Each of the following players holds a dubious mark in baseball history and each of them could easily be a pitchers great moment, and two innings later be a pitchers call to the bullpen.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-thousand all-time career leaders in Major League strikeouts. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"The only way I'm going to get a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint." - Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson
Did you know that Hall of Famer Tony Perez, who is ranked eighth in all-time career strikeouts, never led any single season in striking out?
In 1978 Bobby Bonds struck out for the one-thousand five-hundredth time of his career and it occurred during his eleventh big league season — the quickest of any player in Major League history to reach that infamous plateau.
Reggie Jackson was the first player to reach the 2,000 strikeout plateau, in 2003 he finally had company when Andres Galarraga joined the "club" and Sammy Sosa made it a trio in 2004.