mlb pitcher strikeouts leaders last three years

Between May 18, 2023 and May 18, 2026, Dylan Cease has fanned the most batters, with 674 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Dylan Cease
D. Cease
674
98
30
31
.492
98
3.95
1
1
0
540.1
457
237
256
54
214
14
0
4
2,273
30
11.23
3.56
3.15
0.90
29.7
9.4
1.24
.306
4.26
7.61
2Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
618
97
39
25
.609
97
3.33
0
0
0
524.1
400
194
206
74
194
25
0
0
2,164
19
10.61
3.33
3.19
1.27
28.6
9.0
1.13
.260
3.54
6.87
3Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
616
84
41
15
.732
84
2.41
1
1
0
511.0
376
137
151
39
88
18
0
0
1,977
6
10.85
1.55
7.00
0.69
31.2
4.5
0.91
.277
2.66
6.62
4Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
600
84
39
15
.722
84
2.81
1
0
0
522.1
387
163
174
58
118
22
0
0
2,061
10
10.34
2.03
5.08
1.00
29.1
5.7
0.97
.260
3.00
6.67
5Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
585
92
28
27
.509
92
3.53
2
1
0
541.0
436
212
226
82
107
16
0
2
2,156
24
9.73
1.78
5.47
1.36
27.1
5.0
1.00
.259
3.76
7.25
6Logan Webb
L. Webb
574
99
37
31
.544
99
3.46
3
2
0
616.2
610
237
253
41
131
14
0
3
2,520
7
8.38
1.91
4.38
0.60
22.8
5.2
1.20
.323
3.69
8.90
7Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
564
95
37
31
.544
95
3.54
3
2
0
561.1
483
221
236
60
161
8
0
2
2,303
6
9.04
2.58
3.50
0.96
24.5
7.0
1.15
.280
3.78
7.74
8Yusei Kikuchi
Y. Kikuchi
554
96
22
30
.423
96
4.09
0
0
0
511.0
501
232
251
68
172
9
0
3
2,175
19
9.76
3.03
3.22
1.20
25.5
7.9
1.32
.316
4.42
8.82
9Sonny Gray
S. Gray
548
90
35
26
.574
90
3.79
1
1
0
515.2
476
217
235
58
121
13
0
0
2,114
15
9.56
2.11
4.53
1.01
25.9
5.7
1.16
.304
4.10
8.31
10Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
541
95
34
31
.523
95
3.75
0
0
0
545.1
496
227
244
77
154
20
0
2
2,259
5
8.93
2.54
3.51
1.27
23.9
6.8
1.19
.286
4.03
8.19
11Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
536
91
32
21
.604
90
2.83
4
2
0
543.0
499
171
193
42
116
10
1
0
2,205
15
8.88
1.92
4.62
0.70
24.3
5.3
1.13
.304
3.20
8.27
12Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
533
90
39
27
.591
90
3.49
5
2
0
559.1
476
217
233
46
185
26
0
0
2,305
26
8.58
2.98
2.88
0.74
23.1
8.0
1.18
.284
3.75
7.66
13Hunter Brown
H. Brown
533
87
31
30
.508
84
3.55
1
0
0
477.0
409
188
201
58
161
17
1
1
1,962
7
10.06
3.04
3.31
1.09
27.2
8.2
1.19
.294
3.79
7.72
14Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
533
85
27
29
.482
84
3.96
1
1
0
468.1
405
206
221
76
103
25
0
0
1,910
4
10.24
1.98
5.17
1.46
27.9
5.4
1.08
.280
4.25
7.78
15Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
529
89
26
32
.448
87
4.28
0
0
0
464.2
441
221
233
64
163
22
0
3
1,984
20
10.25
3.16
3.25
1.24
26.7
8.2
1.30
.313
4.51
8.54
16Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
527
92
27
25
.519
69
3.41
0
0
1
446.0
336
169
180
64
123
7
3
3
1,786
7
10.63
2.48
4.28
1.29
29.5
6.9
1.03
.255
3.63
6.78
17Chris Sale
C. Sale
525
71
34
14
.708
70
2.54
0
0
0
417.2
323
118
125
35
102
27
0
0
1,665
9
11.31
2.20
5.15
0.75
31.5
6.1
1.02
.295
2.69
6.96
18Tanner Bibee
T. Bibee
515
93
33
28
.541
93
3.68
2
1
0
527.2
473
216
228
68
159
22
0
1
2,191
14
8.78
2.71
3.24
1.16
23.5
7.3
1.20
.284
3.89
8.07
19Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
513
83
27
22
.551
70
3.27
1
1
0
394.0
333
143
152
48
103
13
5
0
1,611
13
11.72
2.35
4.98
1.10
31.8
6.4
1.11
.305
3.47
7.61
20MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
512
89
22
37
.373
89
4.23
0
0
0
464.0
451
218
244
63
185
18
0
0
1,997
28
9.93
3.59
2.77
1.22
25.6
9.3
1.37
.318
4.73
8.75
21Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
510
95
39
32
.549
95
4.25
1
1
0
535.2
507
253
270
70
173
14
0
1
2,255
13
8.57
2.91
2.95
1.18
22.6
7.7
1.27
.294
4.54
8.52
22Chris Bassitt
C. Bassitt
502
96
35
32
.522
94
4.11
1
0
0
528.1
550
241
266
66
177
42
0
4
2,297
12
8.55
3.02
2.84
1.12
21.9
7.7
1.38
.321
4.53
9.37
23George Kirby
G. Kirby
499
89
36
30
.545
89
3.73
1
0
0
519.0
491
215
226
63
83
20
0
1
2,108
9
8.65
1.44
6.01
1.09
23.7
3.9
1.11
.297
3.92
8.51
24Aaron Nola
A. Nola
499
82
30
27
.526
82
4.53
1
1
0
477.1
469
240
255
82
129
7
0
0
1,994
6
9.41
2.43
3.87
1.55
25.0
6.5
1.25
.303
4.81
8.84
25Mitch Keller
M. Keller
495
95
29
37
.439
95
4.35
1
0
0
544.2
538
263
280
68
157
36
0
0
2,328
12
8.18
2.59
3.15
1.12
21.3
6.7
1.28
.299
4.63
8.89
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32
15
.681
24
23
.511
8.0
23
24
.489
9.0
21
26
.447
11.0
20
26
.435
11.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
29
18
.617
26
18
.591
1.5
27
19
.587
1.5
24
23
.511
5.0
24
23
.511
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
29
18
.617
28
18
.609
0.5
22
23
.489
6.0
20
27
.426
9.0
18
29
.383
11.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
30
15
.667
28
19
.596
3.0
21
25
.457
9.5
21
26
.447
10.0
19
27
.413
11.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
26
22
.542
24
22
.522
1.0
21
26
.447
4.5
20
27
.426
5.5
20
27
.426
5.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
23
23
.500
22
24
.478
1.0
22
26
.458
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19
29
.396
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