| NAME | SO | G | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | K/BB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 764 | 603 | 435 | 60 | 204 | 31 | 1 | 3.75 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 749 | 704 | 582 | 59 | 227 | 31 | 3 | 3.30 |
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 665 | 609 | 432 | 44 | 307 | 17 | 1 | 2.17 |
| 4 |  | J. Verlander | 596 | 554 | 436 | 44 | 120 | 16 | 2 | 4.97 |
| 5 |  | M. Scherzer | 572 | 470 | 373 | 48 | 103 | 17 | 4 | 5.55 |
| 6 |  | CC Sabathia | 533 | 559 | 495 | 53 | 166 | 21 | 3 | 3.21 |
| 7 |  | G. Maddux | 529 | 736 | 630 | 56 | 113 | 12 | 20 | 4.68 |
| 8 |  | C. Kershaw | 512 | 450 | 314 | 38 | 96 | 5 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 9 |  | Z. Greinke | 507 | 540 | 495 | 47 | 129 | 6 | 4 | 3.93 |
| 10 |  | J. Smoltz | 504 | 481 | 398 | 39 | 149 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 |
| 11 |  | P. Martinez | 496 | 407 | 301 | 42 | 108 | 20 | 5 | 4.59 |
| 12 |  | M. Mussina | 470 | 534 | 537 | 55 | 137 | 9 | 1 | 3.43 |
| 13 | | F. Tanana | 466 | 602 | 508 | 53 | 169 | 20 | 8 | 2.76 |
| 14 | | C. Schilling | 452 | 436 | 379 | 38 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 6.19 |
| 15 | | T. Glavine | 452 | 678 | 598 | 50 | 188 | 4 | 18 | 2.40 |
| 16 | | J. Vazquez | 450 | 443 | 412 | 55 | 131 | 15 | 9 | 3.44 |
| 17 |  | J. Lester | 441 | 450 | 436 | 56 | 146 | 13 | 3 | 3.02 |
| 18 | | J. Moyer | 435 | 641 | 588 | 78 | 168 | 22 | 4 | 2.59 |
| 19 | | A.J. Burnett | 430 | 430 | 371 | 48 | 182 | 19 | 4 | 2.36 |
| 20 |  | C. Morton | 424 | 405 | 328 | 39 | 158 | 27 | 5 | 2.68 |
| 21 | | C. Hamels | 423 | 419 | 336 | 47 | 104 | 20 | 5 | 4.07 |
| 22 | | D. Cone | 418 | 420 | 335 | 41 | 156 | 20 | 5 | 2.68 |
| 23 |  | B. Colon | 415 | 546 | 546 | 68 | 157 | 5 | 5 | 2.64 |
| 24 | | B. Blyleven | 415 | 543 | 469 | 38 | 145 | 20 | 2 | 2.86 |
| 25 |  | F. Hernandez | 411 | 416 | 356 | 36 | 117 | 11 | 1 | 3.51 |
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