Between January 1, 1960 and September 11, 1993, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,706 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 | 5,706 | 804 | 324 | 290 | .528 | 770 | 3.19 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5373.1 | 3,913 | 1,902 | 2,168 | 319 | 2,786 | 158 | 13 | 78 | 22,520 | 277 | 9.56 | 4.67 | 2.05 | 0.53 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.63 | 6.55 |
| 2 |  | S. Carlton | 4,136 | 741 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 709 | 3.22 | 254 | 55 | 2 | 5217.2 | 4,672 | 1,864 | 2,130 | 414 | 1,833 | 53 | 13 | 150 | 21,682 | 183 | 7.13 | 3.16 | 2.26 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.67 | 8.06 |
| 3 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,701 | 692 | 287 | 250 | .534 | 685 | 3.31 | 242 | 60 | 0 | 4970.0 | 4,632 | 1,830 | 2,029 | 430 | 1,322 | 155 | 3 | 71 | 20,492 | 114 | 6.70 | 2.39 | 2.80 | 0.78 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.67 | 8.39 |
| 4 |  | T. Seaver | 3,640 | 656 | 311 | 205 | .603 | 647 | 2.86 | 231 | 61 | 1 | 4783.0 | 3,971 | 1,521 | 1,674 | 380 | 1,390 | 76 | 6 | 117 | 19,369 | 125 | 6.85 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 0.72 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 1.12 | .259 | 3.15 | 7.47 |
| 5 | | D. Sutton | 3,574 | 774 | 324 | 256 | .559 | 756 | 3.26 | 178 | 58 | 5 | 5282.1 | 4,692 | 1,914 | 2,104 | 472 | 1,343 | 82 | 12 | 103 | 21,631 | 112 | 6.09 | 2.29 | 2.66 | 0.80 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .261 | 3.58 | 7.99 |
| 6 | | G. Perry | 3,534 | 777 | 314 | 265 | .542 | 690 | 3.11 | 303 | 53 | 10 | 5350.0 | 4,938 | 1,846 | 2,128 | 399 | 1,378 | 108 | 33 | 163 | 21,953 | 160 | 5.95 | 2.32 | 2.56 | 0.67 | 16.1 | 6.3 | 1.18 | .275 | 3.58 | 8.31 |
| 7 | | P. Niekro | 3,342 | 864 | 318 | 274 | .537 | 716 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 29 | 5404.0 | 5,044 | 2,012 | 2,337 | 482 | 1,809 | 123 | 83 | 86 | 22,677 | 227 | 5.57 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 0.80 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.89 | 8.40 |
| 8 | | F. Jenkins | 3,191 | 664 | 284 | 226 | .557 | 594 | 3.34 | 267 | 49 | 7 | 4500.2 | 4,142 | 1,669 | 1,853 | 484 | 997 | 84 | 37 | 117 | 18,404 | 62 | 6.38 | 1.99 | 3.20 | 0.97 | 17.3 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .268 | 3.71 | 8.28 |
| 9 |  | B. Gibson | 3,069 | 515 | 248 | 169 | .595 | 473 | 2.91 | 253 | 55 | 6 | 3808.2 | 3,202 | 1,230 | 1,385 | 253 | 1,297 | 101 | 18 | 116 | 15,733 | 105 | 7.25 | 3.06 | 2.37 | 0.60 | 19.5 | 8.2 | 1.18 | .268 | 3.27 | 7.57 |
| 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 | | F. Tanana | 2,753 | 634 | 239 | 234 | .505 | 612 | 3.66 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4162.2 | 4,037 | 1,692 | 1,897 | 445 | 1,247 | 129 | 10 | 115 | 17,527 | 119 | 5.95 | 2.70 | 2.21 | 0.96 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.10 | 8.73 |
| 12 | | J. Koosman | 2,556 | 612 | 222 | 209 | .515 | 527 | 3.36 | 140 | 33 | 17 | 3839.1 | 3,635 | 1,433 | 1,608 | 290 | 1,198 | 71 | 43 | 121 | 15,996 | 89 | 5.99 | 2.81 | 2.13 | 0.68 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.26 | .282 | 3.77 | 8.52 |
| 13 | | J. Kaat | 2,460 | 895 | 283 | 235 | .546 | 623 | 3.44 | 180 | 31 | 17 | 4525.0 | 4,613 | 1,731 | 2,029 | 394 | 1,079 | 120 | 102 | 117 | 18,997 | 128 | 4.89 | 2.15 | 2.28 | 0.78 | 12.9 | 5.7 | 1.26 | .282 | 4.04 | 9.18 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 |  | J. Morris | 2,378 | 526 | 244 | 180 | .575 | 504 | 3.83 | 174 | 28 | 0 | 3682.2 | 3,404 | 1,569 | 1,719 | 375 | 1,323 | 54 | 10 | 97 | 15,484 | 192 | 5.81 | 3.23 | 1.80 | 0.92 | 15.4 | 8.5 | 1.28 | .267 | 4.20 | 8.32 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | C. Hough | 2,282 | 833 | 211 | 205 | .507 | 415 | 3.69 | 106 | 12 | 61 | 3667.1 | 3,144 | 1,505 | 1,718 | 365 | 1,597 | 162 | 240 | 43 | 15,553 | 169 | 5.60 | 3.92 | 1.43 | 0.90 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 1.29 | .249 | 4.22 | 7.72 |
| 19 | | T. John | 2,245 | 760 | 288 | 231 | .555 | 700 | 3.34 | 162 | 46 | 3 | 4710.0 | 4,783 | 1,749 | 2,017 | 302 | 1,259 | 98 | 22 | 102 | 19,691 | 188 | 4.29 | 2.41 | 1.78 | 0.58 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.85 | 9.14 |
| 20 | | J. Bunning | 2,224 | 441 | 165 | 145 | .532 | 409 | 3.19 | 113 | 35 | 12 | 2919.2 | 2,697 | 1,034 | 1,167 | 260 | 714 | 125 | 23 | 83 | 12,094 | 33 | 6.86 | 2.20 | 3.11 | 0.80 | 18.4 | 5.9 | 1.17 | .278 | 3.60 | 8.31 |
| 21 | | J. Palmer | 2,212 | 558 | 268 | 152 | .638 | 521 | 2.86 | 211 | 53 | 4 | 3948.0 | 3,349 | 1,253 | 1,395 | 303 | 1,311 | 38 | 15 | 37 | 16,117 | 87 | 5.04 | 2.99 | 1.69 | 0.69 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 1.18 | .249 | 3.18 | 7.63 |
| 22 | | D. Eckersley | 2,191 | 797 | 183 | 148 | .553 | 361 | 3.44 | 100 | 20 | 271 | 3031.2 | 2,803 | 1,159 | 1,249 | 312 | 692 | 65 | 373 | 83 | 12,459 | 26 | 6.50 | 2.05 | 3.17 | 0.93 | 17.6 | 5.6 | 1.15 | .271 | 3.71 | 8.32 |
| 23 | | V. Blue | 2,175 | 502 | 209 | 161 | .565 | 473 | 3.27 | 143 | 37 | 2 | 3343.1 | 2,939 | 1,213 | 1,357 | 263 | 1,185 | 23 | 11 | 61 | 13,838 | 103 | 5.85 | 3.19 | 1.84 | 0.71 | 15.7 | 8.6 | 1.23 | .263 | 3.65 | 7.91 |
| 24 |  | R. Clemens | 2,028 | 300 | 162 | 85 | .656 | 299 | 2.92 | 91 | 35 | 0 | 2211.2 | 1,868 | 718 | 799 | 145 | 614 | 62 | 0 | 40 | 8,987 | 50 | 8.25 | 2.50 | 3.30 | 0.59 | 22.6 | 6.8 | 1.12 | .281 | 3.25 | 7.60 |
| 25 | | R. Reuschel | 2,015 | 557 | 214 | 191 | .528 | 529 | 3.37 | 102 | 26 | 5 | 3548.1 | 3,588 | 1,330 | 1,494 | 221 | 935 | 88 | 16 | 117 | 14,888 | 89 | 5.11 | 2.37 | 2.16 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.27 | .290 | 3.79 | 9.10 |
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