most strikeouts by a pitcher, career, since 1990

Since 1990, Randy Johnson has fanned the most hitters, with 4,720 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,720
585
293
153
.657
571
3.24
97
37
2
3948.2
3,176
1,420
1,595
395
1,394
187
6
35
16,243
99
10.76
3.18
3.39
0.90
29.1
8.6
1.16
.291
3.64
73
3.14
72
7.24
556.6
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,560
557
266
159
.626
557
3.33
26
9
0
3576.2
3,057
1,324
1,435
374
1,007
121
0
28
14,646
100
8.96
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
82
7.69
309.5
3Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,557
501
224
126
.640
492
3.29
12
5
0
3047.2
2,511
1,113
1,186
369
814
116
2
20
12,351
83
10.50
2.40
4.37
1.09
28.8
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.42
294.2
4Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,457
534
259
139
.651
533
3.15
60
25
0
3632.0
3,097
1,270
1,409
268
1,209
127
0
47
14,997
112
8.57
3.00
2.86
0.66
23.1
8.1
1.19
.285
3.49
69
3.18
72
7.67
502.1
5Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,154
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
46
17
3
2827.1
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
6Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,106
560
216
142
.603
431
3.42
83
20
22
3237.2
2,966
1,231
1,293
342
698
51
81
42
13,170
69
8.63
1.94
4.45
0.95
23.6
5.3
1.13
.292
3.59
79
3.20
75
8.24
380.3
7CC 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
87
3.77
87
8.56
223.7
8Clayton 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
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.2
9Zack 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
83
3.51
85
8.52
235
10Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,975
639
310
189
.621
639
3.06
91
30
0
4334.1
4,049
1,474
1,663
307
751
117
0
133
17,527
56
6.18
1.56
3.96
0.64
17.0
4.3
1.11
.280
3.45
73
3.19
75
8.41
508.9
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,879
682
199
137
.592
440
3.31
48
16
154
3201.0
2,840
1,177
1,272
263
905
53
204
78
13,127
135
8.09
2.54
3.18
0.74
21.9
6.9
1.17
.285
3.58
80
3.20
77
7.99
354
12Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
537
270
153
.638
536
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
3,460
1,458
1,559
376
785
60
0
29
14,593
71
7.11
1.98
3.58
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
82
3.57
79
8.74
372.8
13Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,779
420
159
97
.621
339
2.95
17
4
12
2246.2
1,821
736
794
223
518
145
25
15
9,037
48
11.13
2.08
5.36
0.89
30.8
5.7
1.04
.297
3.18
69
2.83
68
7.29
337.6
14Cole 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
82
3.68
88
8.09
151.3
15Javier 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
96
3.90
88
8.82
164.4
16Bartolo 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
95
4.14
96
9.34
71.6
17Felix 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
84
3.52
85
8.20
181.5
18A.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
97
3.86
92
8.30
97.3
19Jon 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
86
3.77
92
8.57
101.7
20Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,448
531
256
153
.626
521
3.85
26
4
0
3316.0
3,448
1,418
1,572
288
1,031
55
3
42
14,074
69
6.64
2.80
2.37
0.78
17.4
7.3
1.35
.308
4.27
86
3.73
83
9.36
282.1
21Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,413
610
282
174
.618
610
3.45
49
21
0
3981.2
3,870
1,528
1,667
319
1,364
53
0
131
16,756
60
5.45
3.08
1.77
0.72
14.4
8.1
1.31
.282
3.77
83
3.93
93
8.75
131.5
22Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,382
339
163
89
.647
339
3.20
8
5
0
2081.0
1,742
741
792
239
525
63
0
7
8,380
58
10.30
2.27
4.54
1.03
28.4
6.3
1.09
.291
3.43
79
3.20
78
7.53
217.3
23John 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
92
3.94
94
9.07
79.6
24Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,277
453
197
134
.595
443
3.26
64
17
0
3037.0
2,873
1,101
1,259
196
823
134
1
40
12,615
100
6.75
2.44
2.77
0.58
18.0
6.5
1.22
.291
3.73
78
3.31
77
8.51
335.8
25Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,243
404
170
141
.547
404
3.90
52
14
0
2666.1
2,565
1,155
1,287
267
1,102
64
0
25
11,377
115
7.57
3.72
2.04
0.90
19.7
9.7
1.38
.298
4.34
86
3.95
88
8.66
166.9
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