All-Time Strikeout-to-Walk Leaders

Career rate stats are limited to players with 1,000+ innings pitched, the usual bar for all-time rate leaderboards. Show all players

#	Player	Seasons	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	K/BB
1	Jacob deGrom	2014–2025 (12)	96	65	2.57	248	248	0	1539.2	1,173	440	146	345	1,851	0.99	5.37
2	Chris Sale	2010–2025 (15)	145	88	3.01	393	312	12	2084.0	1,692	697	213	487	2,579	1.05	5.30
3	Tommy Bond	1874–1884 (10)	234	163	2.14	417	408	0	3628.2	3,765	862	50	193	972	1.09	5.04
4	Josh Tomlin	2010–2021 (12)	69	56	4.77	286	150	2	1067.0	1,160	566	197	153	736	1.23	4.81
5	Masahiro Tanaka	2014–2020 (7)	78	46	3.74	174	173	0	1054.1	983	438	159	208	991	1.13	4.76
6	Corey Kluber	2011–2023 (13)	116	77	3.44	271	260	1	1641.2	1,486	627	177	368	1,725	1.13	4.69
7	Gerrit Cole	2013–2024 (12)	153	80	3.18	317	317	0	1954.0	1,627	690	217	500	2,251	1.09	4.50
8	Max Scherzer	2008–2025 (18)	221	117	3.22	483	474	0	2963.0	2,433	1,059	354	779	3,489	1.08	4.48
9	Curt Schilling	1988–2007 (20)	216	146	3.46	569	436	22	3261.0	2,998	1,253	347	711	3,116	1.14	4.38
10	Stephen Strasburg	2010–2022 (13)	113	62	3.24	247	247	0	1470.0	1,217	530	149	394	1,723	1.10	4.37
11	Michael Pineda	2011–2022 (9)	64	61	4.06	181	180	0	1008.2	990	455	144	221	966	1.20	4.37
12	Clayton Kershaw	2008–2025 (18)	223	96	2.53	455	451	0	2855.1	2,193	804	235	713	3,052	1.02	4.28
13	Aaron Nola	2015–2025 (11)	109	89	3.83	285	285	0	1715.2	1,522	730	217	449	1,876	1.15	4.18
14	Zach Eflin	2016–2025 (10)	68	67	4.28	200	188	1	1073.2	1,106	511	162	221	922	1.24	4.17
15	Pedro Martinez	1992–2009 (18)	219	100	2.93	476	409	3	2827.1	2,221	919	239	760	3,154	1.05	4.15
16	Mariano Rivera	1995–2013 (19)	82	60	2.21	1,115	10	652	1283.2	998	315	71	286	1,173	1.00	4.10
17	Dan Haren	2003–2015 (13)	153	131	3.75	391	380	1	2419.2	2,357	1,009	305	500	2,013	1.18	4.03
18	Joe Musgrove	2016–2024 (9)	66	62	3.73	206	180	2	1056.0	970	438	133	262	1,050	1.17	4.01
19	Logan Webb	2019–2025 (7)	70	53	3.38	180	177	0	1062.1	1,020	399	74	250	994	1.20	3.98
20	Hyun Jin Ryu	2013–2023 (10)	78	48	3.27	186	185	1	1055.1	1,013	384	116	236	934	1.18	3.96
21	Cliff Lee	2002–2014 (13)	143	91	3.52	328	324	0	2156.2	2,116	843	223	464	1,824	1.20	3.93
22	Zack Greinke	2004–2023 (20)	225	156	3.49	586	541	1	3389.1	3,207	1,315	367	762	2,979	1.17	3.91
23	Jim Whitney	1881–1890 (10)	191	204	2.97	413	396	2	3496.1	3,598	1,154	79	411	1,571	1.15	3.82
24	Madison Bumgarner	2009–2023 (15)	134	124	3.47	358	355	0	2209.1	2,007	853	258	544	2,070	1.16	3.81
25	Zack Wheeler	2013–2025 (11)	113	75	3.28	283	283	0	1728.1	1,475	630	166	490	1,820	1.14	3.71
26	Trevor Hoffman	1993–2010 (18)	61	75	2.87	1,035	0	601	1089.1	846	347	100	307	1,133	1.06	3.69
27	David Price	2008–2022 (14)	157	82	3.32	400	322	3	2143.2	1,930	790	221	562	2,076	1.16	3.69
28	Yu Darvish	2012–2025 (13)	115	93	3.65	297	297	0	1778.0	1,460	721	231	563	2,075	1.14	3.69
29	Doug Jones	1982–2000 (16)	69	79	3.30	846	4	303	1128.1	1,155	414	86	247	909	1.24	3.68
30	Jon Lieber	1994–2008 (14)	131	124	4.27	401	327	2	2198.0	2,388	1,043	285	422	1,553	1.28	3.68
31	Jordan Zimmermann	2009–2021 (13)	95	91	4.07	279	275	0	1614.0	1,673	730	195	346	1,271	1.25	3.67
32	Kevin Gausman	2013–2025 (13)	112	113	3.81	361	322	0	1911.0	1,835	810	233	535	1,954	1.24	3.65
33	Jameson Taillon	2016–2025 (9)	82	60	3.87	224	223	1	1237.0	1,182	532	170	294	1,073	1.19	3.65
34	BS Bret Saberhagen	1984–2001 (16)	167	117	3.34	399	371	1	2562.2	2,452	952	218	471	1,715	1.14	3.64
35	John Ward	1878–1884 (7)	164	103	2.10	293	262	3	2469.2	2,324	576	26	253	920	1.04	3.64
36	Miles Mikolas	2012–2025 (10)	72	75	4.24	241	213	0	1252.1	1,277	590	167	246	895	1.22	3.64
37	Carlos Carrasco	2009–2025 (16)	112	105	4.22	335	286	2	1687.1	1,673	792	221	468	1,696	1.27	3.62
38	Ben Sheets	2001–2012 (10)	94	96	3.78	250	250	0	1596.2	1,577	670	184	369	1,325	1.22	3.59
39	Mike Mussina	1991–2008 (18)	270	153	3.68	537	536	0	3562.2	3,460	1,458	376	785	2,813	1.19	3.58
40	Roy Halladay	1998–2013 (16)	203	105	3.38	416	390	1	2749.1	2,646	1,034	236	592	2,117	1.18	3.58
41	Roy Oswalt	2001–2013 (13)	163	102	3.36	365	341	0	2245.1	2,199	838	197	520	1,852	1.21	3.56
42	Justin Verlander	2005–2025 (20)	266	158	3.32	555	555	0	3567.2	3,046	1,317	371	1,004	3,553	1.14	3.54
43	Max Fried	2017–2025 (9)	92	41	3.03	200	183	0	1079.2	947	364	90	297	1,052	1.15	3.54
44	Johan Santana	2000–2012 (12)	139	78	3.20	360	284	1	2025.2	1,726	721	220	567	1,988	1.13	3.51
45	George Bradley	1875–1884 (9)	172	151	2.43	347	325	2	2940.0	3,009	795	45	196	671	1.09	3.42
46	Scott Baker	2005–2015 (10)	66	53	4.26	193	172	0	1064.2	1,089	504	145	245	839	1.25	3.42
47	Sean Manaea	2016–2025 (10)	79	66	4.08	243	210	1	1245.0	1,150	565	171	347	1,184	1.20	3.41
48	Andrew Heaney	2014–2025 (12)	56	72	4.57	230	208	0	1136.2	1,113	577	199	339	1,156	1.28	3.41
49	RR Rick Reed	1988–2003 (15)	93	76	4.03	273	245	1	1545.2	1,601	692	213	285	970	1.22	3.40
50	Hiroki Kuroda	2008–2014 (7)	79	79	3.45	212	211	0	1319.0	1,254	505	129	292	986	1.17	3.38

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