MLB: What pipers have more strikeouts? The 3 thousand strikeouts club

Clayton Kershaw approaches the 3,000 struggles. These are the pitchers with more strikeouts in the history of MLB, headed by Nolan Ryan.

The Club of the 3,000 MLB strikeouts is exclusive. Only 19 pitchers have had access to him through the more than 100 years of major league baseball history, as Clayton Kershaw De Los Angeles Dodgers approaches to become the next season during the 2025 season.

Of those 19 pitchers, only four (Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens and Steve Carlton) they exceeded the 4,000 strikeouts brand, and only The king of all time, ‘The Ryan Express’, has a place in the 5,000 club.

Consult below the List of the launchers in the history of the MLB that reached 3,000 sturges (In the regular season):

*Total until June 14, 2025

MLB: Most strikeouts in history

• Nolan Ryan 5,714 (1966-1993)

• Randy Johnson 4,875 (1988-2009)

• Roger Clemens 4.672 (1984-2007)

• Steve Carlton 4,136 (1965-1988)

• Bert Blyleven 3,701 (1970-1992)

• Tom Seaver 3,640 (1967-1986)

• Don Sutton 3,574 (1966-1988)

• Gaylord Perry 3,534 (1962-1983)

• Walter Johnson 3,509 (1907-1927)

• Justin Verlander* 3,457 (2005-present)

• Max Scherzer* 3,408 (2008-present)

• Greg Maddux 3,371 (1986-2008)

• Phil Nieto 3,342 (1964-1987)

• Fergie Jenkins 3,192 (1965-1983)

• Pedro Martínez 3,154 (1992-2009)

• Bob Gibson 3,117 (1959-1975)

• Curt Schilling 3,116 (1988-2007)

• CC Sabathia 3,093 (2001-2019)

• John Smoltz 3,084 (1988-2009)

• Clayton Kershaw 2,983 (2008-present)