who was the fastest pitcher to 1900 strikeouts

Josh Beckett has fanned the fewest career batters when striking out 1,900+ batters, with 1,901 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
Who was the fastest pitcher to 1900 or more strikeouts?
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1Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
1,901
335
138
106
.566
332
3.88
12
6
0
2051.0
1,897
884
957
238
629
76
1
28
8,579
59
8.34
2.76
3.02
1.04
22.2
7.3
1.23
.289
4.20
91
3.77
91
8.32
88.8
2Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
1,907
628
220
191
.535
547
3.64
127
39
11
3669.2
3,734
1,483
1,700
245
1,127
59
41
118
15,582
107
4.68
2.76
1.69
0.60
12.2
7.2
1.32
.285
4.17
100
3.45
95
9.16
68.4
3Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
1,918
323
123
109
.530
318
4.24
16
9
0
1976.1
1,768
932
993
251
908
38
2
31
8,462
109
8.73
4.13
2.11
1.14
22.7
10.7
1.35
.284
4.52
102
4.22
98
8.05
14.5
4Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,923
392
113
146
.436
369
4.54
7
2
3
2127.2
2,277
1,074
1,152
296
655
57
11
24
9,169
68
8.13
2.77
2.94
1.25
21.0
7.1
1.38
.318
4.87
108
4.15
100
9.63
4.1
5Tom Gordon
T. Gordon
1,928
890
138
126
.523
203
3.96
18
4
158
2108.0
1,889
927
1,016
176
977
38
347
57
9,058
112
8.23
4.17
1.97
0.75
21.3
10.8
1.36
.288
4.34
89
3.70
86
8.06
144.4
6Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,942
716
171
182
.484
371
3.84
53
9
32
3016.2
2,951
1,286
1,431
321
874
81
171
101
12,716
52
5.79
2.61
2.22
0.96
15.3
6.9
1.27
.277
4.27
95
3.89
97
8.80
25.3
7Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,943
300
123
77
.615
300
3.24
5
3
0
1831.1
1,547
659
712
179
513
78
0
14
7,482
42
9.55
2.52
3.79
0.88
26.0
6.9
1.12
.287
3.50
81
3.27
79
7.60
178.5
8Amos 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
9Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1,955
430
142
157
.475
397
4.83
47
11
0
2465.0
2,493
1,324
1,449
252
1,375
39
13
37
11,003
128
7.14
5.02
1.42
0.92
17.8
12.5
1.57
.304
5.29
111
4.41
102
9.10
-26.2
10Whitey Ford
W. Ford
1,956
498
236
106
.690
438
2.75
156
45
11
3170.1
2,766
967
1,107
228
1,086
28
35
44
13,036
75
5.55
3.08
1.80
0.65
15.0
8.3
1.22
.261
3.14
75
3.26
88
7.85
156.9
11Kenny Rogers
K. Rogers
1,968
762
219
156
.584
474
4.27
36
9
28
3302.2
3,457
1,568
1,739
339
1,175
127
133
53
14,280
79
5.36
3.20
1.67
0.92
13.8
8.2
1.40
.292
4.74
93
4.38
97
9.42
43.3
12Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,969
506
211
146
.591
462
3.47
61
28
8
3092.0
2,894
1,191
1,310
267
1,034
79
20
60
12,956
55
5.73
3.01
1.90
0.78
15.2
8.0
1.27
.273
3.81
94
3.70
99
8.42
6.9
13Al Leiter
A. Leiter
1,974
419
162
132
.551
382
3.80
16
10
2
2391.0
2,152
1,010
1,101
198
1,163
117
9
53
10,334
63
7.43
4.38
1.70
0.75
19.1
11.3
1.39
.284
4.14
90
4.09
95
8.10
63
14Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
1,976
519
178
177
.501
474
4.44
50
9
1
3189.0
3,525
1,572
1,686
362
1,066
78
17
86
13,816
41
5.58
3.01
1.85
1.02
14.3
7.7
1.44
.306
4.76
105
4.39
103
9.95
-45.4
15Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1,978
425
151
129
.539
386
4.11
21
11
0
2486.2
2,391
1,135
1,221
331
776
104
20
35
10,482
104
7.16
2.81
2.55
1.20
18.9
7.4
1.27
.282
4.42
99
4.31
104
8.65
-44.1
16John 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
17Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,983
268
103
71
.592
268
2.65
4
2
0
1650.0
1,267
485
522
162
369
25
0
15
6,491
33
10.82
2.01
5.37
0.88
30.5
5.7
0.99
.280
2.85
67
2.74
67
6.91
250.2
18Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
1,987
624
273
225
.548
538
3.80
335
45
18
4344.0
4,284
1,833
2,115
254
1,541
58
69
18,546
46
4.12
3.19
1.29
0.53
10.7
8.3
1.34
.274
4.38
91
3.93
95
8.88
82.3
19Johan Santana
J. Santana
1,988
360
139
78
.641
284
3.20
15
10
1
2025.2
1,726
721
773
220
567
36
23
13
8,262
68
8.83
2.52
3.51
0.98
24.1
6.9
1.13
.276
3.43
74
3.43
81
7.67
187.6
20Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,992
307
112
98
.533
307
3.94
6
4
0
1829.2
1,648
801
842
243
488
57
0
18
7,537
20
9.80
2.40
4.08
1.20
26.4
6.5
1.17
.295
4.14
93
3.60
84
8.11
137.6
21Kevin Appier
K. Appier
1,994
414
169
137
.552
402
3.74
34
12
0
2595.1
2,425
1,078
1,168
232
933
79
2
51
10,958
106
6.91
3.24
2.14
0.80
18.2
8.5
1.29
.284
4.05
83
3.81
86
8.41
174.5
22Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
1,999
585
211
169
.555
433
3.27
193
38
33
3306.2
2,989
1,201
1,325
284
1,178
30
85
35
13,853
48
5.44
3.21
1.70
0.77
14.4
8.5
1.26
.261
3.61
84
3.50
90
8.14
138.6
23Andy Benes
A. Benes
2,000
403
155
139
.527
387
3.97
21
9
1
2505.1
2,377
1,106
1,206
289
909
55
6
52
10,645
63
7.18
3.27
2.20
1.04
18.8
8.5
1.31
.282
4.33
96
4.07
96
8.54
37.1
24Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
2,012
500
224
166
.574
476
3.26
181
42
1
3449.1
2,958
1,248
1,380
374
954
49
6
57
14,032
49
5.25
2.49
2.11
0.98
14.3
6.8
1.13
.243
3.60
95
3.66
103
7.72
-51.5
25Dan Haren
D. Haren
2,013
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
16
6
1
2419.2
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
1.86
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8

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