Between July 7, 1973 and October 1, 1995, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,706 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 | 4,706 | 642 | 267 | 228 | .539 | 640 | 3.22 | 174 | 48 | 0 | 4426.2 | 3,267 | 1,582 | 1,809 | 261 | 2,213 | 120 | 2 | 59 | 18,510 | 230 | 9.57 | 4.50 | 2.13 | 0.53 | 25.4 | 12.0 | 1.24 | .268 | 3.68 | 6.64 |
| 2 |  | B. Blyleven | 2,985 | 568 | 234 | 201 | .538 | 564 | 3.43 | 197 | 45 | 0 | 4081.2 | 3,828 | 1,554 | 1,720 | 362 | 1,111 | 131 | 1 | 57 | 16,884 | 96 | 6.58 | 2.45 | 2.69 | 0.80 | 17.7 | 6.6 | 1.21 | .282 | 3.79 | 8.44 |
| 3 | | F. Tanana | 2,773 | 638 | 240 | 236 | .504 | 616 | 3.66 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4188.1 | 4,063 | 1,702 | 1,910 | 448 | 1,255 | 129 | 10 | 116 | 17,641 | 119 | 5.96 | 2.70 | 2.21 | 0.96 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.10 | 8.73 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 2,760 | 489 | 217 | 163 | .571 | 475 | 3.33 | 150 | 30 | 1 | 3452.2 | 3,089 | 1,278 | 1,467 | 293 | 1,235 | 32 | 6 | 98 | 14,364 | 120 | 7.19 | 3.22 | 2.23 | 0.76 | 19.2 | 8.6 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.82 | 8.05 |
| 5 |  | J. Morris | 2,478 | 549 | 254 | 186 | .577 | 527 | 3.90 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 3824.0 | 3,567 | 1,657 | 1,815 | 389 | 1,390 | 58 | 10 | 99 | 16,120 | 205 | 5.83 | 3.27 | 1.78 | 0.92 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .269 | 4.27 | 8.40 |
| 6 |  | R. Clemens | 2,333 | 349 | 182 | 98 | .650 | 348 | 3.00 | 94 | 36 | 0 | 2533.1 | 2,143 | 845 | 939 | 175 | 750 | 82 | 0 | 41 | 10,352 | 64 | 8.29 | 2.66 | 3.11 | 0.62 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.34 | 7.61 |
| 7 | | C. Hough | 2,308 | 824 | 215 | 214 | .501 | 440 | 3.74 | 107 | 13 | 58 | 3743.0 | 3,237 | 1,556 | 1,777 | 373 | 1,625 | 168 | 224 | 43 | 15,905 | 177 | 5.55 | 3.91 | 1.42 | 0.90 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 1.30 | .251 | 4.27 | 7.78 |
| 8 | | D. Eckersley | 2,285 | 901 | 192 | 159 | .547 | 361 | 3.48 | 100 | 20 | 323 | 3133.0 | 2,916 | 1,213 | 1,311 | 324 | 716 | 67 | 464 | 85 | 12,894 | 26 | 6.56 | 2.06 | 3.19 | 0.93 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .273 | 3.77 | 8.38 |
| 9 | | M. Langston | 2,250 | 382 | 166 | 140 | .542 | 379 | 3.80 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 2642.0 | 2,362 | 1,116 | 1,236 | 265 | 1,142 | 42 | 1 | 26 | 11,135 | 79 | 7.66 | 3.89 | 1.97 | 0.90 | 20.2 | 10.3 | 1.33 | .282 | 4.21 | 8.05 |
| 10 | | P. Niekro | 2,244 | 526 | 213 | 186 | .534 | 510 | 3.55 | 151 | 27 | 5 | 3623.0 | 3,464 | 1,428 | 1,629 | 327 | 1,353 | 84 | 12 | 52 | 15,369 | 133 | 5.57 | 3.36 | 1.66 | 0.81 | 14.6 | 8.8 | 1.33 | .276 | 4.05 | 8.61 |
| 11 |  | T. Seaver | 2,121 | 424 | 186 | 135 | .579 | 420 | 3.13 | 120 | 39 | 0 | 3004.0 | 2,570 | 1,045 | 1,149 | 247 | 927 | 41 | 1 | 83 | 12,288 | 85 | 6.35 | 2.78 | 2.29 | 0.74 | 17.3 | 7.5 | 1.16 | .259 | 3.44 | 7.70 |
| 12 | | D. Sutton | 2,097 | 496 | 212 | 157 | .575 | 492 | 3.39 | 94 | 28 | 2 | 3367.2 | 3,040 | 1,267 | 1,395 | 329 | 855 | 46 | 3 | 51 | 13,837 | 61 | 5.60 | 2.28 | 2.45 | 0.88 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 1.16 | .258 | 3.73 | 8.12 |
| 13 | | D. Martinez | 2,022 | 610 | 231 | 176 | .568 | 528 | 3.60 | 120 | 28 | 6 | 3747.2 | 3,601 | 1,500 | 1,673 | 344 | 1,080 | 110 | 40 | 62 | 15,636 | 82 | 4.86 | 2.59 | 1.87 | 0.83 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 1.25 | .270 | 4.02 | 8.65 |
| 14 | | B. Welch | 1,969 | 506 | 211 | 146 | .591 | 462 | 3.47 | 61 | 28 | 8 | 3092.0 | 2,894 | 1,191 | 1,310 | 267 | 1,034 | 79 | 20 | 60 | 12,956 | 55 | 5.73 | 3.01 | 1.90 | 0.78 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .273 | 3.81 | 8.42 |
| 15 | | F. Valenzuela | 1,918 | 402 | 158 | 133 | .543 | 375 | 3.49 | 112 | 31 | 2 | 2669.1 | 2,435 | 1,036 | 1,164 | 197 | 1,038 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 11,238 | 108 | 6.47 | 3.50 | 1.85 | 0.66 | 17.1 | 9.2 | 1.30 | .277 | 3.92 | 8.21 |
| 16 | | D. Gooden | 1,875 | 305 | 157 | 85 | .649 | 303 | 3.10 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 2169.2 | 1,898 | 747 | 823 | 123 | 651 | 41 | 1 | 31 | 8,898 | 47 | 7.78 | 2.70 | 2.88 | 0.51 | 21.1 | 7.3 | 1.17 | .286 | 3.41 | 7.87 |
| 17 | | R. Reuschel | 1,835 | 518 | 195 | 178 | .523 | 493 | 3.44 | 94 | 21 | 5 | 3287.1 | 3,339 | 1,255 | 1,411 | 211 | 868 | 84 | 15 | 110 | 13,816 | 85 | 5.02 | 2.38 | 2.11 | 0.58 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 1.28 | .289 | 3.86 | 9.14 |
| 18 | | F. Viola | 1,826 | 415 | 175 | 147 | .543 | 414 | 3.69 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 2806.0 | 2,784 | 1,149 | 1,275 | 288 | 843 | 46 | 0 | 36 | 11,783 | 85 | 5.86 | 2.70 | 2.17 | 0.92 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.09 | 8.93 |
| 19 | | R. Guidry | 1,778 | 368 | 170 | 91 | .651 | 323 | 3.29 | 95 | 26 | 4 | 2392.0 | 2,198 | 874 | 953 | 226 | 633 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 9,794 | 56 | 6.69 | 2.38 | 2.81 | 0.85 | 18.2 | 6.5 | 1.18 | .276 | 3.59 | 8.27 |
| 20 | | J. Koosman | 1,750 | 429 | 150 | 149 | .502 | 364 | 3.58 | 88 | 17 | 16 | 2640.0 | 2,592 | 1,049 | 1,173 | 202 | 831 | 48 | 37 | 70 | 11,081 | 49 | 5.97 | 2.83 | 2.11 | 0.69 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 1.30 | .290 | 4.00 | 8.84 |
| 21 | | D. Cone | 1,741 | 288 | 129 | 78 | .623 | 259 | 3.18 | 50 | 21 | 1 | 1922.0 | 1,589 | 679 | 746 | 151 | 716 | 55 | 9 | 29 | 7,959 | 98 | 8.15 | 3.35 | 2.43 | 0.71 | 21.9 | 9.0 | 1.20 | .272 | 3.49 | 7.44 |
| 22 | | D. Stewart | 1,741 | 523 | 168 | 129 | .566 | 348 | 3.95 | 55 | 9 | 19 | 2629.2 | 2,499 | 1,154 | 1,259 | 264 | 1,034 | 62 | 87 | 46 | 11,251 | 119 | 5.96 | 3.54 | 1.68 | 0.90 | 15.5 | 9.2 | 1.34 | .274 | 4.31 | 8.55 |
| 23 | | F. Bannister | 1,723 | 431 | 134 | 143 | .484 | 363 | 4.06 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 2388.0 | 2,320 | 1,078 | 1,189 | 291 | 846 | 40 | 13 | 39 | 10,187 | 84 | 6.49 | 3.19 | 2.04 | 1.10 | 16.9 | 8.3 | 1.33 | .278 | 4.48 | 8.74 |
| 24 | | B. Hurst | 1,689 | 379 | 145 | 113 | .562 | 359 | 3.92 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 2417.1 | 2,463 | 1,052 | 1,143 | 258 | 740 | 28 | 5 | 42 | 10,204 | 56 | 6.29 | 2.76 | 2.28 | 0.96 | 16.6 | 7.3 | 1.33 | .294 | 4.26 | 9.17 |
| 25 | | R. Sutcliffe | 1,679 | 457 | 171 | 139 | .552 | 392 | 4.08 | 72 | 18 | 6 | 2697.2 | 2,662 | 1,223 | 1,324 | 236 | 1,081 | 46 | 30 | 75 | 11,548 | 100 | 5.60 | 3.61 | 1.55 | 0.79 | 14.5 | 9.4 | 1.39 | .285 | 4.42 | 8.88 |
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