Between September 19, 1965 and May 25, 1989, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 4,854 strikeouts.
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| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 4,854 | 687 | 278 | 255 | .522 | 653 | 3.15 | 209 | 55 | 3 | 4611.1 | 3,375 | 1,615 | 1,843 | 264 | 2,472 | 126 | 13 | 74 | 19,388 | 235 | 9.47 | 4.82 | 1.96 | 0.52 | 25.0 | 12.8 | 1.27 | .267 | 3.60 | 6.59 |
| 2 |  | S. Carlton | 4,118 | 728 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 707 | 3.22 | 254 | 55 | 2 | 5194.2 | 4,646 | 1,857 | 2,123 | 411 | 1,825 | 52 | 9 | 149 | 21,585 | 178 | 7.13 | 3.16 | 2.26 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.68 | 8.05 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 | | B. Blyleven | 3,460 | 620 | 258 | 228 | .531 | 614 | 3.23 | 234 | 56 | 0 | 4527.1 | 4,155 | 1,625 | 1,808 | 389 | 1,236 | 136 | 3 | 67 | 18,632 | 104 | 6.88 | 2.46 | 2.80 | 0.77 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 1.19 | .281 | 3.59 | 8.26 |
| 6 | | P. Niekro | 3,286 | 816 | 316 | 271 | .538 | 715 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 23 | 5318.1 | 4,959 | 1,980 | 2,295 | 476 | 1,777 | 120 | 61 | 83 | 22,303 | 217 | 5.56 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 0.81 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .269 | 3.88 | 8.39 |
| 7 | | F. Jenkins | 3,188 | 660 | 283 | 226 | .556 | 594 | 3.34 | 267 | 49 | 6 | 4493.1 | 4,138 | 1,669 | 1,853 | 484 | 996 | 84 | 33 | 117 | 18,377 | 62 | 6.39 | 1.99 | 3.20 | 0.97 | 17.3 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .268 | 3.71 | 8.29 |
| 8 | | G. Perry | 3,143 | 648 | 290 | 235 | .552 | 634 | 3.05 | 291 | 51 | 3 | 4835.1 | 4,434 | 1,636 | 1,895 | 350 | 1,227 | 95 | 9 | 135 | 19,769 | 137 | 5.85 | 2.28 | 2.56 | 0.65 | 15.9 | 6.2 | 1.17 | .273 | 3.53 | 8.25 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 | | M. Lolich | 2,333 | 469 | 181 | 165 | .523 | 411 | 3.42 | 175 | 33 | 5 | 3045.1 | 2,820 | 1,157 | 1,286 | 286 | 912 | 70 | 25 | 64 | 12,657 | 103 | 6.89 | 2.70 | 2.56 | 0.85 | 18.4 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .280 | 3.80 | 8.33 |
| 11 | | F. Tanana | 2,237 | 484 | 192 | 178 | .519 | 468 | 3.48 | 130 | 31 | 0 | 3254.0 | 3,093 | 1,260 | 1,422 | 330 | 914 | 96 | 6 | 79 | 13,613 | 90 | 6.19 | 2.53 | 2.45 | 0.91 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 1.23 | .275 | 3.93 | 8.55 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | L. Tiant | 2,162 | 514 | 208 | 157 | .570 | 439 | 3.31 | 168 | 44 | 13 | 3168.1 | 2,820 | 1,165 | 1,273 | 314 | 992 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 13,064 | 21 | 6.14 | 2.82 | 2.18 | 0.89 | 16.5 | 7.6 | 1.20 | .262 | 3.62 | 8.01 |
| 14 | | J. Palmer | 2,143 | 532 | 263 | 148 | .640 | 515 | 2.84 | 211 | 53 | 3 | 3858.2 | 3,277 | 1,216 | 1,348 | 297 | 1,257 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 15,734 | 83 | 5.00 | 2.93 | 1.70 | 0.69 | 13.6 | 8.0 | 1.18 | .248 | 3.14 | 7.64 |
| 15 | | T. John | 2,058 | 692 | 274 | 213 | .563 | 658 | 3.33 | 156 | 44 | 1 | 4429.2 | 4,511 | 1,641 | 1,889 | 279 | 1,162 | 96 | 17 | 91 | 18,501 | 173 | 4.18 | 2.36 | 1.77 | 0.57 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.84 | 9.17 |
| 16 | | C. Hunter | 1,945 | 472 | 218 | 160 | .577 | 460 | 3.22 | 179 | 41 | 1 | 3343.0 | 2,853 | 1,195 | 1,322 | 358 | 912 | 47 | 4 | 52 | 13,567 | 48 | 5.24 | 2.46 | 2.13 | 0.96 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 1.13 | .242 | 3.56 | 7.68 |
| 17 |  | B. Gibson | 1,931 | 311 | 162 | 107 | .602 | 303 | 2.73 | 176 | 38 | 2 | 2467.2 | 2,058 | 748 | 839 | 143 | 764 | 51 | 4 | 79 | 10,076 | 63 | 7.04 | 2.79 | 2.53 | 0.52 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 1.14 | .266 | 3.06 | 7.51 |
| 18 | | R. Reuschel | 1,892 | 517 | 202 | 177 | .533 | 494 | 3.35 | 100 | 26 | 4 | 3316.2 | 3,337 | 1,236 | 1,394 | 200 | 864 | 86 | 14 | 104 | 13,882 | 87 | 5.13 | 2.34 | 2.19 | 0.54 | 13.6 | 6.2 | 1.27 | .289 | 3.78 | 9.06 |
| 19 | | J. Reuss | 1,879 | 605 | 214 | 184 | .538 | 529 | 3.61 | 127 | 39 | 11 | 3568.1 | 3,617 | 1,432 | 1,642 | 232 | 1,101 | 56 | 41 | 115 | 15,143 | 108 | 4.74 | 2.78 | 1.71 | 0.59 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 1.32 | .285 | 4.14 | 9.12 |
| 20 | | S. McDowell | 1,844 | 317 | 110 | 106 | .509 | 264 | 3.15 | 82 | 17 | 9 | 1920.2 | 1,495 | 673 | 765 | 135 | 972 | 46 | 28 | 60 | 8,111 | 103 | 8.64 | 4.55 | 1.90 | 0.63 | 22.7 | 12.0 | 1.28 | .266 | 3.58 | 7.01 |
| 21 | | D. Eckersley | 1,829 | 508 | 162 | 138 | .540 | 361 | 3.60 | 100 | 20 | 78 | 2702.2 | 2,563 | 1,080 | 1,165 | 286 | 654 | 60 | 111 | 69 | 11,205 | 25 | 6.09 | 2.18 | 2.80 | 0.95 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 1.19 | .272 | 3.88 | 8.53 |
| 22 | | C. Hough | 1,805 | 692 | 167 | 149 | .528 | 276 | 3.59 | 89 | 11 | 61 | 2753.1 | 2,331 | 1,097 | 1,267 | 260 | 1,198 | 124 | 239 | 36 | 11,645 | 136 | 5.90 | 3.92 | 1.51 | 0.85 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 1.28 | .251 | 4.14 | 7.62 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 |  | J. Morris | 1,751 | 380 | 179 | 125 | .589 | 358 | 3.62 | 137 | 21 | 0 | 2684.2 | 2,421 | 1,079 | 1,174 | 281 | 954 | 28 | 10 | 72 | 11,202 | 131 | 5.87 | 3.20 | 1.84 | 0.94 | 15.6 | 8.5 | 1.26 | .261 | 3.94 | 8.12 |
| 25 | | J. Niekro | 1,747 | 702 | 221 | 204 | .520 | 500 | 3.59 | 107 | 29 | 16 | 3584.1 | 3,466 | 1,431 | 1,620 | 276 | 1,261 | 65 | 93 | 71 | 15,166 | 172 | 4.39 | 3.17 | 1.39 | 0.69 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 1.32 | .270 | 4.07 | 8.70 |
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 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
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