Chris Sale has fanned the most career hitters by an active starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with 2,458 strikeouts.
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Most strikeouts by an active starter all-time with 1000 or more ip| NAME | SO | IP | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | C. Sale | 2,458 | 1983.0 | 312 | 140 | 85 | .622 | 312 | 3.04 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1,620 | 669 | 721 | 205 | 447 | 128 | 0 | 12 | 7,981 | 45 | 11.16 | 2.03 | 5.50 | 0.93 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .298 | 3.27 | 7.35 |
| 2 |  | G. Cole | 2,251 | 1954.0 | 317 | 153 | 80 | .657 | 317 | 3.18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,627 | 690 | 740 | 217 | 500 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 7,861 | 58 | 10.37 | 2.30 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 28.6 | 6.4 | 1.09 | .292 | 3.41 | 7.49 |
| 3 |  | Y. Darvish | 2,075 | 1778.0 | 297 | 115 | 93 | .553 | 297 | 3.65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,460 | 721 | 756 | 231 | 563 | 83 | 0 | 8 | 7,305 | 83 | 10.50 | 2.85 | 3.69 | 1.17 | 28.4 | 7.7 | 1.14 | .282 | 3.83 | 7.39 |
| 4 |  | S. Gray | 1,904 | 1896.2 | 330 | 123 | 102 | .547 | 330 | 3.60 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,654 | 758 | 831 | 191 | 613 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 7,861 | 106 | 9.03 | 2.91 | 3.11 | 0.91 | 24.2 | 7.8 | 1.20 | .287 | 3.94 | 7.85 |
| 5 |  | K. Gausman | 1,881 | 1850.2 | 322 | 108 | 110 | .495 | 322 | 3.82 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,783 | 786 | 839 | 227 | 517 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 7,740 | 61 | 9.15 | 2.51 | 3.64 | 1.10 | 24.3 | 6.7 | 1.24 | .306 | 4.08 | 8.67 |
| 6 |  | A. Nola | 1,876 | 1715.2 | 285 | 109 | 89 | .551 | 285 | 3.83 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1,522 | 730 | 769 | 217 | 449 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 7,039 | 18 | 9.84 | 2.36 | 4.18 | 1.14 | 26.7 | 6.4 | 1.15 | .294 | 4.03 | 7.98 |
| 7 |  | J. deGrom | 1,851 | 1539.2 | 248 | 96 | 65 | .596 | 248 | 2.57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,173 | 440 | 477 | 146 | 345 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 6,045 | 30 | 10.82 | 2.02 | 5.37 | 0.85 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .279 | 2.79 | 6.86 |
| 8 |  | Z. Wheeler | 1,820 | 1728.1 | 283 | 113 | 75 | .601 | 283 | 3.28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,475 | 630 | 683 | 166 | 490 | 76 | 0 | 14 | 7,086 | 41 | 9.48 | 2.55 | 3.71 | 0.86 | 25.7 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .289 | 3.56 | 7.68 |
| 9 |  | R. Ray | 1,728 | 1435.0 | 261 | 88 | 81 | .521 | 261 | 3.93 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,241 | 626 | 668 | 213 | 606 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 6,068 | 60 | 10.84 | 3.80 | 2.85 | 1.34 | 28.5 | 10.0 | 1.29 | .296 | 4.19 | 7.78 |
| 10 |  | L. Castillo | 1,493 | 1410.2 | 243 | 83 | 84 | .497 | 243 | 3.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,208 | 557 | 608 | 174 | 453 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 5,824 | 19 | 9.53 | 2.89 | 3.30 | 1.11 | 25.6 | 7.8 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.88 | 7.71 |
| 11 |  | J. BerrÃos | 1,477 | 1568.1 | 273 | 107 | 82 | .566 | 273 | 4.07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1,470 | 710 | 762 | 218 | 471 | 98 | 0 | 7 | 6,591 | 35 | 8.48 | 2.70 | 3.14 | 1.25 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .289 | 4.37 | 8.44 |
| 12 |  | N. Eovaldi | 1,460 | 1675.0 | 297 | 100 | 84 | .543 | 297 | 3.88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,635 | 723 | 767 | 187 | 452 | 53 | 0 | 17 | 7,004 | 49 | 7.84 | 2.43 | 3.23 | 1.00 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 1.25 | .298 | 4.12 | 8.79 |
| 13 |  | B. Snell | 1,440 | 1158.0 | 222 | 81 | 62 | .566 | 222 | 3.15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 891 | 405 | 440 | 111 | 521 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4,791 | 86 | 11.19 | 4.05 | 2.76 | 0.86 | 30.1 | 10.9 | 1.22 | .288 | 3.42 | 6.92 |
| 14 |  | C. Rodón | 1,404 | 1273.2 | 226 | 93 | 71 | .567 | 226 | 3.74 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,074 | 529 | 571 | 159 | 473 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 5,337 | 64 | 9.92 | 3.34 | 2.97 | 1.12 | 26.3 | 8.9 | 1.21 | .283 | 4.03 | 7.59 |
| 15 |  | M. Wacha | 1,359 | 1577.0 | 288 | 108 | 75 | .590 | 288 | 3.80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,502 | 665 | 708 | 179 | 492 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 6,620 | 40 | 7.76 | 2.81 | 2.76 | 1.02 | 20.5 | 7.4 | 1.26 | .291 | 4.04 | 8.57 |
| 16 |  | E. Rodriguez | 1,285 | 1296.1 | 235 | 92 | 65 | .586 | 235 | 4.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,275 | 604 | 638 | 166 | 453 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 5,547 | 17 | 8.92 | 3.15 | 2.84 | 1.15 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 1.33 | .307 | 4.43 | 8.85 |
| 17 |  | D. Cease | 1,231 | 1015.1 | 188 | 65 | 58 | .528 | 188 | 3.88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 854 | 438 | 482 | 121 | 430 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 4,304 | 55 | 10.91 | 3.81 | 2.86 | 1.07 | 28.6 | 10.0 | 1.26 | .295 | 4.27 | 7.57 |
| 18 |  | N. Pivetta | 1,204 | 1117.0 | 209 | 63 | 70 | .474 | 209 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,035 | 559 | 578 | 182 | 390 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4,712 | 47 | 9.70 | 3.14 | 3.09 | 1.47 | 25.6 | 8.3 | 1.28 | .294 | 4.66 | 8.34 |
| 19 |  | S. Manaea | 1,081 | 1154.2 | 210 | 74 | 62 | .544 | 210 | 4.09 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1,076 | 525 | 569 | 161 | 321 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 4,825 | 34 | 8.43 | 2.50 | 3.37 | 1.25 | 22.4 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .285 | 4.44 | 8.39 |
| 20 | | J. Taillon | 1,070 | 1233.0 | 223 | 82 | 60 | .577 | 223 | 3.88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,179 | 532 | 570 | 170 | 293 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 5,112 | 25 | 7.81 | 2.14 | 3.65 | 1.24 | 20.9 | 5.7 | 1.19 | .284 | 4.16 | 8.61 |
| 21 | | T. Walker | 1,051 | 1234.1 | 230 | 76 | 70 | .521 | 230 | 4.19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,166 | 575 | 632 | 180 | 417 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 5,227 | 26 | 7.66 | 3.04 | 2.52 | 1.31 | 20.1 | 8.0 | 1.28 | .280 | 4.61 | 8.50 |
| 22 |  | L. Severino | 1,038 | 1040.2 | 185 | 69 | 54 | .561 | 185 | 4.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 960 | 462 | 503 | 135 | 313 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 4,368 | 29 | 8.98 | 2.71 | 3.32 | 1.17 | 23.8 | 7.2 | 1.22 | .292 | 4.35 | 8.30 |
| 23 |  | M. Boyd | 1,027 | 1067.0 | 199 | 58 | 77 | .430 | 199 | 4.63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,044 | 549 | 585 | 176 | 322 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 4,532 | 32 | 8.66 | 2.72 | 3.19 | 1.48 | 22.7 | 7.1 | 1.28 | .294 | 4.93 | 8.81 |
| 24 |  | M. Fried | 1,024 | 1054.2 | 183 | 92 | 39 | .702 | 183 | 3.03 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 928 | 355 | 396 | 86 | 282 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 4,308 | 47 | 8.74 | 2.41 | 3.63 | 0.73 | 23.8 | 6.5 | 1.15 | .293 | 3.38 | 7.92 |
| 25 | | J. Musgrove | 1,007 | 1013.1 | 180 | 63 | 62 | .504 | 180 | 3.85 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 947 | 433 | 467 | 131 | 256 | 74 | 0 | 9 | 4,228 | 19 | 8.94 | 2.27 | 3.93 | 1.16 | 23.8 | 6.1 | 1.19 | .296 | 4.15 | 8.41 |
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