A report on 3,000 strikeout club, Pedro Martínez and Greg Maddux

Nolan Ryan is Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout leader at 5,714.
Martínez on the field at Fenway Park in 2010
Maddux in 2009
Hall of Famer Randy Johnson, second all-time in strikeouts, is one of only three left-handed pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts.
Martínez in 2004
Maddux pitching for the Braves in 1994
An electronic banner announces John Smoltz' 3000th strikeout during a game in April 2008.
Derek Lowe (left) and Pedro Martínez at the Red Sox World Series Victory Parade in 2004.
Maddux pitching for the Cubs in 2006
Martínez pitching with the Mets
Martínez with the Mets
Maddux pitching for the Padres
Martínez with Clearwater Threshers on July 26, 2009
Maddux in the dugout in 2008
Martínez pitching during his brief stint with the Phillies in 2009
Martínez speaking at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015

He reached the 3,000 strikeout mark in fewer innings than any pitcher except Randy Johnson, and is the only pitcher to compile over 3,000 career strikeouts with fewer than 3,000 innings pitched; Martínez' career strikeout rate of 10.04 per nine innings trails only Johnson (10.61) among pitchers with over 1,500 innings.

- Pedro Martínez

The other teams with multiple members are the Chicago Cubs (Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux), the New York Yankees (Phil Niekro and Sabathia), and the Houston Astros (Nolan Ryan and Justin Verlander).

- 3,000 strikeout club

Fourteen members of the 3,000-strikeout club have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, most recently Johnson, Pedro Martínez, and John Smoltz, all voted in during the 2015 balloting.

- 3,000 strikeout club

He is one of only ten pitchers ever to achieve both 300 wins and 3,000 strikeouts, and is the only pitcher to record more than 300 wins, more than 3,000 strikeouts, and fewer than 1,000 walks (exactly 999 walks overall).

- Greg Maddux

The other three pitchers who have accomplished this feat are Ferguson Jenkins, Curt Schilling, and Pedro Martínez.

- Greg Maddux

Ferguson Jenkins, Greg Maddux and Curt Schilling had previously done likewise.

- Pedro Martínez
Nolan Ryan is Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout leader at 5,714.

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Schilling with the Red Sox

Curt Schilling

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American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is a commentator for conservative media outlet BlazeTV.

American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is a commentator for conservative media outlet BlazeTV.

Schilling with the Red Sox
1997 Philadelphia Phillies #38 Curt Schilling road jersey
Curt Schilling on the mound
Pitchers Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Éric Gagné, pitching coach John Farrell and Schilling prior to a Red Sox game at Safeco Field
Curt Schilling hoisting the Commissioner's Trophy during the Red Sox 2007 World Series Parade.
Schilling presenting an "Above and Beyond Award" in 2007.
Schilling and Ice Cube promoting Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

He is a member of the 3,000 strikeout club and has the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio of any of its inactive members.

The other three who accomplished this feat are Fergie Jenkins, Greg Maddux, and former Boston Red Sox ace and teammate Pedro Martínez.

Jenkins in 1973

Ferguson Jenkins

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Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.

Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.

Jenkins in 1973
Jenkins in 1997

He led the NL in strikeouts in 1969 and had over 3,000 strikeouts during his career.

Jenkins, fellow Cub Greg Maddux, Curt Schilling, and Pedro Martínez are the only major league pitchers to ever record more than 3,000 strikeouts with fewer than 1,000 walks.