mlb pitchers with most strikeouts between 2000 to 2019

Between the 2000 and 2019 seasons, CC Sabathia struck out the most batters, with 3,093 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
7.78
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
87
3.77
87
8.56
223.7
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,006
453
225
129
.636
453
3.33
26
9
0
2982.0
2,535
1,103
1,190
308
850
98
0
27
12,193
87
9.07
2.57
3.54
0.93
24.7
7.0
1.14
.281
3.59
78
3.40
80
7.65
281.3
3Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,692
365
170
89
.656
356
3.20
10
5
0
2290.0
1,883
813
876
254
618
85
2
19
9,278
65
10.58
2.43
4.36
1.00
29.0
6.7
1.09
.289
3.44
77
3.12
76
7.40
254.2
4Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,622
488
205
123
.625
447
3.35
16
5
1
2872.0
2,661
1,070
1,151
292
667
69
8
25
11,729
86
8.22
2.09
3.93
0.92
22.4
5.7
1.16
.293
3.61
80
3.37
82
8.34
241.4
5Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,558
422
163
121
.574
421
3.42
17
7
0
2694.2
2,421
1,024
1,100
310
766
100
0
43
11,101
57
8.54
2.56
3.34
1.04
23.0
6.9
1.18
.287
3.67
82
3.68
88
8.09
150.7
6Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,524
419
169
136
.554
418
3.42
25
11
0
2729.2
2,487
1,037
1,157
264
805
105
0
16
11,284
156
8.32
2.65
3.14
0.87
22.4
7.1
1.21
.293
3.81
84
3.52
85
8.20
181.5
7A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,480
428
160
155
.508
423
3.99
24
10
0
2690.0
2,482
1,194
1,305
260
1,075
143
1
33
11,483
161
8.30
3.60
2.31
0.87
21.6
9.4
1.32
.295
4.37
97
3.85
92
8.30
96.2
8Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,464
347
169
74
.695
344
2.44
25
15
0
2274.2
1,715
617
672
173
577
33
1
27
8,958
88
9.75
2.28
4.27
0.68
27.5
6.4
1.01
.270
2.66
63
2.73
69
6.79
313.2
9Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,355
412
190
108
.638
411
3.56
15
4
0
2537.2
2,387
1,005
1,096
258
820
84
0
8
10,595
61
8.35
2.91
2.87
0.92
22.2
7.7
1.26
.301
3.89
83
3.65
89
8.47
125.5
10John Lackey
J. Lackey
2,294
448
188
147
.561
446
3.92
18
8
0
2840.1
2,862
1,237
1,347
319
815
133
0
32
12,030
125
7.27
2.58
2.81
1.01
19.1
6.8
1.29
.300
4.27
92
3.94
94
9.07
79.6
11Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,284
391
151
137
.524
385
4.04
25
7
0
2513.0
2,434
1,129
1,212
322
643
73
4
52
10,504
72
8.18
2.30
3.55
1.15
21.7
6.1
1.22
.294
4.34
91
3.77
86
8.72
179
12James Shields
J. Shields
2,234
407
145
139
.511
405
4.01
23
9
0
2616.0
2,581
1,167
1,267
361
746
97
1
22
10,993
107
7.69
2.57
2.99
1.24
20.3
6.8
1.27
.294
4.36
98
4.16
101
8.88
-13.5
13Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
2,207
388
152
126
.547
377
3.63
15
6
0
2377.0
2,134
960
1,011
259
708
78
3
42
9,838
46
8.36
2.68
3.12
0.98
22.4
7.2
1.20
.285
3.83
90
3.64
89
8.08
127.6
14Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,182
287
143
78
.647
281
3.34
32
12
0
1885.1
1,616
699
790
212
484
89
3
22
7,686
34
10.42
2.31
4.51
1.01
28.4
6.3
1.11
.298
3.77
75
3.12
70
7.71
275.2
15Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,150
483
211
167
.558
472
4.11
30
10
0
2958.2
3,096
1,351
1,465
388
748
51
2
36
12,487
32
6.54
2.28
2.87
1.18
17.2
6.0
1.30
.296
4.46
96
4.14
97
9.42
44.8
16Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
2,022
378
194
98
.664
370
3.36
65
19
0
2586.0
2,481
966
1,055
215
511
77
4
27
10,566
50
7.04
1.78
3.96
0.75
19.1
4.8
1.16
.293
3.67
77
3.27
75
8.63
304.7
17Dan Haren
D. Haren
2,013
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
16
6
1
2419.2
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
1.86
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8
18Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,007
312
109
73
.599
232
3.03
16
3
12
1629.2
1,312
548
590
172
374
98
25
14
6,544
38
11.08
2.07
5.37
0.95
30.7
5.7
1.03
.293
3.26
71
2.90
69
7.25
235.7
19Johan Santana
J. Santana
1,988
360
139
78
.641
284
3.20
15
10
1
2025.2
1,726
721
773
220
567
36
23
13
8,262
68
8.83
2.52
3.51
0.98
24.1
6.9
1.13
.276
3.43
74
3.43
81
7.67
187.6
20David Price
D. Price
1,981
321
150
80
.652
311
3.31
17
3
0
2029.2
1,813
746
819
207
527
59
1
12
8,314
39
8.78
2.34
3.76
0.92
23.8
6.3
1.15
.290
3.63
81
3.34
82
8.04
164.7
21Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
1,948
461
211
131
.617
458
3.50
25
13
0
2990.1
2,836
1,164
1,263
240
855
120
0
82
12,425
78
5.86
2.57
2.28
0.72
15.7
6.9
1.23
.280
3.80
84
3.79
91
8.54
131.3
22Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1,926
387
149
127
.540
384
4.09
21
11
0
2421.1
2,326
1,101
1,186
322
754
102
1
34
10,205
97
7.16
2.80
2.55
1.20
18.9
7.4
1.27
.282
4.41
99
4.30
104
8.65
-42.3
23Ryan Dempster
R. Dempster
1,914
540
124
120
.508
315
4.26
11
3
87
2185.1
2,129
1,034
1,126
240
940
76
185
44
9,474
67
7.88
3.87
2.04
0.99
20.2
9.9
1.40
.300
4.64
100
4.14
98
8.77
22
24Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
1,901
335
138
106
.566
332
3.88
12
6
0
2051.0
1,897
884
957
238
629
76
1
28
8,579
59
8.34
2.76
3.02
1.04
22.2
7.3
1.23
.289
4.20
91
3.77
91
8.32
88.8
25Barry Zito
B. Zito
1,885
433
165
143
.536
421
4.04
12
5
0
2576.2
2,381
1,157
1,254
282
1,064
97
9
52
11,001
50
6.58
3.72
1.77
0.98
17.1
9.7
1.34
.274
4.38
97
4.38
104
8.32
-43.1
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Schlittler

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0.86

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6.25

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Braves Braves
41
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.672
Phillies Phillies
31
29
.517
9.5
Nationals Nationals
31
31
.500
10.5
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28
34
.452
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Mets Mets
26
35
.426
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Brewers Brewers
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21
.638
Pirates Pirates
33
28
.541
5.5
Cardinals Cardinals
31
28
.525
6.5
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32
29
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6.5
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32
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.542
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23
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22
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36
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.600
1.0
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29
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.475
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29
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.475
8.5
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25
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30
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.492
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.483
3.0
Astros Astros
27
35
.435
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Angels Angels
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.377
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