<P> Out of the twenty pitchers who have accomplished the feat , fifteen were right - handed and five pitched left - handed . Five of these players have played for only one major league team . Five pitchers -- Steve Carlton , Roger Clemens , Randy Johnson , Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver -- are also members of the 3,000 strikeout club . Sweeney has the fewest career strikeouts in the group with 505 , while Nolan Ryan , with 5,714 , struck out more batters than any other pitcher in major league history . Bill Gullickson and Kerry Wood are the only rookies to have achieved the feat . Tom Seaver concluded his milestone game by striking out the final ten batters he faced , setting a new major league record for most consecutive strikeouts . </P>
<P> Out of the twenty pitchers who have accomplished the feat , fifteen were right - handed and five pitched left - handed . Five of these players have played for only one major league team . Five pitchers -- Steve Carlton , Roger Clemens , Randy Johnson , Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver -- are also members of the 3,000 strikeout club . Sweeney has the fewest career strikeouts in the group with 505 , while Nolan Ryan , with 5,714 , struck out more batters than any other pitcher in major league history . Bill Gullickson and Kerry Wood are the only rookies to have achieved the feat . Tom Seaver concluded his milestone game by striking out the final ten batters he faced , setting a new major league record for most consecutive strikeouts . </P>
who has the most strike outs in mlb
who has the most strike outs in mlb
Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan