Between August 29, 1972 and June 15, 2009, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,988 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 |  | N. Ryan | 4,988 | 672 | 281 | 242 | .537 | 669 | 3.18 | 196 | 51 | 1 | 4669.2 | 3,430 | 1,649 | 1,886 | 275 | 2,328 | 125 | 3 | 61 | 19,501 | 241 | 9.61 | 4.49 | 2.14 | 0.53 | 25.6 | 11.9 | 1.23 | .268 | 3.63 | 6.61 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 4,853 | 609 | 301 | 165 | .646 | 599 | 3.28 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 4109.1 | 3,318 | 1,499 | 1,687 | 404 | 1,491 | 188 | 5 | 37 | 16,953 | 107 | 10.63 | 3.27 | 3.25 | 0.88 | 28.6 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.69 | 7.27 |
| 3 |  | R. Clemens | 4,672 | 709 | 354 | 184 | .658 | 707 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4916.2 | 4,185 | 1,707 | 1,885 | 363 | 1,580 | 159 | 0 | 63 | 20,240 | 143 | 8.55 | 2.89 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.45 | 7.66 |
| 4 |  | G. Maddux | 3,371 | 744 | 355 | 227 | .610 | 740 | 3.16 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 5008.1 | 4,726 | 1,756 | 1,981 | 353 | 999 | 137 | 3 | 177 | 20,421 | 70 | 6.06 | 1.80 | 3.37 | 0.63 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.56 | 8.49 |
| 5 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,179 | 597 | 251 | 211 | .543 | 593 | 3.36 | 215 | 52 | 0 | 4315.0 | 4,031 | 1,610 | 1,788 | 374 | 1,163 | 141 | 1 | 60 | 17,816 | 101 | 6.63 | 2.43 | 2.73 | 0.78 | 17.8 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.73 | 8.41 |
| 6 |  | P. Martinez | 3,117 | 467 | 214 | 99 | .684 | 400 | 2.91 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2782.2 | 2,173 | 901 | 988 | 232 | 752 | 137 | 23 | 30 | 11,203 | 62 | 10.08 | 2.43 | 4.14 | 0.75 | 27.8 | 6.7 | 1.05 | .279 | 3.20 | 7.03 |
| 7 | | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 8 |  | J. Smoltz | 3,011 | 708 | 210 | 147 | .588 | 466 | 3.26 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3395.0 | 2,979 | 1,229 | 1,336 | 277 | 992 | 54 | 204 | 82 | 13,927 | 145 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 3.04 | 0.73 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .282 | 3.54 | 7.90 |
| 9 |  | S. Carlton | 2,929 | 519 | 231 | 175 | .569 | 505 | 3.33 | 166 | 32 | 1 | 3683.0 | 3,309 | 1,364 | 1,566 | 311 | 1,316 | 35 | 6 | 104 | 15,327 | 126 | 7.16 | 3.22 | 2.23 | 0.76 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 1.26 | .279 | 3.83 | 8.09 |
| 10 | | M. Mussina | 2,813 | 537 | 270 | 153 | .638 | 536 | 3.68 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3562.2 | 3,460 | 1,458 | 1,559 | 376 | 785 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 14,593 | 71 | 7.11 | 1.98 | 3.58 | 0.95 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.94 | 8.74 |
| 11 | | F. Tanana | 2,773 | 638 | 240 | 236 | .504 | 616 | 3.66 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4188.1 | 4,063 | 1,702 | 1,910 | 448 | 1,255 | 129 | 10 | 116 | 17,641 | 119 | 5.96 | 2.70 | 2.21 | 0.96 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.10 | 8.73 |
| 12 | | D. Cone | 2,668 | 450 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.47 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2,504 | 1,116 | 1,222 | 258 | 1,137 | 106 | 9 | 42 | 12,184 | 149 | 8.28 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.79 | 7.77 |
| 13 | | C. Finley | 2,610 | 524 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3,069 | 1,366 | 1,517 | 304 | 1,332 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,638 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.75 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.64 |
| 14 | | T. Glavine | 2,607 | 682 | 305 | 203 | .600 | 682 | 3.54 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4413.1 | 4,298 | 1,734 | 1,900 | 356 | 1,500 | 66 | 0 | 145 | 18,604 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.06 | 1.74 | 0.73 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.87 | 8.76 |
| 15 |  | J. Morris | 2,478 | 549 | 254 | 186 | .577 | 527 | 3.90 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 3824.0 | 3,567 | 1,657 | 1,815 | 389 | 1,390 | 58 | 10 | 99 | 16,120 | 205 | 5.83 | 3.27 | 1.78 | 0.92 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .269 | 4.27 | 8.40 |
| 16 | | M. Langston | 2,464 | 457 | 179 | 158 | .531 | 428 | 3.97 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2962.2 | 2,723 | 1,306 | 1,438 | 311 | 1,289 | 46 | 3 | 34 | 12,562 | 89 | 7.49 | 3.92 | 1.91 | 0.94 | 19.6 | 10.3 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.37 | 8.27 |
| 17 | | D. Eckersley | 2,401 | 1,071 | 197 | 171 | .535 | 361 | 3.50 | 100 | 20 | 390 | 3285.2 | 3,076 | 1,279 | 1,382 | 347 | 738 | 75 | 577 | 90 | 13,534 | 28 | 6.58 | 2.02 | 3.25 | 0.95 | 17.7 | 5.5 | 1.16 | .274 | 3.79 | 8.43 |
| 18 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 19 | | C. Hough | 2,350 | 846 | 216 | 216 | .500 | 440 | 3.74 | 107 | 13 | 59 | 3780.0 | 3,262 | 1,570 | 1,793 | 375 | 1,650 | 174 | 232 | 44 | 16,070 | 180 | 5.60 | 3.93 | 1.42 | 0.89 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .251 | 4.27 | 7.77 |
| 20 | | P. Niekro | 2,335 | 555 | 225 | 192 | .540 | 529 | 3.52 | 158 | 28 | 7 | 3789.0 | 3,608 | 1,482 | 1,696 | 341 | 1,422 | 88 | 17 | 54 | 16,069 | 144 | 5.55 | 3.38 | 1.64 | 0.81 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 1.33 | .275 | 4.03 | 8.57 |
| 21 |  | T. Seaver | 2,299 | 449 | 200 | 142 | .585 | 445 | 3.08 | 131 | 41 | 0 | 3195.1 | 2,702 | 1,093 | 1,201 | 266 | 976 | 44 | 1 | 86 | 13,039 | 91 | 6.48 | 2.75 | 2.36 | 0.75 | 17.6 | 7.5 | 1.15 | .258 | 3.38 | 7.61 |
| 22 | | D. Gooden | 2,293 | 430 | 194 | 112 | .634 | 410 | 3.51 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2,564 | 1,091 | 1,198 | 210 | 954 | 78 | 4 | 42 | 11,705 | 76 | 7.37 | 3.07 | 2.40 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.85 | 8.24 |
| 23 | | J. Moyer | 2,284 | 649 | 250 | 190 | .568 | 596 | 4.22 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3813.0 | 3,959 | 1,788 | 1,926 | 478 | 1,090 | 134 | 14 | 66 | 16,240 | 56 | 5.39 | 2.57 | 2.10 | 1.13 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.32 | .284 | 4.55 | 9.34 |
| 24 | | D. Sutton | 2,270 | 522 | 227 | 163 | .582 | 518 | 3.31 | 109 | 33 | 2 | 3586.2 | 3,199 | 1,319 | 1,455 | 345 | 911 | 51 | 3 | 54 | 14,698 | 72 | 5.70 | 2.29 | 2.49 | 0.87 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 1.15 | .257 | 3.65 | 8.03 |
| 25 | | D. Wells | 2,201 | 660 | 239 | 157 | .604 | 489 | 4.13 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3439.0 | 3,635 | 1,578 | 1,702 | 407 | 719 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 14,413 | 101 | 5.76 | 1.88 | 3.06 | 1.07 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 1.27 | .293 | 4.45 | 9.51 |
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