1987 NL Strikeouts Leaders

Nolan Ryan led the NL in strikeouts in 1987 with 270, 37 ahead of Mike Scott (233). It was one of 11 times Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts.

Led the NL in 1987 Nolan Ryan Houston Astros

270 Strikeouts 37 clear of Mike Scott

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	Mike Scott	HOU	233	16	13	3.23	247.2
3	Bob Welch	LAN	196	15	9	3.22	251.2
4	Orel Hershiser	LAN	190	16	16	3.06	264.2
5	Fernando Valenzuela	LAN	190	14	14	3.98	251.0
6	Rick Sutcliffe	CHN	174	18	10	3.68	237.1
7	Ron Darling	NYN	167	12	8	4.29	207.2
8	Bob Sebra	MON	156	6	15	4.42	177.1
9	Dwight Gooden	NYN	148	15	7	3.21	179.2
10	Jamie Moyer	CHN	147	12	15	5.10	201.0
11	Dave Dravecky	SDN +1	138	10	12	3.43	191.1
12	Kelly Downs	SFN	137	12	9	3.63	186.0
13	Ed Whitson	SDN	135	10	13	4.73	205.2
14	DD Danny Darwin	HOU	134	9	10	3.59	195.2
15	Sid Fernandez	NYN	134	12	8	3.81	156.0
16	TP Ted Power	CIN	133	10	13	4.50	204.0
17	ZS Zane Smith	ATL	130	15	10	4.09	242.0
18	Scott Garrelts	SFN	127	11	7	3.22	106.1
19	LM Lance McCullers	SDN	126	8	10	3.72	123.1
20	DC Don Carman	PHI	125	13	11	4.22	211.0
21	Shane Rawley	PHI	123	17	11	4.39	229.2
22	Doug Drabek	PIT	120	11	12	3.88	176.1
23	BF Brian Fisher	PIT	117	11	9	4.52	185.1
24	Bill Gullickson	CIN +1	117	14	13	4.86	213.0
25	Eric Show	SDN	117	8	16	3.84	206.1
26	Tom Browning	CIN	117	10	13	5.02	183.0
27	DP David Palmer	ATL	111	8	11	4.90	152.1
28	KG Kevin Gross	PHI	110	9	16	4.35	200.2
29	Greg Mathews	SLN	108	11	11	3.73	197.2
30	Doyle Alexander	ATL +1	108	14	10	3.01	206.0
31	Rick Reuschel	PIT +1	107	13	9	3.09	227.0
32	Atlee Hammaker	SFN	107	10	10	3.58	168.1
33	Scott Sanderson	CHN	106	8	9	4.29	144.2
34	Neal Heaton	MON	105	13	10	4.52	193.1
35	Mike Krukow	SFN	104	5	6	4.80	163.0
36	Jim Deshaies	HOU	104	11	6	4.62	152.0
37	RH Rick Honeycutt	LAN +1	102	3	16	4.72	139.1
38	Jeff Robinson	SFN +1	101	8	9	2.85	123.1
39	Danny Cox	SLN	101	11	9	3.88	199.1
40	Greg Maddux	CHN	101	6	14	5.61	155.2
41	Joe Magrane	SLN	101	9	7	3.54	170.1
42	Andy McGaffigan	MON	100	5	2	2.39	120.1
43	RM Rob Murphy	CIN	99	8	5	3.04	100.2
44	Ron Robinson	CIN	99	7	5	3.68	154.0
45	Charlie Puleo	ATL	99	6	8	4.23	123.1
46	MD Mark Davis	SDN +1	98	9	8	3.99	133.0
47	Lee Smith	CHN	96	4	10	3.12	83.2
48	Rick Mahler	ATL	95	8	13	4.98	197.0
49	Larry Andersen	HOU	94	9	5	3.45	101.2
50	Bryn Smith	MON	94	10	9	4.37	150.1

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