Between May 20, 1970 and August 11, 1994, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,448 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 | 5,448 | 754 | 310 | 276 | .529 | 739 | 3.18 | 214 | 60 | 2 | 5123.1 | 3,744 | 1,812 | 2,072 | 303 | 2,638 | 152 | 8 | 70 | 21,473 | 267 | 9.57 | 4.63 | 2.07 | 0.53 | 25.4 | 12.3 | 1.25 | .266 | 3.64 | 6.58 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | S. Carlton | 3,513 | 615 | 280 | 205 | .577 | 599 | 3.29 | 217 | 44 | 1 | 4430.1 | 3,970 | 1,620 | 1,855 | 370 | 1,574 | 43 | 6 | 133 | 18,418 | 153 | 7.14 | 3.20 | 2.23 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.77 | 8.06 |
| 4 |  | T. Seaver | 2,969 | 540 | 247 | 172 | .589 | 534 | 2.98 | 175 | 47 | 0 | 3902.2 | 3,263 | 1,292 | 1,424 | 316 | 1,167 | 56 | 3 | 96 | 15,861 | 105 | 6.85 | 2.69 | 2.54 | 0.73 | 18.7 | 7.4 | 1.14 | .260 | 3.28 | 7.52 |
| 5 | | 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 |
| 6 | | D. Sutton | 2,770 | 614 | 267 | 192 | .582 | 609 | 3.26 | 139 | 45 | 3 | 4249.1 | 3,763 | 1,539 | 1,701 | 397 | 1,061 | 65 | 4 | 65 | 17,369 | 87 | 5.87 | 2.25 | 2.61 | 0.84 | 15.9 | 6.1 | 1.14 | .257 | 3.60 | 7.97 |
| 7 | | P. Niekro | 2,748 | 653 | 260 | 229 | .532 | 617 | 3.50 | 195 | 33 | 9 | 4449.2 | 4,220 | 1,731 | 1,991 | 412 | 1,580 | 97 | 23 | 63 | 18,796 | 161 | 5.56 | 3.20 | 1.74 | 0.83 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 1.30 | .273 | 4.03 | 8.54 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 | | C. Hough | 2,362 | 858 | 216 | 216 | .500 | 440 | 3.75 | 107 | 13 | 61 | 3801.1 | 3,283 | 1,582 | 1,807 | 383 | 1,664 | 174 | 240 | 44 | 16,168 | 180 | 5.59 | 3.94 | 1.42 | 0.91 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .250 | 4.28 | 7.77 |
| 10 | | D. Eckersley | 2,245 | 849 | 188 | 153 | .551 | 361 | 3.46 | 100 | 20 | 294 | 3082.2 | 2,863 | 1,186 | 1,282 | 319 | 705 | 66 | 416 | 85 | 12,682 | 26 | 6.55 | 2.06 | 3.18 | 0.93 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .272 | 3.74 | 8.36 |
| 11 | | G. Perry | 2,244 | 478 | 214 | 177 | .547 | 475 | 3.14 | 212 | 39 | 1 | 3585.1 | 3,349 | 1,251 | 1,446 | 270 | 911 | 68 | 3 | 83 | 14,680 | 96 | 5.63 | 2.29 | 2.46 | 0.68 | 15.3 | 6.2 | 1.19 | .275 | 3.63 | 8.41 |
| 12 | | F. Jenkins | 2,217 | 466 | 213 | 168 | .559 | 453 | 3.44 | 198 | 35 | 0 | 3330.0 | 3,139 | 1,272 | 1,418 | 364 | 710 | 66 | 8 | 74 | 13,658 | 45 | 5.99 | 1.92 | 3.12 | 0.98 | 16.2 | 5.2 | 1.16 | .269 | 3.83 | 8.48 |
| 13 |  | R. Clemens | 2,201 | 326 | 172 | 93 | .649 | 325 | 2.93 | 94 | 36 | 0 | 2393.1 | 2,002 | 780 | 869 | 160 | 690 | 68 | 0 | 41 | 9,729 | 55 | 8.28 | 2.59 | 3.19 | 0.60 | 22.6 | 7.1 | 1.12 | .279 | 3.27 | 7.53 |
| 14 | | V. Blue | 2,151 | 490 | 208 | 160 | .565 | 469 | 3.22 | 143 | 37 | 1 | 3301.1 | 2,890 | 1,182 | 1,323 | 250 | 1,167 | 23 | 10 | 60 | 13,647 | 102 | 5.86 | 3.18 | 1.84 | 0.68 | 15.8 | 8.6 | 1.23 | .263 | 3.61 | 7.88 |
| 15 | | J. Koosman | 2,143 | 528 | 184 | 184 | .500 | 450 | 3.54 | 106 | 19 | 17 | 3251.0 | 3,151 | 1,278 | 1,432 | 252 | 1,022 | 58 | 42 | 97 | 13,624 | 73 | 5.93 | 2.83 | 2.10 | 0.70 | 15.7 | 7.5 | 1.28 | .286 | 3.96 | 8.72 |
| 16 | | M. Langston | 2,110 | 352 | 151 | 134 | .530 | 349 | 3.74 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 2448.1 | 2,158 | 1,017 | 1,132 | 244 | 1,081 | 40 | 1 | 25 | 10,305 | 74 | 7.76 | 3.97 | 1.95 | 0.90 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 1.32 | .280 | 4.16 | 7.93 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | D. Martinez | 1,923 | 582 | 219 | 171 | .562 | 500 | 3.63 | 117 | 26 | 6 | 3560.2 | 3,427 | 1,436 | 1,602 | 327 | 1,034 | 98 | 40 | 60 | 14,865 | 79 | 4.86 | 2.61 | 1.86 | 0.83 | 12.9 | 7.0 | 1.25 | .270 | 4.05 | 8.66 |
| 20 | | J. Reuss | 1,904 | 627 | 219 | 191 | .534 | 546 | 3.64 | 127 | 39 | 11 | 3662.2 | 3,732 | 1,483 | 1,701 | 245 | 1,124 | 57 | 41 | 118 | 15,554 | 109 | 4.68 | 2.76 | 1.69 | 0.60 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 1.33 | .285 | 4.18 | 9.17 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | F. Valenzuela | 1,861 | 373 | 150 | 130 | .536 | 360 | 3.44 | 112 | 31 | 2 | 2579.0 | 2,334 | 986 | 1,111 | 181 | 1,004 | 20 | 5 | 61 | 10,843 | 104 | 6.49 | 3.50 | 1.85 | 0.63 | 17.2 | 9.3 | 1.29 | .277 | 3.88 | 8.15 |
| 23 | | F. Viola | 1,822 | 412 | 175 | 146 | .545 | 411 | 3.67 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 2791.2 | 2,764 | 1,139 | 1,264 | 285 | 840 | 46 | 0 | 35 | 11,719 | 84 | 5.87 | 2.71 | 2.17 | 0.92 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.07 | 8.91 |
| 24 | | J. Palmer | 1,799 | 457 | 224 | 131 | .631 | 444 | 2.83 | 187 | 46 | 3 | 3350.2 | 2,881 | 1,052 | 1,174 | 254 | 1,049 | 35 | 7 | 34 | 13,661 | 64 | 4.83 | 2.82 | 1.71 | 0.68 | 13.2 | 7.7 | 1.17 | .250 | 3.15 | 7.74 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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