1990 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
David Cone	233	New York Mets	1
Dwight Gooden	223	New York Mets	2
Ramon Martinez	223	Los Angeles Dodgers
Frank Viola	182	New York Mets	4
Sid Fernandez	181	New York Mets	5
John Smoltz	170	Atlanta Braves	6
Jose DeLeon	164	St. Louis Cardinals	7
Bruce Hurst	162	San Diego Padres	8
Dennis Martinez	156	Montreal Expos	9
Jose Rijo	152	Cincinnati Reds	10
Greg Maddux	144	Chicago Cubs	11
Andy Benes	140	San Diego Padres	12
Rob Dibble	136	Cincinnati Reds	13
Mark Portugal	136	Houston Astros
Mark Gardner	135	Montreal Expos	15
Doug Drabek	131	Pittsburgh Pirates	16
Zane Smith	130	Montreal Expos	17
		Pittsburgh Pirates
Tom Glavine	129	Atlanta Braves	18
Ed Whitson	127	San Diego Padres	19
Mike Scott	121	Houston Astros	20
Jim Deshaies	119	Houston Astros	21
John Burkett	118	San Francisco Giants	22
Norm Charlton	117	Cincinnati Reds	23
Fernando Valenzuela	115	Los Angeles Dodgers	24
Oil Can Boyd	113	Montreal Expos	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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. 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? 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.