Phil Niekro has struck out the most career batters by a Braves starting pitcher, with 2,755 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 |  | P. Niekro | 2,755 | 595 | 254 | 218 | .538 | 595 | 3.21 | 226 | 43 | 0 | 4372.1 | 3,995 | 1,561 | 1,812 | 375 | 1,357 | 101 | 0 | 70 | 18,164 | 181 | 5.67 | 2.79 | 2.03 | 0.77 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 1.22 | .267 | 3.73 | 8.22 |
| 2 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,731 | 466 | 206 | 141 | .594 | 466 | 3.33 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 3133.2 | 2,774 | 1,159 | 1,262 | 260 | 942 | 53 | 0 | 77 | 12,912 | 136 | 7.84 | 2.71 | 2.90 | 0.75 | 21.2 | 7.3 | 1.19 | .282 | 3.62 | 7.97 |
| 3 | | W. Spahn | 2,414 | 635 | 351 | 211 | .625 | 635 | 3.04 | 374 | 63 | 0 | 4911.1 | 4,503 | 1,658 | 1,852 | 397 | 1,329 | 36 | 0 | 51 | 20,149 | 73 | 4.42 | 2.44 | 1.82 | 0.73 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 1.19 | .257 | 3.39 | 8.25 |
| 4 | | T. Glavine | 2,091 | 518 | 244 | 147 | .624 | 518 | 3.41 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3408.0 | 3,241 | 1,291 | 1,428 | 258 | 1,177 | 51 | 0 | 114 | 14,311 | 59 | 5.52 | 3.11 | 1.78 | 0.68 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 1.30 | .278 | 3.77 | 8.56 |
| 5 |  | G. Maddux | 1,828 | 363 | 194 | 88 | .688 | 363 | 2.63 | 61 | 21 | 0 | 2526.2 | 2,273 | 739 | 845 | 152 | 383 | 65 | 0 | 84 | 10,081 | 25 | 6.51 | 1.36 | 4.77 | 0.54 | 18.1 | 3.8 | 1.05 | .277 | 3.01 | 8.10 |
| 6 | | J. Teheran | 1,179 | 226 | 77 | 73 | .513 | 226 | 3.65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1352.1 | 1,182 | 549 | 594 | 174 | 456 | 65 | 0 | 22 | 5,630 | 25 | 7.85 | 3.03 | 2.59 | 1.16 | 20.9 | 8.1 | 1.21 | .268 | 3.95 | 7.87 |
| 7 | | T. Hudson | 997 | 243 | 113 | 72 | .611 | 243 | 3.56 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1572.0 | 1,490 | 622 | 662 | 126 | 464 | 63 | 0 | 47 | 6,538 | 39 | 5.71 | 2.66 | 2.15 | 0.72 | 15.2 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .279 | 3.79 | 8.53 |
| 8 |  | M. Fried | 835 | 151 | 73 | 34 | .682 | 151 | 3.07 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 859.1 | 764 | 293 | 323 | 72 | 231 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 3,507 | 39 | 8.75 | 2.42 | 3.61 | 0.75 | 23.8 | 6.6 | 1.16 | .296 | 3.38 | 8.00 |
| 9 | | V. Willis | 829 | 197 | 86 | 108 | .443 | 197 | 0.97 | 182 | 18 | 0 | 1669.0 | 1,570 | 717 | 29 | 486 | 61 | 0 | 45 | 4.47 | 2.62 | 1.71 | 0.16 | 7.1 | 1.23 | .286 | 3.87 | 8.47 | ||||
| 10 | | K. Millwood | 828 | 160 | 73 | 46 | .613 | 160 | 3.75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 990.0 | 905 | 413 | 453 | 105 | 297 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 4,131 | 25 | 7.53 | 2.70 | 2.79 | 0.95 | 20.0 | 7.2 | 1.21 | .278 | 4.12 | 8.23 |
| 11 |  | C. Morton | 819 | 140 | 49 | 42 | .538 | 140 | 4.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 760.1 | 671 | 346 | 373 | 90 | 308 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 3,243 | 17 | 9.69 | 3.65 | 2.66 | 1.07 | 25.3 | 9.5 | 1.29 | .297 | 4.42 | 7.94 |
| 12 | | S. Avery | 815 | 201 | 72 | 60 | .545 | 201 | 3.77 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1219.2 | 1,171 | 511 | 568 | 103 | 369 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 5,094 | 32 | 6.01 | 2.72 | 2.21 | 0.76 | 16.0 | 7.2 | 1.26 | .282 | 4.19 | 8.64 |
| 13 | | L. Burdette | 805 | 330 | 151 | 107 | .585 | 330 | 3.56 | 146 | 30 | 0 | 2355.1 | 2,422 | 931 | 1,038 | 233 | 460 | 32 | 0 | 43 | 9,719 | 16 | 3.08 | 1.76 | 1.75 | 0.89 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 1.22 | .267 | 3.97 | 9.25 |
| 14 | | D. Lemaster | 788 | 159 | 56 | 57 | .496 | 159 | 3.67 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 1019.0 | 938 | 415 | 454 | 121 | 342 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 4,273 | 52 | 6.96 | 3.02 | 2.30 | 1.07 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 1.26 | .272 | 4.01 | 8.28 |
| 15 | | R. Reed | 751 | 203 | 79 | 87 | .476 | 203 | 3.77 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1381.1 | 1,387 | 579 | 655 | 116 | 342 | 28 | 0 | 48 | 5,806 | 42 | 4.89 | 2.23 | 2.20 | 0.76 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 1.25 | .278 | 4.27 | 9.04 |
| 16 | | T. Cloninger | 751 | 170 | 80 | 56 | .588 | 170 | 3.94 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1107.1 | 1,039 | 485 | 547 | 115 | 442 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 4,732 | 79 | 6.10 | 3.59 | 1.70 | 0.93 | 15.9 | 9.3 | 1.34 | .271 | 4.45 | 8.44 |
| 17 | | L. Tyler | 746 | 199 | 85 | 88 | .491 | 199 | 2.68 | 134 | 22 | 0 | 1527.2 | 1,351 | 683 | 37 | 612 | 54 | 0 | 6,360 | 49 | 4.39 | 3.61 | 1.22 | 0.22 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 1.28 | .268 | 4.02 | 7.96 | ||
| 18 | | D. Rudolph | 716 | 239 | 114 | 99 | .535 | 239 | 2.61 | 171 | 27 | 0 | 1906.2 | 1,816 | 552 | 714 | 33 | 366 | 23 | 0 | 7,698 | 36 | 3.38 | 1.73 | 1.96 | 0.16 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 1.14 | .272 | 3.37 | 8.57 | |
| 19 | | B. Buhl | 709 | 220 | 101 | 66 | .605 | 220 | 3.34 | 83 | 16 | 0 | 1465.2 | 1,325 | 544 | 628 | 122 | 701 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 6,274 | 32 | 4.35 | 4.30 | 1.01 | 0.75 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 1.38 | .255 | 3.86 | 8.14 |
| 20 | | R. Mahler | 693 | 218 | 73 | 87 | .456 | 218 | 4.06 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1395.0 | 1,497 | 629 | 704 | 121 | 435 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 5,944 | 31 | 4.47 | 2.81 | 1.59 | 0.78 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 1.38 | .294 | 4.54 | 9.66 |
| 21 | | P. Jarvis | 670 | 169 | 71 | 64 | .526 | 169 | 3.65 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1133.0 | 1,046 | 460 | 497 | 95 | 325 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 4,711 | 20 | 5.32 | 2.58 | 2.06 | 0.75 | 14.2 | 6.9 | 1.21 | .263 | 3.95 | 8.31 |
| 22 |  | S. Strider | 635 | 85 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 85 | 3.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 467.1 | 385 | 205 | 215 | 60 | 168 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1,942 | 14 | 12.23 | 3.24 | 3.78 | 1.16 | 32.7 | 8.7 | 1.18 | .307 | 4.14 | 7.41 |
| 23 | | M. Foltynewicz | 633 | 118 | 44 | 41 | .518 | 118 | 4.28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 662.2 | 640 | 315 | 342 | 97 | 231 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 2,843 | 32 | 8.60 | 3.14 | 2.74 | 1.32 | 22.3 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .293 | 4.64 | 8.69 |
| 24 | | J. Sain | 633 | 206 | 97 | 85 | .533 | 206 | 3.42 | 121 | 15 | 0 | 1516.1 | 1,539 | 576 | 669 | 109 | 437 | 21 | 0 | 6,446 | 11 | 3.76 | 2.59 | 1.45 | 0.65 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 1.30 | .273 | 3.97 | 9.13 | |
| 25 | | E. Brandt | 594 | 211 | 86 | 107 | .446 | 211 | 3.93 | 126 | 14 | 0 | 1586.0 | 1,632 | 693 | 755 | 91 | 549 | 23 | 0 | 6,802 | 20 | 3.37 | 3.12 | 1.08 | 0.52 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 1.38 | .278 | 4.28 | 9.26 | |
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