Between October 3, 1965 and April 26, 2006, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,714 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 | 5,714 | 807 | 324 | 292 | .526 | 773 | 3.19 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5386.0 | 3,923 | 1,911 | 2,178 | 321 | 2,795 | 158 | 13 | 78 | 22,575 | 277 | 9.55 | 4.67 | 2.04 | 0.54 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.64 | 6.56 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,502 | 672 | 341 | 172 | .665 | 671 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4704.1 | 3,997 | 1,632 | 1,799 | 347 | 1,520 | 150 | 0 | 62 | 19,369 | 133 | 8.61 | 2.91 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.44 | 7.65 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 4,395 | 528 | 266 | 138 | .658 | 518 | 3.12 | 97 | 37 | 2 | 3625.0 | 2,847 | 1,256 | 1,418 | 337 | 1,352 | 168 | 5 | 25 | 14,906 | 98 | 10.91 | 3.36 | 3.25 | 0.84 | 29.5 | 9.1 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.52 | 7.07 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 4,115 | 726 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 707 | 3.22 | 254 | 55 | 2 | 5192.2 | 4,645 | 1,857 | 2,123 | 411 | 1,825 | 52 | 8 | 149 | 21,578 | 178 | 7.13 | 3.16 | 2.25 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.68 | 8.05 |
| 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 | 3,640 | 656 | 311 | 205 | .603 | 647 | 2.86 | 231 | 61 | 1 | 4783.0 | 3,971 | 1,521 | 1,674 | 380 | 1,390 | 76 | 6 | 117 | 19,369 | 125 | 6.85 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 0.72 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 1.12 | .259 | 3.15 | 7.47 |
| 7 | | D. Sutton | 3,574 | 774 | 324 | 256 | .559 | 756 | 3.26 | 178 | 58 | 5 | 5282.1 | 4,692 | 1,914 | 2,104 | 472 | 1,343 | 82 | 12 | 103 | 21,631 | 112 | 6.09 | 2.29 | 2.66 | 0.80 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .261 | 3.58 | 7.99 |
| 8 | | P. Niekro | 3,285 | 813 | 316 | 271 | .538 | 715 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 23 | 5314.1 | 4,956 | 1,980 | 2,295 | 476 | 1,776 | 119 | 60 | 83 | 22,287 | 217 | 5.56 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 0.81 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .269 | 3.89 | 8.39 |
| 9 | | F. Jenkins | 3,185 | 658 | 283 | 225 | .557 | 594 | 3.34 | 267 | 49 | 6 | 4490.1 | 4,136 | 1,666 | 1,850 | 482 | 995 | 84 | 32 | 117 | 18,365 | 62 | 6.38 | 1.99 | 3.20 | 0.97 | 17.3 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .268 | 3.71 | 8.29 |
| 10 | | G. Perry | 3,137 | 642 | 290 | 235 | .552 | 634 | 3.04 | 291 | 51 | 3 | 4829.0 | 4,427 | 1,633 | 1,888 | 349 | 1,223 | 95 | 7 | 133 | 19,739 | 137 | 5.85 | 2.28 | 2.57 | 0.65 | 15.9 | 6.2 | 1.17 | .273 | 3.52 | 8.25 |
| 11 |  | G. Maddux | 3,070 | 647 | 322 | 189 | .630 | 643 | 3.00 | 108 | 35 | 0 | 4433.2 | 4,097 | 1,479 | 1,678 | 299 | 912 | 125 | 3 | 162 | 18,023 | 63 | 6.23 | 1.85 | 3.37 | 0.61 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 1.13 | .279 | 3.41 | 8.32 |
| 12 |  | P. Martinez | 2,889 | 423 | 201 | 84 | .705 | 356 | 2.72 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2539.2 | 1,920 | 768 | 845 | 198 | 672 | 122 | 23 | 26 | 10,138 | 57 | 10.24 | 2.38 | 4.30 | 0.70 | 28.5 | 6.6 | 1.02 | .275 | 2.99 | 6.80 |
| 13 | | C. Schilling | 2,863 | 519 | 196 | 131 | .599 | 386 | 3.39 | 82 | 19 | 22 | 2940.2 | 2,639 | 1,108 | 1,170 | 301 | 666 | 48 | 81 | 41 | 11,951 | 72 | 8.76 | 2.04 | 4.30 | 0.92 | 24.0 | 5.6 | 1.12 | .290 | 3.58 | 8.08 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,581 | 639 | 178 | 129 | .580 | 398 | 3.26 | 51 | 16 | 154 | 2955.1 | 2,563 | 1,072 | 1,169 | 237 | 888 | 41 | 204 | 68 | 12,102 | 131 | 7.86 | 2.70 | 2.91 | 0.72 | 21.3 | 7.3 | 1.17 | .278 | 3.56 | 7.81 |
| 18 | | J. Koosman | 2,556 | 612 | 222 | 209 | .515 | 527 | 3.36 | 140 | 33 | 17 | 3839.1 | 3,635 | 1,433 | 1,608 | 290 | 1,198 | 71 | 43 | 121 | 15,996 | 89 | 5.99 | 2.81 | 2.13 | 0.68 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1.26 | .282 | 3.77 | 8.52 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | M. Mussina | 2,430 | 448 | 227 | 128 | .639 | 448 | 3.63 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 3046.0 | 2,901 | 1,228 | 1,305 | 326 | 690 | 44 | 0 | 23 | 12,445 | 64 | 7.18 | 2.04 | 3.52 | 0.96 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .288 | 3.86 | 8.57 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | T. Glavine | 2,380 | 608 | 277 | 186 | .598 | 608 | 3.44 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 3984.0 | 3,837 | 1,522 | 1,676 | 302 | 1,348 | 56 | 0 | 135 | 16,762 | 62 | 5.38 | 3.05 | 1.77 | 0.68 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 1.30 | .279 | 3.79 | 8.67 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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