3,000 Strikeout Club
Only the greatest pitchers in Major League history have reached 3,000 strikeouts.![](http://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w2208/mlb/wbyxboaabowwexongn6w.jpg 2208w, //img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w1536/mlb/wbyxboaabowwexongn6w.jpg 1536w, //img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w1024/mlb/wbyxboaabowwexongn6w.jpg 1024w, //img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w640/mlb/wbyxboaabowwexongn6w.jpg 640w, //img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/mlb/wbyxboaabowwexongn6w.jpg 372w)
Nolan Ryan 5,714 Ks. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos
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Randy Johnson 4,875 Ks. Donald Miralle/Getty Images
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Roger Clemens 4,672 Ks. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos
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Bert Blyleven 3,701 Ks. MLB Photos
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Tom Seaver 3,640 Ks. Louis Requena/MLB Photos
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Don Sutton 3,574 Ks. Darryl Norenberg/MLB Photos
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Gaylord Perry 3,534 Ks. Photofile/MLB Photos
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Walter Johnson 3,508 Ks. MLB Photos
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Greg Maddux 3,371 Ks. Allen Kee/MLB Photos
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Phil Niekro 3,342 Ks. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos
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Ferguson Jenkins 3,192 Ks. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
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Pedro Martínez 3,154 Ks. Michael Zagaris/MLB Photos
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Bob Gibson 3,117 Ks. Louis Reqeuna/MLB Photos
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Curt Schilling 3,116 Ks. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos
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CC Sabathia 3,093 Ks. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos
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John Smoltz 3,084 Ks. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos
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Justin Verlander 3,006 K's (through 2019 season). Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/Pool/MLB Photos