Between August 14, 1977 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 3,358 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 | 3,358 | 484 | 185 | 166 | .527 | 484 | 3.29 | 87 | 27 | 0 | 3210.1 | 2,433 | 1,172 | 1,338 | 201 | 1,449 | 88 | 0 | 48 | 13,373 | 177 | 9.41 | 4.06 | 2.32 | 0.56 | 25.1 | 10.8 | 1.21 | .270 | 3.75 | 6.82 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,153 | 450 | 233 | 124 | .653 | 449 | 2.95 | 114 | 44 | 0 | 3274.2 | 2,732 | 1,072 | 1,188 | 214 | 1,012 | 105 | 0 | 44 | 13,389 | 82 | 8.67 | 2.78 | 3.12 | 0.59 | 23.5 | 7.6 | 1.14 | .283 | 3.27 | 7.51 |
| 3 |  | J. Morris | 2,456 | 545 | 253 | 186 | .576 | 524 | 3.90 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 3796.2 | 3,546 | 1,647 | 1,805 | 388 | 1,379 | 58 | 10 | 99 | 16,011 | 203 | 5.82 | 3.27 | 1.78 | 0.92 | 15.3 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .269 | 4.28 | 8.41 |
| 4 |  | M. Langston | 2,421 | 432 | 178 | 156 | .533 | 423 | 3.94 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2901.0 | 2,654 | 1,270 | 1,398 | 302 | 1,260 | 46 | 1 | 28 | 12,288 | 87 | 7.51 | 3.91 | 1.92 | 0.94 | 19.7 | 10.3 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.34 | 8.23 |
| 5 |  | R. Johnson | 2,329 | 296 | 143 | 79 | .644 | 287 | 3.36 | 56 | 23 | 2 | 1978.1 | 1,523 | 739 | 827 | 169 | 943 | 92 | 4 | 12 | 8,302 | 71 | 10.60 | 4.29 | 2.47 | 0.77 | 28.1 | 11.4 | 1.25 | .284 | 3.76 | 6.93 |
| 6 | | D. Cone | 2,243 | 359 | 168 | 93 | .644 | 330 | 3.17 | 55 | 21 | 1 | 2396.2 | 1,980 | 845 | 927 | 191 | 895 | 76 | 9 | 32 | 9,925 | 122 | 8.42 | 3.36 | 2.51 | 0.72 | 22.6 | 9.0 | 1.20 | .274 | 3.48 | 7.44 |
| 7 | | D. Gooden | 2,150 | 377 | 185 | 103 | .642 | 374 | 3.33 | 68 | 24 | 1 | 2580.2 | 2,318 | 956 | 1,044 | 169 | 843 | 66 | 1 | 36 | 10,706 | 67 | 7.50 | 2.94 | 2.55 | 0.59 | 20.1 | 7.9 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.64 | 8.08 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | D. Martinez | 2,055 | 659 | 234 | 185 | .558 | 551 | 3.71 | 118 | 30 | 6 | 3847.2 | 3,765 | 1,586 | 1,769 | 365 | 1,108 | 116 | 38 | 68 | 16,129 | 79 | 4.81 | 2.59 | 1.85 | 0.85 | 12.7 | 6.9 | 1.27 | .272 | 4.14 | 8.81 |
| 10 |  | G. Maddux | 2,024 | 403 | 202 | 117 | .633 | 399 | 2.75 | 89 | 28 | 0 | 2849.1 | 2,503 | 872 | 1,001 | 141 | 654 | 76 | 3 | 110 | 11,517 | 45 | 6.39 | 2.07 | 3.09 | 0.45 | 17.6 | 5.7 | 1.11 | .274 | 3.16 | 7.91 |
| 11 | | C. Hough | 2,014 | 590 | 183 | 187 | .495 | 440 | 3.85 | 107 | 13 | 12 | 3305.1 | 2,922 | 1,414 | 1,614 | 342 | 1,397 | 143 | 75 | 32 | 14,063 | 156 | 5.48 | 3.80 | 1.44 | 0.93 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 1.31 | .254 | 4.39 | 7.96 |
| 12 | | B. Blyleven | 1,998 | 415 | 168 | 138 | .549 | 411 | 3.71 | 114 | 26 | 0 | 2859.2 | 2,775 | 1,179 | 1,291 | 284 | 785 | 99 | 1 | 41 | 11,937 | 69 | 6.29 | 2.47 | 2.55 | 0.89 | 16.7 | 6.6 | 1.24 | .284 | 4.06 | 8.73 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | C. Finley | 1,951 | 403 | 153 | 129 | .543 | 346 | 3.66 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 2461.2 | 2,347 | 1,002 | 1,117 | 231 | 1,024 | 63 | 24 | 25 | 10,485 | 102 | 7.13 | 3.74 | 1.91 | 0.84 | 18.6 | 9.8 | 1.37 | .293 | 4.08 | 8.58 |
| 15 |  | J. Smoltz | 1,942 | 327 | 146 | 105 | .582 | 327 | 3.36 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 2228.0 | 1,924 | 832 | 916 | 181 | 734 | 34 | 0 | 53 | 9,201 | 117 | 7.84 | 2.96 | 2.65 | 0.73 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 1.19 | .276 | 3.70 | 7.77 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | O. Hershiser | 1,912 | 468 | 190 | 133 | .588 | 428 | 3.33 | 68 | 25 | 5 | 2926.2 | 2,722 | 1,084 | 1,239 | 216 | 916 | 95 | 18 | 105 | 12,238 | 113 | 5.88 | 2.82 | 2.09 | 0.66 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 1.24 | .275 | 3.81 | 8.37 |
| 18 | | D. Eckersley | 1,901 | 975 | 160 | 143 | .528 | 281 | 3.57 | 76 | 13 | 387 | 2704.2 | 2,611 | 1,073 | 1,160 | 295 | 523 | 59 | 569 | 70 | 11,124 | 15 | 6.33 | 1.74 | 3.63 | 0.98 | 17.1 | 4.7 | 1.16 | .277 | 3.86 | 8.69 |
| 19 |  | S. Carlton | 1,891 | 333 | 144 | 112 | .563 | 319 | 3.38 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 2310.2 | 2,096 | 869 | 1,003 | 196 | 812 | 22 | 6 | 69 | 9,628 | 90 | 7.37 | 3.16 | 2.33 | 0.76 | 19.6 | 8.4 | 1.26 | .283 | 3.91 | 8.16 |
| 20 | | F. Tanana | 1,870 | 501 | 176 | 189 | .482 | 484 | 4.00 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 3146.1 | 3,205 | 1,397 | 1,574 | 359 | 972 | 96 | 7 | 99 | 13,439 | 92 | 5.35 | 2.78 | 1.92 | 1.03 | 13.9 | 7.2 | 1.33 | .281 | 4.50 | 9.17 |
| 21 | | F. Viola | 1,844 | 421 | 176 | 150 | .540 | 420 | 3.73 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 2836.1 | 2,827 | 1,175 | 1,303 | 294 | 864 | 48 | 0 | 39 | 11,933 | 86 | 5.85 | 2.74 | 2.13 | 0.93 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 1.30 | .285 | 4.13 | 8.97 |
| 22 | | B. Witt | 1,795 | 377 | 131 | 140 | .483 | 356 | 4.73 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 2226.0 | 2,216 | 1,171 | 1,283 | 219 | 1,248 | 33 | 11 | 34 | 9,918 | 115 | 7.26 | 5.05 | 1.44 | 0.89 | 18.1 | 12.6 | 1.56 | .302 | 5.19 | 8.96 |
| 23 | | S. Fernandez | 1,743 | 307 | 114 | 96 | .543 | 300 | 3.36 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1866.2 | 1,421 | 696 | 749 | 191 | 715 | 41 | 2 | 33 | 7,668 | 22 | 8.40 | 3.45 | 2.44 | 0.92 | 22.7 | 9.3 | 1.14 | .247 | 3.61 | 6.85 |
| 24 | | D. Stewart | 1,741 | 523 | 168 | 129 | .566 | 348 | 3.95 | 55 | 9 | 19 | 2629.2 | 2,499 | 1,154 | 1,259 | 264 | 1,034 | 62 | 87 | 46 | 11,251 | 119 | 5.96 | 3.54 | 1.68 | 0.90 | 15.5 | 9.2 | 1.34 | .274 | 4.31 | 8.55 |
| 25 | | K. Gross | 1,727 | 474 | 142 | 158 | .473 | 368 | 4.11 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2487.2 | 2,519 | 1,137 | 1,245 | 230 | 986 | 79 | 38 | 76 | 10,791 | 53 | 6.25 | 3.57 | 1.75 | 0.83 | 16.0 | 9.1 | 1.41 | .295 | 4.50 | 9.11 |
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