Who led the MLB in strikeouts (pitching) in 2012?
239Strikeouts (Pitching) · 2012 Regular Season
Justin Verlander led the MLB with 239 strikeouts (pitching) in the 2012 regular season.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Verlander |  DET | 33 | 239 |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | DET | 32 | 231 |
| 3 | R.A. Dickey |  NYM | 34 | 230 |
| 4 | Clayton Kershaw |  LAD | 33 | 229 |
| 5 | Felix Hernandez |  SEA | 33 | 223 |
| 6 | James Shields |  TB | 33 | 223 |
| 7 | Yu Darvish |  TEX | 29 | 221 |
| 8 | Cole Hamels |  PHI | 31 | 216 |
| 9 | Cliff Lee | PHI | 30 | 207 |
| 10 | Gio Gonzalez |  WSH | 32 | 207 |
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