MLB: 30 amazing records that will never be broken

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 03: The 2016 National League Cy Young Award is presented to Max Scherzer #32 of the Washington Nationals before the start of the Opening Day game against the Miami Marlins on April 3, 2017 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. The Nationals won 4-2. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /

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The most unbreakable records in MLB history: 5,714 Strikeouts

Technically, nothing is impossible. With talented baseball players appearing every year, at some point, just about every record will fall by the wayside. With that said, we can’t imagine anyone passing former pitcher Nolan Ryan for the all-time lead in strikeouts.

Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, and a long list of other pitchers had Hall of Fame careers but the difference between the number of strikeouts they racked up and Ryan is laughable. With “only” 4,875 strikeouts, Johnson is almost 1,000 strikeouts off pace from Ryan’s 5,714.

It wasn’t just about the strikeouts for Ryan, but it was his overall ERA as well. In eight different seasons, Ryan ranked in the top ten in the league in that department. The biggest competition for Ryan and his strikeout record comes from active pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. At their current pace, they’ll have to continue throwing strikeouts until they’re about 400 years old before they can catch Ryan. We suppose that’s somewhat doable.

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