Baseball – Leading Career Strikeouts Record Holders
| Rank | Player | Strikeouts |
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | 5714 |
| 2 | Randy Johnson | 4875 |
| 3 | Roger Clemens | 4672 |
| 4 | Steve Carlton | 4136 |
| 5 | Bert Blyleven | 3701 |
| 6 | Tom Seaver | 3640 |
| 7 | Don Sutton | 3574 |
| 8 | Gaylord Perry | 3534 |
| 9 | Walter Johnson | 3509 |
| 10 | Greg Maddux | 3371 |
| 11 | Phil Niekro | 3342 |
| 12 | Fergie Jenkins | 3192 |
| 13 | Pedro Martinez | 3154 |
| 14 | Bob Gibson | 3117 |
| 15 | Curt Schilling | 3116 |
| 16 | John Smoltz | 3084 |
| 17 | Jim Bunning | 2855 |
| 18 | Mickey Lolich | 2832 |
| 19 | Mike Mussina | 2813 |
| 20 | Cy Young | 2803 |
| 21 | Frank Tanana | 2773 |
| 22 | David Cone | 2668 |
| 23 | Chuck Finley | 2610 |
| 24 | Tom Glavine | 2607 |
| 25 | Warren Spahn | 2583 |
| 26 | Bob Feller | 2581 |
| 27 | Tim Keefe | 2562 |
| 28 | Jerry Koosman | 2556 |
| 29 | Christy Mathewson | 2502 |
| 30 | Don Drysdale | 2486 |
| 31 | Jack Morris | 2478 |
| 32 | Mark Langston | 2464 |
| 33 | Jim Kaat | 2461 |
| 34 | Sam McDowell | 2453 |
| 35 | Luis Tiant | 2416 |
| 36 | Dennis Eckersley | 2401 |
| 37 | Kevin Brown | 2397 |
| 38 | Sandy Koufax | 2396 |
| 39 | Charlie Hough | 2362 |
| 40 | Robin Roberts | 2357 |
| 41 | Jamie Moyer | 2342 |
| 42 | Early Wynn | 2334 |
| 43 | Rube Waddell | 2316 |
| 44 | Juan Marichal | 2303 |
| 45 | Dwight Gooden | 2293 |
| 46 | Lefty Grove | 2266 |
| 47 | Javier Vazquez | 2253 |
| 48 | Eddie Plank | 2246 |
| 49 | Tommy John | 2245 |
| 50 | Jim Palmer | 2212 |
Updated: November 4, 2009
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