Between September 5, 1912 and September 28, 1937, Walter Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 2,337 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 | 2,337 | 584 | 306 | 191 | .616 | 477 | 2.34 | 367 | 77 | 28 | 4246.1 | 3,611 | 1,393 | 84 | 1,000 | 141 | 100 | 77 | 4.95 | 2.12 | 2.34 | 0.18 | 5.9 | 1.09 | .261 | 2.95 | 7.65 | ||||
| 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 | 1,968 | 525 | 256 | 120 | .681 | 370 | 3.00 | 249 | 31 | 53 | 3287.0 | 3,173 | 1,097 | 1,310 | 118 | 982 | 36 | 119 | 13,827 | 43 | 5.39 | 2.69 | 2.00 | 0.32 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 1.26 | .285 | 3.59 | 8.69 | |
| 4 | | G. Alexander | 1,810 | 608 | 328 | 182 | .643 | 535 | 2.54 | 385 | 82 | 27 | 4558.2 | 4,332 | 1,600 | 151 | 728 | 54 | 59 | 29 | 3.57 | 1.44 | 2.49 | 0.30 | 4.0 | 1.11 | .268 | 3.16 | 8.55 | ||||
| 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 | 1,472 | 459 | 171 | 177 | .491 | 373 | 4.03 | 228 | 25 | 18 | 3045.0 | 3,058 | 1,362 | 1,581 | 165 | 1,154 | 47 | 69 | 13,126 | 37 | 4.35 | 3.41 | 1.28 | 0.49 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 1.38 | .281 | 4.67 | 9.04 | |
| 8 | | 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 | |
| 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 | | E. Rixey | 1,307 | 675 | 257 | 245 | .512 | 539 | 3.17 | 280 | 34 | 14 | 4364.1 | 4,530 | 1,953 | 91 | 1,046 | 76 | 98 | 91 | 2.70 | 2.16 | 1.25 | 0.19 | 5.7 | 1.28 | .282 | 4.03 | 9.34 | ||||
| 11 | | W. Cooper | 1,255 | 516 | 216 | 178 | .548 | 406 | 2.91 | 279 | 35 | 14 | 3476.1 | 3,414 | 1,406 | 103 | 850 | 100 | 80 | 43 | 3.25 | 2.20 | 1.48 | 0.27 | 5.9 | 1.23 | .274 | 3.64 | 8.84 | ||||
| 12 | | C. Hubbell | 1,250 | 388 | 191 | 102 | .652 | 311 | 2.80 | 200 | 32 | 29 | 2645.0 | 2,504 | 822 | 967 | 143 | 500 | 44 | 64 | 10,827 | 37 | 4.25 | 1.70 | 2.50 | 0.49 | 11.5 | 4.6 | 1.14 | .266 | 3.29 | 8.52 | |
| 13 | | E. Whitehill | 1,250 | 490 | 205 | 170 | .547 | 438 | 4.28 | 220 | 15 | 10 | 3306.1 | 3,621 | 1,574 | 1,846 | 165 | 1,294 | 88 | 40 | 14,579 | 35 | 3.40 | 3.52 | 0.97 | 0.45 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 1.49 | .293 | 5.02 | 9.86 | |
| 14 | | C. Root | 1,230 | 497 | 175 | 134 | .566 | 291 | 3.52 | 157 | 21 | 28 | 2651.1 | 2,651 | 1,037 | 1,194 | 150 | 754 | 75 | 139 | 11,173 | 21 | 4.18 | 2.56 | 1.63 | 0.51 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 1.28 | .279 | 4.05 | 9.00 | |
| 15 | | 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 | ||||
| 16 | | 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 | ||||
| 17 | | W. Hoyt | 1,198 | 667 | 237 | 178 | .571 | 423 | 3.57 | 226 | 26 | 53 | 3737.2 | 4,009 | 1,484 | 1,757 | 152 | 1,000 | 49 | 170 | 15,959 | 39 | 2.88 | 2.41 | 1.20 | 0.37 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 1.34 | .284 | 4.23 | 9.65 | |
| 18 | | H. Pennock | 1,196 | 602 | 239 | 160 | .599 | 417 | 3.57 | 248 | 35 | 36 | 3529.1 | 3,867 | 1,678 | 127 | 898 | 35 | 125 | 63 | 3.05 | 2.29 | 1.33 | 0.32 | 6.0 | 1.35 | .293 | 4.28 | 9.86 | ||||
| 19 | | 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 | |
| 20 | | 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 | ||
| 21 | | H. Vaughn | 1,138 | 305 | 151 | 105 | .590 | 270 | 2.34 | 177 | 35 | 4 | 2214.0 | 1,970 | 789 | 35 | 622 | 64 | 32 | 41 | 4.63 | 2.53 | 1.83 | 0.14 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .267 | 3.21 | 8.01 | ||||
| 22 | | 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 | ||||
| 23 | | B. Hadley | 1,114 | 419 | 132 | 139 | .487 | 306 | 4.28 | 118 | 12 | 17 | 2420.1 | 2,435 | 1,150 | 1,322 | 126 | 1,185 | 54 | 75 | 10,672 | 49 | 4.14 | 4.41 | 0.94 | 0.47 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 1.50 | .282 | 4.92 | 9.05 | |
| 24 | | J. Quinn | 1,103 | 640 | 206 | 183 | .530 | 374 | 3.29 | 200 | 28 | 53 | 3295.0 | 3,576 | 1,504 | 93 | 712 | 77 | 179 | 48 | 3.01 | 1.94 | 1.55 | 0.25 | 5.5 | 1.30 | .316 | 4.11 | 9.77 | ||||
| 25 | | L. Gomez | 1,100 | 263 | 135 | 68 | .665 | 219 | 3.19 | 128 | 20 | 10 | 1789.2 | 1,610 | 635 | 754 | 105 | 714 | 13 | 28 | 7,588 | 22 | 5.53 | 3.59 | 1.54 | 0.53 | 14.5 | 9.4 | 1.30 | .266 | 3.79 | 8.10 | |
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