most strikeouts by a pitcher in first 12 career starts end

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most career hitters when starting 12+ games, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts by a pitcher in first 12 or more career starts end
NAMESOGSGWLW%ERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,714
773
807
324
292
.526
3.19
222
61
3
5386.0
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
603
618
303
166
.646
3.29
100
37
2
4135.1
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
707
709
354
184
.658
3.12
118
46
0
4916.2
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
709
741
329
244
.574
3.22
254
55
2
5217.2
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
685
692
287
250
.534
3.31
242
60
0
4970.0
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
647
656
311
205
.603
2.86
231
61
1
4783.0
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
756
774
324
256
.559
3.26
178
58
5
5282.1
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
3,553
555
555
266
158
.627
3.32
26
9
0
3567.2
3,046
1,317
1,428
371
1,004
121
0
28
14,607
99
8.96
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.60
79
3.43
81
7.68
310.9
9Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,534
690
777
314
265
.542
3.11
303
53
10
5350.0
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
10Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
3,509
666
802
417
279
.599
2.17
531
110
34
5914.1
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
11Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,489
474
483
220
117
.653
3.22
12
5
0
2963.0
2,433
1,059
1,132
354
779
114
2
20
11,987
80
10.60
2.37
4.48
1.08
29.1
6.5
1.08
.287
3.44
77
3.23
78
7.39
302.5
12Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,371
740
744
355
227
.610
3.16
109
35
0
5008.1
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
716
864
318
274
.537
3.35
245
45
29
5404.0
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
594
664
284
226
.557
3.34
267
49
7
4500.2
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
409
476
219
100
.687
2.93
46
17
3
2827.1
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
482
528
251
174
.591
2.91
255
56
6
3884.1
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
436
569
216
146
.597
3.46
83
20
22
3261.0
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
560
561
251
161
.609
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
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
481
723
213
155
.579
3.33
53
16
154
3473.0
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
451
455
223
96
.699
2.53
25
15
0
2855.1
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
375.1
21Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,979
541
586
225
156
.591
3.49
17
5
1
3389.1
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
519
591
224
184
.549
3.27
151
40
16
3760.1
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
496
586
217
191
.532
3.44
195
41
10
3638.1
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
536
537
270
153
.638
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
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
815
906
511
316
.618
2.63
749
76
17
7356.0
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
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