which nl pitcher has the most career strikeouts

Steve Carlton has struck out the most career batters in the NL, with 4,000 strikeouts.

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1Steve 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
20,677
174
7.21
3.10
2.33
0.68
19.3
8.3
1.23
.279
3.55
85
3.05
85
7.98
293.7
2Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,371
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
109
35
0
5008.1
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
1.80
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
76
3.25
78
8.49
519.5
3Tom 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
105
16,639
107
7.13
2.62
2.72
0.68
19.7
7.2
1.10
.258
3.01
77
2.90
83
7.30
270.7
4Bob 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
16,068
108
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.268
3.29
78
2.89
81
7.60
290.5
5Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3,052
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
25
15
0
2855.1
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
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.7
6John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3,051
715
211
150
.584
473
3.27
53
16
154
3433.0
3,015
1,247
1,354
280
1,001
54
204
83
14,085
145
8.00
2.62
3.05
0.73
21.7
7.1
1.17
.282
3.55
80
3.21
78
7.90
359.4
7Don 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
96
16,975
89
6.34
2.31
2.74
0.70
17.3
6.3
1.12
.260
3.40
90
3.00
88
7.75
184.6
8Phil 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
200
5.67
2.84
2.00
0.76
15.1
7.6
1.23
.267
3.74
84
3.45
92
8.22
154.8
9Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,607
682
305
203
.600
682
3.54
56
25
0
4413.1
4,298
1,734
1,900
356
1,500
66
0
145
18,604
65
5.32
3.06
1.74
0.73
14.0
8.1
1.31
.280
3.87
86
3.94
94
8.76
120.1
10Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
2,583
750
363
245
.597
665
3.09
382
63
28
5243.2
4,830
1,798
2,016
434
1,434
42
67
60
21,547
81
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.7
1.19
.258
3.46
84
3.44
94
8.29
124.4
11Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2,507
636
373
188
.665
552
2.13
435
79
30
4788.2
4,219
1,135
1,620
89
848
59
73
18,913
115
4.71
1.59
2.96
0.17
13.3
4.5
1.06
.268
3.04
75
2.26
76
7.93
363
12Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,500
406
162
111
.593
333
3.30
79
19
10
2516.2
2,216
922
979
257
571
38
44
40
10,184
64
8.94
2.04
4.38
0.92
24.5
5.6
1.11
.287
3.50
78
3.11
73
7.92
315
13Don 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
82
6.52
2.24
2.91
0.73
17.6
6.1
1.15
.272
3.39
83
3.02
88
8.09
162.2
14Sandy 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
75
2.69
75
6.79
226.6
15Nolan 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
94
3.02
89
6.89
108.5
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,330
277
139
73
.656
270
2.92
43
18
0
1866.1
1,531
606
694
191
506
79
4
24
7,566
37
11.24
2.44
4.60
0.92
30.8
6.7
1.09
.300
3.35
66
2.84
64
7.38
330.5
17Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2,282
460
238
141
.628
448
2.86
244
52
2
3449.2
3,092
1,095
1,297
317
695
38
10
81
13,992
51
5.95
1.81
3.28
0.83
16.3
5.0
1.10
.260
3.38
80
3.03
88
8.07
152.1
18Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,233
288
128
71
.643
279
2.93
11
4
0
1776.2
1,370
579
627
215
426
81
2
15
7,115
37
11.31
2.16
5.24
1.09
31.4
6.0
1.01
.278
3.18
69
3.07
73
6.94
224.6
19Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,202
478
200
128
.610
411
3.53
28
11
3
2668.1
2,577
1,047
1,117
233
736
81
13
40
11,116
51
7.43
2.48
2.99
0.79
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.77
88
3.53
87
8.69
152.8
20Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
2,198
696
373
208
.642
600
2.56
436
90
32
5190.0
4,868
1,476
1,852
165
951
70
81
20,893
38
3.81
1.65
2.31
0.29
10.5
4.6
1.12
.269
3.21
73
2.88
81
8.44
359.1
21Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
2,070
358
134
124
.519
355
3.47
16
7
0
2209.1
2,007
853
933
258
544
89
1
38
9,098
29
8.43
2.22
3.81
1.05
22.8
6.0
1.15
.285
3.80
90
3.62
94
8.18
50.1
22Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,063
335
125
101
.553
334
3.30
15
7
0
2151.1
1,922
790
841
235
572
65
0
41
8,808
39
8.63
2.39
3.61
0.98
23.4
6.5
1.16
.287
3.52
81
3.50
85
8.04
148.6
23Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2,050
409
169
133
.560
347
3.20
154
29
7
2688.1
2,412
956
1,066
273
603
52
31
78
10,956
37
6.86
2.02
3.40
0.91
18.7
5.5
1.12
.268
3.57
84
3.06
83
8.07
182.3
24Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
2,027
432
197
137
.590
346
3.23
216
29
12
2936.1
2,777
1,053
1,227
131
822
75
47
12,234
36
6.21
2.52
2.47
0.40
16.6
6.7
1.23
.288
3.76
81
3.18
78
8.51
290.4
25Aaron Nola
A. Nola
2,014
310
113
98
.536
310
3.94
6
4
0
1845.2
1,665
807
848
247
495
57
0
18
7,606
20
9.82
2.41
4.07
1.20
26.5
6.5
1.17
.296
4.14
93
3.61
84
8.12
136.4
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