Since 1997, Max Scherzer has the most games pitched when striking out 7+ batters and allowing at most 3 earned runs, with 241 games.
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most regular-season games with 7 or more strikeouts 3 or less earn runs by a pitcher since 1997| NAME | G | SO | ER | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | 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 | 241 | 2,243 | 323 | 145 | 35 | .806 | 240 | 1.77 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1646.1 | 1,051 | 353 | 133 | 357 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 6,298 | 31 | 12.26 | 1.95 | 6.28 | 0.73 | 35.6 | 5.7 | 0.86 | .261 | 1.93 | 5.75 |
| 2 |  | J. Verlander | 229 | 2,031 | 310 | 151 | 28 | .844 | 229 | 1.76 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1589.1 | 1,026 | 346 | 125 | 345 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 6,097 | 41 | 11.50 | 1.95 | 5.89 | 0.71 | 33.3 | 5.7 | 0.86 | .253 | 1.96 | 5.81 |
| 3 |  | C. Kershaw | 216 | 1,937 | 256 | 144 | 27 | .842 | 216 | 1.51 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1521.1 | 959 | 285 | 89 | 287 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 5,737 | 49 | 11.46 | 1.70 | 6.75 | 0.53 | 33.8 | 5.0 | 0.82 | .256 | 1.69 | 5.67 |
| 4 |  | R. Johnson | 207 | 2,151 | 257 | 137 | 26 | .840 | 206 | 1.48 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 1558.1 | 1,012 | 305 | 107 | 363 | 59 | 1 | 12 | 5,976 | 16 | 12.42 | 2.10 | 5.93 | 0.62 | 36.0 | 6.1 | 0.88 | .275 | 1.76 | 5.84 |
| 5 |  | C. Sale | 182 | 1,748 | 249 | 101 | 29 | .777 | 181 | 1.80 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1248.1 | 830 | 278 | 91 | 246 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 4,814 | 24 | 12.60 | 1.77 | 7.11 | 0.66 | 36.3 | 5.1 | 0.86 | .278 | 2.00 | 5.98 |
| 6 |  | P. Martinez | 173 | 1,737 | 220 | 110 | 28 | .797 | 173 | 1.54 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 1289.0 | 815 | 254 | 63 | 281 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 4,934 | 26 | 12.13 | 1.96 | 6.18 | 0.44 | 35.2 | 5.7 | 0.85 | .268 | 1.77 | 5.69 |
| 7 |  | C. Hamels | 158 | 1,329 | 232 | 86 | 22 | .796 | 158 | 1.87 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1114.1 | 789 | 261 | 95 | 266 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 4,347 | 17 | 10.73 | 2.15 | 5.00 | 0.77 | 30.6 | 6.1 | 0.95 | .265 | 2.11 | 6.37 |
| 8 |  | CC Sabathia | 157 | 1,337 | 224 | 109 | 16 | .872 | 157 | 1.79 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1128.1 | 807 | 258 | 67 | 273 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 4,400 | 19 | 10.66 | 2.18 | 4.90 | 0.53 | 30.4 | 6.2 | 0.96 | .275 | 2.06 | 6.44 |
| 9 |  | G. Cole | 153 | 1,404 | 197 | 96 | 20 | .828 | 153 | 1.78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 998.2 | 667 | 225 | 75 | 209 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3,823 | 28 | 12.65 | 1.88 | 6.72 | 0.68 | 36.7 | 5.5 | 0.88 | .281 | 2.03 | 6.01 |
| 10 |  | Z. Greinke | 152 | 1,278 | 198 | 97 | 13 | .882 | 152 | 1.68 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1059.0 | 758 | 213 | 62 | 176 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4,037 | 24 | 10.86 | 1.50 | 7.26 | 0.53 | 31.7 | 4.4 | 0.88 | .278 | 1.81 | 6.44 |
| 11 |  | J. deGrom | 149 | 1,385 | 183 | 72 | 30 | .706 | 149 | 1.66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 994.2 | 619 | 205 | 75 | 180 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3,731 | 18 | 12.53 | 1.63 | 7.69 | 0.68 | 37.1 | 4.8 | 0.80 | .262 | 1.85 | 5.60 |
| 12 |  | F. Hernandez | 144 | 1,261 | 169 | 81 | 18 | .818 | 144 | 1.43 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1060.0 | 659 | 196 | 56 | 237 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4,033 | 57 | 10.71 | 2.01 | 5.32 | 0.48 | 31.3 | 5.9 | 0.85 | .247 | 1.66 | 5.60 |
| 13 | | C. Schilling | 142 | 1,361 | 223 | 99 | 19 | .839 | 142 | 1.84 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1088.2 | 802 | 236 | 81 | 170 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4,178 | 25 | 11.25 | 1.41 | 8.01 | 0.67 | 32.6 | 4.1 | 0.89 | .282 | 1.95 | 6.63 |
| 14 |  | J. Lester | 137 | 1,146 | 162 | 87 | 17 | .837 | 137 | 1.56 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 932.0 | 643 | 190 | 52 | 231 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3,601 | 23 | 11.07 | 2.23 | 4.96 | 0.50 | 31.8 | 6.4 | 0.94 | .275 | 1.83 | 6.21 |
| 15 |  | Y. Darvish | 135 | 1,220 | 179 | 72 | 22 | .766 | 135 | 1.81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 891.1 | 549 | 187 | 74 | 233 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3,435 | 25 | 12.32 | 2.35 | 5.24 | 0.75 | 35.5 | 6.8 | 0.88 | .253 | 1.89 | 5.54 |
| 16 | | J. Vazquez | 133 | 1,152 | 206 | 78 | 23 | .772 | 133 | 1.88 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 987.1 | 673 | 224 | 88 | 178 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 3,768 | 16 | 10.50 | 1.62 | 6.47 | 0.80 | 30.6 | 4.7 | 0.86 | .251 | 2.04 | 6.13 |
| 17 | | A.J. Burnett | 130 | 1,119 | 208 | 67 | 30 | .691 | 130 | 2.06 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 910.0 | 633 | 232 | 46 | 322 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 3,650 | 51 | 11.07 | 3.18 | 3.48 | 0.45 | 30.7 | 8.8 | 1.05 | .277 | 2.29 | 6.26 |
| 18 |  | D. Price | 127 | 1,111 | 191 | 89 | 18 | .832 | 127 | 1.88 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 912.0 | 662 | 214 | 66 | 175 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3,523 | 22 | 10.96 | 1.73 | 6.35 | 0.65 | 31.5 | 5.0 | 0.92 | .276 | 2.11 | 6.53 |
| 19 |  | Z. Wheeler | 124 | 1,051 | 148 | 62 | 17 | .785 | 124 | 1.64 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 812.0 | 529 | 168 | 52 | 167 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3,129 | 9 | 11.65 | 1.85 | 6.29 | 0.58 | 33.6 | 5.3 | 0.86 | .261 | 1.86 | 5.86 |
| 20 |  | R. Clemens | 122 | 1,102 | 146 | 74 | 16 | .822 | 122 | 1.47 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 895.2 | 596 | 165 | 36 | 242 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 3,487 | 23 | 11.07 | 2.43 | 4.55 | 0.36 | 31.6 | 6.9 | 0.94 | .269 | 1.66 | 5.99 |
| 21 | | J. Peavy | 121 | 1,061 | 167 | 70 | 21 | .769 | 120 | 1.80 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 837.0 | 545 | 176 | 55 | 206 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3,220 | 11 | 11.41 | 2.22 | 5.15 | 0.59 | 33.0 | 6.4 | 0.90 | .262 | 1.89 | 5.86 |
| 22 |  | S. Strasburg | 120 | 1,079 | 149 | 80 | 18 | .816 | 120 | 1.69 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 793.1 | 531 | 176 | 52 | 168 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 3,049 | 18 | 12.24 | 1.91 | 6.42 | 0.59 | 35.4 | 5.5 | 0.88 | .278 | 2.00 | 6.02 |
| 23 | | J. Santana | 113 | 1,040 | 147 | 72 | 16 | .818 | 110 | 1.64 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 804.2 | 486 | 158 | 63 | 176 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 3,050 | 29 | 11.63 | 1.97 | 5.91 | 0.70 | 34.1 | 5.8 | 0.82 | .241 | 1.77 | 5.44 |
| 24 | | A. Wainwright | 110 | 892 | 132 | 73 | 17 | .811 | 110 | 1.48 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 801.2 | 551 | 142 | 29 | 169 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 3,075 | 13 | 10.01 | 1.90 | 5.28 | 0.33 | 29.0 | 5.5 | 0.90 | .266 | 1.59 | 6.19 |
| 25 |  | A. Nola | 109 | 946 | 131 | 65 | 12 | .844 | 109 | 1.59 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 742.0 | 466 | 143 | 50 | 147 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2,815 | 9 | 11.47 | 1.78 | 6.44 | 0.61 | 33.6 | 5.2 | 0.83 | .252 | 1.73 | 5.65 |
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