most strikeouts allowed from april 9, 1996 to june 27, 2025

Between April 9, 1996 and June 27, 2025, Justin Verlander fanned the most batters, with 3,468 strikeouts.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,468
538
262
152
.633
538
3.32
26
9
0
3477.1
2,955
1,283
1,388
364
975
116
0
27
14,213
97
8.98
2.52
3.56
0.94
24.4
6.9
1.13
.279
3.59
7.65
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,412
468
216
112
.659
459
3.17
12
5
0
2886.0
2,355
1,015
1,088
337
759
112
2
20
11,662
79
10.64
2.37
4.50
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.287
3.39
7.34
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,231
398
203
102
.666
385
3.16
59
22
1
2662.0
2,214
936
1,059
291
733
124
5
28
10,828
52
10.92
2.48
4.41
0.98
29.8
6.8
1.11
.298
3.58
7.49
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
5Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,997
440
216
94
.697
437
2.51
25
15
0
2781.1
2,124
775
850
232
691
44
1
28
10,972
105
9.70
2.24
4.34
0.75
27.3
6.3
1.01
.270
2.75
6.87
6Zack 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
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,697
353
184
79
.700
351
2.85
43
14
0
2362.0
1,854
748
826
200
588
115
1
22
9,501
48
10.28
2.24
4.59
0.76
28.4
6.2
1.03
.280
3.15
7.06
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
11Chris 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
12Felix 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
13A.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
14Curt 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
15Jon 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
16Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,332
499
243
144
.628
494
3.84
23
4
0
3134.1
3,258
1,336
1,485
273
966
54
2
39
13,301
61
6.70
2.77
2.41
0.78
17.5
7.3
1.35
.308
4.26
9.36
17Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,329
358
172
85
.669
357
3.26
24
10
0
2371.1
2,032
858
940
187
820
77
0
21
9,831
79
8.84
3.11
2.84
0.71
23.7
8.3
1.20
.287
3.57
7.71
18John 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
19Gerrit 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
20Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,245
410
197
123
.616
409
3.85
34
13
0
2653.1
2,646
1,135
1,221
289
577
52
0
20
10,943
55
7.61
1.96
3.89
0.98
20.5
5.3
1.21
.303
4.14
8.98
21James 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
22Jake 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
23Adam 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
24Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,124
401
142
130
.522
394
4.07
3
2
0
2197.2
2,070
993
1,092
213
821
192
1
25
9,431
70
8.70
3.36
2.59
0.87
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.47
8.48
25Roy 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

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88
74
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80
82
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93
68
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4.5
87
75
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11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
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81
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1.0
76
86
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