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(r) denotes a player's rookie season.
Career record for most strikeouts [ edit ]
Nolan Ryan holds the Major League record for career strikeouts, with 5714. Randy Johnson , second on the list with 4875, holds the career record among left-handed pitchers.
Top 10 career strikeouts by league [ edit ]
Roger Clemens
1200 strikeouts in two leagues [ edit ]
Jim Bunning
320 strikeouts, one season[ edit ]
Charlie Buffinton
Randy Johnson
Amos Rusie
Multiple seasons with 300 strikeouts [ edit ]
Nolan Ryan
Nine or more seasons with 200 strikeouts [ edit ]
Pitcher
Seasons
Years and teams
Nolan Ryan [ 7]
15
1972-74, 76-79 (California Angels ), 80, 82, 85, 87-88 (Houston Astros ), 89-91 (Texas Rangers )
Randy Johnson [ 17]
13
1991-95, 97 (Seattle Mariners ), 98 (Seattle Mariners-Houston Astros ), 99-2002, 04 (Arizona Diamondbacks ), 05 (New York Yankees )
Roger Clemens [ 1]
12
1986-92, 96 (Boston Red Sox ), 97-98 Toronto Blue Jays , 2001 (New York Yankees), 04 (Houston Astros)
Tom Seaver [ 6]
10
1968-76 (New York Mets ), 78 (Cincinnati Reds )
Bob Gibson [ 8]
9
1962-66, 68-70, 72 (St. Louis Cardinals )
Pedro Martínez [ 23]
9
1996-97 (Montréal Expos ), 98-2000, 02-05 (Boston Red Sox)
Six or more consecutive seasons with 200 strikeouts [ edit ]
Eighteen or more seasons with 100 strikeouts [ edit ]
Pitcher
Seasons
Years and teams
Nolan Ryan [ 7]
24
1968, 70-71 (New York Mets ), 72-79 (California Angels ), 80-88 (Houston Astros ), 89-92 (Texas Rangers )
Roger Clemens [ 1]
22
1984, 86-96 (Boston Red Sox ), 97-98 Toronto Blue Jays , 99-2003 (New York Yankees ), 04-06 (Houston Astros)
Don Sutton [ 12]
21
1966-80 (Los Angeles Dodgers ), 81 (Houston Astros), 82 (Houston Astros-Milwaukee Brewers ), 83-84 (Milwaukee Brewers), 85 (Oakland Athletics -California Angels), 86 (California Angels)
Greg Maddux [ 4]
21
1987-92, 2004-06 (Chicago Cubs ), 93-2003 (Atlanta Braves ), 07 (San Diego Padres )
Steve Carlton [ 2]
19
1967-71 (St. Louis Cardinals ), 72-84 (Philadelphia Phillies ), 86 (Philadelphia Phillies-San Francisco Giants -Chicago White Sox )
Cy Young [ 32]
18
1891-96, 98 (Cleveland Spiders ), 99-1900 (St. Louis Perfectos ), 01-08 (Boston Americans/Red Sox ), 09 (Cleveland Naps )
Walter Johnson [ 3]
18
1908-19, 21-26 (Washington Senators )
Gaylord Perry [ 22]
18
1964-71 (San Francisco Giants), 72-74 (Cleveland Indians ), 75 (Cleveland Indians-Texas Rangers), 76-77 (Texas Rangers), 78-79 (San Diego Padres), 80 (Texas Rangers-New York Yankees), 82 (Seattle Mariners )
Phil Niekro [ 14]
18
1967-80, 82-83 (Atlanta Braves), 84-85 (New York Yankees)
Tom Seaver [ 6]
18
1967-76, 83 (New York Mets ), 77 (New York Mets-Cincinnati Reds ), 78-80 (Cincinnati Reds), 84-86 (Chicago White Sox)
Randy Johnson [ 17]
18
1989 (Montréal Expos -Seattle Mariners), 90-95, 97 (Seattle Mariners), 98 (Seattle Mariners-Houston Astros), 99-2004, 08 (Arizona Diamondbacks ), 05-06 (New York Yankees)
Fifteen or more consecutive seasons with 100 strikeouts [ edit ]
Pitcher
Seasons
Years and teams
Nolan Ryan[ 7]
23
1970-71 (New York Mets), 72-79 (California Angels), 80-88 (Houston Astros), 89-92 (Texas Rangers)
Don Sutton[ 12]
21
1966-80 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 81 (Houston Astros), 82 (Houston Astros-Milwaukee Brewers), 83-84 (Milwaukee Brewers), 85 (Oakland Athletics-California Angels), 86 (California Angels)
Roger Clemens[ 1]
21
1986-96 (Boston Red Sox), 97-98 Toronto Blue Jays, 99-2003 (New York Yankees), 04-06 (Houston Astros)
Greg Maddux[ 4]
21
1987-92, 2004-06 (Chicago Cubs), 93-2003 (Atlanta Braves), 07 (San Diego Padres)
Steve Carlton[ 2]
18
1967-71 (St. Louis Cardinals), 72-84 (Philadelphia Phillies)
Warren Spahn [ 18]
17
1947-63 (Boston-Milwaukee Braves )
Gaylord Perry[ 22]
17
1964-71 (San Francisco Giants), 72-74 (Cleveland Indians), 75 (Cleveland Indians-Texas Rangers), 76-77 (Texas Rangers), 78-79 (San Diego Padres), 80 (Texas Rangers-New York Yankees)
Ferguson Jenkins [ 33]
15
1966 (Philadelphia Phillies-Chicago Cubs), 67-73 (Chicago Cubs), 74-75, 78-80 (Texas Rangers), 76-77 (Boston Red Sox)
League leader in strikeouts, 5 or more seasons[ edit ]
Walter Johnson
Pitcher
Titles[ 34]
Years and teams
Walter Johnson
12
1910, 12-19, 21, 23-24 (Washington Senators )
Nolan Ryan
11
1972-74, 76-79 (California Angels ), 87-88 (Houston Astros ), 89-90 (Texas Rangers )
Randy Johnson
9
1992-95 (Seattle Mariners ), 99-2002, 04 (Arizona Diamondbacks )
Dazzy Vance
7
1922-28 (Brooklyn Dodgers )
Lefty Grove
7
1925-31 (Philadelphia Athletics )
Bob Feller
7
1938-41, 46-48 (Cleveland Indians )
Rube Waddell
6
1902-07 (Philadelphia Athletics)
Grover Cleveland Alexander
6
1912, 14-17 (Philadelphia Phillies ), 20 (Chicago Cubs )
Amos Rusie
5
1890-91, 93-95 (New York Giants )
Christy Mathewson
5
1903-05, 07-08 (New York Giants)
Sam McDowell
5
1965-66, 68-70 (Cleveland Indians)
Tom Seaver
5
1970-71, 73, 75-76 (New York Mets )
Roger Clemens
5
1988. 91, 96 (Boston Red Sox ), 97-98 (Toronto Blue Jays )
League leader in strikeouts, 3 or more consecutive seasons[ edit ]
Pitcher
Titles[ 34]
Years and teams
Walter Johnson
8
1912-19 (Washington Senators)
Dazzy Vance
7
1922-28 (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Lefty Grove
7
1925-31 (Philadelphia Athletics)
Rube Waddell
6
1902-07 (Philadelphia Athletics)
Grover Cleveland Alexander
4
1914-17 (Philadelphia Phillies)
Dizzy Dean
4
1932-35 (St. Louis Cardinals )
Bob Feller
4
1938-41 (Cleveland Indians)
Warren Spahn
4
1949-52 (Boston Braves )
Nolan Ryan
4
1976-79 (California Angels)
Nolan Ryan
4
1987-88 (Houston Astros), 89-90 (Texas Rangers)
Randy Johnson
4
1992-95 (Seattle Mariners)
Randy Johnson
4
1999-2002 (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Bobby Mathews
3
1872 (Baltimore Canaries (NA) ), 73-74 (New York Mutuals (NA) )
Amos Rusie
3
1893-95 (New York Giants)
Noodles Hahn
3
1899-1901 (Cincinnati Reds )
Christy Mathewson
3
1903-05 (New York Giants)
Johnny Vander Meer
3
1941-43 (Cincinnati Reds)
Bob Feller
3
1946-48 (Cleveland Indians)
Camilo Pascual
3
1961-63 (Minnesota Twins )
Sam McDowell
3
1968-70 (Cleveland Indians)
Nolan Ryan
3
1972-74 (California Angels)
Roger Clemens
3
1996 (Boston Red Sox), 97-98 (Toronto Blue Jays)
Johan Santana
3
2004-06 (Minnesota Twins)
Tim Lincecum
3
2008-10 (San Francisco Giants)
League leader in strikeouts, two leagues[ edit ]
Tim Keefe
Pitcher
League, team and year[ 34]
Tim Keefe
AA : New York Metropolitans (1883), NL : New York Giants (1888)
Mark Baldwin
AA: Columbus Solons (1889), PL : Chicago Pirates (1890)
Cy Young
NL: Cleveland Spiders (1896), AL : Boston Americans (1901)
Jim Bunning
AL: Detroit Tigers (1959-60), NL: Philadelphia Phillies (1967)
Nolan Ryan
AL: California Angels (1972-74, 76-79), Texas Rangers (1989-90), NL: Houston Astros (1987-88)
Randy Johnson
AL: Seattle Mariners (1992-95), NL: Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2002, 04)
Hideo Nomo
NL: Los Angeles Dodgers (1995), AL: Boston Red Sox (2001)
League leader in strikeouts, three different teams[ edit ]
Pitcher
League, team and year[ 34]
Nolan Ryan
California Angels (1972-74, 76-79), Houston Astros (1987-88), Texas Rangers (1989-90)
1300 strikeouts, team, season[ edit ]
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