Between July 3, 1939 and October 2, 1969, Jim Bunning struck out the most hitters, with 2,650 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 |  | J. Bunning | 2,650 | 528 | 209 | 157 | .571 | 470 | 3.14 | 146 | 40 | 15 | 3431.0 | 3,074 | 1,198 | 1,344 | 342 | 907 | 146 | 31 | 82 | 14,194 | 45 | 6.95 | 2.38 | 2.92 | 0.90 | 18.7 | 6.4 | 1.16 | .269 | 3.53 | 8.06 |
| 2 | | 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 | |
| 3 | | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 | | 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 | |
| 6 | | 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 | |
| 7 | | C. Pascual | 2,140 | 510 | 172 | 168 | .506 | 403 | 3.64 | 132 | 36 | 10 | 2893.1 | 2,675 | 1,170 | 1,320 | 254 | 1,053 | 59 | 63 | 12,262 | 86 | 6.66 | 3.28 | 2.03 | 0.79 | 17.5 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .276 | 4.11 | 8.32 | |
| 8 |  | B. Gibson | 2,119 | 349 | 167 | 110 | .603 | 311 | 2.76 | 166 | 42 | 4 | 2522.2 | 2,061 | 774 | 882 | 170 | 861 | 76 | 17 | 61 | 10,379 | 70 | 7.56 | 3.07 | 2.46 | 0.61 | 20.4 | 8.3 | 1.16 | .264 | 3.15 | 7.35 |
| 9 | | B. Feller | 2,002 | 474 | 223 | 138 | .618 | 406 | 3.20 | 235 | 40 | 19 | 3207.2 | 2,780 | 1,142 | 1,282 | 202 | 1,333 | 47 | 39 | 6 | 13,443 | 48 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 1.50 | 0.57 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 1.28 | .261 | 3.60 | 7.80 |
| 10 | | B. Pierce | 1,998 | 585 | 211 | 169 | .555 | 433 | 3.26 | 193 | 38 | 33 | 3306.2 | 2,989 | 1,198 | 1,324 | 284 | 1,179 | 30 | 85 | 13,851 | 48 | 5.44 | 3.21 | 1.69 | 0.77 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 1.26 | .261 | 3.60 | 8.14 | |
| 11 | | W. Ford | 1,959 | 498 | 236 | 106 | .690 | 438 | 2.75 | 156 | 45 | 11 | 3170.1 | 2,766 | 968 | 1,107 | 228 | 1,086 | 28 | 35 | 13,031 | 75 | 5.56 | 3.08 | 1.80 | 0.65 | 15.0 | 8.3 | 1.22 | .261 | 3.14 | 7.85 | |
| 12 | | J. Marichal | 1,839 | 328 | 191 | 88 | .685 | 320 | 2.57 | 197 | 45 | 2 | 2549.2 | 2,161 | 728 | 861 | 223 | 503 | 30 | 8 | 57 | 10,213 | 37 | 6.49 | 1.78 | 3.66 | 0.79 | 18.0 | 4.9 | 1.04 | .254 | 3.04 | 7.63 |
| 13 | | H. Newhouser | 1,795 | 488 | 207 | 150 | .580 | 374 | 3.06 | 212 | 33 | 26 | 2993.0 | 2,675 | 1,016 | 1,197 | 137 | 1,248 | 19 | 79 | 1 | 12,643 | 65 | 5.40 | 3.75 | 1.44 | 0.41 | 14.2 | 9.9 | 1.31 | .269 | 3.60 | 8.04 |
| 14 | | B. Friend | 1,734 | 602 | 197 | 230 | .461 | 497 | 3.58 | 163 | 36 | 10 | 3610.2 | 3,771 | 1,436 | 1,652 | 286 | 894 | 46 | 56 | 114 | 15,216 | 50 | 4.32 | 2.23 | 1.94 | 0.71 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.12 | 9.40 |
| 15 | | L. Jackson | 1,710 | 558 | 194 | 183 | .515 | 429 | 3.40 | 149 | 37 | 21 | 3262.2 | 3,206 | 1,234 | 1,406 | 259 | 823 | 68 | 73 | 106 | 13,594 | 58 | 4.72 | 2.27 | 2.08 | 0.71 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 1.23 | .275 | 3.88 | 8.84 |
| 16 | | C. Simmons | 1,698 | 569 | 193 | 183 | .513 | 462 | 3.54 | 163 | 36 | 5 | 3348.1 | 3,316 | 1,318 | 1,551 | 255 | 1,065 | 52 | 54 | 14,203 | 41 | 4.56 | 2.86 | 1.59 | 0.69 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 1.31 | .275 | 4.17 | 8.91 | |
| 17 | | S. McDowell | 1,663 | 262 | 89 | 80 | .527 | 225 | 2.95 | 70 | 19 | 10 | 1590.0 | 1,207 | 522 | 608 | 91 | 788 | 43 | 19 | 37 | 6,690 | 84 | 9.41 | 4.46 | 2.11 | 0.52 | 24.9 | 11.8 | 1.25 | .272 | 3.44 | 6.83 |
| 18 | | J. Maloney | 1,585 | 282 | 134 | 80 | .626 | 255 | 3.08 | 74 | 30 | 3 | 1802.0 | 1,457 | 617 | 689 | 132 | 771 | 33 | 10 | 35 | 7,507 | 121 | 7.92 | 3.85 | 2.06 | 0.66 | 21.1 | 10.3 | 1.24 | .266 | 3.44 | 7.28 |
| 19 | | H. Haddix | 1,576 | 453 | 136 | 113 | .546 | 286 | 3.63 | 99 | 20 | 20 | 2235.0 | 2,154 | 901 | 1,012 | 240 | 600 | 43 | 84 | 9,330 | 57 | 6.35 | 2.42 | 2.63 | 0.97 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 1.23 | .279 | 4.08 | 8.67 | |
| 20 | | V. Trucks | 1,535 | 517 | 177 | 135 | .567 | 328 | 3.38 | 124 | 33 | 30 | 2682.1 | 2,416 | 1,007 | 1,125 | 189 | 1,088 | 49 | 114 | 20 | 11,381 | 64 | 5.15 | 3.65 | 1.41 | 0.63 | 13.5 | 9.6 | 1.31 | .261 | 3.77 | 8.11 |
| 21 | | H. Wilhelm | 1,520 | 989 | 137 | 115 | .544 | 52 | 2.46 | 20 | 5 | 211 | 2128.1 | 1,651 | 582 | 716 | 139 | 714 | 61 | 596 | 56 | 8,633 | 84 | 6.43 | 3.02 | 2.13 | 0.59 | 17.6 | 8.3 | 1.11 | .244 | 3.03 | 6.98 |
| 22 | | J. Kaat | 1,438 | 356 | 142 | 121 | .540 | 318 | 3.30 | 102 | 16 | 5 | 2228.1 | 2,163 | 816 | 992 | 205 | 565 | 83 | 16 | 42 | 9,353 | 82 | 5.81 | 2.28 | 2.55 | 0.83 | 15.4 | 6.0 | 1.22 | .277 | 4.01 | 8.74 |
| 23 | | J. Podres | 1,435 | 440 | 148 | 116 | .561 | 340 | 3.68 | 77 | 24 | 10 | 2265.0 | 2,239 | 925 | 1,026 | 242 | 743 | 28 | 46 | 9,571 | 67 | 5.70 | 2.95 | 1.93 | 0.96 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 1.32 | .280 | 4.08 | 8.90 | |
| 24 | | B. Veale | 1,428 | 265 | 100 | 76 | .568 | 223 | 2.82 | 73 | 19 | 4 | 1611.1 | 1,372 | 505 | 587 | 67 | 714 | 26 | 16 | 43 | 6,784 | 77 | 7.98 | 3.99 | 2.00 | 0.37 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 1.29 | .287 | 3.28 | 7.66 |
| 25 | | A. Reynolds | 1,423 | 434 | 182 | 107 | .630 | 309 | 3.30 | 137 | 36 | 48 | 2492.0 | 2,193 | 913 | 1,026 | 133 | 1,261 | 56 | 97 | 10,654 | 59 | 5.14 | 4.55 | 1.13 | 0.48 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 1.39 | .265 | 3.71 | 7.92 | |
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