Baseball Records - Pitching Strikeouts

PLAYER	STRIKEOUTS
Nolan Ryan	5,714
Randy Johnson	4,789
Roger Clemens	4,668
Steve Carlton	4,288
Bert Blyleven	3,701
Tom Seaver	3,640
Don Sutton	3,574
Gaylord Perry	3,534
Walter Johnson	3,508
Greg Maddux	3,371
Phil Niekro	3,342
Fergie Jenkins	3,192
Pedro Martinez	3,117
Bob Gibson	3,117
Curt Schilling	3,116
John Smoltz	3,011
Jim Bunning	2,855
Mickey Lolich	2,832
Mike Mussina	2,813
Cy Young	2,803
Frank Tanana	2,773
David Cone	2,668
Chuck Finley	2,610
Tom Glavine	2,607
Warren Spahn	2,583
Bob Feller	2,581
Tim Keefe	2,560
Jerry Koosman	2,556
Christy Mathewson	2,502
Don Drysdale	2,486
Jack Morris	2,478
Mark Langston	2,464
Jim Kaat	2,461
Sam McDowell	2,453
Luis Tiant	2,416
Dennis Eckersley	2,401
Kevin Brown	2,397
Sandy Koufax	2,396
Charlie Hough	2,362
Robin Roberts	2,357
Early Wynn	2,334
Rube Waddell	2,316
Juan Marichal	2,303
Dwight Gooden	2,293
Lefty Grove	2,266
Jamie Moyer	2,248
Eddie Plank	2,246
Tommy John	2,245
Jim Palmer	2,212
David Wells	2,201
Grover Alexander	2,198
Vida Blue	2,175
Camilo Pascual	2,167
Dennis Martinez	2,149
Bobo Newson	2,082
Fernando Valenzuela	2,074
Dazzy Vance	2,045
Javier Vaquez	2,015
Rick Reuschel	2,015
Catfish Hunter	2,012
Andy Petitte	2,002
Orel Hershiser	2,001
Andy Benes	2,000

SINGLE SEASON

PLAYER	YEAR/LEAGUE	STRIKEOUTS
Matt Kilroy	AA - 1886	513
Toads Ramsey	AA - 1886	499
Hugh Daily	UA - 1884	483
Dupee Shaw	UA/NL - 1884	451
Old Hoss Radbourn	NL - 1884	441
Charlie Bufinton	NL - 1884	417
Guy Hecker	AA - 1884	385
Nolan Ryan	AL - 1973	383
Sandy Koufax	NL - 1965	382
Bill Sweeney	UA - 1884	374
Randy Johnson	NL - 2001	372
Pud Galvin	NL - 1884	369
Mark Baldwin	AA - 1889	368
Nolan Ryan	AL - 1974	367
Randy Johnson	NL - 1999	364
Tim Keefe	AA - 1883	359
Toad Ramsey	AA - 1887	355
Rube Waddell	AL - 1904	349
Bob Feller	AL - 1946	348
Randy Johnson	NL - 2000	347
Hardie Henderson	AA - 1884	346
Mickey Welch	NL - 1884	345
Jim Whitney	NL - 1883	345
Jim McCormick	UA/NL - 1884	343
Amos Rusie	NL - 1891	337
Charlie Sweeney	NL/UA - 1884	337
Tim Keefe	NL - 1888	335
Randy Johnson	NL - 2002	334
Tim Keefe	AA - 1884	334
Randy Johnson	AL/NL - 1998	329
Nolan Ryan	AL - 1972	329
Nolan Ryan	AL - 1976	327
Ed Morris	AA - 1886	326
Sam McDowell	AL - 1965	325
Tony Mullane	AA - 1884	325
Larry Baldwin	NL - 1886	323
Curt Schilling	NL - 1997	319
Sandy Koufax	NL - 1966	317
Curt Schilling	NL - 2002	316
Old Hoss Radbourn	NL - 1883	315
Bill Hutchison	NL - 1892	314
John Clarkson	NL - 1886	313
Walter Johnson	AL - 1910	313
Pedro Martinez	AL - 1999	313
J.R. Richard	NL - 1979	313
Steve Carlton	NL - 1972	310
John Clarkson	NL - 1885	308
Randy Johnson	AL - 1993	308
Mickey Lolich	AL - 1971	308
Larry McKeon	AA - 1884	308
Sandy Koufax	NL - 1963	306
Mike Scott	NL - 1986	306
Pedro Martinez	NL - 1997	305
Sam McDowell	AL - 1970	304
Amos Rusie	NL - 1892	304
Walter Johnson	AL - 1912	303
J.R. Richard	NL - 1978	303
Ed Morris	AA - 1884	302
Rube Waddell	AL - 1903	301
Vida Blue	AL - 1971	301
Nolan Ryan	AL - 1989	301
Curt Schilling	NL - 1998	300

MOST STRIKEOUTS - 9 INNING GAME
AL - Roger Clemens - 20 (4/29/86)
AL - Roger Clemens - 20 (9/18/96)
NL - Kerry Wood - 20 (5/6/98)

MOST STRIKEOUTS - 9 INNING GAME, ROOKIE - 1st GAME
AL - Elmer Myers - 12 (10/6/15)
AL - Steve Woodard - 12 (7/28/97)
NL - J.R. Richard - 15 (9/5/71)
NL - Karl Spooner - 15 (9/22/54)