most strikeouts allowed since july 16, 1998

Since July 16, 1998, Justin Verlander has fanned the most batters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player Since July 16, 1998
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
3,512
491
221
121
.646
482
3.26
12
5
0
2993.2
2,468
1,086
1,159
363
794
115
2
20
12,127
81
10.56
2.39
4.42
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.287
3.48
7.42
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
2,722
413
157
94
.625
332
2.96
16
3
12
2201.0
1,785
724
782
221
513
140
25
15
8,860
48
11.13
2.10
5.31
0.90
30.7
5.8
1.04
.297
3.20
7.30
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,690
336
171
90
.655
330
3.15
50
19
0
2266.1
1,895
792
899
248
589
101
3
26
9,191
38
10.68
2.34
4.57
0.98
29.3
6.4
1.10
.296
3.57
7.53
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
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
11Jon 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
12Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,456
431
162
153
.514
424
4.16
28
8
0
2736.0
2,669
1,266
1,363
355
724
84
5
57
11,487
76
8.08
2.38
3.39
1.17
21.4
6.3
1.24
.294
4.48
8.78
13Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,361
527
234
176
.571
516
4.14
31
11
0
3229.2
3,371
1,487
1,610
418
856
58
2
43
13,659
36
6.58
2.39
2.76
1.16
17.3
6.3
1.31
.296
4.49
9.39
14Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,329
330
158
85
.650
330
3.19
8
5
0
2027.2
1,691
718
768
228
517
62
0
7
8,163
58
10.34
2.29
4.50
1.01
28.5
6.3
1.09
.291
3.41
7.51
15John 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
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
2,196
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
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
21Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,081
384
117
123
.488
345
3.85
4
2
0
2038.1
1,963
872
934
248
571
39
11
12
8,526
65
9.19
2.52
3.64
1.10
24.4
6.7
1.24
.307
4.12
8.67
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
24Yu 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
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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63
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60
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.541
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54
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.482
11.5
52
60
.464
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.532
57
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.504
3.0
56
57
.496
4.0
54
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.482
5.5
46
67
.407
14.0
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