most strikeouts allowed since july 27, 1999 to july 7, 2025

Between July 27, 1999 and July 7, 2025, Justin Verlander struck out the most hitters, with 3,476 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
3,476
540
262
153
.631
540
3.33
26
9
0
3486.1
2,967
1,290
1,395
364
978
118
0
27
14,257
97
8.97
2.52
3.55
0.94
24.4
6.9
1.13
.279
3.60
7.66
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,423
470
216
112
.659
461
3.17
12
5
0
2895.0
2,363
1,019
1,092
338
762
113
2
20
11,699
79
10.64
2.37
4.49
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.287
3.39
7.35
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
3,000
441
216
94
.697
438
2.52
25
15
0
2787.1
2,133
779
854
233
692
44
1
28
10,999
105
9.69
2.23
4.34
0.75
27.3
6.3
1.01
.270
2.76
6.89
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
6Cole 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
7Chris 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
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
13John 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
14Gerrit 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
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
2,131
402
143
130
.524
395
4.06
3
2
0
2203.0
2,076
995
1,094
214
822
194
1
25
9,456
70
8.71
3.36
2.59
0.87
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.47
8.48
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
21Madison 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
22Roy 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
23Tim 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
24Lance 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
25Dan 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

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