most strikeouts thrown by a pitcher all time vs nl

Steve Carlton has fanned the most career batters against the NL, with 4,000 strikeouts.

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	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	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	4,000	695	319	226	.585	677	3.11	251	55	1	4992.2	4,429	1,723	1,970	379	1,717	49	7	145	20,676	174	7.21	3.10	2.33	0.68	19.3	8.3	1.23	.279	3.55	7.98
2	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	3,272	559	273	170	.616	553	2.73	213	56	1	4131.1	3,352	1,254	1,380	314	1,204	59	5	106	16,639	106	7.13	2.62	2.72	0.68	19.7	7.2	1.10	.258	3.01	7.30
3	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3,182	701	336	214	.611	697	3.11	103	30	0	4720.1	4,414	1,632	1,846	330	956	127	3	170	19,237	67	6.07	1.82	3.33	0.63	16.5	5.0	1.14	.279	3.52	8.42
4	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3,117	528	251	174	.591	482	2.91	255	56	6	3884.1	3,279	1,258	1,420	257	1,336	102	21	118	16,066	109	7.22	3.10	2.33	0.60	19.4	8.3	1.19	.269	3.29	7.60
5	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2,939	600	257	198	.565	583	3.07	166	55	5	4170.0	3,592	1,422	1,576	325	1,071	64	12	97	16,975	89	6.34	2.31	2.74	0.70	17.3	6.3	1.12	.260	3.40	7.75
6	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,925	673	205	145	.586	455	3.24	51	16	135	3297.1	2,877	1,186	1,291	267	969	53	181	80	13,523	139	7.98	2.64	3.02	0.73	21.6	7.2	1.17	.280	3.52	7.85
7	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,912	740	268	230	.538	595	3.20	226	43	29	4622.1	4,224	1,645	1,922	392	1,458	108	81	83	19,238	201	5.67	2.84	2.00	0.76	15.1	7.6	1.23	.267	3.74	8.22
8	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,611	390	190	89	.681	386	2.57	22	14	0	2443.2	1,885	699	766	202	626	38	1	25	9,678	91	9.62	2.31	4.17	0.74	27.0	6.5	1.03	.271	2.82	6.94
9	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	2,583	750	363	245	.597	665	3.09	382	63	28	5243.2	4,833	1,801	2,018	434	1,432	41	67		21,555	78	4.43	2.46	1.80	0.74	12.0	6.6	1.19	.258	3.46	8.30
10	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	2,512	630	373	185	.668	551	0.97	434	79	25	4754.1	4,182		1,585	88	827	54	70			109	4.76	1.57	3.04	0.17		4.4	1.05	.268	3.00	7.92
11	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,486	518	209	166	.557	465	2.95	167	49	6	3432.0	3,084	1,124	1,292	280	855	154	34	123	14,097	81	6.52	2.24	2.91	0.73	17.6	6.1	1.15	.272	3.39	8.09
12	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,482	644	289	193	.600	644	3.52	56	25	0	4168.0	4,041	1,632	1,782	334	1,408	56	0	139	17,547	64	5.36	3.04	1.76	0.72	14.1	8.0	1.31	.279	3.85	8.73
13	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2,396	397	165	87	.655	314	2.76	137	40	9	2324.1	1,754	713	806	204	817	18	44	48	9,497	87	9.28	3.16	2.93	0.79	25.2	8.6	1.11	.256	3.12	6.79
14	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,389	393	158	104	.603	320	3.26	74	19	10	2410.0	2,122	872	932	240	556	39	44	39	9,764	63	8.92	2.08	4.30	0.90	24.5	5.7	1.11	.288	3.48	7.92
15	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	2,359	387	135	132	.506	356	3.23	51	15	2	2364.2	1,810	848	969	145	1,140	68	10	45	9,942	127	8.98	4.34	2.07	0.55	23.7	11.5	1.25	.267	3.69	6.89
16	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2,281	460	238	141	.628	448	2.86	244	52	2	3449.2	3,092	1,095	1,297	317	695	38	10	81	13,993	51	5.95	1.81	3.28	0.83	16.3	5.0	1.10	.260	3.38	8.07
17	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,241	264	130	73	.640	257	2.94	42	17	0	1781.1	1,453	581	671	188	481	75	4	21	7,215	35	11.32	2.43	4.66	0.95	31.1	6.7	1.09	.299	3.39	7.34
18	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	2,209	696	373	208	.642	600	2.41	437	90	33	5182.2	4,866		1,851	165	951	67	80			38	3.84	1.65	2.32	0.29		4.5	1.12	.268	3.21	8.45
19	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,092	279	124	67	.649	270	3.00	9	4	0	1688.0	1,320	562	603	201	426	74	2	15	6,781	38	11.15	2.27	4.91	1.07	30.9	6.3	1.03	.281	3.22	7.04
20	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	2,049	409	169	133	.560	347	3.20	154	29	7	2688.1	2,412	956	1,066	273	603	52	31	79	10,960	37	6.86	2.02	3.40	0.91	18.7	5.5	1.12	.268	3.57	8.07
21	Dazzy Vance D. Vance	2,027	432	197	137	.590	346	3.23	216	29	12	2937.1	2,776	1,053	1,228	131	824	75	47		12,241	36	6.21	2.52	2.46	0.40	16.6	6.7	1.23	.288	3.76	8.51
22	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	1,996	431	160	156	.506	398	3.16	114	28	5	2868.0	2,620	1,007	1,145	209	914	55	14	100	11,900	74	6.26	2.87	2.18	0.66	16.8	7.7	1.23	.276	3.59	8.22
23	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	1,993	545	210	187	.529	518	3.39	99	26	5	3477.2	3,513	1,309	1,470	217	925	87	15	117	14,606	89	5.16	2.39	2.15	0.56	13.6	6.3	1.28	.290	3.80	9.09
24	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	1,988	418	165	140	.541	390	3.43	108	29	2	2739.2	2,520	1,044	1,185	204	1,066	21	10	63	11,570	110	6.53	3.50	1.86	0.67	17.2	9.2	1.31	.279	3.89	8.28
25	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	1,964	563	244	209	.539	503	3.46	277	38	25	3927.1	3,863	1,512	1,679	418	748	43	46		16,118	29	4.50	1.71	2.63	0.96	12.2	4.6	1.17	.266	3.85	8.85

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Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0