Might Quote by Josh Beckett

My goal is to get outs as soon as I can. Strikeouts aren't that big a deal to me.

— Eli Manning

Strikeouts are part of my game.

— Max Scherzer

The only time I really try for a strikeout is when I'm in a jam. If the bases are loaded with none out, for…

— Sandy Koufax

Yeah, strikeouts just kind of happen. It's not something I'm trying to do, I'm just trying to get outs as fast as possible.

— Clayton Kershaw

Heck, if anybody told me I was setting a record (strikeouts in a game on July 30, 1933) I'd of got me some more strikeouts.

— Dizzy Dean

I don't know what my record's going to be. I can't dictate it. I mean, obviously I have to pitch well, but it also…

— Max Scherzer

If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing.…

— Dwight Gooden

If you strike out 100 times, but your strikeouts are with two outs and nobody on base, those don't bother me.

— Chipper Jones

Strikeouts are something that just happen. You don't go for strikeouts, because your pitch count gets too high. When you do get that opportunity,…

— Gerrit Cole

It gave me no chance. He (Nolan Ryan) just blew it (strikeout #5,000) by me. But its an honor. I'll have another paragraph in…

— Rickey Henderson

This is the big leagues; pitchers throw a lot of strikes. I feel like they attack me. That's why I go up there and…

— Jose Altuve

Strikeouts are part of the game.

— Tommy Pham