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Ruth & Ohtani: Only Players With 100+ HR As Batter, 500+ Strikeouts As Pitcher Plus: A Digression On Official RBI Stats

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.