most strikeouts allowed since july 27, 1999

Since July 27, 1999, Justin Verlander has struck out the most batters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player since july 27, 1999
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
3,503
489
221
121
.646
480
3.27
12
5
0
2985.0
2,460
1,084
1,157
363
790
115
2
20
12,089
80
10.56
2.38
4.43
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.287
3.49
7.42
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
2,696
410
154
94
.621
329
2.97
16
3
12
2182.0
1,776
721
779
221
512
139
25
15
8,792
48
11.12
2.11
5.27
0.91
30.7
5.8
1.05
.298
3.21
7.33
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
9A.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
10Jon 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
11Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,343
404
157
140
.529
398
4.05
27
8
0
2594.2
2,512
1,167
1,256
331
671
73
4
54
10,852
72
8.13
2.33
3.49
1.15
21.6
6.2
1.23
.293
4.36
8.71
12Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,306
299
150
79
.655
293
3.28
36
12
0
1980.1
1,685
722
818
224
507
91
3
23
8,062
35
10.48
2.30
4.55
1.02
28.6
6.3
1.11
.296
3.72
7.66
13Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,298
326
156
84
.650
326
3.20
8
5
0
2003.0
1,675
712
762
225
511
62
0
7
8,068
58
10.33
2.30
4.50
1.01
28.5
6.3
1.09
.292
3.42
7.53
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
15James 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
16Jake 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
17Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,207
495
220
169
.566
484
4.08
31
11
0
3039.2
3,162
1,379
1,496
393
776
52
2
36
12,814
34
6.53
2.30
2.84
1.16
17.2
6.1
1.30
.295
4.43
9.36
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
2,196
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
20David 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
21Yu 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
22Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,070
381
116
121
.489
342
3.84
4
2
0
2023.1
1,940
864
925
248
567
39
11
12
8,456
65
9.21
2.52
3.65
1.10
24.5
6.7
1.24
.306
4.11
8.63
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
24Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
2,064
390
195
102
.657
377
3.38
65
19
0
2642.0
2,539
993
1,085
223
540
79
4
28
10,814
52
7.03
1.84
3.82
0.76
19.1
5.0
1.17
.293
3.70
8.65
25Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
2,024
473
217
132
.622
470
3.51
26
13
0
3066.2
2,904
1,197
1,302
246
891
121
0
84
12,755
83
5.94
2.61
2.27
0.72
15.9
7.0
1.24
.281
3.82
8.52
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.495
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