Max Scherzer has the most games pitched by an active pitcher when striking out 10+ batters, with 114 games.
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most career 10 or more strikeout regular-season games by a current MLB pitcher| NAME | G | SO | 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 | 114 | 1,266 | 64 | 20 | .762 | 114 | 2.05 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 802.1 | 492 | 183 | 196 | 79 | 144 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3,048 | 18 | 14.20 | 1.62 | 8.79 | 0.89 | 41.5 | 4.7 | 0.79 | .269 | 2.20 | 5.52 |
| 2 |  | C. Sale | 92 | 1,052 | 45 | 21 | .682 | 92 | 1.80 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 654.0 | 409 | 131 | 144 | 43 | 121 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2,498 | 16 | 14.48 | 1.67 | 8.69 | 0.59 | 42.1 | 4.8 | 0.81 | .292 | 1.98 | 5.63 |
| 3 |  | J. Verlander | 73 | 817 | 49 | 9 | .845 | 73 | 1.83 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 512.0 | 318 | 104 | 113 | 47 | 93 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1,943 | 14 | 14.36 | 1.63 | 8.78 | 0.83 | 42.0 | 4.8 | 0.80 | .278 | 1.99 | 5.59 |
| 4 |  | J. deGrom | 63 | 703 | 32 | 11 | .744 | 63 | 1.84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 424.2 | 261 | 87 | 100 | 36 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1,597 | 10 | 14.90 | 1.74 | 8.57 | 0.76 | 44.0 | 5.1 | 0.81 | .291 | 2.12 | 5.53 |
| 5 |  | G. Cole | 62 | 708 | 35 | 7 | .833 | 62 | 1.92 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 416.2 | 251 | 89 | 104 | 40 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1,561 | 13 | 15.29 | 1.51 | 10.11 | 0.86 | 45.4 | 4.5 | 0.77 | .287 | 2.25 | 5.42 |
| 6 |  | R. Ray | 40 | 437 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 40 | 2.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 255.0 | 169 | 68 | 74 | 30 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 996 | 12 | 15.42 | 2.29 | 6.72 | 1.06 | 43.9 | 6.5 | 0.92 | .303 | 2.61 | 5.96 |
| 7 |  | B. Snell | 38 | 424 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 38 | 0.74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 243.2 | 96 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 890 | 15 | 15.66 | 2.62 | 5.97 | 0.33 | 47.6 | 8.0 | 0.69 | .226 | 0.74 | 3.55 |
| 8 |  | A. Nola | 31 | 328 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 31 | 1.63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 215.0 | 128 | 39 | 47 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 814 | 1 | 13.73 | 1.38 | 9.94 | 0.71 | 40.3 | 4.1 | 0.75 | .261 | 1.97 | 5.36 |
| 9 |  | Z. Wheeler | 31 | 334 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 31 | 1.96 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 215.2 | 146 | 47 | 55 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 822 | 8 | 13.94 | 1.13 | 12.37 | 0.71 | 40.6 | 3.3 | 0.80 | .296 | 2.30 | 6.09 |
| 10 |  | K. Gausman | 29 | 307 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 29 | 1.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 199.2 | 112 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 730 | 1 | 13.84 | 1.13 | 12.28 | 0.68 | 42.1 | 3.4 | 0.69 | .254 | 1.40 | 5.05 |
| 11 |  | D. Cease | 28 | 299 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 28 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.0 | 101 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 653 | 9 | 15.92 | 2.50 | 6.36 | 0.48 | 45.8 | 7.2 | 0.88 | .314 | 1.70 | 5.38 |
| 12 |  | C. Rodón | 28 | 299 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 28 | 1.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.0 | 98 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 674 | 6 | 15.12 | 1.87 | 8.08 | 0.56 | 44.4 | 5.5 | 0.76 | .270 | 1.87 | 4.96 |
| 13 |  | C. Burnes | 26 | 291 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 26 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1 | 83 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 635 | 7 | 15.11 | 1.40 | 10.78 | 0.52 | 45.8 | 4.3 | 0.63 | .243 | 1.09 | 4.31 |
| 14 |  | S. Bieber | 25 | 283 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 25 | 1.57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 172.1 | 102 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 9 | 14.78 | 2.25 | 6.58 | 0.52 | 42.8 | 6.5 | 0.84 | .286 | 1.67 | 5.33 |
| 15 |  | S. Ohtani | 23 | 250 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 23 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2 | 90 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 572 | 6 | 14.93 | 1.97 | 7.58 | 0.78 | 43.7 | 5.8 | 0.82 | .282 | 1.85 | 5.38 |
| 16 |  | T. Glasnow | 21 | 237 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 21 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 82 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 522 | 11 | 15.24 | 1.74 | 8.78 | 0.84 | 45.4 | 5.2 | 0.78 | .283 | 1.99 | 5.27 |
| 17 | | B. Woodruff | 20 | 210 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 20 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.2 | 66 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 467 | 1 | 14.69 | 1.33 | 11.05 | 0.84 | 45.0 | 4.1 | 0.66 | .243 | 1.47 | 4.62 |
| 18 |  | N. Pivetta | 20 | 211 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 18 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.1 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 485 | 4 | 14.80 | 1.96 | 7.54 | 1.05 | 43.5 | 5.8 | 0.79 | .254 | 2.59 | 5.12 |
| 19 |  | S. Gray | 20 | 213 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 20 | 1.51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 131.0 | 80 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 5 | 14.63 | 2.27 | 6.45 | 0.55 | 42.5 | 6.6 | 0.86 | .295 | 1.99 | 5.50 |
| 20 |  | S. Strider | 19 | 218 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 19 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122.1 | 64 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 460 | 2 | 16.04 | 1.69 | 9.48 | 0.81 | 47.4 | 5.0 | 0.71 | .262 | 2.35 | 4.71 |
| 21 |  | L. Castillo | 19 | 200 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 19 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121.0 | 76 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 476 | 1 | 14.88 | 2.83 | 5.26 | 1.04 | 42.0 | 8.0 | 0.94 | .279 | 2.38 | 5.65 |
| 22 |  | T. Skubal | 18 | 200 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 18 | 1.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118.1 | 68 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 1 | 15.21 | 1.14 | 13.33 | 0.53 | 45.7 | 3.4 | 0.70 | .289 | 1.83 | 5.17 |
| 23 |  | F. Valdez | 18 | 196 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 18 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 87 | 37 | 40 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 5 | 15.34 | 2.50 | 6.13 | 0.70 | 41.6 | 6.8 | 1.03 | .339 | 3.13 | 6.81 |
| 24 | | L. Giolito | 17 | 191 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 17 | 1.85 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 116.2 | 55 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 4 | 14.73 | 2.01 | 7.35 | 0.93 | 44.4 | 6.0 | 0.69 | .217 | 2.01 | 4.24 |
| 25 |  | J. BerrÃos | 17 | 185 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 17 | 1.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118.2 | 61 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 438 | 0 | 14.03 | 1.29 | 10.88 | 0.46 | 42.2 | 3.9 | 0.66 | .248 | 1.74 | 4.63 |
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