Like his fastball, Ryan's curveball featured insane velocity, especially for a breaking pitch. These talents helped Nolan rack up 5,714 career strikeouts, which is far more than any other MLB ...

The Ryan Express fastball made him baseball's all-time record-holder in strikeouts (5,714) and no-hitters (seven). Ryan led his league in strikeouts 11 times on his way to 324 career wins.