1986 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Mike Scott	306	Houston Astros	1
Fernando Valenzuela	242	Los Angeles Dodgers	2
Floyd Youmans	202	Montreal Expos	3
Sid Fernandez	200	New York Mets	4
Dwight Gooden	200	New York Mets
Nolan Ryan	194	Houston Astros	6
Ron Darling	184	New York Mets	7
Bob Welch	183	Los Angeles Dodgers	8
Mike Krukow	178	San Francisco Giants	9
Dave Palmer	170	Atlanta Braves	10
Rick Rhoden	159	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Kevin Gross	154	Philadelphia Phillies	12
Orel Hershiser	153	Los Angeles Dodgers	13
Bob Ojeda	148	New York Mets	14
Tom Browning	147	Cincinnati Reds	15
Bob Knepper	143	Houston Astros	16
Zane Smith	139	Atlanta Braves	17
Dennis Eckersley	137	Chicago Cubs	18
Rick Mahler	137	Atlanta Braves
Jim Deshaies	128	Houston Astros	20
Scott Garrelts	125	San Francisco Giants	21
Rick Reuschel	125	Pittsburgh Pirates
Scott Sanderson	124	Chicago Cubs	23
Rick Sutcliffe	122	Chicago Cubs	24
Bill Gullickson	121	Cincinnati Reds	25
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. 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. 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.