Between September 5, 1950 and October 4, 1972, Jim Bunning fanned the most hitters, with 2,855 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 |  | J. Bunning | 2,855 | 591 | 224 | 184 | .549 | 519 | 3.27 | 151 | 40 | 16 | 3760.0 | 3,433 | 1,365 | 1,527 | 372 | 1,000 | 160 | 39 | 98 | 15,615 | 47 | 6.83 | 2.39 | 2.86 | 0.89 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 1.18 | .273 | 3.66 | 8.22 |
| 2 |  | B. Gibson | 2,786 | 448 | 225 | 141 | .615 | 410 | 2.79 | 232 | 54 | 4 | 3340.1 | 2,764 | 1,035 | 1,172 | 211 | 1,113 | 90 | 17 | 92 | 13,736 | 95 | 7.51 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 0.57 | 20.3 | 8.1 | 1.16 | .268 | 3.16 | 7.45 |
| 3 | | D. Drysdale | 2,486 | 518 | 209 | 166 | .557 | 465 | 2.95 | 167 | 49 | 6 | 3432.0 | 3,084 | 1,124 | 1,292 | 280 | 855 | 154 | 34 | 123 | 14,097 | 81 | 6.52 | 2.24 | 2.91 | 0.73 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 1.15 | .272 | 3.39 | 8.09 |
| 4 |  | S. Koufax | 2,396 | 397 | 165 | 87 | .655 | 314 | 2.76 | 137 | 40 | 9 | 2324.1 | 1,754 | 713 | 806 | 204 | 817 | 18 | 44 | 48 | 9,497 | 87 | 9.28 | 3.16 | 2.93 | 0.79 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 1.11 | .256 | 3.12 | 6.79 |
| 5 | | S. McDowell | 2,281 | 364 | 132 | 117 | .530 | 320 | 3.09 | 101 | 22 | 11 | 2274.0 | 1,758 | 781 | 891 | 150 | 1,158 | 59 | 25 | 66 | 9,609 | 125 | 9.03 | 4.58 | 1.97 | 0.59 | 23.7 | 12.1 | 1.28 | .270 | 3.53 | 6.96 |
| 6 | | J. Marichal | 2,193 | 424 | 227 | 125 | .645 | 414 | 2.78 | 235 | 50 | 2 | 3236.1 | 2,850 | 998 | 1,184 | 293 | 653 | 37 | 9 | 73 | 13,071 | 49 | 6.10 | 1.82 | 3.36 | 0.81 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 1.08 | .258 | 3.29 | 7.93 |
| 7 | | C. Pascual | 2,168 | 529 | 174 | 170 | .506 | 404 | 3.63 | 132 | 36 | 10 | 2930.2 | 2,704 | 1,182 | 1,333 | 256 | 1,069 | 61 | 67 | 12,418 | 86 | 6.66 | 3.28 | 2.03 | 0.79 | 17.5 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .276 | 4.09 | 8.30 | |
| 8 | | M. Lolich | 2,124 | 393 | 163 | 121 | .574 | 344 | 3.29 | 127 | 32 | 9 | 2504.1 | 2,208 | 915 | 998 | 237 | 793 | 82 | 25 | 37 | 10,414 | 79 | 7.63 | 2.85 | 2.68 | 0.85 | 20.4 | 7.6 | 1.20 | .275 | 3.59 | 7.94 |
| 9 | | R. Roberts | 2,062 | 581 | 246 | 214 | .535 | 527 | 3.41 | 268 | 38 | 20 | 4073.0 | 3,974 | 1,545 | 1,707 | 459 | 701 | 43 | 39 | 16,636 | 29 | 4.56 | 1.55 | 2.94 | 1.01 | 12.4 | 4.2 | 1.15 | .263 | 3.77 | 8.78 | |
| 10 | | W. Spahn | 1,949 | 574 | 281 | 189 | .598 | 507 | 3.09 | 289 | 49 | 22 | 4006.2 | 3,723 | 1,376 | 1,527 | 346 | 1,042 | 34 | 53 | 16,435 | 53 | 4.38 | 2.34 | 1.87 | 0.78 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 1.19 | .258 | 3.43 | 8.36 | |
| 11 | | W. Ford | 1,927 | 486 | 231 | 106 | .685 | 430 | 2.75 | 153 | 43 | 11 | 3102.2 | 2,710 | 947 | 1,085 | 225 | 1,050 | 27 | 34 | 12,746 | 73 | 5.59 | 3.05 | 1.84 | 0.65 | 15.1 | 8.2 | 1.21 | .261 | 3.15 | 7.86 | |
| 12 | | G. Perry | 1,840 | 408 | 158 | 125 | .558 | 323 | 2.83 | 154 | 26 | 10 | 2637.0 | 2,314 | 828 | 971 | 182 | 662 | 62 | 31 | 104 | 10,761 | 91 | 6.28 | 2.26 | 2.78 | 0.62 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 1.13 | .266 | 3.31 | 7.90 |
| 13 | | E. Wynn | 1,768 | 447 | 201 | 144 | .583 | 396 | 3.34 | 179 | 39 | 13 | 2950.1 | 2,607 | 1,096 | 1,223 | 250 | 1,170 | 45 | 41 | 12,398 | 35 | 5.39 | 3.57 | 1.51 | 0.76 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 1.28 | .257 | 3.73 | 7.95 | |
| 14 | | J. Kaat | 1,759 | 455 | 179 | 147 | .549 | 405 | 3.27 | 126 | 21 | 5 | 2832.1 | 2,776 | 1,029 | 1,242 | 253 | 690 | 92 | 19 | 61 | 11,867 | 103 | 5.59 | 2.19 | 2.55 | 0.80 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 1.22 | .278 | 3.95 | 8.82 |
| 15 | | B. Pierce | 1,759 | 498 | 192 | 140 | .578 | 378 | 3.10 | 174 | 37 | 32 | 2893.0 | 2,646 | 998 | 1,100 | 257 | 885 | 26 | 65 | 11,993 | 38 | 5.47 | 2.75 | 1.99 | 0.80 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 1.22 | .264 | 3.42 | 8.23 | |
| 16 | | B. Friend | 1,734 | 602 | 197 | 230 | .461 | 497 | 3.58 | 163 | 36 | 10 | 3610.2 | 3,771 | 1,436 | 1,652 | 286 | 894 | 46 | 56 | 114 | 15,216 | 50 | 4.32 | 2.23 | 1.94 | 0.71 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.12 | 9.40 |
| 17 | | L. Jackson | 1,710 | 558 | 194 | 183 | .515 | 429 | 3.40 | 149 | 37 | 21 | 3262.2 | 3,206 | 1,234 | 1,406 | 259 | 823 | 68 | 73 | 106 | 13,594 | 58 | 4.72 | 2.27 | 2.08 | 0.71 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 1.23 | .275 | 3.88 | 8.84 |
| 18 | | M. Pappas | 1,682 | 490 | 202 | 152 | .571 | 436 | 3.35 | 128 | 42 | 4 | 3024.0 | 2,854 | 1,126 | 1,249 | 278 | 818 | 68 | 32 | 79 | 12,500 | 92 | 5.01 | 2.43 | 2.06 | 0.83 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 1.21 | .267 | 3.72 | 8.49 |
| 19 | | B. Veale | 1,662 | 347 | 118 | 91 | .565 | 255 | 3.05 | 78 | 20 | 8 | 1876.2 | 1,632 | 635 | 731 | 87 | 842 | 29 | 34 | 58 | 7,953 | 90 | 7.97 | 4.04 | 1.97 | 0.42 | 20.9 | 10.6 | 1.32 | .290 | 3.51 | 7.83 |
| 20 | | F. Jenkins | 1,649 | 304 | 135 | 93 | .592 | 246 | 3.02 | 142 | 25 | 7 | 2032.2 | 1,748 | 683 | 752 | 200 | 432 | 37 | 30 | 62 | 8,204 | 31 | 7.30 | 1.91 | 3.82 | 0.89 | 20.1 | 5.3 | 1.07 | .263 | 3.33 | 7.74 |
| 21 | | H. Wilhelm | 1,613 | 1,070 | 143 | 122 | .540 | 52 | 2.52 | 20 | 5 | 228 | 2255.2 | 1,756 | 632 | 772 | 150 | 776 | 62 | 651 | 63 | 9,173 | 92 | 6.44 | 3.10 | 2.08 | 0.60 | 17.6 | 8.5 | 1.12 | .244 | 3.08 | 7.01 |
| 22 | | J. Maloney | 1,605 | 302 | 134 | 84 | .615 | 262 | 3.19 | 74 | 30 | 4 | 1849.0 | 1,518 | 655 | 729 | 138 | 810 | 36 | 18 | 37 | 7,746 | 125 | 7.81 | 3.94 | 1.98 | 0.67 | 20.7 | 10.5 | 1.26 | .268 | 3.55 | 7.39 |
| 23 | | C. Short | 1,585 | 459 | 132 | 127 | .510 | 301 | 3.38 | 88 | 24 | 16 | 2253.0 | 2,129 | 845 | 949 | 178 | 762 | 59 | 70 | 66 | 9,466 | 71 | 6.33 | 3.04 | 2.08 | 0.71 | 16.7 | 8.0 | 1.28 | .283 | 3.79 | 8.50 |
| 24 | | H. Haddix | 1,576 | 453 | 136 | 113 | .546 | 286 | 3.63 | 99 | 20 | 20 | 2235.0 | 2,154 | 901 | 1,012 | 240 | 600 | 43 | 84 | 9,330 | 57 | 6.35 | 2.42 | 2.63 | 0.97 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 1.23 | .279 | 4.08 | 8.67 | |
| 25 | | D. Chance | 1,533 | 406 | 128 | 115 | .527 | 294 | 2.93 | 83 | 33 | 23 | 2147.1 | 1,864 | 698 | 833 | 122 | 739 | 65 | 61 | 75 | 8,911 | 69 | 6.43 | 3.10 | 2.07 | 0.51 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 1.21 | .270 | 3.49 | 7.81 |
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