Homestead Grays Strikeouts Leaders
Career totals with the Homestead Grays and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.
Ray Brown holds the Homestead Grays career record with 622 strikeouts. The single-season record is 99, by Johnny Wright in 1943.
All-time Homestead Grays leaders
Career totals with the club| # | Player | With the club | SO | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1932–1945 | 622 | 198 |
| 2 |
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1936–1945 | 324 | 108 |
| 3 |
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1941–1947 | 265 | 81 |
| 4 | Roy Welmaker | 1936–1945 | 221 | 63 |
| 5 |
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1935–1948 | 183 | 53 |
| 6 |
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1938–1943 | 182 | 57 |
| 7 |
|
1942–1945 | 116 | 52 |
| 8 |
|
1940–1948 | 109 | 42 |
| 9 | Joe Strong | 1929–1937 | 105 | 38 |
| 9 |
|
1929–1932 | 105 | 27 |
| 11 |
|
1946–1947 | 92 | 26 |
| 12 |
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1937–1941 | 91 | 23 |
| 13 |
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1945–1948 | 88 | 43 |
| 14 |
|
1946–1948 | 86 | 32 |
| 15 | Sam Streeter | 1929 | 77 | 24 |
| 16 |
|
1933–1938 | 73 | 37 |
| 17 |
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1929–1940 | 67 | 27 |
| 18 | J. C. Hamilton | 1940–1942 | 64 | 29 |
| 19 | Lefty Williams | 1929–1935 | 63 | 22 |
| 20 |
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1944–1946 | 61 | 20 |
| 21 |
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1942–1948 | 59 | 20 |
| 22 | Willie Pope | 1947 | 57 | 16 |
| 23 | Bob Thurman | 1946–1948 | 54 | 24 |
| 24 |
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1932–1935 | 50 | 21 |
| 25 | Specs Roberts | 1938–1940 | 44 | 11 |
Single-season Homestead Grays records
Best seasons in club history| # | Player | Season | SO | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1943 | 99 | 31 |
| 2 |
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1929 | 88 | 19 |
| 3 |
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1941 | 82 | 21 |
| 4 |
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1940 | 81 | 21 |
| 5 | Roy Welmaker | 1945 | 80 | 15 |
| 6 | Sam Streeter | 1929 | 77 | 24 |
| 7 |
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1940 | 75 | 21 |
| 8 |
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1937 | 74 | 21 |
| 9 |
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1938 | 70 | 20 |
| 9 |
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1941 | 70 | 20 |
| 9 |
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1946 | 70 | 18 |
| 12 |
|
1947 | 63 | 14 |
| 13 | Roy Welmaker | 1942 | 61 | 18 |
| 14 |
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1942 | 60 | 20 |
| 14 |
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1942 | 60 | 15 |
| 16 | Willie Pope | 1947 | 57 | 16 |
| 17 |
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1947 | 54 | 17 |
| 18 |
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1944 | 50 | 17 |
| 18 |
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1943 | 50 | 21 |
| 20 |
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1935 | 48 | 17 |
| 21 | Joe Strong | 1935 | 46 | 17 |
| 22 |
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1943 | 45 | 21 |
| 23 |
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1942 | 43 | 17 |
| 24 |
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1933 | 42 | 10 |
| 24 |
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1938 | 42 | 12 |