3,000 strikeout club

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 3,000 strikeout club is the group of 19 pitchers who have struck out 3,000 or more batters in their careers.

The group includes three left-handed pitchers: CC Sabathia, Steve Carlton, and Randy Johnson.

The other teams with multiple members are the Chicago Cubs (Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux), the New York Yankees (Phil Niekro and Sabathia), and the Houston Astros (Nolan Ryan and Justin Verlander).

[5] Seven members were named to the All-Century Team, a list of MLB's best 100 players; fans later elected four of them as starters.

[6][7] All members of the club except for Ryan, Blyleven, Don Sutton, Walter Johnson, Niekro, and Curt Schilling also won a Cy Young Award in their careers.

A man in a white baseball jersey with "ASTROS" on the chest and orange and yellow stripes on his shoulders pitches a baseball with his right hand.
Nolan Ryan is Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout leader at 5,714.
A man in a gray baseball uniform with "ARIZONA" on the chest, a red baseball cap, and a tan baseball glove on his right hand with "51" on its side pitches a baseball with his left hand.
Hall of Famer Randy Johnson , second all-time in strikeouts, is one of only three left-handed pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts.
An electronic banner announces John Smoltz ' 3000th strikeout during a game in April 2008.
Max Scherzer , joining on September 12, 2021, is the most recent addition to the club.