1976 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Tom Seaver	235	New York Mets	1
J.R. Richard	214	Houston Astros	2
Jerry Koosman	200	New York Mets	3
Steve Carlton	195	Philadelphia Phillies	4
Phil Niekro	173	Atlanta Braves	5
John Montefusco	172	San Francisco Giants	6
Don Sutton	161	Los Angeles Dodgers	7
Jon Matlack	153	New York Mets	8
Steve Rogers	150	Montreal Expos	9
Rick Reuschel	146	Chicago Cubs	10
Pat Zachry	143	Cincinnati Reds	11
Dick Ruthven	142	Atlanta Braves	12
John Candelaria	138	Pittsburgh Pirates	13
Pete Falcone	138	St. Louis Cardinals
Andy Messersmith	135	Atlanta Braves	15
Ed Halicki	130	San Francisco Giants	16
Fred Norman	126	Cincinnati Reds	17
Woodie Fryman	123	Montreal Expos	18
Mickey Lolich	120	New York Mets	19
Jim Lonborg	118	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Burt Hooton	116	Los Angeles Dodgers	21
Steve Renko	116	Montreal Expos
		Chicago Cubs
Gary Nolan	113	Cincinnati Reds	23
Ray Burris	112	Chicago Cubs	24
Larry Dierker	112	Houston Astros
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro. 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.