CAREER STRIKEOUTS LEADERS
PITCHER
SO IP AVG YEARS
NOLAN RYAN
5,714 5,386 9.55 1966,68-93
Roger Clemens
4,672 4,916.2 8.55
1984-2007
Randy Johnson
4,616 3,855.1 10.78
1988-2007
STEVE CARLTON
4,136 5,217.1 7.13
1965-88
Bert Blyleven
3,701 4,970 6.70
1970-90,92
TOM SEAVER
3,640 4,782.2 6.85
1967-86
DON SUTTON
3,574 5,282.1 6.09
1966-88
GAYLORD PERRY
3,534 5,350.1 5.94
1962-83
WALTER JOHNSON
3,509 5,914.2 5.34
1907-27
PHIL NIEKRO
3,342 5,404.1 5.57
1964-87
Greg Maddux
3,273 4,814.1 6.12
1986-2007
FERGIE JENKINS
3,192 4,500.2 6.38
1965-83
BOB GIBSON
3,117 3,884.1 7.22
1959-75
Curt Schilling
3,116 3,261 8.60
1988-2007
Pedro Martinez
3,030 2,673.2 10.20
1992-2007
John Smoltz
2,975 3,367 7.95
1988-99,2001-07
JIM BUNNING
2,855 3,760.1 6.83
1955-71
Mickey Lolich
2,832 3,638.1 7.01
1963-76,78-79
CY YOUNG
2,803 7,356 3.43
1890-1911
Frank Tanana
2,773 4,188.1 5.96
1973-93
David Cone
2,668 2,898.2 8.28
1986-2001,03
Mike Mussina
2,663 3,362.1 7.13
1991-2007
Chuck Finley
2,610 3,197.1 7.35
1986-2002
WARREN SPAHN
2,583 5,243.2 4.43
1942,46-65
BOB FELLER
2,581 3,827 6.07
1936-41,45-56
Tom Glavine
2,570 4,350 5.32
1987-2007
TIM KEEFE
2,564 5,049.2 4.57
1880-93
Jerry Koosman
2,556 3,839.1 5.99
1967-85
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
2,507 4,788.2 4.71
1900-16
DON DRYSDALE
2,486 3,432 6.52
1956-69
Jack Morris
2,478 3,824 5.83
1977-94
Mark Langston
2,464 2,962.2