Justin Verlander and Nolan Ryan are tied for striking out the most career batters by a pitcher against a batter, with 39 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | VS. BATTER | G | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | K/BB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Verlander | 39 | Shin-Soo Choo | 34 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 |
| 2 |  | N. Ryan | 39 | Claudell Washington | 32 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
| 3 | | J. Verlander | 35 | Alex Gordon | 34 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.92 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 35 | Dave Parker | 36 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 5 |  | S. Rogers | 35 | Mike Schmidt | 45 | 27 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1.67 |
| 6 | | S. Carlton | 34 | George Foster | 41 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2.83 |
| 7 |  | P. Martinez | 33 | Jorge Posada | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 |
| 8 | | S. Carlton | 32 | Dave Kingman | 30 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 9 | | J. Verlander | 31 | Kole Calhoun | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.00 |
| 10 |  | G. Maddux | 31 | Ray Lankford | 31 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.33 |
| 11 |  | C. Kershaw | 30 | Brandon Belt | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 |
| 12 | | J. Verlander | 30 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 30 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 |
| 13 |  | R. Johnson | 30 | Rickey Henderson | 24 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 |
| 14 |  | R. Clemens | 30 | Chili Davis | 29 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4.29 |
| 15 | | B. Blyleven | 30 | Reggie Jackson | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| 16 | | M. Mussina | 29 | Carlos Delgado | 28 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.14 |
| 17 | | J. Lackey | 28 | Alex Rodriguez | 23 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| 18 | | R. Oswalt | 28 | Adam Dunn | 33 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 19 |  | N. Ryan | 28 | Chili Davis | 28 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 20 |  | T. Seaver | 28 | Mike Schmidt | 28 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.87 |
| 21 |  | F. Hernandez | 27 | Mike Trout | 32 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
| 22 | | M. Mussina | 27 | Jason Varitek | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| 23 | | D. Stewart | 27 | Rob Deer | 20 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| 24 | | D. Gooden | 27 | Tim Wallach | 29 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
| 25 | | M. Soto | 27 | Dale Murphy | 25 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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