who pitched the most strikeouts between 2005 to 2020

Between the 2005 and 2020 seasons, Matt Cain had the most strikeouts by a pitcher, with 308 strikeouts.

NAME SO G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Matt Cain
M. Cain
308
332
611
27
74
13
1
7
34
21
1
0
0
708
110
21
73
2
0
1
.121
.151
.180
.331
-17
-100
.149
-17
-100.6
2 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
286
331
688
40
116
16
2
2
34
19
4
1
3
778
142
20
64
3
0
8
.169
.195
.206
.401
2
-88.3
.181
2
-92.6
3 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
255
288
594
51
105
18
0
19
62
40
1
0
0
679
180
37
40
4
0
5
.177
.228
.303
.532
33
-45.5
.235
45
-44.9
4 Paul Maholm
P. Maholm
252
259
478
20
52
4
0
2
18
24
0
0
0
537
62
6
35
0
0
9
.109
.151
.130
.281
-20
-83.1
.134
-29
-84.7
5 Aaron Harang
A. Harang
246
295
592
15
60
7
0
1
21
5
2
0
0
665
70
8
65
1
0
10
.101
.112
.118
.230
-40
-118.4
.104
-49
-121.8
6 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
244
262
474
26
53
4
2
0
19
34
0
0
0
579
61
6
70
1
0
6
.112
.171
.129
.300
-15
-81.7
.145
-18
-81.7
7 Bronson Arroyo
B. Arroyo
244
297
575
33
77
14
0
6
28
13
1
1
0
673
109
20
82
2
0
8
.134
.154
.190
.344
-15
-94
.153
-21
-98.9
8 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
224
391
685
54
136
37
2
10
71
24
0
0
2
772
207
49
60
3
0
9
.199
.225
.302
.527
34
-56.1
.230
38
-57.3
9 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
200
336
662
44
105
11
1
1
37
33
4
1
0
808
121
13
108
1
0
15
.159
.203
.183
.386
-1
-93.7
.178
4
-93.6
10 Mike Leake
M. Leake
196
269
485
46
93
18
1
6
32
16
2
0
0
549
131
25
46
0
0
11
.192
.221
.270
.491
20
-43
.218
30
-45.6
11 Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
190
221
410
16
37
7
0
3
17
9
4
0
0
475
53
10
50
2
0
3
.090
.118
.129
.247
-23
-78.2
.113
-42
-81
12 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
181
175
359
22
60
6
4
6
27
14
0
0
0
396
92
16
23
0
0
5
.167
.198
.256
.455
8
-38.2
.199
17
-40.3
13 Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
181
282
587
33
95
18
1
4
41
24
2
0
0
682
127
23
67
2
0
11
.162
.197
.216
.413
4
-75.2
.187
6
-77.4
14 Ricky Nolasco
R. Nolasco
179
222
382
19
51
12
0
1
26
25
1
0
0
470
66
13
62
0
0
6
.134
.189
.173
.362
-3
-58
.169
-5
-59.8
15 Chad Billingsley
C. Billingsley
170
215
355
14
49
8
0
3
21
19
1
0
0
412
66
11
36
1
0
4
.138
.184
.186
.369
-3
-51.5
.171
-2
-51.7
16 Carlos Zambrano
C. Zambrano
170
268
516
58
130
19
3
21
60
6
0
1
0
548
218
43
23
3
0
10
.252
.259
.422
.682
49
-16.3
.291
69
-21.3
17 Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
169
266
516
26
53
1
0
0
18
14
1
0
0
618
54
1
85
2
0
6
.103
.128
.105
.232
-33
-104.7
.109
-45
-107.8
18 Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
169
189
346
8
29
1
1
0
8
17
0
0
0
400
32
2
37
0
0
6
.084
.127
.092
.219
-23
-70
.107
-47
-72.1
19 Jonathon Niese
J. Niese
164
202
347
27
52
7
1
0
19
35
0
0
0
413
61
8
31
0
0
2
.150
.228
.176
.404
6
-40.2
.193
17
-40.1
20 Chris Capuano
C. Capuano
161
225
333
16
40
8
0
1
18
9
0
0
0
382
51
9
38
2
0
3
.120
.142
.153
.296
-14
-59.1
.134
-30
-60.4
21 Clayton Richard
C. Richard
158
228
325
19
37
10
0
3
28
8
4
0
0
380
56
13
40
3
0
2
.114
.144
.172
.316
-10
-54.6
.142
-17
-54
22 Kyle Kendrick
K. Kendrick
158
248
374
23
52
9
1
1
9
18
3
0
0
441
66
11
45
1
0
4
.139
.184
.176
.361
-3
-53.4
.168
-8
-56.5
23 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
156
174
278
15
23
5
0
0
5
12
2
0
0
328
28
5
35
1
0
2
.083
.126
.101
.227
-17
-54
.109
-41
-54.6
24 Kyle Lohse
K. Lohse
156
285
494
23
74
8
0
0
30
9
4
0
1
581
82
8
71
3
0
5
.150
.171
.166
.337
-11
-78.2
.153
-16
-80.8
25 Edinson Volquez
E. Volquez
156
181
308
15
28
2
0
1
9
8
0
0
0
362
33
3
45
1
0
1
.091
.114
.107
.221
-21
-62.4
.102
-47
-63.1
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