Between July 29, 1904 and October 3, 1933, Walter Johnson fanned the most batters, 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 |  | 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 | ||||
| 3 | | D. Vance | 1,975 | 397 | 193 | 135 | .588 | 343 | 3.18 | 216 | 29 | 9 | 2839.2 | 2,663 | 1,004 | 1,171 | 124 | 801 | 71 | 36 | 11,813 | 35 | 6.26 | 2.54 | 2.47 | 0.39 | 16.7 | 6.8 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.71 | 8.44 | |
| 4 | | E. Plank | 1,750 | 485 | 253 | 137 | .649 | 399 | 0.88 | 295 | 61 | 23 | 3380.1 | 2,884 | 1,096 | 27 | 833 | 125 | 72 | 60 | 4.66 | 2.22 | 2.10 | 0.07 | 6.5 | 1.10 | .285 | 2.92 | 7.68 | ||||
| 5 | | C. Mathewson | 1,743 | 481 | 290 | 131 | .689 | 410 | 0.91 | 314 | 61 | 24 | 3546.1 | 3,142 | 1,123 | 75 | 497 | 21 | 62 | 46 | 4.42 | 1.26 | 3.51 | 0.19 | 3.6 | 1.03 | .264 | 2.85 | 7.97 | ||||
| 6 | | E. Walsh | 1,714 | 420 | 190 | 124 | .605 | 309 | 0.34 | 245 | 56 | 34 | 2889.1 | 2,283 | 854 | 22 | 606 | 54 | 102 | 78 | 5.34 | 1.89 | 2.83 | 0.07 | 5.9 | 1.00 | .285 | 2.66 | 7.11 | ||||
| 7 | | R. Ames | 1,702 | 527 | 181 | 166 | .522 | 367 | 1.44 | 205 | 26 | 30 | 3158.1 | 2,872 | 1,295 | 41 | 1,026 | 64 | 116 | 13,007 | 157 | 4.85 | 2.92 | 1.66 | 0.12 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 1.23 | .278 | 3.69 | 8.18 | ||
| 8 | | R. Marquard | 1,595 | 536 | 201 | 177 | .532 | 408 | 2.66 | 196 | 30 | 19 | 3305.1 | 3,237 | 1,444 | 108 | 861 | 35 | 85 | 13,661 | 81 | 4.34 | 2.34 | 1.85 | 0.29 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 1.24 | .283 | 3.93 | 8.81 | ||
| 9 | | C. Bender | 1,541 | 407 | 189 | 107 | .639 | 289 | 1.07 | 215 | 36 | 34 | 2635.1 | 2,314 | 942 | 32 | 616 | 76 | 109 | 62 | 5.26 | 2.10 | 2.50 | 0.11 | 6.4 | 1.11 | .308 | 3.22 | 7.90 | ||||
| 10 | | L. Grove | 1,526 | 402 | 195 | 79 | .712 | 267 | 2.89 | 179 | 20 | 50 | 2398.1 | 2,261 | 770 | 931 | 84 | 738 | 27 | 106 | 10,043 | 36 | 5.73 | 2.77 | 2.07 | 0.32 | 15.2 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .284 | 3.49 | 8.48 | |
| 11 | | B. Grimes | 1,506 | 594 | 266 | 207 | .562 | 492 | 3.51 | 314 | 35 | 16 | 4124.0 | 4,357 | 2,010 | 147 | 1,271 | 95 | 80 | 17,729 | 90 | 3.29 | 2.77 | 1.18 | 0.32 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 1.36 | .286 | 4.39 | 9.51 | ||
| 12 | | R. Faber | 1,476 | 669 | 254 | 213 | .544 | 483 | 3.15 | 273 | 29 | 27 | 4088.0 | 4,110 | 1,816 | 112 | 1,221 | 106 | 134 | 52 | 3.25 | 2.69 | 1.21 | 0.25 | 7.1 | 1.30 | .278 | 4.00 | 9.05 | ||||
| 13 | | H. Vaughn | 1,416 | 390 | 178 | 137 | .565 | 332 | 1.92 | 214 | 41 | 5 | 2726.0 | 2,463 | 1,038 | 39 | 803 | 88 | 48 | 63 | 4.67 | 2.65 | 1.76 | 0.13 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .272 | 3.43 | 8.13 | ||||
| 14 | | E. Cicotte | 1,386 | 502 | 209 | 148 | .585 | 361 | 1.53 | 248 | 35 | 24 | 3218.2 | 2,893 | 1,163 | 32 | 831 | 52 | 105 | 57 | 3.88 | 2.32 | 1.67 | 0.09 | 6.4 | 1.16 | .268 | 3.25 | 8.09 | ||||
| 15 | | B. Shawkey | 1,367 | 488 | 195 | 150 | .565 | 333 | 3.10 | 197 | 33 | 29 | 2939.1 | 2,722 | 1,012 | 1,202 | 111 | 1,022 | 43 | 115 | 12,183 | 42 | 4.19 | 3.13 | 1.34 | 0.34 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 1.27 | .271 | 3.68 | 8.33 | |
| 16 | | E. Rixey | 1,351 | 692 | 266 | 251 | .515 | 554 | 3.15 | 289 | 37 | 14 | 4493.0 | 4,639 | 1,993 | 93 | 1,084 | 77 | 100 | 97 | 2.71 | 2.17 | 1.25 | 0.19 | 5.8 | 1.27 | .281 | 3.99 | 9.29 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Quinn | 1,342 | 756 | 246 | 217 | .531 | 443 | 2.80 | 242 | 28 | 56 | 3924.1 | 4,243 | 1,835 | 102 | 859 | 95 | 218 | 59 | 3.08 | 1.97 | 1.56 | 0.23 | 5.5 | 1.30 | .313 | 4.21 | 9.73 | ||||
| 18 | | B. Joe Bush | 1,323 | 488 | 196 | 184 | .516 | 370 | 3.50 | 224 | 35 | 21 | 3083.1 | 3,006 | 1,441 | 96 | 1,268 | 62 | 93 | 87 | 3.86 | 3.70 | 1.04 | 0.28 | 9.6 | 1.39 | .278 | 4.21 | 8.77 | ||||
| 19 | | R. Waddell | 1,273 | 237 | 103 | 78 | .569 | 187 | 0.19 | 126 | 34 | 5 | 1576.2 | 1,275 | 540 | 12 | 462 | 59 | 38 | 35 | 7.27 | 2.64 | 2.76 | 0.07 | 8.8 | 1.10 | .368 | 3.08 | 7.28 | ||||
| 20 | | W. Cooper | 1,257 | 517 | 216 | 178 | .548 | 406 | 2.91 | 279 | 35 | 14 | 3477.1 | 3,415 | 1,406 | 103 | 851 | 100 | 81 | 44 | 3.25 | 2.20 | 1.48 | 0.27 | 5.9 | 1.23 | .274 | 3.64 | 8.84 | ||||
| 21 | | M. Brown | 1,252 | 439 | 220 | 115 | .657 | 295 | 0.89 | 240 | 51 | 38 | 2836.0 | 2,381 | 896 | 34 | 585 | 53 | 134 | 52 | 3.97 | 1.86 | 2.14 | 0.11 | 5.6 | 1.05 | .273 | 2.84 | 7.56 | ||||
| 22 | | N. Rucker | 1,222 | 336 | 134 | 135 | .498 | 274 | 1.00 | 187 | 38 | 13 | 2358.2 | 2,090 | 822 | 41 | 704 | 75 | 58 | 9,556 | 43 | 4.66 | 2.69 | 1.74 | 0.16 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 1.18 | .273 | 3.14 | 7.97 | ||
| 23 | | H. Pennock | 1,213 | 587 | 238 | 162 | .595 | 417 | 3.56 | 248 | 35 | 35 | 3508.2 | 3,834 | 1,668 | 126 | 908 | 38 | 116 | 64 | 3.11 | 2.33 | 1.34 | 0.32 | 6.1 | 1.35 | .293 | 4.28 | 9.83 | ||||
| 24 | | H. Dauss | 1,208 | 538 | 223 | 182 | .551 | 388 | 3.32 | 244 | 22 | 41 | 3390.1 | 3,408 | 1,594 | 86 | 1,066 | 130 | 120 | 48 | 3.21 | 2.83 | 1.13 | 0.23 | 7.4 | 1.32 | .280 | 4.23 | 9.05 | ||||
| 25 | | G. Mullin | 1,172 | 386 | 185 | 151 | .551 | 338 | 0.59 | 273 | 25 | 6 | 2888.2 | 2,728 | 1,255 | 35 | 982 | 110 | 41 | 58 | 3.65 | 3.06 | 1.19 | 0.11 | 8.9 | 1.28 | .307 | 3.91 | 8.50 | ||||
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