1963 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Sandy Koufax	306	Los Angeles Dodgers	1
Jim Maloney	265	Cincinnati Reds	2
Don Drysdale	251	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
Juan Marichal	248	San Francisco Giants	4
Bob Gibson	204	St. Louis Cardinals	5
Denny Lemaster	190	Milwaukee Braves	6
Dick Ellsworth	185	Chicago Cubs	7
Ray Culp	176	Philadelphia Phillies	8
Joe Nuxhall	169	Cincinnati Reds	9
Chris Short	160	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Jack Sanford	158	San Francisco Giants	11
Larry Jackson	153	Chicago Cubs	12
Ken Johnson	148	Houston Colt .45s	13
Jim O'Toole	146	Cincinnati Reds	14
Ernie Broglio	145	St. Louis Cardinals	15
Bob Friend	144	Pittsburgh Pirates	16
Al Jackson	142	New York Mets	17
Turk Farrell	141	Houston Colt .45s	18
Ray Sadecki	136	St. Louis Cardinals	19
Bobby Bolin	134	San Francisco Giants	20
Johnny Podres	134	Los Angeles Dodgers
Curt Simmons	127	St. Louis Cardinals	22
Bob Miller	125	Los Angeles Dodgers	23
Bob Bruce	123	Houston Colt .45s	24
Don Nottebart	118	Houston Colt .45s	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second). Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.