Strikeouts Leaders Career Rank Player SO 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 Justin Verlander 3416 11 Max Scherzer 3407 12 Greg Maddux 3371 13 Phil Niekro 3342 14 Fergie Jenkins 3192 15 Pedro Martinez 3154 16 Bob Gibson 3117 17 Curt Schilling 3116 18 CC Sabathia 3093 19 John Smoltz 3084 20 Zack Greinke 2979 21 Clayton Kershaw 2968 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 Vazquez 2536 37 Bartolo Colon 2535 38 Felix Hernandez 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 51 Kevin Brown 2397 52 Sandy Koufax 2396 53 Charlie Hough 2362 54 Robin Roberts 2357 55 Early Wynn 2334 56 Rube Waddell 2316 57 Juan Marichal 2303 58 John Lackey 2294 59 Dwight Gooden 2293 60 Lefty Grove 2266 61 Gerrit Cole 2251 62 Eddie Plank 2246 63 Tommy John 2245 64 James Shields 2234 65 Jim Palmer 2212 66 Jake Peavy 2207 67 Adam Wainwright 2202 68 David Wells 2201 69 Pete Alexander 2198 70 Vida Blue 2175 71 Camilo Pascual 2167 72 Tim Wakefield 2156 73 Dennis Martinez 2149 74 Roy Halladay 2117 75 Kevin Millwood 2083 76 Bobo Newsom 2082 77 Tim Hudson 2080 78 David Price 2076 79 Yu Darvish 2075 80 Ryan Dempster 2075 81 Fernando Valenzuela 2074 82 Madison Bumgarner 2070 83 Charlie Morton 2047 84 Dazzy Vance 2045 85 Lance Lynn 2015 86 Rick Reuschel 2015 87 Orel Hershiser 2014 88 Dan Haren 2013 89 Catfish Hunter 2012 90 Andy Benes 2000 91 Billy Pierce 1999 92 Kevin Appier 1994 93 Johan Santana 1988 94 Red Ruffing 1987 95 John Clarkson 1978 96 Ervin Santana 1978 97 Livan Hernandez 1976 98 Al Leiter 1974 99 Bob Welch 1969 100 Kenny Rogers 1968