Between August 9, 1997 and May 25, 2021, CC Sabathia struck out the most hitters, with 3,093 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from august 9, 1997 to may 25, 2021| 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 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | J. Verlander | 3,013 | 454 | 226 | 129 | .637 | 454 | 3.33 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2988.0 | 2,538 | 1,105 | 1,192 | 310 | 851 | 98 | 0 | 27 | 12,214 | 87 | 9.08 | 2.56 | 3.54 | 0.93 | 24.7 | 7.0 | 1.13 | .281 | 3.59 | 7.64 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 2,923 | 362 | 183 | 99 | .649 | 355 | 3.21 | 55 | 20 | 0 | 2438.1 | 2,053 | 871 | 989 | 270 | 650 | 113 | 3 | 27 | 9,924 | 45 | 10.79 | 2.40 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 29.5 | 6.5 | 1.11 | .299 | 3.65 | 7.58 |
| 4 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,869 | 387 | 179 | 96 | .651 | 378 | 3.19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2420.2 | 1,994 | 857 | 924 | 274 | 654 | 89 | 2 | 20 | 9,812 | 71 | 10.67 | 2.43 | 4.39 | 1.02 | 29.2 | 6.7 | 1.09 | .290 | 3.44 | 7.41 |
| 5 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,742 | 511 | 212 | 128 | .624 | 470 | 3.38 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3004.2 | 2,790 | 1,129 | 1,210 | 306 | 690 | 71 | 8 | 25 | 12,267 | 91 | 8.21 | 2.07 | 3.97 | 0.92 | 22.4 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .294 | 3.62 | 8.36 |
| 6 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,597 | 368 | 182 | 79 | .697 | 365 | 2.45 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2397.1 | 1,804 | 652 | 712 | 187 | 595 | 36 | 1 | 27 | 9,430 | 91 | 9.75 | 2.23 | 4.36 | 0.70 | 27.5 | 6.3 | 1.00 | .269 | 2.67 | 6.77 |
| 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 | | 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 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 |  | B. Colon | 2,490 | 553 | 245 | 183 | .572 | 540 | 4.09 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 3397.1 | 3,522 | 1,543 | 1,673 | 429 | 920 | 62 | 2 | 47 | 14,369 | 43 | 6.60 | 2.44 | 2.71 | 1.14 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 1.31 | .295 | 4.43 | 9.33 |
| 12 |  | J. Lester | 2,415 | 429 | 193 | 113 | .631 | 428 | 3.62 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2624.0 | 2,479 | 1,055 | 1,146 | 273 | 847 | 87 | 0 | 10 | 10,967 | 63 | 8.28 | 2.91 | 2.85 | 0.94 | 22.0 | 7.7 | 1.27 | .300 | 3.93 | 8.50 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 |  | P. Martinez | 2,290 | 301 | 158 | 64 | .712 | 299 | 2.86 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1992.1 | 1,575 | 634 | 691 | 172 | 477 | 105 | 1 | 15 | 8,011 | 41 | 10.34 | 2.15 | 4.80 | 0.78 | 28.6 | 6.0 | 1.03 | .282 | 3.12 | 7.11 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | C. Schilling | 2,092 | 312 | 153 | 84 | .646 | 290 | 3.47 | 52 | 11 | 9 | 2094.2 | 1,967 | 808 | 828 | 247 | 374 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 8,485 | 43 | 8.99 | 1.61 | 5.59 | 1.06 | 24.7 | 4.4 | 1.12 | .300 | 3.56 | 8.45 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | R. Dempster | 2,075 | 579 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2,347 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,071 | 91 | 186 | 47 | 10,412 | 80 | 7.82 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.85 |
| 21 | | K. Millwood | 2,062 | 445 | 167 | 149 | .528 | 439 | 4.10 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2695.1 | 2,740 | 1,229 | 1,343 | 296 | 829 | 74 | 2 | 45 | 11,500 | 67 | 6.89 | 2.77 | 2.49 | 0.99 | 17.9 | 7.2 | 1.32 | .297 | 4.48 | 9.15 |
| 22 | | A. Pettitte | 2,058 | 440 | 210 | 129 | .619 | 436 | 3.87 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2743.0 | 2,852 | 1,178 | 1,310 | 243 | 852 | 48 | 1 | 37 | 11,669 | 51 | 6.75 | 2.80 | 2.42 | 0.80 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.30 | 9.36 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 |  | C. Sale | 2,007 | 312 | 109 | 73 | .599 | 232 | 3.03 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1629.2 | 1,312 | 548 | 590 | 172 | 374 | 98 | 25 | 14 | 6,544 | 38 | 11.08 | 2.07 | 5.37 | 0.95 | 30.7 | 5.7 | 1.03 | .293 | 3.26 | 7.25 |
| 25 |  | D. Price | 1,995 | 331 | 151 | 80 | .654 | 312 | 3.31 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2043.1 | 1,831 | 752 | 826 | 210 | 531 | 59 | 3 | 13 | 8,375 | 39 | 8.79 | 2.34 | 3.76 | 0.92 | 23.8 | 6.3 | 1.16 | .291 | 3.64 | 8.06 |
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