Between July 17, 2011 and July 17, 2026, Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters, with 2,977 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,977 | 392 | 190 | 90 | .679 | 392 | 3.13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2443.2 | 1,942 | 851 | 891 | 301 | 598 | 89 | 0 | 16 | 9,793 | 59 | 10.96 | 2.20 | 4.98 | 1.11 | 30.4 | 6.1 | 1.04 | .282 | 3.28 | 7.15 |
| 2 |  | C. Sale | 2,626 | 356 | 150 | 93 | .617 | 329 | 2.98 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2122.1 | 1,727 | 702 | 760 | 216 | 486 | 138 | 7 | 14 | 8,542 | 47 | 11.14 | 2.06 | 5.40 | 0.92 | 30.7 | 5.7 | 1.04 | .298 | 3.22 | 7.32 |
| 3 |  | J. Verlander | 2,436 | 370 | 171 | 102 | .626 | 370 | 3.19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2350.0 | 1,957 | 832 | 907 | 266 | 620 | 66 | 0 | 11 | 9,539 | 47 | 9.33 | 2.37 | 3.93 | 1.02 | 25.5 | 6.5 | 1.10 | .275 | 3.47 | 7.49 |
| 4 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,400 | 350 | 187 | 69 | .730 | 348 | 2.38 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 2234.2 | 1,698 | 590 | 653 | 194 | 452 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 8,713 | 85 | 9.67 | 1.82 | 5.31 | 0.78 | 27.5 | 5.2 | 0.96 | .267 | 2.63 | 6.84 |
| 5 |  | G. Cole | 2,298 | 326 | 156 | 84 | .650 | 326 | 3.20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2003.0 | 1,675 | 712 | 762 | 225 | 511 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8,068 | 58 | 10.33 | 2.30 | 4.50 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .292 | 3.42 | 7.53 |
| 6 |  | Y. Darvish | 2,075 | 297 | 115 | 93 | .553 | 297 | 3.65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1778.0 | 1,460 | 721 | 756 | 231 | 563 | 83 | 0 | 8 | 7,305 | 83 | 10.50 | 2.85 | 3.69 | 1.17 | 28.4 | 7.7 | 1.14 | .282 | 3.83 | 7.39 |
| 7 |  | K. Gausman | 2,070 | 381 | 116 | 121 | .489 | 342 | 3.84 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2023.1 | 1,940 | 864 | 925 | 248 | 567 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 8,456 | 65 | 9.21 | 2.52 | 3.65 | 1.10 | 24.5 | 6.7 | 1.24 | .306 | 4.11 | 8.63 |
| 8 |  | S. Gray | 2,010 | 356 | 136 | 103 | .569 | 347 | 3.53 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2013.2 | 1,756 | 790 | 864 | 202 | 645 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 8,334 | 106 | 8.98 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 0.90 | 24.1 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .287 | 3.86 | 7.85 |
| 9 |  | L. Lynn | 1,991 | 355 | 142 | 98 | .592 | 338 | 3.74 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1984.0 | 1,837 | 825 | 907 | 229 | 700 | 88 | 4 | 21 | 8,433 | 60 | 9.03 | 3.18 | 2.84 | 1.04 | 23.6 | 8.3 | 1.28 | .296 | 4.11 | 8.33 |
| 10 |  | A. Nola | 1,984 | 305 | 112 | 96 | .538 | 305 | 3.93 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1818.2 | 1,636 | 795 | 836 | 240 | 484 | 57 | 0 | 17 | 7,491 | 20 | 9.82 | 2.40 | 4.10 | 1.19 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 1.17 | .295 | 4.14 | 8.10 |
| 11 |  | J. deGrom | 1,973 | 266 | 103 | 70 | .595 | 266 | 2.63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1640.1 | 1,253 | 479 | 516 | 162 | 367 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 6,446 | 33 | 10.83 | 2.01 | 5.38 | 0.89 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .278 | 2.83 | 6.87 |
| 12 |  | C. Morton | 1,970 | 349 | 129 | 100 | .563 | 343 | 3.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1919.1 | 1,742 | 832 | 908 | 192 | 714 | 183 | 1 | 21 | 8,184 | 59 | 9.24 | 3.35 | 2.76 | 0.90 | 24.1 | 8.7 | 1.28 | .302 | 4.26 | 8.17 |
| 13 |  | Z. Greinke | 1,941 | 362 | 158 | 86 | .648 | 358 | 3.27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2201.0 | 2,004 | 800 | 847 | 244 | 464 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 8,883 | 73 | 7.94 | 1.90 | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.9 | 5.2 | 1.12 | .284 | 3.46 | 8.19 |
| 14 |  | Z. Wheeler | 1,928 | 298 | 123 | 76 | .618 | 298 | 3.22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1821.1 | 1,536 | 652 | 705 | 176 | 512 | 78 | 0 | 14 | 7,441 | 42 | 9.53 | 2.53 | 3.77 | 0.87 | 25.9 | 6.9 | 1.12 | .286 | 3.48 | 7.59 |
| 15 |  | P. Corbin | 1,919 | 390 | 113 | 146 | .436 | 369 | 4.53 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2124.0 | 2,268 | 1,068 | 1,145 | 295 | 654 | 57 | 11 | 24 | 9,147 | 68 | 8.13 | 2.77 | 2.93 | 1.25 | 21.0 | 7.1 | 1.38 | .317 | 4.85 | 9.61 |
| 16 |  | M. Bumgarner | 1,878 | 317 | 123 | 109 | .530 | 317 | 3.50 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1977.2 | 1,760 | 768 | 840 | 241 | 488 | 83 | 0 | 31 | 8,118 | 28 | 8.55 | 2.22 | 3.85 | 1.10 | 23.1 | 6.0 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.82 | 8.01 |
| 17 | | J. Quintana | 1,836 | 392 | 115 | 113 | .504 | 366 | 3.79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2142.1 | 2,088 | 901 | 976 | 225 | 658 | 59 | 7 | 23 | 8,993 | 76 | 7.71 | 2.76 | 2.79 | 0.95 | 20.4 | 7.3 | 1.28 | .300 | 4.10 | 8.77 |
| 18 |  | R. Ray | 1,824 | 284 | 96 | 87 | .525 | 279 | 3.90 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1547.2 | 1,333 | 671 | 720 | 231 | 660 | 51 | 1 | 19 | 6,540 | 63 | 10.61 | 3.84 | 2.76 | 1.34 | 27.9 | 10.1 | 1.29 | .292 | 4.19 | 7.75 |
| 19 |  | 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 | 8.15 |
| 20 |  | J. Lester | 1,666 | 310 | 129 | 88 | .594 | 310 | 3.73 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1859.2 | 1,805 | 770 | 856 | 215 | 565 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 7,793 | 41 | 8.06 | 2.73 | 2.95 | 1.04 | 21.4 | 7.3 | 1.27 | .300 | 4.14 | 8.74 |
| 21 |  | D. Price | 1,642 | 320 | 119 | 62 | .657 | 247 | 3.28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1657.2 | 1,513 | 605 | 661 | 174 | 398 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 6,785 | 32 | 8.91 | 2.16 | 4.13 | 0.94 | 24.2 | 5.9 | 1.15 | .296 | 3.59 | 8.21 |
| 22 |  | 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 | 7.45 |
| 23 |  | N. Eovaldi | 1,607 | 334 | 111 | 91 | .550 | 315 | 3.90 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1813.2 | 1,766 | 786 | 833 | 207 | 492 | 61 | 5 | 17 | 7,587 | 59 | 7.97 | 2.44 | 3.27 | 1.03 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 1.24 | .299 | 4.13 | 8.76 |
| 24 | | C. Carrasco | 1,581 | 313 | 102 | 92 | .526 | 256 | 4.19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1529.0 | 1,499 | 711 | 745 | 201 | 416 | 54 | 29 | 19 | 6,391 | 58 | 9.31 | 2.45 | 3.80 | 1.18 | 24.7 | 6.5 | 1.25 | .314 | 4.39 | 8.82 |
| 25 |  | L. Castillo | 1,574 | 261 | 86 | 92 | .483 | 258 | 3.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1498.1 | 1,300 | 605 | 665 | 186 | 481 | 53 | 2 | 8 | 6,214 | 21 | 9.45 | 2.89 | 3.27 | 1.12 | 25.3 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.99 | 7.81 |
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