most strikeouts by american league pitcher since 1998

Since 1998, Justin Verlander has struck out the most batters in the AL, with 3,342 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,342
512
256
143
.642
512
3.31
26
9
0
3330.1
2,825
1,226
1,325
349
924
114
0
27
13,598
95
9.03
2.50
3.62
0.94
24.6
6.8
1.13
.279
3.58
78
3.41
81
7.63
301.1
2CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,965
544
240
159
.602
543
3.81
31
9
0
3446.2
3,298
1,461
1,592
376
1,074
119
0
44
14,473
73
7.74
2.80
2.76
0.98
20.5
7.4
1.27
.294
4.16
88
3.82
88
8.61
196.3
3Felix 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
4Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,189
343
120
80
.600
263
3.10
16
3
12
1780.2
1,449
614
664
193
416
111
25
15
7,177
41
11.06
2.10
5.26
0.98
30.5
5.8
1.05
.294
3.36
73
2.97
70
7.32
245.7
5David Price
D. Price
1,981
321
150
80
.652
311
3.31
17
3
0
2029.2
1,813
746
819
207
527
59
1
12
8,314
39
8.78
2.34
3.76
0.92
23.8
6.3
1.15
.290
3.63
81
3.34
82
8.04
164.7
6James Shields
J. Shields
1,961
363
130
125
.510
361
4.02
23
9
0
2346.1
2,323
1,047
1,141
319
638
87
1
15
9,849
97
7.52
2.45
3.07
1.22
19.9
6.5
1.26
.293
4.38
97
4.13
99
8.91
4.2
7Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
1,938
418
187
135
.581
410
4.05
32
11
0
2599.0
2,644
1,170
1,267
336
758
48
1
32
10,978
36
6.71
2.62
2.56
1.16
17.7
6.9
1.31
.292
4.39
90
4.20
95
9.16
69.2
8Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1,835
343
165
104
.613
342
3.80
26
11
0
2200.1
2,197
928
1,001
232
457
46
0
17
9,056
47
7.51
1.87
4.02
0.95
20.3
5.0
1.21
.303
4.09
84
3.47
77
8.99
252.9
9Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1,799
394
137
119
.535
355
4.12
21
11
0
2290.2
2,198
1,049
1,131
315
713
100
20
31
9,665
95
7.07
2.80
2.52
1.24
18.6
7.4
1.27
.279
4.44
98
4.38
104
8.64
-48.1
10Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
1,745
487
201
147
.578
462
3.82
32
10
0
3081.0
3,275
1,307
1,454
335
694
75
6
46
12,877
25
5.10
2.03
2.51
0.98
13.6
5.4
1.29
.293
4.25
86
4.10
92
9.57
121.2
11John Lackey
J. Lackey
1,742
345
149
114
.567
344
4.02
17
8
0
2202.2
2,271
984
1,075
230
641
107
0
22
9,394
104
7.12
2.62
2.72
0.94
18.5
6.8
1.32
.306
4.39
92
3.87
92
9.28
88.8
12Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
1,725
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
18
8
1
1641.2
1,486
627
684
177
368
65
4
9
6,688
31
9.46
2.02
4.69
0.97
25.8
5.5
1.13
.301
3.75
83
3.22
78
8.15
161.7
13Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1,683
203
117
37
.760
201
2.52
22
8
0
1383.2
1,044
387
428
103
309
77
1
5
5,498
30
10.95
2.01
5.45
0.67
30.6
5.6
0.98
.283
2.78
53
2.44
55
6.79
316.2
14Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
1,648
212
104
47
.689
212
3.03
7
5
0
1298.2
993
437
465
172
322
31
0
1
5,153
26
11.42
2.23
5.12
1.19
32.0
6.2
1.01
.276
3.22
73
3.17
74
6.88
159.9
15Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
1,636
496
144
132
.522
342
4.50
10
0
22
2397.2
2,337
1,200
1,346
317
850
139
75
25
10,338
104
6.14
3.19
1.92
1.19
15.8
8.2
1.33
.273
5.05
98
4.67
108
8.77
-96.8
16Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,617
298
92
102
.474
275
3.90
4
2
0
1624.2
1,600
704
748
200
455
28
4
7
6,813
52
8.96
2.52
3.55
1.11
23.7
6.7
1.26
.310
4.14
95
3.65
86
8.86
105.5
17Jered Weaver
J. Weaver
1,598
322
150
93
.617
322
3.55
14
8
0
2025.0
1,861
798
838
246
539
51
0
17
8,340
37
7.10
2.40
2.96
1.09
19.2
6.5
1.19
.273
3.72
88
3.98
98
8.27
23.8
18Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
1,578
346
168
103
.620
343
4.04
15
2
0
2160.0
2,306
970
1,078
191
689
43
0
26
9,264
40
6.58
2.87
2.29
0.80
17.0
7.4
1.39
.313
4.49
90
3.80
85
9.61
160.8
19Freddy Garcia
F. Garcia
1,551
359
154
101
.604
343
4.14
12
4
0
2178.2
2,146
1,002
1,057
271
684
62
12
39
9,225
89
6.41
2.83
2.27
1.12
16.8
7.4
1.30
.282
4.37
94
4.27
96
8.87
47.6
20Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
1,507
343
149
118
.558
339
4.36
10
3
0
2037.1
2,196
988
1,081
255
474
82
2
17
8,651
69
6.66
2.09
3.18
1.13
17.4
5.5
1.31
.306
4.78
101
4.08
98
9.70
19.7
21Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
1,495
313
148
76
.661
287
3.43
49
15
1
2046.2
1,997
780
870
172
455
56
6
22
8,433
43
6.57
2.00
3.29
0.76
17.7
5.4
1.20
.292
3.83
74
3.46
76
8.78
235.2
22José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,481
275
108
82
.568
273
4.08
5
1
0
1571.2
1,474
713
765
219
473
98
0
7
6,607
35
8.48
2.71
3.13
1.25
22.4
7.2
1.24
.289
4.38
97
4.18
98
8.44
16.3
23Scott Kazmir
S. Kazmir
1,474
272
98
90
.521
271
3.96
3
1
0
1553.1
1,463
683
750
169
629
61
0
13
6,663
69
8.54
3.64
2.34
0.98
22.1
9.4
1.35
.299
4.35
96
3.96
95
8.48
36.3
24Jon Lester
J. Lester
1,457
253
116
67
.634
252
3.58
11
4
0
1596.0
1,492
635
679
145
545
56
0
4
6,683
39
8.22
3.07
2.67
0.82
21.8
8.2
1.28
.301
3.83
83
3.57
88
8.41
86.9
25Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
1,419
271
93
85
.522
222
3.96
11
4
2
1378.0
1,316
606
636
171
364
42
23
19
5,704
51
9.27
2.38
3.90
1.12
24.9
6.4
1.22
.309
4.15
94
3.57
86
8.60
91.7
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10

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K

135

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White Sox White Sox
84
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77
85
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Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
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Royals Royals
69
93
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Schlittler

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12

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Phillies Phillies - w
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77
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103
59
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Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
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80
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Cardinals Cardinals
77
85
.475
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Reds Reds
75
87
.463
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100
62
.617
Padres Padres - w
91
71
.562
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Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
86
76
.531
14.0
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65
97
.401
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Rockies Rockies
58
104
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98
64
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68
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87
75
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77
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White Sox White Sox - w
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78
.519
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85
.475
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76
86
.469
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93
.426
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81
81
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Rangers Rangers
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82
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86
.469
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9/14
DET DET
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TOR TOR
6-5
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BAL BAL
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NYM NYM
2-1
Mon
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ATL ATL
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CHC CHC
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Tue
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ATL ATL
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10/6
MIL MIL
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SDP SDP
9:30 PM
Wed
10/7
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
4:00 PM
Wed
10/7
LAD LAD
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM
Wed
10/7
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
8:00 PM