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In baseball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It means the batter is out, unless the third strike is not caught by the catcher and the batter reaches first base safely as a result. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is usually denoted by the ...
Nolan Ryan [1] [2] [3] has the most career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. During a record 27-year career, he struck out 5,714 batters. The American League record is held by Roger Clemens [4] (4,167 strikeouts), [5] while in the National League, the record is 4,000 by Steve Carlton. [6] [7]
His 11 seasons as a strikeout leader – second only to the 12 of Walter Johnson – includes nine seasons, between 1972 and 1990, as the American League strikeout leader. [180] Three-time strikeout champion Johan Santana won the American League's last pitching triple crown in 2006. [181] Scott Kazmir's 239 strikeouts led the American League in ...
Most strikeouts Nolan Ryan: 5,714 Most shutouts Walter Johnson: 110 Most starts Cy Young: 815 Most opening day starts Tom Seaver: 16 Most pickoffs Steve Carlton: 144 Most innings pitched Cy Young: 7,354 + 2 ⁄ 3: Most hit batsmen Gus Weyhing: 278 Most home runs allowed Jamie Moyer: 522 Most complete games Cy Young: 749 Lowest earned-run ...
He led the Japan Central League with 174 strikeouts and walked 24 batters in 148 innings. He had a rough spring training, with a 2-2 record and a 5.68 ERA in the Cactus League .
The two of them are quite a battery." Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki threw NBP's first perfect game in 28 years. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) (Mark Brown via Getty Images)
In baseball, a strikeout occurs when a pitcher throws three strikes to a batter during his time at bat. [1] Under Rules 6.05 and 6.09 of the Official Rules of Major League Baseball, a batter becomes a runner when a third strike is not caught by the catcher with no runner on first base or when there are two outs. [2]
He retired with a 3.05 ERA over 209 2/3 innings with 210 strikeouts and 114 walks. Chapman, by contrast, has enjoyed a 15-year career. The Cuban left-hander has appeared in 786 games, and counting ...