American League (AL)
Career Leaders 1894-1900 (7 seasons)

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AL Career Leaders
Strikeouts

1

1984-2007

4,672

2

1970-1992

3,701

3

1962-1983

3,534

4

1907-1927

3,509

5

1965-1983

3,192

6

1992-2009

3,154

7

2001-2019

3,093

8

Justin Verlander

2005-2020

3,013

9

1963-1979

2,832

10

1991-2008

2,813

11

2004-2021

2,809

12

1890-1911

2,803

13

1973-1993

2,773

14

1986-2003

2,668

15

1986-2002

2,610

16

1936-1956

2,581

17

1998-2011

2,536

18

1997-2018

2,535

19

Felix Hernandez

2005-2019

2,524

20

2006-2021

2,488

21

1977-1994

2,478

22

1984-1999

2,464

23

1959-1983

2,461

24

1995-2013

2,448

25

1986-2012

2,441

26

1964-1982

2,416

27

1948-1966

2,357

28

1939-1963

2,334

29

1897-1910

2,316

30

1984-2000

2,293

31

1925-1941

2,266

32

1901-1917

2,246

33

2006-2018

2,234

34

1965-1984

2,212

35

1987-2007

2,201

36

1969-1986

2,175

37

1954-1971

2,167

38

1998-2013

2,117

39

1997-2012

2,083

40

1999-2015

2,080

41

2010-2021

2,059

42

2008-2021

2,039

43

Jim 'Catfish' Hunter

1965-1979

2,012

44

1945-1964

1,999

45

1989-2004

1,994

46

2000-2012

1,988

47

1924-1947

1,987

48

2005-2021

1,978

49

1987-2005

1,974

50

1978-1994

1,969

51

1989-2008

1,968

52

1950-1967

1,956

53

1986-2001

1,955

54

1978-1998

1,942

55

1988-2009

1,928

56

1995-2008

1,918

57

2001-2014

1,901

58

2000-2015

1,870

59

2008-2020

1,860

60

1982-1996

1,844

61

Francisco Liriano

2005-2019

1,815

62

1939-1955

1,796

63

1975-1988

1,778

64

1987-2003

1,766

65

1965-1983

1,760

66

1978-1995

1,741

67

1904-1917

1,736

68

1983-1999

1,735

69

1965-1979

1,728

70

1957-1973

1,728

71

Floyd Bannister

1977-1992

1,723

72

1997-2013

1,722

73

Bret Saberhagen

1984-2001

1,715

74

1903-1925

1,711

75

2007-2021

1,710

76

1980-1994

1,689

77

1999-2013

1,681

78

1930-1946

1,674

79

1979-1998

1,669

80

1982-1995

1,667

81

1992-2006

1,664

82

2007-2021

1,661

83

1964-1982

1,647

84

1961-1977

1,639

85

1897-1912

1,621

86

2006-2017

1,621

87

1999-2013

1,621

88

2004-2021

1,618

89

1986-1998

1,594

90

1983-1995

1,594

91

2011-2021

1,591

92

2012-2021

1,591

93

1983-1995

1,590

94

Todd Stottlemyre

1988-2002

1,587

95

1959-1975

1,576

96

2009-2020

1,561

97

2011-2021

1,544

98

1986-2002

1,542

99

1984-1998

1,538

100

1961-1971

1,534

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1 Comment

Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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