | 121 | 56 | 66 | 8 | 133 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 808 | 14 | 11.05 | 6.28 | 1.76 | 0.38 | 29.0 | 16.5 | 1.33 | .265 | 3.12 | 5.71 | |
| 2 | | N. Ryan | 233 | 1973 | 25 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 24 | 2.84 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 199.1 | 143 | 63 | 68 | 13 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 825 | 8 | 10.52 | 4.52 | 2.33 | 0.59 | 28.2 | 12.1 | 1.22 | .274 | 3.07 | 6.46 | |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 211 | 1999 | 20 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 20 | 2.95 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 152.2 | 116 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 607 | 3 | 12.44 | 2.59 | 4.80 | 1.00 | 34.8 | 7.2 | 1.05 | .300 | 3.30 | 6.84 | |
| 4 | | R. Johnson | 202 | 2001 | 19 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 19 | 2.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 132.2 | 98 | 40 | 43 | 13 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 6 | 13.70 | 2.85 | 4.81 | 0.88 | 37.9 | 7.9 | 1.06 | .320 | 2.92 | 6.65 | |
| 5 |  | S. Koufax | 202 | 1962 | 22 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 21 | 2.15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 167.2 | 118 | 40 | 49 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 666 | 3 | 10.84 | 2.47 | 4.39 | 0.48 | 30.3 | 6.9 | 0.98 | .268 | 2.63 | 6.33 | |
| 6 | | N. Ryan | 201 | 1974 | 25 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 25 | 3.48 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 191.1 | 142 | 74 | 88 | 12 | 125 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 818 | 4 | 9.45 | 5.88 | 1.61 | 0.56 | 24.6 | 15.3 | 1.40 | .274 | 4.14 | 6.68 | |
| 7 |  | S. Carlton | 201 | 1972 | 24 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 24 | 2.48 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 196.1 | 148 | 54 | 57 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 774 | 4 | 9.21 | 2.43 | 3.79 | 0.55 | 26.0 | 6.8 | 1.02 | .268 | 2.61 | 6.78 | |
| 8 | | R. Johnson | 198 | 2000 | 19 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 19 | 1.80 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144.2 | 97 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 551 | 2 | 12.32 | 2.24 | 5.50 | 0.81 | 35.9 | 6.5 | 0.92 | .280 | 2.12 | 6.03 | |
| 9 | | S. Koufax | 195 | 1965 | 21 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 21 | 2.13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 169.0 | 124 | 40 | 51 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 670 | 5 | 10.38 | 1.81 | 5.74 | 0.75 | 29.1 | 5.1 | 0.93 | .260 | 2.72 | 6.60 | |
| 10 |  | B. Feller | 190 | 1946 | 20 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 20 | 1.90 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 180.0 | 140 | 38 | 39 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 730 | 2 | 9.50 | 3.25 | 2.92 | 0.35 | 26.0 | 8.9 | 1.14 | .285 | 1.95 | 7.00 | ||
| 11 |  | C. Sale | 188 | 2018 | 20 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 20 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 | 85 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 3 | 13.12 | 2.16 | 6.06 | 0.70 | 37.2 | 6.1 | 0.90 | .281 | 2.37 | 5.93 | |
| 12 | | V. Blue | 188 | 1971 | 22 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 22 | 1.42 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 184.1 | 115 | 29 | 33 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 704 | 9 | 9.18 | 2.69 | 3.42 | 0.29 | 26.7 | 7.8 | 0.92 | .241 | 1.61 | 5.61 | |
| 13 | | C. Schilling | 186 | 2002 | 19 | 14 | 3 | .824 | 19 | 3.08 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 140.1 | 108 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 5 | 11.93 | 0.83 | 14.31 | 1.09 | 34.5 | 2.4 | 0.86 | .283 | 3.08 | 6.93 | |
| 14 |  | R. Clemens | 186 | 1988 | 20 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 20 | 2.42 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 159.2 | 122 | 43 | 49 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 625 | 1 | 10.48 | 1.58 | 6.64 | 0.51 | 29.8 | 4.5 | 0.94 | .284 | 2.76 | 6.88 | |
| 15 |  | P. Martinez | 184 | 1999 | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 18 | 2.10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132.2 | 104 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 522 | 4 | 12.48 | 1.63 | 7.67 | 0.34 | 35.2 | 4.6 | 0.96 | .325 | 2.24 | 7.06 | |
| 16 | | S. McDowell | 183 | 1970 | 22 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 22 | 2.63 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 178.0 | 131 | 52 | 55 | 13 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 719 | 7 | 9.25 | 3.54 | 2.61 | 0.66 | 25.5 | 9.7 | 1.13 | .263 | 2.78 | 6.62 | |
| 17 |  | M. Scherzer | 182 | 2018 | 20 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 20 | 2.41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 134.2 | 87 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 527 | 4 | 12.16 | 2.27 | 5.35 | 1.00 | 34.5 | 6.5 | 0.90 | .249 | 2.61 | 5.81 | |
| 18 | | M. Scherzer | 181 | 2019 | 19 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 19 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.1 | 104 | 33 | 36 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 515 | 0 | 12.60 | 1.60 | 7.87 | 0.63 | 35.1 | 4.5 | 0.98 | .322 | 2.51 | 7.24 | |
| 19 | | C. Schilling | 180 | 1998 | 19 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 19 | 2.92 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 145.0 | 122 | 47 | 50 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 585 | 5 | 11.17 | 2.11 | 5.29 | 0.68 | 30.8 | 5.8 | 1.08 | .309 | 3.10 | 7.57 | |
| 20 | | C. Sale | 178 | 2017 | 18 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 18 | 2.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127.2 | 93 | 39 | 42 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 1 | 12.55 | 1.55 | 8.09 | 0.78 | 35.9 | 4.4 | 0.90 | .292 | 2.96 | 6.56 | |
| 21 |  | T. Seaver | 178 | 1970 | 21 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 20 | 2.40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 172.1 | 118 | 46 | 48 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 669 | 2 | 9.30 | 2.30 | 4.05 | 0.73 | 26.6 | 6.6 | 0.94 | .241 | 2.51 | 6.16 | |
| 22 |  | G. Cole | 177 | 2018 | 20 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 20 | 2.52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 128.1 | 81 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 6 | 12.41 | 3.16 | 3.93 | 0.98 | 35.2 | 8.9 | 0.98 | .256 | 2.74 | 5.68 | |
| 23 |  | T. Bauer | 175 | 2018 | 20 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 20 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.1 | 105 | 34 | 42 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 557 | 11 | 11.55 | 2.77 | 4.17 | 0.40 | 31.4 | 7.5 | 1.08 | .303 | 2.77 | 6.93 | |
| 24 | | M. Scherzer | 173 | 2017 | 18 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 18 | 2.10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128.1 | 73 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 4 | 12.13 | 1.89 | 6.41 | 0.91 | 35.5 | 5.5 | 0.78 | .226 | 2.52 | 5.12 | |
| 25 |  | J. Verlander | 172 | 2018 | 21 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 21 | 2.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137.2 | 91 | 35 | 38 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 2 | 11.24 | 1.57 | 7.17 | 1.05 | 32.5 | 4.5 | 0.84 | .241 | 2.48 | 5.95 | |
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