Since 1950, Nolan Ryan has fanned the most hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

mlb pitcher most strike outs since 1950
Ryan Johnson Clemens Carlton Blyleven Seaver Sutton Perry Maddux Verlander Scherzer Niekro Jenkins Martinez Gibson Schilling Sabathia Smoltz Greinke Kershaw Bunning Lolich Mussina Tanana Cone Finley Glavine 0 500 1k 2k 2k 3k 3k 4k 4k 5k 5k 6k 5.7k 4.9k 4.7k 4.1k 3.7k 3.6k 3.6k 3.5k 3.4k 3.4k 3.4k 3.3k 3.2k 3.2k 3.1k 3.1k 3.1k 3.1k 3.0k 2.9k 2.9k 2.8k 2.8k 2.8k 2.7k 2.6k 2.6k
NAME SO G W L W% GS CG GF SHO SV IP H TBF R ER HR BB IBB HBP WP ERA WHIP K/9 H/9 BB/9 K/BB ERA- FIP FIP- PRAA
Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 5,714 807 324 292 .526 773 222 13 61 3 5386.0 3,923 22,575 2,178 1,911 321 2,795 78 158 277 3.19 1.25 9.55 6.56 4.67 2.04 90 2.96 83 370.2
Randy Johnson Randy Johnson 4,875 618 303 166 .646 603 100 7 37 2 4135.1 3,346 17,067 1,703 1,513 411 1,497 37 190 109 3.29 1.17 10.61 7.28 3.26 3.26 75 3.18 73 554.3
Roger Clemens Roger Clemens 4,672 709 354 184 .658 707 118 0 46 0 4916.2 4,185 20,240 1,885 1,707 363 1,580 63 159 143 3.12 1.17 8.55 7.66 2.89 2.96 70 3.08 71 680.4
Steve Carlton Steve Carlton 4,136 741 329 244 .574 709 254 13 55 2 5217.2 4,672 21,683 2,130 1,864 414 1,833 150 53 183 3.22 1.25 7.13 8.06 3.16 2.26 87 3.14 86 271.5
Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 3,701 692 287 250 .534 685 242 3 60 0 4970.0 4,632 20,491 2,029 1,830 430 1,322 71 155 114 3.31 1.20 6.70 8.39 2.39 2.80 85 3.18 82 368.6
Tom Seaver Tom Seaver 3,640 656 311 205 .603 647 231 6 61 1 4783.0 3,971 19,369 1,674 1,521 380 1,390 116 76 126 2.86 1.12 6.85 7.47 2.62 2.62 79 3.03 85 286.1
Don Sutton Don Sutton 3,574 774 324 256 .559 756 178 12 58 5 5282.1 4,692 21,631 2,104 1,914 472 1,343 102 82 112 3.26 1.14 6.09 7.99 2.29 2.66 92 3.23 90 181.2
Gaylord Perry Gaylord Perry 3,534 777 314 265 .542 690 303 33 53 10 5350.0 4,938 21,953 2,128 1,846 399 1,379 164 108 160 3.11 1.18 5.95 8.31 2.32 2.56 85 3.06 85 312.9
Greg Maddux Greg Maddux 3,371 744 355 227 .610 740 109 3 35 0 5008.1 4,726 20,421 1,981 1,756 353 999 177 137 70 3.16 1.14 6.06 8.49 1.80 3.37 76 3.25 78 519.5
Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 3,368 515 259 143 .644 515 26 0 9 0 3359.1 2,820 13,688 1,313 1,212 346 939 27 110 96 3.25 1.12 9.02 7.56 2.52 3.59 77 3.40 80 311.2
Max Scherzer Max Scherzer 3,367 457 213 108 .664 448 12 2 5 0 2834.2 2,306 11,452 1,063 991 328 746 20 111 76 3.15 1.08 10.69 7.32 2.37 4.51 75 3.16 76 310.4
Phil Niekro Phil Niekro 3,342 864 318 274 .537 716 245 83 45 29 5404.0 5,044 22,677 2,337 2,012 482 1,809 86 123 226 3.35 1.27 5.57 8.40 3.01 1.85 87 3.61 95 116.1
Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins 3,192 664 284 226 .557 594 267 37 49 7 4500.2 4,142 18,400 1,853 1,669 484 997 116 84 62 3.34 1.14 6.38 8.28 1.99 3.20 87 3.27 88 222.9
Pedro Martinez Pedro Martinez 3,154 476 219 100 .687 409 46 23 17 3 2827.1 2,221 11,394 1,006 919 239 760 30 141 62 2.93 1.05 10.04 7.07 2.42 4.15 66 2.91 68 454.6
Bob Gibson Bob Gibson 3,117 528 251 174 .591 482 255 21 56 6 3884.1 3,279 16,068 1,420 1,258 257 1,336 118 102 108 2.91 1.19 7.22 7.60 3.10 2.33 78 2.89 81 290.5
Curt Schilling Curt Schilling 3,116 569 216 146 .597 436 83 81 20 22 3261.0 2,998 13,284 1,318 1,253 347 711 43 52 72 3.46 1.14 8.60 8.27 1.96 4.38 80 3.22 76 373.6
CC Sabathia CC Sabathia 3,093 561 251 161 .609 560 38 0 12 0 3577.1 3,404 14,989 1,623 1,485 382 1,099 44 123 74 3.74 1.26 7.78 8.56 2.76 2.81 87 3.77 87 223.7
John Smoltz John Smoltz 3,084 723 213 155 .579 481 53 204 16 154 3473.0 3,074 14,271 1,391 1,284 288 1,010 84 57 145 3.33 1.18 7.99 7.97 2.62 3.05 81 3.23 78 356.6
Zack Greinke Zack Greinke 2,979 586 225 156 .591 541 17 8 5 1 3389.1 3,207 13,877 1,410 1,315 367 762 25 79 101 3.49 1.17 7.91 8.52 2.02 3.91 83 3.51 85 234.2
Clayton Kershaw Clayton Kershaw 2,944 425 210 92 .695 422 25 1 15 0 2712.2 2,055 10,683 816 747 225 669 27 42 101 2.48 1.00 9.77 6.82 2.22 4.40 63 2.81 70 364.2
Jim Bunning Jim Bunning 2,855 591 224 184 .549 519 151 39 40 16 3760.1 3,433 15,618 1,527 1,366 372 1,000 98 160 47 3.27 1.18 6.83 8.22 2.39 2.86 88 3.22 88 195.2
Mickey Lolich Mickey Lolich 2,832 586 217 191 .532 496 195 40 41 10 3638.1 3,366 15,140 1,537 1,390 347 1,099 67 92 124 3.44 1.23 7.01 8.33 2.72 2.58 96 3.19 87 188.5
Mike Mussina Mike Mussina 2,813 537 270 153 .638 536 57 0 23 0 3562.2 3,460 14,593 1,559 1,458 376 785 29 60 71 3.68 1.19 7.11 8.74 1.98 3.58 82 3.57 79 372.8
Frank Tanana Frank Tanana 2,773 638 240 236 .504 616 143 10 34 1 4188.1 4,063 17,641 1,910 1,704 448 1,255 116 129 119 3.66 1.27 5.96 8.73 2.70 2.21 94 3.78 96 66.4
David Cone David Cone 2,668 450 194 126 .606 419 56 9 22 1 2898.2 2,504 12,184 1,222 1,115 258 1,137 42 106 149 3.46 1.26 8.28 7.77 3.53 2.35 84 3.56 85 190.9

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MLB 2023 Division Standings

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Braves Braves
104 58 .642
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Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
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Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
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Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
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Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
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Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
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Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
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Astros Astros
90 72 .556
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Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
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Twins Twins
87 75 .537
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78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/18
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SFG SFG
1-4
Sat
5/18
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CLE CLE
2-5
Sat
5/18
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TOR TOR
2-5
Sat
5/18
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NYY NYY
2-7
Sat
5/18
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PHI PHI
5-11

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/20
SDP SDP
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ATL ATL
12:20 PM
Mon
5/20
CWS CWS
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TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Mon
5/20
NYM NYM
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CLE CLE
6:10 PM
Mon
5/20
SDP SDP
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ATL ATL
6:20 PM
Mon
5/20
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MIA MIA
6:40 PM