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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 National League, the record is 4,000 by Steve Carlton. [6] [7]
Reggie Jackson [2] [3] [4] holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597. [5] Jim Thome [6] (2,548), Adam Dunn [7] (2,379), Sammy Sosa [8] (2,306), Alex Rodriguez [9] (2,287), Miguel Cabrera [10] (2,105), and Andrés Galarraga [11] (2,003) are the only other hitters to strike out over 2,000 times.
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Most runners caught stealing: 810, Deacon McGuireMost stolen bases allowed: 1,498, Deacon McGuireMost stolen base attempts: 2,308, Deacon McGuireHighest caught stealing %: 57.40%, Roy CampanellaMost World Series wins (as a player/coach/manager/executive): 17, Frankie CrosettiMost World Series wins (as a player): 10, Yogi BerraMost World Series wins (as a manager): 7, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthyMost consecutive World Series wins (as a manager): 5, Casey StengelUnbreakable Baseball Records – slideshow by LifemagazineStrikeouts records set by pitchers — including most career strikeouts, single season strikeout plateaus, game related strikeout records and several more strikeout records set by pitchers. Research by Baseball Almanac.
Kuenster, John. Author. Ivan R. Dee Publishing. Page 206. Did you know that Roger Clemens, ranked third overall on the all-time top 1,000 strikeout research, struck out a Major League record twenty batters during a game — on two different occasions? What right-handed pitcher had the most strikeouts in just the National League?
NameStrikeoutsRank5,71414,87524,67234,1364Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-thousand all-time career leaders in Major League strikeout percentage along with raw percentages to further clarify the one-thousand greatest strike to at-bat ratios. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
Reggie Jackson has the most career strikeouts, with 2,597 strikeouts. Interpreted as: most strike outs by a player in MLB history.
