Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1901 to 2011, (requiring SOp9≥8, At least 60% games started and At least 1000 Innings Pitched), sorted by greatest Strikeouts: Results
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Rk | Player | SO | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | ||||
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1 | Nolan Ryan | 5714 | 9.55 | 5386.0 | 1966 | 1993 | 19-46 | 807 | 773 | 222 | 61 | 13 | 324 | 292 | .526 | 3 | 3923 | 2178 | 1911 | 2795 | 3.19 | 112 | 321 | 22575 | 78 | 158 | 33 | 277 | NYM-CAL-HOU-TEX |
2 | Randy Johnson | 4875 | 10.61 | 4135.1 | 1988 | 2009 | 24-45 | 618 | 603 | 100 | 37 | 7 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 2 | 3346 | 1703 | 1513 | 1497 | 3.29 | 136 | 411 | 17067 | 37 | 190 | 33 | 109 | MON-TOT-SEA-ARI-NYY-SFG |
3 | Roger Clemens | 4672 | 8.55 | 4916.2 | 1984 | 2007 | 21-44 | 709 | 707 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 354 | 184 | .658 | 0 | 4185 | 1885 | 1707 | 1580 | 3.12 | 143 | 363 | 20240 | 63 | 159 | 20 | 143 | BOS-TOR-NYY-HOU |
4 | Pedro Martinez | 3154 | 10.04 | 2827.1 | 1992 | 2009 | 20-37 | 476 | 409 | 46 | 17 | 23 | 219 | 100 | .687 | 3 | 2221 | 1006 | 919 | 760 | 2.93 | 154 | 239 | 11394 | 30 | 141 | 6 | 62 | LAD-MON-BOS-NYM-PHI |
5 | Curt Schilling | 3116 | 8.60 | 3261.0 | 1988 | 2007 | 21-40 | 569 | 436 | 83 | 20 | 81 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 22 | 2998 | 1318 | 1253 | 711 | 3.46 | 128 | 347 | 13284 | 43 | 52 | 8 | 72 | BAL-HOU-PHI-TOT-ARI-BOS |
6 | David Cone | 2668 | 8.28 | 2898.2 | 1986 | 2003 | 23-40 | 450 | 419 | 56 | 22 | 9 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 1 | 2504 | 1222 | 1115 | 1137 | 3.46 | 121 | 258 | 12184 | 42 | 106 | 32 | 149 | KCR-NYM-TOT-NYY-BOS |
7 | Sam McDowell | 2453 | 8.86 | 2492.1 | 1961 | 1975 | 18-32 | 425 | 346 | 103 | 23 | 39 | 141 | 134 | .513 | 14 | 1948 | 999 | 879 | 1312 | 3.17 | 112 | 164 | 10587 | 74 | 59 | 7 | 140 | CLE-SFG-TOT-NYY-PIT |
8 | Sandy Koufax | 2396 | 9.28 | 2324.1 | 1955 | 1966 | 19-30 | 397 | 314 | 137 | 40 | 44 | 165 | 87 | .655 | 9 | 1754 | 806 | 713 | 817 | 2.76 | 131 | 204 | 9497 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 87 | BRO-LAD |
9 | Javier Vazquez | 2390 | 8.03 | 2678.1 | 1998 | 2011 | 22-35 | 424 | 417 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 154 | 151 | .505 | 0 | 2641 | 1367 | 1274 | 734 | 4.28 | 104 | 356 | 11285 | 53 | 86 | 4 | 71 | MON-NYY-ARI-CHW-ATL-FLA |
10 | Hideo Nomo | 1918 | 8.73 | 1976.1 | 1995 | 2008 | 26-39 | 323 | 318 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 123 | 109 | .530 | 0 | 1768 | 993 | 932 | 908 | 4.24 | 98 | 251 | 8462 | 31 | 38 | 17 | 109 | LAD-TOT-MIL-DET-BOS-TBD-KCR |
11 | Johan Santana | 1877 | 8.85 | 1908.2 | 2000 | 2010 | 21-31 | 339 | 263 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 133 | 69 | .658 | 1 | 1609 | 708 | 658 | 528 | 3.10 | 142 | 203 | 7763 | 12 | 36 | 12 | 67 | MIN-NYM |
12 | Sid Fernandez | 1743 | 8.40 | 1866.2 | 1983 | 1997 | 20-34 | 307 | 300 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 114 | 96 | .543 | 1 | 1421 | 749 | 696 | 715 | 3.36 | 111 | 191 | 7668 | 33 | 41 | 19 | 22 | LAD-NYM-BAL-TOT-PHI-HOU |
13 | A.J. Burnett | 1651 | 8.19 | 1813.2 | 1999 | 2011 | 22-34 | 288 | 284 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 114 | 102 | .528 | 0 | 1634 | 884 | 803 | 756 | 3.98 | 107 | 177 | 7725 | 25 | 91 | 5 | 105 | FLA-TOR-NYY |
14 | J.R. Richard | 1493 | 8.37 | 1606.0 | 1971 | 1980 | 21-30 | 238 | 221 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 107 | 71 | .601 | 0 | 1227 | 625 | 562 | 770 | 3.15 | 108 | 73 | 6674 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 92 | HOU |
15 | Josh Beckett | 1481 | 8.51 | 1567.0 | 2001 | 2011 | 21-31 | 255 | 252 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 114 | 75 | .603 | 0 | 1452 | 740 | 682 | 483 | 3.92 | 113 | 174 | 6557 | 17 | 57 | 3 | 49 | FLA-BOS |
16 | Jake Peavy | 1459 | 8.93 | 1469.2 | 2002 | 2010 | 21-29 | 232 | 232 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 74 | .580 | 0 | 1267 | 580 | 549 | 475 | 3.36 | 118 | 149 | 6076 | 33 | 50 | 6 | 28 | SDP-TOT-CHW |
17 | Oliver Perez | 1126 | 9.12 | 1111.2 | 2002 | 2010 | 20-28 | 206 | 195 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 69 | .457 | 0 | 1019 | 624 | 572 | 628 | 4.63 | 91 | 167 | 4941 | 17 | 56 | 4 | 41 | SDP-TOT-PIT-NYM |
18 | Felix Hernandez | 1093 | 8.12 | 1211.1 | 2005 | 2011 | 19-25 | 180 | 180 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 55 | .577 | 0 | 1105 | 490 | 429 | 372 | 3.19 | 132 | 100 | 5015 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 64 | SEA |
19 | Justin Verlander | 1016 | 8.22 | 1112.1 | 2005 | 2011 | 22-28 | 172 | 172 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 55 | .607 | 0 | 1025 | 504 | 470 | 370 | 3.80 | 117 | 100 | 4679 | 17 | 52 | 13 | 50 | DET |
20 | Scott Kazmir | 993 | 8.74 | 1022.0 | 2004 | 2011 | 20-27 | 180 | 179 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 61 | .520 | 0 | 968 | 516 | 474 | 473 | 4.17 | 106 | 114 | 4451 | 11 | 45 | 2 | 50 | TBD-TBR-TOT-LAA |
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