Out of the twenty pitchers who have accomplished the feat, fifteen were right - handed and five pitched left - handed. Five of these players have played for only one major league team. Five pitchers -- Steve Carlton, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver -- are also members of the 3,000 strikeout club. Sweeney has the fewest career strikeouts in the group with 505, while Nolan Ryan, with 5,714, struck out more batters than any other pitcher in major league history. Bill Gullickson and Kerry Wood are the only rookies to have achieved the feat. Tom Seaver concluded his milestone game by striking out the final ten batters he faced, setting a new major league record for most consecutive strikeouts.
who has the most strike outs in mlb
Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan