Strikeouts : 1993 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1993 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Randy Johnson 308 Seattle Mariners 1
Mark Langston 196 California Angels 2
Juan Guzman 194 Toronto Blue Jays 3
David Cone 191 Kansas City Royals 4
Chuck Finley 187 California Angels 5
Kevin Appier 186 Kansas City Royals 6
Cal Eldred 180 Milwaukee Brewers 7
Jimmy Key 173 New York Yankees 8
Ben McDonald 171 Baltimore Orioles 9
Alex Fernandez 169 Chicago White Sox 10
Erik Hanson 163 Seattle Mariners 11
Roger Clemens 160 Boston Red Sox 12
Jack McDowell 158 Chicago White Sox 13
Wilson Alvarez 155 Chicago White Sox 14
Kevin Tapani 150 Minnesota Twins 15
Melido Perez 148 New York Yankees 16
Tom Gordon 143 Kansas City Royals 17
Kevin Brown 142 Texas Rangers 18
Kenny Rogers 140 Texas Rangers 19
David Wells 139 Detroit Tigers 20
Willie Banks 138 Minnesota Twins 21
Roger Pavlik 131 Texas Rangers 22
Bobby Witt 131 Oakland Athletics  
Danny Darwin 130 Boston Red Sox 24
Jason Bere 129 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).

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?