Between August 8, 1970 and April 11, 2023, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,399 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 5,399 | 745 | 306 | 273 | .528 | 732 | 3.19 | 212 | 59 | 2 | 5071.2 | 3,719 | 1,795 | 2,054 | 301 | 2,605 | 150 | 6 | 68 | 21,259 | 263 | 9.58 | 4.62 | 2.07 | 0.53 | 25.4 | 12.3 | 1.25 | .267 | 3.64 | 6.60 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 4,875 | 618 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 603 | 3.29 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 4135.1 | 3,346 | 1,513 | 1,703 | 411 | 1,497 | 190 | 7 | 37 | 17,067 | 109 | 10.61 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 0.89 | 28.6 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.71 | 7.28 |
| 3 |  | R. Clemens | 4,672 | 709 | 354 | 184 | .658 | 707 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4916.2 | 4,185 | 1,707 | 1,885 | 363 | 1,580 | 159 | 0 | 63 | 20,240 | 143 | 8.55 | 2.89 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.45 | 7.66 |
| 4 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,626 | 679 | 281 | 247 | .532 | 672 | 3.32 | 239 | 60 | 0 | 4882.2 | 4,558 | 1,803 | 2,000 | 422 | 1,301 | 154 | 3 | 68 | 20,140 | 114 | 6.68 | 2.40 | 2.79 | 0.78 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .283 | 3.69 | 8.40 |
| 5 |  | S. Carlton | 3,403 | 598 | 276 | 195 | .586 | 583 | 3.27 | 211 | 43 | 1 | 4306.2 | 3,840 | 1,563 | 1,785 | 356 | 1,524 | 41 | 6 | 125 | 17,876 | 148 | 7.11 | 3.18 | 2.23 | 0.74 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.73 | 8.02 |
| 6 |  | G. Maddux | 3,371 | 744 | 355 | 227 | .610 | 740 | 3.16 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 5008.1 | 4,726 | 1,756 | 1,981 | 353 | 999 | 137 | 3 | 177 | 20,421 | 70 | 6.06 | 1.80 | 3.37 | 0.63 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.56 | 8.49 |
| 7 |  | M. Scherzer | 3,207 | 433 | 203 | 103 | .663 | 424 | 3.12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2698.1 | 2,193 | 935 | 1,006 | 304 | 708 | 107 | 2 | 20 | 10,896 | 74 | 10.70 | 2.36 | 4.53 | 1.01 | 29.4 | 6.5 | 1.08 | .288 | 3.36 | 7.31 |
| 8 |  | J. Verlander | 3,198 | 482 | 244 | 133 | .647 | 482 | 3.24 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3163.0 | 2,654 | 1,139 | 1,235 | 322 | 880 | 104 | 0 | 27 | 12,880 | 90 | 9.10 | 2.50 | 3.63 | 0.92 | 24.8 | 6.8 | 1.12 | .278 | 3.51 | 7.55 |
| 9 |  | P. Martinez | 3,154 | 476 | 219 | 100 | .687 | 409 | 2.93 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2827.1 | 2,221 | 919 | 1,006 | 239 | 760 | 141 | 23 | 30 | 11,394 | 62 | 10.04 | 2.42 | 4.15 | 0.76 | 27.7 | 6.7 | 1.05 | .279 | 3.20 | 7.07 |
| 10 | | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 11 |  | CC Sabathia | 3,093 | 561 | 251 | 161 | .609 | 560 | 3.74 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3577.1 | 3,404 | 1,485 | 1,623 | 382 | 1,099 | 123 | 0 | 44 | 14,989 | 74 | 7.78 | 2.76 | 2.81 | 0.96 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.26 | .294 | 4.08 | 8.56 |
| 12 |  | J. Smoltz | 3,084 | 723 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 481 | 3.33 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3473.0 | 3,074 | 1,284 | 1,391 | 288 | 1,010 | 57 | 204 | 84 | 14,271 | 145 | 7.99 | 2.62 | 3.05 | 0.75 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.60 | 7.97 |
| 13 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,893 | 559 | 223 | 144 | .608 | 517 | 3.42 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3263.1 | 3,069 | 1,241 | 1,335 | 344 | 742 | 75 | 8 | 25 | 13,354 | 99 | 7.98 | 2.05 | 3.90 | 0.95 | 21.7 | 5.6 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.68 | 8.46 |
| 14 |  | T. Seaver | 2,839 | 523 | 238 | 167 | .588 | 518 | 2.99 | 165 | 47 | 0 | 3766.1 | 3,173 | 1,251 | 1,381 | 303 | 1,126 | 55 | 2 | 91 | 15,329 | 103 | 6.78 | 2.69 | 2.52 | 0.72 | 18.5 | 7.3 | 1.14 | .261 | 3.30 | 7.58 |
| 15 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,820 | 403 | 198 | 88 | .692 | 400 | 2.49 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2593.0 | 1,966 | 716 | 782 | 209 | 631 | 40 | 1 | 27 | 10,208 | 95 | 9.79 | 2.19 | 4.47 | 0.73 | 27.6 | 6.2 | 1.00 | .270 | 2.71 | 6.82 |
| 16 | | M. Mussina | 2,813 | 537 | 270 | 153 | .638 | 536 | 3.68 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3562.2 | 3,460 | 1,458 | 1,559 | 376 | 785 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 14,593 | 71 | 7.11 | 1.98 | 3.58 | 0.95 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.94 | 8.74 |
| 17 | | F. Tanana | 2,773 | 638 | 240 | 236 | .504 | 616 | 3.66 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4188.1 | 4,063 | 1,702 | 1,910 | 448 | 1,255 | 129 | 10 | 116 | 17,641 | 119 | 5.96 | 2.70 | 2.21 | 0.96 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.10 | 8.73 |
| 18 | | D. Sutton | 2,675 | 598 | 260 | 188 | .580 | 593 | 3.23 | 135 | 43 | 3 | 4137.0 | 3,651 | 1,484 | 1,645 | 376 | 1,026 | 60 | 4 | 61 | 16,887 | 86 | 5.82 | 2.23 | 2.61 | 0.82 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 1.13 | .257 | 3.58 | 7.94 |
| 19 | | D. Cone | 2,668 | 450 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.47 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2,504 | 1,116 | 1,222 | 258 | 1,137 | 106 | 9 | 42 | 12,184 | 149 | 8.28 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.79 | 7.77 |
| 20 | | P. Niekro | 2,667 | 637 | 254 | 220 | .536 | 601 | 3.47 | 190 | 32 | 9 | 4332.0 | 4,107 | 1,672 | 1,929 | 393 | 1,545 | 95 | 23 | 63 | 18,302 | 157 | 5.54 | 3.21 | 1.73 | 0.82 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 1.30 | .273 | 4.01 | 8.53 |
| 21 | | C. Finley | 2,610 | 524 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3,069 | 1,366 | 1,517 | 304 | 1,332 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,638 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.75 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.64 |
| 22 | | T. Glavine | 2,607 | 682 | 305 | 203 | .600 | 682 | 3.54 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4413.1 | 4,298 | 1,734 | 1,900 | 356 | 1,500 | 66 | 0 | 145 | 18,604 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.06 | 1.74 | 0.73 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.87 | 8.76 |
| 23 | | C. Hamels | 2,560 | 423 | 163 | 122 | .572 | 422 | 3.43 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2698.0 | 2,424 | 1,027 | 1,103 | 310 | 767 | 100 | 0 | 43 | 11,115 | 57 | 8.54 | 2.56 | 3.34 | 1.03 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.68 | 8.09 |
| 24 | | J. Vazquez | 2,536 | 450 | 165 | 160 | .508 | 443 | 4.22 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2840.0 | 2,784 | 1,331 | 1,431 | 373 | 763 | 88 | 5 | 58 | 11,935 | 76 | 8.04 | 2.42 | 3.32 | 1.18 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.53 | 8.82 |
| 25 |  | B. Colon | 2,535 | 565 | 247 | 188 | .568 | 552 | 4.12 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3461.2 | 3,593 | 1,584 | 1,719 | 439 | 948 | 64 | 2 | 47 | 14,655 | 45 | 6.59 | 2.46 | 2.67 | 1.14 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 1.31 | .296 | 4.47 | 9.34 |
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