Since 1947, Nolan Ryan has struck out the most hitters when pitching 0 innings, with 5,714 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | IP | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | 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 |  | N. Ryan | 5,714 | 5386.0 | 804 | 324 | 290 | .528 | 770 | 3.18 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 3,920 | 1,903 | 2,170 | 320 | 2,785 | 158 | 13 | 78 | 22,562 | 277 | 9.55 | 4.65 | 2.05 | 0.53 | 25.3 | 12.3 | 1.24 | .265 | 3.63 | 6.55 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 4,875 | 4135.1 | 618 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 603 | 3.29 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 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 | 7.28 |
| 3 |  | R. Clemens | 4,672 | 4916.2 | 708 | 354 | 183 | .659 | 706 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4,185 | 1,705 | 1,883 | 363 | 1,578 | 159 | 0 | 63 | 20,238 | 143 | 8.55 | 2.89 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.45 | 7.66 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 4,136 | 5217.2 | 737 | 329 | 243 | .575 | 709 | 3.21 | 254 | 55 | 2 | 4,669 | 1,862 | 2,127 | 414 | 1,831 | 53 | 13 | 150 | 21,676 | 182 | 7.13 | 3.16 | 2.26 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 8.4 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.67 | 8.05 |
| 5 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,701 | 4970.0 | 691 | 287 | 250 | .534 | 685 | 3.31 | 242 | 60 | 0 | 4,630 | 1,830 | 2,029 | 430 | 1,321 | 155 | 2 | 70 | 20,489 | 114 | 6.70 | 2.39 | 2.80 | 0.78 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.67 | 8.38 |
| 6 |  | T. Seaver | 3,640 | 4783.0 | 655 | 311 | 204 | .604 | 646 | 2.86 | 231 | 61 | 1 | 3,969 | 1,519 | 1,672 | 380 | 1,389 | 76 | 6 | 117 | 19,366 | 125 | 6.85 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 0.72 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 1.12 | .259 | 3.15 | 7.47 |
| 7 | | D. Sutton | 3,574 | 5282.1 | 773 | 324 | 255 | .560 | 756 | 3.26 | 178 | 58 | 5 | 4,691 | 1,913 | 2,103 | 471 | 1,343 | 82 | 11 | 103 | 21,630 | 112 | 6.09 | 2.29 | 2.66 | 0.80 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .261 | 3.58 | 7.99 |
| 8 |  | J. Verlander | 3,554 | 3571.1 | 556 | 266 | 159 | .626 | 556 | 3.33 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3,052 | 1,322 | 1,433 | 372 | 1,006 | 121 | 0 | 28 | 14,626 | 100 | 8.96 | 2.54 | 3.53 | 0.94 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.61 | 7.69 |
| 9 |  | M. Scherzer | 3,543 | 3035.2 | 499 | 223 | 125 | .641 | 490 | 3.28 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2,501 | 1,108 | 1,181 | 368 | 810 | 116 | 2 | 20 | 12,302 | 83 | 10.50 | 2.40 | 4.37 | 1.09 | 28.8 | 6.6 | 1.09 | .286 | 3.50 | 7.41 |
| 10 | | G. Perry | 3,534 | 5350.0 | 772 | 314 | 264 | .543 | 688 | 3.08 | 303 | 53 | 10 | 4,923 | 1,833 | 2,113 | 398 | 1,374 | 108 | 33 | 163 | 21,934 | 159 | 5.95 | 2.31 | 2.57 | 0.67 | 16.1 | 6.3 | 1.18 | .274 | 3.55 | 8.28 |
| 11 |  | G. Maddux | 3,371 | 5008.1 | 743 | 355 | 227 | .610 | 739 | 3.15 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4,724 | 1,755 | 1,980 | 353 | 999 | 137 | 3 | 177 | 20,419 | 70 | 6.06 | 1.80 | 3.37 | 0.63 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.56 | 8.49 |
| 12 | | P. Niekro | 3,342 | 5404.0 | 860 | 318 | 273 | .538 | 716 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 29 | 5,039 | 2,010 | 2,335 | 482 | 1,808 | 123 | 82 | 86 | 22,671 | 227 | 5.57 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 0.80 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .269 | 3.89 | 8.39 |
| 13 | | F. Jenkins | 3,191 | 4500.2 | 662 | 284 | 226 | .557 | 594 | 3.34 | 267 | 49 | 7 | 4,140 | 1,669 | 1,853 | 484 | 996 | 84 | 35 | 116 | 18,401 | 62 | 6.38 | 1.99 | 3.20 | 0.97 | 17.3 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .268 | 3.71 | 8.28 |
| 14 |  | P. Martinez | 3,154 | 2827.1 | 476 | 219 | 100 | .687 | 409 | 2.93 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 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 | 7.07 |
| 15 |  | B. Gibson | 3,117 | 3884.1 | 525 | 251 | 174 | .591 | 482 | 2.91 | 255 | 56 | 6 | 3,278 | 1,257 | 1,419 | 257 | 1,331 | 102 | 20 | 117 | 16,060 | 109 | 7.22 | 3.08 | 2.34 | 0.60 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 1.19 | .268 | 3.29 | 7.60 |
| 16 | | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 3261.0 | 564 | 216 | 142 | .603 | 436 | 3.43 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 2,990 | 1,244 | 1,309 | 345 | 709 | 52 | 79 | 41 | 13,274 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.39 | 0.95 | 23.5 | 5.3 | 1.13 | .292 | 3.61 | 8.25 |
| 17 |  | CC Sabathia | 3,093 | 3577.1 | 561 | 251 | 161 | .609 | 560 | 3.74 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 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 | 8.56 |
| 18 |  | J. Smoltz | 3,084 | 3473.0 | 723 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 481 | 3.33 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 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 | 7.97 |
| 19 |  | C. Kershaw | 3,052 | 2855.1 | 455 | 223 | 96 | .699 | 451 | 2.53 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 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 | 6.91 |
| 20 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,979 | 3389.1 | 584 | 225 | 155 | .592 | 540 | 3.48 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3,201 | 1,309 | 1,404 | 367 | 761 | 79 | 8 | 25 | 13,870 | 101 | 7.91 | 2.02 | 3.91 | 0.97 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.73 | 8.50 |
| 21 | | J. Bunning | 2,855 | 3760.0 | 587 | 224 | 184 | .549 | 518 | 3.26 | 151 | 40 | 16 | 3,430 | 1,364 | 1,525 | 372 | 996 | 160 | 38 | 98 | 15,608 | 47 | 6.83 | 2.38 | 2.87 | 0.89 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 1.18 | .272 | 3.65 | 8.21 |
| 22 | | M. Lolich | 2,832 | 3638.1 | 579 | 217 | 187 | .537 | 494 | 3.39 | 195 | 41 | 10 | 3,350 | 1,372 | 1,519 | 345 | 1,093 | 91 | 39 | 66 | 15,117 | 121 | 7.01 | 2.70 | 2.59 | 0.85 | 18.7 | 7.2 | 1.22 | .279 | 3.76 | 8.29 |
| 23 | | M. Mussina | 2,813 | 3562.2 | 537 | 270 | 153 | .638 | 536 | 3.68 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 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 | 8.74 |
| 24 | | F. Tanana | 2,773 | 4188.1 | 635 | 240 | 235 | .505 | 615 | 3.65 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4,057 | 1,697 | 1,905 | 448 | 1,254 | 129 | 9 | 116 | 17,634 | 117 | 5.96 | 2.69 | 2.21 | 0.96 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.09 | 8.72 |
| 25 |  | C. Sale | 2,769 | 2241.0 | 417 | 159 | 97 | .621 | 338 | 2.94 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1,813 | 732 | 790 | 222 | 517 | 144 | 25 | 15 | 9,011 | 48 | 11.12 | 2.08 | 5.36 | 0.89 | 30.7 | 5.7 | 1.04 | .297 | 3.17 | 7.28 |
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