highest strikeout rate by a starting pitcher

MacKenzie Gore has fanned the most batters by a starting pitcher this season, with 84 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
highest strikeout rate by a starting pitcher this regular season
NAME SO SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
84
2025
WSH WSH
10
2
4
.333
10
3.67
0
0
0
56.1
55
23
23
8
18
1
0
0
236
2
13.42
2.88
4.67
1.28
35.6
7.6
1.30
.376
3.67
8.79
2 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
74
2025
PHI PHI
9
4
1
.800
9
2.95
0
0
0
58.0
42
19
19
8
11
2
0
0
223
0
11.48
1.71
6.73
1.24
33.2
4.9
0.91
.266
2.95
6.52
3 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
73
2025
BOS BOS
10
4
3
.571
10
2.00
0
0
0
63.0
46
14
17
5
21
0
0
0
251
0
10.43
3.00
3.48
0.71
29.1
8.4
1.06
.270
2.43
6.57
4 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
72
2025
NYY NYY
10
5
3
.625
10
3.17
0
0
0
59.2
35
21
23
8
24
0
0
0
236
1
10.86
3.62
3.00
1.21
30.5
10.2
0.99
.205
3.47
5.28
5 Chris Sale
C. Sale
72
2025
ATL ATL
10
2
3
.400
10
3.62
0
0
0
54.2
59
22
24
6
15
5
0
0
237
2
11.85
2.47
4.80
0.99
30.4
6.3
1.35
.381
3.95
9.71
6 Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
72
2025
KCR KCR
9
2
3
.400
9
4.53
0
0
0
45.2
42
23
24
4
13
1
0
0
191
3
14.19
2.56
5.54
0.79
37.7
6.8
1.20
.376
4.73
8.28
7 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
71
2025
DET DET
9
4
2
.667
9
2.67
0
0
0
54.0
44
16
16
5
6
2
0
0
211
0
11.83
1.00
11.83
0.83
33.6
2.8
0.93
.307
2.67
7.33
8 Logan Webb
L. Webb
69
2025
SFG SFG
10
5
3
.625
10
2.42
0
0
0
63.1
55
17
18
2
16
0
0
0
252
1
9.81
2.27
4.31
0.28
27.4
6.3
1.12
.321
2.56
7.82
9 Hunter Brown
H. Brown
67
2025
HOU HOU
9
6
2
.750
9
1.43
1
0
0
56.2
33
9
10
2
14
0
0
0
208
0
10.64
2.22
4.79
0.32
32.2
6.7
0.83
.248
1.59
5.24
10 Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
65
2025
TEX TEX
10
4
2
.667
10
1.61
1
1
0
61.1
39
11
13
3
8
4
0
0
232
4
9.54
1.17
8.13
0.44
28.0
3.4
0.77
.237
1.91
5.72
11 Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
63
2025
MIN MIN
9
4
2
.667
9
2.42
0
0
0
52.0
35
14
14
7
6
6
0
0
200
0
10.90
1.04
10.50
1.21
31.5
3.0
0.79
.237
2.42
6.06
12 Hunter Greene
H. Greene
61
2025
CIN CIN
8
4
2
.667
8
2.36
0
0
0
45.2
29
12
12
7
8
2
0
0
176
2
12.02
1.58
7.63
1.38
34.7
4.5
0.81
.224
2.36
5.72
13 Max Meyer
M. Meyer
59
2025
MIA MIA
9
3
4
.429
9
4.47
0
0
0
50.1
51
25
27
8
16
2
0
0
216
0
10.55
2.86
3.69
1.43
27.3
7.4
1.33
.328
4.83
9.12
14 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
59
2025
LAD LAD
9
5
3
.625
9
2.12
0
0
0
51.0
34
12
15
5
16
1
0
0
199
1
10.41
2.82
3.69
0.88
29.6
8.0
0.98
.246
2.65
6.00
15 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
58
2025
SDP SDP
9
1
2
.333
9
4.60
0
0
0
47.0
45
24
26
5
18
1
0
1
203
1
11.11
3.45
3.22
0.96
28.6
8.9
1.34
.331
4.98
8.62
16 Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
57
2025
PHI PHI
9
4
0
1.000
9
2.00
0
0
0
54.0
49
12
15
2
15
1
0
0
219
1
9.50
2.50
3.80
0.33
26.0
6.8
1.19
.326
2.50
8.17
17 Kris Bubic
K. Bubic
56
2025
KCR KCR
9
4
2
.667
9
1.66
0
0
0
54.1
45
10
12
3
15
2
0
1
219
0
9.28
2.48
3.73
0.50
25.6
6.8
1.10
.294
1.99
7.45
18 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
56
2025
DET DET
9
2
5
.286
9
4.44
0
0
0
46.2
42
23
24
10
15
1
0
0
194
0
10.80
2.89
3.73
1.93
28.9
7.7
1.22
.286
4.63
8.10
19 Tylor Megill
T. Megill
56
2025
NYM NYM
9
3
4
.429
9
3.74
0
0
0
43.1
38
18
22
3
22
3
0
0
193
1
11.63
4.57
2.55
0.62
29.0
11.4
1.38
.321
4.57
7.89
20 Michael King
M. King
56
2025
SDP SDP
9
4
1
.800
9
2.32
1
1
0
50.1
34
13
15
5
16
2
0
0
201
2
10.01
2.86
3.50
0.89
27.9
8.0
0.99
.238
2.68
6.08
21 Chris Bassitt
C. Bassitt
55
2025
TOR TOR
9
3
2
.600
9
3.16
0
0
0
51.1
55
18
19
6
10
2
0
0
221
2
9.64
1.75
5.50
1.05
24.9
4.5
1.27
.331
3.33
9.64
22 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
55
2025
SFG SFG
9
6
0
1.000
9
3.04
0
0
0
50.1
37
17
17
5
26
0
0
0
209
1
9.83
4.65
2.12
0.89
26.3
12.4
1.25
.260
3.04
6.62
23 Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
54
2025
AZ AZ
9
3
5
.375
9
4.59
0
0
0
51.0
44
26
26
6
23
1
0
0
218
1
9.53
4.06
2.35
1.06
24.8
10.6
1.31
.284
4.59
7.76
24 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
53
2025
TEX TEX
9
4
1
.800
9
2.29
0
0
0
51.0
39
13
13
7
11
1
0
0
199
1
9.35
1.94
4.82
1.24
26.6
5.5
0.98
.252
2.29
6.88
25 Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
53
2025
PIT PIT
9
3
4
.429
9
2.63
0
0
0
54.2
40
16
18
4
15
1
0
0
215
1
8.73
2.47
3.53
0.66
24.7
7.0
1.01
.254
2.96
6.59
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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.511
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/17
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
4:05 PM
Sun
5/18
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Tue
5/20
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
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5/21
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@
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6:45 PM
Thu
5/22
ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
26
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.591
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22
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.478
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Tigers Tigers
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.667
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.568
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.558
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.523
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.591
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.578
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.644
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/1
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
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Thu
5/1
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@
PIT PIT
9-4
Thu
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AZ AZ
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PHI PHI
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Thu
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NYY NYY
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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CHC CHC
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Sat
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3:07 PM
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WSH WSH
@
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