
Between September 15, 1971 and August 14, 2016, Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters, with 5,226 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 | 5,226 | 704 | 296 | 255 | .537 | 701 | 3.16 | 209 | 59 | 1 | 4884.0 | 3,562 | 1,713 | 1,955 | 287 | 2,461 | 135 | 3 | 65 | 20,393 | 255 | 9.63 | 4.54 | 2.12 | 0.53 | 25.6 | 12.1 | 1.23 | .267 | 3.60 | 6.56 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 5 | B. Blyleven | 3,367 | 631 | 265 | 226 | .540 | 626 | 3.33 | 224 | 56 | 0 | 4563.2 | 4,256 | 1,690 | 1,873 | 393 | 1,221 | 148 | 2 | 64 | 18,831 | 107 | 6.64 | 2.41 | 2.76 | 0.78 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .282 | 3.69 | 8.39 | |
| 6 | S. Carlton | 3,201 | 555 | 254 | 183 | .581 | 541 | 3.25 | 190 | 40 | 1 | 3982.1 | 3,531 | 1,440 | 1,646 | 326 | 1,395 | 36 | 6 | 110 | 16,502 | 132 | 7.23 | 3.15 | 2.29 | 0.74 | 19.4 | 8.5 | 1.24 | .278 | 3.72 | 7.98 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 12 | CC Sabathia | 2,672 | 473 | 221 | 138 | .616 | 473 | 3.71 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3113.0 | 2,953 | 1,283 | 1,402 | 307 | 944 | 103 | 0 | 43 | 13,008 | 65 | 7.73 | 2.73 | 2.83 | 0.89 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.05 | 8.54 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | T. Seaver | 2,522 | 480 | 218 | 153 | .588 | 476 | 3.06 | 144 | 43 | 0 | 3437.2 | 2,899 | 1,168 | 1,283 | 285 | 1,045 | 49 | 1 | 87 | 14,009 | 94 | 6.60 | 2.74 | 2.41 | 0.75 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 1.15 | .259 | 3.36 | 7.59 | |
| 18 | A.J. Burnett | 2,513 | 435 | 164 | 157 | .511 | 430 | 3.99 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2731.1 | 2,519 | 1,210 | 1,328 | 263 | 1,100 | 143 | 1 | 35 | 11,665 | 161 | 8.28 | 3.62 | 2.28 | 0.87 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.30 | |
| 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 | P. Niekro | 2,475 | 590 | 239 | 204 | .540 | 562 | 3.49 | 173 | 29 | 7 | 4046.1 | 3,830 | 1,570 | 1,797 | 361 | 1,460 | 91 | 18 | 57 | 17,099 | 148 | 5.50 | 3.25 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 1.31 | .273 | 4.00 | 8.52 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | D. Sutton | 2,450 | 552 | 244 | 172 | .587 | 548 | 3.24 | 124 | 40 | 2 | 3830.2 | 3,378 | 1,377 | 1,524 | 358 | 954 | 53 | 3 | 55 | 15,646 | 77 | 5.76 | 2.24 | 2.57 | 0.84 | 15.7 | 6.1 | 1.13 | .255 | 3.58 | 7.94 | |
| 23 | A. Pettitte | 2,448 | 531 | 256 | 153 | .626 | 521 | 3.85 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3316.0 | 3,448 | 1,418 | 1,572 | 288 | 1,031 | 55 | 3 | 42 | 14,074 | 69 | 6.64 | 2.80 | 2.37 | 0.78 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.27 | 9.36 | |
| 24 | J. Moyer | 2,441 | 696 | 269 | 209 | .563 | 638 | 4.25 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4074.0 | 4,231 | 1,926 | 2,076 | 522 | 1,155 | 146 | 15 | 69 | 17,356 | 57 | 5.39 | 2.55 | 2.11 | 1.15 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.32 | .283 | 4.59 | 9.35 | |
| 25 | 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 | |
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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 |