pitcher with most strikeouts since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned 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
310
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,525
495
221
124
.641
486
3.28
12
5
0
3013.0
2,485
1,098
1,171
366
804
115
2
20
12,212
82
10.53
2.40
4.38
1.09
28.9
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.42
291
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
2,756
417
158
97
.620
336
2.95
17
4
12
2228.0
1,808
730
788
221
515
142
25
15
8,965
48
11.13
2.08
5.35
0.89
30.7
5.7
1.04
.298
3.18
69
2.83
67
7.30
334.7
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
2,480
428
160
155
.508
423
3.99
24
10
0
2690.0
2,482
1,194
1,305
260
1,075
143
1
33
11,483
161
8.30
3.60
2.31
0.87
21.6
9.4
1.32
.295
4.37
97
3.85
92
8.30
96.2
11Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,356
334
160
87
.648
334
3.18
8
5
0
2052.2
1,712
725
776
230
521
63
0
7
8,263
58
10.33
2.28
4.52
1.01
28.5
6.3
1.09
.291
3.40
79
3.17
77
7.51
222.3
12John 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
13Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,284
391
151
137
.524
385
4.04
25
7
0
2513.0
2,434
1,129
1,212
322
643
73
4
52
10,504
72
8.18
2.30
3.55
1.15
21.7
6.1
1.22
.294
4.34
91
3.77
86
8.72
179
14James 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
15Jake 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
16Adam 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
17Charlie 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
18Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,182
287
143
78
.647
281
3.34
32
12
0
1885.1
1,616
699
790
212
484
89
3
22
7,686
34
10.42
2.31
4.51
1.01
28.4
6.3
1.11
.298
3.77
75
3.12
70
7.71
275.2
19Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,150
483
211
167
.558
472
4.11
30
10
0
2958.2
3,096
1,351
1,465
388
748
51
2
36
12,487
32
6.54
2.28
2.87
1.18
17.2
6.0
1.30
.296
4.46
96
4.14
97
9.42
44.8
20Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,110
389
120
124
.492
350
3.87
4
2
0
2066.1
1,990
888
950
253
578
39
11
12
8,642
65
9.19
2.52
3.65
1.10
24.4
6.7
1.24
.307
4.14
93
3.59
85
8.67
144.1
21David 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
22Yu 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
23Madison 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
24Sonny Gray
S. Gray
2,053
364
141
106
.571
355
3.53
7
5
0
2061.2
1,807
808
882
207
658
62
2
5
8,538
107
8.96
2.87
3.12
0.90
24.0
7.7
1.20
.288
3.85
85
3.51
85
7.89
145.8
25Aaron Nola
A. Nola
2,029
312
114
99
.535
312
3.92
6
4
0
1858.2
1,673
810
851
249
498
57
0
18
7,655
20
9.82
2.41
4.07
1.21
26.5
6.5
1.17
.295
4.12
93
3.61
84
8.10
138.3

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63
.533
68
68
.500
4.5
64
72
.471
8.5
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72
.467
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9/2
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81
55
.596
75
60
.556
5.5
68
68
.500
13.0
65
73
.471
17.0
61
75
.449
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
85
51
.625
77
59
.566
8.0
68
69
.496
17.5
66
71
.482
19.5
64
72
.471
21.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
81
55
.596
73
64
.533
8.5
72
64
.529
9.0
55
81
.404
26.0
52
84
.382
29.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
81
54
.600
77
59
.566
4.5
74
62
.544
7.5
67
70
.489
15.0
66
69
.489
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
72
63
.533
68
68
.500
4.5
64
72
.471
8.5
63
72
.467
9.0
62
75
.453
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
68
68
.500
66
70
.485
2.0
64
72
.471
4.0
53
82
.393
14.5
52
83
.385
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8/15
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