most pitcher strikeouts since 2003

Since 2003, Justin Verlander has struck out the most hitters, with 3,560 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,560
557
266
159
.626
557
3.33
26
9
0
3576.2
3,057
1,324
1,435
374
1,007
121
0
28
14,646
100
8.96
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
82
7.69
309.5
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,557
501
224
126
.640
492
3.29
12
5
0
3047.2
2,511
1,113
1,186
369
814
116
2
20
12,351
83
10.50
2.40
4.37
1.09
28.8
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.42
294.2
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
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.2
4Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,979
586
225
156
.591
541
3.49
17
5
1
3389.1
3,207
1,315
1,410
367
762
79
8
25
13,877
101
7.91
2.02
3.91
0.97
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.74
83
3.51
85
8.52
235
5Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,779
420
159
97
.621
339
2.95
17
4
12
2246.2
1,821
736
794
223
518
145
25
15
9,037
48
11.13
2.08
5.36
0.89
30.8
5.7
1.04
.297
3.18
69
2.83
68
7.29
337.6
6CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,773
495
221
145
.604
494
3.66
36
12
0
3187.0
3,057
1,295
1,421
346
916
115
0
41
13,335
61
7.83
2.59
3.03
0.98
20.8
6.9
1.25
.295
4.01
85
3.74
86
8.63
207.8
7Cole 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
82
3.68
88
8.09
151.3
8Felix 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
9Jon 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
86
3.77
92
8.57
101.7
10Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,382
339
163
89
.647
339
3.20
8
5
0
2081.0
1,742
741
792
239
525
63
0
7
8,380
58
10.30
2.27
4.54
1.03
28.4
6.3
1.09
.291
3.43
79
3.20
78
7.53
217.3
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
98
4.16
101
8.88
-13.5
12John Lackey
J. Lackey
2,225
430
179
143
.556
428
3.93
17
8
0
2732.0
2,749
1,193
1,295
309
782
129
0
32
11,565
118
7.33
2.58
2.85
1.02
19.2
6.8
1.29
.300
4.27
92
3.94
94
9.06
74.1
13Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,202
478
200
128
.610
411
3.53
28
11
3
2668.1
2,577
1,047
1,117
233
736
81
13
40
11,116
51
7.43
2.48
2.99
0.79
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.77
88
3.53
87
8.69
152.8
14Charlie 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
103
3.89
97
8.51
38.3
15Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,138
393
121
125
.492
354
3.87
4
2
0
2088.2
2,014
899
962
259
582
39
11
12
8,736
66
9.21
2.51
3.67
1.12
24.5
6.7
1.24
.307
4.15
93
3.61
85
8.68
142.7
16Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
2,117
371
146
119
.551
360
3.60
15
6
0
2279.1
2,028
911
957
248
675
75
3
38
9,408
42
8.36
2.67
3.14
0.98
22.5
7.2
1.19
.283
3.78
89
3.64
89
8.01
123.9
17A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,092
357
134
127
.513
354
4.02
15
4
0
2229.2
2,104
997
1,093
220
858
125
1
22
9,542
138
8.44
3.46
2.44
0.89
21.9
9.0
1.33
.302
4.41
98
3.82
92
8.49
84.3
18David 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
81
3.38
83
8.10
165.9
19Yu 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
87
3.58
85
7.39
120
20Sonny Gray
S. Gray
2,074
368
143
107
.572
359
3.51
7
5
0
2087.0
1,823
814
888
208
667
62
2
5
8,635
107
8.94
2.88
3.11
0.90
24.0
7.7
1.19
.287
3.83
85
3.50
85
7.86
148.8
21Madison 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
90
3.62
94
8.18
50.1
22Aaron Nola
A. Nola
2,053
318
116
101
.535
318
3.91
6
4
0
1891.0
1,699
821
862
254
508
58
0
18
7,783
20
9.77
2.42
4.04
1.21
26.4
6.5
1.17
.294
4.10
92
3.63
85
8.09
137.8
23Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2,052
279
107
76
.585
279
2.73
4
2
0
1702.1
1,312
516
553
166
391
27
0
16
6,713
35
10.85
2.07
5.25
0.88
30.6
5.8
1.00
.281
2.92
69
2.74
67
6.94
256.5
24Lance 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
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
25Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
2,013
311
127
80
.614
311
3.26
5
3
0
1890.1
1,598
684
738
187
537
80
0
14
7,731
43
9.58
2.56
3.75
0.89
26.0
6.9
1.13
.287
3.51
81
3.29
79
7.61
182.7
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LAD LAD
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ATL ATL
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NYY NYY
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MIL MIL
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SDP SDP
10:00 PM