most career strikeouts allowed since august 14, 1999

Since August 14, 1999, Justin Verlander has struck out the most hitters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most career strikeouts allowed by a player Since August 14, 1999
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
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
7.69
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,499
487
221
119
.650
478
3.24
12
5
0
2979.1
2,449
1,072
1,145
358
784
115
2
20
12,055
80
10.57
2.37
4.46
1.08
29.0
6.5
1.09
.286
3.46
7.40
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
8.56
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
6.91
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
8.52
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,608
398
149
89
.626
317
3.01
16
3
12
2113.0
1,714
706
759
218
494
133
25
15
8,504
48
11.11
2.10
5.28
0.93
30.7
5.8
1.04
.296
3.23
7.30
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
8.09
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
8.20
9A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,513
435
164
157
.511
430
3.99
24
10
0
2731.1
2,519
1,210
1,328
263
1,100
143
1
35
11,665
161
8.28
3.62
2.28
0.87
21.5
9.4
1.32
.295
4.38
8.30
10Jon 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
8.57
11Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,327
400
154
140
.524
394
4.05
26
8
0
2568.1
2,488
1,155
1,243
326
663
73
4
54
10,743
72
8.15
2.32
3.51
1.14
21.7
6.2
1.23
.294
4.36
8.72
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
9.07
13Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,273
296
149
79
.654
290
3.30
35
12
0
1955.1
1,668
716
811
222
497
90
3
22
7,962
35
10.46
2.29
4.57
1.02
28.5
6.2
1.11
.296
3.73
7.68
14Gerrit 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
8
7,861
58
10.37
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
7.49
15James 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
8.88
16Jake 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
8.08
17Adam 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
8.69
18Charlie 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
8.51
19Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,194
492
218
168
.565
481
4.09
30
10
0
3018.1
3,141
1,372
1,489
393
771
51
2
36
12,729
33
6.54
2.30
2.85
1.17
17.2
6.1
1.30
.295
4.44
9.37
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
8.10
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
7.39
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
8.18
23Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
2,047
384
194
100
.660
376
3.35
65
19
0
2626.0
2,518
978
1,069
220
533
78
4
28
10,740
50
7.02
1.83
3.84
0.75
19.1
5.0
1.16
.292
3.66
8.63
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
8.33
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
8.77
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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AL EastWLPCTGB
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2.5
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.400
4.0
7
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.350
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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11
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11
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0.5
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.333
4.5
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.333
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