Between September 1, 1966 and August 26, 1993, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 5,706 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 | 5,706 | 804 | 324 | 290 | .528 | 770 | 3.19 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5373.1 | 3,913 | 1,902 | 2,168 | 319 | 2,786 | 158 | 13 | 78 | 22,520 | 277 | 9.56 | 4.67 | 2.05 | 0.53 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.63 | 6.55 |
| 2 |  | S. Carlton | 4,101 | 720 | 327 | 242 | .575 | 701 | 3.22 | 252 | 54 | 2 | 5159.1 | 4,614 | 1,845 | 2,111 | 410 | 1,812 | 52 | 8 | 149 | 21,440 | 176 | 7.15 | 3.16 | 2.26 | 0.72 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.68 | 8.05 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 | | D. Sutton | 3,386 | 742 | 313 | 245 | .561 | 726 | 3.27 | 172 | 56 | 5 | 5080.0 | 4,515 | 1,843 | 2,029 | 454 | 1,300 | 79 | 12 | 98 | 20,809 | 107 | 6.00 | 2.30 | 2.60 | 0.80 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .260 | 3.59 | 8.00 |
| 6 | | P. Niekro | 3,272 | 792 | 312 | 268 | .538 | 715 | 3.35 | 245 | 45 | 22 | 5276.2 | 4,921 | 1,964 | 2,270 | 473 | 1,761 | 117 | 53 | 79 | 22,121 | 214 | 5.58 | 3.00 | 1.86 | 0.81 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .270 | 3.87 | 8.39 |
| 7 | | F. Jenkins | 3,072 | 603 | 280 | 219 | .561 | 589 | 3.33 | 267 | 49 | 1 | 4359.1 | 4,025 | 1,612 | 1,790 | 462 | 952 | 83 | 9 | 104 | 17,818 | 61 | 6.34 | 1.97 | 3.23 | 0.95 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.14 | .269 | 3.70 | 8.31 |
| 8 | | G. Perry | 2,974 | 614 | 270 | 231 | .539 | 607 | 3.05 | 279 | 48 | 3 | 4628.0 | 4,241 | 1,568 | 1,820 | 338 | 1,196 | 91 | 7 | 132 | 18,935 | 132 | 5.78 | 2.33 | 2.49 | 0.66 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 1.17 | .272 | 3.54 | 8.25 |
| 9 | | F. Tanana | 2,745 | 631 | 239 | 231 | .509 | 609 | 3.65 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4143.2 | 4,017 | 1,680 | 1,885 | 439 | 1,246 | 128 | 10 | 115 | 17,450 | 119 | 5.96 | 2.71 | 2.20 | 0.95 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .278 | 4.09 | 8.72 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 |  | J. Morris | 2,367 | 523 | 244 | 179 | .577 | 501 | 3.84 | 173 | 28 | 0 | 3662.1 | 3,384 | 1,561 | 1,711 | 373 | 1,315 | 54 | 10 | 96 | 15,395 | 189 | 5.82 | 3.23 | 1.80 | 0.92 | 15.4 | 8.5 | 1.28 | .267 | 4.20 | 8.32 |
| 12 | | C. Hough | 2,272 | 830 | 209 | 205 | .505 | 412 | 3.70 | 106 | 12 | 61 | 3646.1 | 3,127 | 1,500 | 1,713 | 364 | 1,594 | 162 | 240 | 43 | 15,472 | 168 | 5.61 | 3.93 | 1.43 | 0.90 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 1.29 | .249 | 4.23 | 7.72 |
| 13 | | D. Eckersley | 2,181 | 790 | 183 | 146 | .556 | 361 | 3.44 | 100 | 20 | 268 | 3024.2 | 2,800 | 1,156 | 1,246 | 310 | 691 | 65 | 367 | 82 | 12,434 | 26 | 6.49 | 2.06 | 3.16 | 0.92 | 17.5 | 5.6 | 1.15 | .271 | 3.71 | 8.33 |
| 14 | | V. Blue | 2,175 | 502 | 209 | 161 | .565 | 473 | 3.27 | 143 | 37 | 2 | 3343.1 | 2,939 | 1,213 | 1,357 | 263 | 1,185 | 23 | 11 | 61 | 13,838 | 103 | 5.85 | 3.19 | 1.84 | 0.71 | 15.7 | 8.6 | 1.23 | .263 | 3.65 | 7.91 |
| 15 | | M. Lolich | 2,171 | 434 | 166 | 155 | .517 | 381 | 3.38 | 167 | 31 | 3 | 2851.0 | 2,649 | 1,072 | 1,190 | 265 | 844 | 64 | 22 | 60 | 11,832 | 94 | 6.85 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 0.84 | 18.3 | 7.1 | 1.23 | .281 | 3.76 | 8.36 |
| 16 | | L. Tiant | 2,060 | 476 | 201 | 147 | .578 | 426 | 3.31 | 164 | 40 | 5 | 3051.1 | 2,723 | 1,121 | 1,227 | 297 | 949 | 43 | 25 | 45 | 12,577 | 19 | 6.08 | 2.80 | 2.17 | 0.88 | 16.4 | 7.5 | 1.20 | .263 | 3.62 | 8.03 |
| 17 | | R. Reuschel | 2,015 | 557 | 214 | 191 | .528 | 529 | 3.37 | 102 | 26 | 5 | 3548.1 | 3,588 | 1,330 | 1,494 | 221 | 935 | 88 | 16 | 117 | 14,888 | 89 | 5.11 | 2.37 | 2.16 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.27 | .290 | 3.79 | 9.10 |
| 18 | | J. Palmer | 2,015 | 506 | 249 | 141 | .638 | 490 | 2.82 | 206 | 53 | 3 | 3679.2 | 3,123 | 1,151 | 1,279 | 282 | 1,177 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 14,987 | 76 | 4.93 | 2.88 | 1.71 | 0.69 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 1.17 | .248 | 3.13 | 7.64 |
| 19 |  | R. Clemens | 2,013 | 296 | 161 | 82 | .663 | 295 | 2.89 | 91 | 35 | 0 | 2183.2 | 1,842 | 700 | 781 | 142 | 601 | 60 | 0 | 38 | 8,867 | 50 | 8.30 | 2.48 | 3.35 | 0.59 | 22.7 | 6.8 | 1.12 | .281 | 3.22 | 7.59 |
| 20 | | M. Langston | 1,957 | 326 | 141 | 121 | .538 | 323 | 3.67 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 2273.2 | 1,981 | 928 | 1,036 | 219 | 1,011 | 40 | 1 | 24 | 9,556 | 64 | 7.75 | 4.00 | 1.94 | 0.87 | 20.5 | 10.6 | 1.32 | .278 | 4.10 | 7.84 |
| 21 | | T. John | 1,941 | 663 | 259 | 205 | .558 | 629 | 3.39 | 145 | 39 | 1 | 4229.1 | 4,353 | 1,595 | 1,834 | 270 | 1,110 | 89 | 17 | 87 | 17,710 | 166 | 4.13 | 2.36 | 1.75 | 0.57 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 1.29 | .286 | 3.90 | 9.26 |
| 22 | | B. Welch | 1,912 | 476 | 207 | 136 | .603 | 449 | 3.35 | 61 | 28 | 8 | 2996.0 | 2,778 | 1,114 | 1,231 | 250 | 977 | 77 | 16 | 56 | 12,502 | 51 | 5.74 | 2.93 | 1.96 | 0.75 | 15.3 | 7.8 | 1.25 | .272 | 3.70 | 8.35 |
| 23 | | J. Reuss | 1,907 | 628 | 220 | 191 | .535 | 547 | 3.64 | 127 | 39 | 11 | 3669.2 | 3,734 | 1,483 | 1,701 | 245 | 1,127 | 59 | 41 | 118 | 15,581 | 109 | 4.68 | 2.76 | 1.69 | 0.60 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 1.32 | .285 | 4.17 | 9.16 |
| 24 | | C. Hunter | 1,848 | 445 | 208 | 149 | .583 | 434 | 3.19 | 174 | 40 | 1 | 3161.1 | 2,702 | 1,120 | 1,241 | 339 | 847 | 46 | 4 | 49 | 12,822 | 45 | 5.26 | 2.41 | 2.18 | 0.97 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 1.12 | .243 | 3.53 | 7.69 |
| 25 | | D. Gooden | 1,833 | 297 | 154 | 80 | .658 | 295 | 3.02 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 2124.1 | 1,844 | 714 | 787 | 113 | 636 | 40 | 1 | 30 | 8,698 | 45 | 7.77 | 2.69 | 2.88 | 0.48 | 21.1 | 7.3 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.33 | 7.81 |
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