which mlb pitcher has the most strikeouts from 2000 to 2025 less than 3000

Between the 2000 and 2025 seasons, Justin Verlander fanned the most batters, with 3,553 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,553
555
266
158
.627
555
3.32
26
9
0
3567.2
3,046
1,317
1,428
371
1,004
121
0
28
14,607
99
8.96
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.60
79
3.43
81
7.68
312.1
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,489
483
220
117
.653
474
3.22
12
5
0
2963.0
2,433
1,059
1,132
354
779
114
2
20
11,987
80
10.60
2.37
4.48
1.08
29.1
6.5
1.08
.287
3.44
77
3.23
78
7.39
302.8
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
375.2
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
2,579
393
145
88
.622
312
3.01
16
3
12
2084.0
1,692
697
750
213
487
130
25
15
8,389
48
11.14
2.10
5.30
0.92
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.24
71
2.87
68
7.31
303.3
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
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
12Javier 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
13Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,251
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
8
5
0
1954.0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
7
7,861
58
10.37
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.1
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
38.3
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
20David 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
21Yu 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
22Madison 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
23Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
2,022
378
194
98
.664
370
3.36
65
19
0
2586.0
2,481
966
1,055
215
511
77
4
27
10,566
50
7.04
1.78
3.96
0.75
19.1
4.8
1.16
.293
3.67
77
3.27
75
8.63
304.7
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
25Dan 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
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Tue
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ATL ATL
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Tue
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MIL MIL
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SDP SDP
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Wed
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CWS CWS
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Wed
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LAD LAD
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ATL ATL
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