most strikeouts allowed from may 11, 1996 to september 12, 2023

Between May 11, 1996 and September 12, 2023, Max Scherzer fanned the most batters, with 3,367 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player From May 11, 1996 to September 12, 2023
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,367
457
213
108
.664
448
3.15
12
5
0
2834.2
2,306
991
1,063
328
746
111
2
20
11,452
76
10.69
2.37
4.51
1.04
29.4
6.5
1.08
.287
3.38
7.32
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,324
506
255
141
.644
506
3.25
26
9
0
3306.1
2,780
1,193
1,294
340
920
109
0
27
13,475
94
9.05
2.50
3.61
0.93
24.7
6.8
1.12
.278
3.52
7.57
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,200
393
200
102
.662
380
3.15
59
22
1
2636.0
2,192
924
1,046
287
724
123
5
28
10,719
49
10.93
2.47
4.42
0.98
29.9
6.8
1.11
.298
3.57
7.48
4CC 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
5Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,966
582
224
156
.589
537
3.50
17
5
1
3373.2
3,194
1,312
1,407
367
758
79
8
25
13,816
101
7.91
2.02
3.91
0.98
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.75
8.52
6Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,930
422
209
91
.697
419
2.48
25
15
0
2698.1
2,046
745
814
224
663
42
1
27
10,627
100
9.77
2.21
4.42
0.75
27.6
6.2
1.00
.269
2.72
6.82
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,660
348
180
78
.698
346
2.86
42
13
0
2325.0
1,831
739
814
198
580
114
1
22
9,359
47
10.30
2.25
4.59
0.77
28.4
6.2
1.04
.281
3.15
7.09
8Cole 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
9Javier Vazquez
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
10Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,535
565
247
188
.568
552
4.12
38
13
0
3461.2
3,593
1,584
1,719
439
948
64
2
47
14,655
45
6.59
2.46
2.67
1.14
17.3
6.5
1.31
.296
4.47
9.34
11Felix 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
12A.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
13Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,498
363
173
104
.625
341
3.43
64
14
9
2456.0
2,267
935
970
283
470
40
21
20
9,933
49
9.15
1.72
5.31
1.04
25.1
4.7
1.11
.299
3.55
8.31
14Jon 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
15Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,303
491
239
142
.627
487
3.82
23
4
0
3092.0
3,208
1,313
1,457
270
948
54
1
39
13,118
60
6.70
2.76
2.43
0.79
17.6
7.2
1.34
.308
4.24
9.34
16John 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
17Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,278
352
170
82
.675
351
3.25
23
10
0
2330.0
1,997
842
923
184
805
74
0
21
9,655
78
8.80
3.11
2.83
0.71
23.6
8.3
1.20
.287
3.57
7.71
18James 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
19Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,212
404
194
121
.616
403
3.83
33
13
0
2612.0
2,601
1,113
1,195
282
566
52
0
20
10,765
55
7.62
1.95
3.91
0.97
20.5
5.3
1.21
.303
4.12
8.96
20Jake 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
21Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,199
477
199
128
.609
410
3.54
28
11
3
2661.1
2,573
1,047
1,117
233
734
81
13
40
11,091
51
7.44
2.48
3.00
0.79
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.78
8.70
22Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,170
340
120
79
.603
260
3.12
16
3
12
1764.2
1,441
612
662
191
412
111
25
15
7,120
41
11.07
2.10
5.27
0.97
30.5
5.8
1.05
.295
3.38
7.35
23Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,134
297
143
75
.656
297
3.19
7
4
0
1837.0
1,539
651
699
206
468
55
0
6
7,393
57
10.46
2.29
4.56
1.01
28.9
6.3
1.09
.294
3.42
7.54
24Roy 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
25Kevin Millwood
K. Millwood
2,083
451
169
152
.526
443
4.11
22
6
0
2720.1
2,770
1,243
1,357
296
843
74
3
46
11,616
67
6.89
2.79
2.47
0.98
17.9
7.3
1.33
.297
4.49
9.16
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