Between August 31, 1999 and September 30, 2018, CC Sabathia fanned the most batters, with 2,986 strikeouts.
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,986 | 538 | 246 | 153 | .617 | 538 | 3.70 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3470.0 | 3,292 | 1,426 | 1,559 | 355 | 1,060 | 120 | 0 | 44 | 14,521 | 74 | 7.74 | 2.75 | 2.82 | 0.92 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .294 | 4.04 | 8.54 |
| 2 |  | J. Verlander | 2,706 | 419 | 204 | 123 | .624 | 419 | 3.39 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2759.0 | 2,398 | 1,039 | 1,124 | 272 | 808 | 92 | 0 | 27 | 11,346 | 83 | 8.83 | 2.64 | 3.35 | 0.89 | 23.8 | 7.1 | 1.16 | .285 | 3.67 | 7.82 |
| 3 |  | A.J. Burnett | 2,504 | 433 | 162 | 157 | .508 | 428 | 4.00 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2720.2 | 2,510 | 1,208 | 1,325 | 262 | 1,092 | 143 | 1 | 35 | 11,617 | 161 | 8.28 | 3.61 | 2.29 | 0.87 | 21.6 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.30 |
| 4 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,467 | 404 | 168 | 128 | .568 | 403 | 3.34 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2658.0 | 2,402 | 986 | 1,099 | 247 | 780 | 99 | 0 | 16 | 10,959 | 151 | 8.35 | 2.64 | 3.16 | 0.84 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .293 | 3.72 | 8.13 |
| 5 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,449 | 338 | 159 | 82 | .660 | 329 | 3.22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2117.2 | 1,739 | 757 | 817 | 236 | 585 | 78 | 2 | 17 | 8,585 | 65 | 10.41 | 2.49 | 4.19 | 1.00 | 28.5 | 6.8 | 1.10 | .287 | 3.47 | 7.39 |
| 6 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,435 | 455 | 187 | 118 | .613 | 414 | 3.39 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2663.1 | 2,486 | 1,002 | 1,078 | 271 | 637 | 65 | 8 | 23 | 10,919 | 84 | 8.23 | 2.15 | 3.82 | 0.92 | 22.3 | 5.8 | 1.17 | .295 | 3.64 | 8.40 |
| 7 | | C. Hamels | 2,415 | 395 | 156 | 114 | .578 | 394 | 3.40 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2553.0 | 2,280 | 964 | 1,036 | 293 | 710 | 93 | 0 | 42 | 10,484 | 56 | 8.51 | 2.50 | 3.40 | 1.03 | 23.0 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.65 | 8.04 |
| 8 | | J. Vazquez | 2,317 | 397 | 153 | 139 | .524 | 391 | 4.03 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2551.1 | 2,466 | 1,142 | 1,230 | 323 | 656 | 73 | 4 | 54 | 10,666 | 72 | 8.17 | 2.31 | 3.53 | 1.14 | 21.7 | 6.2 | 1.22 | .294 | 4.34 | 8.70 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,275 | 318 | 153 | 69 | .689 | 316 | 2.39 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2096.1 | 1,570 | 557 | 609 | 145 | 536 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 8,252 | 81 | 9.77 | 2.30 | 4.24 | 0.62 | 27.6 | 6.5 | 1.00 | .271 | 2.61 | 6.74 |
| 11 |  | R. Johnson | 2,245 | 293 | 146 | 79 | .649 | 287 | 3.31 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1931.1 | 1,650 | 711 | 806 | 219 | 493 | 89 | 3 | 22 | 7,868 | 35 | 10.46 | 2.30 | 4.55 | 1.02 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.11 | .297 | 3.76 | 7.69 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 |  | J. Lester | 2,190 | 381 | 177 | 98 | .644 | 380 | 3.50 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2366.0 | 2,182 | 920 | 995 | 232 | 768 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 9,831 | 58 | 8.33 | 2.92 | 2.85 | 0.88 | 22.3 | 7.8 | 1.25 | .297 | 3.78 | 8.30 |
| 15 |  | B. Colon | 2,174 | 488 | 214 | 168 | .560 | 477 | 4.10 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2992.0 | 3,124 | 1,362 | 1,479 | 389 | 759 | 51 | 2 | 36 | 12,623 | 33 | 6.54 | 2.28 | 2.86 | 1.17 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 1.30 | .296 | 4.45 | 9.40 |
| 16 | | R. Halladay | 2,040 | 382 | 194 | 99 | .662 | 374 | 3.35 | 65 | 19 | 0 | 2613.1 | 2,503 | 972 | 1,063 | 217 | 523 | 78 | 4 | 27 | 10,680 | 50 | 7.03 | 1.80 | 3.90 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 4.9 | 1.16 | .292 | 3.66 | 8.62 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | J. Santana | 1,988 | 360 | 139 | 78 | .641 | 284 | 3.20 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2025.2 | 1,726 | 721 | 773 | 220 | 567 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8,262 | 68 | 8.83 | 2.52 | 3.51 | 0.98 | 24.1 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .276 | 3.43 | 7.67 |
| 19 | | T. Hudson | 1,980 | 466 | 214 | 132 | .618 | 463 | 3.49 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3022.2 | 2,863 | 1,173 | 1,276 | 242 | 869 | 120 | 0 | 82 | 12,560 | 79 | 5.90 | 2.59 | 2.28 | 0.72 | 15.8 | 6.9 | 1.23 | .280 | 3.80 | 8.52 |
| 20 | | R. Dempster | 1,947 | 546 | 125 | 122 | .506 | 321 | 4.25 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2225.0 | 2,167 | 1,051 | 1,143 | 246 | 965 | 76 | 185 | 45 | 9,648 | 69 | 7.88 | 3.90 | 2.02 | 1.00 | 20.2 | 10.0 | 1.41 | .300 | 4.62 | 8.77 |
| 21 |  | E. Santana | 1,921 | 384 | 149 | 125 | .544 | 381 | 4.06 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2408.0 | 2,307 | 1,087 | 1,172 | 316 | 748 | 102 | 1 | 34 | 10,141 | 96 | 7.18 | 2.80 | 2.57 | 1.18 | 18.9 | 7.4 | 1.27 | .282 | 4.38 | 8.62 |
| 22 | | J. Beckett | 1,901 | 335 | 138 | 106 | .566 | 332 | 3.88 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2051.0 | 1,897 | 884 | 957 | 238 | 629 | 76 | 1 | 28 | 8,579 | 59 | 8.34 | 2.76 | 3.02 | 1.04 | 22.2 | 7.3 | 1.23 | .289 | 4.20 | 8.32 |
| 23 | | B. Zito | 1,885 | 433 | 165 | 143 | .536 | 421 | 4.04 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2576.2 | 2,381 | 1,157 | 1,254 | 282 | 1,064 | 97 | 9 | 52 | 11,001 | 50 | 6.58 | 3.72 | 1.77 | 0.98 | 17.1 | 9.7 | 1.34 | .274 | 4.38 | 8.32 |
| 24 | | M. Buehrle | 1,870 | 518 | 214 | 160 | .572 | 493 | 3.81 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 3283.1 | 3,472 | 1,391 | 1,542 | 361 | 734 | 79 | 6 | 49 | 13,705 | 27 | 5.13 | 2.01 | 2.55 | 0.99 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 1.28 | .292 | 4.23 | 9.52 |
| 25 |  | D. Price | 1,853 | 299 | 143 | 75 | .656 | 289 | 3.25 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1922.1 | 1,704 | 695 | 762 | 192 | 495 | 56 | 1 | 12 | 7,856 | 36 | 8.68 | 2.32 | 3.74 | 0.90 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 1.14 | .287 | 3.57 | 7.98 |
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