Between July 8, 1965 and September 22, 1993, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,714 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 | 5,714 | 807 | 324 | 292 | .526 | 773 | 3.19 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5386.0 | 3,923 | 1,911 | 2,178 | 321 | 2,795 | 158 | 13 | 78 | 22,575 | 277 | 9.55 | 4.67 | 2.04 | 0.54 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.64 | 6.56 |
| 2 |  | S. Carlton | 4,121 | 730 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 707 | 3.21 | 254 | 55 | 2 | 5198.2 | 4,650 | 1,857 | 2,123 | 411 | 1,825 | 52 | 11 | 149 | 21,599 | 179 | 7.13 | 3.16 | 2.26 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 8.4 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.68 | 8.05 |
| 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 | | P. Niekro | 3,308 | 834 | 317 | 273 | .537 | 716 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 27 | 5351.2 | 4,993 | 1,990 | 2,307 | 477 | 1,786 | 120 | 70 | 84 | 22,444 | 219 | 5.56 | 3.00 | 1.85 | 0.80 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.88 | 8.40 |
| 7 | | G. Perry | 3,203 | 669 | 292 | 240 | .549 | 641 | 3.06 | 292 | 51 | 4 | 4900.1 | 4,506 | 1,668 | 1,934 | 354 | 1,253 | 98 | 15 | 141 | 20,060 | 142 | 5.88 | 2.30 | 2.56 | 0.65 | 16.0 | 6.2 | 1.18 | .274 | 3.55 | 8.28 |
| 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 | | F. Tanana | 2,764 | 636 | 240 | 235 | .505 | 614 | 3.66 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4175.2 | 4,053 | 1,698 | 1,904 | 447 | 1,251 | 129 | 10 | 116 | 17,587 | 119 | 5.96 | 2.70 | 2.21 | 0.96 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.10 | 8.74 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 | | M. Lolich | 2,431 | 489 | 186 | 169 | .524 | 428 | 3.44 | 177 | 34 | 6 | 3144.2 | 2,915 | 1,203 | 1,335 | 294 | 946 | 75 | 27 | 64 | 13,085 | 104 | 6.96 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 0.84 | 18.6 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .281 | 3.82 | 8.34 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 | | C. Hough | 2,285 | 835 | 211 | 207 | .505 | 417 | 3.71 | 106 | 12 | 61 | 3674.1 | 3,157 | 1,515 | 1,729 | 366 | 1,604 | 163 | 240 | 43 | 15,593 | 169 | 5.60 | 3.93 | 1.42 | 0.90 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .250 | 4.24 | 7.73 |
| 14 | | L. Tiant | 2,247 | 532 | 212 | 165 | .562 | 453 | 3.32 | 172 | 45 | 13 | 3259.1 | 2,897 | 1,204 | 1,316 | 322 | 1,020 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 13,433 | 21 | 6.20 | 2.82 | 2.20 | 0.89 | 16.7 | 7.6 | 1.20 | .263 | 3.63 | 8.00 |
| 15 | | D. Eckersley | 2,196 | 801 | 183 | 149 | .551 | 361 | 3.45 | 100 | 20 | 272 | 3035.2 | 2,813 | 1,164 | 1,255 | 313 | 692 | 65 | 374 | 83 | 12,480 | 26 | 6.51 | 2.05 | 3.17 | 0.93 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 1.15 | .271 | 3.72 | 8.34 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | J. Palmer | 2,167 | 543 | 266 | 150 | .639 | 515 | 2.86 | 211 | 53 | 3 | 3883.2 | 3,308 | 1,233 | 1,372 | 298 | 1,275 | 36 | 11 | 36 | 15,852 | 84 | 5.02 | 2.95 | 1.70 | 0.69 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 1.18 | .249 | 3.18 | 7.67 |
| 18 | | T. John | 2,122 | 710 | 280 | 217 | .563 | 673 | 3.34 | 159 | 45 | 2 | 4519.1 | 4,596 | 1,678 | 1,929 | 289 | 1,197 | 98 | 18 | 94 | 18,884 | 180 | 4.23 | 2.38 | 1.77 | 0.58 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.84 | 9.15 |
| 19 |  | R. Clemens | 2,033 | 302 | 163 | 86 | .655 | 301 | 2.94 | 91 | 35 | 0 | 2222.2 | 1,878 | 726 | 807 | 145 | 619 | 64 | 0 | 40 | 9,037 | 51 | 8.23 | 2.51 | 3.28 | 0.59 | 22.5 | 6.8 | 1.12 | .281 | 3.27 | 7.60 |
| 20 |  | B. Gibson | 2,026 | 326 | 170 | 110 | .607 | 316 | 2.74 | 181 | 40 | 3 | 2572.0 | 2,139 | 784 | 879 | 157 | 795 | 56 | 5 | 81 | 10,503 | 63 | 7.09 | 2.78 | 2.55 | 0.55 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 1.14 | .265 | 3.08 | 7.48 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | C. Hunter | 1,989 | 487 | 224 | 164 | .577 | 473 | 3.24 | 181 | 42 | 1 | 3418.2 | 2,925 | 1,230 | 1,360 | 368 | 936 | 49 | 5 | 55 | 13,891 | 48 | 5.24 | 2.46 | 2.13 | 0.97 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 1.13 | .242 | 3.58 | 7.70 |
| 23 | | M. Langston | 1,984 | 331 | 143 | 124 | .536 | 328 | 3.69 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 2307.1 | 2,015 | 945 | 1,054 | 224 | 1,022 | 40 | 1 | 24 | 9,698 | 65 | 7.74 | 3.99 | 1.94 | 0.87 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 1.32 | .279 | 4.11 | 7.86 |
| 24 | | S. McDowell | 1,982 | 334 | 115 | 111 | .509 | 280 | 3.10 | 88 | 18 | 10 | 2040.0 | 1,576 | 703 | 802 | 138 | 1,024 | 51 | 29 | 65 | 8,599 | 113 | 8.74 | 4.52 | 1.94 | 0.61 | 23.0 | 11.9 | 1.27 | .266 | 3.54 | 6.95 |
| 25 | | B. Welch | 1,924 | 480 | 208 | 139 | .599 | 453 | 3.37 | 61 | 28 | 8 | 3019.1 | 2,808 | 1,132 | 1,249 | 254 | 989 | 78 | 16 | 57 | 12,611 | 51 | 5.74 | 2.95 | 1.95 | 0.76 | 15.3 | 7.8 | 1.26 | .273 | 3.72 | 8.37 |
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