Between August 27, 2011 and August 27, 2026, Max Scherzer has struck out the most batters, with 2,961 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,961 | 188 | 392 | 26 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 447 | 73 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .168 | .191 | .186 | .377 |
| 2 |  | C. Sale | 2,653 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .115 | .154 | .269 |
| 3 |  | J. Verlander | 2,377 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| 4 |  | G. Cole | 2,351 | 128 | 251 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 52 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .163 | .186 | .207 | .393 |
| 5 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,348 | 249 | 507 | 30 | 90 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 608 | 106 | 13 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .178 | .226 | .209 | .435 |
| 6 |  | K. Gausman | 2,103 | 81 | 110 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .109 | .161 | .109 | .270 |
| 7 |  | Y. Darvish | 2,075 | 82 | 152 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .099 | .121 | .145 | .266 |
| 8 |  | S. Gray | 2,053 | 63 | 99 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .141 | .167 | .162 | .328 |
| 9 |  | A. Nola | 2,029 | 152 | 271 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .089 | .156 | .111 | .267 |
| 10 |  | J. deGrom | 2,010 | 186 | 383 | 27 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 423 | 96 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .204 | .238 | .251 | .488 |
| 11 |  | L. Lynn | 1,975 | 160 | 279 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 29 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .086 | .126 | .104 | .230 |
| 12 |  | Z. Wheeler | 1,968 | 152 | 288 | 13 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 56 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .153 | .172 | .194 | .367 |
| 13 |  | C. Morton | 1,941 | 116 | 205 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 21 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .093 | .101 | .102 | .204 |
| 14 |  | P. Corbin | 1,923 | 226 | 410 | 30 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 470 | 77 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .151 | .194 | .188 | .382 |
| 15 |  | Z. Greinke | 1,893 | 228 | 463 | 43 | 107 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 530 | 157 | 35 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .231 | .268 | .339 | .607 |
| 16 |  | R. Ray | 1,856 | 133 | 237 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 43 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .157 | .181 | .338 |
| 17 | | J. Quintana | 1,836 | 95 | 156 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .077 | .094 | .083 | .177 |
| 18 |  | M. Bumgarner | 1,828 | 261 | 548 | 48 | 97 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 61 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 627 | 169 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .177 | .236 | .308 | .545 |
| 19 |  | C. Kluber | 1,725 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .107 | .138 | .143 | .281 |
| 20 |  | S. Strasburg | 1,631 | 222 | 420 | 23 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 499 | 88 | 14 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .157 | .204 | .210 | .414 |
| 21 |  | J. Lester | 1,630 | 182 | 346 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 398 | 64 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .121 | .169 | .185 | .354 |
| 22 |  | N. Eovaldi | 1,610 | 90 | 145 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .076 | .118 | .076 | .194 |
| 23 |  | D. Price | 1,604 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .148 | .137 | .285 |
| 24 |  | L. Castillo | 1,598 | 106 | 200 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .110 | .127 | .130 | .257 |
| 25 | | C. Carrasco | 1,569 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .111 | .077 | .188 |
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