| 1 of 16 Ryan was only 31 when he notched his 3,000th strikeout while pitching for the Houston Astros in 1979. The Ryan Express continued dominating batters for another 14 years to finish his 27-year-career as the all-time leader in strikeouts with 5,714, more than 1,000 ahead of second-place Roger Clemens. Photo: Andy Hayt/SI | |||||||||||||||||








