most strikeouts allowed from may 10, 1998 to august 2, 2025

Between May 10, 1998 and August 2, 2025, Justin Verlander fanned the most batters, with 3,493 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From May 10, 1998 to August 2, 2025
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,493
544
263
155
.629
544
3.33
26
9
0
3505.0
2,990
1,297
1,404
366
986
120
0
27
14,343
99
8.97
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.4
6.9
1.13
.280
3.61
7.68
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,451
474
217
113
.658
465
3.18
12
5
0
2919.0
2,381
1,030
1,103
344
764
114
2
20
11,792
79
10.64
2.36
4.52
1.06
29.3
6.5
1.08
.286
3.40
7.34
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
3,010
445
217
96
.693
442
2.52
25
15
0
2808.1
2,155
786
863
233
696
46
1
28
11,089
107
9.65
2.23
4.32
0.75
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.77
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
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,809
348
176
97
.645
342
3.18
54
20
0
2356.0
1,978
832
946
259
615
106
3
26
9,571
44
10.73
2.35
4.57
0.99
29.3
6.4
1.10
.297
3.61
7.56
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
8Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,528
387
143
87
.622
307
3.02
16
3
12
2047.2
1,668
686
739
209
481
126
25
15
8,249
47
11.11
2.11
5.26
0.92
30.6
5.8
1.05
.297
3.25
7.33
9Felix 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
10A.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
11Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,507
443
164
157
.511
436
4.19
28
8
0
2804.0
2,745
1,304
1,403
368
743
86
5
58
11,772
76
8.05
2.38
3.37
1.18
21.3
6.3
1.24
.295
4.50
8.81
12Jon 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
13Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,429
539
240
180
.571
528
4.09
35
12
0
3322.0
3,445
1,509
1,636
422
885
60
2
45
14,032
38
6.58
2.40
2.74
1.14
17.3
6.3
1.30
.295
4.43
9.33
14John 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
15Gerrit 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
7.49
16James 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
17Jake 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
18Adam 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
19Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,148
406
145
131
.525
399
4.08
3
2
0
2227.0
2,101
1,009
1,108
219
835
195
1
26
9,565
70
8.68
3.37
2.57
0.89
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.48
8.49
20Roy Halladay
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
21Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,112
283
150
61
.711
281
2.92
25
8
0
1857.2
1,479
603
655
164
437
101
1
13
7,475
38
10.23
2.12
4.83
0.79
28.3
5.8
1.03
.282
3.17
7.17
22Tim Hudson
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
23David 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
24Ryan Dempster
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
25Madison 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
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83
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5.0
74
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14.0
70
81
.464
18.5
69
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75
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70
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.470
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80
68
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9.5
79
71
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11.5
62
87
.416
28.0
55
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.369
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.604
86
63
.577
4.0
81
68
.544
9.0
75
75
.500
15.5
72
78
.480
18.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
76
73
.510
76
74
.507
0.5
70
79
.470
6.0
70
79
.470
6.0
66
83
.443
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
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.500
74
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.493
1.0
70
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.470
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