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Strikeout %

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Profile photo of Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens

1986 Boston Red Sox

3.978

2
Profile photo of Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

2006 Detroit Tigers

3.229

3
Profile photo of Mike Mussina

Mike Mussina

1992 Baltimore Orioles

3.127

4
Profile photo of CC Sabathia

CC Sabathia

2001 Cleveland Indians

3.070

5
Profile photo of Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

1972 California Angels

2.970

6
Profile photo of Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven

1970 Minnesota Twins

2.761

7
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

1990 Seattle Mariners

2.748

8
Profile photo of Chuck Finley

Chuck Finley

1988 California Angels

2.699

9
Profile photo of Frank Tanana

Frank Tanana

1974 California Angels

2.650

10
Profile photo of Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

1908 Washington Senators

2.648

11
Profile photo of Mickey Lolich

Mickey Lolich

1964 Detroit Tigers

2.327

12
Profile photo of Jack Morris

Jack Morris

1979 Detroit Tigers

2.318

13
Profile photo of Felix Hernandez

Felix Hernandez

2006 Seattle Mariners

2.311

14
Profile photo of Mark Langston

Mark Langston

1984 Seattle Mariners

2.255

15
Profile photo of Early Wynn

Early Wynn

1942 Washington Senators

2.155

16
Profile photo of Kevin Appier

Kevin Appier

1990 Kansas City Royals

2.049

17
Profile photo of Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant

1965 Cleveland Indians

2.007

18
Profile photo of Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte

1995 New York Yankees

1.999

19
Profile photo of Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat

1961 Minnesota Twins

1.984

20
Profile photo of Sam McDowell

Sam McDowell

1964 Cleveland Indians

1.978

21
Profile photo of Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove

1925 Philadelphia Athletics

1.969

22
Profile photo of Red Ruffing

Red Ruffing

1925 Boston Red Sox

1.942

23
Profile photo of David Price

David Price

2010 Tampa Bay Rays

1.912

24
Profile photo of John Lackey

John Lackey

2003 Anaheim Angels

1.911

25
Profile photo of Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer

1966 Baltimore Orioles

1.904

26
Profile photo of Rick Porcello

Rick Porcello

2009 Detroit Tigers

1.900

27
Profile photo of Billy Pierce

Billy Pierce

1949 Chicago White Sox

1.897

28
Profile photo of Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank

1901 Philadelphia Athletics

1.893

29
Profile photo of Mark Buehrle

Mark Buehrle

2001 Chicago White Sox

1.883

30
Profile photo of David Wells

David Wells

1990 Toronto Blue Jays

1.868

31
Profile photo of Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon

1998 Cleveland Indians

1.868

32
Profile photo of Ron Guidry

Ron Guidry

1977 New York Yankees

1.830

33
Profile photo of James Shields

James Shields

2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

1.823

34
Profile photo of Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez

1998 Boston Red Sox

1.816

35
Profile photo of Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield

1995 Boston Red Sox

1.816

36
Profile photo of Bob Feller

Bob Feller

1938 Cleveland Indians

1.812

37
Profile photo of Camilo Pascual

Camilo Pascual

1956 Washington Senators

1.810

38
Profile photo of Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford

1953 New York Yankees

1.799

39
Profile photo of Chris Sale

Chris Sale

2012 Chicago White Sox

1.753

40
Profile photo of Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

1993 Texas Rangers

1.739

41
Profile photo of Floyd Bannister

Floyd Bannister

1979 Seattle Mariners

1.675

42
Profile photo of Tommy John

Tommy John

1965 Chicago White Sox

1.664

43
Profile photo of Tommy Bridges

Tommy Bridges

1931 Detroit Tigers

1.662

44
Profile photo of Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

1966 Kansas City Athletics

1.656

45
Profile photo of Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell

1902 Philadelphia Athletics

1.650

46
Profile photo of Chief Bender

Chief Bender

1903 Philadelphia Athletics

1.649

47
Profile photo of Bobo Newsom

Bobo Newsom

1934 St. Louis Browns

1.639

48
Profile photo of Rudy May

Rudy May

1969 California Angels

1.627

49
Profile photo of Brad Radke

Brad Radke

1995 Minnesota Twins

1.568

50
Profile photo of Dave Stieb

Dave Stieb

1980 Toronto Blue Jays

1.567

51
Profile photo of Jon Lester

Jon Lester

2008 Boston Red Sox

1.564

52
Profile photo of Hal Newhouser

Hal Newhouser

1941 Detroit Tigers

1.549

53
Profile photo of Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt

1988 Texas Rangers

1.545

54
Profile photo of Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley

1975 Cleveland Indians

1.544

55
Profile photo of Charlie Hough

Charlie Hough

1982 Texas Rangers

1.526

56
Profile photo of Ervin Santana

Ervin Santana

2006 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

1.524

57
Profile photo of Mike Moore

Mike Moore

1984 Seattle Mariners

1.498

58
Profile photo of Allie Reynolds

Allie Reynolds

1943 Cleveland Indians

1.481

59
Profile photo of Jimmy Key

Jimmy Key

1985 Toronto Blue Jays

1.446

60
Profile photo of Gary Peters

Gary Peters

1963 Chicago White Sox

1.443

61
Profile photo of Eddie Cicotte

Eddie Cicotte

1908 Boston Red Sox

1.437

62
Profile photo of Corey Kluber

Corey Kluber

2014 Cleveland Indians

1.428

63
Profile photo of Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart

1984 Texas Rangers

1.410

64
Profile photo of Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer

1994 Baltimore Orioles

1.409

65
Profile photo of Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole

2018 Houston Astros

1.406

66
Profile photo of Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry

1972 Cleveland Indians

1.402

67
Profile photo of Frank Viola

Frank Viola

1983 Minnesota Twins

1.394

68
Profile photo of Sonny Siebert

Sonny Siebert

1965 Cleveland Indians

1.393

69
Profile photo of Jered Weaver

Jered Weaver

2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

1.389

70
Profile photo of Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks

1942 Detroit Tigers

1.386

71
Profile photo of Lefty Gomez

Lefty Gomez

1931 New York Yankees

1.378

72
Profile photo of Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson

1962 Boston Red Sox

1.365

73
Profile photo of Urban 'Red' Faber

Urban 'Red' Faber

1914 Chicago White Sox

1.356

74
Profile photo of Mike Boddicker

Mike Boddicker

1983 Baltimore Orioles

1.354

75
Profile photo of Joe Coleman

Joe Coleman

1968 Washington Senators

1.327

76
Profile photo of Bump Hadley

Bump Hadley

1927 Washington Senators

1.327

77
Profile photo of Jim Perry

Jim Perry

1960 Cleveland Indians

1.316

78
Profile photo of David Cone

David Cone

1993 Kansas City Royals

1.303

79
Profile photo of Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

2010 Detroit Tigers

1.298

80
Profile photo of Josh Beckett

Josh Beckett

2006 Boston Red Sox

1.289

81
Profile photo of Trevor Bauer

Trevor Bauer

2015 Cleveland Indians

1.283

82
Profile photo of Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning

1957 Detroit Tigers

1.278

83
Profile photo of Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan

1977 Baltimore Orioles

1.268

84
Profile photo of Mike Witt

Mike Witt

1981 California Angels

1.239

85
Profile photo of Bob Shawkey

Bob Shawkey

1914 Philadelphia Athletics

1.232

86
Profile photo of Zack Greinke

Zack Greinke

2005 Kansas City Royals

1.232

87
Profile photo of Dean Chance

Dean Chance

1962 Los Angeles Angels

1.228

88
Profile photo of Freddy Garcia

Freddy Garcia

1999 Seattle Mariners

1.228

89
Profile photo of Cy Young

Cy Young

1901 Boston Americans

1.226

90
Profile photo of Dave McNally

Dave McNally

1965 Baltimore Orioles

1.221

91
Profile photo of Charles Nagy

Charles Nagy

1991 Cleveland Indians

1.219

92
Profile photo of Jack McDowell

Jack McDowell

1990 Chicago White Sox

1.194

93
Profile photo of Earl Whitehill

Earl Whitehill

1924 Detroit Tigers

1.192

94
Profile photo of Juan Guzman

Juan Guzman

1992 Toronto Blue Jays

1.192

95
Profile photo of Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard

1975 Kansas City Royals

1.185

96
Profile photo of Jim Clancy

Jim Clancy

1978 Toronto Blue Jays

1.179

97
Profile photo of Bullet Joe Bush

Bullet Joe Bush

1913 Philadelphia Athletics

1.175

98
Profile photo of Chris Bosio

Chris Bosio

1987 Milwaukee Brewers

1.169

99
Profile photo of Sad Sam Jones

Sad Sam Jones

1918 Boston Red Sox

1.168

100
Profile photo of Dizzy Trout

Dizzy Trout

1939 Detroit Tigers

1.167

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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