guys 50-100 most strikeouts as pitcher since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has struck out the most hitters, 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
3,537
497
222
124
.642
488
3.27
12
5
0
3025.2
2,491
1,101
1,174
367
806
116
2
20
12,259
83
10.52
2.40
4.39
1.09
28.9
6.6
1.09
.286
3.49
79
3.28
79
7.41
292.8
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
375.7
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
2,763
418
159
97
.621
337
2.95
17
4
12
2234.0
1,814
732
790
222
516
143
25
15
8,990
48
11.13
2.08
5.35
0.89
30.7
5.7
1.04
.298
3.18
69
2.83
68
7.31
334.8
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
2,361
335
161
87
.649
335
3.18
8
5
0
2058.0
1,720
728
779
230
522
63
0
7
8,287
58
10.33
2.28
4.52
1.01
28.5
6.3
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.52
223.8
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
2,119
390
121
124
.494
351
3.86
4
2
0
2073.1
1,995
889
951
254
579
39
11
12
8,669
66
9.20
2.51
3.66
1.10
24.4
6.7
1.24
.307
4.13
93
3.59
85
8.66
145.2
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
2,060
365
142
106
.573
356
3.52
7
5
0
2068.2
1,810
808
882
207
661
62
2
5
8,563
107
8.96
2.88
3.12
0.90
24.1
7.7
1.19
.288
3.84
85
3.51
85
7.87
147.2
25Aaron Nola
A. Nola
2,033
313
115
99
.537
313
3.92
6
4
0
1863.2
1,678
811
852
249
500
57
0
18
7,677
20
9.82
2.41
4.07
1.20
26.5
6.5
1.17
.295
4.11
93
3.61
84
8.10
139.1

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HR

26

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

83

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

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W

9

Valdez

Framber Valdez

K

119

Valdez

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ERA

2.20

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HR

160

18th

R

625

19th

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23rd

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3.69

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74
68
.521
72
71
.503
2.5
68
74
.479
6.0
Tigers Tigers
65
77
.458
9.0
63
80
.441
11.5
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9/6
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9/7
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3:10 PM
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9/8
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6:40 PM
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9/9
@
1:10 PM
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9/11
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6:40 PM
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NL EastWLPCTGB
84
58
.592
80
62
.563
4.0
71
72
.497
13.5
67
77
.465
18.0
64
78
.451
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
88
55
.615
81
62
.566
7.0
71
72
.497
17.0
70
73
.490
18.0
68
74
.479
19.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
85
57
.599
75
68
.524
10.5
74
68
.521
11.0
59
84
.413
26.5
55
87
.387
30.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
85
57
.599
81
61
.570
4.0
78
65
.545
7.5
72
71
.503
13.5
69
74
.483
16.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
74
68
.521
72
71
.503
2.5
68
74
.479
6.0
65
77
.458
9.0
63
80
.441
11.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
73
70
.510
70
73
.490
3.0
66
77
.462
7.0
57
86
.399
16.0
54
88
.380
18.5

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Sat
8/22
@
4-3
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8/22
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1-4
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8/22
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2-4
Sat
8/22
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8/22
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2-3

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9/6
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9/6
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1:10 PM
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9/6
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1:35 PM
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9/6
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9/6
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