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Minnesota Twins Strikeouts Leaders

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

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Walter Johnson holds the Twins career record with 3,509 strikeouts. The single-season record is 313, by Walter Johnson in 1910.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

All-time Twins leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club SO G
1 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1907–1927 3,509 802
2 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1970–1988 2,035 348
3 Camilo Pascual Camilo Pascual 1954–1966 1,885 432
4 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1959–1973 1,851 484
5 Brad Radke Brad Radke 1995–2006 1,467 378
6 Johan Santana Johan Santana 2000–2007 1,381 251
7 Frank Viola Frank Viola 1982–1989 1,214 260
8 Jim Perry Jim Perry 1963–1972 1,025 376
9 Dave Goltz Dave Goltz 1972–1979 887 247
10 Tom Hughes Tom Hughes 1904–1913 884 285
11 Joe Ryan Joe Ryan 2021–2026 878 142
12 Dave Boswell Dave Boswell 1964–1970 865 187
13 Kyle Gibson Kyle Gibson 2013–2019 845 193
14 Francisco Liriano Francisco Liriano 2005–2012 788 156
15 Jose Berrios Jose Berrios 2016–2021 779 136
16 Scott Baker Scott Baker 2005–2011 770 163
17 Jim Shaw Jim Shaw 1913–1921 767 287
18 Casey Patten Casey Patten 1901–1908 757 269
19 Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos 1955–1961 740 290
20 Kevin Tapani Kevin Tapani 1989–1995 724 181
21 Eric Milton Eric Milton 1998–2003 715 166
22 Bailey Ober Bailey Ober 2021–2026 700 140
23 Bob Groom Bob Groom 1909–1913 699 195
24 Firpo Marberry Firpo Marberry 1923–1936 667 470
25 Walt Masterson Walt Masterson 1939–1953 666 278

Single-season Twins records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season SO G
1 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1910 313 45
2 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1912 303 50
3 Johan Santana Johan Santana 2004 265 34
4 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1973 258 40
5 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1974 249 37
6 Johan Santana Johan Santana 2006 245 34
7 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1913 243 48
8 Johan Santana Johan Santana 2005 238 33
9 Johan Santana Johan Santana 2007 235 33
10 Dean Chance Dean Chance 1968 234 43
10 Pablo Lopez Pablo Lopez 2023 234 32
12 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1975 233 35
13 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1972 228 39
13 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1916 228 48
15 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1914 225 51
16 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1971 224 38
17 Camilo Pascual Camilo Pascual 1961 221 35
18 Dean Chance Dean Chance 1967 220 41
19 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1986 215 36
20 Camilo Pascual Camilo Pascual 1964 213 36
21 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1967 211 42
22 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1911 207 40
23 Camilo Pascual Camilo Pascual 1962 206 34
24 Taj Bradley 2026 205 31
24 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1966 205 41