Birmingham Black Barons Strikeouts Leaders

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

Satchel Paige holds the Birmingham Black Barons career record with 485 strikeouts. The single-season record is 195, by Satchel Paige in 1929.

All-time Birmingham Black Barons leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	SO	G
1	Satchel Paige	1927–1930	485	89
2	Harry Salmon	1924–1932	392	118
3	Sam Streeter	1924–1930	327	86
4	Robert Poindexter	1924–1928	297	106
5	Alvin Gipson	1941–1946	167	53
6	Jimmie Newberry	1943–1948	112	42
7	Bill McCall	1924	103	29
8	Gready McKinnis	1941–1944	98	32
9	Dan Bankhead	1940–1944	90	27
9	Johnny Markham	1941–1945	90	38
11	Columbus Vance	1927–1930	85	21
12	Leo Birdine	1927–1930	79	58
13	Bill Powell	1946–1948	71	13
13	Alfred Saylor	1941–1945	71	30
15	George Nash	1928–1932	56	20
16	Jute Bell	1929–1930	55	31
17	Red Howard	1937–1940	52	21
18	John Huber	1943–1945	50	20
19	Charlie Beverly	1925	44	29
19	Diamond Pipkins	1929–1942	44	26
21	Cliff Blackmon	1938	42	13
22	Sam Crawford	1925	38	21
23	Alonzo Perry	1947–1948	37	16
24	Jack Bruton	1937	34	8
24	Bill Greason	1948	34	8

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	SO	G
1	Satchel Paige	1929	195	31
2	Sam Streeter	1924	128	26
3	Sam Streeter	1927	122	31
4	Satchel Paige	1928	121	25
4	Robert Poindexter	1924	121	27
6	Bill McCall	1924	103	29
7	Satchel Paige	1927	100	21
8	Harry Salmon	1929	94	30
9	Harry Salmon	1927	90	28
10	Harry Salmon	1928	76	23
11	Satchel Paige	1930	69	12
12	Robert Poindexter	1925	68	30
13	Robert Poindexter	1927	67	31
14	Columbus Vance	1930	66	17
15	Sam Streeter	1930	65	24
16	Alvin Gipson	1943	62	12
17	Harry Salmon	1925	59	18
18	George Nash	1928	55	18
18	Harry Salmon	1930	55	14
20	Charlie Beverly	1925	44	29
21	Gready McKinnis	1943	43	14
22	Cliff Blackmon	1938	42	13
23	Robert Poindexter	1928	41	18
24	Bill Powell	1948	40	7
25	Leo Birdine	1929	39	27