most strikeouts allowed from september 27, 1995 to september 16, 2025

Between September 27, 1995 and September 16, 2025, Justin Verlander fanned the most hitters, with 3,540 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
3,540
552
265
157
.628
552
3.32
26
9
0
3550.1
3,029
1,311
1,420
368
999
121
0
28
14,534
99
8.97
2.53
3.54
0.93
24.4
6.9
1.13
.280
3.60
7.68
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,482
481
221
115
.658
472
3.19
12
5
0
2957.1
2,416
1,048
1,121
351
778
114
2
20
11,952
80
10.60
2.37
4.48
1.07
29.1
6.5
1.08
.286
3.41
7.35
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,270
402
206
102
.669
389
3.16
60
22
1
2693.0
2,233
945
1,068
295
745
124
5
28
10,951
52
10.93
2.49
4.39
0.99
29.9
6.8
1.11
.297
3.57
7.46
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
3,039
452
222
96
.698
449
2.54
25
15
0
2844.2
2,185
802
879
234
708
46
1
28
11,234
107
9.61
2.24
4.29
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
6.91
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
2,718
356
184
80
.697
354
2.88
43
14
0
2379.0
1,872
760
839
202
594
116
1
22
9,580
48
10.28
2.25
4.58
0.76
28.4
6.2
1.04
.281
3.17
7.08
8Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,564
391
143
88
.619
311
3.00
16
3
12
2073.1
1,685
691
744
211
483
127
25
15
8,344
48
11.13
2.10
5.31
0.92
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.23
7.31
9Cole 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
10Javier 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
11Bartolo 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
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
16Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,346
361
173
86
.668
360
3.26
24
10
0
2388.1
2,047
866
950
188
832
78
0
22
9,911
81
8.84
3.14
2.82
0.71
23.7
8.4
1.21
.287
3.58
7.71
17Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,341
501
245
144
.630
496
3.83
23
4
0
3149.0
3,269
1,340
1,489
273
971
54
2
39
13,361
62
6.69
2.78
2.41
0.78
17.5
7.3
1.35
.308
4.26
9.34
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
19Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,264
413
200
123
.619
412
3.83
35
14
0
2677.1
2,660
1,138
1,225
290
582
52
0
20
11,030
55
7.61
1.96
3.89
0.97
20.5
5.3
1.21
.302
4.12
8.94
20Gerrit 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
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
2,193
414
147
133
.525
407
4.11
3
2
0
2265.0
2,136
1,034
1,133
225
856
199
1
27
9,737
72
8.71
3.40
2.56
0.89
22.5
8.8
1.32
.305
4.50
8.49
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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.475
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76
86
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9.0
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