Matt Kilroy of the Baltimore Orioles had 513 strikeouts in 1886. Nolan Ryan who had 383 strikeouts in 1973 for the California Angels holds the modern day record. The record for most strikeouts in a single game is 20, shared by Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens, who did it twice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not really germaine to the question but the record for most strikeouts in a game is 21 held by Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators who did the deed in 1962 against the Baltimore Orioles in a 16 inning game. Wood, Clemens, and Randy Johnson hold the record for strikeouts in a 9 inning game with 20.
As of the end of the 2007 season, Nolan Ryan holds the MLB single season and career strikeout records. In 1974, he struckout 383 batters and, for his career, he struckout 5,714 batters.
Through the 2008 season:
Batter: Alfonso Soriano with 157 strikeouts in 2002.
Pitcher: Ron Guidry with 248 strikeouts in 1978.
Nolan Ryan with 5,714. Randy Johnson, in second place, trails by over 1000.
Pedro Martinez.
Martinez holds the Red Sox single season strikeout record with 313 in 1999.
Nolan Ryan with 383 (modern record - in the 1800s teams only had one pitcher and some of those guys had 500+ strikeouts per season)
Mark Reynolds with 223 holds the major league record.
Matt Kilroy holds the record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single season with 513 in 1886. Nolan Ryan holds the modern day record with 383 in 1973.
actually Charles radbourn had 441 strikeouts but they still don't count that season there for nolan Ryan holds the record with 383 strikeouts
Roger Clemens (twice), Randy Johnson and Kerry Wood have each struck out 20 batters in a game, the record.
As of the 2010 season, the Yankees team record for strikeouts by a pitcher in a season is 248 by Ron Guidry in 1978.
Through the 2013 season, Mark Reynolds, who at the time played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, holds the MLB record for striking out in a season with 223 strikeouts in 2009.In 2010, Reynolds became the fastest player to reach 100 strikeouts in a season, doing this in only 67 games, and was on pace to break his own record. He finished the 2010 season with 211 strikeouts, which is fourth all-time.
As of the 2008 season, that is Ferguson Jenkins who struck out 274 batters in 1970.
Matt Kilroy holds the record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single season with 513 in 1886. Nolan Ryan holds the modern day record with 383 in 1973.
If you are talking about pitchers and who has the most K's, the answer is Nolan Ryan with 5,714 strikeouts. If you are talking about batters who have struck out at the plate, the leader is Reggie Jackson with 2,597 strikeouts.
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Sammy Sosa with 174 in 1997.
For the 2007 season, Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres led all MLB pitchers in strikeouts with 240.
actually Charles radbourn had 441 strikeouts but they still don't count that season there for nolan Ryan holds the record with 383 strikeouts
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. == ==
Derek Jeter holds the all-time record for most strikeouts by a Yankees player.
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Roger Clemens (twice), Randy Johnson and Kerry Wood have each struck out 20 batters in a game, the record.
Nolan Ryan holds the career record with 5,714 strikeouts.