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Los Angeles Angels Strikeouts Leaders

Career totals with the Angels and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season. Lahman still names the 2016-2025 club Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; shown as Los Angeles Angels

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Nolan Ryan holds the Angels career record with 2,416 strikeouts. The single-season record is 383, by Nolan Ryan in 1973.

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

All-time Angels leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club SO G
1 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1972–1979 2,416 291
2 Chuck Finley Chuck Finley 1986–1999 2,151 436
3 Jered Weaver Jered Weaver 2006–2016 1,598 322
4 Mike Witt Mike Witt 1981–1990 1,283 314
5 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana 1973–1980 1,233 225
6 John Lackey John Lackey 2002–2009 1,201 234
7 Ervin Santana Ervin Santana 2005–2012 1,167 236
8 Mark Langston Mark Langston 1990–1997 1,112 210
9 Dean Chance Dean Chance 1961–1966 857 223
10 Rudy May Rudy May 1965–1974 844 230
11 Andy Messersmith Andy Messersmith 1968–1972 768 168
12 Kirk McCaskill Kirk McCaskill 1985–1991 714 192
13 Reid Detmers Reid Detmers 2021–2026 709 168
14 Jarrod Washburn Jarrod Washburn 1998–2005 699 193
15 Troy Percival Troy Percival 1995–2004 680 579
16 George Brunet George Brunet 1964–1969 678 194
17 Garrett Richards Garrett Richards 2011–2018 645 170
18 Scot Shields Scot Shields 2001–2010 631 491
19 C. J. Wilson C. J. Wilson 2012–2015 622 119
20 Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani 2018–2023 608 86
21 Jim Abbott Jim Abbott 1989–1996 607 165
22 Andrew Heaney Andrew Heaney 2015–2021 593 102
23 Ramon Ortiz Ramon Ortiz 1999–2004 590 157
24 Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez 2002–2008 587 408
25 Clyde Wright Clyde Wright 1966–1973 571 266

Single-season Angels records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season SO G
1 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1973 383 41
2 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1974 367 42
3 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1977 341 37
4 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1972 329 39
5 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1976 327 39
6 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana 1975 269 34
7 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana 1976 261 34
8 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1978 260 31
9 Bill Singer Bill Singer 1973 241 40
10 Jered Weaver Jered Weaver 2010 233 34
11 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1979 223 34
12 Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani 2022 219 28
13 Chuck Finley Chuck Finley 1996 215 35
14 Ervin Santana Ervin Santana 2008 214 32
15 Chuck Finley Chuck Finley 1998 212 34
16 Reid Detmers Reid Detmers 2026 211 32
16 Andy Messersmith Andy Messersmith 1969 211 40
18 Mike Witt Mike Witt 1986 208 34
19 Dean Chance Dean Chance 1964 207 46
20 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana 1977 205 31
21 Kirk McCaskill Kirk McCaskill 1986 202 34
22 Chuck Finley Chuck Finley 1999 200 33
23 John Lackey John Lackey 2005 199 33
24 Jered Weaver Jered Weaver 2011 198 33
25 Mark Langston Mark Langston 1993 196 35