Between September 2, 1965 and May 25, 1989, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, 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 | 3,300 | 824 | 317 | 272 | .538 | 716 | 3.34 | 245 | 45 | 27 | 5336.1 | 4,974 | 1,982 | 2,298 | 477 | 1,781 | 120 | 67 | 83 | 22,376 | 218 | 5.57 | 3.00 | 1.85 | 0.80 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .269 | 3.88 | 8.39 |
| 7 | | F. Jenkins | 3,191 | 664 | 284 | 226 | .557 | 594 | 3.34 | 267 | 49 | 7 | 4500.2 | 4,142 | 1,669 | 1,853 | 484 | 997 | 84 | 37 | 117 | 18,404 | 62 | 6.38 | 1.99 | 3.20 | 0.97 | 17.3 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .268 | 3.71 | 8.28 |
| 8 | | G. Perry | 3,157 | 655 | 290 | 235 | .552 | 634 | 3.05 | 291 | 51 | 4 | 4844.1 | 4,440 | 1,641 | 1,901 | 350 | 1,234 | 95 | 11 | 137 | 19,809 | 139 | 5.87 | 2.29 | 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 | 2,352 | 472 | 183 | 166 | .524 | 414 | 3.41 | 176 | 34 | 5 | 3070.1 | 2,838 | 1,162 | 1,291 | 288 | 919 | 71 | 25 | 64 | 12,757 | 103 | 6.89 | 2.69 | 2.56 | 0.84 | 18.4 | 7.2 | 1.22 | .279 | 3.78 | 8.32 |
| 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 | | L. Tiant | 2,181 | 518 | 209 | 159 | .568 | 442 | 3.32 | 169 | 44 | 13 | 3186.2 | 2,835 | 1,175 | 1,283 | 316 | 998 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 13,139 | 21 | 6.16 | 2.82 | 2.19 | 0.89 | 16.6 | 7.6 | 1.20 | .262 | 3.62 | 8.01 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | J. Palmer | 2,155 | 536 | 265 | 149 | .640 | 515 | 2.84 | 211 | 53 | 3 | 3869.1 | 3,288 | 1,223 | 1,356 | 297 | 1,265 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 15,783 | 83 | 5.01 | 2.94 | 1.70 | 0.69 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 1.18 | .249 | 3.15 | 7.65 |
| 15 | | T. John | 2,069 | 697 | 275 | 214 | .562 | 662 | 3.34 | 156 | 44 | 1 | 4452.0 | 4,531 | 1,652 | 1,901 | 282 | 1,169 | 97 | 17 | 91 | 18,594 | 174 | 4.18 | 2.36 | 1.77 | 0.57 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.84 | 9.16 |
| 16 | | C. Hunter | 1,955 | 476 | 219 | 161 | .576 | 463 | 3.23 | 179 | 41 | 1 | 3355.1 | 2,869 | 1,205 | 1,334 | 359 | 915 | 47 | 5 | 53 | 13,625 | 48 | 5.24 | 2.45 | 2.14 | 0.96 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 1.13 | .243 | 3.58 | 7.70 |
| 17 |  | B. Gibson | 1,954 | 314 | 164 | 107 | .605 | 306 | 2.72 | 177 | 39 | 2 | 2490.1 | 2,072 | 752 | 845 | 144 | 772 | 52 | 4 | 79 | 10,167 | 63 | 7.06 | 2.79 | 2.53 | 0.52 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 1.14 | .266 | 3.05 | 7.49 |
| 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 | 1,877 | 320 | 110 | 106 | .509 | 267 | 3.13 | 82 | 17 | 9 | 1946.2 | 1,509 | 678 | 772 | 137 | 986 | 47 | 28 | 61 | 8,217 | 105 | 8.68 | 4.56 | 1.90 | 0.63 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 1.28 | .265 | 3.57 | 6.98 |
| 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. Kaat | 1,751 | 705 | 215 | 168 | .561 | 455 | 3.43 | 130 | 22 | 14 | 3366.1 | 3,488 | 1,282 | 1,484 | 283 | 745 | 64 | 92 | 96 | 14,104 | 83 | 4.68 | 1.99 | 2.35 | 0.76 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 1.26 | .285 | 3.97 | 9.33 |
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