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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 ...
Nolan Ryan has 5,714 career strikeouts, the most in Major League history. 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 ...
In the modern era (post-1900), 19 different pitchers have reached the 300 strikeout mark 38 times as of the 2024 MLB season. Since 1900, Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson have recorded the most 300-strikeout seasons, with six each. The highest total in a 300-strikeout season is by Ryan with 383, followed by Sandy Koufax with 382.
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]
That was the lowest walk total for a pitcher reaching 100 strikeouts in the modern era, beating Cliff Lee who had seven walks in the 2010 season. [123] On June 30, 2016, Kershaw was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to back pain.
No other active pitchers will likely get close to Verlander and Scherzer. Clayton Kershaw is currently No. 21 with 2,944 strikeouts, Chris Sale is No. 56 with 2,307 and Gerrit Cole is No. 71 with ...
In baseball, a strikeout occurs when a pitcher throws three strikes to a batter during his time at bat. [1] Under Rules 6.05 and 6.09 of the Official Rules of Major League Baseball, a batter becomes a runner when a third strike is not caught by the catcher with no runner on first base or when there are two outs. [2]
Justin Verlander's Hall of Fame résumé just got a little shinie. The Houston Astros ace passed the great Greg Maddux on the MLB all-time strikeout list, entering the top 10 with the 3,372nd ...