1985 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Dwight Gooden	268	New York Mets	1
Mario Soto	214	Cincinnati Reds	2
Nolan Ryan	209	Houston Astros	3
Fernando Valenzuela	208	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Sid Fernandez	180	New York Mets	5
John Tudor	169	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Ron Darling	167	New York Mets	7
Orel Hershiser	157	Los Angeles Dodgers	8
Tom Browning	155	Cincinnati Reds	9
Kevin Gross	151	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Mike Krukow	150	San Francisco Giants	11
Jose DeLeon	149	Pittsburgh Pirates	12
Eric Show	141	San Diego Padres	13
Rick Reuschel	138	Pittsburgh Pirates	14
Mike Scott	137	Houston Astros	15
Steve Bedrosian	134	Atlanta Braves	16
Danny Cox	131	St. Louis Cardinals	17
Mark Davis	131	San Francisco Giants
Bob Knepper	131	Houston Astros
Rick Rhoden	128	Pittsburgh Pirates	20
Bryn Smith	127	Montreal Expos	21
John Denny	123	Philadelphia Phillies	22
Charles Hudson	122	Philadelphia Phillies	23
Dave LaPoint	122	San Francisco Giants
Dennis Eckersley	117	Chicago Cubs	25
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? 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.