most strikeouts as pitcher since 1996

Since 1996, Justin Verlander has struck out the most batters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,554
556
266
159
.626
556
3.33
26
9
0
3571.1
3,052
1,322
1,433
372
1,006
121
0
28
14,626
100
8.96
2.54
3.53
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
81
7.69
309.9
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,520
493
221
122
.644
484
3.26
12
5
0
3004.0
2,476
1,089
1,162
365
796
115
2
20
12,168
81
10.55
2.38
4.42
1.09
28.9
6.5
1.09
.286
3.48
78
3.27
79
7.42
292.9
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,251
400
204
102
.667
387
3.17
59
22
1
2675.2
2,221
942
1,065
293
742
124
5
28
10,885
52
10.94
2.50
4.38
0.99
29.9
6.8
1.11
.298
3.58
70
3.04
68
7.47
426.5
4CC 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
5Clayton 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
375.7
6Zack 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
7Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,730
414
157
95
.623
333
2.96
16
3
12
2207.0
1,790
727
785
221
515
140
25
15
8,883
48
11.13
2.10
5.30
0.90
30.7
5.8
1.04
.297
3.20
70
2.85
68
7.30
327.2
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,711
355
184
79
.700
353
2.86
43
14
0
2373.0
1,866
755
833
202
591
115
1
22
9,551
48
10.28
2.24
4.59
0.77
28.4
6.2
1.04
.281
3.16
64
2.80
64
7.08
421.4
9Cole 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
10Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,536
450
165
160
.508
443
4.22
28
8
0
2840.0
2,784
1,331
1,431
373
763
88
5
58
11,935
76
8.04
2.42
3.32
1.18
21.2
6.4
1.25
.295
4.53
96
3.90
88
8.82
164.4
11Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,535
565
247
188
.568
552
4.12
38
13
0
3461.2
3,593
1,584
1,719
439
948
64
2
47
14,655
45
6.59
2.46
2.67
1.14
17.3
6.5
1.31
.296
4.47
95
4.14
96
9.34
71.6
12Felix 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
13A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,513
435
164
157
.511
430
3.99
24
10
0
2731.1
2,519
1,210
1,328
263
1,100
143
1
35
11,665
161
8.28
3.62
2.28
0.87
21.5
9.4
1.32
.295
4.38
97
3.86
92
8.30
97.3
14Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,498
363
173
104
.625
341
3.43
64
14
9
2456.0
2,267
935
970
283
470
40
21
20
9,933
49
9.15
1.72
5.31
1.04
25.1
4.7
1.11
.299
3.55
76
3.17
72
8.31
328.7
15Jon 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
16Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,339
360
172
86
.667
359
3.26
24
10
0
2383.1
2,042
862
946
188
830
77
0
22
9,888
79
8.83
3.13
2.82
0.71
23.7
8.4
1.21
.287
3.57
71
3.29
72
7.71
332.9
17Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,338
331
159
85
.652
331
3.18
8
5
0
2034.2
1,697
720
770
228
517
62
0
7
8,190
58
10.34
2.29
4.52
1.01
28.5
6.3
1.09
.291
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.51
220.7
18Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,334
500
244
144
.629
495
3.83
23
4
0
3141.0
3,265
1,337
1,486
273
968
54
2
39
13,329
61
6.69
2.77
2.41
0.78
17.5
7.3
1.35
.308
4.26
86
3.71
83
9.36
269.9
19John 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
20Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,257
412
199
123
.618
411
3.84
34
13
0
2668.1
2,658
1,138
1,225
290
580
52
0
20
11,000
55
7.61
1.96
3.89
0.98
20.5
5.3
1.21
.303
4.13
85
3.52
78
8.97
302.9
21James 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
22Jake 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
23Adam 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
24Charlie 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
37.5
25Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
2,117
416
203
105
.659
390
3.38
67
20
1
2749.1
2,646
1,034
1,135
236
592
81
6
28
11,287
56
6.93
1.94
3.58
0.77
18.8
5.2
1.18
.292
3.72
77
3.39
77
8.66
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13.5
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8.0
64
58
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50
71
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22.5
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74
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68
53
.562
6.5
65
56
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9.5
59
64
.480
16.5
58
63
.479
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
62
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.517
60
61
.496
2.5
60
63
.488
3.5
59
63
.484
4.0
49
73
.402
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