Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:
OAKLAND A'S
CAREER
STRIKEOUTS SO
1 Reggie Jackson 1226
2 Jose Canseco 1096
3 Mark McGwire 1043
4 Bert Campaneris 933
5 Rickey Henderson 915
6 Dwayne Murphy 883
7 Eric Chavez 866
8 Dick Green 785
9 Jimmy Dykes 705
10 Sal Bando 702
11 Terry Steinbach 689
12 Bob Johnson 678
13 Sam Chapman 650
14 Jimmie Foxx 644
15 Jason Giambi 602
16 Tony Armas 599
17 Tony Phillips 584
18 Dave Henderson 570
19 Joe Rudi 566
20 Gus Zernial 565
21 Rick Monday 558
22 Eddie Joost 543
23 Miguel Tejada 542
24 Gene Tenace 538
25 Pete Suder 456
26 Joe DeMaestri 453
27 Mike Davis 450
28 Mitchell Page 445
29 Frankie Hayes 440
30 Matt Stairs 422
31 Max Bishop 416
32 Al Simmons 413
33 Nick Swisher 404
34 Bill North 388
35 Ben Grieve 386
T36 Wayne Gross 379
T36 Ed Charles 379
38 Scott Brosius 372
39 Mark Ellis 369
40 Carney Lansford 368
41 Dave Duncan 362
42 Lefty Grove 360
43 Dave Kingman 359
44 Terrence Long 343
45 Geronimo Berroa 340
46 Bobby Crosby 338
47 Norm Siebern 329
T48 Jermaine Dye 322
T48 Jeff Newman 322
50 Stan Javier 313
51 Mike Heath 312
52 Mike Bordick 309
53 Mike Gallego 295
54 Ramon Hernandez 286
55 Hector Lopez 281
56 Ken Harrelson 280
57 Tilly Walker 260
58 Wally Moses 258
59 Mike Higgins 251
60 Phil Roof 250
61 Bob Cerv 243
62 Bing Miller 239
63 Billy Bryan 234
T64 Erubiel Durazo 233
T64 Eric Byrnes 233
66 Wayne Causey 231
67 Amos Strunk 230
68 Brent Gates 226
69 Rob Picciolo 225
70 Frank Welch 224
71 Elmer Valo 222
72 Chick Galloway 221
73 Joe Hauser 220
74 Lance Blankenship 218
75 Cy Perkins 217
76 Claudell Washington 214
T77 Ruben Sierra 212
T77 Marcos Scutaro 212
79 Scott Hatteberg 211
T80 Craig Paquette 210
T80 Whitey Witt 210
82 Harry Simpson 208
83 Wally Schang 207
84 Deron Johnson 205
85 Walt Weiss 203
T86 Jerry Lumpe 202
T86 Frank Menechino 202
88 Ryan Christenson 198
89 Joe Dugan 197
T90 Mickey Tettleton 196
T90 Mark Kotsay 196
92 Ernie Young 195
93 Ferris Fain 194
94 Nelson Mathews 192
95 Angel Mangual 187
96 Bruce Bochte 185
T97 Sammy Hale 184
T97 Jeremy Giambi 184
T99 John Jaha 182
T99 Olmedo Saenz 182
T101 Mule Haas 179
T101 Eric McNair 179
103 Troy Neel 177
104 Danny Cater 176
105 Dick Siebert 175
106 Dan Johnson 174
107 Bobby Kielty 172
108 Scott Spiezio 171
T109 Randy Velarde 169
T109 Dave Revering 169
111 Jimmy Walsh 167
T112 Diego Segui 164
T112 Jack Cust 164
114 Jeff Burroughs 163
115 Gino Cimoli 162
116 Dave Parker 161
117 Catfish Hunter 160
118 Blue Moon Odom 158
T119 Mickey Cochrane 157
T119 Bill Tuttle 157
121 Mike Hershberger 156
122 Bobby Estalella 152
123 Rube Walberg 150
T124 Davey Lopes 148
T124 Irv Hall 148
T124 Jim Gentile 148
T127 Harold Baines 145
T127 Bobby Del Greco 145
T127 Doc Cramer 145
T130 Hank Majeski 144
T130 Phil Garner 144
T132 Jim Gosger 143
T132 Alfredo Griffin 143
T132 Jim Finigan 143
135 Hal Smith 142
136 Mike Epstein 139
137 Jim Nash 137
138 Adam Melhuse 136
139 Dave McKay 135
140 Adam Piatt 133
T141 Slim Harriss 131
T141 A.J. Hinch 131
143 Jason McDonald 130
144 Roy Mahaffey 129
145 Dick Williams 128
146 Scott Hemond 125
147 Joe Astroth 124
148 Bill Wilson 122
T149 Rollie Naylor 120
T149 Ted Kubiak 120
T149 Jason Kendall 120
152 Luis Polonia 119
T153 Dib Williams 117
T153 Mark Bellhorn 117
T155 Don Baylor 116
T155 Lou Finney 116
T155 Mike Blowers 116
T155 Ron Hassey 116
159 Haywood Sullivan 114
T160 Stuffy McInnis 113
T160 Damon Mashore 113
T162 Billy Williams 112
T162 Bill Renna 112
T162 Ray Fosse 112
T162 Rube Oldring 112
166 Joe Coleman 111
167 Phil Marchildon 110
T168 Bill Almon 109
T168 Vida Blue 109
T168 Woodie Held 109
T171 Dave Philley 108
T171 Willie Wilson 108
173 Harry Chiti 107
T174 Leo Posada 105
T174 Eddie Murphy 105
T174 Joe Bush 105
T174 Buck Ross 105
T174 Roger Maris 105
179 Donnie Hill 104
180 Mike Aldrete 103
181 Eddie Rommel 102
T182 Cliff Johnson 101
T182 Red Shannon 101
T182 Don Mincher 101
T185 Billy Hitchcock 100
T185 Lew Krausse 100
T185 Roger Repoz 100
T188 Rabbit Warstler 99
T188 Tommie Reynolds 99
T188 George Williams 99
T191 Merlin Kopp 98
T191 George Alusik 98
193 John Donaldson 97
194 George Caster 96
195 Alex Kellner 95
T196 Ed Coleman 94
T196 Jose Tartabull 94
T196 Benny McCoy 94
T196 Jamie Quirk 94
T200 Russ Christopher 92
T200 Al Brancato 92
202 Marv Throneberry 90
T203 George Earnshaw 89
T203 Larry Stahl 89
T205 Mickey Klutts 88
T205 Rusty Peters 88
T207 Damian Miller 87
T207 Wickey McAvoy 87
T209 Jim Essian 86
T209 Bill Nagel 86
T209 Vic Power 86
T209 Mike Macfarlane 86
213 Jay Payton 85
T214 Dusty Baker 84
T214 Jim Landis 84
T214 Joe Boley 84
217 Jack Quinn 83
T218 Scott Perry 81
T218 Frank Thomas 81
T218 Eddie Collins 81
T221 Doug Jennings 80
T221 Barney McCosky 80
T221 Orlando Pena 80
T221 Tony Batista 80
T225 Milton Bradley 79
T225 Frank Fernandez 79
T225 Felix Jose 79
T228 Jo-Jo White 78
T228 Kent Hadley 78
T228 Ray Webster 78
T231 Lou Limmer 77
T231 Kelvin Moore 77
T231 Bill Dietrich 77
T234 Eddie Robinson 76
T234 Manny Jimenez 76
T234 Whitey Herzog 76
T234 Bill Werber 76
T238 Jack Wallaesa 75
T238 Andy Carey 75
T238 Jack Barry 75
T241 Mario Guerrero 74
T241 Mike Edwards 74
T241 Skeeter Newsome 74
244 Hal Wagner 73
245 Larry Murray 72
T246 Billy McMillon 71
T246 Beauty McGowan 71
T248 Marty Perez 70
T248 Chuck Dobson 70
T248 Jose Herrera 70
T248 Glenn Hubbard 70
T248 George Puccinelli 70
T248 Johnny Damon 70
T254 Larry Haney 69
T254 Rene Lachemann 69
T254 Dick Fowler 69
T254 Roy Grover 69
T254 Jack Lapp 69
T254 Fred Thomas 69
T260 Jim Poole 68
T260 Home Run Baker 68
T260 Ed Rakow 68
263 Cass Michaels 67
T264 Charlie Jamieson 66
T264 Travis Buck 66
T264 Mike Guerra 66
T264 Heinie Scheer 66
T264 Gary Alexander 66
T264 David Justice 66
T270 Doc Edwards 65
T270 Ivy Griffin 65
T270 Earle Brucker 65
273 Wayne Ambler 64
T274 Lum Harris 63
T274 Buddy Rosar 63
T274 Bill Lamar 63
T277 Walt French 62
T277 George McQuinn 62
T277 Jim Tyrone 62
T277 Tom Gorman 62
T281 Harry Riconda 61
T281 Mike Piazza 61
T283 Shannon Stewart 60
T283 Bob Kearney 60
T283 Joe Wallis 60
T283 Rich Becker 60
T287 Al Rubeling 59
T287 Larry Kopf 59
T287 Carl Scheib 59
T287 Bob Hasty 59
T287 Ossie Chavarria 59
T287 Sal Fasano 59
T293 Earl Williams 58
T293 Steve Henderson 58
T295 Greg Myers 57
T295 Russ Snyder 57
T295 Jerry Browne 57
T298 Crash Davis 56
T298 Jack Knott 56
T298 Bob Martyn 56
T298 Arnie Portocarrero 56
T298 Rocky Colavito 56
T298 Bud Thomas 56
T298 Phil Plantier 56
T305 Fred Stanley 55
T305 Chris Singleton 55
T307 Kurt Abbott 54
T307 Chubby Dean 54
T307 Russ Derry 54
T310 George Burns 53
T310 Dee Miles 53
T312 Dave Magadan 52
T312 Bobo Newsom 52
T314 Moe Drabowsky 51
T314 Ed McGhee 51
T314 Joe Tipton 51
T317 Brian Lesher 50
T317 Bob Hooper 50
T317 Mike Hegan 50
T317 Bob Savage 50
T317 Rodney Scott 50
T317 Billy Hunter 50
T317 Chuck Essegian 50
T324 Rafael Bournigal 49
T324 Tim Thompson 49
T324 Ford Garrison 49
T324 Dick Howser 49
T324 Sam Gray 49
T324 Rich McKinney 49
T324 Ray Herbert 49
T331 John Wyckoff 48
T331 Norm Bass 48
T331 Preston Ward 48
T331 Ken Hamlin 48
T335 Charlie Berry 47
T335 Ken Suarez 47
T335 Charlie Bishop 47
T335 Joe Nossek 47
T339 Ray Murray 46
T339 Dan Meyer 46
T341 Fred Heimach 45
T341 Jack Nabors 45
T343 Chick Davies 44
T343 Elmer Myers 44
T343 Jim Pagliaroni 44
T343 Mike Jorgensen 44
T343 George Kell 44
T343 Bobby Shantz 44
T343 Gary Thomasson 44
T343 Sugar Cain 44
T343 Antonio Perez 44
T343 Hal Peck 44
T343 Jesse Flores 44
T343 Eric Fox 44
T343 Hank Bauer 44
T356 Joe Gantenbein 43
T356 Rollie Sheldon 43
T356 Bob Shawkey 43
T356 Dario Lodigiani 43
T360 Ernest Riles 42
T360 Joe Pignatano 42
T360 Tom Daley 42
T360 Nap Lajoie 42
T360 Lew Malone 42
T360 Marion Fricano 42
T360 George Hendrick 42
T367 Tim Hosley 41
T367 Pete Daley 41
T367 Tom Sheehan 41
T367 Clete Boyer 41
T367 Art Ditmar 41
T372 Jim Spencer 40
T372 Ping Bodie 40
T374 Boardwalk Brown 39
T374 Jack Hannahan 39
T374 Charlie Metro 39
T374 Ray Bates 39
T374 Jing Johnson 39
T374 Al Pilarcik 39
T374 Bill Shores 39
T374 Bobby Brooks 39
T374 Roger Wolff 39
T374 Mike Baxes 39
T374 Kurt Suzuki 39
T374 Joe Morgan 39
T374 Scott Lydy 39
T387 Dave Wickersham 38
T387 George Binks 38
T387 Carlos Pena 38
T387 Lynn Nelson 38
T387 Taylor Duncan 38
T392 Miguel Dilone 37
T392 Dave Collins 37
T392 Johnny Groth 37
T392 John Mabry 37
T392 Enos Slaughter 37
T392 Tommy Davis 37
T392 Billy Shantz 37
T399 Glenn Burke 36
T399 Dick Allen 36
T399 Bill McGhee 36
T399 Ned Garver 36
T399 Frank House 36
T399 Tony LaRussa 36
T405 Charlie Lau 35
T405 Don Bollweg 35
T405 Frank Bruggy 35
T405 Ossie Orwoll 35
T405 Manny Sanguillen 35
T405 Harry Byrd 35
T405 Kermit Wahl 35
T405 Val Picinich 35
T405 Patrick Lennon 35
T405 Donnie Murphy 35
T405 Fred Talbot 35
T416 Paul Lehner 34
T416 Ray Durham 34
T416 Wynn Noyes 34
T416 John Wyatt 34
T420 Bob Swift 33
T420 Brent Mayne 33
T420 Al Benton 33
T420 Ace Parker 33
T420 Kevin Seitzer 33
T420 Mark McLemore 33
T420 Kite Thomas 33
T420 Billy Consolo 33
T420 Ken McMullen 33
T420 Morrie Martin 33
T420 Ron Gant 33
T431 Dick Burrus 32
T431 Eddie Mayo 32
T431 Ron Cey 32
T431 Jose Guillen 32
T431 Don Black 32
T431 Felipe Alou 32
T431 Johnny Walker 32
T431 Lou Skizas 32
T439 Allie Clark 31
T439 Ray Haley 31
T439 Wayne Terwilliger 31
T439 Mike Kreevich 31
T439 Johnny Kucks 31
T439 Jerry Tabb 31
T439 Pedro Munoz 31
T446 Pat Bourque 30
T446 John O'Donoghue 30
T446 Jack Aker 30
T446 Bill Knickerbocker 30
T446 Ralph Terry 30
T446 Eddie Plank 30
T446 Dann Howitt 30
T446 Chief Bender 30
T446 Tony Bernazard 30
T446 Otis Lawry 30
T446 Buddy Blair 30
T457 Jerry Willard 29
T457 Bill Lillard 29
T457 Oscar Grimes 29
T457 Bob Johnson 29
T457 Eddie Collins 29
T457 Greek George 29
T457 Glenn Myatt 29
T457 Roy Moore 29
T465 Steve Kiefer 28
T465 Danny Tartabull 28
T465 Tony Freitas 28
T465 Johnny Babich 28
T465 Joe Azcue 28
T465 Fred Chapman 28
T465 Ed Madjeski 28
T465 Ed Busch 28
T465 Ricky Peters 28
T465 Ty Cobb 28
T465 Gene Stephens 28
T465 Don White 28
T477 Gordon Rhodes 27
T477 Larry Brown 27
T477 Gene Handley 27
T477 Vance Law 27
T477 Spook Jacobs 27
T477 Wid Matthews 27
T477 Eric Helfand 27
T477 Jim Robertson 27
T485 Paul Lindblad 26
T485 Joe Rullo 26
T485 Allen Battle 26
T485 Bob Grim 26
T485 Rollie Fingers 26
T485 Kevin Mitchell 26
T485 Billy Conigliaro 26
T485 Jimmy Sexton 26
T493 Paul Johnson 25
T493 Billy Meyer 25
T493 Esteban German 25
T493 Ken Holtzman 25
T493 Herman Fink 25
T493 Joe Burns 25
T493 Willie Randolph 25
T493 Bud Daley 25
T493 Frank Walker 25
T493 Keith Ginter 25
T493 Jim Pisoni 25
Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators holds the MLB record for most strikeouts in a single game when he struckout 21 Baltimore Orioles batters in a 16 inning game in 1962. Kerry Wood, Randy Johnson, and Roger Clemens (twice) hold the MLB record for most strikeouts in a 9 inning game with 20. == ==
Mickey Mantle is second on the all-time Yankees list for most strikeouts, with 1,710. Derek Jeter is first.
Whitey Ford has the most career World Strikeouts with 94.
Derek Jeter holds the all-time record for most strikeouts by a Yankees player.
Nolan Ryan holds the career record with 5,714 strikeouts.
Randy Johnson has the most strikeouts by a left handed pitcher. He also has the second most strikeouts all-time and over 300 wins.
As of the 2010 season, the Yankees team record for strikeouts by a pitcher in a season is 248 by Ron Guidry in 1978.
Nolan Ryan has the most career strikeouts with 5,714.
Sammy Sosa with 174 in 1997.
actually Charles radbourn had 441 strikeouts but they still don't count that season there for nolan Ryan holds the record with 383 strikeouts
The most strikeouts by a pitcher in a World Series game is 17 by Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against the Detroit Tigers.
In his 21 year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Reggie Jackson holds MLB record for most career strikeouts by a player/batter, with a career total of 2,597 strikeouts - 46 times while with the Kansas City Royals, 1,180 with the Oakland Athletics, 108 with the Baltimore Orioles, 573 times with the New York Yankees, and 690 times with the California Angels.