1983 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Steve Carlton	275	Philadelphia Phillies	1
Mario Soto	242	Cincinnati Reds	2
Larry McWilliams	199	Pittsburgh Pirates	3
Fernando Valenzuela	189	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Nolan Ryan	183	Houston Astros	5
John Candelaria	157	Pittsburgh Pirates	6
Bob Welch	156	Los Angeles Dodgers	7
Rick Rhoden	153	Pittsburgh Pirates	8
Joe Niekro	152	Houston Astros	9
Bruce Berenyi	151	Cincinnati Reds	10
Steve Rogers	146	Montreal Expos	11
Pascual Perez	144	Atlanta Braves	12
Jerry Reuss	143	Los Angeles Dodgers	13
John Denny	139	Philadelphia Phillies	14
Charlie Lea	137	Montreal Expos	15
Mike Krukow	136	San Francisco Giants	16
Tim Lollar	135	San Diego Padres	17
Tom Seaver	135	New York Mets
Phil Niekro	128	Atlanta Braves	19
Atlee Hammaker	127	San Francisco Giants	20
Joaquin Andujar	125	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Bob Knepper	125	Houston Astros
Bill Gullickson	120	Montreal Expos	23
Alejandro Pena	120	Los Angeles Dodgers
Eric Show	120	San Diego Padres
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	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. 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.