Between June 11, 1914 and September 29, 1950, Lefty Grove struck out the most batters, with 2,269 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 |  | L. Grove | 2,269 | 616 | 300 | 141 | .680 | 457 | 3.06 | 298 | 35 | 54 | 3938.1 | 3,848 | 1,341 | 1,596 | 162 | 1,184 | 41 | 123 | 16,622 | 51 | 5.19 | 2.71 | 1.92 | 0.37 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.65 | 8.79 | |
| 2 | | B. Feller | 2,227 | 419 | 208 | 123 | .628 | 363 | 3.09 | 229 | 37 | 20 | 2929.0 | 2,389 | 1,005 | 1,120 | 145 | 1,433 | 43 | 42 | 12,347 | 65 | 6.84 | 4.40 | 1.55 | 0.45 | 18.0 | 11.6 | 1.30 | .264 | 3.44 | 7.34 | |
| 3 | | D. Vance | 2,045 | 442 | 197 | 140 | .585 | 349 | 3.24 | 217 | 29 | 12 | 2967.2 | 2,808 | 1,068 | 1,247 | 132 | 842 | 77 | 52 | 12,379 | 37 | 6.20 | 2.55 | 2.43 | 0.40 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 1.23 | .288 | 3.78 | 8.52 | |
| 4 | | B. Newsom | 2,039 | 559 | 205 | 217 | .486 | 476 | 3.98 | 244 | 31 | 18 | 3660.1 | 3,670 | 1,617 | 1,858 | 200 | 1,678 | 54 | 51 | 16,032 | 58 | 5.01 | 4.13 | 1.22 | 0.49 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 1.46 | .288 | 4.57 | 9.02 | |
| 5 |  | W. Johnson | 1,992 | 514 | 257 | 177 | .592 | 423 | 2.50 | 321 | 62 | 26 | 3728.2 | 3,240 | 1,297 | 75 | 935 | 131 | 86 | 71 | 4.81 | 2.26 | 2.13 | 0.18 | 6.2 | 1.12 | .264 | 3.13 | 7.82 | ||||
| 6 | | R. Ruffing | 1,990 | 624 | 273 | 225 | .548 | 538 | 3.80 | 335 | 45 | 18 | 4341.1 | 4,288 | 1,835 | 2,117 | 254 | 1,542 | 57 | 69 | 18,525 | 46 | 4.13 | 3.20 | 1.29 | 0.53 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 1.34 | .275 | 4.39 | 8.89 | |
| 7 | | T. Bridges | 1,681 | 424 | 194 | 138 | .584 | 362 | 3.57 | 200 | 33 | 10 | 2825.2 | 2,674 | 1,122 | 1,322 | 179 | 1,193 | 35 | 47 | 12,163 | 59 | 5.35 | 3.80 | 1.41 | 0.57 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 1.37 | .275 | 4.21 | 8.52 | |
| 8 | | C. Hubbell | 1,678 | 535 | 253 | 154 | .622 | 433 | 2.98 | 260 | 36 | 33 | 3588.2 | 3,462 | 1,188 | 1,384 | 227 | 728 | 53 | 82 | 14,810 | 53 | 4.21 | 1.83 | 2.30 | 0.57 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 1.17 | .267 | 3.47 | 8.68 | |
| 9 | | H. Newhouser | 1,666 | 412 | 184 | 132 | .582 | 335 | 2.97 | 196 | 32 | 18 | 2663.0 | 2,356 | 879 | 1,039 | 108 | 1,149 | 13 | 61 | 11,269 | 59 | 5.63 | 3.88 | 1.45 | 0.37 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 1.32 | .270 | 3.51 | 7.96 | |
| 10 | | G. Alexander | 1,572 | 541 | 297 | 164 | .644 | 482 | 2.52 | 349 | 71 | 25 | 4098.0 | 3,899 | 1,435 | 137 | 621 | 48 | 47 | 26 | 3.45 | 1.36 | 2.53 | 0.30 | 3.8 | 1.10 | .266 | 3.15 | 8.56 | ||||
| 11 | | B. Grimes | 1,521 | 616 | 270 | 212 | .560 | 496 | 3.54 | 314 | 35 | 17 | 4177.0 | 4,420 | 2,048 | 149 | 1,297 | 97 | 94 | 17,974 | 92 | 3.28 | 2.79 | 1.17 | 0.32 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 1.37 | .286 | 4.41 | 9.52 | ||
| 12 | | P. Derringer | 1,509 | 579 | 223 | 212 | .513 | 445 | 3.46 | 251 | 32 | 29 | 3643.0 | 3,911 | 1,401 | 1,653 | 159 | 765 | 32 | 98 | 15,404 | 50 | 3.73 | 1.89 | 1.97 | 0.39 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 1.28 | .290 | 4.08 | 9.66 | |
| 13 | | L. Gomez | 1,468 | 368 | 189 | 102 | .649 | 320 | 3.34 | 173 | 28 | 10 | 2502.0 | 2,289 | 929 | 1,090 | 139 | 1,095 | 21 | 31 | 10,712 | 39 | 5.28 | 3.94 | 1.34 | 0.50 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 1.35 | .269 | 3.92 | 8.23 | |
| 14 | | C. Root | 1,462 | 632 | 201 | 160 | .557 | 341 | 3.59 | 177 | 21 | 42 | 3198.2 | 3,254 | 1,275 | 1,468 | 190 | 889 | 80 | 186 | 13,532 | 22 | 4.11 | 2.50 | 1.64 | 0.53 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 1.30 | .281 | 4.13 | 9.16 | |
| 15 | | R. Faber | 1,455 | 661 | 253 | 212 | .544 | 480 | 3.16 | 271 | 28 | 27 | 4053.0 | 4,085 | 1,807 | 111 | 1,204 | 100 | 130 | 48 | 3.23 | 2.67 | 1.21 | 0.25 | 7.0 | 1.30 | .279 | 4.01 | 9.07 | ||||
| 16 | | E. Whitehill | 1,353 | 541 | 218 | 185 | .541 | 473 | 4.36 | 226 | 16 | 11 | 3564.0 | 3,915 | 1,728 | 2,018 | 192 | 1,431 | 102 | 46 | 15,773 | 43 | 3.42 | 3.61 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.50 | .293 | 5.10 | 9.89 | |
| 17 | | B. Hadley | 1,316 | 528 | 161 | 165 | .494 | 355 | 4.24 | 134 | 14 | 25 | 2945.0 | 2,978 | 1,389 | 1,610 | 167 | 1,446 | 63 | 108 | 13,012 | 72 | 4.02 | 4.42 | 0.91 | 0.51 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 1.50 | .281 | 4.92 | 9.10 | |
| 18 | | J. Vander Meer | 1,301 | 344 | 119 | 120 | .498 | 285 | 3.42 | 131 | 29 | 2 | 2099.2 | 1,792 | 798 | 909 | 99 | 1,131 | 23 | 27 | 9,041 | 37 | 5.58 | 4.85 | 1.15 | 0.42 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 1.39 | .261 | 3.90 | 7.68 | |
| 19 | | B. Shawkey | 1,292 | 460 | 186 | 143 | .565 | 310 | 3.16 | 184 | 31 | 28 | 2762.2 | 2,570 | 969 | 1,141 | 109 | 952 | 40 | 113 | 11,434 | 38 | 4.21 | 3.10 | 1.36 | 0.36 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 1.27 | .272 | 3.72 | 8.37 | |
| 20 | | V. Mungo | 1,245 | 364 | 120 | 115 | .511 | 259 | 3.48 | 123 | 20 | 16 | 2110.2 | 1,954 | 815 | 958 | 89 | 874 | 33 | 61 | 9,031 | 52 | 5.31 | 3.73 | 1.42 | 0.38 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 1.34 | .275 | 4.08 | 8.33 | |
| 21 | | S. Sam Jones | 1,220 | 647 | 229 | 217 | .513 | 488 | 3.84 | 250 | 36 | 31 | 3880.0 | 4,096 | 2,007 | 154 | 1,408 | 71 | 115 | 73 | 2.83 | 3.27 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 8.4 | 1.42 | .284 | 4.66 | 9.50 | ||||
| 22 | | E. Rixey | 1,217 | 634 | 247 | 236 | .511 | 515 | 3.17 | 270 | 33 | 12 | 4174.2 | 4,344 | 1,869 | 87 | 973 | 69 | 88 | 86 | 2.62 | 2.10 | 1.25 | 0.19 | 5.6 | 1.27 | .282 | 4.03 | 9.37 | ||||
| 23 | | W. Hoyt | 1,203 | 674 | 237 | 182 | .566 | 425 | 3.59 | 226 | 26 | 53 | 3760.1 | 4,044 | 1,502 | 1,775 | 154 | 1,007 | 49 | 173 | 16,069 | 39 | 2.88 | 2.41 | 1.19 | 0.37 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 1.34 | .285 | 4.25 | 9.68 | |
| 24 | | B. Joe Bush | 1,195 | 434 | 175 | 171 | .506 | 345 | 3.49 | 215 | 33 | 18 | 2803.1 | 2,725 | 1,299 | 92 | 1,160 | 54 | 68 | 81 | 3.84 | 3.72 | 1.03 | 0.30 | 9.7 | 1.39 | .278 | 4.17 | 8.75 | ||||
| 25 | | L. French | 1,186 | 570 | 197 | 171 | .535 | 383 | 3.45 | 199 | 40 | 17 | 3150.1 | 3,372 | 1,207 | 1,441 | 163 | 822 | 42 | 108 | 13,458 | 34 | 3.39 | 2.35 | 1.44 | 0.47 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 1.33 | .285 | 4.12 | 9.63 | |
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