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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax led the National League in strikeouts four times before retiring at the age of 30. Aaron Harang defeated Jake Peavy for the strikeout title in 2006 by one strikeout. Jake Peavy's 240 strikeouts in 2007 led all National League pitchers. Peavy also won the pitching triple crown the same year. [32]
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. The American League record is held by Roger Clemens [4] (4,167 strikeouts), [5] while in the ...
Burnes struck out 40 batters without issuing a walk in his first four starts of 2021, an unprecedented four game stretch for an MLB starting pitcher. [16] On May 13, Burnes set the MLB record for the most strikeouts to begin a season before issuing a walk, with 58, surpassing the previous record of 51, held by Kenley Jansen. [17] Burnes was ...
In his first full year in the Tigers’ rotation in 2021, he racked up a healthy number of strikeouts but also surrendered 35 home runs, tied for third-most in MLB. ... Sale led all pitchers in ...
He became the first pitcher in Tampa Bay history to total over 200 strikeouts in a season, and to date, he is the only pitcher in team history to lead the league in strikeouts. Kazmir was one of the MLB's most unhittable pitchers in 2007, with hitters only making contact 74.5% of the time, the fourth best in the league. [ 13 ]
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]
García played his first full major league season for the Astros in 2021.He appeared in 30 games, starting 28, and registered 155 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched. He posted an 11–8 win–loss record with a 3.48 ERA, and 167 strikeouts, [4] ranking third on the club in innings pitched and second in strikeouts. [6]
Upon reaching 50 innings for the season, Bieber had tallied 84 strikeouts, the most by a starting pitcher in MLB history in that span, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. At the end of the month, he had led the majors in ERA (1.20), strikeouts (84), wins (six), and innings (52 + 2 ⁄ 3).