3000 Career Strikeouts (MLB) - The Baseball Cube

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A list of Major League pitchers with 3000 or more career strikeouts. For a pitcher to get to this milestone, he will have to average 150 strikeouts for 20 years which means he will have to be a Starting Pitcher as well as being a strikeout pitcher. He will also need to have the ability to pitch deeper into games and be a front-line starter.

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3000 Career Strikeouts

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Player Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	GR	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	HB	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
Nolan Ryan	P	6-2	195	R	R	1947-01-31	Refugio,TX	1965- 12- 226-NYN	MLB	1966-1993	1966-1993	324	292	3.19	807	773	222	61	13	34	3	5,386.0	3923	2178	1911	321	2795	5714	277	33	158	1.25	6.56	0.54	4.67	9.55
Randy Johnson	P-OF	6-10	230	R	L	1963-09-10	Walnut Creek,CA	1985- 2- 36-MON	MLB	1988-2009	1983-2009	303	166	3.29	618	603	100	37	7	15	2	4,135.3	3346	1703	1513	411	1497	4875	109	33	190	1.17	7.28	0.89	3.26	10.61
Roger Clemens	P	6-4	230	R	R	1962-08-04	Dayton,OH	1983- 1- 19-BOS	MLB	1984-2007	1982-2012	354	184	3.12	709	707	118	46	0	2	0	4,916.7	4185	1885	1707	363	1580	4672	143	20	159	1.17	7.66	0.66	2.89	8.55
Steve Carlton	P	6-5	210	L	L	1944-12-22	Miami,FL	1963- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1965-1988	1965-1988	329	244	3.22	741	709	254	55	13	32	2	5,217.3	4672	2130	1864	414	1833	4136	183	90	53	1.25	8.06	0.71	3.16	7.13
Bert Blyleven	P	6-3	207	R	R	1951-04-06	Zeist,NT	1969- 3- 55-MIN	MLB	1970-1992	1970-1992	287	250	3.31	692	685	242	60	3	7	0	4,970.0	4632	2029	1830	430	1322	3701	114	19	155	1.20	8.39	0.78	2.39	6.70
Tom Seaver	P	6-1	206	R	R	1944-11-17	Fresno,CA	1966- 1- 19-ATL	MLB	1967-1986	1967-1986	311	205	2.86	656	647	231	61	6	9	1	4,782.7	3971	1674	1521	380	1390	3640	126	8	76	1.12	7.47	0.72	2.62	6.85
Don Sutton	P	6-1	185	R	R	1945-04-02	Clio,AL	1964- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1966-1988	1966-1988	324	256	3.26	774	756	178	58	12	18	5	5,282.3	4692	2104	1914	472	1343	3574	112	21	82	1.14	7.99	0.80	2.29	6.09
Gaylord Perry	P	6-4	215	R	R	1938-09-15	Williamston,NC	1958- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	1962-1983	1962-1983	314	265	3.11	777	690	303	53	33	87	11	5,350.3	4938	2128	1846	399	1379	3534	160	6	108	1.18	8.31	0.67	2.32	5.94
Walter Johnson	P-OF	6-1	200	R	R	1887-11-06	Humboldt,KS		MLB	1907-1927	1907-1927	417	279	2.17	802	666	531	110	129	136	34	5,914.7	4913	1902	1424	97	1363	3509	155	4	203	1.06	7.48	0.15	2.07	5.34
Greg Maddux	P	6-0	185	R	R	1966-04-14	San Angelo,TX	1984- 2- 31-CHN	MLB	1986-2008	1984-2008	355	227	3.16	744	740	109	35	3	4	0	5,008.3	4726	1981	1756	353	999	3371	70	28	137	1.14	8.49	0.63	1.80	6.06
Phil Niekro	P	6-1	180	R	R	1939-04-01	Blaine,OH	1958- 0- 0-MLN	MLB	1964-1987	1964-1987	318	274	3.35	864	716	245	45	83	148	29	5,404.3	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	3342	226	42	123	1.27	8.40	0.80	3.01	5.57
Fergie Jenkins	P	6-5	210	R	R	1943-12-13	Chatham,ON	1962- 0- 0-PHI	MLB	1965-1983	1965-1983	284	226	3.34	664	594	267	49	37	70	7	4,500.7	4142	1853	1669	484	997	3192	62	18	84	1.14	8.28	0.97	1.99	6.38
Pedro Martinez	P-3B	5-11	170	R	R	1971-10-25	Manoguayabo,DR	1988- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1992-2009	1990-2009	219	100	2.93	476	409	46	17	23	67	3	2,827.3	2221	1006	919	239	760	3154	62	6	131	1.05	7.07	0.76	2.42	10.04
Bob Gibson	P	6-1	195	R	R	1935-11-09	Omaha,NE	1957- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1959-1975	1959-1975	251	174	2.91	528	482	255	56	21	46	6	3,884.3	3279	1420	1258	257	1336	3117	108	13	102	1.19	7.60	0.60	3.10	7.22
Curt Schilling	P	6-4	231	R	R	1966-11-14	Anchorage,AK	1986- 2- 39-BOS	MLB	1988-2007	1986-2007	216	146	3.46	569	436	83	20	81	133	22	3,261.0	2998	1318	1253	347	711	3116	72	8	49	1.14	8.27	0.96	1.96	8.60
CC Sabathia	P	6-7	250	L	L	1980-07-21	Vallejo,CA	1998- 1- 20-CLE	MLB	2001-2019	1998-2019	251	161	3.74	561	560	38	12	0	1	0	3,577.3	3404	1623	1485	382	1099	3093	74	17	116	1.26	8.56	0.96	2.77	7.78
John Smoltz	P	6-3	220	R	R	1967-05-15	Warren,MI	1985- 22- 574-DET	MLB	1988-2009	1986-2009	213	155	3.33	723	481	53	16	204	242	154	3,473.0	3074	1391	1284	288	1010	3084	145	16	48	1.18	7.97	0.75	2.62	7.99
Justin Verlander	P	6-5	235	R	R	1983-02-20	Manakin-Sabot,VA	2004- 1- 2-DET	MLB	2005-2020	2002-2020	226	129	3.33	454	454	26	9	0	0	0	2,988.0	2538	1192	1105	310	851	3013	87	19	92	1.13	7.64	0.93	2.56	9.08
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Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) ERA Earned Run Average ( (9/IP)*ER ) G Games Played (or Pitched) GS Games Started CG Complete Games SHO Shutouts GF Games Finished GR Games Relieved SV Saves IP Innings Pitched H Hits R Runs ER Earned Runs HR Home Runs BB Walks SO Strikeouts WP Wild Pitches BK Balks HB Hit Batsmen from pitcher perspective WHIP Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched ( (H+BB) / IP ) H9 Hits allowed per 9 innings ( (9/IP) * H ) HR9 Home Runs allowed per 9 innings ( (9/IP) * HR ) BB9 Walks per 9 innings ( (9/IP) * BB ) SO9 Strikeouts per 9 innings ( (9/IP) * SO )

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