most strikeouts as a relief pitcher all-time

Aroldis Chapman has fanned the most career hitters by a relief pitcher, with 1,381 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
1,381
902
62
50
.554
0
2.48
0
0
394
859.0
503
237
263
55
425
34
595
7
3,499
88
14.47
4.45
3.25
0.58
39.5
12.1
1.08
.279
2.76
5.27
2Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
1,363
1,018
124
103
.546
0
2.49
0
0
228
1872.1
1,436
518
636
125
661
51
651
58
7,619
83
6.55
3.18
2.06
0.60
17.9
8.7
1.12
.242
3.06
6.90
3Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
1,340
965
115
85
.575
0
2.77
0
0
310
1556.2
1,235
479
537
98
628
38
681
87
6,408
56
7.75
3.63
2.13
0.57
20.9
9.8
1.20
.264
3.10
7.14
4Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
1,314
884
56
50
.528
0
2.67
0
0
440
855.1
521
254
283
79
362
42
671
12
3,450
74
13.83
3.81
3.63
0.83
38.1
10.5
1.03
.267
2.98
5.48
5Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
1,312
967
56
44
.560
0
2.61
0
0
488
957.0
629
278
298
93
300
32
725
21
3,805
22
12.34
2.82
4.37
0.87
34.5
7.9
0.97
.259
2.80
5.92
6Lee Smith
L. Smith
1,225
1,016
71
87
.449
0
2.98
0
0
478
1252.1
1,095
415
456
87
474
9
802
100
5,230
46
8.80
3.41
2.58
0.63
23.4
9.1
1.25
.293
3.28
7.87
7Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
1,196
853
47
40
.540
0
2.31
0
0
422
903.0
601
232
262
82
300
33
703
26
3,600
43
11.92
2.99
3.99
0.82
33.2
8.3
1.00
.261
2.61
5.99
8Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
1,183
907
107
101
.514
0
2.73
0
0
341
1505.2
1,276
456
502
97
429
29
709
105
6,104
37
7.07
2.56
2.76
0.58
19.4
7.0
1.13
.270
3.00
7.63
9David Robertson
D. Robertson
1,175
880
68
46
.596
0
2.93
0
0
179
893.1
674
291
315
81
364
25
358
38
3,687
57
11.84
3.67
3.23
0.82
31.9
9.9
1.16
.290
3.17
6.79
10Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
1,169
1,248
87
78
.527
0
3.12
0
0
144
1277.0
1,035
442
499
112
568
34
501
85
5,374
40
8.24
4.00
2.06
0.79
21.8
10.6
1.26
.264
3.52
7.29
11Lindy McDaniel
L. McDaniel
1,165
913
119
88
.575
0
3.14
0
0
174
1694.2
1,590
591
682
122
486
11
577
120
7,019
92
6.19
2.58
2.40
0.65
16.6
6.9
1.23
.280
3.62
8.44
12Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
1,142
948
52
53
.495
0
2.86
0
0
437
976.0
738
310
336
98
389
17
677
42
4,011
68
10.53
3.59
2.94
0.90
28.5
9.7
1.15
.271
3.10
6.81
13Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
1,135
1,105
79
57
.581
0
2.06
0
0
652
1233.2
934
282
305
63
266
44
952
41
4,870
13
8.28
1.94
4.27
0.46
23.3
5.5
0.97
.259
2.23
6.81
14Trevor Hoffman
T. Hoffman
1,133
1,035
61
75
.449
0
2.87
0
0
601
1089.1
846
347
378
100
307
9
856
58
4,388
49
9.36
2.54
3.69
0.83
25.8
7.0
1.06
.263
3.12
6.99
15Don McMahon
D. McMahon
992
872
90
66
.577
0
2.94
0
0
152
1297.0
1,040
424
474
102
576
34
505
82
5,446
74
6.88
4.00
1.72
0.71
18.2
10.6
1.25
.251
3.29
7.22
16Dan Plesac
D. Plesac
990
1,050
62
67
.481
0
3.55
0
0
158
1003.0
907
396
439
98
370
14
422
52
4,229
41
8.88
3.32
2.68
0.88
23.4
8.7
1.27
.293
3.94
8.14
17Michael Jackson
M. Jackson
983
998
61
63
.492
0
3.33
0
0
142
1154.2
948
427
467
119
440
56
422
80
4,810
34
7.66
3.43
2.23
0.93
20.4
9.1
1.20
.258
3.64
7.39
18John Franco
J. Franco
975
1,119
90
87
.508
0
2.89
0
0
424
1245.2
1,166
400
466
81
495
22
774
78
5,312
54
7.04
3.58
1.97
0.59
18.4
9.3
1.33
.290
3.37
8.42
19Tug McGraw
T. McGraw
974
785
89
69
.563
0
2.86
0
0
180
1301.1
1,104
414
467
74
494
20
541
123
5,391
51
6.74
3.42
1.97
0.51
18.1
9.2
1.23
.269
3.23
7.64
20Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
955
724
50
41
.549
0
3.32
0
0
109
760.0
576
280
306
84
313
31
305
36
3,172
40
11.31
3.71
3.05
0.99
30.1
9.9
1.17
.275
3.62
6.82
21Armando Benitez
A. Benitez
946
762
40
47
.460
0
3.13
0
0
289
779.0
545
271
296
95
403
16
527
32
3,253
18
10.93
4.66
2.35
1.10
29.1
12.4
1.22
.251
3.42
6.30
22Fernando Rodney
F. Rodney
943
951
48
71
.403
0
3.80
0
0
327
933.0
817
394
433
73
464
52
590
38
4,064
65
9.10
4.48
2.03
0.70
23.2
11.4
1.37
.294
4.18
7.88
23Roberto Hernandez
R. Hernandez
940
1,007
66
71
.482
0
3.42
0
0
326
1060.0
992
403
465
95
457
35
667
53
4,583
49
7.98
3.88
2.06
0.81
20.5
10.0
1.37
.294
3.95
8.42
24Tyler Clippard
T. Clippard
921
793
52
46
.531
0
2.99
0
0
74
825.2
576
274
295
101
319
31
212
17
3,365
45
10.04
3.48
2.89
1.10
27.4
9.5
1.08
.238
3.22
6.28
25Tom Gordon
T. Gordon
915
687
65
53
.551
0
3.29
0
0
158
847.1
652
310
329
65
358
16
347
39
3,515
54
9.72
3.80
2.56
0.69
26.0
10.2
1.19
.272
3.49
6.93
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