1987 MLB Strikeouts Leaders

Nolan Ryan led the majors with 270 strikeouts in 1987, 8 ahead of Mark Langston (262). It was one of 11 times Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts.

Led all of MLB in 1987 Nolan Ryan Houston Astros

270 Strikeouts 8 clear of Mark Langston

Showing Strikeouts and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	SO	W	L	ERA	IP
1	Nolan Ryan	HOU	270	8	16	2.76	211.2
2	Mark Langston	SEA	262	19	13	3.84	272.0
3	Roger Clemens	BOS	256	20	9	2.97	281.2
4	Teddy Higuera	ML4	240	18	10	3.85	261.2
5	Mike Scott	HOU	233	16	13	3.23	247.2
6	Charlie Hough	TEX	223	18	13	3.79	285.1
7	Jack Morris	DET	208	18	11	3.38	266.0
8	Dave Stewart	OAK	205	20	13	3.68	261.1
9	Frank Viola	MIN	197	17	10	2.90	251.2
10	Bert Blyleven	MIN	196	15	12	4.01	267.0
11	Bob Welch	LAN	196	15	9	3.22	251.2
12	Mike Witt	CAL	192	16	14	4.01	247.0
13	Orel Hershiser	LAN	190	16	16	3.06	264.2
14	Fernando Valenzuela	LAN	190	14	14	3.98	251.0
15	Bruce Hurst	BOS	190	15	13	4.41	238.2
16	Jim Clancy	TOR	180	15	11	3.54	241.1
17	Rick Sutcliffe	CHN	174	18	10	3.68	237.1
18	Ron Darling	NYN	167	12	8	4.29	207.2
19	Mark Gubicza	KCA	166	13	18	3.98	241.2
20	Juan Nieves	ML4	163	14	8	4.88	195.2
21	Bret Saberhagen	KCA	163	18	10	3.36	257.0
22	Jimmy Key	TOR	161	17	8	2.76	261.0
23	Bobby Witt	TEX	160	8	10	4.91	143.0
24	Bob Sebra	MON	156	6	15	4.42	177.1
25	Jose DeLeon	CHA	153	11	12	4.02	206.0
26	Danny Jackson	KCA	152	9	18	4.02	224.0
27	Mike Boddicker	BAL	152	10	12	4.18	226.0
28	Charlie Leibrandt	KCA	151	16	11	3.41	240.1
29	Chris Bosio	ML4	150	11	8	5.24	170.0
30	Dwight Gooden	NYN	148	15	7	3.21	179.2
31	Jamie Moyer	CHN	147	12	15	5.10	201.0
32	Frank Tanana	DET	146	15	10	3.91	218.2
33	JG Jose Guzman	TEX	143	14	14	4.67	208.1
34	WT Walt Terrell	DET	143	17	10	4.05	244.2
35	Dave Dravecky	SDN +1	138	10	12	3.43	191.1
36	Kelly Downs	SFN	137	12	9	3.63	186.0
37	Ed Whitson	SDN	135	10	13	4.73	205.2
38	DD Danny Darwin	HOU	134	9	10	3.59	195.2
39	Sid Fernandez	NYN	134	12	8	3.81	156.0
40	TP Ted Power	CIN	133	10	13	4.50	204.0
41	ZS Zane Smith	ATL	130	15	10	4.09	242.0
42	Mitch Williams	TEX	129	8	6	3.23	108.2
43	TH Tom Henke	TOR	128	0	6	2.49	94.0
44	DR Dennis Rasmussen	NYA +1	128	13	8	4.56	191.1
45	Scott Garrelts	SFN	127	11	7	3.22	106.1
46	LM Lance McCullers	SDN	126	8	10	3.72	123.1
47	DC Don Carman	PHI	125	13	11	4.22	211.0
48	Floyd Bannister	CHA	124	16	11	3.58	228.2
49	Curt Young	OAK	124	13	7	4.08	203.0
50	Shane Rawley	PHI	123	17	11	4.39	229.2

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