Between June 27, 1972 and September 11, 2002, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,130 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 | 5,130 | 687 | 288 | 249 | .536 | 684 | 3.16 | 204 | 56 | 1 | 4787.0 | 3,497 | 1,680 | 1,919 | 281 | 2,390 | 129 | 3 | 64 | 19,968 | 248 | 9.64 | 4.49 | 2.15 | 0.53 | 25.7 | 12.0 | 1.23 | .267 | 3.61 | 6.57 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,894 | 571 | 292 | 150 | .661 | 570 | 3.15 | 116 | 45 | 0 | 4051.0 | 3,462 | 1,416 | 1,562 | 294 | 1,312 | 134 | 0 | 51 | 16,700 | 118 | 8.65 | 2.91 | 2.97 | 0.65 | 23.3 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .286 | 3.47 | 7.69 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 3,712 | 433 | 221 | 106 | .676 | 423 | 3.08 | 85 | 33 | 2 | 2983.1 | 2,297 | 1,022 | 1,151 | 266 | 1,227 | 137 | 5 | 19 | 12,317 | 91 | 11.20 | 3.70 | 3.03 | 0.80 | 30.1 | 10.0 | 1.18 | .291 | 3.47 | 6.93 |
| 4 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,246 | 609 | 253 | 218 | .537 | 605 | 3.36 | 216 | 52 | 0 | 4403.2 | 4,113 | 1,644 | 1,826 | 380 | 1,191 | 143 | 1 | 61 | 18,188 | 105 | 6.63 | 2.43 | 2.73 | 0.78 | 17.8 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.73 | 8.41 |
| 5 |  | S. Carlton | 3,039 | 534 | 244 | 176 | .581 | 520 | 3.27 | 179 | 36 | 1 | 3817.0 | 3,399 | 1,388 | 1,592 | 317 | 1,347 | 35 | 6 | 107 | 15,837 | 129 | 7.17 | 3.18 | 2.26 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 8.5 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.75 | 8.01 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 | | D. Cone | 2,655 | 445 | 193 | 123 | .611 | 415 | 3.45 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2880.2 | 2,484 | 1,103 | 1,209 | 254 | 1,124 | 106 | 9 | 41 | 12,099 | 149 | 8.29 | 3.51 | 2.36 | 0.79 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.78 | 7.76 |
| 8 |  | G. Maddux | 2,625 | 535 | 270 | 151 | .641 | 531 | 2.82 | 102 | 34 | 0 | 3729.1 | 3,380 | 1,169 | 1,338 | 208 | 803 | 101 | 3 | 146 | 15,134 | 50 | 6.33 | 1.94 | 3.27 | 0.50 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 1.12 | .278 | 3.23 | 8.16 |
| 9 | | C. Finley | 2,595 | 520 | 198 | 173 | .534 | 463 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3173.1 | 3,052 | 1,358 | 1,507 | 302 | 1,325 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,543 | 130 | 7.36 | 3.76 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.66 |
| 10 |  | 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 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 |  | T. Seaver | 2,399 | 462 | 207 | 147 | .585 | 458 | 3.06 | 138 | 42 | 0 | 3303.1 | 2,784 | 1,124 | 1,234 | 274 | 1,008 | 46 | 1 | 87 | 13,469 | 91 | 6.54 | 2.75 | 2.38 | 0.75 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 1.15 | .258 | 3.36 | 7.59 |
| 14 | | P. Niekro | 2,398 | 570 | 230 | 196 | .540 | 543 | 3.50 | 163 | 28 | 7 | 3900.1 | 3,708 | 1,517 | 1,738 | 348 | 1,444 | 88 | 18 | 56 | 16,521 | 146 | 5.53 | 3.33 | 1.66 | 0.80 | 14.5 | 8.7 | 1.32 | .274 | 4.01 | 8.56 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | D. Sutton | 2,346 | 535 | 233 | 168 | .581 | 531 | 3.30 | 116 | 36 | 2 | 3690.0 | 3,275 | 1,351 | 1,492 | 351 | 930 | 52 | 3 | 54 | 15,097 | 75 | 5.72 | 2.27 | 2.52 | 0.86 | 15.5 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .256 | 3.64 | 7.99 |
| 17 | | C. Schilling | 2,324 | 422 | 155 | 106 | .594 | 311 | 3.31 | 75 | 17 | 13 | 2393.2 | 2,111 | 881 | 937 | 242 | 566 | 36 | 60 | 39 | 9,707 | 63 | 8.74 | 2.13 | 4.11 | 0.91 | 23.9 | 5.8 | 1.12 | .286 | 3.52 | 7.94 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,231 | 461 | 163 | 118 | .580 | 361 | 3.35 | 47 | 14 | 60 | 2547.0 | 2,202 | 949 | 1,040 | 206 | 807 | 40 | 82 | 58 | 10,476 | 120 | 7.88 | 2.85 | 2.76 | 0.73 | 21.3 | 7.7 | 1.18 | .278 | 3.67 | 7.78 |
| 20 |  | P. Martinez | 2,210 | 324 | 150 | 63 | .704 | 257 | 2.63 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1881.1 | 1,397 | 549 | 613 | 142 | 505 | 90 | 23 | 21 | 7,493 | 45 | 10.57 | 2.42 | 4.38 | 0.68 | 29.5 | 6.7 | 1.01 | .276 | 2.93 | 6.68 |
| 21 | | D. Martinez | 2,149 | 692 | 245 | 193 | .559 | 562 | 3.70 | 122 | 30 | 8 | 3999.2 | 3,897 | 1,643 | 1,835 | 372 | 1,165 | 122 | 51 | 70 | 16,754 | 84 | 4.84 | 2.62 | 1.84 | 0.84 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 1.27 | .272 | 4.13 | 8.77 |
| 22 | | K. Brown | 2,079 | 419 | 183 | 122 | .600 | 409 | 3.22 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 2840.0 | 2,656 | 1,016 | 1,168 | 178 | 791 | 124 | 1 | 39 | 11,789 | 91 | 6.59 | 2.51 | 2.63 | 0.56 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .288 | 3.70 | 8.42 |
| 23 | | F. Valenzuela | 2,074 | 453 | 173 | 153 | .531 | 424 | 3.54 | 113 | 31 | 2 | 2930.0 | 2,718 | 1,154 | 1,303 | 226 | 1,151 | 25 | 10 | 65 | 12,398 | 119 | 6.37 | 3.54 | 1.80 | 0.69 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 1.32 | .279 | 4.00 | 8.35 |
| 24 | | T. Glavine | 2,046 | 501 | 240 | 142 | .628 | 501 | 3.36 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3326.0 | 3,152 | 1,242 | 1,378 | 247 | 1,130 | 49 | 0 | 108 | 13,943 | 58 | 5.54 | 3.06 | 1.81 | 0.67 | 14.7 | 8.1 | 1.29 | .277 | 3.73 | 8.53 |
| 25 | | O. Hershiser | 2,014 | 510 | 204 | 150 | .576 | 466 | 3.48 | 68 | 25 | 5 | 3130.1 | 2,939 | 1,211 | 1,367 | 235 | 1,007 | 117 | 19 | 108 | 13,150 | 121 | 5.79 | 2.90 | 2.00 | 0.68 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 1.26 | .277 | 3.93 | 8.45 |
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