3,000 strikeout club

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Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan is Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout leader at 5,714.

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 3,000 strikeout club is the group of pitchers who have struck out 3,000 or more batters in their careers. Walter Johnson was the first to reach 3,000, doing so in 1923, and was the only pitcher at this milestone for 50 years until Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout in 1974. In total, 16 pitchers have reached 3,000 strikeouts with John Smoltz, the most recent club member, joining in 2008.[1] Steve Carlton and Randy Johnson are the only left-handed pitchers in this group.[2][3] Randy Johnson was the quickest pitcher to 3,000 strikeouts, taking fewer games pitched or innings pitched than any other pitcher.[4] César Gerónimo is the only player struck out by two different pitchers for their 3,000th strikeout, first by Gibson in 1974 and then Nolan Ryan in 1980.[5] The Chicago Cubs are one of two franchises to see multiple pitchers record their 3,000th strikeout on their roster, first Ferguson Jenkins in 1982 and then Greg Maddux in 2005. The Minnesota Twins also had two pitchers reach the milestone with their team. Walter Johnson was the first, joining the club while the franchise was called the Washington Senators, then Bert Blyleven joined in 1986 with the team in Minnesota. Ten 3,000 strikeout pitchers are also members of the 300 win club.[6] Seven pitchers from this club were named amongst the one hundred greatest players in MLB history as part of the All-Century Team, four of whom were eventually voted as starters for the team by fan vote.[7][8]

Membership in the 3,000 strikeout club is often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.[9][10] Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez, and John Smoltz are the most recently elected individuals, all voted in during 2015 balloting.[11] Of the sixteen eligible members of the 3,000 strikeout club, fourteen have been elected to the Hall. The two who have appeared on a Hall of Fame ballot but have not yet been elected, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling, both made their first appearances on the ballot for the 2013 elections. Each received only about half of the total votes needed for induction, with Schilling earning slightly more votes than Clemens.[12] Clemens' future election is seen as uncertain because of his alleged links to use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).[13] The current and near-future eligibility of many players linked to PED use, combined with voting restrictions in Hall of Fame balloting, has been cited as the source of a "backlog" in future Hall elections.[14][15] Eligibility requires that a player has "been retired five seasons" or deceased for at least 6 months.[16]

Key

Player Name of the player
Strikeouts Career strikeouts
IP Career innings pitched
Date Date of the pitcher's 3,000th strikeout
Batter The batter struck out for the pitcher's 3,000th strikeout
Team The pitcher's team for his 3,000th strikeout
Seasons The seasons this player played in the major leagues
dagger Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Club members

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Hall of Famer Randy Johnson, second all-time in strikeouts, is one of only two left-handed pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts in MLB history.
Player Strikeouts IP Date Batter Team Seasons Ref
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryandagger 5,714 5,386 July 4, 1980[5] Gerónimo, CésarCésar Gerónimo[5] Houston Astros 1966, 1968–1993 [17]
Johnson, RandyRandy Johnsondagger 4,875 4,135 1⁄3 September 10, 2000[5] Lowell, MikeMike Lowell[5] Arizona Diamondbacks 1988–2009 [3]
Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens 4,672 4,916 2⁄3 July 5, 1998[5] Winn, RandyRandy Winn[5] Toronto Blue Jays 1984–2007 [18]
Carlton, SteveSteve Carltondagger 4,136 5,217 1⁄3 April 29, 1981[5] Wallach, TimTim Wallach[5] Philadelphia Phillies 1965–1988 [2]
Blyleven, BertBert Blylevendagger 3,701 4,970 August 1, 1986[5] Davis, MikeMike Davis[5] Minnesota Twins 1970–1992 [19]
Seaver, TomTom Seaverdagger 3,640 4,782 2⁄3 April 18, 1981[5] Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez[5] Cincinnati Reds 1967–1986 [20]
Sutton, DonDon Suttondagger 3,574 5,282 1⁄3 June 24, 1983[5] Bannister, AlanAlan Bannister[5] Milwaukee Brewers 1966–1988 [21]
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perrydagger 3,534 5,350 1⁄3 October 1, 1978[5] Simpson, JoeJoe Simpson[5] San Diego Padres 1962–1983 [22]
Johnson, WalterWalter Johnsondagger 3,508 5,914 2⁄3 July 22, 1923[5] Unclear[upper-alpha 1] Washington Senators 1907–1927 [23]
Maddux, GregGreg Madduxdagger 3,371 5,008 1⁄3 July 26, 2005[24] Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel[24] Chicago Cubs 1986–2008 [25]
Niekro, PhilPhil Niekrodagger 3,342 5,404 1⁄3 July 4, 1984[5] Parrish, LarryLarry Parrish[5] New York Yankees 1964–1987 [26]
Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkinsdagger 3,192 4,500 2⁄3 May 25, 1982[5] Templeton, GarryGarry Templeton[5] Chicago Cubs 1965–1983 [27]
Martínez, PedroPedro Martínezdagger 3,154 2,827 1⁄3 September 3, 2007[9] Harang, AaronAaron Harang[9] New York Mets 1992–2009 [28]
Gibson, BobBob Gibsondagger 3,117 3,884 1⁄3 July 17, 1974[5] Gerónimo, CésarCésar Gerónimo[5] St. Louis Cardinals 1959–1975 [29]
Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling 3,116 3,261 August 30, 2006[30] Swisher, NickNick Swisher[30] Boston Red Sox 1988–2007 [31]
Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltzdagger 3,084 3,473 April 22, 2008[1] López, FelipeFelipe López[1] Atlanta Braves 1988–1999, 2001-2009 [32]

Notes

  1. ↑ The batter Walter Johnson struck out for his 3,000th strikeout was either Charlie Jamieson, Steve O'Neill, or Stan Coveleski.[5]

See also

References

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  3. 1 2 "Randy Johnson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
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  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Johnson joins 3K club in Arizona's loss to Florida". Associated Press. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
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  7. ↑ "The All-Century Team". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  8. ↑ "All-Century Team final voting". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. October 23, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 Noble, Marty (September 3, 2007). "Pedro records 3,000th strikeout". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  10. ↑ Mitchell, Fred (July 20, 2005). "Maddux on the verge of 3,000 strikeouts". Chicago Tribune.
  11. ↑ "Hall of Fame Class of 2015" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "2013 Hall of Fame Vote a Shutout" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  13. ↑ Kurkjian, Tim (January 9, 2012). "Whopper of a list of names await in 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 21, 2012. But Clemens is, after [Barry] Bonds, the next face of the steroid era. He has been charged with lying before Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. He has no chance to make it to Cooperstown next year, or for many, many years to come.
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  15. ↑ Caple, Jim (January 4, 2012). "Too many good Hall candidates for limit". Page 2. ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
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  19. ↑ "Bert Blyleven Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
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  23. ↑ "Walter Johnson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  24. 1 2 Muskat, Carrie (July 26, 2005). "Giant milestone: Maddux fans No. 3,000". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
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  26. ↑ "Phil Niekro Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  27. ↑ "Fergie Jenkins Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Pedro Martinez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  29. ↑ "Bob Gibson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  30. 1 2 "Schilling reaches 3,000 career strikeouts". Associated Press. ESPN Internet Ventures. August 31, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  31. ↑ "Curt Schilling Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  32. ↑ "John Smoltz Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.

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