Most strikeouts, 2009-2012
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Rk | Player | SO | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | SH | SF | 2B | 3B | GDP | SB | CS | PO | ||||||||
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1 | Justin Verlander | 977 | 2009 | 2012 | 26-29 | 135 | 135 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 31 | .716 | 0 | 953.2 | 775 | 342 | 313 | 251 | 2.95 | 144 | 77 | 3832 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 28 | DET | .220 | .274 | .338 | .613 | 64 | 18 | 18 | 158 | 14 | 46 | 59 | 32 | 8 |
2 | Tim Lincecum | 902 | 2009 | 2012 | 25-28 | 131 | 131 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 46 | .540 | 0 | 840.2 | 721 | 338 | 316 | 320 | 3.38 | 112 | 66 | 3527 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 46 | SFG | .231 | .305 | .354 | .659 | 86 | 45 | 17 | 150 | 18 | 40 | 95 | 24 | 3 |
3 | Felix Hernandez | 894 | 2009 | 2012 | 23-26 | 134 | 134 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 40 | .596 | 0 | 954.0 | 821 | 344 | 298 | 264 | 2.81 | 139 | 65 | 3881 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 56 | SEA | .232 | .290 | .329 | .619 | 74 | 17 | 23 | 123 | 14 | 93 | 83 | 28 | 5 |
4 | Clayton Kershaw | 874 | 2009 | 2012 | 21-24 | 129 | 128 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 32 | .636 | 0 | 836.1 | 623 | 264 | 242 | 289 | 2.60 | 147 | 51 | 3362 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 27 | LAD | .208 | .280 | .307 | .587 | 66 | 48 | 12 | 128 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
5 | Zack Greinke | 824 | 2009 | 2012 | 25-28 | 128 | 128 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 33 | .633 | 0 | 833.1 | 775 | 344 | 312 | 205 | 3.37 | 123 | 66 | 3417 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 27 | KCR-MIL-TOT | .246 | .294 | .373 | .668 | 82 | 27 | 13 | 160 | 22 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 9 |
6 | CC Sabathia | 821 | 2009 | 2012 | 28-31 | 129 | 129 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 29 | .718 | 0 | 905.0 | 820 | 364 | 324 | 246 | 3.22 | 135 | 77 | 3726 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 19 | NYY | .241 | .296 | .364 | .660 | 75 | 21 | 27 | 159 | 14 | 86 | 49 | 18 | 7 |
7 | Yovani Gallardo | 815 | 2009 | 2012 | 23-26 | 127 | 127 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 38 | .612 | 0 | 782.0 | 706 | 345 | 320 | 309 | 3.68 | 110 | 86 | 3321 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 33 | MIL | .240 | .312 | .384 | .696 | 91 | 37 | 20 | 146 | 11 | 49 | 53 | 18 | 3 |
8 | Cliff Lee | 811 | 2009 | 2012 | 30-33 | 124 | 124 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 39 | .557 | 0 | 887.2 | 844 | 317 | 294 | 131 | 2.98 | 137 | 77 | 3579 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 14 | TOT-PHI | .249 | .278 | .376 | .653 | 78 | 24 | 23 | 175 | 11 | 66 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
9 | James Shields | 802 | 2009 | 2012 | 27-30 | 133 | 132 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 49 | .529 | 0 | 900.0 | 888 | 427 | 385 | 226 | 3.85 | 102 | 114 | 3748 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 27 | TBR | .256 | .305 | .418 | .722 | 98 | 19 | 10 | 175 | 22 | 74 | 35 | 12 | 18 |
10 | Jon Lester | 798 | 2009 | 2012 | 25-28 | 128 | 128 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 40 | .592 | 0 | 808.1 | 735 | 355 | 336 | 290 | 3.74 | 118 | 79 | 3379 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 22 | BOS | .243 | .313 | .377 | .690 | 83 | 13 | 21 | 142 | 14 | 80 | 68 | 28 | 15 |
11 | Cole Hamels | 789 | 2009 | 2012 | 25-28 | 128 | 127 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 37 | .589 | 0 | 833.2 | 750 | 317 | 304 | 200 | 3.28 | 123 | 93 | 3387 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 10 | PHI | .240 | .289 | .386 | .675 | 84 | 29 | 12 | 146 | 16 | 58 | 74 | 34 | 11 |
12 | Roy Halladay | 779 | 2009 | 2012 | 32-35 | 122 | 122 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 34 | .667 | 0 | 879.2 | 828 | 299 | 281 | 136 | 2.87 | 142 | 74 | 3535 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 11 | TOR-PHI | .249 | .281 | .366 | .647 | 75 | 30 | 27 | 142 | 12 | 71 | 59 | 22 | 1 |
13 | Dan Haren | 773 | 2009 | 2012 | 28-31 | 133 | 132 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 45 | .545 | 0 | 879.1 | 838 | 379 | 351 | 163 | 3.59 | 113 | 106 | 3603 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 36 | ARI-TOT-LAA | .249 | .285 | .405 | .690 | 88 | 33 | 26 | 179 | 14 | 48 | 67 | 22 | 4 |
14 | Max Scherzer | 763 | 2009 | 2012 | 24-27 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 38 | .578 | 0 | 748.2 | 726 | 361 | 328 | 249 | 3.94 | 108 | 92 | 3161 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 27 | ARI-DET | .255 | .320 | .419 | .739 | 98 | 18 | 19 | 140 | 25 | 49 | 54 | 37 | 5 |
15 | Jered Weaver | 747 | 2009 | 2012 | 26-29 | 130 | 130 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 33 | .670 | 0 | 859.2 | 712 | 302 | 285 | 221 | 2.98 | 133 | 89 | 3452 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 20 | LAA | .224 | .274 | .363 | .637 | 75 | 13 | 22 | 155 | 11 | 36 | 65 | 25 | 14 |
16 | Ubaldo Jimenez | 735 | 2009 | 2012 | 25-28 | 129 | 129 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 50 | .515 | 0 | 804.2 | 723 | 387 | 359 | 350 | 4.02 | 110 | 65 | 3435 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 48 | COL-TOT-CLE | .240 | .325 | .374 | .699 | 86 | 26 | 12 | 153 | 27 | 63 | 83 | 30 | 6 |
17 | Ryan Dempster | 724 | 2009 | 2012 | 32-35 | 127 | 127 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 43 | .527 | 0 | 790.2 | 760 | 386 | 346 | 285 | 3.94 | 106 | 89 | 3358 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 26 | CHC-TOT | .254 | .321 | .408 | .729 | 97 | 36 | 17 | 157 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 31 | 1 |
18 | Matt Cain | 720 | 2009 | 2012 | 24-27 | 131 | 131 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 35 | .611 | 0 | 882.0 | 719 | 312 | 287 | 248 | 2.93 | 129 | 74 | 3565 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 29 | SFG | .223 | .281 | .355 | .637 | 79 | 38 | 28 | 162 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 33 | 2 |
19 | David Price | 713 | 2009 | 2012 | 23-26 | 120 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 31 | .663 | 0 | 772.1 | 654 | 299 | 273 | 255 | 3.18 | 123 | 70 | 3172 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 17 | TBR | .228 | .295 | .353 | .648 | 80 | 13 | 15 | 125 | 11 | 57 | 52 | 28 | 7 |
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