Between January 1, 1986 and May 20, 2008, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,653 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 | 4,653 | 573 | 288 | 151 | .656 | 563 | 3.24 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 3894.0 | 3,107 | 1,400 | 1,580 | 373 | 1,434 | 185 | 5 | 29 | 16,049 | 103 | 10.75 | 3.31 | 3.24 | 0.86 | 29.0 | 8.9 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.65 | 7.18 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,472 | 673 | 338 | 175 | .659 | 672 | 3.09 | 110 | 44 | 0 | 4685.0 | 3,956 | 1,607 | 1,780 | 345 | 1,514 | 154 | 0 | 60 | 19,258 | 138 | 8.59 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 1.17 | .283 | 3.42 | 7.60 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 3,302 | 721 | 350 | 218 | .616 | 717 | 3.12 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4873.2 | 4,588 | 1,691 | 1,905 | 337 | 978 | 131 | 3 | 174 | 19,864 | 68 | 6.10 | 1.81 | 3.38 | 0.62 | 16.6 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.52 | 8.47 |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 5 |  | P. Martinez | 3,031 | 448 | 209 | 93 | .692 | 381 | 2.81 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2677.0 | 2,050 | 837 | 922 | 215 | 709 | 132 | 23 | 27 | 10,726 | 60 | 10.19 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .276 | 3.10 | 6.89 |
| 6 |  | J. Smoltz | 3,011 | 707 | 210 | 147 | .588 | 466 | 3.25 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3394.0 | 2,976 | 1,227 | 1,334 | 277 | 992 | 54 | 204 | 82 | 13,921 | 145 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 3.04 | 0.73 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .282 | 3.54 | 7.89 |
| 7 | | M. Mussina | 2,688 | 513 | 256 | 148 | .634 | 512 | 3.71 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3412.2 | 3,303 | 1,406 | 1,504 | 366 | 762 | 56 | 0 | 26 | 13,986 | 69 | 7.09 | 2.01 | 3.53 | 0.97 | 19.2 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.97 | 8.71 |
| 8 | | D. Cone | 2,668 | 450 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.47 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2,504 | 1,116 | 1,222 | 258 | 1,137 | 106 | 9 | 42 | 12,184 | 149 | 8.28 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.79 | 7.77 |
| 9 | | C. Finley | 2,610 | 524 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3,069 | 1,366 | 1,517 | 304 | 1,332 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,638 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.75 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.64 |
| 10 | | T. Glavine | 2,592 | 677 | 305 | 200 | .604 | 677 | 3.51 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4390.2 | 4,269 | 1,713 | 1,879 | 350 | 1,482 | 65 | 0 | 142 | 18,494 | 65 | 5.31 | 3.04 | 1.75 | 0.72 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.85 | 8.75 |
| 11 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 12 | | D. Wells | 2,201 | 660 | 239 | 157 | .604 | 489 | 4.13 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3439.0 | 3,635 | 1,578 | 1,702 | 407 | 719 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 14,413 | 101 | 5.76 | 1.88 | 3.06 | 1.07 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 1.27 | .293 | 4.45 | 9.51 |
| 13 | | M. Langston | 2,188 | 398 | 155 | 134 | .536 | 371 | 3.94 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 2611.0 | 2,413 | 1,144 | 1,254 | 273 | 1,080 | 36 | 3 | 27 | 11,020 | 82 | 7.54 | 3.72 | 2.03 | 0.94 | 19.9 | 9.8 | 1.34 | .288 | 4.32 | 8.32 |
| 14 | | J. Moyer | 2,148 | 613 | 233 | 181 | .563 | 560 | 4.22 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3600.0 | 3,745 | 1,689 | 1,826 | 451 | 1,025 | 118 | 14 | 64 | 15,327 | 53 | 5.37 | 2.56 | 2.10 | 1.13 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 1.33 | .284 | 4.57 | 9.36 |
| 15 | | A. Benes | 2,000 | 403 | 155 | 139 | .527 | 387 | 3.97 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2505.1 | 2,377 | 1,106 | 1,206 | 289 | 909 | 55 | 6 | 52 | 10,645 | 63 | 7.18 | 3.27 | 2.20 | 1.04 | 18.8 | 8.5 | 1.31 | .282 | 4.33 | 8.54 |
| 16 | | K. Appier | 1,994 | 414 | 169 | 137 | .552 | 402 | 3.74 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2595.1 | 2,425 | 1,078 | 1,168 | 232 | 933 | 79 | 2 | 51 | 10,958 | 106 | 6.91 | 3.24 | 2.14 | 0.80 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.05 | 8.41 |
| 17 | | A. Leiter | 1,974 | 419 | 162 | 132 | .551 | 382 | 3.80 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2391.0 | 2,152 | 1,010 | 1,101 | 198 | 1,163 | 117 | 9 | 53 | 10,334 | 63 | 7.43 | 4.38 | 1.70 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 11.3 | 1.39 | .284 | 4.14 | 8.10 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | T. Gordon | 1,919 | 874 | 137 | 123 | .527 | 203 | 3.93 | 18 | 4 | 157 | 2095.2 | 1,874 | 915 | 1,002 | 174 | 966 | 38 | 342 | 56 | 8,995 | 108 | 8.24 | 4.15 | 1.99 | 0.75 | 21.3 | 10.7 | 1.36 | .288 | 4.30 | 8.05 |
| 20 | | H. Nomo | 1,918 | 323 | 123 | 109 | .530 | 318 | 4.24 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1976.1 | 1,768 | 932 | 993 | 251 | 908 | 38 | 2 | 31 | 8,462 | 110 | 8.73 | 4.13 | 2.11 | 1.14 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 1.35 | .284 | 4.52 | 8.05 |
| 21 | | K. Rogers | 1,909 | 741 | 213 | 147 | .592 | 453 | 4.23 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 3176.1 | 3,309 | 1,493 | 1,659 | 322 | 1,128 | 119 | 133 | 50 | 13,723 | 78 | 5.41 | 3.20 | 1.69 | 0.91 | 13.9 | 8.2 | 1.40 | .292 | 4.70 | 9.38 |
| 22 | | A. Pettitte | 1,882 | 412 | 204 | 118 | .634 | 402 | 3.85 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2580.2 | 2,697 | 1,103 | 1,225 | 217 | 806 | 40 | 3 | 33 | 10,967 | 54 | 6.56 | 2.81 | 2.33 | 0.76 | 17.2 | 7.3 | 1.36 | .309 | 4.27 | 9.41 |
| 23 | | J. Vazquez | 1,873 | 331 | 119 | 116 | .506 | 329 | 4.26 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2121.0 | 2,116 | 1,004 | 1,080 | 278 | 555 | 72 | 1 | 42 | 8,936 | 56 | 7.95 | 2.36 | 3.37 | 1.18 | 21.0 | 6.2 | 1.26 | .298 | 4.58 | 8.98 |
| 24 | | T. Wakefield | 1,822 | 520 | 171 | 148 | .536 | 379 | 4.33 | 29 | 6 | 22 | 2675.0 | 2,595 | 1,288 | 1,462 | 344 | 1,038 | 157 | 62 | 29 | 11,566 | 97 | 6.13 | 3.49 | 1.76 | 1.16 | 15.8 | 9.0 | 1.36 | .274 | 4.92 | 8.73 |
| 25 | | J. Burkett | 1,766 | 445 | 166 | 136 | .550 | 423 | 4.31 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2648.1 | 2,866 | 1,268 | 1,374 | 257 | 700 | 90 | 8 | 59 | 11,324 | 33 | 6.00 | 2.38 | 2.52 | 0.87 | 15.6 | 6.2 | 1.35 | .307 | 4.67 | 9.74 |
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