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MLB Career Leaders
Strikeouts

1
Profile photo of Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

1966-1993

5,714

2
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

1988-2009

4,875

3
Profile photo of Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens

1984-2007

4,672

4
Profile photo of Steve Carlton

Steve Carlton

1965-1988

4,136

5
Profile photo of Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven

1970-1992

3,701

6
Profile photo of Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver

1967-1986

3,640

7
Profile photo of Don Sutton

Don Sutton

1966-1988

3,574

8
Profile photo of Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry

1962-1983

3,534

9
Profile photo of Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

1907-1927

3,509

10
Profile photo of Greg Maddux

Greg Maddux

1986-2008

3,371

11
Profile photo of Phil Niekro

Phil Niekro

1964-1987

3,342

12
Profile photo of Fergie Jenkins

Fergie Jenkins

1965-1983

3,192

13
Profile photo of Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez

1992-2009

3,154

14
Profile photo of Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson

1959-1975

3,117

15
Profile photo of Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling

1988-2007

3,116

16
Profile photo of CC Sabathia

CC Sabathia

2001-2019

3,093

17
Profile photo of John Smoltz

John Smoltz

1988-2009

3,084

18
Profile photo of Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

2008-2021

3,020

19
Profile photo of Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

2005-2020

3,013

20
Profile photo of Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning

1955-1971

2,855

21
Profile photo of Mickey Lolich

Mickey Lolich

1963-1979

2,832

22
Profile photo of Mike Mussina

Mike Mussina

1991-2008

2,813

23
Profile photo of Zack Greinke

Zack Greinke

2004-2021

2,809

24
Profile photo of Cy Young

Cy Young

1890-1911

2,803

25
Profile photo of Frank Tanana

Frank Tanana

1973-1993

2,773

26
Profile photo of Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw

2008-2021

2,670

27
Profile photo of David Cone

David Cone

1986-2003

2,668

28
Profile photo of Chuck Finley

Chuck Finley

1986-2002

2,610

29
Profile photo of Tom Glavine

Tom Glavine

1987-2008

2,607

30
Profile photo of Warren Spahn

Warren Spahn

1942-1965

2,583

31
Profile photo of Bob Feller

Bob Feller

1936-1956

2,581

32
Profile photo of Tim Keefe

Tim Keefe

1880-1893

2,564

33
Profile photo of Cole Hamels

Cole Hamels

2006-2020

2,560

34
Profile photo of Jerry Koosman

Jerry Koosman

1967-1985

2,556

35
Profile photo of Javier Vazquez

Javier Vazquez

1998-2011

2,536

36
Profile photo of Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon

1997-2018

2,535

37
Profile photo of Felix Hernandez

Felix Hernandez

2005-2019

2,524

38
Profile photo of A. J. Burnett

A. J. Burnett

1999-2015

2,513

39
Profile photo of Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson

1900-1916

2,507

40
Profile photo of Jon Lester

Jon Lester

2006-2021

2,488

41
Profile photo of Don Drysdale

Don Drysdale

1956-1969

2,486

42
Profile photo of Jack Morris

Jack Morris

1977-1994

2,478

43
Profile photo of Mark Langston

Mark Langston

1984-1999

2,464

44
Profile photo of Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat

1959-1983

2,461

45
Profile photo of Sam McDowell

Sam McDowell

1961-1975

2,453

46
Profile photo of Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte

1995-2013

2,448

47
Profile photo of Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer

1986-2012

2,441

48
Profile photo of Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant

1964-1982

2,416

49
Profile photo of Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley

1975-1998

2,401

50
Profile photo of Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown

1986-2005

2,397

51
Profile photo of Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax

1955-1966

2,396

52
Profile photo of Charlie Hough

Charlie Hough

1970-1994

2,362

53
Profile photo of Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts

1948-1966

2,357

54
Profile photo of Early Wynn

Early Wynn

1939-1963

2,334

55
Profile photo of Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell

1897-1910

2,316

56
Profile photo of Juan Marichal

Juan Marichal

1960-1975

2,303

57
Profile photo of John Lackey

John Lackey

2002-2017

2,294

58
Profile photo of Dwight Gooden

Dwight Gooden

1984-2000

2,293

59
Profile photo of Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove

1925-1941

2,266

60
Profile photo of Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank

1901-1917

2,246

61
Profile photo of Tommy John

Tommy John

1963-1989

2,245

62
Profile photo of James Shields

James Shields

2006-2018

2,234

63
Profile photo of Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer

1965-1984

2,212

64
Profile photo of Jake Peavy

Jake Peavy

2002-2016

2,207

65
Profile photo of David Wells

David Wells

1987-2007

2,201

66
Profile photo of Grover Cleveland

2,198

67
Profile photo of Vida Blue

Vida Blue

1969-1986

2,175

68
Profile photo of Camilo Pascual

Camilo Pascual

1954-1971

2,167

69
Profile photo of Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield

1992-2011

2,156

70
Profile photo of Dennis Martinez

Dennis Martinez

1976-1998

2,149

71
Profile photo of Roy Halladay

Roy Halladay

1998-2013

2,117

72
Profile photo of Kevin Millwood

Kevin Millwood

1997-2012

2,083

73
Profile photo of Bobo Newsom

Bobo Newsom

1929-1953

2,082

74
Profile photo of Tim Hudson

Tim Hudson

1999-2015

2,080

75
Profile photo of Ryan Dempster

Ryan Dempster

1998-2013

2,075

76
Profile photo of Fernando Valenzuela

2,074

77
Profile photo of Chris Sale

Chris Sale

2010-2021

2,059

78
Profile photo of Dazzy Vance

Dazzy Vance

1915-1935

2,045

79
Profile photo of David Price

David Price

2008-2021

2,039

80
Profile photo of Rick Reuschel

Rick Reuschel

1972-1991

2,015

81
Profile photo of Orel Hershiser

Orel Hershiser

1983-2000

2,014

82
Profile photo of Dan Haren

Dan Haren

2003-2015

2,013

83
Profile photo of Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

2,012

84
Profile photo of Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright

2005-2021

2,004

85
Profile photo of Andy Benes

Andy Benes

1989-2002

2,000

86
Profile photo of Billy Pierce

Billy Pierce

1945-1964

1,999

87
Profile photo of Kevin Appier

Kevin Appier

1989-2004

1,994

88
Profile photo of Johan Santana

Johan Santana

2000-2012

1,988

89
Profile photo of Red Ruffing

Red Ruffing

1924-1947

1,987

90
Profile photo of Ervin Santana

Ervin Santana

2005-2021

1,978

91
Profile photo of John Clarkson

John Clarkson

1882-1894

1,978

92
Profile photo of Livan Hernandez

Livan Hernandez

1996-2012

1,976

93
Profile photo of Al Leiter

Al Leiter

1987-2005

1,974

94
Profile photo of Bob Welch

Bob Welch

1978-1994

1,969

95
Profile photo of Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

1989-2008

1,968

96
Profile photo of Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford

1950-1967

1,956

97
Profile photo of Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt

1986-2001

1,955

98
Profile photo of Amos Rusie

Amos Rusie

1889-1901

1,950

99
Profile photo of Madison Bumgarner

Madison Bumgarner

2009-2021

1,948

100
Profile photo of Danny Darwin

Danny Darwin

1978-1998

1,942

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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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