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Nolan Ryan led the National League in strikeouts 3 times, 1987, 1988, and 1989.
The pitcher that struck out the most batters in history is Nolan Ryan. He has struck out 5,714 batters during his career from September 11, 1966 until September 22, 1993.
Nolan Ryan struckout 5,714 batters in a career that spanned 1966, 1968-1993.
Surprisingly, there have been only 45 times that a player has hit more than 20 home runs, and had more home runs than strikeout. Probably the best ratio was Tommy Holmes in 1945, when he hit 28 homers but struck out only 9 times. Looking at the list makes me GUESS that the best career for someone with at least 300 home runs would be Yogi Berra, who had 358 homers but struck out 414 times.
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Nolan Ryan led the National League in strikeouts 3 times, 1987, 1988, and 1989.
Joe Jackson's career spanned 1908-1920. Neither Baseball Almanac nor Baseball Reference have strikeout data for the years 1908-1912. In the last eight years of his career, 1913-1920, Jackson struckout 158 times. His high was 34 strikeouts with the Naps in 1914. His low was 10 with the White Sox in 1919.
No. Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times in his career. Reggie Jackson is the major league leader in strikeouts with 2,597.
In MLB through the 2009 season, 4. 1) Nolan Ryan - 5 times (4 19 strikeout games and 1 18 strikeout game). 2) Randy Johnson - 4 times (1 20, 2 19s, and 1 18). 3) Roger Clemens - 3 times (2 20s and 1 18). 4) Sandy Koufax - 2 times (2 18s).
Nolan Ryan won the All Star award eight times during his career. He was strikeout champion eleven times. Ryan is part of the Major League Baseball All-Century Team and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Including the 2010 Season, 67 Strikeouts
Including the 2010 Season, 151 Strikeouts
In MLB, through the 2008 season: Pitcher: Nolan Ryan of the California Angels struckout 383 batters in 1973. Batter: Mark Reynolds of the Arizona Diamondbacks holds the MLB record for striking out in a season with 204 strikeouts in 2008.
Willie Mays played in four World Series: 1) 1951 - 22 at bats, 2 strikeouts 2) 1954 - 14 at bats, 1 strikeout 3) 1955 - 28 at bats, 5 strikeouts 4) 1973 - 7 at bats, 1 strikeout Willie Mays struckout 9 times in 71 World Series at bats.
Through games played on September 12, the toughest player to strikeout in the National League is Yadier Molina of the Cardinals who has struckout 29 times in 441 at bats for an average of 1 strikeout per 15.2 at bats. The American League leader is Yuniesky Betancourt of the Mariners who has struckout 35 times in 502 at bats for an average of 1 strikeout per 14.3 at bats. It was actually Jeff Keppinger who only struckout 24 times in 459 at bats for a ratio of 19.125 at bats per K. Yadier Molina had 29 k's in 444 at bats for a ratio of 15.31 at bats per K.
The pitcher that struck out the most batters in history is Nolan Ryan. He has struck out 5,714 batters during his career from September 11, 1966 until September 22, 1993.