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In baseball, a strikeout occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and failure on the part of the batter. 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.
Rank amongst leaders in career strikeouts. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 Ks) Number of strikeouts during the 2025 Major League Baseball season. K: Total career strikeouts. * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bold: Denotes active player. [note 1]
Their total is the lowest number of strikeouts accumulated to lead a league in Major League Baseball history (although Jacob deGrom only struck out 104 National League batters in 2020, the season was shortened by a pandemic to 60 games, or 37.04% of a regular season; had that season run a full 162 games, that would have been a net of 281 ...
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In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 3,000 strikeout club is the group of 19 pitchers who have struck out 3,000 or more batters in their careers. Walter Johnson became the first member in 1923, and was the only one until Bob Gibson joined in 1974. The most recent addition is Max Scherzer, who joined on September 12, 2021.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
Player # Season Most wins Jim Bagby, Sr. Lefty Grove Denny McLain: 31 1920 1931 1968: Most losses Paul Derringer: 27 1933: Most strikeouts Nolan Ryan: 383 1973: Most shutouts Bob Gibson: 13 1968: Most innings pitched Wilbur Wood: 376.2 1972: Most complete games Bob Feller: 36 1946: Most hits allowed Wilbur Wood: 381 1973: Most earned runs ...
He shut out the pennant-bound New York Giants 3–0, allowed only three hits, all singles, and struck out 15 batters, setting an MLB record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in his debut. [4] [5] In the process, he broke the record of 13 strikeouts set by the Giants’ Cliff Melton on April 25, 1937. [5] J. R.