Strikeouts : 1980 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1980 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Len Barker 187 Cleveland Indians 1
Mike Norris 180 Oakland Athletics 2
Ron Guidry 166 New York Yankees 3
Floyd Bannister 155 Seattle Mariners 4
Dennis Leonard 155 Kansas City Royals  
Jim Clancy 152 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Jerry Koosman 149 Minnesota Twins 7
Steve Stone 149 Baltimore Orioles  
Moose Haas 146 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Jon Matlack 142 Texas Rangers 10
Gaylord Perry 135 Texas Rangers 11
New York Yankees  
Britt Burns 133 Chicago White Sox 12
Rudy May 133 New York Yankees  
Fergie Jenkins 129 Texas Rangers 14
Mike Flanagan 128 Baltimore Orioles 15
Dennis Eckersley 121 Boston Red Sox 16
Matt Keough 121 Oakland Athletics  
Scott McGregor 119 Baltimore Orioles 18
Brian Kingman 116 Oakland Athletics 19
Tom Underwood 116 New York Yankees  
Steve McCatty 114 Oakland Athletics 21
Larry Gura 113 Kansas City Royals 22
Frank Tanana 113 California Angels  
Jack Morris 112 Detroit Tigers 24
Richard Dotson 109 Chicago White Sox 25



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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.