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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 ...
Their total is the lowest number of strikeouts accumulated to lead a league in Major League Baseball history (although Jacob deGrom only struck out 104 National League batters in 2020, the season was shortened by a pandemic to 60 games, or 37.04% of a regular season; had that season run a full 162 games, that would have been a net of 281 ...
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]
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]
Up until this season, he ranked in the top 10 for career strikeouts with 3,371. Verlander passed Maddux last month for No. 10, putting him behind Walter Johnson's 3,509 in ninth place.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
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