Between September 3, 1913 and September 27, 1936, Walter Johnson struck out the most batters, with 2,109 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 | 2,109 | 539 | 273 | 182 | .600 | 442 | 2.45 | 338 | 68 | 27 | 3904.0 | 3,361 | 1,332 | 75 | 959 | 134 | 90 | 76 | 4.86 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 0.17 | 6.1 | 1.11 | .263 | 3.07 | 7.75 | ||||
| 2 |  | D. Vance | 2,045 | 442 | 197 | 140 | .585 | 349 | 3.24 | 217 | 29 | 12 | 2967.2 | 2,808 | 1,068 | 1,247 | 132 | 842 | 77 | 52 | 12,379 | 37 | 6.20 | 2.55 | 2.43 | 0.40 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 1.23 | .288 | 3.78 | 8.52 | |
| 3 | | L. Grove | 1,820 | 494 | 240 | 111 | .684 | 339 | 3.00 | 229 | 28 | 53 | 3034.0 | 2,916 | 1,010 | 1,210 | 109 | 900 | 35 | 119 | 12,736 | 39 | 5.40 | 2.67 | 2.02 | 0.32 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 1.26 | .284 | 3.59 | 8.65 | |
| 4 | | G. Alexander | 1,666 | 565 | 307 | 171 | .642 | 501 | 2.54 | 364 | 74 | 25 | 4278.1 | 4,078 | 1,508 | 142 | 664 | 50 | 52 | 28 | 3.50 | 1.40 | 2.51 | 0.30 | 3.9 | 1.11 | .267 | 3.17 | 8.58 | ||||
| 5 | | B. Grimes | 1,521 | 616 | 270 | 212 | .560 | 496 | 3.54 | 314 | 35 | 17 | 4177.0 | 4,420 | 2,048 | 149 | 1,297 | 97 | 94 | 17,974 | 92 | 3.28 | 2.79 | 1.17 | 0.32 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 1.37 | .286 | 4.41 | 9.52 | ||
| 6 | | 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 | ||||
| 7 | | R. Ruffing | 1,346 | 429 | 152 | 170 | .472 | 343 | 4.12 | 207 | 21 | 18 | 2797.2 | 2,826 | 1,280 | 1,483 | 148 | 1,087 | 46 | 69 | 12,104 | 36 | 4.33 | 3.50 | 1.24 | 0.48 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 1.40 | .283 | 4.77 | 9.09 | |
| 8 | | B. Shawkey | 1,337 | 477 | 191 | 147 | .565 | 323 | 3.13 | 192 | 32 | 29 | 2871.1 | 2,669 | 998 | 1,183 | 110 | 996 | 42 | 114 | 11,901 | 39 | 4.19 | 3.12 | 1.34 | 0.34 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 1.28 | .272 | 3.71 | 8.37 | |
| 9 | | B. Joe Bush | 1,260 | 456 | 183 | 179 | .506 | 355 | 3.49 | 220 | 35 | 20 | 2904.2 | 2,822 | 1,348 | 92 | 1,206 | 57 | 79 | 83 | 3.90 | 3.74 | 1.04 | 0.29 | 9.7 | 1.39 | .278 | 4.18 | 8.74 | ||||
| 10 | | E. Rixey | 1,230 | 639 | 248 | 237 | .511 | 519 | 3.17 | 272 | 33 | 12 | 4202.0 | 4,369 | 1,882 | 87 | 986 | 71 | 89 | 86 | 2.63 | 2.11 | 1.25 | 0.19 | 5.6 | 1.27 | .282 | 4.03 | 9.36 | ||||
| 11 | | S. Sam Jones | 1,220 | 647 | 229 | 217 | .513 | 488 | 3.84 | 250 | 36 | 31 | 3880.0 | 4,096 | 2,007 | 154 | 1,408 | 71 | 115 | 73 | 2.83 | 3.27 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 8.4 | 1.42 | .284 | 4.66 | 9.50 | ||||
| 12 | | E. Whitehill | 1,198 | 458 | 197 | 162 | .549 | 417 | 4.18 | 214 | 14 | 8 | 3167.1 | 3,437 | 1,472 | 1,739 | 157 | 1,218 | 82 | 33 | 13,928 | 33 | 3.40 | 3.46 | 0.98 | 0.45 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.47 | .291 | 4.94 | 9.77 | |
| 13 | | W. Cooper | 1,193 | 486 | 209 | 176 | .543 | 394 | 2.90 | 274 | 32 | 14 | 3366.1 | 3,300 | 1,352 | 102 | 795 | 98 | 68 | 41 | 3.19 | 2.13 | 1.50 | 0.27 | 5.7 | 1.22 | .273 | 3.61 | 8.82 | ||||
| 14 | | H. Pennock | 1,183 | 594 | 238 | 159 | .599 | 416 | 3.57 | 248 | 35 | 35 | 3510.2 | 3,845 | 1,660 | 125 | 887 | 35 | 122 | 63 | 3.03 | 2.27 | 1.33 | 0.32 | 5.9 | 1.35 | .293 | 4.26 | 9.86 | ||||
| 15 | | C. Root | 1,156 | 455 | 162 | 129 | .557 | 276 | 3.53 | 152 | 21 | 23 | 2473.2 | 2,478 | 970 | 1,123 | 132 | 722 | 71 | 120 | 10,446 | 19 | 4.21 | 2.63 | 1.60 | 0.48 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 1.29 | .280 | 4.09 | 9.02 | |
| 16 | | G. Uhle | 1,138 | 513 | 200 | 166 | .546 | 368 | 4.01 | 232 | 21 | 27 | 3114.0 | 3,417 | 1,635 | 119 | 968 | 116 | 115 | 13,606 | 55 | 3.29 | 2.80 | 1.18 | 0.34 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 1.41 | .293 | 4.73 | 9.88 | ||
| 17 | | W. Hoyt | 1,134 | 630 | 229 | 170 | .574 | 405 | 3.59 | 216 | 25 | 51 | 3548.2 | 3,809 | 1,417 | 1,667 | 145 | 966 | 49 | 160 | 15,162 | 37 | 2.88 | 2.45 | 1.17 | 0.37 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.23 | 9.66 | |
| 18 | | D. Luque | 1,128 | 550 | 194 | 179 | .520 | 366 | 3.24 | 206 | 26 | 29 | 3220.2 | 3,236 | 1,412 | 112 | 920 | 27 | 128 | 50 | 3.15 | 2.57 | 1.23 | 0.31 | 6.8 | 1.29 | .277 | 3.95 | 9.04 | ||||
| 19 | | H. Vaughn | 1,122 | 302 | 149 | 105 | .587 | 268 | 2.34 | 175 | 34 | 4 | 2192.0 | 1,958 | 784 | 35 | 612 | 63 | 31 | 40 | 4.61 | 2.51 | 1.83 | 0.14 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .268 | 3.22 | 8.04 | ||||
| 20 | | H. Dauss | 1,107 | 510 | 212 | 172 | .552 | 362 | 3.38 | 225 | 20 | 40 | 3193.0 | 3,249 | 1,509 | 82 | 988 | 118 | 118 | 41 | 3.12 | 2.78 | 1.12 | 0.23 | 7.3 | 1.33 | .282 | 4.25 | 9.16 | ||||
| 21 | | J. Quinn | 1,102 | 639 | 205 | 183 | .528 | 373 | 3.30 | 199 | 28 | 53 | 3286.0 | 3,567 | 1,503 | 93 | 712 | 77 | 179 | 48 | 3.02 | 1.95 | 1.55 | 0.25 | 5.5 | 1.30 | .316 | 4.12 | 9.77 | ||||
| 22 | | C. Hubbell | 1,100 | 350 | 170 | 94 | .644 | 280 | 2.75 | 183 | 28 | 25 | 2392.1 | 2,248 | 730 | 860 | 126 | 444 | 41 | 58 | 9,773 | 30 | 4.14 | 1.67 | 2.48 | 0.47 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 1.13 | .263 | 3.24 | 8.46 | |
| 23 | | L. Meadows | 1,073 | 490 | 188 | 180 | .511 | 405 | 3.39 | 219 | 25 | 7 | 3156.2 | 3,305 | 1,499 | 85 | 959 | 87 | 58 | 60 | 3.06 | 2.73 | 1.12 | 0.24 | 7.2 | 1.35 | .288 | 4.27 | 9.42 | ||||
| 24 | | D. Leonard | 1,050 | 296 | 129 | 99 | .566 | 252 | 2.80 | 141 | 31 | 12 | 1981.2 | 1,835 | 617 | 767 | 55 | 594 | 69 | 37 | 8,216 | 55 | 4.77 | 2.70 | 1.77 | 0.25 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .276 | 3.48 | 8.33 | |
| 25 | | B. Hadley | 1,046 | 391 | 121 | 132 | .478 | 282 | 4.20 | 112 | 12 | 17 | 2250.0 | 2,244 | 1,049 | 1,206 | 110 | 1,104 | 51 | 72 | 9,904 | 44 | 4.18 | 4.42 | 0.95 | 0.44 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 1.49 | .281 | 4.82 | 8.98 | |
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