mlb pitcher most strikeouts between 2011 to 2024

Between the 2011 and 2024 seasons, Max Scherzer struck out the most batters, with 2,983 strikeouts.

NAME SO 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,983
389
194
86
.693
389
3.07
12
5
0
2456.0
1,958
837
881
290
602
90
0
17
9,851
63
10.93
2.21
4.96
1.06
30.3
6.1
1.04
.283
3.23
74
3.08
75
7.18
284
2 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,471
347
186
71
.724
346
2.36
24
14
0
2259.2
1,703
592
656
196
454
35
0
12
8,797
80
9.84
1.81
5.44
0.78
28.1
5.2
0.95
.267
2.61
61
2.71
67
6.78
325.5
3 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,451
361
179
95
.653
361
3.07
16
6
0
2351.1
1,904
802
872
261
599
63
0
10
9,462
49
9.38
2.29
4.09
1.00
25.9
6.3
1.06
.270
3.34
74
3.33
80
7.29
215.4
4 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,382
351
136
82
.624
292
3.05
16
3
8
1935.0
1,575
656
707
200
445
119
17
15
7,787
44
11.08
2.07
5.35
0.93
30.6
5.7
1.04
.296
3.29
71
2.89
69
7.33
279.6
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,251
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
8
5
0
1954.0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
10.37
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.5
6 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,048
376
165
89
.650
372
3.33
5
2
0
2281.1
2,086
845
901
255
482
40
0
13
9,229
76
8.08
1.90
4.25
1.01
22.2
5.2
1.13
.286
3.55
81
3.48
86
8.23
142.7
7 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
143
99
.591
340
3.74
4
2
1
2006.1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
9.04
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
8 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,007
282
110
88
.556
282
3.58
2
1
0
1706.0
1,394
678
712
217
544
77
0
8
7,009
79
10.59
2.87
3.69
1.14
28.6
7.8
1.14
.283
3.76
85
3.53
84
7.35
125.8
9 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
1,974
336
127
118
.518
336
3.51
16
7
0
2088.1
1,880
814
891
245
515
84
0
35
8,586
28
8.51
2.22
3.83
1.06
23.0
6.0
1.15
.283
3.84
91
3.61
94
8.10
48
10 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,878
332
127
94
.575
332
3.75
2
1
0
1874.1
1,697
781
861
172
680
172
0
20
7,958
58
9.02
3.27
2.76
0.83
23.6
8.5
1.27
.302
4.13
93
3.69
93
8.15
69.6
11 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,779
268
104
79
.568
268
3.70
6
4
0
1621.1
1,423
667
704
199
421
52
0
16
6,635
17
9.88
2.34
4.23
1.10
26.8
6.3
1.14
.293
3.91
88
3.44
80
7.90
150.7
12 Jon Lester
J. Lester
1,776
328
139
92
.602
328
3.70
9
2
0
1974.0
1,903
812
900
229
605
61
0
11
8,267
42
8.10
2.76
2.94
1.04
21.5
7.3
1.27
.299
4.10
89
3.84
94
8.68
46.3
13 David Price
D. Price
1,774
340
128
69
.650
267
3.32
15
2
3
1792.2
1,632
661
718
188
425
53
19
15
7,332
33
8.91
2.13
4.17
0.94
24.2
5.8
1.15
.295
3.60
81
3.29
81
8.19
153.6
14 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,765
329
102
102
.500
290
3.84
3
1
0
1718.0
1,680
733
787
212
485
35
11
9
7,211
63
9.25
2.54
3.64
1.11
24.5
6.7
1.26
.311
4.12
92
3.61
85
8.80
116.4
15 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,729
342
103
131
.440
324
4.51
6
2
2
1892.1
2,018
949
1,023
263
579
48
9
23
8,146
61
8.22
2.75
2.99
1.25
21.2
7.1
1.37
.318
4.87
107
4.12
99
9.60
9.3
16 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,727
359
102
103
.498
333
3.74
2
2
0
1969.2
1,923
819
884
201
591
53
7
23
8,256
74
7.89
2.70
2.92
0.92
20.9
7.2
1.28
.303
4.04
91
3.69
89
8.79
100.7
17 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
1,725
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
18
8
1
1641.2
1,486
627
684
177
368
65
4
9
6,688
31
9.46
2.02
4.69
0.97
25.8
5.5
1.13
.301
3.75
83
3.22
78
8.15
161.7
18 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,724
307
111
94
.541
298
3.51
6
4
0
1737.1
1,490
677
743
167
583
54
2
5
7,199
104
8.93
3.02
2.96
0.87
23.9
8.1
1.19
.283
3.85
85
3.52
85
7.72
122.7
19 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,666
218
84
57
.596
218
2.52
4
2
0
1367.0
1,051
383
420
120
308
22
0
13
5,376
27
10.97
2.03
5.41
0.79
31.0
5.7
0.99
.286
2.77
65
2.58
64
6.92
227.7
20 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
1,663
274
103
77
.572
273
3.37
10
3
0
1752.2
1,560
656
707
188
519
80
0
19
7,230
43
8.54
2.67
3.20
0.97
23.0
7.2
1.19
.287
3.63
82
3.63
88
8.01
90.1
21 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
1,631
235
108
59
.647
235
3.26
2
2
0
1402.0
1,161
508
557
144
377
53
0
20
5,688
42
10.47
2.42
4.33
0.92
28.7
6.6
1.10
.292
3.58
81
3.06
76
7.45
151.2
22 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,625
259
103
70
.595
259
3.34
4
3
0
1578.2
1,368
585
635
147
457
68
0
14
6,501
39
9.26
2.61
3.56
0.84
25.0
7.0
1.16
.290
3.62
84
3.31
80
7.80
144.6
23 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
1,613
312
108
97
.527
265
4.09
10
4
2
1574.2
1,525
715
753
199
426
55
21
19
6,561
59
9.22
2.43
3.79
1.14
24.6
6.5
1.24
.311
4.30
98
3.65
88
8.72
88.1
24 Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
1,564
451
94
100
.485
246
4.14
2
1
66
1650.2
1,580
759
818
248
540
72
124
26
7,013
61
8.53
2.94
2.90
1.35
22.3
7.7
1.28
.290
4.46
103
4.28
108
8.61
-58.4
25 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,548
233
77
73
.513
229
3.98
1
1
0
1258.2
1,102
557
593
194
535
47
1
19
5,342
53
11.07
3.83
2.89
1.39
29.0
10.0
1.30
.301
4.24
94
4.08
99
7.88
4.5

More Nationals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

161

24th

R

687

20th

SO

1,248

28th

ERA

5.35

29th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
17.0
Braves Braves
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
Last Game
WSH Nationals

66 - 96

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Final

8

CWS White Sox

60 - 102

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
4-1
Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
11-6
Sun
9/14
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
3-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
4:08 PM
Tue
10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
8:08 PM
Wed
10/8
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
3:08 PM