who was the fastest mlb pitcher ever to 1000 strikeouts

Bobby Mathews got 1,199 strikeouts in his career.

Interpreted as:
Who was the fastest MLB pitcher ever to 1000 or more strikeouts?
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1Bobby Mathews
B. Mathews
1,199
323
166
136
.550
315
3.00
289
10
3
2734.1
3,008
910
1,758
50
336
3
8
11,889
130
3.95
1.11
3.57
0.16
10.1
2.8
1.22
.288
5.79
102
2.65
91
9.90
86.2
2Will White
W. White
1,041
403
229
166
.580
402
2.28
394
36
0
3542.2
3,440
896
1,844
65
496
1
14,951
221
2.64
1.26
2.10
0.17
7.0
3.3
1.11
.254
4.68
83
2.98
108
8.74
-109.3
3Jim McCormick
J. McCormick
1,704
492
265
214
.553
485
2.43
466
33
1
4275.2
4,092
1,155
2,095
82
749
12
7
17,702
160
3.59
1.58
2.28
0.17
9.6
4.2
1.13
.265
4.41
86
2.88
100
8.61
-32.7
4Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
1,799
697
361
308
.540
681
2.87
639
57
1
5941.1
6,352
1,895
3,315
121
744
54
18
25,160
220
2.73
1.13
2.42
0.18
7.2
3.0
1.19
.278
5.02
94
2.97
95
9.62
94.5
5Larry Corcoran
L. Corcoran
1,103
277
177
89
.665
268
2.36
256
22
2
2392.1
2,147
626
1,235
68
496
2
9
10,001
113
4.15
1.87
2.22
0.26
11.0
5.0
1.10
.250
4.65
79
2.99
97
8.08
41
6Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
2,564
600
342
225
.603
594
2.63
554
39
2
5049.2
4,438
1,474
2,470
75
1,233
83
7
20,941
240
4.57
2.20
2.08
0.13
12.2
5.9
1.12
.257
4.40
79
2.92
87
7.91
239.2
7Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
1,830
527
309
194
.614
502
2.68
488
35
3
4527.1
4,328
1,347
2,273
118
875
54
24
18,918
214
3.64
1.74
2.09
0.23
9.7
4.6
1.15
.262
4.52
82
3.15
95
8.60
51
8Mickey Welch
M. Welch
1,850
565
307
210
.594
549
2.71
525
41
4
4802.0
4,588
1,447
2,556
106
1,297
52
16
20,308
274
3.47
2.43
1.43
0.20
9.1
6.4
1.23
.264
4.79
88
3.28
103
8.60
-55.7
9Tony Mullane
T. Mullane
1,803
555
284
220
.563
504
3.05
468
30
15
4531.1
4,195
1,537
2,523
97
1,408
135
52
19,407
343
3.58
2.80
1.28
0.19
9.3
7.3
1.24
.258
5.01
85
3.54
99
8.33
25.1
10Jim Whitney
J. Whitney
1,571
413
191
204
.484
396
2.97
377
26
2
3496.1
3,598
1,154
2,026
79
411
28
16
14,666
214
4.04
1.06
3.82
0.20
10.7
2.8
1.15
.280
5.22
96
2.75
87
9.26
148.2
11Charlie Buffinton
C. Buffinton
1,700
414
233
152
.605
396
2.96
351
30
3
3404.0
3,344
1,120
1,824
87
856
31
17
14,465
174
4.49
2.26
1.99
0.23
11.8
5.9
1.23
.276
4.82
88
3.08
88
8.84
153.5
12John Clarkson
J. Clarkson
1,978
531
328
178
.648
518
2.81
485
37
5
4536.1
4,295
1,417
2,384
159
1,191
80
12
19,146
182
3.92
2.36
1.66
0.32
10.3
6.2
1.21
.263
4.73
75
3.35
88
8.52
289.8
13Guy Hecker
G. Hecker
1,110
336
175
146
.545
322
2.93
312
15
1
2924.0
2,922
951
1,726
50
492
28
13
12,415
128
3.42
1.51
2.26
0.15
8.9
4.0
1.17
.269
5.31
86
3.12
94
8.99
50.1
14Pretzels Getzien
P. Getzien
1,070
296
145
139
.511
292
3.46
277
11
1
2539.2
2,670
976
1,555
95
602
28
4
10,939
111
3.79
2.13
1.78
0.34
9.8
5.5
1.29
.282
5.51
101
3.32
93
9.46
80.7
15William Hutchinson
W. Hutchinson
1,235
376
182
163
.528
346
3.59
321
21
4
3079.1
3,124
1,228
1,913
104
1,132
86
29
13,458
123
3.61
3.31
1.09
0.30
9.2
8.4
1.38
.277
5.59
87
3.77
90
9.13
150.9
16Ed Morris
E. Morris
1,217
311
171
122
.584
307
2.82
297
29
1
2678.0
2,468
838
1,312
42
498
25
4
11,073
112
4.09
1.67
2.44
0.14
11.0
4.5
1.11
.262
4.41
87
2.91
92
8.29
34.1
17Adonis Terry
A. Terry
1,553
440
197
196
.501
406
3.74
367
17
6
3514.1
3,525
1,460
2,303
76
1,298
120
33
15,413
206
3.98
3.32
1.20
0.19
10.1
8.4
1.37
.280
5.90
98
3.72
97
9.03
28.9
18Toad Ramsey
T. Ramsey
1,515
248
113
124
.477
241
3.29
225
5
0
2100.2
1,941
769
1,373
40
671
38
7
9,018
179
6.49
2.87
2.26
0.17
16.8
7.4
1.24
.282
5.88
88
2.85
78
8.32
192.8
19Ice Box Chamberlain
I. Box Chamberlain
1,133
321
157
120
.567
301
3.57
264
16
1
2521.2
2,446
999
1,560
63
1,065
113
19
11,097
149
4.04
3.80
1.06
0.22
10.2
9.6
1.39
.273
5.57
90
3.72
96
8.73
54
20Matt Kilroy
M. Kilroy
1,170
303
141
133
.515
292
3.47
264
19
1
2435.2
2,445
939
1,539
53
754
112
12
10,604
203
4.32
2.79
1.55
0.20
11.0
7.1
1.31
.282
5.69
94
3.43
93
9.03
55.3
21Silver King
S. King
1,222
397
203
152
.572
370
3.18
328
19
6
3180.2
3,098
1,124
1,803
69
967
146
25
13,676
152
3.46
2.74
1.26
0.20
8.9
7.1
1.28
.269
5.10
82
3.42
90
8.77
147
22Mark Baldwin
M. Baldwin
1,349
346
154
165
.483
328
3.37
295
14
5
2802.1
2,695
1,050
1,816
81
1,307
123
19
12,470
221
4.33
4.20
1.03
0.26
10.8
10.5
1.43
.272
5.83
91
3.79
100
8.66
-0.9
23Gus Weyhing
G. Weyhing
1,667
540
264
232
.532
505
3.88
449
28
4
4337.0
4,576
1,872
2,796
120
1,570
277
34
19,188
240
3.46
3.26
1.06
0.25
8.7
8.2
1.42
.286
5.80
96
3.82
97
9.50
55.7
24Amos Rusie
A. Rusie
1,950
463
246
174
.586
427
3.07
393
30
5
3778.2
3,389
1,288
2,068
75
1,707
112
35
16,313
153
4.64
4.07
1.14
0.18
12.0
10.5
1.35
.266
4.93
78
3.71
92
8.07
124.3
25Jack Stivetts
J. Stivetts
1,223
388
203
132
.606
333
3.74
278
14
5
2887.2
2,905
1,199
1,836
130
1,155
99
52
12,636
120
3.81
3.60
1.06
0.41
9.7
9.1
1.41
.277
5.72
85
4.10
94
9.05
101.7

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
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Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
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Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
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Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
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