Between August 6, 1986 and September 19, 2018, Randy Johnson fanned the most hitters, 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 | 4,304 | 651 | 321 | 171 | .652 | 650 | 3.11 | 102 | 43 | 0 | 4509.1 | 3,839 | 1,560 | 1,726 | 328 | 1,474 | 152 | 0 | 60 | 18,577 | 130 | 8.59 | 2.94 | 2.92 | 0.65 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .285 | 3.44 | 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 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,976 | 536 | 244 | 153 | .615 | 536 | 3.71 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3459.0 | 3,285 | 1,424 | 1,557 | 355 | 1,057 | 118 | 0 | 44 | 14,477 | 74 | 7.74 | 2.75 | 2.82 | 0.92 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.26 | .294 | 4.05 | 8.55 |
| 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 |  | J. Verlander | 2,685 | 417 | 204 | 123 | .624 | 417 | 3.40 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2747.0 | 2,394 | 1,039 | 1,124 | 272 | 807 | 91 | 0 | 27 | 11,305 | 82 | 8.80 | 2.64 | 3.33 | 0.89 | 23.8 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.68 | 7.84 |
| 10 | | D. Cone | 2,662 | 446 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.45 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2891.2 | 2,494 | 1,110 | 1,216 | 258 | 1,135 | 105 | 7 | 42 | 12,150 | 149 | 8.29 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.78 | 7.76 |
| 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 | | C. Finley | 2,593 | 510 | 199 | 173 | .535 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3176.0 | 3,047 | 1,359 | 1,510 | 302 | 1,320 | 76 | 21 | 35 | 13,541 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.74 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.7 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.28 | 8.63 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 |  | B. Colon | 2,535 | 564 | 247 | 188 | .568 | 552 | 4.11 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3461.0 | 3,589 | 1,580 | 1,715 | 438 | 948 | 64 | 2 | 47 | 14,649 | 45 | 6.59 | 2.47 | 2.67 | 1.14 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 1.31 | .295 | 4.46 | 9.33 |
| 15 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,513 | 435 | 164 | 157 | .511 | 430 | 3.99 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2731.1 | 2,519 | 1,210 | 1,328 | 263 | 1,100 | 143 | 1 | 35 | 11,665 | 161 | 8.28 | 3.62 | 2.28 | 0.87 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.30 |
| 16 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,463 | 403 | 168 | 127 | .569 | 402 | 3.33 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2654.0 | 2,399 | 982 | 1,094 | 245 | 778 | 98 | 0 | 16 | 10,940 | 150 | 8.35 | 2.64 | 3.17 | 0.83 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .293 | 3.71 | 8.14 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,426 | 336 | 158 | 82 | .658 | 327 | 3.22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2103.2 | 1,729 | 753 | 813 | 234 | 583 | 77 | 2 | 17 | 8,530 | 65 | 10.38 | 2.49 | 4.16 | 1.00 | 28.4 | 6.8 | 1.10 | .287 | 3.48 | 7.40 |
| 19 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,423 | 453 | 186 | 117 | .614 | 412 | 3.39 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2650.0 | 2,474 | 997 | 1,073 | 271 | 633 | 65 | 8 | 22 | 10,865 | 83 | 8.23 | 2.15 | 3.83 | 0.92 | 22.3 | 5.8 | 1.17 | .295 | 3.64 | 8.40 |
| 20 | | J. Moyer | 2,413 | 689 | 266 | 207 | .562 | 631 | 4.24 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4035.0 | 4,187 | 1,903 | 2,050 | 518 | 1,139 | 144 | 15 | 69 | 17,184 | 56 | 5.38 | 2.54 | 2.12 | 1.16 | 14.0 | 6.6 | 1.32 | .283 | 4.57 | 9.34 |
| 21 | | C. Hamels | 2,400 | 393 | 156 | 112 | .582 | 392 | 3.41 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2540.0 | 2,272 | 961 | 1,031 | 292 | 706 | 91 | 0 | 42 | 10,431 | 56 | 8.50 | 2.50 | 3.40 | 1.03 | 23.0 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.65 | 8.05 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | J. Lackey | 2,294 | 448 | 188 | 147 | .561 | 446 | 3.92 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2840.1 | 2,862 | 1,237 | 1,347 | 319 | 815 | 133 | 0 | 32 | 12,030 | 125 | 7.27 | 2.58 | 2.81 | 1.01 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 1.29 | .300 | 4.27 | 9.07 |
| 24 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,265 | 316 | 152 | 69 | .688 | 314 | 2.37 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2085.1 | 1,556 | 549 | 601 | 144 | 535 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 8,205 | 80 | 9.78 | 2.31 | 4.23 | 0.62 | 27.6 | 6.5 | 1.00 | .270 | 2.59 | 6.72 |
| 25 | | J. Shields | 2,227 | 405 | 145 | 139 | .511 | 403 | 4.01 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2604.0 | 2,570 | 1,161 | 1,261 | 358 | 739 | 96 | 1 | 22 | 10,941 | 107 | 7.70 | 2.55 | 3.01 | 1.24 | 20.4 | 6.8 | 1.27 | .294 | 4.36 | 8.88 |
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