1971 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Tom Seaver	289	New York Mets	1
Fergie Jenkins	263	Chicago Cubs	2
Bill Stoneman	251	Montreal Expos	3
Clay Kirby	231	San Diego Padres	4
Don Sutton	194	Los Angeles Dodgers	5
Bob Gibson	185	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Don Wilson	180	Houston Astros	7
Phil Niekro	173	Atlanta Braves	8
Steve Carlton	172	St. Louis Cardinals	9
Juan Marichal	159	San Francisco Giants	10
Gaylord Perry	158	San Francisco Giants	11
Steve Arlin	156	San Diego Padres	12
Gary Gentry	155	New York Mets	13
Rick Wise	155	Philadelphia Phillies
Reggie Cleveland	148	St. Louis Cardinals	15
Gary Nolan	146	Cincinnati Reds	16
Bill Singer	144	Los Angeles Dodgers	17
Ken Holtzman	143	Chicago Cubs	18
Jack Billingham	139	Houston Astros	19
Dock Ellis	137	Pittsburgh Pirates	20
Nolan Ryan	137	New York Mets
Steve Blass	136	Pittsburgh Pirates	22
Al Downing	136	Los Angeles Dodgers
Dave Roberts	135	San Diego Padres	24
Ken Forsch	131	Houston Astros	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. The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit? 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).