Editing Strikeout (section)

====Season====
{{See also|300 strikeout club}}
The top 10 [[Major League Baseball]] single-season strikeout totals (since 1900):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pistrik3.shtml |title=Strikeouts Single Season Leaders by Baseball Almanac |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf;"| Pitcher
! style="background:#ddf;"| Strikeouts
! style="background:#ddf;"| Season
! style="background:#ddf;"| Team
! style="background:#ddf;"| League
! style="background:#ddf;"| Overall Rank
|-
| Nolan Ryan || 383 || 1973 || California Angels || AL || 8
|-
| Sandy Koufax || 382 || 1965 || Los Angeles Dodgers || NL || 9
|-
| Randy Johnson || 372 || 2001 || Arizona Diamondbacks || NL || 11
|-
| Nolan Ryan || 367 || 1974 || California Angels || AL || 14
|-
| Randy Johnson || 364 || 1999 || Arizona Diamondbacks || NL || 15
|-
| Rube Waddell || 349 || 1904 || Philadelphia Athletics || AL || 18
|-
| Bob Feller || 348 || 1946 || Cleveland Indians || AL || 19
|-
| Randy Johnson || 347 || 2000 || Arizona Diamondbacks || NL || 20
|-
| Nolan Ryan || 341 || 1977 || California Angels || AL || 25
|-
| Randy Johnson || 334 || 2002 || Arizona Diamondbacks || NL || 30
|}

The top 10 [[Major League Baseball]] single-season strikeout totals (all time):<ref name="Baseball Reference.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SO_p_season.shtml |title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Strikeouts |access-date=May 10, 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf;"| Pitcher
! style="background:#ddf;"| Strikeouts
! style="background:#ddf;"| Season
! style="background:#ddf;"| Team
! style="background:#ddf;"| League
! style="background:#ddf;"| Overall Rank
|-
| [[Matt Kilroy]] || 513 || 1886 || [[Baltimore Orioles (19th century)|Baltimore Orioles]] || [[American Association (19th century)|AA]] || 1
|-
| [[Toad Ramsey]] || 499 || 1886 || [[Louisville Colonels]] || AA || 2
|-
| [[Hugh Daily]] || 483 || 1884 || [[Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies]]/[[Washington Nationals (UA)|Washington Nationals]] || [[Union Association|UA]] || 3
|-
| [[Dupee Shaw]] || 451 || 1884 || [[Detroit Wolverines]]/[[Boston Reds (1884)|Boston Reds]] || NL/UA || 4
|-
| [[Old Hoss Radbourn]] || 441 || 1884 || [[Providence Grays]] || NL ||	5
|-
| [[Charlie Buffington]] || 417 || 1884 || [[Boston Beaneaters]] ||Da|| 6
|-
| [[Guy Hecker]] || 385 || 1884 || [[Louisville Eclipse]] || AA || 7
|-
| Nolan Ryan || 383 || 1973 || California Angels || AL || 8
|-
| Sandy Koufax || 382 || 1965 || Los Angeles Dodgers || NL || 9
|-
| [[Bill Sweeney (pitcher)|Bill Sweeney]] || 374 || 1884 || [[Baltimore Monumentals]] || UA || 10
|}