
Between May 30, 1971 and September 6, 2021, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,308 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 | 5,308 | 724 | 299 | 267 | .528 | 719 | 3.20 | 210 | 59 | 1 | 4978.0 | 3,656 | 1,769 | 2,017 | 294 | 2,528 | 145 | 3 | 66 | 20,840 | 257 | 9.60 | 4.57 | 2.10 | 0.53 | 25.5 | 12.1 | 1.24 | .268 | 3.65 | 6.61 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 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 | B. Blyleven | 3,490 | 654 | 271 | 237 | .533 | 649 | 3.35 | 231 | 56 | 0 | 4716.1 | 4,419 | 1,754 | 1,941 | 406 | 1,259 | 151 | 2 | 65 | 19,471 | 111 | 6.66 | 2.40 | 2.77 | 0.77 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .283 | 3.70 | 8.43 | |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | S. Carlton | 3,323 | 577 | 264 | 189 | .583 | 563 | 3.28 | 200 | 40 | 1 | 4151.0 | 3,709 | 1,515 | 1,732 | 345 | 1,459 | 38 | 6 | 120 | 17,234 | 137 | 7.20 | 3.16 | 2.28 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.76 | 8.04 | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 9 | CC Sabathia | 3,093 | 561 | 251 | 161 | .609 | 560 | 3.74 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3577.1 | 3,404 | 1,485 | 1,623 | 382 | 1,099 | 123 | 0 | 44 | 14,989 | 74 | 7.78 | 2.76 | 2.81 | 0.96 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.26 | .294 | 4.08 | 8.56 | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | J. Verlander | 3,013 | 454 | 226 | 129 | .637 | 454 | 3.33 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2988.0 | 2,538 | 1,105 | 1,192 | 310 | 851 | 98 | 0 | 27 | 12,214 | 87 | 9.08 | 2.56 | 3.54 | 0.93 | 24.7 | 7.0 | 1.13 | .281 | 3.59 | 7.64 | |
| 12 | M. Scherzer | 2,994 | 403 | 188 | 97 | .660 | 394 | 3.15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2511.1 | 2,052 | 880 | 948 | 284 | 674 | 96 | 2 | 20 | 10,167 | 73 | 10.73 | 2.42 | 4.44 | 1.02 | 29.4 | 6.6 | 1.09 | .289 | 3.40 | 7.35 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | Z. Greinke | 2,799 | 527 | 219 | 131 | .626 | 486 | 3.38 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3098.2 | 2,880 | 1,165 | 1,248 | 323 | 708 | 72 | 8 | 25 | 12,648 | 92 | 8.13 | 2.06 | 3.95 | 0.94 | 22.1 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .292 | 3.62 | 8.36 | |
| 15 | 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 | |
| 16 | T. Seaver | 2,682 | 501 | 230 | 159 | .591 | 496 | 2.99 | 156 | 46 | 0 | 3600.1 | 3,022 | 1,197 | 1,316 | 295 | 1,076 | 50 | 2 | 88 | 14,634 | 99 | 6.70 | 2.69 | 2.49 | 0.74 | 18.3 | 7.4 | 1.14 | .259 | 3.29 | 7.55 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | C. Kershaw | 2,653 | 375 | 184 | 83 | .689 | 372 | 2.48 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2439.1 | 1,841 | 671 | 732 | 194 | 604 | 37 | 1 | 27 | 9,601 | 94 | 9.79 | 2.23 | 4.39 | 0.72 | 27.6 | 6.3 | 1.00 | .269 | 2.70 | 6.79 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | P. Niekro | 2,588 | 617 | 249 | 212 | .540 | 583 | 3.48 | 185 | 31 | 9 | 4208.0 | 3,986 | 1,625 | 1,867 | 378 | 1,505 | 93 | 22 | 63 | 17,770 | 152 | 5.54 | 3.22 | 1.72 | 0.81 | 14.6 | 8.5 | 1.30 | .273 | 3.99 | 8.53 | |
| 22 | D. Sutton | 2,567 | 575 | 256 | 178 | .590 | 570 | 3.19 | 130 | 42 | 3 | 3991.0 | 3,506 | 1,413 | 1,567 | 360 | 991 | 57 | 4 | 58 | 16,276 | 81 | 5.79 | 2.23 | 2.59 | 0.81 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 1.13 | .256 | 3.53 | 7.91 | |
| 23 | C. Hamels | 2,560 | 423 | 163 | 122 | .572 | 422 | 3.43 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2698.0 | 2,424 | 1,027 | 1,103 | 310 | 767 | 100 | 0 | 43 | 11,115 | 57 | 8.54 | 2.56 | 3.34 | 1.03 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.68 | 8.09 | |
| 24 | 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 | |
| 25 | B. Colon | 2,535 | 565 | 247 | 188 | .568 | 552 | 4.12 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3461.2 | 3,593 | 1,584 | 1,719 | 439 | 948 | 64 | 2 | 47 | 14,655 | 45 | 6.59 | 2.46 | 2.67 | 1.14 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 1.31 | .296 | 4.47 | 9.34 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
94 | 67 | .584 | ||
87 | 74 | .540 | 7.0 | |
79 | 82 | .491 | 15.0 | |
76 | 85 | .472 | 18.0 | |
74 | 87 | .460 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
102 | 59 | .634 | ||
88 | 73 | .547 | 14.0 | |
81 | 80 | .503 | 21.0 | |
77 | 84 | .478 | 25.0 | |
75 | 86 | .466 | 27.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
99 | 62 | .615 | ||
90 | 71 | .559 | 9.0 | |
86 | 75 | .534 | 13.0 | |
65 | 96 | .404 | 34.0 | |
58 | 103 | .360 | 41.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
98 | 63 | .609 | ||
93 | 68 | .578 | 5.0 | |
87 | 74 | .540 | 11.0 | |
79 | 82 | .491 | 19.0 | |
78 | 83 | .484 | 20.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 76 | .528 | ||
83 | 78 | .516 | 2.0 | |
76 | 85 | .472 | 9.0 | |
76 | 85 | .472 | 9.0 | |
68 | 93 | .422 | 17.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 81 | .497 | ||
80 | 81 | .497 | ||
75 | 86 | .466 | 5.0 | |
64 | 97 | .398 | 16.0 | |
62 | 99 | .385 | 18.0 |