Nolan Ryan has struck out the most hitters in a season versus the Royals, with 58 strikeouts in 1974.
| NAME | SO | SEASON | TM | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 58 | 1974 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 6 | 1.80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 3 | 9.49 | 4.91 | 1.93 | 0.33 | 26.2 | 13.6 | 1.09 | .215 | 1.96 | 4.91 | |
| 2 |  | L. Giolito | 51 | 2019 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 1 | 12.41 | 1.70 | 7.29 | 0.73 | 36.4 | 5.0 | 0.76 | .234 | 3.16 | 5.11 | |
| 3 | | N. Ryan | 46 | 1973 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 1.30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41.2 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 9.94 | 4.54 | 2.19 | 0.00 | 28.4 | 13.0 | 1.03 | .232 | 1.51 | 4.75 | |
| 4 | | J. Santana | 45 | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 2.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 2 | 11.05 | 2.45 | 4.50 | 0.98 | 32.8 | 7.3 | 0.74 | .169 | 2.70 | 4.17 | |
| 5 |  | C. Sale | 44 | 2016 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5 | 3.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 1 | 10.70 | 1.46 | 7.33 | 1.22 | 28.8 | 3.9 | 1.24 | .361 | 3.89 | 9.73 | |
| 6 | | J. Santana | 41 | 2006 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 10.64 | 2.08 | 5.13 | 0.52 | 29.7 | 5.8 | 1.07 | .314 | 3.89 | 7.53 | |
| 7 |  | N. Ryan | 41 | 1989 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 4.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 3 | 11.90 | 3.77 | 3.15 | 0.58 | 30.8 | 9.8 | 1.32 | .338 | 4.65 | 8.13 | |
| 8 | | A. Messersmith | 41 | 1969 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 2.77 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39.0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 3 | 9.46 | 3.23 | 2.93 | 0.23 | 26.1 | 8.9 | 0.97 | .232 | 2.77 | 5.54 | |
| 9 |  | R. Clemens | 40 | 1988 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.69 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 13.85 | 0.69 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 40.4 | 2.0 | 0.73 | .304 | 1.04 | 5.88 | |
| 10 | | E. Loaiza | 39 | 2003 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 10.86 | 2.51 | 4.33 | 0.00 | 28.7 | 6.6 | 1.18 | .333 | 2.78 | 8.07 | |
| 11 | | C. Carrasco | 38 | 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1.55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 1 | 11.79 | 2.48 | 4.75 | 0.62 | 35.2 | 7.4 | 0.83 | .233 | 1.55 | 4.97 | |
| 12 |  | R. Johnson | 38 | 1993 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 1.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 14.66 | 2.70 | 5.43 | 0.77 | 41.8 | 7.7 | 0.86 | .268 | 2.31 | 5.01 | |
| 13 | | N. Ryan | 38 | 1976 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5 | 2.20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 1 | 8.34 | 4.83 | 1.73 | 0.00 | 23.3 | 13.5 | 1.24 | .282 | 2.63 | 6.37 | |
| 14 | | M. Lolich | 38 | 1971 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 8.77 | 2.31 | 3.80 | 0.46 | 23.5 | 6.2 | 1.18 | .304 | 1.85 | 8.31 | |
| 15 | | C. Pavano | 37 | 2009 | TOT | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 7 | 6.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 1 | 7.87 | 1.49 | 5.29 | 1.70 | 20.0 | 3.8 | 1.44 | .348 | 6.59 | 11.48 |
| 16 |  | CC Sabathia | 37 | 2007 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 3.55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 8.76 | 1.66 | 5.29 | 0.47 | 24.2 | 4.6 | 1.13 | .321 | 3.55 | 8.53 | |
| 17 |  | C. Kluber | 36 | 2014 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 1.15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 10.34 | 0.86 | 12.00 | 0.57 | 32.1 | 2.7 | 0.61 | .197 | 2.59 | 4.60 | |
| 18 | | N. Ryan | 36 | 1979 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 3.06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 3 | 10.02 | 3.06 | 3.27 | 0.28 | 25.9 | 7.9 | 1.27 | .322 | 5.01 | 8.35 | |
| 19 |  | D. Cease | 35 | 2021 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 1 | 11.52 | 3.95 | 2.92 | 0.33 | 31.5 | 10.8 | 1.10 | .270 | 2.96 | 5.93 | |
| 20 |  | J. Verlander | 35 | 2013 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 43 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 1 | 7.62 | 2.18 | 3.50 | 0.65 | 20.6 | 5.9 | 1.28 | .328 | 3.70 | 9.36 | |
| 21 | | G. Perry | 35 | 1977 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 2.55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 0 | 5.94 | 1.70 | 3.50 | 0.68 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 0.98 | .248 | 3.06 | 7.13 | |
| 22 | | B. Blyleven | 35 | 1976 | TOT | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 1.49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 0 | 7.44 | 2.55 | 2.92 | 0.21 | 21.0 | 7.2 | 1.13 | .302 | 1.49 | 7.65 |
| 23 | | V. Blue | 34 | 1971 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 2.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27.0 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 11.33 | 2.00 | 5.67 | 0.33 | 31.8 | 5.6 | 1.15 | .364 | 2.67 | 8.33 | |
| 24 |  | M. Boyd | 33 | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 11.00 | 3.33 | 3.30 | 1.33 | 27.3 | 8.3 | 1.59 | .403 | 6.33 | 11.00 | |
| 25 | | C. Sale | 33 | 2012 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 171 | 1 | 7.36 | 2.01 | 3.67 | 0.89 | 19.3 | 5.3 | 1.39 | .344 | 3.12 | 10.49 | |
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