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The following list is of the top 100 pitchers in career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. In baseball, a strikeout occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and failure on the part of the batter. Nolan Ryan [1] [2] [3] has the most career ...
César Gerónimo is the only player struck out by two pitchers for their 3,000th strikeout: Gibson in 1974 and Ryan in 1980. [4] Ten 3,000-strikeout pitchers are also members of the 300-win club. [5] Seven members were named to the All-Century Team, a list of MLB's best 100 players; fans later elected four of them as starters.
In baseball, a strikeout occurs when a pitcher throws three strikes to a batter during his time at bat. [1] Twenty different pitchers have struck out at least 18 batters in a single nine-inning Major League Baseball (MLB) game, [a] the most recent being Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals on May 11, 2016. [4]
His 11 seasons as a strikeout leader – second only to the 12 of Walter Johnson – includes nine seasons, between 1972 and 1990, as the American League strikeout leader. [180] Three-time strikeout champion Johan Santana won the American League's last pitching triple crown in 2006. [181] Scott Kazmir's 239 strikeouts led the American League in ...
Hit By Pitch: Ron Hunt, 50 (1971) Sacrifice Hits: Larry Lintz, 23 (1974) Sacrifice Flies: Andre Dawson, 18 (1983) Intentional Walks: Vladimir Guerrero, 32 (2002) At Bats per Strikeout: Gary Sutherland, 25.3 (1971) At Bats per Home Run: Bryce Harper, 12.4 (2015)
3.2 Pitching Records. ... .362 (2000) Hit by Pitch: 82 (1996) Left On Base: 1,198 (2000) Walks: 660 (2009) Intentional Bases on Balls: 64 (2000) Most Strikeouts ...
A hit batsman is awarded first base, provided that (in the plate umpire's judgment) he made an honest effort to avoid the pitch, although failure to do so is rarely called by an umpire. Being hit by a pitch is often caused by a batter standing too close to, or "crowding", home plate. Below is the list of the top 100 Major League Baseball ...
Rank amongst leaders in career strikeouts. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 Ks) Number of strikeouts during the 2025 Major League Baseball season. K: Total career strikeouts. * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bold: Denotes active player. [note 1]