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 | Justin Verlander | 3553 |
| 9 | Gaylord Perry | 3534 |
| 10 | Walter Johnson | 3509 |
| 11 | Max Scherzer | 3489 |
| 12 | Greg Maddux | 3371 |
| 13 | Phil Niekro | 3342 |
| 14 | Fergie Jenkins | 3192 |
| 15 | Pedro Martínez | 3154 |
| 16 | Bob Gibson | 3117 |
| 17 | Curt Schilling | 3116 |
| 18 | CC Sabathia | 3093 |
| 19 | John Smoltz | 3084 |
| 20 | Clayton Kershaw | 3052 |
| 21 | Zack Greinke | 2979 |
| 22 | Jim Bunning | 2855 |
| 23 | Mickey Lolich | 2832 |
| 24 | Mike Mussina | 2813 |
| 25 | Cy Young | 2803 |
| 26 | Frank Tanana | 2773 |
| 27 | David Cone | 2668 |
| 28 | Chuck Finley | 2610 |
| 29 | Tom Glavine | 2607 |
| 30 | Warren Spahn | 2583 |
| 31 | Bob Feller | 2581 |
| 32 | Chris Sale | 2579 |
| 33 | Tim Keefe | 2564 |
| 34 | Cole Hamels | 2560 |
| 35 | Jerry Koosman | 2556 |
| 36 | Javier Vázquez | 2536 |
| 37 | Bartolo Colón | 2535 |
| 38 | Félix Hernández | 2524 |
| 39 | A.J. Burnett | 2513 |
| 40 | Christy Mathewson | 2507 |
| 41 | Jon Lester | 2488 |
| 42 | Don Drysdale | 2486 |
| 43 | Jack Morris | 2478 |
| 44 | Mark Langston | 2464 |
| 45 | Jim Kaat | 2461 |
| 46 | Sam McDowell | 2453 |
| 47 | Andy Pettitte | 2448 |
| 48 | Jamie Moyer | 2441 |
| 49 | Luis Tiant | 2416 |
| 50 | Dennis Eckersley | 2401 |
Updated: October 4, 2025
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