The following list is of the top 100
pitchers in career
strikeouts in
Major League Baseball. 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.
The parentheses adjacent to an active player denote the number of strikeouts in the current season. The last change in the cutoff for the top 100 occurred on June 22, 2024, when
Charlie Morton struck out his 1,957th batter, displacing
Whitey Ford.
List
Justin Verlander, the active leader and is 10th all-time in career strikeouts.
The following list is of the top 100
pitchers in career
strikeouts in
Major League Baseball. 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.
The parentheses adjacent to an active player denote the number of strikeouts in the current season. The last change in the cutoff for the top 100 occurred on June 22, 2024, when
Charlie Morton struck out his 1,957th batter, displacing
Whitey Ford.
List
Justin Verlander, the active leader and is 10th all-time in career strikeouts.