most strikeouts allowed since september 1, 2000

Since September 1, 2000, Justin Verlander has struck out the most hitters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player since September 1, 2000
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,554
556
266
159
.626
556
3.33
26
9
0
3571.1
3,052
1,322
1,433
372
1,006
121
0
28
14,626
100
8.96
2.54
3.53
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
7.69
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,499
488
221
120
.648
479
3.26
12
5
0
2981.2
2,455
1,079
1,152
361
787
115
2
20
12,071
80
10.56
2.38
4.45
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.286
3.48
7.41
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
3,052
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
25
15
0
2855.1
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
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
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,659
404
153
91
.627
323
2.98
16
3
12
2151.0
1,738
712
767
219
504
136
25
15
8,654
48
11.13
2.11
5.28
0.92
30.7
5.8
1.04
.296
3.21
7.27
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
8Felix 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
9Jon 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
10A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,443
420
158
152
.510
415
4.00
24
10
0
2640.0
2,442
1,174
1,284
256
1,051
141
1
31
11,272
160
8.33
3.58
2.32
0.87
21.7
9.3
1.32
.296
4.38
8.33
11John 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
12Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,263
319
154
80
.658
319
3.16
8
5
0
1966.2
1,633
690
740
217
503
61
0
7
7,906
58
10.36
2.30
4.50
0.99
28.6
6.4
1.09
.291
3.39
7.47
13James 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
14Jake 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
15Adam 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
16Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,196
416
147
134
.523
409
4.13
3
2
0
2267.2
2,143
1,040
1,139
226
859
200
1
27
9,755
72
8.72
3.41
2.56
0.90
22.5
8.8
1.32
.306
4.52
8.51
17Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,140
364
143
131
.522
358
4.02
24
7
0
2342.1
2,231
1,046
1,124
300
597
70
4
45
9,756
69
8.22
2.29
3.58
1.15
21.9
6.1
1.21
.290
4.32
8.57
18David 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
19Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,075
297
115
93
.553
297
3.65
2
1
0
1778.0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
10.50
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
7.39
20Madison 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
21Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,020
373
116
116
.500
334
3.79
4
2
0
1980.0
1,898
834
892
239
547
39
11
11
8,266
65
9.18
2.49
3.69
1.09
24.4
6.6
1.23
.306
4.05
8.63
22Lance 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
23Dan Haren
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
24Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
1,986
459
199
159
.556
448
4.09
29
10
0
2812.1
2,959
1,279
1,389
368
667
48
2
32
11,845
28
6.36
2.13
2.98
1.18
16.8
5.6
1.29
.295
4.45
9.47
25Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
1,982
362
190
91
.676
358
3.18
65
19
0
2523.1
2,386
892
981
203
471
75
1
27
10,246
45
7.07
1.68
4.21
0.72
19.3
4.6
1.13
.290
3.50
8.51
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.542
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27
33
.450
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22
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.373
11.0
22
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.367
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