All-Time Pitching Leaders (Through 1998 Season)

Players Active during 1998 indicated by an asterisk (*)
See also Active pitching leaders 

Wins

  1 Cy Young              511 
  2 Walter Johnson        417 
  3 Pete Alexander        373 
    Christy Mathewson     373 
  5 Warren Spahn          363 
  6 Kid Nichols           361 
  7 Jim Galvin            360 
  8 Tim Keefe             342 
  9 Steve Carlton         329 
 10 John Clarkson         328
 11 Eddie Plank           326
 12 Nolan Ryan            324
    Don Sutton            324
 14 Phil Niekro           318
 15 Gaylord Perry         314
 16 Tom Seaver            311
 17 Charley Radbourn      309
 18 Mickey Welch          307
 19 Lefty Grove           300
    Early Wynn            300
 21 Tommy John            288
 22 Bert Blyleven         287
 23 Robin Roberts         286
 24 Fergie Jenkins        284
    Tony Mullane          284

Saves

  1 Lee Smith              478
 *2 John Franco            397
 *3 Dennis Eckersley       390
  4 Jeff Reardon           367
 *5 Randy Myers            347
  6 Rollie Fingers         341
  7 Tom Henke              311
  8 Rich Gossage           309
  9 Bruce Sutter           300
*10 Jeff Montgomery        292
*11 Doug Jones             291
*12 Rick Aguilera          275
*13 Todd Worrell           256
*14 John Wetteland         253
 15 Dave Righetti          252
*16 Rod Beck               250
 17 Dan Quisenberry        244
 18 Sparky Lyle            238
 19 Hoyt Wilhelm           227
 20 Gene Garber            218
 21 Dave Smith             216
*22 Gregg Olson            203
 23 Bobby Thigpen          201
 24 Mike Henneman          193
 25 Roy Face               193

Strikeouts

  1 Nolan Ryan            5714
  2 Steve Carlton         4136
  3 Bert Blyleven         3701
  4 Tom Seaver            3640
  5 Don Sutton            3574
  6 Gaylord Perry         3534
  7 Walter Johnson        3509
  8 Phil Niekro           3342
  9 Fergie Jenkins        3192
*10 Roger Clemens         3153
 11 Bob Gibson            3117
 12 Jim Bunning           2855
 13 Mickey Lolich         2832
 14 Cy Young              2803
 15 Frank Tanana          2773
 16 Warren Spahn          2583
 17 Bob Feller            2581
 18 Jerry Koosman         2556
 19 Tim Keefe             2545
 20 Christy Mathewson     2502
 21 Don Drysdale          2486
 22 Jack Morris           2478
 23 Jim Kaat              2461
 24 Sam McDowell          2453
*25 Mark Langston         2421