most wins with less than 3,000 strikeouts

Walter Johnson has the most career wins when striking out <3,000 batters, with 417 wins.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season wins by a player with less than 3,000 strikeouts
NAME W SO L W% G 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 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
417
3,527
279
.599
802
666
1.70
531
110
34
5916.2
4,917
1,902
97
1,374
208
128
155
5.37
2.09
2.57
0.15
5.8
1.06
.262
2.89
7.48
2 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
373
2,209
208
.642
696
600
2.41
437
90
33
5182.2
4,866
1,851
165
951
67
80
20,919
38
3.84
1.65
2.32
0.29
10.6
4.5
1.12
.268
3.21
8.45
3 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
373
2,512
185
.668
630
551
0.97
434
79
25
4754.1
4,182
1,585
88
827
54
70
109
4.76
1.57
3.04
0.17
4.4
1.05
.268
3.00
7.92
4 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
363
2,583
245
.597
750
665
3.09
382
63
28
5243.2
4,833
1,801
2,018
434
1,432
41
67
59
21,555
78
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.6
1.19
.258
3.46
8.30
5 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
355
3,371
227
.610
744
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
6 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
354
4,672
184
.658
709
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
7 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
329
4,136
244
.574
741
709
3.22
254
55
2
5217.2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,682
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
8.06
8 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
326
2,268
194
.627
623
529
1.36
410
69
23
4488.2
3,960
1,566
42
1,076
188
78
86
4.55
2.16
2.11
0.08
6.4
1.12
.294
3.14
7.94
9 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
324
5,714
292
.526
807
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
10 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
324
3,574
256
.559
774
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
11 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
318
3,342
274
.537
864
716
3.35
245
45
29
5404.0
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
227
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
8.40
12 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
314
3,534
265
.542
777
690
3.11
303
53
10
5350.0
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,378
108
33
163
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
8.31
13 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
311
3,640
205
.603
656
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
14 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
305
2,607
203
.600
682
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
15 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
303
4,875
166
.646
618
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
16 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
300
2,340
244
.551
691
611
3.54
289
49
15
4564.0
4,292
1,793
2,037
339
1,775
64
67
36
19,406
53
4.61
3.50
1.32
0.67
12.1
9.1
1.33
.266
4.02
8.46
17 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
300
2,269
141
.680
616
457
3.06
298
35
54
3938.1
3,848
1,341
1,596
162
1,184
41
123
16,622
51
5.19
2.71
1.92
0.37
13.7
7.1
1.28
.284
3.65
8.79
18 Tommy John
T. John
288
2,245
231
.555
760
700
3.34
162
46
3
4710.0
4,783
1,749
2,017
302
1,259
98
22
102
19,691
188
4.29
2.41
1.78
0.58
11.4
6.4
1.28
.284
3.85
9.14
19 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
287
3,701
250
.534
692
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
20 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
286
2,362
245
.539
676
609
3.40
305
45
25
4688.2
4,582
1,773
1,962
505
901
54
49
71
19,222
34
4.53
1.73
2.62
0.97
12.3
4.7
1.17
.265
3.77
8.80
21 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
284
3,191
226
.557
664
594
3.34
267
49
7
4500.2
4,142
1,669
1,853
484
997
84
37
117
18,404
62
6.38
1.99
3.20
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
8.28
22 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
283
2,462
237
.544
898
625
3.45
180
31
17
4530.0
4,620
1,738
2,038
395
1,083
122
102
117
19,026
128
4.89
2.15
2.27
0.78
12.9
5.7
1.26
.282
4.05
9.18
23 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
273
1,990
225
.548
624
538
3.80
335
45
18
4341.1
4,288
1,835
2,117
254
1,542
57
69
18,525
46
4.13
3.20
1.29
0.53
10.7
8.3
1.34
.275
4.39
8.89
24 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
270
2,813
153
.638
537
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
25 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
270
1,521
212
.560
616
496
3.54
314
35
17
4177.0
4,420
1,644
2,048
149
1,297
97
94
17,974
92
3.28
2.79
1.17
0.32
8.5
7.2
1.37
.286
4.41
9.52
StatMuse has game-level data for pitcher wins and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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