Between May 7, 1969 and September 6, 2005, Nolan Ryan fanned the most hitters, with 5,555 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 | 5,555 | 778 | 316 | 282 | .528 | 753 | 3.19 | 219 | 61 | 2 | 5228.2 | 3,810 | 1,855 | 2,117 | 307 | 2,705 | 154 | 9 | 73 | 21,912 | 269 | 9.56 | 4.66 | 2.05 | 0.53 | 25.4 | 12.3 | 1.25 | .266 | 3.64 | 6.56 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,486 | 668 | 339 | 170 | .666 | 667 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4682.1 | 3,970 | 1,621 | 1,786 | 344 | 1,509 | 149 | 0 | 59 | 19,266 | 132 | 8.62 | 2.90 | 2.97 | 0.66 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.43 | 7.63 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 4,346 | 518 | 259 | 136 | .656 | 508 | 3.12 | 96 | 37 | 2 | 3563.2 | 2,804 | 1,236 | 1,398 | 330 | 1,340 | 167 | 5 | 25 | 14,671 | 98 | 10.98 | 3.38 | 3.24 | 0.83 | 29.6 | 9.1 | 1.16 | .291 | 3.53 | 7.08 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 3,735 | 648 | 297 | 218 | .577 | 632 | 3.26 | 230 | 47 | 1 | 4677.2 | 4,170 | 1,693 | 1,934 | 388 | 1,666 | 47 | 6 | 142 | 19,437 | 163 | 7.19 | 3.21 | 2.24 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 8.6 | 1.25 | .278 | 3.72 | 8.02 |
| 5 |  | B. Blyleven | 3,701 | 692 | 287 | 250 | .534 | 685 | 3.31 | 242 | 60 | 0 | 4970.0 | 4,632 | 1,830 | 2,029 | 430 | 1,322 | 155 | 3 | 71 | 20,492 | 114 | 6.70 | 2.39 | 2.80 | 0.78 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.67 | 8.39 |
| 6 |  | T. Seaver | 3,230 | 578 | 276 | 178 | .608 | 572 | 2.92 | 196 | 54 | 0 | 4206.2 | 3,483 | 1,364 | 1,502 | 341 | 1,249 | 62 | 3 | 103 | 17,055 | 110 | 6.91 | 2.67 | 2.59 | 0.73 | 18.9 | 7.3 | 1.12 | .258 | 3.21 | 7.45 |
| 7 |  | G. Maddux | 3,028 | 637 | 316 | 185 | .631 | 633 | 3.01 | 107 | 35 | 0 | 4365.0 | 4,038 | 1,460 | 1,657 | 293 | 901 | 125 | 3 | 161 | 17,754 | 62 | 6.24 | 1.86 | 3.36 | 0.60 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 1.13 | .279 | 3.42 | 8.33 |
| 8 | | D. Sutton | 2,994 | 658 | 287 | 211 | .576 | 653 | 3.27 | 151 | 49 | 3 | 4568.1 | 4,061 | 1,658 | 1,833 | 427 | 1,159 | 70 | 4 | 73 | 18,708 | 99 | 5.90 | 2.28 | 2.58 | 0.84 | 16.0 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .259 | 3.61 | 8.00 |
| 9 | | P. Niekro | 2,969 | 696 | 283 | 246 | .535 | 656 | 3.47 | 215 | 37 | 9 | 4754.2 | 4,487 | 1,834 | 2,108 | 444 | 1,644 | 102 | 26 | 71 | 20,039 | 175 | 5.62 | 3.11 | 1.81 | 0.84 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 1.29 | .272 | 3.99 | 8.49 |
| 10 |  | P. Martinez | 2,843 | 416 | 195 | 83 | .701 | 349 | 2.73 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 2491.0 | 1,885 | 755 | 831 | 194 | 656 | 118 | 23 | 22 | 9,946 | 57 | 10.27 | 2.37 | 4.33 | 0.70 | 28.6 | 6.6 | 1.02 | .276 | 3.00 | 6.81 |
| 11 | | C. Schilling | 2,805 | 509 | 189 | 130 | .592 | 376 | 3.40 | 82 | 19 | 22 | 2872.0 | 2,573 | 1,084 | 1,146 | 295 | 652 | 47 | 81 | 41 | 11,669 | 70 | 8.79 | 2.04 | 4.30 | 0.92 | 24.0 | 5.6 | 1.12 | .289 | 3.59 | 8.06 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,551 | 632 | 177 | 127 | .582 | 391 | 3.25 | 50 | 15 | 154 | 2909.1 | 2,519 | 1,051 | 1,148 | 230 | 879 | 41 | 204 | 67 | 11,917 | 130 | 7.89 | 2.72 | 2.90 | 0.71 | 21.4 | 7.4 | 1.17 | .279 | 3.55 | 7.79 |
| 16 | | G. Perry | 2,497 | 521 | 234 | 192 | .549 | 518 | 3.12 | 236 | 42 | 1 | 3938.0 | 3,669 | 1,366 | 1,586 | 298 | 1,025 | 80 | 3 | 96 | 16,155 | 110 | 5.71 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 0.68 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 1.19 | .275 | 3.62 | 8.39 |
| 17 | | F. Jenkins | 2,491 | 511 | 232 | 188 | .552 | 497 | 3.45 | 221 | 40 | 1 | 3653.2 | 3,457 | 1,402 | 1,560 | 396 | 786 | 74 | 9 | 88 | 15,009 | 53 | 6.14 | 1.94 | 3.17 | 0.98 | 16.6 | 5.2 | 1.16 | .272 | 3.84 | 8.52 |
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | M. Mussina | 2,393 | 441 | 223 | 127 | .637 | 441 | 3.64 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 3005.1 | 2,863 | 1,214 | 1,290 | 323 | 683 | 42 | 0 | 23 | 12,277 | 63 | 7.17 | 2.05 | 3.50 | 0.97 | 19.5 | 5.6 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.86 | 8.57 |
| 23 | | C. Hough | 2,362 | 858 | 216 | 216 | .500 | 440 | 3.75 | 107 | 13 | 61 | 3801.1 | 3,283 | 1,582 | 1,807 | 383 | 1,664 | 174 | 240 | 44 | 16,168 | 180 | 5.59 | 3.94 | 1.42 | 0.91 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .250 | 4.28 | 7.77 |
| 24 | | J. Koosman | 2,354 | 564 | 202 | 193 | .511 | 486 | 3.44 | 122 | 25 | 17 | 3530.2 | 3,368 | 1,348 | 1,510 | 270 | 1,104 | 63 | 42 | 109 | 14,733 | 79 | 6.00 | 2.81 | 2.13 | 0.69 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.27 | .283 | 3.85 | 8.59 |
| 25 | | T. Glavine | 2,322 | 598 | 272 | 183 | .598 | 598 | 3.46 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 3911.1 | 3,785 | 1,505 | 1,657 | 299 | 1,329 | 55 | 0 | 131 | 16,475 | 62 | 5.34 | 3.06 | 1.75 | 0.69 | 14.1 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.81 | 8.71 |
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