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most strikeouts allowed by a player since july 28, 1999| NAME | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | C. Sale | 2,678 | 407 | 153 | 93 | .622 | 326 | 2.98 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 2168.0 | 1,759 | 717 | 774 | 219 | 508 | 138 | 25 | 15 | 8,731 | 48 | 11.12 | 2.11 | 5.27 | 0.91 | 30.7 | 5.8 | 1.05 | .297 | 3.21 | 7.30 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 |  | 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 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 |  | G. Cole | 2,280 | 323 | 155 | 82 | .654 | 323 | 3.19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1986.1 | 1,656 | 703 | 753 | 222 | 509 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 7,997 | 58 | 10.33 | 2.31 | 4.48 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.4 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.41 | 7.50 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 |  | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 |  | 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 |
| 21 |  | 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 |
| 22 |  | 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 |
| 23 | | R. Halladay | 2,062 | 389 | 195 | 101 | .659 | 377 | 3.38 | 65 | 19 | 0 | 2640.0 | 2,535 | 991 | 1,083 | 223 | 538 | 79 | 4 | 28 | 10,802 | 52 | 7.03 | 1.83 | 3.83 | 0.76 | 19.1 | 5.0 | 1.16 | .293 | 3.69 | 8.64 |
| 24 |  | K. Gausman | 2,043 | 377 | 116 | 118 | .496 | 338 | 3.83 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2000.0 | 1,916 | 850 | 908 | 244 | 555 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 8,352 | 65 | 9.19 | 2.50 | 3.68 | 1.10 | 24.5 | 6.6 | 1.24 | .306 | 4.09 | 8.62 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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