| # | Player | Matches | Inn | Runs | Wickets | Best | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Steyn | 93 | 171 | 10,077 | 439 | 7/51 | 3.24 |
| 2 | Shaun Pollock | 108 | 202 | 9,733 | 421 | 7/87 | 2.39 |
| 3 | Makhaya Ntini | 101 | 190 | 11,242 | 390 | 7/37 | 3.23 |
| 4 | AA Donald | 72 | 129 | 7,344 | 330 | 8/71 | 2.83 |
| 5 | Kagiso Rabada | 70 | 128 | 7,196 | 327 | 7/112 | 3.34 |
| 6 | Morne Morkel | 86 | 160 | 8,550 | 309 | 6/23 | 3.10 |
| 7 | Jacques Kallis | 165 | 270 | 9,497 | 291 | 6/54 | 2.82 |
| 8 | Vernon Philander | 64 | 119 | 5,000 | 224 | 6/21 | 2.63 |
| 9 | Keshav Maharaj | 57 | 96 | 5,878 | 198 | 9/129 | 3.10 |
| 10 | Hugh Tayfield | 37 | 61 | 4,405 | 170 | 9/113 | 1.94 |
| 11 | Paul Adams | 45 | 76 | 4,405 | 134 | 7/128 | 2.98 |
| 12 | TL Goddard | 41 | 75 | 3,226 | 123 | 6/53 | 1.64 |
| 13 | Chris Gayle | 36 | 69 | 3,919 | 123 | 6/32 | 3.08 |
| 14 | Peter Pollock | 28 | 52 | 2,806 | 116 | 6/38 | 2.58 |
| 15 | Neil Adcock | 26 | 46 | 2,195 | 104 | 6/43 | 2.06 |
| 16 | PL Harris | 37 | 63 | 3,901 | 103 | 6/127 | 2.65 |
| 17 | Nico Boje | 43 | 72 | 4,265 | 100 | 5/62 | 2.96 |
| 18 | PS de Villiers | 18 | 34 | 2,063 | 85 | 6/23 | 2.57 |
| 19 | Cyril Vincent | 25 | 40 | 2,631 | 84 | 6/51 | 2.69 |
| 20 | George Faulkner | 25 | 43 | 2,180 | 82 | 7/84 | 3.09 |
| 21 | Lance Klusener | 49 | 84 | 3,033 | 80 | 8/64 | 2.64 |
| 22 | Brian McMillan | 38 | 64 | 2,537 | 75 | 4/65 | 2.51 |
| 23 | Marco Jansen | 17 | 30 | 1,589 | 73 | 7/13 | 3.48 |
| 24 | Anrich Nortje | 19 | 32 | 1,870 | 70 | 6/56 | 3.67 |
| 25 | Albert Vogler | 15 | 28 | 1,455 | 64 | 7/94 | 3.15 |
| 26 | James Sinclair | 25 | 41 | 1,996 | 63 | 6/26 | 3.32 |
| 27 | James Blanckenberg | 18 | 25 | 1,817 | 60 | 6/76 | 2.80 |
| 28 | Duanne Olivier | 16 | 29 | 1,432 | 59 | 6/37 | 3.74 |
| 29 | Peter Heine | 14 | 27 | 1,455 | 58 | 6/58 | 2.24 |
| 30 | Adam Gilchrist | 19 | 33 | 1,920 | 58 | 6/59 | 1.98 |
| 31 | Imran Tahir | 20 | 37 | 2,294 | 57 | 5/32 | 3.50 |
| 32 | Lungi Ngidi | 19 | 33 | 1,273 | 55 | 6/39 | 3.11 |
| 33 | Reginald Schwarz | 20 | 31 | 1,417 | 55 | 6/47 | 3.22 |
| 34 | M Hayward | 16 | 29 | 1,609 | 54 | 5/56 | 3.42 |
| 35 | Athol Rowan | 15 | 25 | 2,084 | 54 | 5/68 | 2.40 |
| 36 | CR Matthews | 18 | 33 | 1,502 | 52 | 5/42 | 2.26 |
| 37 | Marcus Trescothick | 17 | 31 | 1,788 | 50 | 6/46 | 2.57 |
| 38 | Boeta Dippenaar | 15 | 21 | 1,421 | 48 | 6/92 | 3.71 |
| 39 | Alexander Bell | 16 | 26 | 1,567 | 48 | 6/99 | 2.81 |
| 40 | Mohammad Rafique | 16 | 23 | 1,572 | 47 | 7/65 | 3.15 |
| 41 | AJ Hall | 21 | 38 | 1,617 | 45 | 3/1 | 3.23 |
| 42 | Joseph Partridge | 11 | 20 | 1,373 | 44 | 7/91 | 2.23 |
| 43 | WJ Cronje | 68 | 85 | 1,288 | 43 | 3/14 | 2.03 |
| 44 | JP Duminy | 46 | 57 | 1,601 | 42 | 4/47 | 3.55 |
| 45 | Michael Procter | 7 | 14 | 616 | 41 | 6/73 | 2.44 |
| 46 | Arthur Nourse | 45 | 57 | 1,553 | 41 | 4/25 | 2.88 |
| 47 | Alfred Hall | 7 | 14 | 886 | 40 | 7/63 | 2.25 |
| 48 | Eddie Barlow | 30 | 46 | 1,362 | 40 | 5/85 | 2.70 |
| 49 | Arthur Langton | 15 | 23 | 1,827 | 40 | 5/58 | 2.61 |
| 50 | KJ Abbott | 11 | 21 | 886 | 39 | 7/29 | 2.55 |
| 51 | Simon Harmer | 10 | 16 | 1,075 | 39 | 4/61 | 3.06 |
| 52 | Robin Peterson | 15 | 27 | 1,416 | 38 | 5/33 | 3.37 |
| 53 | Brett Schultz | 9 | 14 | 749 | 37 | 5/48 | 2.59 |
| 54 | DL Piedt | 12 | 20 | 1,521 | 37 | 5/89 | 3.76 |
| 55 | Pat Symcox | 20 | 34 | 1,603 | 37 | 4/69 | 2.70 |
| 56 | Quintin McMillan | 13 | 22 | 1,243 | 36 | 5/66 | 3.69 |
| 57 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 15 | 25 | 1,510 | 36 | 6/43 | 2.58 |
| 58 | SJ Snooke | 26 | 29 | 702 | 35 | 8/70 | 2.60 |
| 59 | NA Quinn | 12 | 19 | 1,145 | 35 | 6/92 | 2.35 |
| 60 | Willem Mulder | 18 | 30 | 779 | 30 | 4/32 | 2.99 |
| 61 | JC Watkins | 15 | 27 | 816 | 29 | 4/22 | 1.74 |
| 62 | Goofy Lawrence | 5 | 9 | 512 | 28 | 8/53 | 2.30 |
| 63 | CP Carter | 10 | 12 | 694 | 28 | 6/50 | 2.82 |
| 64 | Younis Khan | 42 | 39 | 1,380 | 27 | 5/87 | 3.27 |
| 65 | Michael Melle | 7 | 12 | 851 | 26 | 6/71 | 3.06 |
| 66 | AH McKinnon | 8 | 15 | 925 | 26 | 4/128 | 2.17 |
| 67 | George Bissett | 4 | 8 | 469 | 25 | 7/29 | 2.84 |
| 68 | Dane Paterson | 7 | 13 | 656 | 25 | 5/61 | 2.98 |
| 69 | J Middleton | 6 | 11 | 442 | 24 | 5/51 | 2.49 |
| 70 | ERH Fuller | 7 | 12 | 668 | 22 | 5/66 | 2.11 |
| 71 | XC Balaskas | 9 | 11 | 806 | 22 | 5/49 | 3.07 |
| 72 | CW Henderson | 7 | 12 | 928 | 22 | 4/116 | 2.83 |
| 73 | Geoffrey Chubb | 5 | 8 | 577 | 21 | 6/51 | 2.42 |
| 74 | DJ Terbrugge | 7 | 13 | 517 | 20 | 5/46 | 3.06 |
| 75 | RJ Crisp | 9 | 14 | 747 | 20 | 5/99 | 3.13 |