most strikeouts allowed from september 12, 1997 to august 25, 2025

Between September 12, 1997 and August 25, 2025, Justin Verlander fanned the most batters, with 3,515 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from september 12, 1997 to august 25, 2025
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,515
548
263
157
.626
548
3.34
26
9
0
3526.1
3,012
1,308
1,417
367
989
120
0
27
14,434
99
8.97
2.52
3.55
0.94
24.4
6.9
1.13
.280
3.62
7.69
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,468
478
220
114
.659
469
3.17
12
5
0
2944.0
2,400
1,038
1,111
348
772
114
2
20
11,892
79
10.60
2.36
4.49
1.06
29.2
6.5
1.08
.285
3.40
7.34
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
3,020
448
220
96
.696
445
2.52
25
15
0
2826.0
2,170
791
868
234
699
46
1
28
11,155
107
9.62
2.23
4.32
0.75
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.76
6.91
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
2,902
360
182
98
.650
353
3.22
54
20
0
2424.1
2,047
868
985
268
644
112
3
26
9,870
45
10.77
2.39
4.51
0.99
29.4
6.5
1.11
.299
3.66
7.60
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
8Javier 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
9Chris 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
10Felix 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
11A.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
12Jon 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
13Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,481
550
244
182
.573
537
4.08
37
13
0
3382.1
3,504
1,533
1,661
427
912
62
2
46
14,298
42
6.60
2.43
2.72
1.14
17.4
6.4
1.31
.295
4.42
9.32
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
17Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,215
294
154
62
.713
292
2.89
27
9
0
1937.0
1,540
622
676
168
461
103
1
14
7,794
40
10.29
2.14
4.80
0.78
28.4
5.9
1.03
.283
3.14
7.16
18Jake 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
19Adam 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
20Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,177
410
147
133
.525
403
4.07
3
2
0
2249.1
2,117
1,018
1,117
222
843
198
1
27
9,659
70
8.71
3.37
2.58
0.89
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.47
8.47
21Roy 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
22Tim 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
23David 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
24Ryan Dempster
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
25Madison 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
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