Louisville Colonels Strikeouts Leaders

Career totals with the Louisville Colonels and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

Toad Ramsey holds the Louisville Colonels career record with 1,225 strikeouts. The single-season record is 499, by Toad Ramsey in 1886.

All-time Louisville Colonels leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	SO	G
1	Toad Ramsey	1885–1889	1,225	199
2	Guy Hecker	1882–1889	1,078	322
3	Scott Stratton	1888–1894	537	208
4	Red Ehret	1889–1898	405	126
5	Ice Box Chamberlain	1886–1888	255	64
6	John Ewing	1888–1889	242	61
7	Chick Fraser	1896–1898	219	105
8	Jouett Meekin	1891–1892	208	47
9	Bert Cunningham	1895–1899	205	171
10	Pete Dowling	1897–1899	176	75
11	Tony Mullane	1882	170	55
12	George Hemming	1892–1897	164	89
13	Bill Hill	1896–1897	159	70
14	George Meakim	1890–1895	125	29
15	Warren Fitzgerald	1891–1892	113	36
16	Bill Magee	1897–1899	112	73
17	Sam Weaver	1883	105	46
18	Fritz Clausen	1892–1896	102	31
19	Phil Knell	1894–1895	86	42
20	Norm Baker	1885	79	25
21	Ben Sanders	1892	77	31
22	John Menefee	1893–1894	73	43
23	Deacon Phillippe	1899	68	42
24	Gus Weyhing	1895–1896	62	33
25	Al Mays	1885	61	17

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	SO	G
1	Toad Ramsey	1886	499	67
2	Guy Hecker	1884	385	75
3	Toad Ramsey	1887	355	65
4	Toad Ramsey	1888	228	40
5	Guy Hecker	1885	209	53
6	Scott Stratton	1890	207	50
7	Red Ehret	1890	174	43
8	Tony Mullane	1882	170	55
9	Guy Hecker	1883	164	53
10	John Ewing	1889	155	40
11	Jouett Meekin	1891	141	28
12	Red Ehret	1889	135	45
13	Guy Hecker	1886	133	49
14	George Meakim	1890	123	28
15	Ice Box Chamberlain	1888	119	24
16	Ice Box Chamberlain	1887	118	36
17	Warren Fitzgerald	1891	110	32
18	Sam Weaver	1883	105	46
19	Bill Hill	1896	104	43
20	Scott Stratton	1888	97	33
21	Fritz Clausen	1892	94	24
22	Scott Stratton	1892	93	42
23	Chick Fraser	1896	91	43
24	Pete Dowling	1899	89	35
25	John Ewing	1888	87	21