mlb total strikeout leaders in the last 7 years

Between May 18, 2019 and May 18, 2026, Dylan Cease has struck out the most hitters, with 1,306 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	Dylan Cease D. Cease	1,306	197	68	59	.535	197	3.81	3	3	0	1067.2	895	452	499	122	451	38	0	9	4,521	56	11.01	3.80	2.90	1.03	28.9	10.0	1.26	.297	4.21	7.54
2	Aaron Nola A. Nola	1,277	192	67	64	.511	192	4.11	6	4	0	1146.0	1,030	523	550	161	292	36	0	6	4,709	11	10.03	2.29	4.37	1.26	27.1	6.2	1.15	.295	4.32	8.09
3	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,255	184	80	42	.656	184	2.97	4	2	0	1150.1	933	379	412	110	256	50	0	6	4,607	23	9.82	2.00	4.90	0.86	27.2	5.6	1.03	.280	3.22	7.30
4	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	1,220	203	69	59	.539	187	3.54	3	2	0	1103.0	1,000	434	472	119	279	16	7	6	4,543	23	9.95	2.28	4.37	0.97	26.9	6.1	1.16	.303	3.85	8.16
5	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	1,197	196	66	68	.493	196	3.67	1	0	0	1134.0	1,005	463	509	139	363	41	0	6	4,720	12	9.50	2.88	3.30	1.10	25.4	7.7	1.21	.291	4.04	7.98
6	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	1,148	148	75	29	.721	148	2.95	6	4	0	910.2	688	298	317	122	217	22	0	1	3,592	16	11.35	2.14	5.29	1.21	32.0	6.0	0.99	.272	3.13	6.80
7	Charlie Morton C. Morton	1,141	190	68	53	.562	184	4.10	0	0	0	1010.2	902	460	490	121	387	91	1	6	4,310	22	10.16	3.45	2.95	1.08	26.5	9.0	1.28	.304	4.36	8.03
8	Sonny Gray S. Gray	1,109	182	70	47	.598	182	3.47	1	1	0	1007.1	856	388	417	105	304	35	0	1	4,140	38	9.91	2.72	3.65	0.94	26.8	7.3	1.15	.290	3.73	7.65
9	Zac Gallen Z. Gallen	1,089	185	67	55	.549	185	3.64	2	2	0	1050.1	894	425	453	123	338	38	0	3	4,335	34	9.33	2.90	3.22	1.05	25.1	7.8	1.17	.281	3.88	7.66
10	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	1,076	198	65	40	.619	152	3.42	1	0	1	876.1	650	333	352	109	333	44	5	2	3,618	29	11.05	3.42	3.23	1.12	29.7	9.2	1.12	.263	3.62	6.68
11	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	1,046	179	78	52	.600	170	3.43	9	3	0	1077.0	926	411	454	88	373	58	3	1	4,480	58	8.74	3.12	2.80	0.74	23.3	8.3	1.21	.287	3.79	7.74
12	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	1,039	169	56	35	.615	145	2.96	0	0	1	902.2	687	297	331	86	256	35	10	1	3,625	38	10.36	2.55	4.06	0.86	28.7	7.1	1.04	.272	3.30	6.85
13	José Berríos J. Berríos	1,037	194	73	54	.575	193	4.00	3	0	0	1116.1	1,057	496	535	158	318	65	0	6	4,675	24	8.36	2.56	3.26	1.27	22.2	6.8	1.23	.290	4.31	8.52
14	Logan Webb L. Webb	1,036	188	71	55	.563	185	3.45	3	2	0	1110.1	1,072	426	469	78	265	39	0	4	4,558	22	8.40	2.15	3.91	0.63	22.7	5.8	1.20	.317	3.80	8.69
15	Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt	1,034	196	80	53	.602	191	3.72	3	2	0	1097.2	1,030	454	489	128	343	86	2	5	4,650	27	8.48	2.81	3.01	1.05	22.2	7.4	1.25	.295	4.01	8.45
16	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	1,009	195	53	53	.500	151	4.12	2	0	3	911.2	781	417	439	143	317	24	12	7	3,802	34	9.96	3.13	3.18	1.41	26.5	8.3	1.20	.276	4.33	7.71
17	Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi	1,001	196	46	60	.434	184	4.55	1	1	1	964.2	975	488	529	160	358	30	4	3	4,168	38	9.34	3.34	2.80	1.49	24.0	8.6	1.38	.311	4.94	9.10
18	Max Fried M. Fried	990	176	88	37	.704	175	3.04	6	4	0	1031.1	888	348	383	79	273	40	0	5	4,187	42	8.64	2.38	3.63	0.69	23.6	6.5	1.13	.288	3.34	7.75
19	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	985	155	54	48	.529	155	4.02	5	3	0	885.2	766	396	424	138	314	22	0	5	3,682	31	10.01	3.19	3.14	1.40	26.8	8.5	1.22	.283	4.31	7.78
20	Robbie Ray R. Ray	983	149	53	47	.530	148	3.86	1	0	0	826.1	688	354	371	142	331	26	0	5	3,444	34	10.71	3.61	2.97	1.55	28.5	9.6	1.23	.278	4.04	7.49
21	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	963	140	60	33	.645	140	3.32	2	0	0	798.2	652	295	305	119	188	33	0	2	3,215	15	10.85	2.12	5.12	1.34	30.0	5.8	1.05	.279	3.44	7.35
22	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	950	149	56	45	.554	149	3.74	0	0	0	863.2	715	359	370	124	202	47	0	2	3,489	30	9.90	2.10	4.70	1.29	27.2	5.8	1.06	.273	3.86	7.45
23	Blake Snell B. Snell	945	141	46	39	.541	141	3.27	1	1	0	719.0	548	261	277	69	338	9	0	3	2,996	57	11.83	4.23	2.80	0.86	31.5	11.3	1.23	.293	3.47	6.86
24	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	941	156	48	40	.545	156	3.63	2	1	0	892.0	756	360	380	122	193	28	0	6	3,608	43	9.49	1.95	4.88	1.23	26.1	5.3	1.06	.273	3.83	7.63
25	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	934	144	57	39	.594	141	3.06	1	1	0	810.0	649	275	301	92	178	27	1	0	3,222	11	10.38	1.98	5.25	1.02	29.0	5.5	1.02	.280	3.34	7.21

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Mon 5/18	CWS	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Tue 5/19	CWS	@	SEA	9:40 PM
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Hicks

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Braves	32	15	.681
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Nationals	23	24	.489	9.0
Marlins	21	26	.447	11.0
Mets	20	26	.435	11.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	29	18	.617
Brewers	26	18	.591	1.5
Cardinals	27	19	.587	1.5
Pirates	24	23	.511	5.0
Reds	24	23	.511	5.0
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Dodgers	29	18	.617
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Giants	20	27	.426	9.0
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Twins	21	26	.447	4.5
Tigers	20	27	.426	5.5
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Between May 18, 2019 and May 18, 2026, Dylan Cease has struck out the most hitters, with 1,306 strikeouts.

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