pitcher most strikeouts since 2001

Since 2001, 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
3,503
489
221
121
.646
480
3.27
12
5
0
2985.0
2,460
1,084
1,157
363
790
115
2
20
12,089
80
10.56
2.38
4.43
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.287
3.49
79
3.27
79
7.42
291.7
3CC 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
4Clayton 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
5Zack 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
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,688
408
153
94
.619
327
2.97
16
3
12
2174.0
1,767
718
776
219
509
138
25
15
8,757
48
11.13
2.11
5.28
0.91
30.7
5.8
1.05
.298
3.21
70
2.86
68
7.32
319.2
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
10A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,423
415
157
148
.515
410
3.97
24
10
0
2607.1
2,402
1,150
1,259
252
1,031
141
1
30
11,119
159
8.36
3.56
2.35
0.87
21.8
9.3
1.32
.296
4.35
97
3.82
92
8.29
97.4
11John 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
12Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,285
324
155
83
.651
324
3.19
8
5
0
1991.2
1,663
707
757
224
510
62
0
7
8,021
58
10.33
2.30
4.48
1.01
28.5
6.4
1.09
.291
3.42
79
3.18
77
7.51
211.7
13James 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
14Jake 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
15Adam 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
16Charlie 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
17Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,088
358
140
128
.522
352
4.04
23
6
0
2295.1
2,187
1,031
1,108
298
582
68
4
42
9,559
69
8.19
2.28
3.59
1.17
21.8
6.1
1.21
.290
4.34
92
3.78
86
8.58
153.9
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
20Madison 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
21Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,047
378
116
119
.494
339
3.84
4
2
0
2006.0
1,926
856
914
247
557
39
11
11
8,380
65
9.18
2.50
3.68
1.11
24.4
6.6
1.24
.306
4.10
93
3.60
85
8.64
138.9
22Lance 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
23Dan Haren
D. Haren
2,013
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
16
6
1
2419.2
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
1.86
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8
24Sonny Gray
S. Gray
2,000
354
134
103
.565
345
3.54
7
5
0
2001.2
1,747
788
862
201
642
60
2
5
8,289
106
8.99
2.89
3.12
0.90
24.1
7.7
1.19
.287
3.88
86
3.51
85
7.85
141.8
25Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1,978
425
151
129
.539
386
4.11
21
11
0
2486.2
2,391
1,135
1,221
331
776
104
20
35
10,482
104
7.16
2.81
2.55
1.20
18.9
7.4
1.27
.282
4.42
99
4.31
104
8.65
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HR

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Dillon Dingler

RBI

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Dillon Dingler

AVG

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W

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K

87

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.530
44
41
.518
1.0
41
45
.477
4.5
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49
.424
9.0
35
50
.412
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6/30
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7/1
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7/2
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7/4
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4:05 PM
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7/5
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3:30 PM
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49
33
.598
47
38
.553
3.5
45
40
.529
5.5
43
43
.500
8.0
35
50
.412
15.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
51
31
.622
47
38
.553
5.5
43
38
.531
7.5
43
42
.506
9.5
39
44
.470
12.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
55
30
.647
43
40
.518
11.0
42
42
.500
12.5
35
49
.417
19.5
33
52
.388
22.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
48
33
.593
48
36
.571
1.5
40
45
.471
10.0
39
47
.453
11.5
37
46
.446
12.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
44
39
.530
44
41
.518
1.0
41
45
.477
4.5
36
49
.424
9.0
35
50
.412
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
43
42
.506
43
43
.500
0.5
42
45
.483
2.0
40
45
.471
3.0
36
50
.419
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6/14
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1-10
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6/14
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0-4
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6/15
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0-7
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6/15
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3-7
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6/15
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