most strikeouts by a pitcher in the 1900s

Between the 1900 and 1909 seasons, Rube Waddell struck out the most hitters, with 2,251 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2,251
385
183
139
.568
328
2.11
251
49
3
2835.1
2,343
666
1,000
32
772
105
46
11,197
72
7.15
2.45
2.92
0.10
20.1
6.9
1.10
.288
3.17
74
1.98
70
7.44
258.7
2Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
1,799
389
236
112
.678
345
1.98
282
61
16
2974.2
2,435
654
952
37
644
50
39
11,687
90
5.44
1.95
2.79
0.11
15.4
5.5
1.04
.262
2.88
71
2.12
73
7.37
248.9
3Cy Young
C. Young
1,565
403
230
146
.612
366
2.12
337
45
9
3344.0
2,951
787
1,126
45
394
68
34
12,862
48
4.21
1.06
3.97
0.12
12.2
3.1
1.00
.269
3.03
73
2.17
75
7.94
274.6
4Eddie Plank
E. Plank
1,342
334
186
121
.606
314
2.42
263
36
1
2666.0
2,360
716
955
26
599
140
16
10,645
57
4.53
2.02
2.24
0.09
12.6
5.6
1.11
.273
3.22
83
2.42
86
7.97
120.4
5Vic Willis
V. Willis
1,304
398
188
172
.522
372
2.57
312
43
6
3130.1
2,856
895
1,238
49
886
96
26
12,655
70
3.75
2.55
1.47
0.14
10.3
7.0
1.20
.272
3.56
89
2.81
94
8.21
58
6Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
1,293
295
154
112
.579
273
2.57
246
31
7
2426.0
2,118
694
938
21
838
71
22
9,906
51
4.80
3.11
1.54
0.08
13.1
8.5
1.22
.273
3.48
92
2.68
97
7.86
28.5
7Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
1,237
373
192
123
.610
315
2.61
245
35
5
2747.2
2,482
796
1,107
36
631
102
50
10,973
57
4.05
2.07
1.96
0.12
11.3
5.8
1.13
.273
3.63
89
2.59
89
8.13
107.9
8Jack Powell
J. Powell
1,209
377
160
163
.495
334
2.88
277
32
14
2876.2
2,720
921
1,241
73
638
69
40
11,532
47
3.78
2.00
1.89
0.23
10.5
5.5
1.17
.277
3.88
98
2.75
97
8.51
28.1
9Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
1,115
298
104
135
.435
248
2.99
195
22
9
2095.1
2,029
697
984
31
637
77
44
8,665
66
4.79
2.74
1.75
0.13
12.9
7.4
1.27
.294
4.23
109
2.64
98
8.72
10.4
10Doc White
D. White
1,105
309
154
115
.572
278
2.20
215
38
2
2315.0
2,022
565
806
26
499
86
27
9,157
50
4.30
1.94
2.21
0.10
12.1
5.4
1.09
.268
3.13
85
2.42
95
7.86
22.5
11George Mullin
G. Mullin
1,091
330
157
134
.540
298
2.66
258
25
6
2592.1
2,434
765
1,116
19
833
78
30
10,636
67
3.79
2.89
1.31
0.07
10.3
7.8
1.26
.280
3.87
97
2.71
101
8.45
-5.9
12Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
994
417
218
126
.634
340
2.65
276
28
22
3075.0
2,918
907
1,272
49
719
153
66
12,613
26
2.91
2.10
1.38
0.14
7.9
5.7
1.18
.268
3.72
86
2.98
95
8.54
59.4
13Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
953
325
147
141
.510
290
2.82
254
24
7
2565.1
2,369
805
1,080
66
635
49
31
10,285
49
3.34
2.23
1.50
0.23
9.3
6.2
1.17
.268
3.79
95
2.96
101
8.31
8.2
14Chief Bender
C. Bender
935
221
102
71
.590
173
2.43
147
21
8
1549.0
1,309
419
589
20
362
59
45
6,118
38
5.43
2.10
2.58
0.12
15.3
5.9
1.08
.272
3.42
90
2.17
82
7.61
76.5
15Harry Howell
H. Howell
925
309
116
138
.457
255
2.60
221
20
5
2337.0
2,165
676
1,014
26
595
86
49
9,424
44
3.56
2.29
1.55
0.10
9.8
6.3
1.18
.275
3.91
89
2.70
97
8.34
23.8
16Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
901
234
110
63
.636
175
1.68
138
36
15
1642.1
1,276
307
464
7
312
34
54
6,282
51
4.94
1.71
2.89
0.04
14.3
5.0
0.97
.252
2.54
70
1.83
80
6.99
74.3
17Bob Ewing
B. Ewing
884
252
108
103
.512
228
2.37
184
15
4
2020.1
1,831
531
805
24
513
48
24
8,011
42
3.94
2.29
1.72
0.11
11.0
6.4
1.16
.276
3.59
83
2.49
85
8.16
106.9
18Addie Joss
A. Joss
871
273
155
92
.628
248
1.87
225
44
5
2219.2
1,792
461
695
17
346
56
22
8,479
28
3.53
1.40
2.52
0.07
10.3
4.1
0.96
.247
2.82
69
2.25
86
7.27
83.5
19Red Ames
R. Ames
844
174
72
50
.590
139
2.45
91
9
7
1186.2
982
323
475
11
460
24
28
4,806
78
6.40
3.49
1.83
0.08
17.6
9.6
1.22
.280
3.60
92
2.24
81
7.45
67.6
20Earl Moore
E. Moore
833
214
104
87
.545
197
2.51
167
20
2
1727.1
1,527
482
744
29
595
66
14
7,139
57
4.34
3.10
1.40
0.15
11.7
8.3
1.23
.267
3.88
86
2.95
101
7.96
-9.4
21Togie Pittinger
T. Pittinger
832
262
115
113
.504
227
3.10
187
23
3
2040.2
2,017
702
985
39
734
96
30
8,579
43
3.67
3.24
1.13
0.17
9.7
8.6
1.35
.288
4.34
103
3.27
107
8.90
-43.6
22Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
828
296
154
90
.631
243
2.50
204
24
7
2158.1
2,071
600
842
27
288
49
47
8,565
42
3.45
1.20
2.88
0.11
9.7
3.4
1.09
.277
3.51
85
2.45
80
8.64
143.9
23Orval Overall
O. Overall
813
184
92
60
.605
152
2.13
116
25
11
1322.2
1,053
313
443
13
471
43
28
5,295
52
5.53
3.20
1.73
0.09
15.4
8.9
1.15
.263
3.01
78
2.35
84
7.17
63.1
24Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
799
246
144
65
.689
195
1.63
170
41
19
1827.2
1,443
331
517
16
356
35
49
7,000
34
3.93
1.75
2.24
0.08
11.4
5.1
0.98
.246
2.55
61
2.22
80
7.11
103.8
25Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
792
288
118
134
.468
251
3.29
219
17
5
2204.2
2,175
805
1,155
42
836
117
34
9,342
72
3.23
3.41
0.95
0.17
8.5
8.9
1.37
.282
4.71
108
3.40
110
8.88
-72.2
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