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Career Strikeouts Leaders
current through 2006 season

bold = active player


Name Strikeouts Rank
Nolan Ryan 5,714 1
Roger Clemens 4,604 2
Randy Johnson 4,544 3
Steve Carlton 4,136 4
Bert Blyleven 3,701 5
Tom Seaver 3,640 6
Don Sutton 3,574 7
Gaylord Perry 3,534 8
Walter Johnson 3,508 9
Phil Niekro 3,342 10
Fergie Jenkins 3,192 11
Greg Maddux 3,169 12
Bob Gibson 3,117 13
Curt Schilling 3,015 14
Pedro Martinez 2,998 15
Jim Bunning 2,855 16
Mickey Lolich 2,832 17
Cy Young 2,803 18
John Smoltz 2,778 19
Frank Tanana 2,773 20
David Cone 2,668 21
Chuck Finley 2,610 22
Warren Spahn 2,583 23
Bob Feller 2,581 24
Mike Mussina 2,572 25
Tim Keefe 2,564 26
Jerry Koosman 2,556 27
Christy Mathewson 2,502 28
Don Drysdale 2,486 29
Tom Glavine 2,481 30
Jack Morris 2,478 31
Mark Langston 2,464 32
Jim Kaat 2,461 33
Sam McDowell 2,453 34
Luis Tiant 2,416 35
Dennis Eckersley 2,401 36
Kevin Brown 2,397 37
Sandy Koufax 2,396 38
Charlie Hough 2,362 39
Robin Roberts 2,357 40
Early Wynn 2,334 41
Rube Waddell 2,316 42
Juan Marichal 2,303 43
Dwight Gooden 2,293 44
Lefty Grove 2,266 45
Eddie Plank 2,246 46
Tommy John 2,245 47
Jim Palmer 2,212 48
Grover Alexander 2,198 49
Vida Blue 2,175 50
Name Strikeouts Rank
Name Strikeouts Rank
Camilo Pascual 2,167 51
Dennis Martinez 2,149 52
David Wells 2,119 53
Bobo Newsom 2,082 54
Fernando Valenzuela 2,074 55
Dazzy Vance 2,045 56
Rick Reuschel 2,015 57
Orel Hershiser 2,014 58
Catfish Hunter 2,012 59
Andy Benes 2,000 60
Billy Pierce 1,999 61
Kevin Appier 1,994 62
Jamie Moyer 1,992 63
Red Ruffing 1,987 64
John Clarkson 1,978 65
Al Leiter 1,974 66
Bob Welch 1,969 67
Whitey Ford 1,956 68
Bobby Witt 1,955 69
Danny Darwin 1,942 70
Amos Rusie 1,934 71
Hideo Nomo 1,915 72
Jerry Reuss 1,907 73
Tom Gordon 1,870 74
Kid Nichols 1,868 75
Kenny Rogers 1,850 76
Mickey Welch 1,850  
Frank Viola 1,844 78
Old Hoss Radbourn 1,830 79
Tony Mullane 1,803 80
Pud Galvin 1,799 81
Hal Newhouser 1,796 82
Ron Guidry 1,778 83
John Burkett 1,766 84
Rudy May 1,760 85
Joe Niekro 1,747 86
Sid Fernandez 1,743 87
Dave Stewart 1,741 88
Ed Walsh 1,736 89
Tom Candiotti 1,735 90
Bob Friend 1,734 91
Joe Coleman 1,728 92
Milt Pappas 1,728  
Jason Schmidt 1,728  
Kevin Gross 1,727 95
Floyd Bannister 1,723 96
Bret Saberhagen 1,715 97
Chief Bender 1,711 98
Larry Jackson 1,709 99
Jim McCormick 1,704 100
Name Strikeouts Rank