which pitcher has most strikeouts in first 200 career starts

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most career batters when starting 200+ games, with 5,714 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher has most strikeouts in first 200 or more career starts?
NAME SO GS G W L W% 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5,714
773
807
324
292
.526
3.19
222
61
3
5386.0
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
9.55
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,875
603
618
303
166
.646
3.29
100
37
2
4135.1
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
75
3.18
73
7.28
554.3
3 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,672
707
709
354
184
.658
3.12
118
46
0
4916.2
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
70
3.08
71
7.66
680.4
4 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
4,136
709
741
329
244
.574
3.22
254
55
2
5217.2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,683
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
87
3.14
86
8.06
271.5
5 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,701
685
692
287
250
.534
3.31
242
60
0
4970.0
4,632
1,830
2,029
430
1,322
155
3
71
20,491
114
6.70
2.39
2.80
0.78
18.1
6.5
1.20
.282
3.67
85
3.18
82
8.39
368.6
6 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3,640
647
656
311
205
.603
2.86
231
61
1
4783.0
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
116
19,369
126
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
79
3.03
85
7.47
286.1
7 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3,574
756
774
324
256
.559
3.26
178
58
5
5282.1
4,692
1,914
2,104
472
1,343
82
12
102
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
92
3.23
90
7.99
181.2
8 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3,534
690
777
314
265
.542
3.11
303
53
10
5350.0
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,379
108
33
164
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
85
3.06
85
8.31
312.9
9 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
3,509
666
802
417
279
.599
2.17
531
110
34
5914.1
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
10 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,463
537
537
262
151
.634
3.32
26
9
0
3472.1
2,950
1,280
1,385
364
974
116
0
27
14,192
97
8.98
2.52
3.56
0.94
24.4
6.9
1.13
.279
3.59
79
3.43
81
7.65
303.3
11 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,408
458
467
215
112
.657
3.16
12
5
0
2881.0
2,349
1,012
1,085
337
756
112
2
20
11,640
78
10.65
2.36
4.51
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.286
3.39
76
3.18
77
7.34
307.8
12 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,371
740
744
355
227
.610
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
13 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3,342
716
864
318
274
.537
3.35
245
45
29
5404.0
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
226
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
87
3.61
95
8.40
116.1
14 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3,192
594
664
284
226
.557
3.34
267
49
7
4500.2
4,142
1,669
1,853
484
997
84
37
116
18,400
62
6.38
1.99
3.20
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
87
3.27
88
8.28
222.9
15 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,154
409
476
219
100
.687
2.93
46
17
3
2827.1
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
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
16 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
3,117
482
528
251
174
.591
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
17 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,116
436
569
216
146
.597
3.46
83
20
22
3261.0
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
80
3.22
76
8.27
373.6
18 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
560
561
251
161
.609
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
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
87
3.77
87
8.56
223.7
19 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3,084
481
723
213
155
.579
3.33
53
16
154
3473.0
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
81
3.23
78
7.97
356.6
20 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,992
436
439
215
94
.696
2.51
25
15
0
2775.1
2,122
774
849
231
690
44
1
28
10,952
105
9.70
2.24
4.34
0.75
27.3
6.3
1.01
.270
2.75
64
2.84
70
6.88
366.1
21 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,979
541
586
225
156
.591
3.49
17
5
1
3389.1
3,207
1,315
1,410
367
762
79
8
25
13,877
101
7.91
2.02
3.91
0.97
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.74
83
3.51
85
8.52
235
22 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2,855
519
591
224
184
.549
3.27
151
40
16
3760.1
3,433
1,366
1,527
372
1,000
160
39
98
15,618
47
6.83
2.39
2.86
0.89
18.3
6.4
1.18
.273
3.65
88
3.22
88
8.22
195.2
23 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,832
496
586
217
191
.532
3.44
195
41
10
3638.1
3,366
1,390
1,537
347
1,099
92
40
67
15,140
124
7.01
2.72
2.58
0.86
18.7
7.3
1.23
.280
3.80
96
3.19
87
8.33
188.5
24 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
536
537
270
153
.638
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
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
82
3.57
79
8.74
372.8
25 Cy Young
C. Young
2,803
815
906
511
316
.618
2.63
749
76
17
7356.0
7,092
2,147
3,167
138
1,217
161
84
29,565
156
3.43
1.49
2.30
0.17
9.5
4.1
1.13
.275
3.87
74
2.84
79
8.68
620

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