Between August 5, 1904 and October 3, 1982, Walter Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 3,527 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 |  | W. Johnson | 3,527 | 802 | 417 | 279 | .599 | 666 | 1.70 | 531 | 110 | 34 | 5916.2 | 4,917 | 1,902 | 97 | 1,374 | 208 | 128 | 155 | 5.37 | 2.09 | 2.57 | 0.15 | 5.8 | 1.06 | .262 | 2.89 | 7.48 | ||||
| 2 |  | N. Ryan | 3,494 | 487 | 205 | 186 | .524 | 453 | 3.11 | 188 | 50 | 3 | 3324.1 | 2,389 | 1,149 | 1,311 | 181 | 1,921 | 92 | 13 | 47 | 14,041 | 169 | 9.46 | 5.20 | 1.82 | 0.49 | 24.9 | 13.7 | 1.30 | .264 | 3.55 | 6.47 |
| 3 |  | G. Perry | 3,452 | 747 | 307 | 251 | .550 | 660 | 3.05 | 300 | 52 | 10 | 5163.2 | 4,724 | 1,750 | 2,020 | 375 | 1,329 | 104 | 33 | 159 | 21,142 | 155 | 6.02 | 2.32 | 2.60 | 0.65 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 1.17 | .274 | 3.52 | 8.23 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 3,434 | 587 | 285 | 184 | .608 | 569 | 3.00 | 242 | 52 | 1 | 4275.0 | 3,716 | 1,426 | 1,616 | 320 | 1,440 | 45 | 7 | 120 | 17,595 | 142 | 7.23 | 3.03 | 2.38 | 0.67 | 19.5 | 8.2 | 1.21 | .275 | 3.40 | 7.82 |
| 5 |  | T. Seaver | 3,137 | 525 | 264 | 156 | .629 | 519 | 2.68 | 208 | 54 | 1 | 3900.1 | 3,151 | 1,163 | 1,276 | 296 | 1,118 | 55 | 5 | 101 | 15,677 | 96 | 7.24 | 2.58 | 2.81 | 0.68 | 20.0 | 7.1 | 1.09 | .258 | 2.94 | 7.27 |
| 6 |  | B. Gibson | 3,117 | 528 | 251 | 174 | .591 | 482 | 2.91 | 255 | 56 | 6 | 3884.1 | 3,279 | 1,258 | 1,420 | 257 | 1,336 | 102 | 21 | 118 | 16,066 | 109 | 7.22 | 3.10 | 2.33 | 0.60 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 1.19 | .269 | 3.29 | 7.60 |
| 7 | | F. Jenkins | 3,095 | 631 | 278 | 217 | .562 | 565 | 3.30 | 266 | 48 | 7 | 4333.1 | 3,966 | 1,589 | 1,764 | 465 | 951 | 78 | 36 | 112 | 17,699 | 60 | 6.43 | 1.98 | 3.25 | 0.97 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 1.13 | .267 | 3.66 | 8.24 |
| 8 | | D. Sutton | 2,931 | 591 | 258 | 193 | .572 | 574 | 3.05 | 168 | 56 | 5 | 4137.1 | 3,556 | 1,404 | 1,553 | 326 | 1,059 | 63 | 12 | 91 | 16,823 | 87 | 6.38 | 2.30 | 2.77 | 0.71 | 17.4 | 6.3 | 1.12 | .260 | 3.38 | 7.74 |
| 9 | | J. Bunning | 2,855 | 591 | 224 | 184 | .549 | 519 | 3.27 | 151 | 40 | 16 | 3760.0 | 3,433 | 1,365 | 1,527 | 372 | 1,000 | 160 | 39 | 98 | 15,615 | 47 | 6.83 | 2.39 | 2.86 | 0.89 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 1.18 | .273 | 3.66 | 8.22 |
| 10 | | M. Lolich | 2,832 | 586 | 217 | 191 | .532 | 496 | 3.44 | 195 | 41 | 10 | 3638.1 | 3,366 | 1,390 | 1,537 | 347 | 1,099 | 91 | 40 | 67 | 15,139 | 123 | 7.01 | 2.72 | 2.58 | 0.86 | 18.7 | 7.3 | 1.23 | .280 | 3.80 | 8.33 |
| 11 | | P. Niekro | 2,784 | 705 | 257 | 220 | .539 | 561 | 3.16 | 224 | 43 | 29 | 4417.2 | 4,006 | 1,551 | 1,823 | 374 | 1,347 | 106 | 81 | 80 | 18,330 | 195 | 5.67 | 2.74 | 2.07 | 0.76 | 15.2 | 7.3 | 1.21 | .265 | 3.71 | 8.16 |
| 12 | | W. Spahn | 2,583 | 750 | 363 | 245 | .597 | 665 | 3.09 | 382 | 63 | 28 | 5243.2 | 4,833 | 1,801 | 2,018 | 434 | 1,432 | 41 | 67 | 21,555 | 78 | 4.43 | 2.46 | 1.80 | 0.74 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 1.19 | .258 | 3.46 | 8.30 | |
| 13 | | B. Feller | 2,581 | 570 | 266 | 162 | .621 | 484 | 3.26 | 279 | 44 | 22 | 3827.0 | 3,271 | 1,385 | 1,557 | 223 | 1,764 | 60 | 52 | 6 | 16,172 | 69 | 6.07 | 4.15 | 1.46 | 0.52 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 1.32 | .264 | 3.66 | 7.69 |
| 14 | | D. Drysdale | 2,486 | 518 | 209 | 166 | .557 | 465 | 2.95 | 167 | 49 | 6 | 3432.0 | 3,084 | 1,124 | 1,292 | 280 | 855 | 154 | 34 | 123 | 14,097 | 81 | 6.52 | 2.24 | 2.91 | 0.73 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 1.15 | .272 | 3.39 | 8.09 |
| 15 | | S. McDowell | 2,453 | 425 | 141 | 134 | .513 | 346 | 3.17 | 103 | 23 | 14 | 2492.1 | 1,948 | 879 | 999 | 164 | 1,312 | 59 | 39 | 73 | 10,589 | 141 | 8.86 | 4.74 | 1.87 | 0.59 | 23.2 | 12.4 | 1.31 | .270 | 3.61 | 7.03 |
| 16 | | J. Kaat | 2,443 | 874 | 283 | 237 | .544 | 625 | 3.45 | 180 | 31 | 17 | 4495.1 | 4,572 | 1,723 | 2,019 | 390 | 1,073 | 122 | 93 | 114 | 18,864 | 128 | 4.89 | 2.15 | 2.28 | 0.78 | 13.0 | 5.7 | 1.26 | .282 | 4.04 | 9.15 |
| 17 | | L. Tiant | 2,416 | 573 | 229 | 172 | .571 | 484 | 3.30 | 187 | 49 | 15 | 3486.1 | 3,075 | 1,280 | 1,400 | 346 | 1,104 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 14,366 | 27 | 6.24 | 2.85 | 2.19 | 0.89 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 1.20 | .261 | 3.61 | 7.94 |
| 18 |  | S. Koufax | 2,396 | 397 | 165 | 87 | .655 | 314 | 2.76 | 137 | 40 | 9 | 2324.1 | 1,754 | 713 | 806 | 204 | 817 | 18 | 44 | 48 | 9,497 | 87 | 9.28 | 3.16 | 2.93 | 0.79 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 1.11 | .256 | 3.12 | 6.79 |
| 19 | | B. Blyleven | 2,376 | 411 | 169 | 150 | .530 | 406 | 2.96 | 159 | 42 | 0 | 3021.0 | 2,715 | 995 | 1,117 | 217 | 821 | 75 | 3 | 49 | 12,363 | 66 | 7.08 | 2.45 | 2.89 | 0.65 | 19.2 | 6.6 | 1.17 | .281 | 3.33 | 8.09 |
| 20 | | R. Roberts | 2,362 | 676 | 286 | 245 | .539 | 609 | 3.40 | 305 | 45 | 25 | 4688.2 | 4,582 | 1,773 | 1,962 | 505 | 901 | 54 | 49 | 19,222 | 34 | 4.53 | 1.73 | 2.62 | 0.97 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 1.17 | .265 | 3.77 | 8.80 | |
| 21 | | E. Wynn | 2,340 | 691 | 300 | 244 | .551 | 611 | 3.54 | 289 | 49 | 15 | 4564.0 | 4,292 | 1,793 | 2,037 | 339 | 1,775 | 64 | 67 | 19,406 | 53 | 4.61 | 3.50 | 1.32 | 0.67 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 1.33 | .266 | 4.02 | 8.46 | |
| 22 | | J. Marichal | 2,302 | 471 | 243 | 142 | .631 | 457 | 2.89 | 244 | 52 | 2 | 3507.0 | 3,153 | 1,126 | 1,329 | 320 | 709 | 40 | 11 | 82 | 14,237 | 51 | 5.91 | 1.82 | 3.25 | 0.82 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 1.10 | .261 | 3.41 | 8.09 |
| 23 | | J. Koosman | 2,269 | 520 | 191 | 183 | .511 | 451 | 3.26 | 132 | 30 | 15 | 3346.1 | 3,120 | 1,211 | 1,361 | 249 | 1,051 | 59 | 37 | 111 | 13,883 | 76 | 6.10 | 2.83 | 2.16 | 0.67 | 16.3 | 7.6 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.66 | 8.39 |
| 24 | | L. Grove | 2,269 | 616 | 300 | 141 | .680 | 457 | 3.06 | 298 | 35 | 54 | 3938.1 | 3,848 | 1,341 | 1,596 | 162 | 1,184 | 41 | 123 | 16,622 | 51 | 5.19 | 2.71 | 1.92 | 0.37 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.65 | 8.79 | |
| 25 | | G. Alexander | 2,209 | 696 | 373 | 208 | .642 | 600 | 2.41 | 437 | 90 | 33 | 5182.2 | 4,866 | 1,851 | 165 | 951 | 67 | 80 | 38 | 3.84 | 1.65 | 2.32 | 0.29 | 4.5 | 1.12 | .268 | 3.21 | 8.45 | ||||
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