mlb strikeout leader 2009

Justin Verlander struck out the most hitters in 2009, with 269 strikeouts.

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1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
269
2009
DET DET
35
19
9
.679
35
3.45
3
1
0
240.0
219
92
99
20
63
6
0
5
982
8
10.09
2.36
4.27
0.75
27.4
6.4
1.18
.319
3.71
76
2.79
63
8.21
43.9
2Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
261
2009
SFG SFG
32
15
7
.682
32
2.48
4
2
0
225.1
168
62
69
10
68
6
0
2
905
11
10.42
2.72
3.84
0.40
28.8
7.5
1.05
.282
2.76
60
2.33
57
6.71
45.4
3Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
242
2009
KCR KCR
33
16
8
.667
33
2.16
6
3
0
229.1
195
55
64
11
51
4
0
0
915
5
9.50
2.00
4.75
0.43
26.4
5.6
1.07
.303
2.51
48
2.32
53
7.65
52.5
4Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
238
2009
ATL ATL
32
15
10
.600
32
2.87
3
0
0
219.1
181
70
75
20
44
4
0
2
874
6
9.77
1.81
5.41
0.82
27.2
5.0
1.03
.283
3.08
69
2.76
65
7.43
35.8
5Jon Lester
J. Lester
225
2009
BOS BOS
32
15
8
.652
32
3.41
2
0
0
203.1
186
77
80
20
64
3
0
0
843
6
9.96
2.83
3.52
0.89
26.7
7.6
1.23
.313
3.54
73
3.14
73
8.23
27
6Dan Haren
D. Haren
223
2009
ARI ARI
33
14
10
.583
33
3.14
3
1
0
229.1
192
80
83
27
38
4
0
2
909
13
8.75
1.49
5.87
1.06
24.5
4.2
1.00
.267
3.26
71
3.22
75
7.53
27.4
7Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
217
2009
SEA SEA
34
19
5
.792
34
2.49
2
1
0
238.2
200
66
81
15
71
8
0
0
977
17
8.18
2.68
3.06
0.57
22.2
7.3
1.14
.278
3.05
58
3.08
71
7.54
33.4
8Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
212
2009
STL STL
34
19
8
.704
34
2.63
1
0
0
233.0
216
68
75
17
66
3
0
1
970
7
8.19
2.55
3.21
0.66
21.9
6.8
1.21
.296
2.90
65
3.10
76
8.34
26.3
9Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
208
2009
TOR TOR
32
17
10
.630
32
2.79
9
4
0
239.0
234
74
82
22
35
5
0
0
963
2
7.83
1.32
5.94
0.83
21.6
3.6
1.13
.306
3.09
63
3.05
68
8.81
37.1
10Yovani Gallardo
Y. Gallardo
204
2009
MIL MIL
30
13
12
.520
30
3.73
1
0
0
185.2
150
77
78
21
94
5
0
5
793
9
9.89
4.56
2.17
1.02
25.7
11.9
1.31
.275
3.78
90
3.96
93
7.27
6.4
11Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
199
2009
BOS BOS
32
17
6
.739
32
3.86
4
2
0
212.1
198
91
99
25
55
7
0
1
883
3
8.43
2.33
3.62
1.06
22.5
6.2
1.19
.290
4.20
83
3.62
84
8.39
16.7
12Ubaldo Jimenez
U. Jimenez
198
2009
COL COL
33
15
12
.556
33
3.47
1
0
0
218.0
183
84
87
13
85
10
0
6
914
8
8.17
3.51
2.33
0.54
21.7
9.3
1.23
.280
3.59
75
3.35
76
7.56
25.5
13CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
197
2009
NYY NYY
34
19
8
.704
34
3.37
2
1
0
230.0
197
86
96
18
67
9
0
7
938
5
7.71
2.62
2.94
0.70
21.0
7.1
1.15
.277
3.76
73
3.38
74
7.71
29.9
14A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
195
2009
NYY NYY
33
13
9
.591
33
4.04
1
0
0
207.0
193
93
99
25
97
10
0
0
896
17
8.48
4.22
2.01
1.09
21.8
10.8
1.40
.295
4.30
88
4.32
94
8.39
6.1
15Ricky Nolasco
R. Nolasco
195
2009
FLA FLA
31
13
9
.591
31
5.06
2
0
0
185.0
188
104
111
23
44
2
0
7
785
2
9.49
2.14
4.43
1.12
24.8
5.6
1.25
.317
5.40
120
3.34
81
9.15
16.7
16Jorge De La Rosa
J. De La Rosa
193
2009
COL COL
33
16
9
.640
32
4.38
0
0
0
185.0
172
90
95
20
83
9
0
3
799
12
9.39
4.04
2.33
0.97
24.2
10.4
1.38
.308
4.62
95
3.90
88
8.37
10.9
17Wandy Rodriguez
W. Rodriguez
193
2009
HOU HOU
33
14
12
.538
33
3.02
1
1
0
205.2
192
69
77
21
63
5
0
5
849
2
8.45
2.76
3.06
0.92
22.7
7.4
1.24
.302
3.37
74
3.53
83
8.40
16.8
18Josh Johnson
J. Johnson
191
2009
FLA FLA
33
15
5
.750
33
3.23
2
0
0
209.0
184
75
77
14
58
6
0
6
855
10
8.22
2.50
3.29
0.60
22.3
6.8
1.16
.290
3.32
76
3.05
74
7.92
25.8
19Matt Garza
M. Garza
189
2009
TBR TBR
32
8
12
.400
32
3.95
0
0
0
203.0
177
89
93
25
79
11
0
0
861
3
8.38
3.50
2.39
1.11
22.0
9.2
1.26
.273
4.12
93
4.16
96
7.85
3.6
20Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
185
2009
LAD LAD
31
8
8
.500
30
2.79
0
0
0
171.0
119
53
55
7
91
1
1
4
701
11
9.74
4.79
2.03
0.37
26.4
13.0
1.23
.269
2.89
69
3.07
74
6.26
20.7
21Cliff Lee
C. Lee
181
2009
TOT
34
14
13
.519
34
3.22
6
2
0
231.2
245
83
88
17
43
5
0
1
969
7
7.03
1.67
4.21
0.66
18.7
4.4
1.24
.315
3.42
74
3.10
72
9.52
31.7
22Chad Billingsley
C. Billingsley
179
2009
LAD LAD
33
12
11
.522
32
4.03
0
0
0
196.1
173
88
94
17
86
7
0
7
823
14
8.21
3.94
2.08
0.78
21.7
10.4
1.32
.292
4.31
99
3.81
92
7.93
7.3
23Jonathan Sanchez
J. Sanchez
177
2009
SFG SFG
32
8
12
.400
29
4.24
1
1
0
163.1
135
77
82
19
88
6
2
5
710
11
9.75
4.85
2.01
1.05
24.9
12.4
1.37
.276
4.52
103
4.16
101
7.44
-1.3
24Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
174
2009
ARI ARI
30
9
11
.450
30
4.12
0
0
0
170.1
166
78
94
20
63
10
0
1
741
5
9.19
3.33
2.76
1.06
23.5
8.5
1.34
.308
4.97
94
3.86
89
8.77
8.6
25Jered Weaver
J. Weaver
174
2009
LAA LAA
33
16
8
.667
33
3.75
4
2
0
211.0
196
88
91
26
66
4
0
3
882
3
7.42
2.82
2.64
1.11
19.7
7.5
1.24
.278
3.88
85
4.03
92
8.36
7.7
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Guardians Guardians
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55
55
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45
.587
Phillies Phillies
57
52
.523
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55
55
.500
9.5
Nationals Nationals
55
55
.500
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63
.427
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41
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Cubs Cubs
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48
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56
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55
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57
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69
40
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52
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54
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62
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67
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64
44
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62
48
.564
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LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Fri
7/31
DET DET
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Fri
7/31
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@
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Fri
7/31
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LAD LAD
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