who pitched most strikeouts all-time for the cubs

Fergie Jenkins and Charlie Root are tied for the most career strikeouts by a Cubs pitcher, with 324 strikeouts.

NAME SO G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
324
402
893
53
147
27
6
13
85
41
0
0
1
1,007
225
46
66
7
0
9
.165
.200
.252
.452
28
-77.4
.207
19
-93.2
2 Charlie Root
C. Root
324
605
1,073
85
195
46
7
11
93
43
7
1
1,177
288
64
54
3
.182
.218
.268
.487
36
-111
.226
24
-114.7
3 Bob Rush
B. Rush
268
342
726
44
123
20
3
4
48
27
0
1
0
781
161
27
28
0
0
10
.169
.199
.222
.421
6
-85.1
.196
6
-92
4 Bill Hands
B. Hands
249
276
471
19
37
6
0
0
19
39
1
0
0
561
43
6
48
2
0
2
.079
.150
.091
.241
-16
-74.2
.125
-35
-84.1
5 Dick Ellsworth
D. Ellsworth
235
254
511
29
45
2
2
0
16
43
2
0
0
595
51
4
38
1
0
1
.088
.162
.100
.261
-16
-80.9
.133
-27
-87.7
6 Carlos Zambrano
C. Zambrano
232
333
659
72
159
26
3
23
69
10
0
1
0
708
260
52
35
4
0
12
.241
.251
.395
.646
55
-30.6
.277
60
-36.6
7 Hippo Vaughn
H. Vaughn
229
307
745
66
134
21
6
3
53
52
2
10
820
176
30
21
.180
.235
.236
.472
35
-50.1
.232
38
-53
8 Ed Reulbach
E. Reulbach
213
283
631
41
94
14
3
1
40
35
1
2
709
117
18
42
.149
.195
.185
.380
15
-58.1
.192
22
-64.3
9 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
203
372
745
51
133
25
4
2
47
28
3
1
3
856
172
31
76
4
0
7
.179
.210
.231
.441
19
-74.8
.204
11
-86.3
10 Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
191
293
696
59
129
20
3
12
58
19
1
2
750
191
35
34
10
.185
.208
.274
.483
25
-58.3
.226
31
-60.7
11 William Hutchinson
W. Hutchinson
182
268
930
106
210
27
13
9
99
51
0
18
983
290
49
2
.226
.266
.312
.578
95
-55.5
.275
58
-65.4
12 Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
178
188
358
12
37
5
0
0
16
11
2
0
0
404
42
5
33
0
0
3
.103
.135
.117
.252
-18
-65.9
.117
-36
-68.1
13 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
171
307
678
48
118
11
0
3
43
9
1
6
1
752
138
14
64
0
0
8
.174
.186
.204
.390
0
-85.9
.177
-2
-91.5
14 Glen Hobbie
G. Hobbie
170
271
385
24
50
5
0
3
15
21
1
0
1
420
64
8
12
1
0
4
.130
.176
.166
.343
-3
-51
.162
-9
-55.3
15 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
149
357
852
71
166
14
8
2
51
35
0
5
925
202
24
38
.195
.227
.237
.464
43
-50.9
.227
42
-58.6
16 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
147
138
280
19
48
5
4
5
19
10
1
0
0
309
76
14
18
0
0
3
.171
.203
.271
.474
8
-27.5
.207
22
-29
17 Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
145
237
515
29
83
15
1
2
28
15
0
0
0
560
106
18
29
1
0
7
.161
.185
.206
.390
5
-53.8
.179
0
-63.4
18 Bill Lee
B. Lee
145
369
789
53
134
15
2
5
57
31
2
1
882
168
22
60
8
.170
.203
.213
.416
7
-100.2
.198
8
-100
19 Jimmy Lavender
J. Lavender
141
196
338
18
49
11
1
0
11
14
2
2
368
62
12
14
.145
.184
.183
.367
3
-36.6
.182
7
-39.2
20 Guy Bush
G. Bush
135
428
737
42
123
10
2
0
44
35
0
3
822
137
12
50
.167
.205
.186
.391
0
-103.7
.189
0
-107.8
21 Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
133
143
336
17
34
3
0
0
12
19
1
2
375
37
3
19
.101
.152
.110
.262
-4
-40.8
.138
-10
-43.9
22 Carl Lundgren
C. Lundgren
133
183
460
32
72
8
3
0
26
36
1
4
524
86
11
27
.157
.219
.187
.406
18
-36.7
.206
32
-39.9
23 Bob Buhl
B. Buhl
130
140
284
10
19
0
0
0
9
15
1
2
2
323
19
0
21
2
0
2
.067
.116
.067
.183
-18
-53.1
.093
-52
-56.8
24 Pat Malone
P. Malone
125
265
589
54
118
10
0
9
53
23
0
0
647
155
19
35
.200
.230
.263
.494
21
-61.1
.229
24
-65.5
25 Jon Lester
J. Lester
116
149
282
24
34
8
0
3
27
18
0
1
0
329
51
11
28
1
0
5
.121
.173
.181
.354
-4
-42.6
.161
-10
-44.4
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