List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders
The List
A player is considered "inactive" if he has not played baseball for one year or has announced his retirement. Stats updated through April 30, 2019.

List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders

Section Title: The List
Table Section Text: A player is considered "inactive" if he has not played baseball for one year or has announced his retirement. Stats updated through April 30, 2019.

Rank	Player	K

1	Nolan Ryan †	5,714

2	Randy Johnson †	4,875

3	Roger Clemens	4,672

4	Steve Carlton †	4,136

5	Bert Blyleven †	3,701

6	Tom Seaver †	3,640

7	Don Sutton †	3,574

8	Gaylord Perry †	3,534

9	Walter Johnson †	3,509

10	Greg Maddux †	3,371

11	Phil Niekro †	3,342

12	Ferguson Jenkins †	3,192

13	Pedro Martínez †	3,154

14	Bob Gibson †	3,117

15	Curt Schilling	3,116

16	John Smoltz †	3,084

17	CC Sabathia (16)	3,002

18	Jim Bunning †	2,855

19	Mickey Lolich	2,832

20	Mike Mussina †	2,813

21	Cy Young †	2,803

22	Frank Tanana	2,773

23	Justin Verlander (53)	2,759

24	David Cone	2,668

25	Chuck Finley	2,610

26	Tom Glavine †	2,607

27	Warren Spahn †	2,583

28	Bob Feller †	2,581

29	Tim Keefe †	2,564

30	Jerry Koosman	2,556

31	Javier Vázquez	2,536

32	Bartolo Colón (0)	2,535

33	A. J. Burnett	2,513

34	Christy Mathewson †	2,507

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Nolan Ryan had 5,714 strikeouts.

final_sentence: Nolan Ryan had 5,714 strikeouts.