most strikeouts by a pitcher in pitcher's career start

Nolan Ryan had 763 games started in his career.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher in pitcher's career regular-season start
NAME GS SO G W L W% 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 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
763
5,714
786
323
287
.530
3.14
222
61
3
5366.2
3,887
1,871
2,138
317
2,760
157
11
77
22,448
273
9.58
4.63
2.07
0.53
25.5
12.3
1.24
.264
3.59
6.52
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
596
4,875
609
302
162
.651
3.24
100
37
2
4106.0
3,296
1,480
1,663
405
1,484
188
6
37
16,917
109
10.69
3.25
3.29
0.89
28.8
8.8
1.16
.290
3.65
7.22
3 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
696
4,672
697
352
180
.662
3.09
116
45
0
4877.2
4,129
1,674
1,847
362
1,563
157
0
63
20,048
143
8.62
2.88
2.99
0.67
23.3
7.8
1.17
.283
3.41
7.62
4 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
697
4,136
714
326
233
.583
3.15
254
55
2
5151.0
4,573
1,800
2,061
401
1,795
52
8
146
21,355
179
7.23
3.14
2.30
0.70
19.4
8.4
1.24
.279
3.60
7.99
5 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
671
3,701
674
286
238
.546
3.24
242
60
0
4918.1
4,540
1,768
1,966
418
1,301
155
0
68
20,231
110
6.77
2.38
2.84
0.76
18.3
6.4
1.19
.281
3.60
8.31
6 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
633
3,640
639
309
198
.609
2.80
231
61
1
4737.1
3,896
1,474
1,622
373
1,365
75
4
114
19,137
121
6.92
2.59
2.67
0.71
19.0
7.1
1.11
.257
3.08
7.40
7 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
732
3,574
743
322
240
.573
3.17
177
58
1
5191.0
4,553
1,826
2,008
454
1,303
79
6
98
21,187
111
6.20
2.26
2.74
0.79
16.9
6.1
1.13
.260
3.48
7.89
8 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
667
3,534
729
309
247
.556
2.97
303
53
8
5243.0
4,755
1,733
1,998
383
1,329
105
24
154
21,403
152
6.07
2.28
2.66
0.66
16.5
6.2
1.16
.272
3.43
8.16
9 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
647
3,527
746
404
263
.606
1.67
524
110
25
5767.1
4,745
1,817
94
1,325
200
95
151
5.50
2.07
2.66
0.15
5.8
1.05
.261
2.84
7.40
10 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
531
3,457
531
261
146
.641
3.27
26
9
0
3447.2
2,905
1,252
1,354
356
967
114
0
26
14,065
95
9.02
2.52
3.57
0.93
24.6
6.9
1.12
.278
3.53
7.58
11 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
456
3,408
464
215
112
.657
3.16
12
5
0
2878.2
2,349
1,012
1,085
337
756
112
2
20
11,633
78
10.65
2.36
4.51
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.287
3.39
7.34
12 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
722
3,371
725
351
222
.613
3.14
109
35
0
4918.0
4,619
1,717
1,932
348
971
135
2
177
20,030
70
6.17
1.78
3.47
0.64
16.8
4.8
1.14
.281
3.54
8.45
13 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
693
3,342
781
312
258
.547
3.23
245
45
18
5244.2
4,796
1,881
2,188
466
1,723
116
52
80
21,877
215
5.73
2.96
1.94
0.80
15.3
7.9
1.24
.267
3.75
8.23
14 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
583
3,191
630
282
222
.560
3.27
267
49
5
4449.0
4,057
1,616
1,798
475
974
84
25
111
18,143
62
6.46
1.97
3.28
0.96
17.6
5.4
1.13
.267
3.64
8.21
15 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
408
3,154
467
219
99
.689
2.91
46
17
3
2816.0
2,205
910
996
238
752
141
21
29
11,337
62
10.08
2.40
4.19
0.76
27.8
6.6
1.05
.279
3.18
7.05
16 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
473
3,117
502
251
169
.598
2.85
255
56
3
3827.1
3,201
1,214
1,373
249
1,300
101
12
112
15,790
105
7.33
3.06
2.40
0.59
19.7
8.2
1.18
.268
3.23
7.53
17 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
432
3,116
518
216
138
.610
3.39
83
20
13
3203.1
2,915
1,207
1,263
344
683
52
58
39
13,006
70
8.75
1.92
4.56
0.97
24.0
5.3
1.12
.292
3.55
8.19
18 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
555
3,093
556
251
157
.615
3.70
38
12
0
3558.2
3,371
1,462
1,600
379
1,088
122
0
43
14,890
72
7.82
2.75
2.84
0.96
20.8
7.3
1.25
.293
4.05
8.53
19 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
477
3,084
649
212
152
.582
3.33
53
16
110
3392.2
2,996
1,254
1,358
281
984
56
150
81
13,943
144
8.18
2.61
3.13
0.75
22.1
7.1
1.17
.285
3.60
7.95
20 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
536
2,979
571
224
152
.596
3.46
17
5
1
3358.2
3,163
1,290
1,385
364
749
76
4
24
13,732
96
7.98
2.01
3.98
0.98
21.7
5.5
1.16
.293
3.71
8.48
21 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
430
2,974
432
212
93
.695
2.50
25
15
0
2748.0
2,091
762
831
226
681
43
1
27
10,830
102
9.74
2.23
4.37
0.74
27.5
6.3
1.01
.270
2.72
6.85
22 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
506
2,855
553
222
173
.562
3.17
151
40
10
3707.0
3,334
1,305
1,461
366
972
158
23
94
15,336
46
6.93
2.36
2.94
0.89
18.6
6.3
1.16
.270
3.55
8.09
23 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
478
2,832
531
215
178
.547
3.30
194
41
7
3548.0
3,216
1,302
1,441
332
1,060
89
28
63
14,691
117
7.18
2.69
2.67
0.84
19.3
7.2
1.21
.278
3.66
8.16
24 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
524
2,813
525
268
148
.644
3.60
57
23
0
3513.2
3,371
1,407
1,507
367
765
60
0
28
14,351
71
7.21
1.96
3.68
0.94
19.6
5.3
1.18
.290
3.86
8.63
25 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
597
2,773
612
239
224
.516
3.54
142
34
0
4121.2
3,948
1,620
1,827
425
1,226
128
5
112
17,309
115
6.06
2.68
2.26
0.93
16.0
7.1
1.26
.276
3.99
8.62
StatMuse has game-level data for starts and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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