Strikeouts : 2004 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

2004 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Johan Santana 265 Minnesota Twins 1
Pedro Martinez 227 Boston Red Sox 2
Curt Schilling 203 Boston Red Sox 3
Kelvim Escobar 191 Anaheim Angels 4
Freddy Garcia 184 Seattle Mariners 5
Chicago White Sox  
Jeremy Bonderman 168 Detroit Tigers 6
Ted Lilly 168 Toronto Blue Jays  
Rich Harden 167 Oakland Athletics 8
Mark Buehrle 165 Chicago White Sox 9
Barry Zito 163 Oakland Athletics 10
Cliff Lee 161 Cleveland Indians 11
Bartolo Colon 158 Anaheim Angels 12
Nate Robertson 155 Detroit Tigers 13
Jose Contreras 150 New York Yankees 14
Chicago White Sox  
Javier Vazquez 150 New York Yankees  
John Lackey 144 Anaheim Angels 16
Brad Radke 143 Minnesota Twins 17
Bronson Arroyo 142 Boston Red Sox 18
Mark Mulder 140 Oakland Athletics 19
C.C. Sabathia 139 Cleveland Indians 20
Mike Mussina 132 New York Yankees 21
Kenny Rogers 126 Texas Rangers 22
Jason Johnson 125 Detroit Tigers 23
Jamie Moyer 125 Seattle Mariners  
Francisco Rodriguez 123 Anaheim Angels 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.

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.