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Strikeouts

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Profile photo of Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens

1984 Boston Red Sox

4,167

2
Profile photo of Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

1907 Washington Senators

3,509

3
Profile photo of Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

1972 California Angels

3,355

4
Profile photo of Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven

1970 Minnesota Twins

3,179

5
Profile photo of CC Sabathia

CC Sabathia

2001 Cleveland Indians

3,093

6
Profile photo of Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

2005 Detroit Tigers

3,013

7
Profile photo of Mike Mussina

Mike Mussina

1991 Baltimore Orioles

2,813

8
Profile photo of Mickey Lolich

Mickey Lolich

1963 Detroit Tigers

2,679

9
Profile photo of Frank Tanana

Frank Tanana

1973 California Angels

2,657

10
Profile photo of Chuck Finley

Chuck Finley

1986 California Angels

2,610

11
Profile photo of Bob Feller

Bob Feller

1936 Cleveland Indians

2,581

12
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

1990 Seattle Mariners

2,557

13
Profile photo of Felix Hernandez

Felix Hernandez

2005 Seattle Mariners

2,524

14
Profile photo of Jack Morris

Jack Morris

1977 Detroit Tigers

2,478

15
Profile photo of Mark Langston

Mark Langston

1984 Seattle Mariners

2,408

16
Profile photo of Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant

1964 Cleveland Indians

2,384

17
Profile photo of Early Wynn

Early Wynn

1939 Washington Senators

2,334

18
Profile photo of Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove

1925 Philadelphia Athletics

2,266

19
Profile photo of Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer

1965 Baltimore Orioles

2,212

20
Profile photo of Sam McDowell

Sam McDowell

1961 Cleveland Indians

2,192

21
Profile photo of Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat

1959 Washington Senators

2,188

22
Profile photo of Camilo Pascual

Camilo Pascual

1954 Washington Senators

2,159

23
Profile photo of Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank

1901 Philadelphia Athletics

2,099

24
Profile photo of Chris Sale

Chris Sale

2010 Chicago White Sox

2,059

25
Profile photo of Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley

1975 Cleveland Indians

2,053

26
Profile photo of Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield

1995 Boston Red Sox

2,046

27
Profile photo of Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon

1997 Cleveland Indians

2,031

28
Profile photo of Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte

1995 New York Yankees

2,020

29
Profile photo of David Wells

David Wells

1987 Toronto Blue Jays

2,018

30
Profile photo of Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

1965 Kansas City Athletics

2,012

31
Profile photo of Red Ruffing

Red Ruffing

1924 Boston Red Sox

1,987

32
Profile photo of David Price

David Price

2008 Tampa Bay Rays

1,981

33
Profile photo of Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

1989 Texas Rangers

1,968

34
Profile photo of Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell

1902 Philadelphia Athletics

1,965

35
Profile photo of Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford

1950 New York Yankees

1,956

36
Profile photo of Bobo Newsom

Bobo Newsom

1934 St. Louis Browns

1,943

37
Profile photo of James Shields

James Shields

2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

1,883

38
Profile photo of Billy Pierce

Billy Pierce

1945 Detroit Tigers

1,842

39
Profile photo of Kevin Appier

Kevin Appier

1989 Kansas City Royals

1,822

40
Profile photo of Ervin Santana

Ervin Santana

2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

1,799

41
Profile photo of Hal Newhouser

Hal Newhouser

1939 Detroit Tigers

1,796

42
Profile photo of John Lackey

John Lackey

2002 Anaheim Angels

1,790

43
Profile photo of Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt

1986 Texas Rangers

1,783

44
Profile photo of Ron Guidry

Ron Guidry

1975 New York Yankees

1,778

45
Profile photo of Mark Buehrle

Mark Buehrle

2000 Chicago White Sox

1,745

46
Profile photo of Ed Walsh

Ed Walsh

1904 Chicago White Sox

1,732

47
Profile photo of Joe Coleman

Joe Coleman

1965 Washington Senators

1,714

48
Profile photo of Tom Gordon

Tom Gordon

1988 Kansas City Royals

1,687

49
Profile photo of Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez

1998 Boston Red Sox

1,683

50
Profile photo of Tommy Bridges

Tommy Bridges

1930 Detroit Tigers

1,674

51
Profile photo of Dave Stieb

Dave Stieb

1979 Toronto Blue Jays

1,669

52
Profile photo of Mike Moore

Mike Moore

1982 Seattle Mariners

1,667

53
Profile photo of Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer

1989 Texas Rangers

1,659

54
Profile photo of Rudy May

Rudy May

1965 California Angels

1,606

55
Profile photo of Jered Weaver

Jered Weaver

2006 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

1,598

56
Profile photo of Tommy John

Tommy John

1963 Cleveland Indians

1,596

57
Profile photo of Charlie Hough

Charlie Hough

1981 Texas Rangers

1,588

58
Profile photo of Jim Perry

Jim Perry

1959 Cleveland Indians

1,576

59
Profile photo of Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry

1972 Cleveland Indians

1,574

60
Profile photo of Freddy Garcia

Freddy Garcia

1999 Seattle Mariners

1,571

61
Profile photo of Cy Young

Cy Young

1901 Boston Americans

1,563

62
Profile photo of Corey Kluber

Corey Kluber

2011 Cleveland Indians

1,544

63
Profile photo of Jimmy Key

Jimmy Key

1984 Toronto Blue Jays

1,538

64
Profile photo of Chief Bender

Chief Bender

1903 Philadelphia Athletics

1,536

65
Profile photo of Dean Chance

Dean Chance

1961 Los Angeles Angels

1,534

66
Profile photo of Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks

1941 Detroit Tigers

1,534

67
Profile photo of Frank Viola

Frank Viola

1982 Minnesota Twins

1,526

68
Profile photo of Floyd Bannister

Floyd Bannister

1979 Seattle Mariners

1,517

69
Profile photo of Rick Porcello

Rick Porcello

2009 Detroit Tigers

1,507

70
Profile photo of Roy Halladay

Roy Halladay

1998 Toronto Blue Jays

1,495

71
Profile photo of Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan

1975 Baltimore Orioles

1,491

72
Profile photo of Dave McNally

Dave McNally

1962 Baltimore Orioles

1,476

73
Profile photo of Scott Kazmir

Scott Kazmir

2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

1,474

74
Profile photo of Urban 'Red' Faber

Urban 'Red' Faber

1914 Chicago White Sox

1,471

75
Profile photo of Vida Blue

Vida Blue

1969 Oakland Athletics

1,471

76
Profile photo of Lefty Gomez

Lefty Gomez

1930 New York Yankees

1,468

77
Profile photo of Brad Radke

Brad Radke

1995 Minnesota Twins

1,467

78
Profile photo of Jon Lester

Jon Lester

2006 Boston Red Sox

1,457

79
Profile photo of Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson

1959 Boston Red Sox

1,452

80
Profile photo of David Cone

David Cone

1986 Kansas City Royals

1,449

81
Profile photo of Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart

1984 Texas Rangers

1,442

82
Profile photo of Allie Reynolds

Allie Reynolds

1942 Cleveland Indians

1,423

83
Profile photo of Gary Peters

Gary Peters

1959 Chicago White Sox

1,420

84
Profile photo of Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning

1955 Detroit Tigers

1,406

85
Profile photo of George Mullin

George Mullin

1902 Detroit Tigers

1,394

86
Profile photo of Sonny Siebert

Sonny Siebert

1964 Cleveland Indians

1,390

87
Profile photo of Wilbur Wood

Wilbur Wood

1961 Boston Red Sox

1,382

88
Profile photo of Johan Santana

Johan Santana

2000 Minnesota Twins

1,381

89
Profile photo of Gary Bell

Gary Bell

1958 Cleveland Indians

1,378

90
Profile photo of Eddie Cicotte

Eddie Cicotte

1905 Detroit Tigers

1,374

91
Profile photo of Mike Witt

Mike Witt

1981 California Angels

1,373

92
Profile photo of Mark Gubicza

Mark Gubicza

1984 Kansas City Royals

1,371

93
Profile photo of Bob Shawkey

Bob Shawkey

1913 Philadelphia Athletics

1,360

94
Profile photo of Mike Boddicker

Mike Boddicker

1980 Baltimore Orioles

1,330

95
Profile photo of Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard

1974 Kansas City Royals

1,323

96
Profile photo of Aaron Sele

Aaron Sele

1993 Boston Red Sox

1,321

97
Profile photo of Bullet Joe Bush

Bullet Joe Bush

1912 Philadelphia Athletics

1,312

98
Profile photo of Jack McDowell

Jack McDowell

1987 Chicago White Sox

1,311

99
Profile photo of Kelvim Escobar

Kelvim Escobar

1997 Toronto Blue Jays

1,310

100
Profile photo of Earl Whitehill

Earl Whitehill

1923 Detroit Tigers

1,308

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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