NL/AL Players With 100+ HR As A Batter & 500+ Strikeouts As A Pitcher
HR KBabe Ruth: 1914-35u00a0 u00a0714u00a0 u00a0501
Shohei Ohtani: 2018-23u00a0 u00a0135u00a0 507 (as of May 10, 2023)This means that Ohtani broke Ruth's record for most strikeouts by a player with 100+ home runs.
When I went to Baseball Reference to find how many strikeouts Ruth the Pitcher had, the number was 488. However, this MLB.com article states Ruth is credited with 501 strikeouts as a pitcher, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, MLB's official statistician.