The following list is of the top 100 pitchers in career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. In baseball, a strikeout occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and failure on the part of the batter. Nolan Ryan 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 (4,167 strikeouts), while in the National League, the record is 4,000 by Steve Carlton. The parentheses adjacent to an active player denote the number of strikeouts in the current season. (en)
No beisebol, um strikeout ocorre com o rebatedor recebe três strikes durante sua vez ao bastão. Strikeouts são associados com a dominância por parte do arremessador e o insucesso por parte do rebatedor. Nolan Ryan tem o maior número de strikeouts na carreira dentro da Major League Baseball. Durante sua carreira de 27 anos (um recorde), ele eliminou por strike 5714 rebatedores. (pt)
No beisebol, um strikeout ocorre com o rebatedor recebe três strikes durante sua vez ao bastão. Strikeouts são associados com a dominância por parte do arremessador e o insucesso por parte do rebatedor. Nolan Ryan tem o maior número de strikeouts na carreira dentro da Major League Baseball. Durante sua carreira de 27 anos (um recorde), ele eliminou por strike 5714 rebatedores. (pt)
The following list is of the top 100 pitchers in career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. In baseball, a strikeout occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and failure on the part of the batter. Nolan Ryan 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 (4,167 strikeouts), while in the National League, the record is 4,000 by Steve Carlton. (en)