Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters by a pitcher older than 40, with 1,167 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 1,167 | 162 | 63 | 50 | .558 | 162 | 3.45 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1060.0 | 779 | 406 | 460 | 79 | 440 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 4,385 | 58 | 9.91 | 3.74 | 2.65 | 0.67 | 26.6 | 10.0 | 1.15 | .263 | 3.91 | 6.61 |
| 2 |  | P. Niekro | 940 | 256 | 100 | 83 | .546 | 250 | 3.93 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1635.0 | 1,639 | 714 | 795 | 167 | 676 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 7,031 | 47 | 5.17 | 3.72 | 1.39 | 0.92 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 1.42 | .282 | 4.38 | 9.02 |
| 3 | | J. Moyer | 784 | 224 | 84 | 77 | .522 | 218 | 4.63 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1336.1 | 1,446 | 688 | 734 | 208 | 375 | 58 | 2 | 20 | 5,771 | 13 | 5.28 | 2.53 | 2.09 | 1.40 | 13.6 | 6.5 | 1.36 | .285 | 4.94 | 9.74 |
| 4 |  | R. Johnson | 755 | 134 | 61 | 39 | .610 | 129 | 4.15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 804.1 | 766 | 371 | 413 | 112 | 199 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 3,351 | 14 | 8.45 | 2.23 | 3.79 | 1.25 | 22.5 | 5.9 | 1.20 | .291 | 4.62 | 8.57 |
| 5 |  | R. Clemens | 619 | 113 | 51 | 26 | .662 | 112 | 2.83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 706.0 | 575 | 222 | 248 | 50 | 221 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 2,870 | 19 | 7.89 | 2.82 | 2.80 | 0.64 | 21.6 | 7.7 | 1.13 | .268 | 3.16 | 7.33 |
| 6 | | C. Hough | 582 | 175 | 52 | 72 | .419 | 173 | 4.24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1094.1 | 1,005 | 515 | 574 | 129 | 497 | 53 | 1 | 9 | 4,745 | 46 | 4.79 | 4.09 | 1.17 | 1.06 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 1.37 | .251 | 4.72 | 8.27 |
| 7 |  | B. Colon | 542 | 145 | 55 | 55 | .500 | 138 | 4.58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 820.2 | 928 | 418 | 446 | 122 | 140 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 3,480 | 5 | 5.94 | 1.54 | 3.87 | 1.34 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 1.30 | .303 | 4.89 | 10.18 |
| 8 | | H. Wilhelm | 510 | 391 | 44 | 33 | .571 | 0 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 666.0 | 456 | 152 | 185 | 39 | 205 | 14 | 260 | 29 | 2,632 | 31 | 6.89 | 2.77 | 2.49 | 0.53 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 0.99 | .224 | 2.50 | 6.16 |
| 9 | | T. Wakefield | 402 | 126 | 37 | 37 | .500 | 103 | 4.79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.0 | 668 | 353 | 393 | 88 | 210 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 2,856 | 43 | 5.46 | 2.85 | 1.91 | 1.19 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 1.32 | .274 | 5.33 | 9.07 |
| 10 | | R. Hill | 397 | 96 | 23 | 32 | .418 | 86 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 442.0 | 437 | 222 | 244 | 62 | 161 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1,905 | 5 | 8.08 | 3.28 | 2.47 | 1.26 | 20.8 | 8.5 | 1.35 | .298 | 4.97 | 8.90 |
| 11 | | G. Perry | 393 | 119 | 35 | 48 | .422 | 117 | 4.17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 759.1 | 865 | 352 | 402 | 74 | 191 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 3,262 | 30 | 4.66 | 2.26 | 2.06 | 0.88 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 1.39 | .306 | 4.76 | 10.25 |
| 12 |  | C. Young | 383 | 110 | 54 | 45 | .545 | 105 | 0.01 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 882.0 | 782 | 315 | 11 | 147 | 18 | 4 | 3,465 | 23 | 3.91 | 1.50 | 2.61 | 0.11 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 1.05 | .265 | 3.21 | 7.98 | ||
| 13 | | W. Spahn | 378 | 138 | 53 | 48 | .525 | 119 | 3.51 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 880.2 | 877 | 343 | 382 | 94 | 206 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 3,640 | 15 | 3.86 | 2.11 | 1.83 | 0.96 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 1.23 | .265 | 3.90 | 8.96 |
| 14 | | J. Quinn | 346 | 322 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 138 | 3.52 | 60 | 10 | 37 | 1307.0 | 1,504 | 511 | 640 | 41 | 285 | 32 | 116 | 5,631 | 17 | 2.38 | 1.96 | 1.21 | 0.28 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 1.37 | .297 | 4.41 | 10.36 | |
| 15 | | D. Wells | 312 | 95 | 37 | 25 | .597 | 95 | 4.53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 562.1 | 675 | 283 | 296 | 71 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2,399 | 7 | 4.99 | 1.41 | 3.55 | 1.14 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 1.36 | .315 | 4.74 | 10.80 |
| 16 | | S. Paige | 288 | 179 | 28 | 31 | .475 | 26 | 3.31 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 476.0 | 429 | 175 | 192 | 30 | 180 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 2,003 | 6 | 5.45 | 3.40 | 1.60 | 0.57 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 1.28 | .266 | 3.63 | 8.11 |
| 17 | | R.A. Dickey | 262 | 61 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 60 | 4.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 359.2 | 362 | 174 | 196 | 54 | 130 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1,543 | 18 | 6.56 | 3.25 | 2.02 | 1.35 | 17.0 | 8.4 | 1.37 | .285 | 4.90 | 9.06 |
| 18 | | D. Sutton | 259 | 85 | 29 | 28 | .509 | 84 | 4.15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 486.0 | 482 | 224 | 238 | 76 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2,028 | 13 | 4.80 | 2.22 | 2.16 | 1.41 | 12.8 | 5.9 | 1.24 | .260 | 4.41 | 8.93 |
| 19 | | T. John | 245 | 137 | 37 | 44 | .457 | 122 | 4.67 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 697.0 | 870 | 362 | 398 | 58 | 198 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 3,071 | 34 | 3.16 | 2.56 | 1.24 | 0.75 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 1.53 | .319 | 5.14 | 11.23 |
| 20 | | D. Vance | 240 | 100 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 41 | 4.13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 402.2 | 421 | 185 | 208 | 21 | 126 | 8 | 25 | 1,735 | 7 | 5.36 | 2.82 | 1.90 | 0.47 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 1.36 | .299 | 4.65 | 9.41 | |
| 21 | | K. Rogers | 217 | 75 | 29 | 25 | .537 | 74 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440.2 | 472 | 228 | 251 | 53 | 158 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1,906 | 10 | 4.43 | 3.23 | 1.37 | 1.08 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 1.43 | .287 | 5.13 | 9.64 |
| 22 |  | S. Carlton | 216 | 68 | 15 | 29 | .341 | 54 | 5.72 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 338.0 | 381 | 215 | 250 | 54 | 177 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1,539 | 14 | 5.75 | 4.71 | 1.22 | 1.44 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 1.65 | .301 | 6.66 | 10.14 |
| 23 |  | J. Verlander | 212 | 47 | 9 | 18 | .333 | 47 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246.0 | 259 | 125 | 135 | 32 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1,077 | 5 | 7.76 | 2.96 | 2.62 | 1.17 | 19.7 | 7.5 | 1.38 | .307 | 4.94 | 9.48 |
| 24 | | J. Koosman | 197 | 55 | 20 | 19 | .513 | 52 | 3.67 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 323.1 | 339 | 132 | 151 | 22 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1,383 | 8 | 5.48 | 2.62 | 2.10 | 0.61 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 1.34 | .298 | 4.20 | 9.44 |
| 25 |  | G. Maddux | 192 | 65 | 21 | 23 | .477 | 65 | 4.21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 380.2 | 414 | 178 | 193 | 34 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1,588 | 6 | 4.54 | 1.28 | 3.56 | 0.80 | 12.1 | 3.4 | 1.23 | .293 | 4.56 | 9.79 |
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