mlb strikeout leaders over last 10 years

Between May 9, 2016 and May 9, 2026, Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters, with 1,856 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1,856
241
113
56
.669
241
3.02
7
1
0
1470.2
1,117
493
518
192
349
65
0
10
5,854
24
11.36
2.14
5.32
1.17
31.7
6.0
1.00
.273
3.17
6.84
2Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,799
272
103
88
.539
272
3.89
6
4
0
1629.1
1,458
704
743
209
435
54
0
13
6,706
18
9.94
2.40
4.14
1.15
26.8
6.5
1.16
.297
4.10
8.05
3Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
1,779
238
110
57
.659
238
3.20
8
5
0
1457.1
1,175
518
551
186
376
38
0
6
5,847
36
10.99
2.32
4.73
1.15
30.4
6.4
1.06
.285
3.40
7.26
4Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,743
301
100
95
.513
285
3.76
3
2
0
1665.1
1,591
695
745
205
461
34
7
8
6,954
45
9.42
2.49
3.78
1.11
25.1
6.6
1.23
.307
4.03
8.60
5Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,611
235
84
67
.556
234
3.83
2
1
0
1299.2
1,084
553
590
206
550
41
0
16
5,455
56
11.16
3.81
2.93
1.43
29.5
10.1
1.26
.288
4.09
7.51
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,577
198
87
50
.635
197
3.10
7
1
0
1199.1
962
413
442
130
274
86
0
3
4,834
21
11.83
2.06
5.76
0.98
32.6
5.7
1.03
.301
3.32
7.22
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,569
231
107
59
.645
231
3.00
5
2
0
1418.1
1,111
472
508
178
349
48
0
6
5,689
30
9.96
2.21
4.50
1.13
27.6
6.1
1.03
.263
3.22
7.05
8Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,567
237
96
59
.619
237
3.24
4
2
0
1460.1
1,229
525
563
143
371
61
0
9
5,929
26
9.66
2.29
4.22
0.88
26.4
6.3
1.10
.287
3.47
7.57
9Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,566
254
101
63
.616
248
3.86
0
0
0
1374.2
1,193
590
631
155
522
124
1
7
5,827
32
10.25
3.42
3.00
1.01
26.9
9.0
1.25
.300
4.13
7.81
10Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,533
199
72
52
.581
199
2.59
4
2
0
1223.1
914
352
379
128
267
22
0
10
4,786
25
11.28
1.96
5.74
0.94
32.0
5.6
0.97
.277
2.79
6.72
11Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,524
250
83
87
.488
250
3.62
1
0
0
1445.0
1,252
581
636
178
466
51
0
8
5,984
19
9.49
2.90
3.27
1.11
25.5
7.8
1.19
.285
3.96
7.80
12Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,511
302
84
119
.414
288
4.68
4
2
1
1633.2
1,767
850
920
237
531
39
7
21
7,079
48
8.32
2.93
2.85
1.31
21.3
7.5
1.41
.321
5.07
9.73
13Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,489
263
92
80
.535
256
3.79
2
1
0
1419.2
1,265
598
651
154
459
48
2
3
5,927
73
9.44
2.91
3.24
0.98
25.1
7.7
1.21
.294
4.13
8.02
14José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,468
273
107
81
.569
271
4.07
5
1
0
1562.1
1,465
706
758
217
466
97
0
7
6,564
35
8.46
2.68
3.15
1.25
22.4
7.1
1.24
.289
4.37
8.44
15Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,434
221
81
62
.566
221
3.15
1
1
0
1153.0
889
404
439
111
520
11
0
6
4,772
84
11.19
4.06
2.76
0.87
30.1
10.9
1.22
.289
3.43
6.94
16Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
1,395
214
76
68
.528
214
3.82
0
0
0
1232.2
1,026
523
545
178
345
63
0
5
5,043
54
10.19
2.52
4.04
1.30
27.7
6.8
1.11
.277
3.98
7.49
17Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
1,353
258
70
78
.473
213
4.47
2
0
3
1227.0
1,119
610
639
197
433
34
13
7
5,173
53
9.92
3.18
3.12
1.44
26.2
8.4
1.26
.292
4.69
8.21
18Dylan Cease
D. Cease
1,297
196
68
59
.535
196
3.83
3
3
0
1060.2
892
451
498
122
448
37
0
9
4,495
56
11.01
3.80
2.90
1.04
28.9
10.0
1.26
.297
4.23
7.57
19Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
1,249
214
82
60
.577
212
3.99
2
1
0
1215.0
1,117
538
598
172
413
55
0
11
5,167
42
9.25
3.06
3.02
1.27
24.2
8.0
1.26
.288
4.43
8.27
20Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1,242
204
105
39
.729
202
2.70
3
2
0
1191.1
957
357
394
135
244
18
0
2
4,705
44
9.38
1.84
5.09
1.02
26.4
5.2
1.01
.268
2.98
7.23
21Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1,237
199
83
62
.572
197
3.71
2
1
0
1109.2
923
458
493
144
392
56
0
4
4,627
57
10.03
3.18
3.16
1.17
26.7
8.5
1.19
.278
4.00
7.49
22Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
1,228
257
85
81
.512
251
4.62
2
1
0
1432.1
1,480
736
788
194
510
52
0
8
6,152
49
7.72
3.20
2.41
1.22
20.0
8.3
1.39
.309
4.95
9.30
23Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1,228
227
87
60
.592
221
4.17
0
0
0
1222.2
1,192
566
598
158
437
28
1
8
5,226
13
9.04
3.22
2.81
1.16
23.5
8.4
1.33
.306
4.40
8.77
24Sean Manaea
S. Manaea
1,199
249
79
66
.545
208
4.11
3
3
0
1257.1
1,168
574
620
172
352
63
10
4
5,258
36
8.58
2.52
3.41
1.23
22.8
6.7
1.21
.287
4.44
8.36
25Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
1,198
206
70
66
.515
204
4.30
5
3
0
1158.2
1,017
554
593
183
441
41
1
7
4,873
49
9.31
3.43
2.72
1.42
24.6
9.0
1.26
.277
4.61
7.90
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