Can you name the top MLB strikeout leaders (pitchers) by birthplace?

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  • Source: Baseball Reference
  • NOTES: Team listed is the one with which the player accumulated *the most* strikeouts. Leagues are MLB and its predecessors. Asterisk denotes active player.
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California
4875 (1988-2009 SEA) 
3640 (1967-1986 NYM) 
2486 (1956-1969 LAD) 
Washington-Oregon
2832 (1963-1979 DET) 
1587 (1988-2002 TOR) 
1242* (2007-2012 SFG) 
AZ-NM-NV-UT-CO
1996* (1998-2012 TOR) 
1742* (2000-2012 OAK) 
1689 (1980-1994 BOS) 
ID-MT-WY-ND-SD
1758 (1995-2009 SFG) 
1723 (1977-1992 CHW) 
1709 (1955-1968 STL) 
Texas
5713 (1966-1993 CAL) 
3371 (1986-2008 ATL) 
1942 (1978-1998 TEX) 
Oklahoma-Kansas
3509 (1907-1927 WSH) 
1760 (1965-1983 CAL) 
1667 (1982-1995 SEA) 
Nebraska-Iowa
3117 (1959-1975 STL) 
2581 (1936-1956 CLE) 
2198 (1911-1930 PHI) 
Minnesota-Wisconsin
2556 (1967-1985 NYM) 
2478 (1977-1994 DET) 
1881 (1890-1906 BSN) 
Illinois
2357 (1948-1966 PHI) 
2015 (1972-1991 CHC) 
1987 (1924-1947 NYY) 
Indiana
2245 (1963-1989 CHW) 
2000 (1989-2002 SDP) 
1950 (1889-1901 NYG) 
Ohio
4672 (1984-2007 BOS) 
3342 (1964-1987 ATL) 
2803 (1890-1911 BOS) 
Michigan
3084 (1988-2009 ATL) 
2773 (1973-1993 CAL) 
2461 (1959-1983 MIN) 
Kentucky-Tennessee
2855 (1955-1971 DET) 
1674 (1930-1946 DET) 
1667 (1887-1901 PHA) 
Missouri-Arkansas
2668 (1986-2003 NYM) 
1907 (1969-1990 LAD) 
1877* (1999-2012 FLA) 
Louisiana-Mississippi
2610 (1986-2002 CAL) 
2310* (1995-2012 NYY) 
2175 (1969-1986 OAK) 
Alabama
3574 (1966-1988 LAD) 
2334 (1939-1963 CLE) 
1703 (1962-1974 PIT) 
Georgia
2397 (1986-2005 LAD) 
1986 (1989-2008 TEX) 
1760* (1999-2012 OAK) 
Florida
4136 (1965-1988 PHI) 
2293 (1984-2000 NYM) 
2156 (1992-2011 BOS) 
The Carolinas
3534 (1962-1983 SFG) 
2082 (1929-1953 WSH) 
2051* (1997-2012 ATL) 
VA-WV-DC-MD
2266 (1925-1941 PHA) 
1955 (1986-2001 TEX) 
1651 (1898-1910 BSN) 
Pennyslvania-Delaware
2813 (1991-2008 BAL) 
2507 (1900-1916 NYG) 
2453 (1961-1975 CLE) 
New Jersey
1974 (1987-2005 NYM) 
1639 (1961-1977 NYY) 
1625 (1968-1979 CAL) 
New York
2583 (1942-1965 MLN) 
2396 (1955-1966 LAD) 
2212 (1965-1984 BAL) 
Massachusetts
2607 (1987-2008 ATL) 
2564 (1880-1893 NYG) 
1978 (1882-1894 CHC) 
CT-RI-ME-NH-VT
1685* (1997-2011 STL) 
1491 (1975-1992 BAL) 
1305 (1958-1972 LAD) 
Alaska-Hawaii
3116 (1988-2007 PHI) 
2362 (1970-1994 TEX) 
1590 (1983-1997 NYM) 
Puerto Rico
2536* (1998-2011 MON) 
1522 (1957-1974 CHW) 
1113 (1989-2000 MIL) 
Canada
3192 (1965-1983 CHC) 
1840* (1998-2012 CHC) 
1036 (1965-1980 DET) 
Mexico
2074 (1980-1997 LAD) 
1382 (1995-2008 PIT) 
1173 (1994-2005 LAD) 
Dominican Republic
3154 (1992-2009 BOS) 
2303 (1960-1975 SFG) 
1810* (1997-2012 CLE) 
Cuba
2416 (1964-1982 BOS) 
2167 (1954-1971 MIN) 
1956* (1996-2012 WSN) 
Venezuela
1979* (2000-2012 MIN) 
1619* (2001-2012 CHC) 
1528* (1999-2012 SEA) 
Korea-Japan-Taiwan
1918 (1995-2008 LAD) 
1715 (1994-2010 LAD) 
806 (1999-2007 ARI) 
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MLB All-Time Strikeout Leaders by Birthplace Quiz

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