who has the most career strikeouts for different batters as a pitcher

Lefty Grove has the most career strikeouts by a pitcher, with 593 strikeouts.

	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	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Lefty Grove L. Grove	593	619	1,369	119	202	27	5	15	121	105	2	1		1,579	284	47	103			1	.148	.209	.207	.417	17	-181.1	.202	6	-205.7
2	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	510	527	1,073	72	132	13	3	20	67	36	8	1	0	1,174	211	36	52	5	0	13	.123	.157	.197	.354	-6	-131.8	.163	-5	-143.4
3	Bob Feller B. Feller	505	570	1,282	99	193	28	13	8	99	100	3	1	0	1,485	271	49	100	0	0	15	.151	.214	.211	.425	23	-152	.206	15	-162
4	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	487	783	1,872	141	363	57	6	35	189	94	7	4	2	2,055	537	98	68	14	0	23	.194	.234	.287	.520	94	-141.3	.238	42	-145.4
5	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	485	580	1,315	99	202	28	5	12	86	108	4	4	0	1,552	276	45	121	4	0	22	.154	.219	.210	.429	40	-126.1	.205	24	-132.9
6	Red Faber R. Faber	479	670	1,269	98	170	21	2	3	70	169	8	7		1,550	204	26	104				.134	.240	.161	.401	31	-151.9	.211	17	-163.9
7	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	433	551	1,024	71	171	24	1	1	58	69	1	1	0	1,195	200	26	99	2	0	15	.167	.220	.195	.415	23	-108.2	.198	19	-110.8
8	Dean Chance D. Chance	420	403	662	17	44	2	0	0	16	30	5	0	0	759	46	2	61	1	0	2	.066	.113	.069	.183	-40	-119.7	.093	-47	-124.2
9	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	419	737	1,591	103	272	35	2	5	84	34	5	11	3	1,812	326	42	180	2	0	15	.171	.191	.205	.395	-1	-219.7	.179	-1	-228
10	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	418	431	915	36	109	12	1	2	46	33	2	1	0	1,052	129	15	100	2	0	19	.119	.151	.141	.292	-24	-137.2	.139	-18	-140.7
11	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	418	934	2,324	241	547	94	41	24	255	110	13	13		2,517	795	159	70				.235	.274	.342	.616	214	-62.8	.293	74	-75.1
12	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	415	596	1,328	132	274	44	5	24	144	63	8	13	10	1,489	400	73	72	18	0	13	.206	.243	.301	.545	89	-69.6	.247	49	-86.2
13	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	413	699	1,719	123	346	49	6	13	140	41	10	2	2	1,877	446	68	94	13	0	33	.201	.223	.259	.482	69	-134.3	.220	31	-146.8
14	Bob Buhl B. Buhl	389	454	857	31	76	2	0	0	26	38	2	2	2	952	78	2	53			10	.089	.129	.091	.220	-48	-154.7	.109	-38	-158.8
15	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	386	397	776	26	75	9	0	2	28	43	1	0	1	858	90	11	35	3	0	10	.097	.145	.116	.261	-28	-122.6	.127	-25	-126.7
16	Bob Friend B. Friend	375	602	1,137	56	138	16	2	2	60	38	0	0	0	1,297	164	20	120	2	0	14	.121	.150	.144	.294	-38	-183.5	.138	-25	-193.9
17	Red Ames R. Ames	374	533	1,014	52	143	10	7	3	62	61	0	5		1,122	176	20	47				.141	.190	.174	.363	15	-100.6	.183	13	-109
18	Cy Young C. Young	373	901	2,895	319	615	85	35	18	286	81	10	28		3,036	824	138	50				.212	.236	.285	.521	199	-201.1	.248	46	-227.4
19	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	372	688	1,525	107	255	55	10	5	103	135	8	3	1	1,782	345	70	108	6	0	37	.167	.238	.226	.464	58	-145.3	.221	29	-157
20	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	371	424	852	40	94	10	2	2	36	38	0	3	3	957	114	14	65	2	0	11	.110	.148	.134	.282	-28	-132.4	.135	-21	-130.1
21	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	370	547	1,169	96	218	26	7	29	113	60	5	0	2	1,309	345	62	69	6	0	34	.186	.228	.295	.523	67	-74.6	.236	47	-80.9
22	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	369	510	1,076	48	141	17	0	6	47	22	6	0	0	1,220	176	23	113	3	0	20	.131	.153	.164	.316	-20	-147.7	.146	-13	-154.9
23	Mel Harder M. Harder	369	584	1,203	89	199	38	5	4	93	39	3	2		1,314	259	47	69			11	.165	.194	.215	.409	8	-151.3	.192	5	-168
24	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	367	840	1,251	117	232	44	5	16	106	63	7	5	1	1,362	334	65	34	7	1	14	.185	.227	.267	.494	59	-86.2	.226	36	-98.5
25	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	365	709	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	79	3	3	2	1,167	196	33	136	1	0	15	.159	.226	.207	.433	23	-117.1	.205	14	-122.4