Most Strikeouts of the 2000s (MLB)

Randy Johnson recorded more strikeouts than any other MLB player in the 2000s, with 2,182, 181 clear of Javier Vazquez (2,001). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 372 in 2001. The top ten runs from 2,182 down to 1,441.

MLB leader, 2000s Randy Johnson 2000–2009 · 10 seasons

2,182 Strikeouts 181 clear of Javier Vazquez

#	Player	Seasons	SO	Best year
1	Randy Johnson	2000–2009 (10)	2,182	372 (2001)
2	Javier Vazquez	2000–2009 (10)	2,001	241 (2003)
3	Johan Santana	2000–2009 (10)	1,733	265 (2004)
4	Pedro Martinez	2000–2009 (10)	1,620	284 (2000)
5	CC Sabathia	2001–2009 (9)	1,590	251 (2008)
6	Curt Schilling	2000–2007 (8)	1,545	316 (2002)
7	Barry Zito	2000–2009 (10)	1,501	205 (2001)
8	Mike Mussina	2000–2008 (9)	1,488	214 (2001)
9	Roy Oswalt	2001–2009 (9)	1,473	208 (2002)
10	Andy Pettitte	2000–2009 (10)	1,441	180 (2003)
11	A. J. Burnett	2000–2009 (10)	1,440	231 (2008)
12	Roy Halladay	2000–2009 (10)	1,400	208 (2009)
13	Kevin Millwood	2000–2009 (10)	1,398	178 (2002)
14	Jake Peavy	2002–2009 (8)	1,366	240 (2007)
15	Roger Clemens	2000–2007 (8)	1,356	218 (2004)
16	Livan Hernandez	2000–2009 (10)	1,335	186 (2004)
17	Josh Beckett	2001–2009 (9)	1,330	199 (2009)
18	Carlos Zambrano	2001–2009 (9)	1,324	210 (2006)
19	Ted Lilly	2000–2009 (10)	1,280	184 (2008)
20	Randy Wolf	2000–2009 (10)	1,271	177 (2003)
21	Tim Hudson	2000–2009 (10)	1,270	181 (2001)
22	Kerry Wood	2000–2009 (10)	1,237	266 (2003)
23	Jason Schmidt	2000–2009 (9)	1,223	251 (2004)
24	Bartolo Colon	2000–2009 (10)	1,222	212 (2000)
25	Greg Maddux	2000–2008 (9)	1,211	190 (2000)
26	Tim Wakefield	2000–2009 (10)	1,209	169 (2003)
27	Ben Sheets	2001–2008 (8)	1,206	264 (2004)
28	Doug Davis	2000–2009 (10)	1,206	208 (2005)
29	Ryan Dempster	2000–2009 (10)	1,205	209 (2000)
30	John Lackey	2002–2009 (8)	1,201	199 (2005)
31	Mark Buehrle	2000–2009 (10)	1,188	165 (2004)
32	Jamie Moyer	2000–2009 (10)	1,178	147 (2002)
33	Derek Lowe	2000–2009 (10)	1,177	147 (2008)
34	Brad Penny	2000–2009 (10)	1,141	154 (2001)
35	Freddy Garcia	2000–2009 (10)	1,131	184 (2004)
36	Aaron Harang	2002–2009 (8)	1,123	218 (2007)
37	Oliver Perez	2002–2009 (8)	1,089	239 (2004)
38	Jeff Suppan	2000–2009 (10)	1,079	128 (2000)
39	Jeff Weaver	2000–2009 (9)	1,074	157 (2005)
40	Kelvim Escobar	2000–2009 (9)	1,073	191 (2004)
41	Matt Clement	2000–2006 (7)	1,069	215 (2002)
42	Brandon Webb	2003–2009 (7)	1,065	194 (2007)
43	Dan Haren	2003–2009 (7)	1,035	223 (2009)
44	Chris Carpenter	2000–2009 (9)	1,018	213 (2005)
45	Jarrod Washburn	2000–2009 (10)	1,016	139 (2002)
46	Chan Ho Park	2000–2009 (10)	1,000	218 (2001)
47	Bronson Arroyo	2000–2009 (10)	997	184 (2006)
48	Brett Myers	2002–2009 (8)	986	208 (2005)
49	John Smoltz	2001–2009 (9)	986	211 (2006)
50	Matt Morris	2000–2008 (9)	986	185 (2001)

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