Between September 30, 1911 and September 27, 1935, Walter Johnson fanned the most batters, with 2,617 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 | 2,617 | 629 | 336 | 202 | .625 | 511 | 2.18 | 398 | 85 | 30 | 4575.0 | 3,828 | 1,472 | 86 | 1,072 | 157 | 111 | 89 | 5.15 | 2.11 | 2.44 | 0.17 | 5.8 | 1.07 | .260 | 2.90 | 7.53 | ||||
| 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 | | G. Alexander | 1,983 | 649 | 345 | 196 | .638 | 564 | 2.56 | 406 | 83 | 30 | 4823.0 | 4,591 | 1,725 | 160 | 824 | 59 | 69 | 34 | 3.70 | 1.54 | 2.41 | 0.30 | 4.2 | 1.12 | .269 | 3.22 | 8.57 | ||||
| 4 | | L. Grove | 1,690 | 459 | 223 | 99 | .693 | 309 | 3.01 | 207 | 22 | 51 | 2780.2 | 2,679 | 931 | 1,120 | 95 | 835 | 31 | 116 | 11,685 | 39 | 5.47 | 2.70 | 2.02 | 0.31 | 14.5 | 7.1 | 1.26 | .286 | 3.63 | 8.67 | |
| 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 | | B. Shawkey | 1,367 | 488 | 195 | 150 | .565 | 333 | 3.10 | 197 | 33 | 29 | 2939.1 | 2,722 | 1,012 | 1,202 | 111 | 1,022 | 43 | 115 | 12,183 | 42 | 4.19 | 3.13 | 1.34 | 0.34 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 1.27 | .271 | 3.68 | 8.33 | |
| 8 | | E. Rixey | 1,351 | 692 | 266 | 251 | .515 | 554 | 3.15 | 289 | 37 | 14 | 4493.0 | 4,639 | 1,993 | 93 | 1,084 | 77 | 100 | 97 | 2.71 | 2.17 | 1.25 | 0.19 | 5.8 | 1.27 | .281 | 3.99 | 9.29 | ||||
| 9 | | B. Joe Bush | 1,323 | 488 | 196 | 184 | .516 | 370 | 3.50 | 224 | 35 | 21 | 3083.1 | 3,006 | 1,441 | 96 | 1,268 | 62 | 93 | 87 | 3.86 | 3.70 | 1.04 | 0.28 | 9.6 | 1.39 | .278 | 4.21 | 8.77 | ||||
| 10 | | W. Cooper | 1,257 | 517 | 216 | 178 | .548 | 406 | 2.91 | 279 | 35 | 14 | 3477.1 | 3,415 | 1,406 | 103 | 851 | 100 | 81 | 44 | 3.25 | 2.20 | 1.48 | 0.27 | 5.9 | 1.23 | .274 | 3.64 | 8.84 | ||||
| 11 | | R. Ruffing | 1,242 | 395 | 131 | 158 | .453 | 309 | 4.15 | 181 | 17 | 18 | 2521.2 | 2,550 | 1,164 | 1,350 | 125 | 997 | 43 | 69 | 10,937 | 29 | 4.43 | 3.56 | 1.25 | 0.45 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 1.41 | .284 | 4.82 | 9.10 | |
| 12 | | H. Vaughn | 1,233 | 332 | 157 | 116 | .575 | 288 | 2.19 | 186 | 36 | 4 | 2357.2 | 2,111 | 870 | 36 | 689 | 69 | 39 | 52 | 4.71 | 2.63 | 1.79 | 0.14 | 7.1 | 1.19 | .269 | 3.32 | 8.06 | ||||
| 13 | | H. Pennock | 1,229 | 617 | 240 | 162 | .597 | 419 | 3.55 | 249 | 35 | 37 | 3570.2 | 3,902 | 1,699 | 128 | 924 | 38 | 136 | 65 | 3.10 | 2.33 | 1.33 | 0.32 | 6.1 | 1.35 | .293 | 4.28 | 9.84 | ||||
| 14 | | S. Sam Jones | 1,211 | 646 | 228 | 217 | .512 | 487 | 3.85 | 249 | 36 | 31 | 3871.0 | 4,086 | 2,004 | 154 | 1,404 | 71 | 115 | 72 | 2.82 | 3.26 | 0.86 | 0.36 | 8.4 | 1.42 | .284 | 4.66 | 9.50 | ||||
| 15 | | H. Dauss | 1,208 | 538 | 223 | 182 | .551 | 388 | 3.32 | 244 | 22 | 41 | 3390.1 | 3,408 | 1,594 | 86 | 1,066 | 130 | 120 | 48 | 3.21 | 2.83 | 1.13 | 0.23 | 7.4 | 1.32 | .280 | 4.23 | 9.05 | ||||
| 16 | | R. Marquard | 1,205 | 450 | 169 | 152 | .526 | 346 | 3.11 | 165 | 26 | 16 | 2792.1 | 2,796 | 1,226 | 96 | 645 | 16 | 71 | 11,547 | 58 | 3.88 | 2.08 | 1.87 | 0.31 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 1.23 | .282 | 3.95 | 9.01 | ||
| 17 | | D. Leonard | 1,162 | 331 | 139 | 114 | .549 | 273 | 2.76 | 151 | 33 | 13 | 2190.1 | 2,021 | 672 | 853 | 55 | 676 | 73 | 48 | 9,095 | 60 | 4.77 | 2.78 | 1.72 | 0.23 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 1.23 | .276 | 3.50 | 8.30 | |
| 18 | | J. Quinn | 1,153 | 659 | 211 | 191 | .525 | 386 | 3.19 | 208 | 28 | 53 | 3405.2 | 3,723 | 1,594 | 97 | 738 | 83 | 183 | 51 | 3.05 | 1.95 | 1.56 | 0.26 | 5.5 | 1.31 | .317 | 4.21 | 9.84 | ||||
| 19 | | E. Whitehill | 1,135 | 430 | 183 | 151 | .548 | 389 | 4.13 | 200 | 14 | 8 | 2954.2 | 3,185 | 1,357 | 1,615 | 140 | 1,129 | 80 | 33 | 12,973 | 29 | 3.46 | 3.44 | 1.01 | 0.43 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 1.46 | .290 | 4.92 | 9.70 | |
| 20 | | G. Uhle | 1,133 | 506 | 200 | 165 | .548 | 368 | 3.99 | 232 | 21 | 27 | 3101.1 | 3,391 | 1,623 | 117 | 963 | 116 | 110 | 13,538 | 55 | 3.29 | 2.79 | 1.18 | 0.34 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 1.40 | .292 | 4.71 | 9.84 | ||
| 21 | | 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 | ||||
| 22 | | C. Root | 1,124 | 422 | 159 | 123 | .564 | 273 | 3.51 | 152 | 21 | 22 | 2400.0 | 2,397 | 936 | 1,089 | 129 | 702 | 69 | 105 | 10,131 | 19 | 4.22 | 2.63 | 1.60 | 0.48 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 1.29 | .280 | 4.08 | 8.99 | |
| 23 | | W. Hoyt | 1,097 | 608 | 222 | 165 | .574 | 396 | 3.62 | 210 | 25 | 50 | 3432.1 | 3,694 | 1,382 | 1,623 | 140 | 946 | 46 | 150 | 14,679 | 37 | 2.88 | 2.48 | 1.16 | 0.37 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.26 | 9.69 | |
| 24 | | 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 | ||||
| 25 | | C. Hendrix | 1,041 | 340 | 140 | 113 | .553 | 247 | 2.65 | 181 | 26 | 16 | 2269.0 | 2,063 | 867 | 38 | 661 | 51 | 77 | 59 | 4.13 | 2.62 | 1.57 | 0.15 | 7.5 | 1.20 | .287 | 3.44 | 8.18 | ||||
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