most strikeouts by left handed relief pitcher through 2023

Before 2024, Billy Wagner fanned the most batters by a left-handed relief pitcher, with 1,196 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
1,196
853
47
40
.540
0
2.31
0
0
422
903.0
601
232
262
82
300
33
703
26
3,600
43
11.92
2.99
3.99
0.82
33.2
8.3
1.00
.261
2.61
5.99
2Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
1,169
1,248
87
78
.527
0
3.12
0
0
144
1277.0
1,035
442
499
112
568
34
501
85
5,374
40
8.24
4.00
2.06
0.79
21.8
10.6
1.26
.264
3.52
7.29
3Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
1,148
728
50
39
.562
0
2.53
0
0
321
698.1
403
196
215
46
354
31
502
7
2,848
77
14.80
4.56
3.24
0.59
40.3
12.4
1.08
.281
2.77
5.19
4Dan Plesac
D. Plesac
990
1,050
62
67
.481
0
3.55
0
0
158
1003.0
907
396
439
98
370
14
422
52
4,229
41
8.88
3.32
2.68
0.88
23.4
8.7
1.27
.293
3.94
8.14
5John Franco
J. Franco
975
1,119
90
87
.508
0
2.89
0
0
424
1245.2
1,166
400
466
81
495
22
774
78
5,312
54
7.04
3.58
1.97
0.59
18.4
9.3
1.33
.290
3.37
8.42
6Tug McGraw
T. McGraw
974
785
89
69
.563
0
2.86
0
0
180
1301.1
1,104
414
467
74
494
20
541
123
5,391
51
6.74
3.42
1.97
0.51
18.1
9.2
1.23
.269
3.23
7.64
7Arthur Rhodes
A. Rhodes
899
839
69
48
.590
0
3.43
0
0
33
865.2
697
330
347
85
343
12
161
44
3,566
33
9.35
3.57
2.62
0.88
25.2
9.6
1.20
.275
3.61
7.25
8Mike Stanton
M. Stanton
892
1,177
68
63
.519
0
3.93
0
0
84
1110.0
1,084
485
523
93
419
33
363
76
4,748
35
7.23
3.40
2.13
0.75
18.8
8.8
1.35
.299
4.24
8.79
9Sparky Lyle
S. Lyle
873
899
99
76
.566
0
2.88
0
0
238
1390.1
1,292
445
519
84
481
14
634
81
5,796
68
5.65
3.11
1.81
0.54
15.1
8.3
1.28
.278
3.36
8.36
10John Hiller
J. Hiller
831
502
72
57
.558
0
2.78
0
0
125
963.0
792
297
334
82
439
11
363
69
4,054
33
7.77
4.10
1.89
0.77
20.5
10.8
1.28
.264
3.12
7.40
11Randy Myers
R. Myers
829
716
42
57
.424
0
3.17
0
0
347
814.1
696
287
303
64
353
11
548
43
3,433
31
9.16
3.90
2.35
0.71
24.1
10.3
1.29
.290
3.35
7.69
12Paul Assenmacher
P. Assenmacher
806
883
61
44
.581
0
3.50
0
0
56
854.2
813
332
367
72
313
22
275
77
3,655
31
8.49
3.30
2.58
0.76
22.1
8.6
1.32
.303
3.86
8.56
13Gary Lavelle
G. Lavelle
766
742
80
75
.516
0
2.86
0
0
136
1077.2
993
343
403
50
438
13
399
126
4,571
19
6.40
3.66
1.75
0.42
16.8
9.6
1.33
.285
3.37
8.29
14Dave LaRoche
D. LaRoche
766
632
63
51
.553
0
3.36
0
0
126
976.1
830
364
401
84
430
26
381
80
4,128
18
7.06
3.96
1.78
0.77
18.6
10.4
1.29
.264
3.70
7.65
15Willie Hernandez
W. Hernandez
757
733
70
55
.560
0
3.21
0
0
147
994.1
886
355
389
91
323
24
419
77
4,126
33
6.85
2.92
2.34
0.82
18.3
7.8
1.22
.271
3.52
8.02
16Eddie Guardado
E. Guardado
738
883
43
46
.483
0
3.90
0
0
187
819.0
725
355
377
119
298
15
401
37
3,433
25
8.11
3.27
2.48
1.31
21.5
8.7
1.25
.268
4.14
7.97
17Jake Diekman
J. Diekman
724
662
25
31
.446
0
3.82
0
0
15
570.1
460
242
288
46
334
43
131
21
2,517
42
11.42
5.27
2.17
0.73
28.8
13.3
1.39
.302
4.54
7.26
18Andrew Miller
A. Miller
724
546
35
28
.556
0
2.95
0
0
63
504.0
351
165
183
47
201
46
147
9
2,091
25
12.93
3.59
3.60
0.84
34.6
9.6
1.10
.283
3.27
6.27
19Mark Davis
M. Davis
719
539
34
50
.405
0
3.46
0
0
96
708.1
601
272
306
70
336
17
265
51
3,028
45
9.14
4.27
2.14
0.89
23.7
11.1
1.32
.282
3.89
7.64
20Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
698
549
62
49
.559
0
2.80
0
0
133
860.2
703
268
303
72
304
9
351
69
3,524
38
7.30
3.18
2.30
0.75
19.8
8.6
1.17
.259
3.17
7.35
21Ron Perranoski
R. Perranoski
685
736
79
74
.516
0
2.78
0
0
178
1170.2
1,091
362
440
48
467
24
458
121
5,002
28
5.27
3.59
1.47
0.37
13.7
9.3
1.33
.276
3.38
8.39
22Alan Embree
A. Embree
679
878
39
43
.476
0
4.54
0
0
25
756.0
725
381
415
92
285
19
217
35
3,237
23
8.08
3.39
2.38
1.10
21.0
8.8
1.34
.293
4.94
8.63
23Norm Charlton
N. Charlton
672
568
38
39
.494
0
3.81
0
0
97
668.2
590
283
326
51
319
23
280
22
2,880
63
9.04
4.29
2.11
0.69
23.3
11.1
1.36
.297
4.39
7.94
24Darold Knowles
D. Knowles
667
757
63
71
.470
0
3.04
0
0
143
1052.1
964
356
413
62
455
37
417
83
4,478
28
5.70
3.89
1.47
0.53
14.9
10.2
1.35
.277
3.53
8.24
25Terry Forster
T. Forster
665
575
47
46
.505
0
2.89
0
0
127
888.0
780
285
329
37
375
20
318
60
3,740
39
6.74
3.80
1.77
0.38
17.8
10.0
1.30
.281
3.33
7.91
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