Between August 24, 1993 and September 30, 2015, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,831 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 | 3,831 | 461 | 241 | 110 | .687 | 448 | 3.10 | 77 | 30 | 1 | 3129.0 | 2,555 | 1,079 | 1,212 | 322 | 900 | 138 | 5 | 31 | 12,709 | 63 | 11.02 | 2.59 | 4.26 | 0.93 | 30.1 | 7.1 | 1.10 | .297 | 3.49 | 7.35 |
| 2 |  | P. Martinez | 3,058 | 423 | 210 | 97 | .684 | 408 | 2.94 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 2737.0 | 2,158 | 894 | 980 | 235 | 714 | 139 | 9 | 26 | 11,019 | 62 | 10.06 | 2.35 | 4.28 | 0.77 | 27.8 | 6.5 | 1.05 | .280 | 3.22 | 7.10 |
| 3 |  | C. Schilling | 2,724 | 401 | 188 | 118 | .614 | 379 | 3.47 | 67 | 14 | 9 | 2710.2 | 2,511 | 1,045 | 1,088 | 311 | 537 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 11,003 | 55 | 9.04 | 1.78 | 5.07 | 1.03 | 24.8 | 4.9 | 1.12 | .298 | 3.61 | 8.34 |
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 2,659 | 413 | 193 | 102 | .654 | 412 | 3.32 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2733.0 | 2,343 | 1,007 | 1,104 | 221 | 979 | 99 | 0 | 25 | 11,373 | 93 | 8.76 | 3.22 | 2.72 | 0.73 | 23.4 | 8.6 | 1.22 | .286 | 3.64 | 7.72 |
| 5 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,571 | 451 | 213 | 129 | .623 | 451 | 3.69 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 2983.2 | 2,825 | 1,224 | 1,339 | 293 | 891 | 95 | 0 | 41 | 12,443 | 64 | 7.76 | 2.69 | 2.89 | 0.88 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.04 | 8.52 |
| 6 | | M. Mussina | 2,537 | 473 | 236 | 139 | .629 | 472 | 3.76 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 3100.2 | 3,040 | 1,296 | 1,391 | 336 | 682 | 54 | 0 | 26 | 12,734 | 57 | 7.36 | 1.98 | 3.72 | 0.98 | 19.9 | 5.4 | 1.20 | .296 | 4.04 | 8.82 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,504 | 434 | 164 | 156 | .513 | 429 | 3.99 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2724.2 | 2,514 | 1,207 | 1,325 | 262 | 1,096 | 143 | 1 | 35 | 11,637 | 161 | 8.27 | 3.62 | 2.28 | 0.87 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.30 |
| 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 |  | G. Maddux | 2,284 | 504 | 246 | 143 | .632 | 504 | 3.11 | 61 | 21 | 0 | 3361.2 | 3,194 | 1,160 | 1,293 | 259 | 505 | 88 | 0 | 101 | 13,567 | 37 | 6.11 | 1.35 | 4.52 | 0.69 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 1.10 | .281 | 3.46 | 8.55 |
| 11 |  | B. Colon | 2,236 | 474 | 218 | 154 | .586 | 467 | 3.97 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 2979.2 | 3,029 | 1,314 | 1,429 | 355 | 856 | 57 | 1 | 44 | 12,585 | 42 | 6.75 | 2.59 | 2.61 | 1.07 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 1.30 | .294 | 4.32 | 9.15 |
| 12 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,183 | 550 | 143 | 92 | .609 | 308 | 3.25 | 25 | 10 | 154 | 2303.0 | 2,065 | 831 | 895 | 194 | 578 | 38 | 204 | 60 | 9,393 | 78 | 8.53 | 2.26 | 3.78 | 0.76 | 23.2 | 6.2 | 1.15 | .292 | 3.50 | 8.07 |
| 13 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,142 | 334 | 143 | 101 | .586 | 334 | 3.11 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2262.1 | 2,019 | 783 | 870 | 184 | 630 | 71 | 0 | 16 | 9,251 | 126 | 8.52 | 2.51 | 3.40 | 0.73 | 23.2 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .295 | 3.46 | 8.03 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | J. Peavy | 2,103 | 356 | 146 | 117 | .555 | 355 | 3.54 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2253.1 | 1,996 | 886 | 934 | 240 | 671 | 76 | 0 | 41 | 9,299 | 42 | 8.40 | 2.68 | 3.13 | 0.96 | 22.6 | 7.2 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.73 | 7.97 |
| 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 | | T. Hudson | 2,079 | 481 | 222 | 132 | .627 | 478 | 3.49 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3124.1 | 2,954 | 1,210 | 1,316 | 248 | 915 | 124 | 0 | 84 | 12,994 | 84 | 5.99 | 2.64 | 2.27 | 0.71 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1.24 | .281 | 3.79 | 8.51 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | T. Wakefield | 2,062 | 595 | 188 | 171 | .524 | 435 | 4.42 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 3039.1 | 2,964 | 1,493 | 1,697 | 403 | 1,109 | 179 | 77 | 30 | 13,117 | 129 | 6.11 | 3.28 | 1.86 | 1.19 | 15.7 | 8.5 | 1.34 | .273 | 5.03 | 8.78 |
| 20 | | D. Haren | 2,010 | 390 | 152 | 131 | .537 | 379 | 3.76 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2413.2 | 2,354 | 1,008 | 1,104 | 305 | 499 | 67 | 4 | 39 | 10,000 | 98 | 7.49 | 1.86 | 4.03 | 1.14 | 20.1 | 5.0 | 1.18 | .288 | 4.12 | 8.78 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | J. Lackey | 1,961 | 387 | 165 | 126 | .567 | 386 | 3.91 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2477.1 | 2,546 | 1,077 | 1,177 | 259 | 709 | 112 | 0 | 28 | 10,535 | 109 | 7.12 | 2.58 | 2.77 | 0.94 | 18.6 | 6.7 | 1.31 | .305 | 4.28 | 9.25 |
| 24 | | J. Moyer | 1,951 | 537 | 227 | 149 | .604 | 509 | 4.20 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3271.2 | 3,356 | 1,525 | 1,634 | 436 | 845 | 125 | 6 | 47 | 13,853 | 35 | 5.37 | 2.32 | 2.31 | 1.20 | 14.1 | 6.1 | 1.28 | .278 | 4.49 | 9.23 |
| 25 |  | J. Verlander | 1,934 | 317 | 157 | 97 | .618 | 317 | 3.52 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2105.1 | 1,896 | 823 | 898 | 187 | 641 | 72 | 0 | 22 | 8,737 | 66 | 8.27 | 2.74 | 3.02 | 0.80 | 22.1 | 7.3 | 1.21 | .290 | 3.84 | 8.11 |
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