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Career Leaders & Records for Strikeouts/9IP
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Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA and 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 1. | Randy Johnson* (44) | 10.762 | L |
| 2. | Kerry Wood (31) | 10.298 | R |
| 3. | Pedro Martinez (36) | 10.190 | R |
| 4. | Nolan Ryan+ | 9.548 | R |
| 5. | Johan Santana* (29) | 9.476 | L |
| 6. | Sandy Koufax+* | 9.278 | L |
| 7. | Jake Peavy (27) | 9.031 | R |
| 8. | Sam McDowell* | 8.858 | L |
| 9. | Arthur Rhodes* (38) | 8.850 | L |
| 10. | Dan Plesac* | 8.740 | L |
| 11. | Hideo Nomo (39) | 8.734 | R |
| 12. | Lee Smith | 8.732 | R |
| 13. | Curt Schilling (41) | 8.600 | R |
| 14. | Roger Clemens | 8.552 | R |
| 15. | Josh Beckett (28) | 8.531 | R |
| 16. | Eric Plunk | 8.453 | R |
| 17. | Sid Fernandez* | 8.404 | L |
| 18. | J.R. Richard | 8.367 | R |
| 19. | David Cone | 8.284 | R |
| 20. | Tom Gordon (40) | 8.248 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 21. | Jesse Orosco* | 8.194 | L |
| 22. | A.J. Burnett (31) | 8.119 | R |
| 23. | John Smoltz (41) | 7.984 | R |
| 24. | Jason Schmidt (35) | 7.960 | R |
| 25. | Bob Veale* | 7.958 | L |
| 26. | Javier Vazquez (31) | 7.948 | R |
| 27. | Roberto Hernandez (43) | 7.939 | R |
| 28. | Mark Davis* | 7.915 | L |
| 29. | Kelvim Escobar (32) | 7.820 | R |
| 30. | Jim Maloney | 7.812 | R |
| 31. | Carlos Zambrano (27) | 7.779 | R |
| 32. | Matt Clement (33) | 7.753 | R |
| 33. | Ted Lilly* (32) | 7.713 | L |
| 34. | Chan Ho Park (35) | 7.704 | R |
| 35. | Jose Rijo | 7.688 | R |
| 36. | Ben Sheets (29) | 7.657 | R |
| 37. | Mike Jackson | 7.619 | R |
| 38. | Jose DeLeon | 7.561 | R |
| 39. | Juan Guzman | 7.542 | R |
| 40. | Mario Soto | 7.537 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 41. | Sam Jones | 7.536 | R |
| 42. | Randy Wolf* (31) | 7.517 | L |
| 43. | John Hiller* | 7.507 | L |
| 44. | Aaron Harang (30) | 7.494 | R |
| 45. | Mark Langston* | 7.485 | L |
| 46. | Rich Gossage+ | 7.471 | R |
| 47. | Roy Oswalt (30) | 7.455 | R |
| 48. | Jason Bere | 7.453 | R |
| 49. | Dave Boswell | 7.451 | R |
| 50. | Ryan Dempster (31) | 7.443 | R |
| 51. | Orlando Hernandez (42) | 7.435 | R |
| 52. | Bruce Sutter+ | 7.434 | R |
| 53. | Al Leiter* | 7.430 | L |
| 54. | Todd Jones (40) | 7.404 | R |
| 55. | C.C. Sabathia* (27) | 7.388 | L |
| 56. | Dwight Gooden | 7.369 | R |
| 57. | Chuck Finley* | 7.347 | L |
| 58. | Juan Berenguer | 7.280 | R |
| 59. | Jeff Fassero* | 7.271 | L |
| 60. | Brandon Webb (29) | 7.256 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 61. | Melido Perez | 7.255 | R |
| 62. | Doug Jones | 7.251 | R |
| 63. | Mike Stanton* (41) | 7.231 | L |
| 64. | Bob Gibson+ | 7.222 | R |
| 65. | John Lackey (29) | 7.210 | R |
| 66. | Andy Benes | 7.185 | R |
| 67. | Rick Aguilera | 7.179 | R |
| 68. | Kevin Millwood (33) | 7.168 | R |
| 69. | Pete Richert* | 7.142 | L |
| 70. | Alejandro Pena | 7.139 | R |
| 71. | Bobby Witt | 7.138 | R |
| 72. | Steve Carlton+* | 7.135 | L |
| 73. | Dave Righetti* | 7.130 | L |
| 74. | Ron Villone* (38) | 7.100 | L |
| 75. | Mike Mussina (39) | 7.088 | R |
| 76. | Dave Burba | 7.078 | R |
| 77. | Teddy Higuera* | 7.050 | L |
| 78. | Shane Reynolds | 7.048 | R |
| 79. | John Franco* | 7.044 | L |
| 80. | Rube Waddell+* | 7.039 | L |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 81. | Bartolo Colon (35) | 7.026 | R |
| 82. | Dave LaRoche* | 7.024 | L |
| 83. | Jim Brewer* | 7.005 | L |
| Mickey Lolich* | 7.005 | L | |
| 85. | Greg Harris | 7.000 | R |
| 86. | Sterling Hitchcock* | 6.979 | L |
| 87. | Jeff Reardon | 6.971 | R |
| 88. | Steve Bedrosian | 6.960 | R |
| 89. | Darryl Kile | 6.933 | R |
| 90. | Kevin Appier | 6.915 | R |
| 91. | Don McMahon | 6.887 | R |
| 92. | Chris Carpenter (33) | 6.883 | R |
| 93. | Rollie Fingers+ | 6.872 | R |
| 94. | Tom Seaver+ | 6.850 | R |
| 95. | Wilson Alvarez* | 6.849 | L |
| 96. | Jim Bunning+ | 6.833 | R |
| 97. | Pedro Astacio | 6.818 | R |
| 98. | Erik Hanson | 6.799 | R |
| Bill Stoneman | 6.799 | R | |
| 100. | Willie Hernandez* | 6.789 | L |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 101. | Mark Leiter | 6.778 | R |
| 102. | Ramon Martinez | 6.775 | R |
| 103. | Denny Neagle* | 6.737 | L |
| 104. | Juan Pizarro* | 6.733 | L |
| 105. | Jim Gott | 6.726 | R |
| 106. | Barry Zito* (30) | 6.723 | L |
| 107. | Bobby Bolin | 6.710 | R |
| 108. | Bert Blyleven | 6.702 | R |
| 109. | Doug Davis* (32) | 6.701 | L |
| 110. | Ray Culp | 6.690 | R |
| Ron Guidry* | 6.690 | L | |
| 112. | Wayne Twitchell | 6.680 | R |
| 113. | Bob Wickman (39) | 6.671 | R |
| 114. | Glendon Rusch* (33) | 6.660 | L |
| 115. | Stan Williams | 6.657 | R |
| 116. | Camilo Pascual | 6.655 | R |
| 117. | Bob Turley | 6.648 | R |
| 118. | Adam Eaton (30) | 6.644 | R |
| 119. | Dontrelle Willis* (26) | 6.630 | L |
| 120. | Len Barker | 6.629 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 121. | Kevin Brown | 6.625 | R |
| 122. | Freddy Garcia (33) | 6.622 | R |
| 123. | Don Wilson | 6.605 | R |
| 124. | Tug McGraw* | 6.590 | L |
| 125. | Kip Wells (31) | 6.588 | R |
| 126. | Dennis Eckersley+ | 6.577 | R |
| 127. | Dennis Cook* | 6.574 | L |
| 128. | Denny Lemaster* | 6.570 | L |
| 129. | Andy Messersmith | 6.557 | R |
| 130. | Andy Pettitte* (36) | 6.554 | L |
| 131. | Shawn Estes* (35) | 6.551 | L |
| 132. | Jose Guzman | 6.535 | R |
| 133. | Don Drysdale+ | 6.519 | R |
| 134. | Todd Stottlemyre | 6.517 | R |
| 135. | Mike Timlin (42) | 6.505 | R |
| 136. | Al Downing* | 6.503 | L |
| 137. | Floyd Bannister* | 6.494 | L |
| 138. | Toad Ramsey* | 6.491 | L |
| 139. | Matt Young* | 6.483 | L |
| 140. | Diego Segui | 6.462 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 141. | Dave Weathers (38) | 6.451 | R |
| 142. | Terry Forster* | 6.439 | L |
| 143. | Russ Ortiz (34) | 6.432 | R |
| 144. | Dean Chance | 6.429 | R |
| 145. | Hoyt Wilhelm+ | 6.428 | R |
| 146. | Mark Gardner | 6.406 | R |
| 147. | Alex Fernandez | 6.401 | R |
| Brad Penny (30) | 6.401 | R | |
| 149. | Eric Milton* (32) | 6.392 | L |
| 150. | Mike Scott | 6.391 | R |
| 151. | Fergie Jenkins+ | 6.383 | R |
| 152. | Gary Lavelle* | 6.379 | L |
| 153. | Moe Drabowsky | 6.373 | R |
| 154. | Fernando Valenzuela* | 6.371 | L |
| 155. | Earl Wilson | 6.369 | R |
| 156. | Pete Schourek* | 6.368 | L |
| 157. | Jon Lieber (38) | 6.367 | R |
| 158. | Gil Meche (29) | 6.360 | R |
| 159. | Tom Griffin | 6.347 | R |
| 160. | Harvey Haddix* | 6.342 | L |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 161. | Tom Phoebus | 6.335 | R |
| 162. | Bill Campbell | 6.325 | R |
| 163. | Sonny Siebert | 6.323 | R |
| 164. | Chris Short* | 6.306 | L |
| 165. | Bruce Hurst* | 6.288 | L |
| 166. | Pete Harnisch | 6.285 | R |
| 167. | Bill Singer | 6.272 | R |
| 168. | Roy Halladay (31) | 6.267 | R |
| 169. | Jim Nash | 6.266 | R |
| 170. | Kevin Gross | 6.248 | R |
| 171. | Jack McDowell | 6.246 | R |
| 172. | Rick Helling | 6.238 | R |
| 173. | Kent Mercker* (40) | 6.237 | L |
| Luis Tiant | 6.237 | R | |
| 175. | Ben McDonald | 6.231 | R |
| 176. | Greg Swindell* | 6.214 | L |
| 177. | Turk Farrell | 6.213 | R |
| 178. | Frank Castillo | 6.211 | R |
| 179. | Bronson Arroyo (31) | 6.210 | R |
| 180. | David Palmer | 6.205 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 181. | Dazzy Vance+ | 6.204 | R |
| 182. | Joe Wood | 6.197 | R |
| 183. | Stu Miller | 6.184 | R |
| 184. | Cal Eldred | 6.178 | R |
| 185. | Clay Kirby | 6.169 | R |
| 186. | Odalis Perez* (31) | 6.165 | L |
| 187. | Tim Hudson (32) | 6.158 | R |
| 188. | Gary Bell | 6.155 | R |
| 189. | Gary Peters* | 6.141 | L |
| 190. | Vicente Padilla (30) | 6.140 | R |
| 191. | Dustin Hermanson | 6.131 | R |
| 192. | Orlando Pena | 6.125 | R |
| Tim Wakefield (41) | 6.125 | R | |
| 194. | Barry Latman | 6.121 | R |
| 195. | Denny McLain | 6.118 | R |
| 196. | Tom Bradley | 6.111 | R |
| 197. | Greg Maddux (42) | 6.100 | R |
| 198. | Dave Mlicki | 6.089 | R |
| Don Sutton+ | 6.089 | R | |
| 200. | Mike Krukow | 6.073 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 201. | Bob Feller+ | 6.070 | R |
| 202. | Sammy Ellis | 6.069 | R |
| 203. | Ron Darling | 6.063 | R |
| 204. | John Smiley* | 6.058 | L |
| 205. | Joe Coleman | 6.053 | R |
| 206. | Omar Daal* | 6.052 | L |
| 207. | Matt Morris (33) | 6.050 | R |
| 208. | Fred Norman* | 6.046 | L |
| 209. | Rudy May* | 6.041 | L |
| 210. | Britt Burns* | 6.037 | L |
| 211. | Skip Lockwood | 6.036 | R |
| 212. | Jose Mesa (42) | 6.032 | R |
| 213. | Bret Saberhagen | 6.023 | R |
| 214. | Al Worthington | 6.021 | R |
| 215. | Woody Williams (41) | 6.010 | R |
| 216. | Brett Tomko (35) | 6.008 | R |
| 217. | John Burkett | 6.002 | R |
| 218. | Joey Hamilton | 6.001 | R |
| 219. | Ted Abernathy | 5.999 | R |
| 220. | Jerry Koosman* | 5.992 | L |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 221. | Ed Halicki | 5.986 | R |
| 222. | Bruce Ruffin* | 5.983 | L |
| 223. | Joe Gibbon* | 5.972 | L |
| 224. | Rodrigo Lopez (32) | 5.967 | R |
| 225. | Don Gullett* | 5.963 | L |
| 226. | John Candelaria* | 5.962 | L |
| 227. | Bill Bonham | 5.960 | R |
| 228. | Dave Stewart | 5.959 | R |
| Frank Tanana* | 5.959 | L | |
| 230. | Jason Jennings (29) | 5.945 | R |
| Pascual Perez | 5.945 | R | |
| Gaylord Perry+ | 5.945 | R | |
| 233. | Esteban Loaiza (36) | 5.930 | R |
| 234. | Woodie Fryman* | 5.923 | L |
| 235. | Juan Marichal+ | 5.910 | R |
| 236. | Jeff Weaver (31) | 5.900 | R |
| 237. | Steve Barber* | 5.893 | L |
| 238. | Grant Jackson* | 5.889 | L |
| Kevin Tapani | 5.889 | R | |
| 240. | John Montefusco | 5.888 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 241. | Derek Lowe (35) | 5.885 | R |
| 242. | Aaron Sele (38) | 5.882 | R |
| 243. | Bob Bruce | 5.878 | R |
| 244. | Kris Benson (33) | 5.867 | R |
| 245. | LaTroy Hawkins (35) | 5.863 | R |
| 246. | Mike Witt | 5.861 | R |
| 247. | Vida Blue* | 5.855 | L |
| 248. | Scott Elarton (32) | 5.854 | R |
| 249. | Frank Viola* | 5.851 | L |
| 250. | Joel Pineiro (29) | 5.836 | R |
| 251. | Jack Morris | 5.832 | R |
| 252. | Andy Ashby | 5.830 | R |
| 253. | Joey Jay | 5.814 | R |
| 254. | Ray Sadecki* | 5.809 | L |
| 255. | Carl Pavano (32) | 5.808 | R |
| 256. | Livan Hernandez (33) | 5.807 | R |
| 257. | Danny Darwin | 5.794 | R |
| 258. | George Brunet* | 5.790 | L |
| Orel Hershiser | 5.790 | R | |
| 260. | Jim O'Toole* | 5.789 | L |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 261. | Dave Giusti | 5.783 | R |
| 262. | Ismael Valdez | 5.777 | R |
| 263. | Jon Matlack* | 5.774 | L |
| 264. | Miguel Batista (37) | 5.768 | R |
| 265. | David Wells* | 5.760 | L |
| 266. | Larry Dierker | 5.758 | R |
| 267. | Don Robinson | 5.749 | R |
| 268. | James Baldwin | 5.743 | R |
| 269. | Roy Face | 5.740 | R |
| 270. | Steve Trachsel (37) | 5.739 | R |
| 271. | Bob Welch | 5.731 | R |
| 272. | Tom Candiotti | 5.730 | R |
| 273. | Lindy McDaniel | 5.726 | R |
| 274. | Mike Bielecki | 5.725 | R |
| 275. | Charles Nagy | 5.719 | R |
| 276. | Ewell Blackwell | 5.716 | R |
| 277. | Ernie Broglio | 5.714 | R |
| 278. | Jimmy Haynes | 5.712 | R |
| Mike Marshall | 5.712 | R | |
| 280. | Bob Moose | 5.706 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| Mark Mulder* (30) | 5.706 | L | |
| 282. | Chris Hammond* | 5.703 | L |
| Jack Harshman* | 5.703 | L | |
| 284. | Tony Cloninger | 5.702 | R |
| Cory Lidle | 5.702 | R | |
| Johnny Podres* | 5.702 | L | |
| 287. | Steve Avery* | 5.673 | L |
| 288. | Jeff Russell | 5.672 | R |
| 289. | John Thomson (34) | 5.668 | R |
| 290. | Scott Sanderson | 5.660 | R |
| 291. | Doug Drabek | 5.659 | R |
| 292. | Jim Merritt* | 5.656 | L |
| 293. | Sparky Lyle* | 5.651 | L |
| 294. | Craig Lefferts* | 5.648 | L |
| Rick Reed | 5.648 | R | |
| 296. | Lynn McGlothen | 5.643 | R |
| 297. | Jim Bibby | 5.637 | R |
| 298. | Mike Boddicker | 5.636 | R |
| 299. | Jose Lima | 5.626 | R |
| 300. | Pete Smith | 5.616 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 301. | Darold Knowles* | 5.613 | L |
| 302. | Jim Deshaies* | 5.612 | L |
| Billy O'Dell* | 5.612 | L | |
| 304. | Gene Garber | 5.603 | R |
| 305. | Rick Sutcliffe | 5.602 | R |
| 306. | Hank Aguirre* | 5.600 | L |
| 307. | Rheal Cormier* (41) | 5.599 | L |
| 308. | Kyle Lohse (29) | 5.598 | R |
| 309. | Tim Belcher | 5.597 | R |
| 310. | Pat Hentgen | 5.594 | R |
| 311. | Steve Busby | 5.592 | R |
| Charlie Hough | 5.592 | R | |
| 313. | Mark Portugal | 5.588 | R |
| 314. | Gary Nolan | 5.584 | R |
| 315. | Chris Bosio | 5.574 | R |
| 316. | Tom Sturdivant | 5.573 | R |
| 317. | Ramon Ortiz (35) | 5.567 | R |
| 318. | Phil Niekro+ | 5.566 | R |
| 319. | Billy Hoeft* | 5.554 | L |
| 320. | Whitey Ford+* | 5.553 | L |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 321. | Mark Gubicza | 5.550 | R |
| 322. | Johnny Vander Meer* | 5.533 | L |
| 323. | Pat Dobson | 5.522 | R |
| 324. | Mike Hampton* | 5.520 | L |
| 325. | Orval Overall | 5.481 | R |
| 326. | Mark Redman* (34) | 5.476 | L |
| 327. | Gene Nelson | 5.458 | R |
| 328. | Darren Oliver* (37) | 5.457 | L |
| 329. | Elmer Dessens (37) | 5.454 | R |
| Pete Vuckovich | 5.454 | R | |
| 331. | Ted Gray* | 5.452 | L |
| 332. | Bob McClure* | 5.445 | L |
| 333. | Dennis Leonard | 5.444 | R |
| 334. | Billy Pierce* | 5.441 | L |
| 335. | Ted Power | 5.439 | R |
| 336. | Larry McWilliams* | 5.429 | L |
| 337. | Pete Falcone* | 5.424 | L |
| 338. | Chuck Dobson | 5.421 | R |
| 339. | Don Mossi* | 5.419 | L |
| 340. | Brian Bohanon* | 5.411 | L |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 341. | Kenny Rogers* (43) | 5.409 | L |
| 342. | Vinegar Bend Mizell* | 5.405 | L |
| 343. | Jason Marquis (29) | 5.402 | R |
| 344. | Hal Newhouser+* | 5.401 | L |
| 345. | Ken Johnson | 5.398 | R |
| 346. | Sidney Ponson (31) | 5.389 | R |
| 347. | Bob Ojeda* | 5.388 | L |
| 348. | Ken Hill | 5.387 | R |
| Jim Lonborg | 5.387 | R | |
| Brad Radke | 5.387 | R | |
| 351. | Hugh Daily | 5.381 | R |
| 352. | Ron Reed | 5.380 | R |
| Tom Underwood* | 5.380 | L | |
| 354. | Jarrod Washburn* (33) | 5.379 | L |
| 355. | Jamie Moyer* (45) | 5.367 | L |
| 356. | Willie Blair | 5.362 | R |
| Joe Nuxhall* | 5.362 | L | |
| 358. | Steve Stone | 5.360 | R |
| 359. | Tim Leary | 5.359 | R |
| 360. | Jason Johnson | 5.355 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 361. | Pat Rapp | 5.352 | R |
| 362. | Jimmy Key* | 5.341 | L |
| 363. | Walter Johnson+ | 5.339 | R |
| 364. | Bruce Kison | 5.336 | R |
| 365. | Tommy Bridges | 5.331 | R |
| 366. | Dizzy Dean+ | 5.320 | R |
| 367. | Danny Jackson* | 5.319 | L |
| 368. | Lee Stange | 5.314 | R |
| 369. | Tom Glavine* (42) | 5.312 | L |
| 370. | Mike Moore | 5.298 | R |
| 371. | Storm Davis | 5.297 | R |
| Johnny Klippstein | 5.297 | R | |
| 373. | Dick Hall | 5.294 | R |
| Dan Spillner | 5.294 | R | |
| 375. | Pat Jarvis | 5.292 | R |
| 376. | Van Mungo | 5.290 | R |
| 377. | Eric Show | 5.280 | R |
| 378. | Lefty Gomez+* | 5.278 | L |
| 379. | Ed Walsh+ | 5.271 | R |
| 380. | Ron Perranoski* | 5.264 | L |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 381. | Mark Clark | 5.257 | R |
| Bobby Jones | 5.257 | R | |
| 383. | Steve Renko | 5.251 | R |
| 384. | Catfish Hunter+ | 5.250 | R |
| 385. | Johnny Antonelli* | 5.249 | L |
| 386. | Mark Buehrle* (29) | 5.238 | L |
| 387. | Jim Bouton | 5.231 | R |
| Mike Cuellar* | 5.231 | L | |
| 389. | Kirk McCaskill | 5.221 | R |
| 390. | Ray Washburn | 5.208 | R |
| 391. | Marty Pattin | 5.205 | R |
| 392. | Bill Hands | 5.203 | R |
| 393. | George Stone* | 5.202 | L |
| 394. | Don Aase | 5.200 | R |
| 395. | Paul Quantrill | 5.196 | R |
| 396. | Bob Miller | 5.192 | R |
| 397. | Jack Sanford | 5.191 | R |
| 398. | Dave Stieb | 5.188 | R |
| 399. | Julian Tavarez (35) | 5.187 | R |
| 400. | Charles Hudson | 5.180 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 401. | Oil Can Boyd | 5.175 | R |
| Lefty Grove+* | 5.175 | L | |
| 403. | Mickey McDermott* | 5.174 | L |
| 404. | Jim Beattie | 5.171 | R |
| 405. | Bryn Smith | 5.165 | R |
| 406. | Lady Baldwin* | 5.150 | L |
| 407. | Bill Monbouquette | 5.148 | R |
| 408. | Virgil Trucks | 5.147 | R |
| 409. | Dennis Rasmussen* | 5.145 | L |
| 410. | Steve Rogers | 5.141 | R |
| 411. | Allie Reynolds | 5.139 | R |
| 412. | Carl Erskine | 5.137 | R |
| 413. | Don Cardwell | 5.135 | R |
| Ray Moore | 5.135 | R | |
| 415. | Atlee Hammaker* | 5.131 | L |
| 416. | Pat Zachry | 5.114 | R |
| 417. | Dave Wickersham | 5.113 | R |
| 418. | Dan Schatzeder* | 5.112 | L |
| 419. | Blue Moon Odom | 5.111 | R |
| Rick Reuschel | 5.111 | R | |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 421. | Cy Seymour* | 5.108 | L |
| 422. | Chief Bender+ | 5.104 | R |
| 423. | Mike Norris | 5.091 | R |
| 424. | Ed Whitson | 5.086 | R |
| 425. | Jim Clancy | 5.084 | R |
| 426. | Willie Mitchell* | 5.079 | L |
| 427. | Milt Wilcox | 5.074 | R |
| 428. | Tommy Byrne* | 5.062 | L |
| 429. | Burt Hooton | 5.060 | R |
| 430. | Lew Krausse | 5.055 | R |
| 431. | Steve Blass | 5.048 | R |
| 432. | Andy Hassler* | 5.047 | L |
| 433. | Doug Bird | 5.043 | R |
| Jim Palmer+ | 5.043 | R | |
| 435. | Gene Conley | 5.031 | R |
| 436. | Ralph Branca | 5.028 | R |
| 437. | Jeff Suppan (33) | 5.027 | R |
| 438. | Ken Holtzman* | 5.025 | L |
| 439. | Dick Tidrow | 5.024 | R |
| 440. | Danny Cox | 5.013 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 441. | Paul Byrd (37) | 5.011 | R |
| Larry Christenson | 5.011 | R | |
| 443. | Turk Lown | 5.006 | R |
| 444. | Mike McCormick* | 4.995 | L |
| 445. | Pedro Ramos | 4.986 | R |
| 446. | Dave McNally* | 4.985 | L |
| 447. | Bobo Newsom | 4.984 | R |
| Bobby Shantz* | 4.984 | L | |
| 449. | Frank Sullivan | 4.983 | R |
| 450. | Paul Lindblad* | 4.976 | L |
| 451. | Doug Rau* | 4.975 | L |
| 452. | Paul Foytack | 4.969 | R |
| 453. | Bob Shirley* | 4.965 | L |
| 454. | Nelson Briles | 4.957 | R |
| 455. | John Tudor* | 4.948 | L |
| 456. | Johnny Allen | 4.938 | R |
| 457. | Jack Kralick* | 4.936 | L |
| Don Larsen | 4.936 | R | |
| 459. | Rick Rhoden | 4.924 | R |
| 460. | Steve Hargan | 4.914 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 461. | Brian Moehler (36) | 4.913 | R |
| 462. | Jim McGlothlin | 4.907 | R |
| 463. | Craig Swan | 4.902 | R |
| 464. | Jake Westbrook (30) | 4.900 | R |
| 465. | Bob Knepper* | 4.895 | L |
| 466. | Jim Kaat* | 4.889 | L |
| 467. | Dick Ruthven | 4.886 | R |
| 468. | Ike Delock | 4.885 | R |
| 469. | Milt Pappas | 4.881 | R |
| Kent Tekulve | 4.881 | R | |
| 471. | Billy Loes | 4.877 | R |
| 472. | Dave Goltz | 4.876 | R |
| 473. | Jaime Navarro | 4.874 | R |
| 474. | Phil Regan | 4.872 | R |
| 475. | Josh Fogg (31) | 4.869 | R |
| 476. | Ralph Terry | 4.867 | R |
| 477. | Glen Hobbie | 4.860 | R |
| 478. | Dave LaPoint* | 4.855 | L |
| 479. | Jim Rooker* | 4.852 | L |
| Dupee Shaw* | 4.852 | L | |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| 481. | Mike Smithson | 4.851 | R |
| 482. | Mike Flanagan* | 4.844 | L |
| 483. | Stan Bahnsen | 4.836 | R |
| Dennis Martinez | 4.836 | R | |
| 485. | Al McBean | 4.826 | R |
| 486. | Omar Olivares | 4.823 | R |
| 487. | Bill Krueger* | 4.815 | L |
| 488. | Pat Malone | 4.813 | R |
| 489. | Jamey Wright (33) | 4.809 | R |
| 490. | Dock Ellis | 4.805 | R |
| 491. | John Denny | 4.800 | R |
| 492. | Hank Johnson | 4.794 | R |
| 493. | Red Ames | 4.790 | R |
| 494. | Joe Horlen | 4.788 | R |
| 495. | Al Jackson* | 4.781 | L |
| 496. | Jim Abbott* | 4.774 | L |
| 497. | Scott Erickson | 4.773 | R |
| 498. | Shane Rawley* | 4.766 | L |
| 499. | Dutch Leonard* | 4.763 | L |
| 500. | Dick Ellsworth* | 4.760 | L |
| 501. | Ken Brett* | 4.758 | L |
| 502. | Eddie Fisher | 4.750 | R |
| 503. | Zane Smith* | 4.741 | L |
| 504. | Rick Wise | 4.740 | R |
| 505. | Dick Drago | 4.738 | R |
| 506. | Art Fowler | 4.737 | R |
| 507. | Bill Bailey* | 4.731 | L |
| Wilbur Wood* | 4.731 | L | |
| 509. | Dave Dravecky* | 4.726 | L |
| 510. | Ferdie Schupp* | 4.722 | L |
| 511. | Wally Bunker | 4.718 | R |
| 512. | Jeff Tesreau | 4.717 | R |
| 513. | Don Newcombe | 4.716 | R |
| 514. | Richard Dotson | 4.715 | R |
| 515. | Larry Jackson | 4.714 | R |
| 516. | Bill Donovan | 4.711 | R |
| 517. | Christy Mathewson+ | 4.710 | R |
| 518. | George Earnshaw | 4.708 | R |
| 519. | Roger Craig | 4.704 | R |
| 520. | Jack Wilson | 4.692 | R |
| 521. | Tom Browning* | 4.685 | L |
| Jon Garland (28) | 4.685 | R | |
| 523. | Hardie Henderson | 4.680 | R |
| 524. | Jerry Reuss* | 4.677 | L |
| 525. | La Marr Hoyt | 4.674 | R |
| 526. | Vic Raschi | 4.671 | R |
| 527. | Mudcat Grant | 4.670 | R |
| 528. | Hippo Vaughn* | 4.668 | L |
| 529. | Tom Hughes | 4.657 | R |
| 530. | Vean Gregg* | 4.652 | L |
| 531. | Bob Rush | 4.644 | R |
| 532. | Moose Haas | 4.639 | R |
| 533. | Jack Fisher | 4.633 | R |
| 534. | Terry Mulholland* | 4.630 | L |
| 535. | Joe Magrane* | 4.629 | L |
| 536. | Reggie Cleveland | 4.627 | R |
| 537. | Mike Garcia | 4.623 | R |
| 538. | Armando Reynoso | 4.618 | R |
| 539. | Amos Rusie+ | 4.617 | R |
| 540. | Nap Rucker* | 4.611 | L |
| 541. | Scott Karl* | 4.608 | L |
| 542. | Cy Falkenberg | 4.605 | R |
| 543. | Jack Billingham | 4.604 | R |
| 544. | Early Wynn+ | 4.603 | R |
| 545. | Dan Petry | 4.599 | R |
| 546. | Clem Labine | 4.593 | R |
| 547. | Johnny Rigney | 4.590 | R |
| 548. | Guy Morton | 4.584 | R |
| 549. | Bob Walk | 4.581 | R |
| 550. | Mickey Harris* | 4.577 | L |
| 551. | Frank Lary | 4.574 | R |
| 552. | Tim Keefe+ | 4.568 | R |
| 553. | Max Lanier* | 4.563 | L |
| 554. | Curt Simmons* | 4.561 | L |
| 555. | Ellis Kinder | 4.556 | R |
| 556. | Mike Morgan | 4.555 | R |
| 557. | Bud Black* | 4.554 | L |
| 558. | Earl Moore | 4.549 | R |
| 559. | Tex Hughson | 4.534 | R |
| 560. | Clay Carroll | 4.529 | R |
| 561. | John Curtis* | 4.525 | L |
| 562. | Tex Carleton | 4.524 | R |
| Robin Roberts+ | 4.524 | R | |
| 564. | Cy Blanton | 4.514 | R |
| 565. | Sal Maglie | 4.503 | R |
| 566. | Ken Chase* | 4.496 | L |
| Bill Gullickson | 4.496 | R | |
| Eddie Plank+* | 4.496 | L | |
| 569. | Charlie Buffinton | 4.495 | R |
| Preacher Roe* | 4.495 | L | |
| Jim Scott | 4.495 | R | |
| 572. | Willard Nixon | 4.493 | R |
| 573. | Roger McDowell | 4.491 | R |
| 574. | Steve Sparks | 4.488 | R |
| 575. | Mike Fornieles | 4.482 | R |
| 576. | Kirby Higbe | 4.476 | R |
| 577. | Bob Groom | 4.465 | R |
| 578. | Mort Cooper | 4.464 | R |
| Harry Harper* | 4.464 | L | |
| 580. | John Ewing | 4.463 | R |
| 581. | Matt Keough | 4.462 | R |
| Johnny Niggeling | 4.462 | R | |
| 583. | Ed Cushman* | 4.457 | L |
| Whit Wyatt | 4.457 | R | |
| 585. | Bob Shaw | 4.454 | R |
| 586. | Walt Masterson | 4.446 | R |
| 587. | Tom Hume | 4.442 | R |
| 588. | Warren Spahn+* | 4.433 | L |
| 589. | Larry Cheney | 4.430 | R |
| 590. | Ken Forsch | 4.429 | R |
| 591. | Bill Hallahan* | 4.427 | L |
| 592. | Monte Pearson | 4.426 | R |
| 593. | Bob Buhl | 4.411 | R |
| 594. | Charlie Sweeney | 4.410 | R |
| 595. | Fred Beebe | 4.408 | R |
| 596. | Jakie May* | 4.407 | L |
| 597. | Alan Foster | 4.398 | R |
| 598. | Rick Mahler | 4.391 | R |
| 599. | Joe Niekro | 4.387 | R |
| 600. | Ray Burris | 4.380 | R |
| 601. | Tom Brewer | 4.371 | R |
| Charlie Leibrandt* | 4.371 | L | |
| 603. | Curt Young* | 4.358 | L |
| 604. | Al Mamaux | 4.350 | R |
| 605. | Rube Marquard+* | 4.336 | L |
| 606. | Mark Baldwin | 4.335 | R |
| 607. | Jesse Jefferson | 4.327 | R |
| 608. | Charlie Ferguson | 4.326 | R |
| 609. | Rick Honeycutt* | 4.325 | L |
| Eric Rasmussen | 4.325 | R | |
| Tom Seaton | 4.325 | R | |
| 612. | Matt Kilroy* | 4.323 | L |
| 613. | Bob Friend | 4.322 | R |
| 614. | George Pipgras | 4.318 | R |
| 615. | Jim Perry | 4.317 | R |
| 616. | Bill Swift | 4.315 | R |
| 617. | Joaquin Andujar | 4.314 | R |
| 618. | Jim Shaw | 4.313 | R |
| 619. | Doc Medich | 4.305 | R |
| 620. | Max Surkont | 4.303 | R |
| 621. | Russ Ford | 4.296 | R |
| 622. | Larry Jansen | 4.292 | R |
| 623. | Tommy John* | 4.290 | L |
| 624. | Ron Kline | 4.283 | R |
| 625. | Dick Bosman | 4.282 | R |
| 626. | Russ Kemmerer | 4.261 | R |
| 627. | Harry Brecheen* | 4.251 | L |
| Mel Stottlemyre | 4.251 | R | |
| 629. | Jack Pfiester* | 4.241 | L |
| 630. | Bill Voiselle | 4.227 | R |
| 631. | Bill Wegman | 4.225 | R |
| 632. | Dennis Lamp | 4.213 | R |
| 633. | Dave Davenport | 4.210 | R |
| 634. | Walt Terrell | 4.209 | R |
| 635. | Brian Anderson* | 4.206 | L |
| 636. | Carl Hubbell+* | 4.204 | L |
| Chuck Stobbs* | 4.204 | L | |
| 638. | Doc Scanlan | 4.198 | R |
| 639. | Claude Osteen* | 4.193 | L |
| 640. | Ruben Gomez | 4.191 | R |
| 641. | Ed Crane | 4.180 | R |
| 642. | Tom Burgmeier* | 4.176 | L |
| 643. | Neal Heaton* | 4.175 | L |
| 644. | Bob Shawkey | 4.168 | R |
| 645. | Frank Smith | 4.161 | R |
| 646. | Brooks Lawrence | 4.160 | R |
| 647. | Rick Waits* | 4.156 | L |
| 648. | Cy Morgan | 4.153 | R |
| 649. | Randy Lerch* | 4.151 | L |
| Mike Torrez | 4.151 | R | |
| 651. | Larry Corcoran | 4.150 | R |
| 652. | Dizzy Trout | 4.147 | R |
| 653. | Claude Hendrix | 4.144 | R |
| 654. | Ray Herbert | 4.133 | R |
| 655. | Red Munger | 4.131 | R |
| 656. | Roy Parmelee | 4.129 | R |
| 657. | Fritz Peterson* | 4.118 | L |
| 658. | Red Ruffing+ | 4.117 | R |
| 659. | Joe Dobson | 4.114 | R |
| 660. | Hooks Wiltse* | 4.112 | L |
| 661. | Charley Root | 4.107 | R |
| 662. | Dave Roberts* | 4.103 | L |
| 663. | Bob Wicker | 4.098 | R |
| 664. | Steve McCatty | 4.097 | R |
| 665. | Doc White* | 4.096 | L |
| 666. | John Buzhardt | 4.093 | R |
| 667. | Ed Morris* | 4.090 | L |
| 668. | Cliff Melton* | 4.086 | L |
| 669. | Doyle Alexander | 4.084 | R |
| 670. | Jack Coombs | 4.081 | R |
| 671. | Jimmy Lavender | 4.078 | R |
| 672. | Andy Hawkins | 4.077 | R |
| 673. | Noodles Hahn* | 4.067 | L |
| 674. | Joe Lake | 4.056 | R |
| 675. | Mike LaCoss | 4.051 | R |
| 676. | Rick Langford | 4.050 | R |
| 677. | Lefty Tyler* | 4.048 | L |
| 678. | Jim Wilson | 4.047 | R |
| 679. | Elton Chamberlain | 4.044 | R |
| Bob Tewksbury | 4.044 | R | |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| Jim Whitney | 4.044 | R | |
| 682. | Ray Caldwell | 4.038 | R |
| 683. | Bob Lemon+ | 4.033 | R |
| 684. | Bump Hadley | 4.027 | R |
| 685. | Jack Lynch | 4.018 | R |
| 686. | Jake Weimer* | 4.015 | L |
| 687. | Phenomenal Smith* | 3.995 | L |
| 688. | Jim Slaton | 3.994 | R |
| 689. | Art Fromme | 3.993 | R |
| 690. | Howie Pollet* | 3.989 | L |
| 691. | Cal McLish | 3.988 | R |
| Nels Potter | 3.988 | R | |
| 693. | Bob Barr | 3.987 | R |
| 694. | Dan Casey* | 3.980 | L |
| Bob Weiland* | 3.980 | L | |
| 696. | Adonis Terry | 3.977 | R |
| 697. | Ricky Bones | 3.971 | R |
| Alex Kellner* | 3.971 | L | |
| 699. | Herm Wehmeier | 3.963 | R |
| 700. | Russ Meyer | 3.950 | R |
| 701. | Howie Camnitz | 3.949 | R |
| 702. | John Healy | 3.946 | R |
| 703. | Steve Gromek | 3.941 | R |
| 704. | Ned Garvin | 3.932 | R |
| Steve Trout* | 3.932 | L | |
| 706. | Jack Chesbro+ | 3.930 | R |
| 707. | Dick Donovan | 3.926 | R |
| 708. | John Clarkson+ | 3.924 | R |
| Ed Figueroa | 3.924 | R | |
| 710. | Doc McJames | 3.920 | R |
| 711. | Bill Travers* | 3.919 | L |
| 712. | Doc Ayers | 3.918 | R |
| Art Ditmar | 3.918 | R | |
| 714. | Eddie Smith* | 3.914 | L |
| 715. | Lefty Williams* | 3.908 | L |
| 716. | Warren Hacker | 3.906 | R |
| 717. | Bob Ewing | 3.904 | R |
| Elmer Smith* | 3.904 | L | |
| 719. | Mordecai Brown+ | 3.901 | R |
| 720. | Wayne Garland | 3.894 | R |
| 721. | Fred Glade | 3.893 | R |
| 722. | Allen Russell | 3.892 | R |
| 723. | George Caster | 3.887 | R |
| Ed Reulbach | 3.887 | R | |
| 725. | Jim Colborn | 3.876 | R |
| Bert Gallia | 3.876 | R | |
| 727. | Tom Murphy | 3.870 | R |
| 728. | Johnny Sain | 3.853 | R |
| 729. | Joe Bush | 3.845 | R |
| 730. | Kirk Rueter* | 3.838 | L |
| 731. | Eddie Cicotte | 3.836 | R |
| 732. | Syl Johnson | 3.823 | R |
| 733. | Denny Galehouse | 3.822 | R |
| 734. | Greg Minton | 3.813 | R |
| 735. | Pete Alexander+ | 3.812 | R |
| Jack Stivetts | 3.812 | R | |
| 737. | Pat Ragan | 3.805 | R |
| 738. | Hal Brown | 3.804 | R |
| 739. | Charlie Smith | 3.802 | R |
| 740. | Scott McGregor* | 3.801 | L |
| 741. | Elmer Knetzer | 3.799 | R |
| 742. | Charlie Getzien | 3.792 | R |
| 743. | Bill Walker* | 3.782 | L |
| 744. | Murry Dickson | 3.777 | R |
| 745. | Roger Wolff | 3.774 | R |
| 746. | Vern Bickford | 3.763 | R |
| Doc Newton* | 3.763 | L | |
| 748. | Mel Parnell* | 3.759 | L |
| 749. | Carlos Silva (29) | 3.758 | R |
| 750. | Happy Townsend | 3.742 | R |
| 751. | Paul Splittorff* | 3.724 | L |
| 752. | Spud Chandler | 3.721 | R |
| Paul Derringer | 3.721 | R | |
| 754. | John Harkins | 3.719 | R |
| 755. | Vic Willis+ | 3.718 | R |
| 756. | Joe Heving | 3.717 | R |
| 757. | Al Benton | 3.716 | R |
| 758. | Vern Ruhle | 3.711 | R |
| 759. | Pete Conway | 3.704 | R |
| Johnny Schmitz* | 3.704 | L | |
| 761. | Al Javery | 3.702 | R |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 3.702 | R | |
| 763. | Art Houtteman | 3.698 | R |
| 764. | Rube Walberg* | 3.693 | L |
| 765. | Lon Warneke | 3.688 | R |
| 766. | Harry Coveleski* | 3.685 | L |
| 767. | Otto Hess* | 3.681 | L |
| 768. | Vern Law | 3.678 | R |
| 769. | Dave Danforth* | 3.673 | L |
| 770. | Willie McGill* | 3.669 | L |
| Togie Pittinger | 3.669 | R | |
| 772. | Ed Doheny* | 3.664 | L |
| 773. | Bob Stanley | 3.654 | R |
| 774. | Claude Passeau | 3.653 | R |
| 775. | Bob Forsch | 3.649 | R |
| 776. | Dave Rozema | 3.646 | R |
| 777. | Carl Lundgren | 3.642 | R |
| 778. | Mace Brown | 3.641 | R |
| 779. | Irv Young* | 3.640 | L |
| 780. | Fred Hutchinson | 3.633 | R |
| 781. | Charley Radbourn+ | 3.631 | R |
| 782. | Al Brazle* | 3.622 | L |
| 783. | George Mullin | 3.618 | R |
| 784. | Hank Borowy | 3.617 | R |
| Thornton Lee* | 3.617 | L | |
| 786. | Hank O'Day | 3.613 | R |
| 787. | Bill Hutchison | 3.608 | R |
| 788. | Luke Hamlin | 3.606 | R |
| 789. | Dummy Taylor | 3.602 | R |
| 790. | Al Hollingsworth* | 3.599 | L |
| 791. | Phil Douglas | 3.598 | R |
| 792. | Babe Ruth+* | 3.596 | L |
| 793. | Andy Coakley | 3.592 | R |
| 794. | Jim McCormick | 3.587 | R |
| 795. | Pedro Borbon | 3.585 | R |
| 796. | Tony Mullane | 3.581 | R |
| 797. | Firpo Marberry | 3.579 | R |
| 798. | Joe Benz | 3.568 | R |
| Ed Seward | 3.568 | R | |
| 800. | Phil Marchildon | 3.565 | R |
| 801. | Phil Knell* | 3.563 | L |
| 802. | Dave Foutz | 3.560 | R |
| 803. | Addie Joss+ | 3.558 | R |
| Johnny Lush* | 3.558 | L | |
| 805. | Hank Gastright | 3.555 | R |
| 806. | Ray Scarborough | 3.553 | R |
| 807. | Carl Morton | 3.548 | R |
| 808. | Jim Hearn | 3.534 | R |
| 809. | Stump Wiedman | 3.533 | R |
| 810. | Doc Crandall | 3.526 | R |
| 811. | Joe Coleman | 3.524 | R |
| 812. | Larry Gura* | 3.522 | L |
| 813. | Nick Cullop* | 3.516 | L |
| 814. | Mike Caldwell* | 3.509 | L |
| 815. | Elmer Myers | 3.495 | R |
| Bill Swift | 3.495 | R | |
| 817. | Ray Fisher | 3.486 | R |
| 818. | Ed Brandt* | 3.480 | L |
| 819. | Clyde Wright* | 3.473 | L |
| 820. | Silver King | 3.467 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Strikeouts/9IP | Throws |
| Mickey Welch+ | 3.467 | R | |
| 822. | Gus Weyhing | 3.465 | R |
| 823. | Lee Viau | 3.458 | R |
| 824. | Harry Howell | 3.456 | R |
| 825. | Dick Rudolph | 3.452 | R |
| 826. | Sheriff Blake | 3.450 | R |
| 827. | Reb Russell* | 3.449 | L |
| 828. | Jack Harper | 3.447 | R |
| 829. | Ray Collins* | 3.442 | L |
| 830. | Jesse Duryea | 3.441 | R |
| 831. | Pete Schneider | 3.440 | R |
| 832. | Geoff Zahn* | 3.432 | L |
| 833. | Cy Young+ | 3.430 | R |
| 834. | Dave Koslo* | 3.427 | L |
| 835. | Randy Jones* | 3.422 | L |
| 836. | Ed Karger* | 3.421 | L |
| 837. | Harry McIntire | 3.415 | R |
| 838. | George Haddock | 3.412 | R |
| 839. | Earl Whitehill* | 3.408 | L |
| 840. | Guy Hecker | 3.404 | R |
| 841. | Rube Benton* | 3.396 | L |
| 842. | Frank Corridon | 3.390 | R |
| 843. | Larry French* | 3.389 | L |
| 844. | Glenn Abbott | 3.387 | R |
| 845. | Wes Ferrell | 3.380 | R |