most strikeouts by a pitcher, career, since 1995

Since 1995, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters, with 3,560 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin 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
2Max 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
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,545
430
222
104
.681
417
3.12
65
25
1
2890.0
2,380
1,001
1,130
305
807
130
5
29
11,751
57
11.04
2.51
4.39
0.95
30.2
6.9
1.10
.298
3.52
69
2.97
66
7.41
488.5
4CC 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
5Clayton 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
6Zack 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
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,885
385
198
89
.690
383
2.91
45
16
0
2567.2
2,024
831
912
223
657
126
1
23
10,335
53
10.11
2.30
4.39
0.78
27.9
6.4
1.04
.279
3.20
66
2.88
67
7.09
427.3
8Chris 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
9Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,612
380
180
109
.623
358
3.43
65
14
9
2572.0
2,363
981
1,022
295
496
43
21
22
10,406
49
9.14
1.74
5.27
1.03
25.1
4.8
1.11
.297
3.58
77
3.18
73
8.27
340.9
10Cole 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
11Javier 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
12Bartolo 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
13Felix 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
14A.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
15Jon 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
16Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,471
383
182
91
.667
382
3.31
24
10
0
2523.1
2,183
927
1,016
203
890
91
0
22
10,511
88
8.81
3.17
2.78
0.72
23.5
8.5
1.22
.289
3.62
72
3.34
73
7.79
339.7
17Andy 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
18Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,415
444
218
132
.623
443
3.80
41
17
0
2890.0
2,845
1,219
1,311
314
630
53
0
24
11,882
57
7.52
1.96
3.83
0.98
20.3
5.3
1.20
.299
4.08
83
3.54
78
8.86
326.2
19Gerrit 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
20John 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
21James 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
98
4.16
101
8.88
-13.5
22Jake 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
90
3.64
89
8.08
127.6
23Adam 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
88
3.53
87
8.69
152.8
24Charlie 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
103
3.89
97
8.51
38.3
25Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,138
393
121
125
.492
354
3.87
4
2
0
2088.2
2,014
899
962
259
582
39
11
12
8,736
66
9.21
2.51
3.67
1.12
24.5
6.7
1.24
.307
4.15
93
3.61
85
8.68
142.7
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100
62
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91
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TBR TBR
1-2
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9/15
MIL MIL
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PIT PIT
5-1
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9/15
PHI PHI
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WSH WSH
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9/15
BAL BAL
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NYM NYM
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CLE CLE
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TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Wed
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MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM
Thu
10/15
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Thu
10/15
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
9:00 PM
Fri
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TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM