Between August 18, 1996 and May 27, 2023, Max Scherzer struck out the most hitters, with 3,232 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from august 18, 1996 to may 27, 2023| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 3,232 | 438 | 205 | 104 | .663 | 429 | 3.12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2722.2 | 2,213 | 943 | 1,014 | 307 | 714 | 108 | 2 | 20 | 10,995 | 75 | 10.68 | 2.36 | 4.53 | 1.01 | 29.4 | 6.5 | 1.08 | .287 | 3.35 | 7.32 |
| 2 |  | J. Verlander | 3,220 | 487 | 246 | 135 | .646 | 487 | 3.26 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3193.0 | 2,681 | 1,155 | 1,251 | 327 | 886 | 104 | 0 | 27 | 13,001 | 91 | 9.08 | 2.50 | 3.63 | 0.92 | 24.8 | 6.8 | 1.12 | .278 | 3.53 | 7.56 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 3,178 | 389 | 199 | 102 | .661 | 379 | 3.17 | 59 | 22 | 0 | 2622.0 | 2,181 | 923 | 1,045 | 287 | 719 | 122 | 3 | 28 | 10,662 | 49 | 10.91 | 2.47 | 4.42 | 0.99 | 29.8 | 6.7 | 1.11 | .298 | 3.59 | 7.49 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,923 | 567 | 224 | 146 | .605 | 525 | 3.44 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3304.1 | 3,109 | 1,264 | 1,359 | 352 | 747 | 76 | 8 | 25 | 13,520 | 99 | 7.96 | 2.03 | 3.91 | 0.96 | 21.6 | 5.5 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.70 | 8.47 |
| 6 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,882 | 412 | 203 | 91 | .690 | 409 | 2.50 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2643.1 | 2,010 | 734 | 803 | 214 | 645 | 41 | 1 | 27 | 10,415 | 97 | 9.81 | 2.20 | 4.47 | 0.73 | 27.7 | 6.2 | 1.00 | .271 | 2.73 | 6.84 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | P. Martinez | 2,550 | 330 | 174 | 72 | .707 | 328 | 2.77 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 2207.0 | 1,721 | 680 | 748 | 187 | 539 | 113 | 1 | 20 | 8,859 | 44 | 10.40 | 2.20 | 4.73 | 0.76 | 28.8 | 6.1 | 1.02 | .280 | 3.05 | 7.02 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 |  | 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 |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 | | C. Schilling | 2,387 | 345 | 168 | 98 | .632 | 323 | 3.43 | 61 | 13 | 9 | 2334.0 | 2,164 | 890 | 922 | 269 | 427 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 9,429 | 46 | 9.20 | 1.65 | 5.59 | 1.04 | 25.3 | 4.5 | 1.11 | .300 | 3.56 | 8.34 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | A. Pettitte | 2,220 | 474 | 227 | 137 | .624 | 470 | 3.81 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2984.0 | 3,090 | 1,262 | 1,403 | 256 | 912 | 52 | 1 | 37 | 12,656 | 57 | 6.70 | 2.75 | 2.43 | 0.77 | 17.5 | 7.2 | 1.34 | .308 | 4.23 | 9.32 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | A. Wainwright | 2,157 | 461 | 197 | 117 | .627 | 394 | 3.40 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2588.2 | 2,454 | 979 | 1,046 | 216 | 701 | 80 | 13 | 40 | 10,730 | 50 | 7.50 | 2.44 | 3.08 | 0.75 | 20.1 | 6.5 | 1.22 | .295 | 3.64 | 8.53 |
| 20 |  | R. Clemens | 2,154 | 334 | 166 | 75 | .689 | 333 | 3.20 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2202.1 | 1,871 | 782 | 860 | 173 | 749 | 73 | 0 | 20 | 9,105 | 72 | 8.80 | 3.06 | 2.88 | 0.71 | 23.7 | 8.2 | 1.19 | .285 | 3.51 | 7.65 |
| 21 |  | C. Sale | 2,129 | 333 | 119 | 77 | .607 | 253 | 3.08 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1733.1 | 1,412 | 594 | 642 | 186 | 401 | 109 | 25 | 15 | 6,985 | 40 | 11.05 | 2.08 | 5.31 | 0.97 | 30.5 | 5.7 | 1.05 | .295 | 3.33 | 7.33 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | M. Mussina | 2,112 | 385 | 184 | 115 | .615 | 384 | 3.76 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 2482.0 | 2,447 | 1,036 | 1,116 | 264 | 532 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 10,201 | 53 | 7.66 | 1.93 | 3.97 | 0.96 | 20.7 | 5.2 | 1.20 | .301 | 4.05 | 8.87 |
| 24 | | 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 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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