most pitcher strikeouts last 20 years

Between February 23, 2006 and February 23, 2026, Justin Verlander has fanned the most batters, with 3,546 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,546
553
266
156
.630
553
3.31
26
9
0
3556.1
3,031
1,308
1,419
370
999
120
0
28
14,553
98
8.97
2.53
3.55
0.94
24.4
6.9
1.13
.280
3.59
7.67
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,489
483
220
117
.653
474
3.22
12
5
0
2963.0
2,433
1,059
1,132
354
779
114
2
20
11,987
80
10.60
2.37
4.48
1.08
29.1
6.5
1.08
.287
3.44
7.39
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3,052
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
25
15
0
2855.1
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
6.91
4Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,765
529
212
128
.624
484
3.33
15
5
1
3061.1
2,831
1,133
1,221
318
683
58
8
22
12,449
96
8.13
2.01
4.05
0.93
22.2
5.5
1.15
.291
3.59
8.32
5Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,579
393
145
88
.622
312
3.01
16
3
12
2084.0
1,692
697
750
213
487
130
25
15
8,389
48
11.14
2.10
5.30
0.92
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.24
7.31
6Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,560
423
163
122
.572
422
3.43
17
7
0
2698.0
2,424
1,027
1,103
310
767
100
0
43
11,115
57
8.54
2.56
3.34
1.03
23.0
6.9
1.18
.287
3.68
8.09
7Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,488
452
200
117
.631
451
3.66
15
4
0
2740.0
2,610
1,114
1,215
294
892
90
0
13
11,487
63
8.17
2.93
2.79
0.97
21.7
7.8
1.28
.300
3.99
8.57
8Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,447
407
165
132
.556
406
3.44
25
11
0
2645.1
2,426
1,012
1,131
259
782
103
0
16
10,956
153
8.33
2.66
3.13
0.88
22.3
7.1
1.21
.294
3.85
8.25
9CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,332
404
182
116
.611
403
3.60
32
10
0
2604.2
2,506
1,042
1,154
288
716
95
0
34
10,893
49
8.06
2.47
3.26
1.00
21.4
6.6
1.24
.297
3.99
8.66
10Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,251
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
8
5
0
1954.0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
10.37
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
7.49
11James 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
8.88
12Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,202
476
200
128
.610
411
3.52
28
11
3
2666.1
2,575
1,044
1,114
232
735
81
12
40
11,107
51
7.43
2.48
3.00
0.78
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.76
8.69
13Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,196
416
147
134
.523
409
4.13
3
2
0
2267.2
2,143
1,040
1,139
226
859
200
1
27
9,755
72
8.72
3.41
2.56
0.90
22.5
8.8
1.32
.306
4.52
8.51
14David Price
D. Price
2,076
400
157
82
.657
322
3.32
17
3
3
2143.2
1,930
790
865
221
562
63
19
16
8,807
40
8.72
2.36
3.69
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.290
3.63
8.10
15Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,075
297
115
93
.553
297
3.65
2
1
0
1778.0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
10.50
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
7.39
16Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
2,070
358
134
124
.519
355
3.47
16
7
0
2209.1
2,007
853
933
258
544
89
1
38
9,098
29
8.43
2.22
3.81
1.05
22.8
6.0
1.15
.285
3.80
8.18
17Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
143
99
.591
340
3.74
4
2
1
2006.1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
9.04
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
8.33
18Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,954
361
112
113
.498
322
3.81
4
2
0
1911.0
1,835
810
866
233
535
38
11
11
7,986
64
9.20
2.52
3.65
1.10
24.5
6.7
1.24
.307
4.08
8.64
19Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,925
339
125
102
.551
330
3.58
7
5
0
1918.0
1,675
763
836
192
621
57
2
5
7,952
106
9.03
2.91
3.10
0.90
24.2
7.8
1.20
.288
3.92
7.86
20Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1,879
402
139
121
.535
363
4.08
20
10
0
2353.0
2,252
1,066
1,148
314
729
96
20
33
9,899
100
7.19
2.79
2.58
1.20
19.0
7.4
1.27
.282
4.39
8.61
21Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,876
285
109
89
.551
285
3.83
6
4
0
1715.2
1,522
730
769
217
449
56
0
16
7,039
18
9.84
2.36
4.18
1.14
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
4.03
7.98
22Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,860
373
110
142
.437
354
4.51
7
2
2
2047.2
2,179
1,025
1,102
284
630
51
10
24
8,809
67
8.18
2.77
2.95
1.25
21.1
7.2
1.37
.317
4.84
9.58
23Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
1,860
344
131
101
.565
328
3.70
4
2
0
1933.0
1,744
795
857
171
815
50
4
21
8,242
59
8.66
3.79
2.28
0.80
22.6
9.9
1.32
.294
3.99
8.12
24Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
1,857
370
144
113
.560
365
3.52
18
8
0
2256.1
2,094
883
955
253
637
120
1
22
9,373
36
7.41
2.54
2.92
1.01
19.8
6.8
1.21
.283
3.81
8.35
25Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,851
248
96
65
.596
248
2.57
4
2
0
1539.2
1,173
440
477
146
345
25
0
13
6,045
30
10.82
2.02
5.37
0.85
30.6
5.7
0.99
.279
2.79
6.86
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