1972 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Steve Carlton	310	Philadelphia Phillies	1
Tom Seaver	249	New York Mets	2
Bob Gibson	208	St. Louis Cardinals	3
Don Sutton	207	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Fergie Jenkins	184	Chicago Cubs	5
Clay Kirby	175	San Diego Padres	6
Jerry Reuss	174	Houston Astros	7
Don Wilson	172	Houston Astros	8
Bill Stoneman	171	Montreal Expos	9
Jon Matlack	169	New York Mets	10
Fred Norman	167	San Diego Padres	11
Phil Niekro	164	Atlanta Braves	12
Balor Moore	161	Montreal Expos	13
Steve Arlin	159	San Diego Padres	14
Reggie Cleveland	153	St. Louis Cardinals	15
Jerry Koosman	147	New York Mets	16
Bob Moose	144	Pittsburgh Pirates	17
Rick Wise	142	St. Louis Cardinals	18
Jack Billingham	137	Cincinnati Reds	19
Tom Hall	134	Cincinnati Reds	20
Burt Hooton	132	Chicago Cubs	21
Sam McDowell	122	San Francisco Giants	22
Nelson Briles	120	Pittsburgh Pirates	23
Gary Gentry	120	New York Mets
Steve Blass	117	Pittsburgh Pirates	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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). The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.