Since 1999, Chris Sale has struck out the most hitters by an AL East starting pitcher in a season, with 308 strikeouts in 2017.
| 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 |  | C. Sale | 308 | 2017 | 32 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 32 | 2.90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 214.1 | 165 | 69 | 73 | 24 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 851 | 3 | 12.93 | 1.81 | 7.16 | 1.01 | 36.2 | 5.1 | 0.97 | .301 | 3.07 | 6.93 | |
| 2 |  | P. Martinez | 306 | 1999 | 29 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 29 | 2.07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 208.1 | 157 | 48 | 55 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 816 | 6 | 13.22 | 1.56 | 8.50 | 0.35 | 37.5 | 4.4 | 0.93 | .325 | 2.38 | 6.78 | |
| 3 | | P. Martinez | 284 | 2000 | 29 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 29 | 1.74 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 217.0 | 128 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 817 | 1 | 11.78 | 1.33 | 8.88 | 0.71 | 34.8 | 3.9 | 0.74 | .236 | 1.82 | 5.31 | |
| 4 |  | G. Cole | 257 | 2022 | 33 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 33 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200.2 | 154 | 78 | 81 | 33 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 793 | 2 | 11.53 | 2.24 | 5.14 | 1.48 | 32.4 | 6.3 | 1.02 | .268 | 3.63 | 6.91 | |
| 5 |  | G. Crochet | 255 | 2025 | 32 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 32 | 2.59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 205.1 | 165 | 59 | 62 | 24 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 814 | 7 | 11.18 | 2.02 | 5.54 | 1.05 | 31.3 | 5.7 | 1.03 | .290 | 2.72 | 7.23 | |
| 6 |  | C. Archer | 252 | 2015 | 34 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 34 | 3.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 212.0 | 175 | 76 | 85 | 19 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 13 | 10.70 | 2.80 | 3.82 | 0.81 | 29.0 | 7.6 | 1.14 | .295 | 3.61 | 7.43 | |
| 7 | | C. Archer | 249 | 2017 | 34 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 34 | 4.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.0 | 193 | 91 | 101 | 27 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 852 | 15 | 11.15 | 2.69 | 4.15 | 1.21 | 29.2 | 7.0 | 1.26 | .325 | 4.52 | 8.64 | |
| 8 |  | R. Ray | 248 | 2021 | 32 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 32 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193.1 | 150 | 61 | 62 | 33 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 773 | 5 | 11.54 | 2.42 | 4.77 | 1.54 | 32.1 | 6.7 | 1.04 | .268 | 2.89 | 6.98 | |
| 9 | | G. Cole | 243 | 2021 | 30 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 30 | 3.23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 181.1 | 151 | 65 | 69 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 726 | 5 | 12.06 | 2.03 | 5.93 | 1.19 | 33.5 | 5.6 | 1.06 | .305 | 3.42 | 7.49 | |
| 10 |  | C. Morton | 240 | 2019 | 33 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 33 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194.2 | 154 | 66 | 71 | 15 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 790 | 5 | 11.10 | 2.64 | 4.21 | 0.69 | 30.4 | 7.2 | 1.08 | .298 | 3.28 | 7.12 | |
| 11 |  | S. Kazmir | 239 | 2007 | 34 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 34 | 3.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206.2 | 196 | 80 | 91 | 18 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 887 | 10 | 10.41 | 3.88 | 2.69 | 0.78 | 26.9 | 10.0 | 1.38 | .333 | 3.96 | 8.54 | |
| 12 | | P. Martinez | 239 | 2002 | 30 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 30 | 2.26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 199.1 | 144 | 50 | 62 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 787 | 3 | 10.79 | 1.81 | 5.98 | 0.59 | 30.4 | 5.1 | 0.92 | .273 | 2.80 | 6.50 | |
| 13 |  | K. Gausman | 237 | 2023 | 31 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 31 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185.0 | 163 | 65 | 72 | 19 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 3 | 11.53 | 2.68 | 4.31 | 0.92 | 31.1 | 7.2 | 1.18 | .321 | 3.50 | 7.93 | |
| 14 | | C. Sale | 237 | 2018 | 27 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 27 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.0 | 102 | 37 | 39 | 11 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 617 | 4 | 13.50 | 1.94 | 6.97 | 0.63 | 38.4 | 5.5 | 0.86 | .283 | 2.22 | 5.81 | |
| 15 | | C. Archer | 233 | 2016 | 33 | 9 | 19 | .321 | 33 | 4.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.1 | 183 | 90 | 100 | 30 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 850 | 11 | 10.42 | 3.00 | 3.48 | 1.34 | 27.4 | 7.9 | 1.24 | .296 | 4.47 | 8.18 | |
| 16 |  | L. Severino | 230 | 2017 | 31 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 31 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193.1 | 150 | 64 | 73 | 21 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 783 | 6 | 10.71 | 2.37 | 4.51 | 0.98 | 29.4 | 6.5 | 1.04 | .272 | 3.40 | 6.98 | |
| 17 |  | CC Sabathia | 230 | 2011 | 33 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 33 | 3.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 237.1 | 230 | 79 | 87 | 17 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 985 | 2 | 8.72 | 2.31 | 3.77 | 0.64 | 23.4 | 6.2 | 1.23 | .318 | 3.30 | 8.72 | |
| 18 | | A.J. Burnett | 229 | 2008 | 34 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 34 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 220.1 | 208 | 98 | 107 | 19 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 10 | 9.35 | 3.47 | 2.69 | 0.78 | 24.1 | 8.9 | 1.33 | .311 | 4.37 | 8.50 | |
| 19 |  | D. Price | 228 | 2016 | 35 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 35 | 3.99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 230.0 | 227 | 102 | 106 | 30 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 951 | 4 | 8.92 | 1.96 | 4.56 | 1.17 | 24.0 | 5.3 | 1.20 | .310 | 4.15 | 8.88 | |
| 20 | | P. Martinez | 227 | 2004 | 33 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 33 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 217.0 | 193 | 94 | 99 | 26 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 903 | 2 | 9.41 | 2.53 | 3.72 | 1.08 | 25.1 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 4.11 | 8.00 | |
| 21 | | J. Shields | 225 | 2011 | 33 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 33 | 2.82 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 249.1 | 195 | 78 | 83 | 26 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 975 | 4 | 8.12 | 2.35 | 3.46 | 0.94 | 23.1 | 6.7 | 1.04 | .258 | 3.00 | 7.04 | |
| 22 |  | J. Lester | 225 | 2010 | 32 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 32 | 3.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 208.0 | 167 | 75 | 81 | 14 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 861 | 6 | 9.74 | 3.59 | 2.71 | 0.61 | 26.1 | 9.6 | 1.20 | .289 | 3.50 | 7.23 | |
| 23 | | J. Lester | 225 | 2009 | 32 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 32 | 3.41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 203.1 | 186 | 77 | 80 | 20 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 843 | 6 | 9.96 | 2.83 | 3.52 | 0.89 | 26.7 | 7.6 | 1.23 | .313 | 3.54 | 8.23 | |
| 24 | | J. Shields | 223 | 2012 | 33 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 33 | 3.52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 227.2 | 208 | 89 | 103 | 25 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 944 | 7 | 8.82 | 2.29 | 3.84 | 0.99 | 23.6 | 6.1 | 1.17 | .292 | 4.07 | 8.22 | |
| 25 | | G. Cole | 222 | 2023 | 33 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 33 | 2.63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 209.0 | 157 | 61 | 64 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 821 | 4 | 9.56 | 2.07 | 4.63 | 0.86 | 27.0 | 5.8 | 0.98 | .261 | 2.76 | 6.76 | |
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