Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1961 to 2011, (requiring SO≥2500), sorted by greatest Strikeouts: Results
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Rk | Player | SO | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | SH | SF | 2B | 3B | GDP | SB | CS | PO | ||||||||
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1 | Nolan Ryan | 5714 | 1966 | 1993 | 19-46 | 807 | 773 | 222 | 61 | 13 | 324 | 292 | .526 | 3 | 5386.0 | 3923 | 2178 | 1911 | 2795 | 3.19 | 112 | 321 | 22575 | 78 | 158 | 33 | 277 | NYM-CAL-HOU-TEX | .204 | .307 | .298 | .606 | 205 | 146 | 649 | 106 | 314 | 757 | 252 | 47 | |
2 | Randy Johnson | 4875 | 1988 | 2009 | 24-45 | 618 | 603 | 100 | 37 | 7 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 2 | 4135.1 | 3346 | 1703 | 1513 | 1497 | 3.29 | 136 | 411 | 17067 | 37 | 190 | 33 | 109 | MON-TOT-SEA-ARI-NYY-SFG | .221 | .297 | .353 | .650 | 131 | 89 | 660 | 58 | 252 | 456 | 224 | 58 | |
3 | Roger Clemens | 4672 | 1984 | 2007 | 21-44 | 709 | 707 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 354 | 184 | .658 | 0 | 4916.2 | 4185 | 1885 | 1707 | 1580 | 3.12 | 143 | 363 | 20240 | 63 | 159 | 20 | 143 | BOS-TOR-NYY-HOU | .229 | .294 | .341 | .636 | 119 | 103 | 796 | 84 | 330 | 446 | 214 | 36 | |
4 | Steve Carlton | 4136 | 1965 | 1988 | 20-43 | 741 | 709 | 254 | 55 | 13 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 2 | 5217.2 | 4672 | 2130 | 1864 | 1833 | 3.22 | 115 | 414 | 21683 | 150 | 53 | 90 | 183 | STL-PHI-TOT-MIN | .240 | .306 | .360 | .666 | 235 | 122 | 807 | 137 | 405 | 314 | 225 | 144 | |
5 | Bert Blyleven | 3701 | 1970 | 1992 | 19-41 | 692 | 685 | 242 | 60 | 3 | 287 | 250 | .534 | 0 | 4970.0 | 4632 | 2029 | 1830 | 1322 | 3.31 | 118 | 430 | 20491 | 71 | 155 | 19 | 114 | MIN-TOT-TEX-PIT-CLE-CAL | .248 | .301 | .367 | .668 | 176 | 121 | 712 | 116 | 389 | 424 | 196 | 21 | |
6 | Tom Seaver | 3640 | 1967 | 1986 | 22-41 | 656 | 647 | 231 | 61 | 6 | 311 | 205 | .603 | 1 | 4783.0 | 3971 | 1674 | 1521 | 1390 | 2.86 | 128 | 380 | 19369 | 116 | 76 | 8 | 126 | NYM-TOT-CIN-CHW | .226 | .283 | .342 | .626 | 187 | 111 | 675 | 120 | 315 | 409 | 164 | 14 | |
7 | Don Sutton | 3574 | 1966 | 1988 | 21-43 | 774 | 756 | 178 | 58 | 12 | 324 | 256 | .559 | 5 | 5282.1 | 4692 | 2104 | 1914 | 1343 | 3.26 | 108 | 472 | 21631 | 102 | 82 | 21 | 112 | LAD-HOU-TOT-MIL-CAL | .236 | .286 | .355 | .640 | 208 | 127 | 728 | 107 | 292 | 432 | 143 | 14 | |
8 | Gaylord Perry | 3534 | 1962 | 1983 | 23-44 | 777 | 690 | 303 | 53 | 33 | 314 | 265 | .542 | 11 | 5350.0 | 4938 | 2128 | 1846 | 1379 | 3.11 | 117 | 399 | 21953 | 164 | 108 | 6 | 160 | SFG-CLE-TOT-TEX-SDP-ATL-SEA | .245 | .296 | .354 | .650 | 217 | 111 | 708 | 142 | 451 | 236 | 213 | 17 | |
9 | Greg Maddux | 3371 | 1986 | 2008 | 20-42 | 744 | 740 | 109 | 35 | 3 | 355 | 227 | .610 | 0 | 5008.1 | 4726 | 1981 | 1756 | 999 | 3.16 | 132 | 353 | 20421 | 177 | 137 | 28 | 70 | CHC-ATL-TOT-SDP | .250 | .291 | .358 | .649 | 274 | 119 | 817 | 84 | 422 | 547 | 170 | 28 | |
10 | Phil Niekro | 3342 | 1964 | 1987 | 25-48 | 864 | 716 | 245 | 45 | 83 | 318 | 274 | .537 | 29 | 5404.0 | 5044 | 2337 | 2012 | 1809 | 3.35 | 115 | 482 | 22677 | 86 | 123 | 42 | 226 | MLN-ATL-NYY-CLE-TOT | .247 | .311 | .366 | .677 | 219 | 102 | 734 | 124 | 431 | 446 | 216 | 51 | |
11 | Fergie Jenkins | 3192 | 1965 | 1983 | 22-40 | 664 | 594 | 267 | 49 | 37 | 284 | 226 | .557 | 7 | 4500.2 | 4142 | 1853 | 1669 | 997 | 3.34 | 115 | 484 | 18400 | 116 | 84 | 18 | 62 | PHI-TOT-CHC-TEX-BOS | .243 | .287 | .383 | .670 | 176 | 124 | 732 | 99 | 274 | 284 | 170 | 9 | |
12 | Pedro Martinez | 3154 | 1992 | 2009 | 20-37 | 476 | 409 | 46 | 17 | 23 | 219 | 100 | .687 | 3 | 2827.1 | 2221 | 1006 | 919 | 760 | 2.93 | 154 | 239 | 11394 | 30 | 141 | 6 | 62 | LAD-MON-BOS-NYM-PHI | .214 | .276 | .337 | .613 | 74 | 63 | 443 | 54 | 148 | 210 | 70 | 17 | |
13 | Curt Schilling | 3116 | 1988 | 2007 | 21-40 | 569 | 436 | 83 | 20 | 81 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2998 | 1318 | 1253 | 711 | 3.46 | 128 | 347 | 13284 | 43 | 52 | 8 | 72 | BAL-HOU-PHI-TOT-ARI-BOS | .243 | .286 | .387 | .673 | 123 | 76 | 612 | 60 | 193 | 105 | 79 | 14 | |
14 | John Smoltz | 3084 | 1988 | 2009 | 21-42 | 723 | 481 | 53 | 16 | 204 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 154 | 3473.0 | 3074 | 1391 | 1284 | 1010 | 3.33 | 125 | 288 | 14271 | 84 | 57 | 16 | 145 | ATL-TOT | .237 | .293 | .360 | .653 | 139 | 87 | 605 | 67 | 244 | 182 | 102 | 15 | |
15 | Bob Gibson | 3000 | 1961 | 1975 | 25-39 | 488 | 461 | 251 | 55 | 15 | 245 | 163 | .600 | 6 | 3722.0 | 3105 | 1324 | 1176 | 1249 | 2.84 | 130 | 246 | 15336 | 110 | 100 | 13 | 101 | STL | .226 | .294 | .322 | .616 | 158 | 87 | 424 | 81 | 274 | 192 | 82 | 0 | |
16 | Mickey Lolich | 2832 | 1963 | 1979 | 22-38 | 586 | 496 | 195 | 41 | 40 | 217 | 191 | .532 | 11 | 3638.1 | 3366 | 1537 | 1390 | 1099 | 3.44 | 105 | 347 | 15140 | 67 | 92 | 8 | 124 | DET-NYM-SDP | .246 | .304 | .374 | .678 | 171 | 91 | 564 | 74 | 255 | 161 | 150 | 58 | |
17 | Mike Mussina | 2813 | 1991 | 2008 | 22-39 | 537 | 536 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 270 | 153 | .638 | 0 | 3562.2 | 3460 | 1559 | 1458 | 785 | 3.68 | 123 | 376 | 14593 | 29 | 60 | 1 | 71 | BAL-NYY | .255 | .297 | .399 | .696 | 90 | 82 | 719 | 53 | 293 | 182 | 117 | 5 | |
18 | Frank Tanana | 2773 | 1973 | 1993 | 19-39 | 638 | 616 | 143 | 34 | 10 | 240 | 236 | .504 | 1 | 4188.1 | 4063 | 1910 | 1704 | 1255 | 3.66 | 106 | 448 | 17641 | 116 | 129 | 27 | 119 | CAL-BOS-TEX-TOT-DET | .254 | .312 | .393 | .705 | 165 | 117 | 694 | 91 | 309 | 305 | 197 | 56 | |
19 | David Cone | 2668 | 1986 | 2003 | 23-40 | 450 | 419 | 56 | 22 | 9 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2504 | 1222 | 1115 | 1137 | 3.46 | 121 | 258 | 12184 | 42 | 106 | 32 | 149 | KCR-NYM-TOT-NYY-BOS | .232 | .309 | .359 | .669 | 76 | 82 | 466 | 64 | 138 | 343 | 134 | 19 | |
20 | Chuck Finley | 2610 | 1986 | 2002 | 23-39 | 524 | 467 | 63 | 15 | 24 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3069 | 1517 | 1366 | 1332 | 3.85 | 115 | 304 | 13638 | 36 | 76 | 22 | 130 | CAL-ANA-CLE-TOT | .255 | .331 | .385 | .716 | 104 | 85 | 577 | 40 | 305 | 269 | 170 | 19 | |
21 | Tom Glavine | 2607 | 1987 | 2008 | 21-42 | 682 | 682 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 305 | 203 | .600 | 0 | 4413.1 | 4298 | 1900 | 1734 | 1500 | 3.54 | 118 | 356 | 18604 | 145 | 66 | 7 | 65 | ATL-NYM | .257 | .319 | .378 | .697 | 228 | 113 | 786 | 76 | 420 | 226 | 168 | 41 | |
22 | Jerry Koosman | 2556 | 1967 | 1985 | 24-42 | 612 | 527 | 140 | 33 | 43 | 222 | 209 | .515 | 17 | 3839.1 | 3635 | 1608 | 1433 | 1198 | 3.36 | 110 | 290 | 15996 | 121 | 71 | 29 | 89 | NYM-MIN-TOT-CHW-PHI | .252 | .310 | .367 | .677 | 195 | 110 | 597 | 94 | 319 | 190 | 155 | 82 | |
23 | Javier Vazquez | 2500 | 1998 | 2011 | 22-34 | 445 | 438 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 160 | 160 | .500 | 0 | 2802.0 | 2763 | 1428 | 1328 | 760 | 4.27 | 104 | 372 | 11800 | 58 | 87 | 4 | 76 | MON-NYY-ARI-CHW-ATL-FLA | .256 | .309 | .424 | .733 | 3531 | 102 | 66 | 568 | 65 | 193 | 104 | 53 | 14 |
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