mlb total strikeout leaders in the last 10 years

Between April 11, 2016 and April 11, 2026, Max Scherzer has fanned the most batters, with 1,891 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1,891
244
116
56
.674
244
2.98
7
1
0
1496.0
1,138
496
521
194
356
65
0
11
5,956
25
11.38
2.14
5.31
1.17
31.7
6.0
1.00
.274
3.13
6.85
2Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,819
274
104
88
.542
274
3.85
6
4
0
1648.1
1,459
705
744
208
434
54
0
15
6,766
18
9.93
2.37
4.19
1.14
26.9
6.4
1.15
.294
4.06
7.97
3Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
1,807
243
113
59
.657
243
3.20
8
5
0
1486.0
1,203
529
565
188
385
39
0
6
5,968
38
10.94
2.33
4.69
1.14
30.3
6.5
1.07
.286
3.42
7.29
4Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,740
299
98
95
.508
283
3.73
3
2
0
1655.0
1,573
686
736
202
457
35
7
8
6,903
44
9.46
2.49
3.81
1.10
25.2
6.6
1.23
.307
4.00
8.55
5Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,611
235
84
66
.560
234
3.87
2
1
0
1296.0
1,093
557
594
204
550
42
0
16
5,460
56
11.19
3.82
2.93
1.42
29.5
10.1
1.27
.291
4.13
7.59
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,606
237
109
62
.637
237
3.06
5
2
0
1454.0
1,148
494
530
184
362
49
0
6
5,842
33
9.94
2.24
4.44
1.14
27.5
6.2
1.04
.265
3.28
7.11
7Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,582
257
102
63
.618
251
3.84
0
0
0
1388.1
1,203
592
633
155
528
124
1
7
5,880
33
10.26
3.42
3.00
1.00
26.9
9.0
1.25
.300
4.10
7.80
8Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,570
198
88
49
.642
197
3.08
8
2
0
1202.2
956
412
441
128
274
87
0
3
4,839
21
11.75
2.05
5.73
0.96
32.4
5.7
1.02
.298
3.30
7.15
9Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,549
234
95
59
.617
234
3.24
4
2
0
1443.0
1,218
519
557
142
365
61
0
9
5,861
26
9.66
2.28
4.24
0.89
26.4
6.2
1.10
.287
3.47
7.60
10Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,515
303
84
120
.412
289
4.70
4
2
1
1644.1
1,780
858
931
241
535
38
7
21
7,133
49
8.29
2.93
2.83
1.32
21.2
7.5
1.41
.320
5.10
9.74
11Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,511
265
93
82
.531
258
3.82
2
1
0
1436.1
1,281
610
664
157
467
48
2
3
6,000
75
9.47
2.93
3.24
0.98
25.2
7.8
1.22
.294
4.16
8.03
12Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,509
197
72
51
.585
197
2.58
4
2
0
1212.0
909
347
377
125
265
22
0
9
4,744
24
11.21
1.97
5.69
0.93
31.8
5.6
0.97
.278
2.80
6.75
13Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,504
245
83
84
.497
245
3.55
1
0
0
1420.1
1,217
560
612
174
456
49
0
8
5,865
19
9.53
2.89
3.30
1.10
25.6
7.8
1.18
.283
3.88
7.71
14José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,481
275
108
82
.568
273
4.08
5
1
0
1571.2
1,474
713
765
219
473
98
0
7
6,607
35
8.48
2.71
3.13
1.25
22.4
7.2
1.24
.289
4.38
8.44
15Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,440
222
81
62
.566
222
3.15
1
1
0
1158.0
891
405
440
111
521
11
0
6
4,791
86
11.19
4.05
2.76
0.86
30.1
10.9
1.22
.288
3.42
6.92
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
1,349
257
70
78
.473
212
4.49
2
0
3
1224.0
1,119
610
639
197
433
34
13
7
5,164
53
9.92
3.18
3.12
1.45
26.1
8.4
1.27
.293
4.70
8.23
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1,292
209
108
40
.730
207
2.69
4
3
0
1229.1
990
367
405
136
245
19
0
2
4,848
46
9.46
1.79
5.27
1.00
26.7
5.1
1.00
.271
2.97
7.25
19Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1,264
204
84
65
.564
202
3.74
2
1
0
1135.2
948
472
509
147
405
57
0
5
4,742
58
10.02
3.21
3.12
1.16
26.7
8.5
1.19
.279
4.03
7.51
20Dylan Cease
D. Cease
1,257
191
65
58
.528
191
3.86
3
3
0
1030.0
866
442
488
121
439
36
0
9
4,371
55
10.98
3.84
2.86
1.06
28.8
10.0
1.27
.296
4.26
7.57
21Lance 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
22Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
1,236
260
85
83
.506
254
4.64
2
1
0
1448.0
1,497
746
800
195
517
54
0
8
6,227
50
7.68
3.21
2.39
1.21
19.8
8.3
1.39
.308
4.97
9.30
23Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,211
261
80
76
.513
238
3.92
1
1
0
1357.0
1,295
591
636
156
451
40
5
10
5,715
50
8.03
2.99
2.69
1.03
21.2
7.9
1.29
.295
4.22
8.59
24Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1,210
223
85
60
.586
217
4.17
0
0
0
1201.0
1,173
556
588
155
423
28
1
8
5,128
13
9.07
3.17
2.86
1.16
23.6
8.2
1.33
.307
4.41
8.79
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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