Between April 22, 1991 and September 29, 2013, Randy Johnson fanned the most hitters, with 4,507 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 |  | R. Johnson | 4,507 | 549 | 277 | 141 | .663 | 535 | 3.21 | 91 | 35 | 2 | 3706.2 | 2,986 | 1,320 | 1,481 | 368 | 1,259 | 182 | 6 | 33 | 15,206 | 94 | 10.94 | 3.06 | 3.58 | 0.89 | 29.6 | 8.3 | 1.15 | .294 | 3.60 | 7.25 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,221 | 500 | 235 | 133 | .639 | 499 | 3.25 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 3378.2 | 2,892 | 1,220 | 1,349 | 261 | 1,154 | 120 | 0 | 44 | 13,989 | 104 | 8.58 | 3.07 | 2.79 | 0.70 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.59 | 7.70 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 3,066 | 519 | 215 | 139 | .607 | 431 | 3.43 | 83 | 20 | 16 | 3185.0 | 2,921 | 1,214 | 1,276 | 340 | 676 | 51 | 60 | 40 | 12,948 | 67 | 8.66 | 1.91 | 4.54 | 0.96 | 23.7 | 5.2 | 1.13 | .293 | 3.61 | 8.25 |
| 5 |  | G. Maddux | 2,816 | 601 | 293 | 173 | .629 | 601 | 3.04 | 83 | 28 | 0 | 4077.1 | 3,793 | 1,376 | 1,539 | 296 | 675 | 113 | 0 | 123 | 16,441 | 53 | 6.22 | 1.49 | 4.17 | 0.65 | 17.1 | 4.1 | 1.10 | .279 | 3.40 | 8.37 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,697 | 645 | 185 | 124 | .599 | 403 | 3.27 | 42 | 14 | 154 | 2950.1 | 2,615 | 1,071 | 1,156 | 241 | 810 | 52 | 204 | 74 | 12,084 | 120 | 8.23 | 2.47 | 3.33 | 0.74 | 22.3 | 6.7 | 1.16 | .287 | 3.53 | 7.98 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | A. Pettitte | 2,448 | 531 | 256 | 153 | .626 | 521 | 3.85 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3316.0 | 3,448 | 1,418 | 1,572 | 288 | 1,031 | 55 | 3 | 42 | 14,074 | 69 | 6.64 | 2.80 | 2.37 | 0.78 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.27 | 9.36 |
| 10 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,389 | 415 | 205 | 115 | .641 | 415 | 3.60 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 2775.1 | 2,585 | 1,110 | 1,217 | 255 | 834 | 85 | 0 | 39 | 11,530 | 57 | 7.75 | 2.70 | 2.86 | 0.83 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .292 | 3.95 | 8.38 |
| 11 | | T. Glavine | 2,276 | 575 | 271 | 161 | .627 | 575 | 3.40 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 3758.0 | 3,630 | 1,421 | 1,551 | 301 | 1,281 | 51 | 0 | 121 | 15,786 | 52 | 5.45 | 3.07 | 1.78 | 0.72 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.71 | 8.69 |
| 12 | | K. Brown | 2,186 | 425 | 184 | 123 | .599 | 415 | 3.23 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 2846.1 | 2,688 | 1,023 | 1,169 | 182 | 758 | 130 | 1 | 37 | 11,811 | 90 | 6.91 | 2.40 | 2.88 | 0.58 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 1.21 | .293 | 3.70 | 8.50 |
| 13 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,180 | 375 | 147 | 132 | .527 | 370 | 3.99 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2353.2 | 2,140 | 1,043 | 1,142 | 232 | 955 | 116 | 1 | 31 | 10,031 | 146 | 8.34 | 3.65 | 2.28 | 0.89 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 1.31 | .291 | 4.37 | 8.18 |
| 14 | | T. Wakefield | 2,156 | 627 | 200 | 180 | .526 | 463 | 4.41 | 33 | 6 | 22 | 3226.1 | 3,152 | 1,582 | 1,791 | 418 | 1,205 | 186 | 78 | 33 | 13,939 | 134 | 6.01 | 3.36 | 1.79 | 1.17 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 1.35 | .274 | 5.00 | 8.79 |
| 15 | | R. Halladay | 2,117 | 416 | 203 | 105 | .659 | 390 | 3.38 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 2749.1 | 2,646 | 1,034 | 1,135 | 236 | 592 | 81 | 6 | 28 | 11,287 | 56 | 6.93 | 1.94 | 3.58 | 0.77 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 1.18 | .292 | 3.72 | 8.66 |
| 16 | | K. Millwood | 2,083 | 451 | 169 | 152 | .526 | 443 | 4.11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2720.1 | 2,770 | 1,243 | 1,357 | 296 | 843 | 74 | 3 | 46 | 11,616 | 67 | 6.89 | 2.79 | 2.47 | 0.98 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 1.33 | .297 | 4.49 | 9.16 |
| 17 | | R. Dempster | 2,075 | 579 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2,347 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,071 | 91 | 186 | 47 | 10,412 | 80 | 7.82 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.85 |
| 18 | | C. Finley | 2,048 | 369 | 149 | 132 | .530 | 369 | 4.06 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 2407.0 | 2,343 | 1,086 | 1,204 | 250 | 1,012 | 62 | 0 | 22 | 10,327 | 106 | 7.66 | 3.78 | 2.02 | 0.93 | 19.8 | 9.8 | 1.39 | .301 | 4.50 | 8.76 |
| 19 | | J. Moyer | 2,019 | 561 | 235 | 158 | .598 | 532 | 4.20 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3396.1 | 3,491 | 1,586 | 1,697 | 447 | 885 | 128 | 7 | 48 | 14,382 | 37 | 5.35 | 2.35 | 2.28 | 1.18 | 14.0 | 6.2 | 1.29 | .279 | 4.50 | 9.25 |
| 20 | | 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 | 7.67 |
| 21 | | 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 | 9.95 |
| 22 |  | B. Colon | 1,950 | 411 | 189 | 128 | .596 | 405 | 3.94 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2583.2 | 2,594 | 1,132 | 1,238 | 308 | 802 | 48 | 0 | 36 | 10,927 | 40 | 6.79 | 2.79 | 2.43 | 1.07 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 1.31 | .292 | 4.31 | 9.04 |
| 23 | | D. Cone | 1,927 | 315 | 139 | 99 | .584 | 312 | 3.58 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 2095.0 | 1,827 | 833 | 910 | 194 | 850 | 90 | 0 | 26 | 8,863 | 109 | 8.28 | 3.65 | 2.27 | 0.83 | 21.7 | 9.6 | 1.28 | .281 | 3.91 | 7.85 |
| 24 | | 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 | 110 | 8.73 | 4.13 | 2.11 | 1.14 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 1.35 | .284 | 4.52 | 8.05 |
| 25 | | D. Wells | 1,913 | 502 | 213 | 138 | .607 | 460 | 4.23 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 3055.0 | 3,288 | 1,437 | 1,549 | 375 | 600 | 79 | 17 | 46 | 12,830 | 78 | 5.64 | 1.77 | 3.19 | 1.10 | 14.9 | 4.7 | 1.27 | .295 | 4.56 | 9.69 |
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