Between July 19, 1997 and October 1, 2022, Max Scherzer struck out the most batters, with 3,193 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From July 19, 1997 to October 1, 2022| NAME | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 3,193 | 430 | 201 | 102 | .663 | 421 | 3.11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2682.0 | 2,180 | 927 | 998 | 300 | 701 | 107 | 2 | 20 | 10,831 | 74 | 10.71 | 2.35 | 4.55 | 1.01 | 29.5 | 6.5 | 1.07 | .288 | 3.35 | 7.32 |
| 2 |  | J. Verlander | 3,188 | 481 | 243 | 133 | .646 | 481 | 3.25 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3158.0 | 2,654 | 1,139 | 1,235 | 322 | 879 | 104 | 0 | 27 | 12,864 | 90 | 9.09 | 2.51 | 3.63 | 0.92 | 24.8 | 6.8 | 1.12 | .279 | 3.52 | 7.56 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | R. Johnson | 2,968 | 366 | 186 | 100 | .650 | 359 | 3.21 | 56 | 21 | 0 | 2467.1 | 2,076 | 879 | 997 | 271 | 661 | 115 | 3 | 27 | 10,047 | 47 | 10.83 | 2.41 | 4.49 | 0.99 | 29.5 | 6.6 | 1.11 | .299 | 3.64 | 7.57 |
| 5 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,881 | 555 | 223 | 141 | .613 | 513 | 3.43 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3241.0 | 3,042 | 1,234 | 1,326 | 342 | 738 | 75 | 8 | 25 | 13,258 | 96 | 8.00 | 2.05 | 3.90 | 0.95 | 21.7 | 5.6 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.68 | 8.45 |
| 6 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,798 | 400 | 196 | 87 | .693 | 397 | 2.48 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2576.0 | 1,954 | 710 | 776 | 205 | 628 | 39 | 1 | 27 | 10,143 | 95 | 9.78 | 2.19 | 4.46 | 0.72 | 27.6 | 6.2 | 1.00 | .270 | 2.71 | 6.83 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 | | J. Vazquez | 2,536 | 450 | 165 | 160 | .508 | 443 | 4.22 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2840.0 | 2,784 | 1,331 | 1,431 | 373 | 763 | 88 | 5 | 58 | 11,935 | 76 | 8.04 | 2.42 | 3.32 | 1.18 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.53 | 8.82 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 |  | B. Colon | 2,508 | 557 | 245 | 185 | .570 | 544 | 4.09 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3424.0 | 3,549 | 1,556 | 1,687 | 432 | 923 | 63 | 2 | 47 | 14,477 | 44 | 6.59 | 2.43 | 2.72 | 1.14 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 1.31 | .295 | 4.43 | 9.33 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 |  | P. Martinez | 2,317 | 304 | 160 | 64 | .714 | 302 | 2.86 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2016.1 | 1,588 | 640 | 699 | 175 | 482 | 106 | 1 | 15 | 8,102 | 41 | 10.34 | 2.15 | 4.81 | 0.78 | 28.6 | 5.9 | 1.03 | .281 | 3.12 | 7.09 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | A. Wainwright | 2,143 | 456 | 195 | 116 | .627 | 389 | 3.36 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2562.2 | 2,420 | 958 | 1,022 | 212 | 693 | 80 | 13 | 40 | 10,610 | 50 | 7.53 | 2.43 | 3.09 | 0.74 | 20.2 | 6.5 | 1.21 | .295 | 3.59 | 8.50 |
| 18 | | C. Schilling | 2,140 | 316 | 153 | 86 | .640 | 294 | 3.46 | 52 | 11 | 9 | 2124.2 | 1,989 | 816 | 836 | 252 | 380 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 8,602 | 43 | 9.06 | 1.61 | 5.63 | 1.07 | 24.9 | 4.4 | 1.11 | .300 | 3.54 | 8.43 |
| 19 | | R. Halladay | 2,117 | 416 | 203 | 105 | .659 | 390 | 3.38 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 2749.1 | 2,646 | 1,034 | 1,135 | 236 | 592 | 81 | 6 | 28 | 11,287 | 56 | 6.93 | 1.94 | 3.58 | 0.77 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 1.18 | .292 | 3.72 | 8.66 |
| 20 | | K. Millwood | 2,081 | 450 | 168 | 152 | .525 | 443 | 4.12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2718.1 | 2,769 | 1,243 | 1,357 | 296 | 842 | 74 | 3 | 46 | 11,607 | 67 | 6.89 | 2.79 | 2.47 | 0.98 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 1.33 | .297 | 4.49 | 9.17 |
| 21 | | T. Hudson | 2,080 | 482 | 222 | 133 | .625 | 479 | 3.49 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3126.2 | 2,957 | 1,213 | 1,319 | 248 | 917 | 124 | 0 | 84 | 13,005 | 84 | 5.99 | 2.64 | 2.27 | 0.71 | 16.0 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .281 | 3.80 | 8.51 |
| 22 | | A. Pettitte | 2,077 | 444 | 212 | 131 | .618 | 440 | 3.87 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2773.0 | 2,892 | 1,191 | 1,324 | 245 | 856 | 48 | 1 | 37 | 11,798 | 51 | 6.74 | 2.78 | 2.43 | 0.80 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .309 | 4.30 | 9.39 |
| 23 |  | 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 |
| 24 | | R. Dempster | 2,075 | 579 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2,347 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,071 | 91 | 186 | 47 | 10,412 | 80 | 7.82 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.85 |
| 25 |  | C. Sale | 2,064 | 323 | 114 | 75 | .603 | 243 | 3.03 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1678.0 | 1,362 | 565 | 612 | 178 | 387 | 103 | 25 | 15 | 6,752 | 38 | 11.07 | 2.08 | 5.33 | 0.95 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 1.04 | .295 | 3.28 | 7.31 |
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