1970 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Tom Seaver	283	New York Mets	1
Bob Gibson	274	St. Louis Cardinals	2
Fergie Jenkins	274	Chicago Cubs
Gaylord Perry	214	San Francisco Giants	4
Ken Holtzman	202	Chicago Cubs	5
Don Sutton	201	Los Angeles Dodgers	6
Steve Carlton	193	St. Louis Cardinals	7
Larry Dierker	191	Houston Astros	8
Pat Dobson	185	San Diego Padres	9
Gary Nolan	181	Cincinnati Reds	10
Bob Veale	178	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Bill Stoneman	176	Montreal Expos	12
Pat Jarvis	173	Atlanta Braves	13
Bill Hands	170	Chicago Cubs	14
Phil Niekro	168	Atlanta Braves	15
Clay Kirby	154	San Diego Padres	16
Carl Morton	154	Montreal Expos
Jim Nash	153	Atlanta Braves	18
Dick Selma	153	Philadelphia Phillies
Jim Bunning	147	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Steve Renko	142	Montreal Expos	21
Jim Merritt	136	Cincinnati Reds	22
Jack Billingham	134	Houston Astros	23
Gary Gentry	134	New York Mets
Chris Short	133	Philadelphia Phillies	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.