Strikeouts : 1984 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1984 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mark Langston 204 Seattle Mariners 1
Dave Stieb 198 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Mike Witt 196 California Angels 3
Bert Blyleven 170 Cleveland Indians 4
Charlie Hough 164 Texas Rangers 5
Mike Moore 158 Seattle Mariners 6
Floyd Bannister 152 Chicago White Sox 7
Frank Viola 149 Minnesota Twins 8
Jack Morris 148 Detroit Tigers 9
Dan Petry 144 Detroit Tigers 10
Mike Smithson 144 Minnesota Twins  
Don Sutton 143 Milwaukee Brewers 12
Frank Tanana 141 Texas Rangers 13
Bud Black 140 Kansas City Royals 14
Doyle Alexander 139 Toronto Blue Jays 15
Bob Ojeda 137 Boston Red Sox 16
Bruce Hurst 136 Boston Red Sox 17
Phil Niekro 136 New York Yankees  
Oil Can Boyd 134 Boston Red Sox 19
Luis Leal 134 Toronto Blue Jays  
Tom Seaver 131 Chicago White Sox 21
Mike Boddicker 128 Baltimore Orioles 22
Ron Guidry 127 New York Yankees 23
Roger Clemens 126 Boston Red Sox 24
La Marr Hoyt 126 Chicago White Sox  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).