| National League Pitching Leaders - Pitcher Strikeouts |
| | Rank | Player, Team | W | L | ERA | IP | BR/9 | K | Run Sp | G | GS | CG | Sho | | 1 | Tim Lincecum, SF | 15 | 7 | 2.48 | 225.1 | 9.7 | 261 | 4.6 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Javier Vazquez, Atl | 15 | 10 | 2.87 | 219.1 | 9.4 | 238 | 5.4 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | | 3 | Dan Haren, Ari | 14 | 10 | 3.14 | 229.1 | 9.2 | 223 | 4.7 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 1 | | 4 | Adam Wainwright, StL | 19 | 8 | 2.63 | 233.0 | 11.0 | 212 | 5.9 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Yovani Gallardo, Mil | 13 | 12 | 3.73 | 185.2 | 12.1 | 204 | 4.2 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 6 | Ubaldo Jimenez, Col | 15 | 12 | 3.47 | 218.0 | 11.5 | 198 | 4.9 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 7 | Ricky Nolasco, Fla | 13 | 9 | 5.06 | 185.0 | 11.4 | 195 | 5.3 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | | t8 | Jorge De La Rosa, Col | 16 | 9 | 4.38 | 185.0 | 12.8 | 193 | 6.5 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 0 | | t8 | Wandy Rodriguez, Hou | 14 | 12 | 3.02 | 205.2 | 11.4 | 193 | 4.2 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | | 10 | Josh Johnson, Fla | 15 | 5 | 3.23 | 209.0 | 10.7 | 191 | 5.6 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 11 | Clayton Kershaw, LAD | 8 | 8 | 2.79 | 171.0 | 11.1 | 185 | 3.7 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | | 12 | Chad Billingsley, LAD | 12 | 11 | 4.03 | 196.1 | 12.2 | 179 | 4.7 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 0 | | 13 | Jonathan Sanchez, SF | 8 | 12 | 4.24 | 163.1 | 12.6 | 177 | 3.7 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 1 | | 14 | Max Scherzer, Ari | 9 | 11 | 4.12 | 170.1 | 12.6 | 174 | 4.9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | | 15 | Ryan Dempster, ChC | 11 | 9 | 3.65 | 200.0 | 12.0 | 172 | 5.0 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | | t16 | Matt Cain, SF | 14 | 8 | 2.89 | 217.2 | 10.8 | 171 | 4.2 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 0 | | t16 | Rich Harden, ChC | 9 | 9 | 4.09 | 141.0 | 12.4 | 171 | 4.3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | | 18 | Cole Hamels, Phi | 10 | 11 | 4.32 | 193.2 | 11.8 | 168 | 5.3 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | | 19 | Joe Blanton, Phi | 12 | 8 | 4.05 | 195.1 | 12.2 | 163 | 4.7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | | 20 | Randy Wolf, LAD | 11 | 7 | 3.23 | 214.1 | 10.2 | 160 | 5.0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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