
Between August 6, 1979 and June 30, 2014, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,875 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 | R. Johnson | 4,875 | 618 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 603 | 3.29 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 4135.1 | 3,346 | 1,513 | 1,703 | 411 | 1,497 | 190 | 7 | 37 | 17,067 | 109 | 10.61 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 0.89 | 28.6 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.71 | 7.28 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 3 | 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 | |
| 4 | P. Martinez | 3,154 | 476 | 219 | 100 | .687 | 409 | 2.93 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2827.1 | 2,221 | 919 | 1,006 | 239 | 760 | 141 | 23 | 30 | 11,394 | 62 | 10.04 | 2.42 | 4.15 | 0.76 | 27.7 | 6.7 | 1.05 | .279 | 3.20 | 7.07 | |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | J. Smoltz | 3,084 | 723 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 481 | 3.33 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3473.0 | 3,074 | 1,284 | 1,391 | 288 | 1,010 | 57 | 204 | 84 | 14,271 | 145 | 7.99 | 2.62 | 3.05 | 0.75 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.60 | 7.97 | |
| 7 | N. Ryan | 2,860 | 423 | 161 | 140 | .535 | 423 | 3.28 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 2767.0 | 2,103 | 1,009 | 1,153 | 179 | 1,197 | 82 | 0 | 36 | 11,500 | 158 | 9.30 | 3.89 | 2.39 | 0.58 | 24.9 | 10.4 | 1.19 | .268 | 3.75 | 6.84 | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 12 | J. Vazquez | 2,536 | 450 | 165 | 160 | .508 | 443 | 4.22 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2840.0 | 2,784 | 1,331 | 1,431 | 373 | 763 | 88 | 5 | 58 | 11,935 | 76 | 8.04 | 2.42 | 3.32 | 1.18 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.53 | 8.82 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | A. Pettitte | 2,448 | 531 | 256 | 153 | .626 | 521 | 3.85 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3316.0 | 3,448 | 1,418 | 1,572 | 288 | 1,031 | 55 | 3 | 42 | 14,074 | 69 | 6.64 | 2.80 | 2.37 | 0.78 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.27 | 9.36 | |
| 15 | J. Moyer | 2,441 | 696 | 269 | 209 | .563 | 638 | 4.25 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4074.0 | 4,231 | 1,926 | 2,076 | 522 | 1,155 | 146 | 15 | 69 | 17,356 | 57 | 5.39 | 2.55 | 2.11 | 1.15 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.32 | .283 | 4.59 | 9.35 | |
| 16 | CC Sabathia | 2,437 | 423 | 208 | 119 | .636 | 423 | 3.63 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 2821.1 | 2,643 | 1,137 | 1,248 | 265 | 844 | 89 | 0 | 39 | 11,739 | 59 | 7.77 | 2.69 | 2.89 | 0.85 | 20.8 | 7.2 | 1.24 | .293 | 3.98 | 8.43 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | J. Morris | 2,334 | 497 | 241 | 175 | .579 | 497 | 3.90 | 168 | 28 | 0 | 3546.0 | 3,303 | 1,536 | 1,686 | 363 | 1,282 | 52 | 0 | 91 | 14,945 | 196 | 5.92 | 3.25 | 1.82 | 0.92 | 15.6 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .269 | 4.28 | 8.38 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | A.J. Burnett | 2,265 | 392 | 152 | 139 | .522 | 387 | 3.98 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2464.2 | 2,242 | 1,091 | 1,197 | 241 | 1,002 | 124 | 1 | 32 | 10,507 | 151 | 8.27 | 3.66 | 2.26 | 0.88 | 21.6 | 9.5 | 1.32 | .291 | 4.37 | 8.19 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | T. Wakefield | 2,156 | 627 | 200 | 180 | .526 | 463 | 4.41 | 33 | 6 | 22 | 3226.1 | 3,152 | 1,582 | 1,791 | 418 | 1,205 | 186 | 78 | 33 | 13,939 | 134 | 6.01 | 3.36 | 1.79 | 1.17 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 1.35 | .274 | 5.00 | 8.79 | |
| 23 | R. Halladay | 2,117 | 416 | 203 | 105 | .659 | 390 | 3.38 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 2749.1 | 2,646 | 1,034 | 1,135 | 236 | 592 | 81 | 6 | 28 | 11,287 | 56 | 6.93 | 1.94 | 3.58 | 0.77 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 1.18 | .292 | 3.72 | 8.66 | |
| 24 | K. Millwood | 2,083 | 451 | 169 | 152 | .526 | 443 | 4.11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2720.1 | 2,770 | 1,243 | 1,357 | 296 | 843 | 74 | 3 | 46 | 11,616 | 67 | 6.89 | 2.79 | 2.47 | 0.98 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 1.33 | .297 | 4.49 | 9.16 | |
| 25 | R. Dempster | 2,075 | 579 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2,347 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,071 | 91 | 186 | 47 | 10,412 | 80 | 7.82 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.85 | |
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