Between June 24, 1967 and June 8, 1994, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,708 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 | 5,708 | 805 | 324 | 291 | .527 | 772 | 3.19 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5383.0 | 3,918 | 1,906 | 2,173 | 320 | 2,792 | 158 | 13 | 77 | 22,558 | 276 | 9.54 | 4.67 | 2.04 | 0.54 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.63 | 6.55 |
| 2 |  | S. Carlton | 4,032 | 705 | 321 | 237 | .575 | 688 | 3.21 | 249 | 54 | 1 | 5073.2 | 4,525 | 1,812 | 2,071 | 403 | 1,789 | 52 | 7 | 148 | 21,078 | 174 | 7.15 | 3.17 | 2.25 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.67 | 8.03 |
| 3 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,701 | 692 | 287 | 250 | .534 | 685 | 3.31 | 242 | 60 | 0 | 4970.0 | 4,632 | 1,830 | 2,029 | 430 | 1,322 | 155 | 3 | 71 | 20,492 | 114 | 6.70 | 2.39 | 2.80 | 0.78 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.67 | 8.39 |
| 4 |  | T. Seaver | 3,583 | 643 | 306 | 201 | .604 | 634 | 2.87 | 224 | 61 | 1 | 4687.1 | 3,885 | 1,494 | 1,643 | 370 | 1,364 | 74 | 6 | 117 | 18,980 | 122 | 6.88 | 2.62 | 2.63 | 0.71 | 18.9 | 7.2 | 1.12 | .259 | 3.15 | 7.46 |
| 5 | | D. Sutton | 3,296 | 720 | 308 | 235 | .567 | 705 | 3.24 | 168 | 55 | 4 | 4954.0 | 4,396 | 1,783 | 1,962 | 445 | 1,262 | 75 | 11 | 97 | 20,283 | 106 | 5.99 | 2.29 | 2.61 | 0.81 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .260 | 3.56 | 7.99 |
| 6 | | P. Niekro | 3,226 | 758 | 309 | 265 | .538 | 712 | 3.37 | 243 | 44 | 14 | 5197.1 | 4,856 | 1,946 | 2,246 | 469 | 1,729 | 116 | 32 | 76 | 21,793 | 208 | 5.59 | 2.99 | 1.87 | 0.81 | 14.8 | 7.9 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.89 | 8.41 |
| 7 | | F. Jenkins | 2,945 | 580 | 268 | 212 | .558 | 566 | 3.35 | 258 | 47 | 1 | 4188.2 | 3,891 | 1,557 | 1,727 | 446 | 908 | 78 | 9 | 101 | 17,142 | 60 | 6.33 | 1.95 | 3.24 | 0.96 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.15 | .270 | 3.71 | 8.36 |
| 8 | | G. Perry | 2,837 | 589 | 264 | 219 | .547 | 582 | 3.04 | 271 | 47 | 3 | 4451.1 | 4,077 | 1,502 | 1,748 | 321 | 1,159 | 89 | 7 | 127 | 18,214 | 127 | 5.74 | 2.34 | 2.45 | 0.65 | 15.6 | 6.4 | 1.18 | .272 | 3.53 | 8.24 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 | | J. Koosman | 2,553 | 607 | 222 | 209 | .515 | 527 | 3.36 | 140 | 33 | 17 | 3830.0 | 3,626 | 1,428 | 1,601 | 289 | 1,190 | 71 | 42 | 118 | 15,950 | 89 | 6.00 | 2.80 | 2.15 | 0.68 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.26 | .282 | 3.76 | 8.52 |
| 11 |  | J. Morris | 2,427 | 538 | 249 | 184 | .575 | 516 | 3.86 | 174 | 28 | 0 | 3758.0 | 3,485 | 1,610 | 1,765 | 380 | 1,357 | 56 | 10 | 98 | 15,817 | 199 | 5.81 | 3.25 | 1.79 | 0.91 | 15.3 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .268 | 4.23 | 8.35 |
| 12 | | C. Hough | 2,338 | 849 | 215 | 210 | .506 | 431 | 3.72 | 106 | 12 | 61 | 3760.2 | 3,234 | 1,553 | 1,774 | 374 | 1,642 | 170 | 240 | 43 | 15,972 | 178 | 5.60 | 3.93 | 1.42 | 0.90 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .250 | 4.25 | 7.74 |
| 13 | | D. Eckersley | 2,219 | 826 | 183 | 152 | .546 | 361 | 3.46 | 100 | 20 | 281 | 3059.2 | 2,840 | 1,176 | 1,272 | 316 | 693 | 66 | 394 | 83 | 12,580 | 26 | 6.53 | 2.04 | 3.20 | 0.93 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 1.15 | .272 | 3.74 | 8.35 |
| 14 | | V. Blue | 2,175 | 502 | 209 | 161 | .565 | 473 | 3.27 | 143 | 37 | 2 | 3343.1 | 2,939 | 1,213 | 1,357 | 263 | 1,185 | 23 | 11 | 61 | 13,838 | 103 | 5.85 | 3.19 | 1.84 | 0.71 | 15.7 | 8.6 | 1.23 | .263 | 3.65 | 7.91 |
| 15 |  | R. Clemens | 2,131 | 315 | 169 | 88 | .658 | 314 | 2.92 | 93 | 36 | 0 | 2314.1 | 1,940 | 751 | 837 | 151 | 653 | 65 | 0 | 41 | 9,402 | 53 | 8.29 | 2.54 | 3.26 | 0.59 | 22.7 | 6.9 | 1.12 | .279 | 3.25 | 7.54 |
| 16 | | M. Lolich | 2,074 | 411 | 160 | 141 | .532 | 360 | 3.31 | 163 | 30 | 3 | 2725.1 | 2,519 | 1,002 | 1,115 | 249 | 796 | 60 | 21 | 57 | 11,287 | 91 | 6.85 | 2.63 | 2.61 | 0.82 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 1.22 | .280 | 3.68 | 8.32 |
| 17 | | M. Langston | 2,035 | 341 | 147 | 130 | .531 | 338 | 3.72 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 2368.1 | 2,085 | 979 | 1,092 | 234 | 1,048 | 40 | 1 | 25 | 9,972 | 70 | 7.73 | 3.98 | 1.94 | 0.89 | 20.4 | 10.5 | 1.32 | .280 | 4.15 | 7.92 |
| 18 | | R. Reuschel | 2,015 | 557 | 214 | 191 | .528 | 529 | 3.37 | 102 | 26 | 5 | 3548.1 | 3,588 | 1,330 | 1,494 | 221 | 935 | 88 | 16 | 117 | 14,888 | 89 | 5.11 | 2.37 | 2.16 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.27 | .290 | 3.79 | 9.10 |
| 19 | | J. Palmer | 1,975 | 494 | 246 | 137 | .642 | 478 | 2.79 | 203 | 52 | 3 | 3607.2 | 3,069 | 1,120 | 1,246 | 270 | 1,150 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 14,697 | 75 | 4.93 | 2.87 | 1.72 | 0.67 | 13.4 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .248 | 3.11 | 7.66 |
| 20 | | B. Welch | 1,957 | 494 | 209 | 145 | .590 | 462 | 3.46 | 61 | 28 | 8 | 3069.2 | 2,869 | 1,180 | 1,298 | 266 | 1,021 | 79 | 18 | 59 | 12,850 | 53 | 5.74 | 2.99 | 1.92 | 0.78 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 1.27 | .273 | 3.81 | 8.41 |
| 21 | | L. Tiant | 1,930 | 455 | 190 | 145 | .567 | 412 | 3.36 | 157 | 38 | 5 | 2933.0 | 2,633 | 1,094 | 1,197 | 289 | 913 | 41 | 20 | 43 | 12,102 | 18 | 5.92 | 2.80 | 2.11 | 0.89 | 15.9 | 7.5 | 1.21 | .263 | 3.67 | 8.08 |
| 22 | | J. Reuss | 1,907 | 628 | 220 | 191 | .535 | 547 | 3.64 | 127 | 39 | 11 | 3669.2 | 3,734 | 1,483 | 1,701 | 245 | 1,127 | 59 | 41 | 118 | 15,581 | 109 | 4.68 | 2.76 | 1.69 | 0.60 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 1.32 | .285 | 4.17 | 9.16 |
| 23 | | D. Martinez | 1,878 | 571 | 211 | 169 | .555 | 489 | 3.63 | 113 | 24 | 6 | 3480.1 | 3,354 | 1,405 | 1,569 | 320 | 1,013 | 95 | 40 | 59 | 14,534 | 77 | 4.86 | 2.62 | 1.85 | 0.83 | 12.9 | 7.0 | 1.25 | .270 | 4.06 | 8.67 |
| 24 | | T. John | 1,851 | 643 | 252 | 199 | .559 | 610 | 3.41 | 139 | 36 | 1 | 4100.2 | 4,231 | 1,554 | 1,784 | 260 | 1,081 | 88 | 17 | 82 | 17,178 | 160 | 4.06 | 2.37 | 1.71 | 0.57 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 1.30 | .286 | 3.92 | 9.29 |
| 25 | | D. Gooden | 1,848 | 301 | 156 | 82 | .655 | 299 | 3.06 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 2145.1 | 1,877 | 730 | 805 | 117 | 642 | 41 | 1 | 30 | 8,794 | 45 | 7.75 | 2.69 | 2.88 | 0.49 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 1.17 | .286 | 3.38 | 7.87 |
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