Between May 23, 1966 and September 22, 1993, Nolan Ryan fanned 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 | 4,115 | 726 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 707 | 3.22 | 254 | 55 | 2 | 5192.2 | 4,645 | 1,857 | 2,123 | 411 | 1,825 | 52 | 8 | 149 | 21,578 | 178 | 7.13 | 3.16 | 2.25 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 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 | 3,524 | 765 | 319 | 252 | .559 | 747 | 3.26 | 176 | 57 | 5 | 5221.0 | 4,636 | 1,894 | 2,083 | 468 | 1,334 | 80 | 12 | 102 | 21,382 | 111 | 6.07 | 2.30 | 2.64 | 0.81 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .261 | 3.59 | 7.99 |
| 6 | | P. Niekro | 3,278 | 801 | 314 | 268 | .540 | 715 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 23 | 5295.0 | 4,937 | 1,972 | 2,280 | 474 | 1,765 | 117 | 56 | 79 | 22,195 | 215 | 5.57 | 3.00 | 1.86 | 0.81 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .269 | 3.88 | 8.39 |
| 7 | | F. Jenkins | 3,152 | 645 | 281 | 225 | .555 | 593 | 3.34 | 267 | 49 | 4 | 4454.1 | 4,110 | 1,652 | 1,835 | 477 | 986 | 83 | 25 | 115 | 18,217 | 62 | 6.37 | 1.99 | 3.20 | 0.96 | 17.3 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .269 | 3.71 | 8.30 |
| 8 | | G. Perry | 3,096 | 634 | 285 | 234 | .549 | 627 | 3.04 | 288 | 50 | 3 | 4779.1 | 4,379 | 1,615 | 1,868 | 349 | 1,214 | 94 | 7 | 132 | 19,536 | 136 | 5.83 | 2.29 | 2.55 | 0.66 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 1.17 | .273 | 3.52 | 8.25 |
| 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 |  | 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 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | M. Lolich | 2,259 | 457 | 174 | 161 | .519 | 399 | 3.45 | 170 | 31 | 5 | 2961.2 | 2,764 | 1,134 | 1,254 | 279 | 887 | 69 | 25 | 64 | 12,322 | 99 | 6.86 | 2.70 | 2.55 | 0.85 | 18.3 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .281 | 3.81 | 8.40 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | L. Tiant | 2,130 | 507 | 205 | 155 | .569 | 433 | 3.32 | 165 | 41 | 13 | 3128.2 | 2,789 | 1,154 | 1,261 | 309 | 977 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 12,904 | 20 | 6.13 | 2.81 | 2.18 | 0.89 | 16.5 | 7.6 | 1.20 | .263 | 3.63 | 8.02 |
| 17 | | J. Palmer | 2,101 | 524 | 260 | 146 | .640 | 508 | 2.84 | 208 | 53 | 3 | 3803.2 | 3,237 | 1,199 | 1,328 | 291 | 1,232 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 15,509 | 80 | 4.97 | 2.92 | 1.71 | 0.69 | 13.5 | 7.9 | 1.17 | .249 | 3.14 | 7.66 |
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | T. John | 2,001 | 682 | 270 | 211 | .561 | 648 | 3.36 | 153 | 43 | 1 | 4360.0 | 4,459 | 1,629 | 1,873 | 275 | 1,136 | 92 | 17 | 89 | 18,222 | 172 | 4.13 | 2.34 | 1.76 | 0.57 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.87 | 9.20 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | J. Reuss | 1,907 | 628 | 220 | 191 | .535 | 547 | 3.64 | 127 | 39 | 11 | 3669.2 | 3,734 | 1,483 | 1,701 | 245 | 1,127 | 59 | 41 | 118 | 15,581 | 109 | 4.68 | 2.76 | 1.69 | 0.60 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 1.32 | .285 | 4.17 | 9.16 |
| 24 | | C. Hunter | 1,893 | 460 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 448 | 3.22 | 175 | 40 | 1 | 3258.1 | 2,796 | 1,165 | 1,289 | 351 | 881 | 46 | 4 | 50 | 13,235 | 45 | 5.23 | 2.43 | 2.15 | 0.97 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 1.13 | .243 | 3.56 | 7.72 |
| 25 | | F. Valenzuela | 1,840 | 363 | 148 | 128 | .536 | 351 | 3.44 | 112 | 31 | 2 | 2525.2 | 2,278 | 966 | 1,089 | 173 | 991 | 20 | 5 | 60 | 10,617 | 102 | 6.56 | 3.53 | 1.86 | 0.62 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 1.29 | .277 | 3.88 | 8.12 |
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