Strikeout
Pitchers
The Top 20 Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders (active players in bold) (since 1901): Nolan Ryan – 5,714 Randy Johnson – 4,875 Roger Clemens – 4,672 Steve Carlton – 4,136 Bert Blyleven – 3,701 Tom Seaver – 3,640 Don Sutton – 3,574 Gaylord Perry – 3,534 Walter Johnson – 3,509 Greg Maddux – 3,371 Phil Niekro – 3,342 Ferguson Jenkins – 3,192 Pedro Martínez – 3,154 Bob Gibson – 3,117 Curt Schilling – 3,116 John Smoltz – 3,084 CC Sabathia – 3,002 Jim Bunning – 2,855 Mickey Lolich – 2,832 Mike Mussina – 2,813 Active pitchers with over 2,000 strikeouts (at the completion of the 2018 Major League Baseball season): CC Sabathia – 2,986 Justin Verlander – 2,706 Bartolo Colón – 2,535 Félix Hernández – 2,467 Max Scherzer – 2,449 Zack Greinke – 2,435 Cole Hamels – 2,415 Clayton Kershaw – 2,275 James Shields – 2,234 Jon Lester – 2,190 The Top 10 Major League Baseball career strikeout-per-nine innings leaders (since 1900, minimum 1,000 IP): Chris Sale – 10.86 Randy Johnson – 10.61 Stephen Strasburg – 10.57 Max Scherzer – 10.41 Kerry Wood – 10.32 Pedro Martínez – 10.04 Corey Kluber – 9.81 Clayton Kershaw – 9.77 Chris Archer – 9.73 Nolan Ryan – 9.55 The Top 5 Major League Baseball single season strikeout-per-nine innings leaders (since 1900, minimum 1.0 IP per team game): Randy Johnson, 2001 – 13.41 Pedro Martínez, 1999 – 13.20 Chris Sale, 2017 – 12.93 Kerry Wood, 1998 – 12.58 Randy Johnson, 2000 – 12.56 The Top 10 Major League Baseball single season strikeout totals (since 1900): The Top 10 Major League Baseball single season strikeout totals (all time): Progression of major league strikeout record for one nine-inning game, regular season (partial listing): 18 – Dupee Shaw, Boston Reds (UA), July 19, 1884.

Strikeout

Section Title: Pitchers
Table Section Text: The Top 20 Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders (active players in bold) (since 1901): Nolan Ryan – 5,714 Randy Johnson – 4,875 Roger Clemens – 4,672 Steve Carlton – 4,136 Bert Blyleven – 3,701 Tom Seaver – 3,640 Don Sutton – 3,574 Gaylord Perry – 3,534 Walter Johnson – 3,509 Greg Maddux – 3,371 Phil Niekro – 3,342 Ferguson Jenkins – 3,192 Pedro Martínez – 3,154 Bob Gibson – 3,117 Curt Schilling – 3,116 John Smoltz – 3,084 CC Sabathia – 3,002 Jim Bunning – 2,855 Mickey Lolich – 2,832 Mike Mussina – 2,813 Active pitchers with over 2,000 strikeouts (at the completion of the 2018 Major League Baseball season): CC Sabathia – 2,986 Justin Verlander – 2,706 Bartolo Colón – 2,535 Félix Hernández – 2,467 Max Scherzer – 2,449 Zack Greinke – 2,435 Cole Hamels – 2,415 Clayton Kershaw – 2,275 James Shields – 2,234 Jon Lester – 2,190 The Top 10 Major League Baseball career strikeout-per-nine innings leaders (since 1900, minimum 1,000 IP): Chris Sale – 10.86 Randy Johnson – 10.61 Stephen Strasburg – 10.57 Max Scherzer – 10.41 Kerry Wood – 10.32 Pedro Martínez – 10.04 Corey Kluber – 9.81 Clayton Kershaw – 9.77 Chris Archer – 9.73 Nolan Ryan – 9.55 The Top 5 Major League Baseball single season strikeout-per-nine innings leaders (since 1900, minimum 1.0 IP per team game): Randy Johnson, 2001 – 13.41 Pedro Martínez, 1999 – 13.20 Chris Sale, 2017 – 12.93 Kerry Wood, 1998 – 12.58 Randy Johnson, 2000 – 12.56 The Top 10 Major League Baseball single season strikeout totals (since 1900): The Top 10 Major League Baseball single season strikeout totals (all time): Progression of major league strikeout record for one nine-inning game, regular season (partial listing): 18 – Dupee Shaw, Boston Reds (UA), July 19, 1884.

Pitcher	Strikeouts	Season	Team	League	Overall Rank

Matt Kilroy	513	1886	Baltimore Orioles	AA	1

Toad Ramsey	499	1886	Louisville Colonels	AA	2

Hugh Daily	483	1884	Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies/Washington Nationals	UA	3

Dupee Shaw	451	1884	Detroit Wolverines/Boston Reds	NL/UA	4

Old Hoss Radbourn	441	1884	Providence Grays	NL	5

Charlie Buffington	417	1884	Boston Beaneaters	Da	6

Guy Hecker	385	1884	Louisville Eclipse	AA	7

Nolan Ryan	383	1973	California Angels	AL	8

Sandy Koufax	382	1965	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	9

Bill Sweeney	374	1884	Baltimore Monumentals	UA	10

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In 1886, Kilroy recorded 513 strikeouts.

final_sentence: In 1886, Kilroy recorded 513 strikeouts.