most strikeouts allowed from august 5, 1998 to july 12, 2025

Between August 5, 1998 and July 12, 2025, Justin Verlander fanned the most hitters, with 3,483 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from august 5, 1998 to july 12, 2025
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,483
541
262
154
.630
541
3.33
26
9
0
3492.1
2,974
1,292
1,399
365
978
118
0
27
14,282
98
8.98
2.52
3.56
0.94
24.4
6.8
1.13
.279
3.61
7.66
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,431
471
216
112
.659
462
3.17
12
5
0
2901.0
2,368
1,022
1,095
340
763
113
2
20
11,723
79
10.64
2.37
4.50
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.287
3.40
7.35
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
3,003
442
216
95
.695
439
2.52
25
15
0
2793.1
2,139
781
856
233
693
45
1
28
11,023
105
9.68
2.23
4.33
0.75
27.2
6.3
1.01
.270
2.76
6.89
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
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,650
332
169
88
.658
326
3.16
48
18
0
2234.1
1,874
784
886
245
579
100
3
26
9,065
38
10.67
2.33
4.58
0.99
29.2
6.4
1.10
.297
3.57
7.55
7Cole 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
8Chris 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
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
2,431
427
162
150
.519
420
4.15
28
8
0
2712.2
2,643
1,252
1,349
352
714
82
5
57
11,382
76
8.07
2.37
3.40
1.17
21.4
6.3
1.24
.294
4.48
8.77
13Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,347
524
232
175
.570
513
4.13
31
11
0
3210.1
3,349
1,474
1,597
415
848
58
2
42
13,573
36
6.58
2.38
2.77
1.16
17.3
6.2
1.31
.296
4.48
9.39
14John 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
15Gerrit 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
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
2,135
403
143
130
.524
396
4.06
3
2
0
2209.0
2,080
996
1,095
214
825
194
1
26
9,482
70
8.70
3.36
2.59
0.87
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.46
8.47
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
21Tim 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
22David 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
23Madison 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
24Ryan Dempster
R. Dempster
2,040
565
131
128
.506
340
4.29
11
3
87
2332.1
2,275
1,111
1,203
261
1,033
82
185
46
10,140
75
7.87
3.99
1.97
1.01
20.1
10.2
1.42
.300
4.64
8.78
25Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
143
99
.591
340
3.74
4
2
1
2006.1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
9.04
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
8.33
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51
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6.0
49
52
.485
9.0
46
54
.460
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.535
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.525
1.0
49
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.485
5.0
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.470
6.5
41
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.406
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