which starting pitchers has struck out the most

Lefty Grove has the most career strikeouts by a starting pitcher, with 549 strikeouts.

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Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1916
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	NAME	SO	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Lefty Grove L. Grove	549	457	1,261	112	189	21	5	14	113	99	2	1		1,460	262	40	98			1	.150	.213	.208	.421
2	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	500	465	1,057	71	131	12	3	20	67	36	8	1	1	1,155	209	35	49	5	0	12	.124	.158	.198	.356
3	Bob Feller B. Feller	499	484	1,263	98	190	28	13	8	98	95	3	1	1	1,459	268	49	98	0	0	15	.150	.212	.212	.424
4	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	484	554	1,312	95	202	28	5	12	86	108	4	4	0	1,548	276	45	120	4	0	22	.154	.220	.210	.430
5	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	479	665	1,825	137	357	57	6	33	183	95	7	4	1	2,008	525	96	67	14	0	22	.196	.236	.288	.524
6	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	428	476	1,006	69	171	24	1	1	58	69	1	1	0	1,175	200	26	97	2	0	14	.170	.224	.199	.422
7	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	418	718	1,587	100	271	35	2	5	84	34	5	11	2	1,805	325	42	177	2	0	15	.171	.190	.205	.395
8	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	416	398	911	36	109	12	1	2	46	33	2	1	0	1,048	129	15	100	2	0	19	.120	.152	.142	.294
9	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	411	677	1,717	120	346	49	6	13	140	40	10	2	2	1,874	446	68	94	13	0	34	.202	.222	.260	.482
10	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	403	482	1,298	118	269	43	5	24	140	59	8	13	10	1,452	394	72	70	17	0	13	.207	.243	.304	.547
11	Red Faber R. Faber	399	432	1,051	84	141	18	0	3		133	5	3		1,273	168	21	84				.134	.235	.160	.394
12	Dean Chance D. Chance	398	294	624	17	42	2	0	0	16	29	5	0	0	717	44	2	58	1	0	1	.067	.115	.071	.186
13	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	380	314	764	26	73	9	0	2	28	43	1	0	1	845	88	11	34	3	0	10	.096	.144	.115	.259
14	Bob Buhl B. Buhl	376	369	821	31	73	2	0	0	26	39	2	2	2	914	75	2	50	2	0	10	.089	.132	.091	.223
15	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	365	396	840	38	91	10	2	2	36	38	0	3	3	945	111	14	65	2	0	10	.108	.147	.132	.279
16	Don Sutton D. Sutton	364	583	1,349	58	193	15	1	0	63	60	6	1	0	1,554	210	16	136	3	0	29	.143	.183	.156	.338
17	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	360	466	939	75	151	26	2	5	61	79	3	3	2	1,158	196	33	136	1	0	14	.161	.228	.209	.437
18	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	358	609	1,492	105	252	55	9	5	103	132	8	3	1	1,747	340	69	109	6	0	31	.169	.239	.228	.467
19	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	357	465	1,131	94	211	26	6	29	111	58	5	0	2	1,268	336	61	68	6	0	32	.187	.228	.297	.525
20	Bob Friend B. Friend	357	497	1,089	52	130	16	2	2	59	35	0	0	0	1,246	156	20	120	2	0	12	.119	.147	.143	.290
21	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	353	381	810	61	90	5	2	0	31	103	5	1	1	1,003	99	7	84	1	0	20	.111	.215	.122	.338
22	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	353	417	1,033	46	135	17	0	6	46	22	6	0	0	1,174	170	23	110	3	0	20	.131	.153	.165	.318
23	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	351	510	1,179	97	220	42	5	16	103	60	5	5	1	1,283	320	63	33	6	0	14	.187	.228	.271	.499
24	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	351	519	1,243	75	202	19	4	6	73	33	1	0	2	1,367	247	29	84	6	0	33	.163	.184	.199	.383
25	Mel Harder M. Harder	342	433	1,131	84	188	37	5	4	91	38	3	2		1,237	247	46	65			10	.166	.195	.218	.414

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