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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | K | YEAR | Open Postseason Leaderboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Gibson | 153 | 1959-1979 | |
| 2 | Whitey Ford* | 94 | 1950-1967 | |
| 2 | Sam McDowell | 94 | 1961-1979 | |
| 4 | Gary Nolan# | 78 | 1967-1981 | |
| 5 | Dave McNally# | 73 | 1962-1981 | |
| 6 | Dick Ruthven# | 71 | 1972-1981 | |
| 7 | Steve Carlton# | 67 | 1965-1981 | |
| 8 | Bob Moose# | 65 | 1967-1981 | |
| 9 | Allie Reynolds | 62 | 1942-1954 | |
| 10 | Sandy Koufax* | 61 | 1955-1966 | |
| 10 | Red Ruffing* | 61 | 1924-1947 | |
| 12 | Charles Bender* | 59 | 1903-1925 | |
| 13 | Tom Seaver | 57 | 1967-1979 | |
| 14 | George Earnshaw | 56 | 1928-1936 | |
| 15 | Tommy John# | 55 | 1963-1981 | |
| 16 | Bob Caruthers | 53 | 1884-1892 | |
| 17 | John Clarkson* | 52 | 1882-1894 | |
| 17 | Mickey Lolich | 52 | 1963-1978 | |
| 19 | Waite Hoyt* | 49 | 1918-1938 | |
| 19 | Nolan Ryan# | 49 | 1966-1981 | |
| 21 | Christy Mathewson* | 48 | 1900-1916 | |
| 22 | Tim Keefe* | 46 | 1880-1893 | |
| 22 | Bob Turley | 46 | 1951-1963 | |
| 24 | Marcos Ortega# | 43 | 1976-1981 | |
| 24 | Vic Raschi | 43 | 1946-1955 | |
| 26 | Jim Palmer | 42 | 1965-1981 | |
| 27 | Ed Halicki# | 39 | 1972-1981 | |
| 28 | Don Drysdale* | 36 | 1956-1969 | |
| 28 | Lefty Grove* | 36 | 1925-1941 | |
| 28 | George Mullin | 36 | 1902-1913 | |
| 31 | Mordecai Brown* | 35 | 1903-1916 | |
| 31 | Mort Cooper | 35 | 1938-1949 | |
| 31 | Walter Johnson* | 35 | 1907-1927 | |
| 31 | Clay Kirby# | 35 | 1969-1981 | |
| 31 | Rube Marquard | 35 | 1908-1925 | |
| 31 | Orval Overall | 35 | 1905-1913 | |
| 37 | Jack Coombs | 34 | 1906-1920 | |
| 38 | Tom M Carroll# | 33 | 1974-1981 | |
| 38 | Bill Donovan | 33 | 1898-1918 | |
| 38 | Silver King | 33 | 1886-1897 | |
| 41 | Carl Hubbell* | 32 | 1928-1943 | |
| 41 | Eddie Plank* | 32 | 1901-1917 | |
| 41 | Warren Spahn* | 32 | 1942-1965 | |
| 44 | Ed Crane | 31 | 1884-1893 | |
| 44 | Carl Erskine | 31 | 1948-1959 | |
| 44 | Lefty Gomez | 31 | 1930-1943 | |
| 44 | Ralph Terry | 31 | 1956-1967 | |
| 48 | Paul Derringer | 30 | 1931-1945 | |
| 49 | Pete Alexander* | 29 | 1911-1930 | |
| 49 | Thomas Boyd# | 29 | 1975-1981 | |
| 49 | Dave Foutz | 29 | 1884-1896 | |
| 52 | Bill Dinneen | 28 | 1898-1909 | |
| 52 | Burleigh Grimes* | 28 | 1916-1934 | |
| 52 | Art Nehf | 28 | 1915-1929 | |
| 52 | Monte Pearson | 28 | 1932-1941 | |
| 56 | Tommy Bridges | 27 | 1930-1946 | |
| 56 | Bill Hallahan | 27 | 1925-1938 | |
| 56 | Kenneth Kollmyer# | 27 | 1974-1981 | |
| 56 | Rudy May | 27 | 1965-1976 | |
| 56 | Frank Riccelli# | 27 | 1975-1981 | |
| 56 | Schoolboy Rowe | 27 | 1933-1950 | |
| 62 | Joe H Coleman | 26 | 1965-1978 | |
| 62 | Mike Cuellar | 26 | 1959-1972 | |
| 62 | Cy Young* | 26 | 1890-1911 | |
| 65 | Lew Burdette | 25 | 1950-1967 | |
| 65 | Roger Craig | 25 | 1955-1966 | |
| 65 | Burt Hooton | 25 | 1971-1978 | |
| 65 | Max Lanier | 25 | 1938-1953 | |
| 69 | Jesse Barnes | 24 | 1915-1927 | |
| 69 | Ray Culp | 24 | 1963-1979 | |
| 69 | Don Larsen | 24 | 1953-1967 | |
| 69 | Herb Pennock* | 24 | 1912-1934 | |
| 69 | Deacon Phillippe | 24 | 1899-1911 | |
| 74 | Jim McCormick | 23 | 1878-1887 | |
| 75 | John D'Acquisto# | 22 | 1972-1981 | |
| 75 | Blake Green# | 22 | 1973-1981 | |
| 75 | Hal Newhouser | 22 | 1939-1955 | |
| 75 | Adonis Terry | 22 | 1884-1897 | |
| 79 | Ron Guidry# | 21 | 1972-1981 | |
| 79 | Denny McLain# | 21 | 1963-1981 | |
| 79 | Doug Rau# | 21 | 1970-1981 | |
| 79 | Smoky Joe Wood | 21 | 1908-1920 | |
| 83 | Steve Brown# | 20 | 1975-1981 | |
| 83 | Eddie Cicotte | 20 | 1905-1920 | |
| 83 | Sal Maglie | 20 | 1945-1958 | |
| 83 | Sonny Siebert | 20 | 1964-1973 | |
| 83 | Jeff Tesreau | 20 | 1912-1918 | |
| 88 | Ken Brett# | 19 | 1967-1980 | |
| 88 | Dizzy Dean* | 19 | 1930-1947 | |
| 88 | Ryne Duren | 19 | 1954-1965 | |
| 88 | Randy Jones# | 19 | 1973-1981 | |
| 88 | Eddie Lopat | 19 | 1944-1955 | |
| 88 | Don Newcombe | 19 | 1949-1960 | |
| 88 | Jack S Sanford | 19 | 1953-1967 | |
| 88 | Tom Underwood# | 19 | 1974-1981 | |
| 88 | Luke Walker | 19 | 1965-1981 | |
| 97 | Harry Brecheen | 18 | 1940-1953 | |
| 97 | Bullet Joe Bush | 18 | 1912-1928 | |
| 97 | Jay Dillard# | 18 | 1974-1981 | |
| 97 | Don Gullett | 18 | 1970-1976 |
