Between May 22, 1974 and August 31, 2001, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,424 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 | 4,424 | 611 | 250 | 218 | .534 | 610 | 3.21 | 159 | 46 | 0 | 4189.2 | 3,090 | 1,493 | 1,707 | 249 | 2,067 | 113 | 1 | 57 | 17,492 | 221 | 9.50 | 4.44 | 2.14 | 0.53 | 25.3 | 11.8 | 1.23 | .267 | 3.67 | 6.64 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,690 | 540 | 278 | 143 | .660 | 539 | 3.09 | 116 | 45 | 0 | 3855.2 | 3,278 | 1,325 | 1,464 | 276 | 1,242 | 128 | 0 | 45 | 15,872 | 103 | 8.61 | 2.90 | 2.97 | 0.64 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.42 | 7.65 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 3,352 | 395 | 197 | 101 | .661 | 385 | 3.13 | 79 | 30 | 2 | 2705.1 | 2,079 | 942 | 1,061 | 238 | 1,147 | 121 | 5 | 17 | 11,201 | 86 | 11.15 | 3.82 | 2.92 | 0.79 | 29.9 | 10.2 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.53 | 6.92 |
| 4 |  | B. Blyleven | 2,794 | 538 | 221 | 186 | .543 | 534 | 3.49 | 179 | 41 | 0 | 3836.1 | 3,609 | 1,487 | 1,641 | 353 | 1,063 | 128 | 1 | 50 | 15,894 | 92 | 6.55 | 2.49 | 2.63 | 0.83 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .282 | 3.85 | 8.47 |
| 5 | | F. Tanana | 2,704 | 623 | 235 | 228 | .508 | 601 | 3.67 | 138 | 33 | 1 | 4077.2 | 3,963 | 1,664 | 1,868 | 435 | 1,217 | 127 | 10 | 115 | 17,181 | 116 | 5.97 | 2.69 | 2.22 | 0.96 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .278 | 4.12 | 8.75 |
| 6 | | D. Cone | 2,623 | 439 | 192 | 119 | .617 | 409 | 3.44 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2845.2 | 2,452 | 1,088 | 1,190 | 252 | 1,109 | 105 | 9 | 39 | 11,946 | 147 | 8.30 | 3.51 | 2.37 | 0.80 | 22.0 | 9.3 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.76 | 7.75 |
| 7 |  | S. Carlton | 2,598 | 460 | 207 | 149 | .581 | 446 | 3.33 | 135 | 28 | 1 | 3239.1 | 2,881 | 1,197 | 1,370 | 276 | 1,152 | 30 | 6 | 88 | 13,446 | 113 | 7.22 | 3.20 | 2.26 | 0.77 | 19.3 | 8.6 | 1.25 | .277 | 3.81 | 8.00 |
| 8 |  | G. Maddux | 2,504 | 499 | 257 | 142 | .644 | 495 | 2.83 | 102 | 34 | 0 | 3517.0 | 3,173 | 1,104 | 1,264 | 190 | 754 | 95 | 3 | 138 | 14,259 | 49 | 6.41 | 1.93 | 3.32 | 0.49 | 17.6 | 5.3 | 1.12 | .278 | 3.23 | 8.12 |
| 9 |  | J. Morris | 2,478 | 549 | 254 | 186 | .577 | 527 | 3.90 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 3824.0 | 3,567 | 1,657 | 1,815 | 389 | 1,390 | 58 | 10 | 99 | 16,120 | 205 | 5.83 | 3.27 | 1.78 | 0.92 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .269 | 4.27 | 8.40 |
| 10 | | M. Langston | 2,464 | 457 | 179 | 158 | .531 | 428 | 3.97 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2962.2 | 2,723 | 1,306 | 1,438 | 311 | 1,289 | 46 | 3 | 34 | 12,562 | 89 | 7.49 | 3.92 | 1.91 | 0.94 | 19.6 | 10.3 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.37 | 8.27 |
| 11 | | C. Finley | 2,413 | 487 | 186 | 157 | .542 | 430 | 3.83 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 2976.0 | 2,859 | 1,266 | 1,405 | 289 | 1,247 | 75 | 24 | 30 | 12,707 | 127 | 7.30 | 3.77 | 1.94 | 0.87 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .296 | 4.25 | 8.65 |
| 12 | | D. Eckersley | 2,401 | 1,071 | 197 | 171 | .535 | 361 | 3.50 | 100 | 20 | 390 | 3285.2 | 3,076 | 1,279 | 1,382 | 347 | 738 | 75 | 577 | 90 | 13,534 | 28 | 6.58 | 2.02 | 3.25 | 0.95 | 17.7 | 5.5 | 1.16 | .274 | 3.79 | 8.43 |
| 13 | | D. Gooden | 2,293 | 430 | 194 | 112 | .634 | 410 | 3.51 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2,564 | 1,091 | 1,198 | 210 | 954 | 78 | 4 | 42 | 11,705 | 76 | 7.37 | 3.07 | 2.40 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.85 | 8.24 |
| 14 | | C. Hough | 2,259 | 798 | 208 | 213 | .494 | 440 | 3.77 | 107 | 13 | 54 | 3686.2 | 3,200 | 1,543 | 1,763 | 369 | 1,598 | 165 | 208 | 42 | 15,677 | 176 | 5.51 | 3.90 | 1.41 | 0.90 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 1.30 | .251 | 4.30 | 7.81 |
| 15 | | D. Martinez | 2,149 | 692 | 245 | 193 | .559 | 562 | 3.70 | 122 | 30 | 8 | 3999.2 | 3,897 | 1,643 | 1,835 | 372 | 1,165 | 122 | 51 | 70 | 16,754 | 84 | 4.84 | 2.62 | 1.84 | 0.84 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 1.27 | .272 | 4.13 | 8.77 |
| 16 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,138 | 378 | 159 | 115 | .580 | 361 | 3.35 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 2457.2 | 2,133 | 915 | 1,005 | 199 | 782 | 40 | 6 | 57 | 10,124 | 119 | 7.83 | 2.86 | 2.73 | 0.73 | 21.1 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .278 | 3.68 | 7.81 |
| 17 | | P. Niekro | 2,112 | 495 | 204 | 177 | .535 | 482 | 3.56 | 143 | 25 | 3 | 3414.2 | 3,275 | 1,349 | 1,542 | 309 | 1,288 | 79 | 10 | 48 | 14,503 | 126 | 5.57 | 3.39 | 1.64 | 0.81 | 14.6 | 8.9 | 1.34 | .277 | 4.06 | 8.63 |
| 18 | | F. Valenzuela | 2,074 | 453 | 173 | 153 | .531 | 424 | 3.54 | 113 | 31 | 2 | 2930.0 | 2,718 | 1,154 | 1,303 | 226 | 1,151 | 25 | 10 | 65 | 12,398 | 119 | 6.37 | 3.54 | 1.80 | 0.69 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 1.32 | .279 | 4.00 | 8.35 |
| 19 | | O. Hershiser | 2,014 | 510 | 204 | 150 | .576 | 466 | 3.48 | 68 | 25 | 5 | 3130.1 | 2,939 | 1,211 | 1,367 | 235 | 1,007 | 117 | 19 | 108 | 13,150 | 121 | 5.79 | 2.90 | 2.00 | 0.68 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 1.26 | .277 | 3.93 | 8.45 |
| 20 | | K. Brown | 2,004 | 398 | 178 | 118 | .601 | 395 | 3.19 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 2754.0 | 2,571 | 977 | 1,126 | 168 | 755 | 119 | 1 | 37 | 11,418 | 89 | 6.55 | 2.47 | 2.65 | 0.55 | 17.6 | 6.6 | 1.21 | .287 | 3.68 | 8.40 |
| 21 | | C. Schilling | 1,984 | 385 | 129 | 101 | .561 | 274 | 3.37 | 71 | 16 | 13 | 2121.2 | 1,888 | 795 | 850 | 213 | 533 | 33 | 60 | 38 | 8,651 | 54 | 8.42 | 2.26 | 3.72 | 0.90 | 22.9 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .284 | 3.61 | 8.01 |
| 22 |  | P. Martinez | 1,972 | 294 | 132 | 58 | .695 | 227 | 2.66 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 1684.0 | 1,256 | 498 | 550 | 129 | 465 | 74 | 23 | 20 | 6,713 | 43 | 10.54 | 2.49 | 4.24 | 0.69 | 29.4 | 6.9 | 1.02 | .277 | 2.94 | 6.71 |
| 23 | | 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 | 8.42 |
| 24 | | D. Sutton | 1,966 | 472 | 198 | 149 | .571 | 468 | 3.43 | 84 | 24 | 2 | 3192.0 | 2,909 | 1,216 | 1,335 | 321 | 810 | 42 | 3 | 48 | 13,138 | 57 | 5.54 | 2.28 | 2.43 | 0.91 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 1.17 | .259 | 3.76 | 8.20 |
| 25 | | D. Darwin | 1,942 | 716 | 171 | 182 | .484 | 371 | 3.84 | 53 | 9 | 32 | 3016.2 | 2,951 | 1,286 | 1,432 | 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 | 8.80 |
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