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MLB Career Pitching Leaders

Statistics: Batting | Pitching
Type: Career | Single-Season (Post-1900) | Single-Season
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MLB Career Pitching Leaders - Strikeouts
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
1	Nolan Ryan	27	807	773	222	61	5387.0	3923	1911	2795	5714	324	292	3	3.19
2	Randy Johnson	22	618	603	100	37	4135.1	3346	1513	1497	4875	303	166	2	3.29
3	Roger Clemens	24	709	707	118	46	4916.2	4185	1707	1580	4672	354	184	0	3.12
4	Steve Carlton	24	741	709	254	55	5217.1	4672	1864	1833	4136	329	244	2	3.22
5	Bert Blyleven	22	692	685	242	60	4970.0	4632	1830	1322	3701	287	250	0	3.31
6	Tom Seaver	20	656	647	231	61	4782.2	3971	1521	1390	3640	311	205	1	2.86
7	Don Sutton	23	774	756	178	58	5282.1	4692	1914	1343	3574	324	256	5	3.26
8	Justin Verlander	21	556	556	26	9	3571.1	3052	1322	1006	3554	266	159	0	3.33
9	Gaylord Perry	22	777	690	303	53	5350.1	4938	1846	1379	3534	314	265	11	3.11
10	Walter Johnson	21	802	666	531	110	5914.2	4913	1424	1363	3509	417	279	34	2.17
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
11	Max Scherzer	19	489	480	12	5	2985.0	2460	1084	790	3503	222	121	0	3.27
12	Greg Maddux	23	744	740	109	35	5008.1	4726	1756	999	3371	355	227	0	3.16
13	Phil Niekro	24	864	716	245	45	5404.1	5044	2012	1809	3342	318	274	29	3.35
14	Fergie Jenkins	19	664	594	267	49	4500.2	4142	1669	997	3192	284	226	7	3.34
15	Pedro Martinez	18	476	409	46	17	2827.1	2221	919	760	3154	219	100	3	2.93
16	Bob Gibson	17	528	482	255	56	3884.1	3279	1258	1336	3117	251	174	6	2.91
17	Curt Schilling	20	569	436	83	20	3261.0	2998	1253	711	3116	216	146	22	3.46
18	CC Sabathia	19	561	560	38	12	3577.1	3404	1485	1099	3093	251	161	0	3.74
19	John Smoltz	21	723	481	53	16	3473.0	3074	1284	1010	3084	213	155	154	3.33
20	Clayton Kershaw	18	455	451	25	15	2855.1	2193	804	713	3052	223	96	0	2.53
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
21	Zack Greinke	20	586	541	17	5	3389.1	3207	1315	762	2979	225	156	1	3.49
22	Jim Bunning	17	591	519	151	40	3760.1	3433	1366	1000	2855	224	184	16	3.27
23	Mickey Lolich	16	586	496	195	41	3638.1	3366	1390	1099	2832	217	191	11	3.44
24	Mike Mussina	18	537	536	57	23	3562.2	3460	1458	785	2813	270	153	0	3.68
25	Cy Young	22	906	815	749	76	7354.2	7092	2147	1217	2803	511	316	17	2.63
26	Frank Tanana	21	638	616	143	34	4186.2	4063	1704	1255	2773	240	236	1	3.66
27	Chris Sale	16	410	329	16	3	2182.0	1776	721	512	2696	154	94	12	2.97
28	David Cone	17	450	419	56	22	2898.2	2504	1115	1137	2668	194	126	1	3.46
29	Chuck Finley	17	524	467	63	15	3197.1	3069	1366	1332	2610	200	173	0	3.85
30	Tom Glavine	22	682	682	56	25	4413.1	4298	1734	1500	2607	305	203	0	3.54
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
31	Warren Spahn	21	750	665	382	63	5243.2	4830	1798	1434	2583	363	245	29	3.09
32	Bob Feller	18	570	484	279	44	3827.0	3271	1384	1764	2581	266	162	21	3.25
33	Cole Hamels	15	423	422	17	7	2698.0	2424	1027	767	2560	163	122	0	3.43
34	Jerry Koosman	19	612	527	140	33	3839.1	3635	1433	1198	2556	222	209	17	3.36
35	Tim Keefe	14	599	593	554	39	5047.1	4437	1472	1224	2545	342	225	2	2.62
36	Javier Vazquez	14	450	443	28	8	2840.0	2784	1331	763	2536	165	160	0	4.22
37	Bartolo Colon	21	565	552	38	13	3461.2	3593	1584	948	2535	247	188	0	4.12
38	Felix Hernandez	15	419	418	25	11	2729.2	2487	1037	805	2524	169	136	0	3.42
39	A.J. Burnett	17	435	430	24	10	2731.1	2519	1210	1100	2513	164	157	0	3.99
40	Christy Mathewson	17	635	551	434	79	4780.2	4218	1133	844	2502	373	188	28	2.13
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
41	Jon Lester	16	452	451	15	4	2740.0	2610	1114	892	2488	200	117	0	3.66
42	Don Drysdale	14	518	465	167	49	3432.0	3084	1124	855	2486	209	166	6	2.95
43	Jack Morris	18	549	527	175	28	3824.2	3567	1657	1390	2478	254	186	0	3.90
44	Mark Langston	16	457	428	81	18	2962.2	2723	1306	1289	2464	179	158	0	3.97
45	Jim Kaat	25	898	625	180	31	4530.1	4620	1738	1083	2461	283	237	18	3.45
46	Sam McDowell	15	425	346	103	23	2492.1	1948	879	1312	2453	141	134	14	3.17
47	Andy Pettitte	18	531	521	26	4	3316.0	3448	1418	1031	2448	256	153	0	3.85
48	Jamie Moyer	25	696	638	33	10	4074.0	4231	1926	1155	2441	269	209	0	4.25
49	Luis Tiant	19	573	484	187	49	3486.1	3075	1280	1104	2416	229	172	15	3.30
50	Dennis Eckersley	24	1071	361	100	20	3285.2	3076	1278	738	2401	197	171	390	3.50