Between April 28, 1975 and April 20, 2002, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,099 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 | 4,099 | 575 | 229 | 205 | .528 | 575 | 3.26 | 134 | 42 | 0 | 3892.1 | 2,900 | 1,412 | 1,615 | 234 | 1,901 | 106 | 0 | 55 | 16,276 | 211 | 9.48 | 4.40 | 2.16 | 0.54 | 25.2 | 11.7 | 1.23 | .268 | 3.73 | 6.71 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,743 | 549 | 281 | 147 | .657 | 548 | 3.12 | 116 | 45 | 0 | 3910.2 | 3,331 | 1,355 | 1,498 | 281 | 1,268 | 130 | 0 | 46 | 16,114 | 108 | 8.61 | 2.92 | 2.95 | 0.65 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .285 | 3.45 | 7.67 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 3,446 | 405 | 204 | 101 | .669 | 395 | 3.12 | 80 | 31 | 2 | 2778.1 | 2,135 | 962 | 1,082 | 243 | 1,167 | 126 | 5 | 18 | 11,492 | 88 | 11.16 | 3.78 | 2.95 | 0.79 | 30.0 | 10.2 | 1.19 | .291 | 3.50 | 6.92 |
| 4 |  | D. Cone | 2,655 | 445 | 193 | 123 | .611 | 415 | 3.45 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2880.2 | 2,484 | 1,103 | 1,209 | 254 | 1,124 | 106 | 9 | 41 | 12,099 | 149 | 8.29 | 3.51 | 2.36 | 0.79 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.78 | 7.76 |
| 5 | | B. Blyleven | 2,574 | 506 | 205 | 174 | .541 | 502 | 3.53 | 163 | 39 | 0 | 3596.0 | 3,401 | 1,411 | 1,551 | 339 | 987 | 119 | 1 | 50 | 14,898 | 90 | 6.44 | 2.47 | 2.61 | 0.85 | 17.3 | 6.6 | 1.22 | .281 | 3.88 | 8.51 |
| 6 | | F. Tanana | 2,560 | 593 | 223 | 215 | .509 | 575 | 3.69 | 129 | 29 | 1 | 3883.0 | 3,772 | 1,594 | 1,789 | 417 | 1,167 | 120 | 8 | 112 | 16,365 | 113 | 5.93 | 2.70 | 2.19 | 0.97 | 15.6 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.15 | 8.74 |
| 7 |  | G. Maddux | 2,530 | 508 | 259 | 146 | .640 | 504 | 2.83 | 102 | 34 | 0 | 3563.0 | 3,216 | 1,122 | 1,282 | 197 | 765 | 97 | 3 | 141 | 14,441 | 49 | 6.39 | 1.93 | 3.31 | 0.50 | 17.5 | 5.3 | 1.12 | .278 | 3.24 | 8.12 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 | | C. Finley | 2,443 | 494 | 190 | 159 | .544 | 437 | 3.84 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 3014.1 | 2,897 | 1,286 | 1,429 | 293 | 1,259 | 75 | 24 | 30 | 12,866 | 127 | 7.29 | 3.76 | 1.94 | 0.87 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .296 | 4.27 | 8.65 |
| 11 | | D. Eckersley | 2,400 | 1,069 | 197 | 171 | .535 | 361 | 3.51 | 100 | 20 | 390 | 3283.2 | 3,074 | 1,279 | 1,382 | 347 | 736 | 75 | 576 | 90 | 13,524 | 28 | 6.58 | 2.02 | 3.26 | 0.95 | 17.7 | 5.4 | 1.16 | .274 | 3.79 | 8.43 |
| 12 |  | S. Carlton | 2,397 | 427 | 196 | 136 | .590 | 413 | 3.32 | 121 | 27 | 1 | 2998.2 | 2,683 | 1,107 | 1,271 | 255 | 1,037 | 27 | 6 | 82 | 12,436 | 105 | 7.19 | 3.11 | 2.31 | 0.77 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.81 | 8.05 |
| 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 | 2,204 | 750 | 203 | 207 | .495 | 440 | 3.75 | 107 | 13 | 52 | 3597.2 | 3,133 | 1,500 | 1,716 | 359 | 1,554 | 161 | 192 | 40 | 15,303 | 173 | 5.51 | 3.89 | 1.42 | 0.90 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 1.30 | .252 | 4.29 | 7.84 |
| 15 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,166 | 401 | 160 | 117 | .578 | 361 | 3.37 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 2484.0 | 2,159 | 929 | 1,019 | 203 | 788 | 40 | 26 | 58 | 10,234 | 119 | 7.85 | 2.86 | 2.75 | 0.74 | 21.2 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .278 | 3.69 | 7.82 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | C. Schilling | 2,070 | 394 | 135 | 102 | .570 | 283 | 3.37 | 72 | 17 | 13 | 2187.2 | 1,949 | 818 | 873 | 219 | 542 | 33 | 60 | 38 | 8,911 | 57 | 8.52 | 2.23 | 3.82 | 0.90 | 23.2 | 6.1 | 1.14 | .286 | 3.59 | 8.02 |
| 19 | | K. Brown | 2,032 | 405 | 181 | 119 | .603 | 402 | 3.19 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 2788.2 | 2,602 | 989 | 1,139 | 171 | 773 | 120 | 1 | 38 | 11,564 | 90 | 6.56 | 2.49 | 2.63 | 0.55 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .287 | 3.68 | 8.40 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 |  | P. Martinez | 2,003 | 300 | 134 | 59 | .694 | 233 | 2.69 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 1715.1 | 1,278 | 512 | 567 | 129 | 473 | 79 | 23 | 20 | 6,846 | 44 | 10.51 | 2.48 | 4.23 | 0.68 | 29.3 | 6.9 | 1.02 | .276 | 2.97 | 6.71 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | P. Niekro | 1,961 | 461 | 187 | 165 | .531 | 449 | 3.66 | 126 | 20 | 2 | 3160.1 | 3,057 | 1,285 | 1,466 | 293 | 1,220 | 74 | 9 | 46 | 13,477 | 121 | 5.58 | 3.47 | 1.61 | 0.83 | 14.6 | 9.1 | 1.35 | .278 | 4.17 | 8.71 |
| 24 | | B. Witt | 1,955 | 430 | 142 | 157 | .475 | 397 | 4.83 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2465.0 | 2,493 | 1,324 | 1,449 | 252 | 1,375 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 11,003 | 128 | 7.14 | 5.02 | 1.42 | 0.92 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 1.57 | .304 | 5.29 | 9.10 |
| 25 | | T. Glavine | 1,948 | 473 | 226 | 133 | .630 | 473 | 3.38 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 3146.1 | 2,986 | 1,181 | 1,309 | 227 | 1,071 | 42 | 0 | 102 | 13,203 | 57 | 5.57 | 3.06 | 1.82 | 0.65 | 14.8 | 8.1 | 1.29 | .278 | 3.74 | 8.54 |
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