Who was the last pitcher with 3,000 career strikeouts?

Justin Verlander became just the 18th pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Interpreted as:
Who was the last pitcher with 3,000 or more career strikeouts?
NAME G SO W L W% GS CG GF SHO SV IP H TBF R ER HR BB IBB HBP WP ERA WHIP K/9 H/9 BB/9 K/BB ERA- FIP FIP- PRAA
1 Justin Verlander
Justin Verlander
453
3,006
225
129
.636
453
26
0
9
0
2982.0
2,535
12,193
1,190
1,103
308
850
27
98
87
3.33
1.14
9.07
7.65
2.57
3.54
78
3.40
80
283.9
2 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
561
3,093
251
161
.609
560
38
0
12
0
3577.1
3,404
14,989
1,623
1,485
382
1,099
44
123
74
3.74
1.26
7.78
8.56
2.76
2.81
86
3.77
87
228
3 Pedro Martinez
Pedro Martinez
476
3,154
219
100
.687
409
46
23
17
3
2827.1
2,221
11,394
1,006
919
239
760
30
141
62
2.93
1.05
10.04
7.07
2.42
4.15
66
2.91
68
454.6
4 Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson
618
4,875
303
166
.646
603
100
7
37
2
4135.1
3,346
17,067
1,703
1,513
411
1,497
37
190
109
3.29
1.17
10.61
7.28
3.26
3.26
75
3.18
73
554.3
5 Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling
569
3,116
216
146
.597
436
83
81
20
22
3261.0
2,998
13,284
1,318
1,253
347
711
43
52
72
3.46
1.14
8.60
8.27
1.96
4.38
80
3.22
76
373.6
6 John Smoltz
John Smoltz
723
3,084
213
155
.579
481
53
204
16
154
3473.0
3,074
14,271
1,391
1,284
288
1,010
84
57
145
3.33
1.18
7.99
7.97
2.62
3.05
81
3.23
78
356.6
7 Greg Maddux
Greg Maddux
744
3,371
355
227
.610
740
109
3
35
0
5008.1
4,726
20,421
1,981
1,756
353
999
177
137
70
3.16
1.14
6.06
8.49
1.80
3.37
76
3.25
78
519.5
8 Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens
709
4,672
354
184
.658
707
118
0
46
0
4916.2
4,185
20,240
1,885
1,707
363
1,580
63
159
143
3.12
1.17
8.55
7.66
2.89
2.96
70
3.08
71
680.4
9 Bert Blyleven
Bert Blyleven
692
3,701
287
250
.534
685
242
3
60
0
4970.0
4,632
20,491
2,029
1,830
430
1,322
71
155
114
3.31
1.20
6.70
8.39
2.39
2.80
85
3.18
82
368.6
10 Tom Seaver
Tom Seaver
656
3,640
311
205
.603
647
231
6
61
1
4783.0
3,971
19,369
1,674
1,521
380
1,390
116
76
126
2.86
1.12
6.85
7.47
2.62
2.62
79
3.03
85
286.1
11 Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan
807
5,714
324
292
.526
773
222
13
61
3
5386.0
3,923
22,575
2,178
1,911
321
2,795
78
158
277
3.19
1.25
9.55
6.56
4.67
2.04
90
2.96
83
370.2
12 Don Sutton
Don Sutton
774
3,574
324
256
.559
756
178
12
58
5
5282.1
4,692
21,631
2,104
1,914
472
1,343
102
82
112
3.26
1.14
6.09
7.99
2.29
2.66
92
3.23
90
181.2
13 Steve Carlton
Steve Carlton
741
4,136
329
244
.574
709
254
13
55
2
5217.2
4,672
21,683
2,130
1,864
414
1,833
150
53
183
3.22
1.25
7.13
8.06
3.16
2.26
87
3.14
86
271.5
14 Fergie Jenkins
Fergie Jenkins
664
3,192
284
226
.557
594
267
37
49
7
4500.2
4,142
18,400
1,853
1,669
484
997
116
84
62
3.34
1.14
6.38
8.28
1.99
3.20
87
3.27
88
222.9
15 Phil Niekro
Phil Niekro
864
3,342
318
274
.537
716
245
83
45
29
5404.0
5,044
22,677
2,337
2,012
482
1,809
86
123
226
3.35
1.27
5.57
8.40
3.01
1.85
87
3.61
95
116.1
16 Gaylord Perry
Gaylord Perry
777
3,534
314
265
.542
690
303
33
53
10
5350.0
4,938
21,953
2,128
1,846
399
1,379
164
108
160
3.11
1.18
5.95
8.31
2.32
2.56
85
3.06
85
312.9
17 Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson
528
3,117
251
174
.591
482
255
21
56
6
3884.1
3,279
16,068
1,420
1,258
257
1,336
118
102
108
2.91
1.19
7.22
7.60
3.10
2.33
78
2.89
81
290.5
18 Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson
802
3,509
417
279
.599
666
531
127
110
34
5914.1
4,913
23,405
1,902
1,424
97
1,363
205
154
2.17
1.06
5.34
7.48
2.07
2.57
68
2.42
76
472.8

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Phillies Phillies
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Braves Braves
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91
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86
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77
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