Strikeouts : 1975 National 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
 

1975 Strikeouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tom Seaver 243 New York Mets 1
John Montefusco 215 San Francisco Giants 2
Andy Messersmith 213 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Steve Carlton 192 Philadelphia Phillies 4
J.R. Richard 176 Houston Astros 5
Don Sutton 175 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Jerry Koosman 173 New York Mets 7
Bill Bonham 165 Chicago Cubs 8
Rick Reuschel 155 Chicago Cubs 9
Jon Matlack 154 New York Mets 10
Ed Halicki 153 San Francisco Giants 11
Burt Hooton 153 Chicago Cubs  
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Doug Rau 151 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Lynn McGlothen 146 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Phil Niekro 144 Atlanta Braves 15
Ron Reed 139 Atlanta Braves 16
St. Louis Cardinals  
Steve Stone 139 Chicago Cubs  
Steve Rogers 137 Montreal Expos 18
Pete Falcone 131 San Francisco Giants 19
Jerry Reuss 131 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dan Warthen 128 Montreal Expos 21
Larry Dierker 127 Houston Astros 22
Tom Underwood 123 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Fred Norman 119 Cincinnati Reds 24
Woodie Fryman 118 Montreal Expos 25



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

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?

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.