Between May 2, 1903 and October 1, 1933, Walter Johnson fanned the most hitters, 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 | | C. Mathewson | 2,098 | 551 | 336 | 150 | .691 | 476 | 0.79 | 364 | 66 | 25 | 4097.2 | 3,623 | 1,316 | 80 | 641 | 31 | 66 | 70 | 4.61 | 1.41 | 3.27 | 0.18 | 4.0 | 1.04 | .265 | 2.89 | 7.96 | ||||
| 4 | | E. Plank | 2,054 | 551 | 288 | 165 | .636 | 462 | 1.08 | 349 | 67 | 23 | 3912.1 | 3,369 | 1,287 | 34 | 944 | 166 | 74 | 70 | 4.73 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 0.08 | 6.4 | 1.10 | .290 | 2.96 | 7.75 | ||||
| 5 | | 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 | |
| 6 | | E. Walsh | 1,749 | 431 | 195 | 126 | .607 | 315 | 0.39 | 250 | 57 | 35 | 2960.2 | 2,345 | 885 | 23 | 623 | 56 | 107 | 81 | 5.32 | 1.89 | 2.81 | 0.07 | 5.9 | 1.00 | .288 | 2.69 | 7.13 | ||||
| 7 | | C. Bender | 1,732 | 456 | 210 | 126 | .625 | 332 | 1.31 | 253 | 39 | 34 | 2995.1 | 2,638 | 1,102 | 38 | 706 | 100 | 113 | 69 | 5.20 | 2.12 | 2.45 | 0.11 | 6.4 | 1.12 | .308 | 3.31 | 7.93 | ||||
| 8 | | R. Ames | 1,731 | 533 | 183 | 167 | .523 | 371 | 1.42 | 208 | 27 | 32 | 3190.2 | 2,892 | 1,310 | 41 | 1,043 | 64 | 118 | 13,135 | 158 | 4.88 | 2.94 | 1.66 | 0.12 | 13.2 | 7.9 | 1.23 | .278 | 3.70 | 8.16 | ||
| 9 | | R. Waddell | 1,728 | 298 | 138 | 102 | .575 | 247 | 0.62 | 179 | 44 | 5 | 2091.0 | 1,702 | 693 | 18 | 585 | 72 | 39 | 48 | 7.44 | 2.52 | 2.95 | 0.08 | 8.2 | 1.09 | .353 | 2.98 | 7.33 | ||||
| 10 | | 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 | ||
| 11 | | 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 | |
| 12 | | 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 | ||
| 13 | | 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 | ||||
| 14 | | G. Mullin | 1,422 | 450 | 213 | 178 | .545 | 396 | 0.88 | 326 | 35 | 8 | 3407.1 | 3,204 | 1,475 | 40 | 1,164 | 123 | 47 | 69 | 3.76 | 3.07 | 1.22 | 0.11 | 8.9 | 1.28 | .307 | 3.90 | 8.46 | ||||
| 15 | | 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 | ||||
| 16 | | 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 | ||||
| 17 | | M. Brown | 1,375 | 478 | 238 | 131 | .645 | 329 | 0.80 | 269 | 54 | 38 | 3144.0 | 2,688 | 1,028 | 41 | 672 | 64 | 139 | 58 | 3.94 | 1.92 | 2.05 | 0.12 | 5.7 | 1.07 | .275 | 2.94 | 7.69 | ||||
| 18 | | 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 | |
| 19 | | 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 | ||||
| 20 | | 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 | ||||
| 21 | | 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 | ||||
| 22 | | 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 | ||||
| 23 |  | C. Young | 1,254 | 310 | 158 | 125 | .558 | 282 | 0.55 | 250 | 36 | 9 | 2530.0 | 2,205 | 853 | 31 | 322 | 53 | 25 | 45 | 4.46 | 1.15 | 3.89 | 0.11 | 3.5 | 1.00 | .286 | 3.03 | 7.84 | ||||
| 24 | | E. Moore | 1,223 | 319 | 129 | 120 | .518 | 261 | 1.32 | 172 | 26 | 5 | 2215.0 | 1,929 | 940 | 45 | 903 | 99 | 44 | 60 | 4.97 | 3.67 | 1.35 | 0.18 | 10.7 | 1.28 | .304 | 3.82 | 7.84 | ||||
| 25 | | 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 | ||
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