most games with 7 or more strikeouts by a pitcher since 2015

Since 2015, Max Scherzer has the most games pitched when striking out 7+ batters, with 185 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with 7 or more strikeouts by a pitcher since 2015
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 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
185
1,746
102
38
.729
185
2.48
11
4
0
1242.0
864
342
362
144
257
46
0
11
4,840
21
12.65
1.86
6.79
1.04
36.1
5.3
0.90
.272
2.62
6.26
2 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
167
1,524
92
31
.748
167
2.57
5
4
0
1067.0
772
305
334
118
241
24
0
1
4,165
31
12.85
2.03
6.32
1.00
36.6
5.8
0.95
.290
2.82
6.51
3 Chris Sale
C. Sale
148
1,421
74
31
.705
148
2.60
7
2
0
973.1
710
281
303
88
199
62
0
2
3,848
17
13.14
1.84
7.14
0.81
36.9
5.2
0.93
.299
2.80
6.57
4 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
141
1,198
70
33
.680
141
2.87
5
4
0
922.0
687
294
308
100
199
28
0
7
3,627
11
11.69
1.94
6.02
0.98
33.0
5.5
0.96
.279
3.01
6.71
5 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
133
1,241
59
29
.670
133
1.81
3
2
0
885.0
567
178
199
70
158
14
0
6
3,337
17
12.62
1.61
7.85
0.71
37.2
4.7
0.82
.268
2.02
5.77
6 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
125
1,133
73
23
.760
125
2.08
6
3
0
837.2
527
194
208
93
159
28
0
3
3,187
17
12.17
1.71
7.13
1.00
35.6
5.0
0.82
.245
2.23
5.66
7 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
122
1,088
52
28
.650
122
3.22
1
1
0
718.2
560
257
272
101
274
23
0
11
2,971
32
13.63
3.43
3.97
1.26
36.6
9.2
1.16
.309
3.41
7.01
8 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
115
1,050
73
19
.793
115
1.92
8
6
0
783.2
519
167
182
65
121
14
0
0
2,968
28
12.06
1.39
8.68
0.75
35.4
4.1
0.82
.264
2.09
5.96
9 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
111
932
53
20
.726
111
2.33
2
2
0
722.1
519
187
202
54
145
21
0
4
2,826
8
11.61
1.81
6.43
0.67
33.0
5.1
0.92
.278
2.52
6.47
10 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
111
953
60
15
.800
111
2.83
0
0
0
681.0
507
214
225
61
196
57
0
2
2,751
16
12.59
2.59
4.86
0.81
34.6
7.1
1.03
.301
2.97
6.70
11 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
110
937
52
26
.667
110
2.43
2
1
0
697.1
534
188
201
62
151
9
0
2
2,749
12
12.09
1.95
6.21
0.80
34.1
5.5
0.98
.297
2.59
6.89
12 Blake Snell
B. Snell
103
930
55
15
.786
103
1.82
1
1
0
613.2
367
124
130
40
209
4
0
2
2,385
42
13.64
3.07
4.45
0.59
39.0
8.8
0.94
.272
1.91
5.38
13 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
101
880
46
24
.657
101
2.45
0
0
0
630.2
429
172
178
78
148
25
0
1
2,467
19
12.56
2.11
5.95
1.11
35.7
6.0
0.91
.263
2.54
6.12
14 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
101
905
53
24
.688
101
2.50
4
3
0
673.0
465
187
213
69
205
32
0
3
2,683
22
12.10
2.74
4.41
0.92
33.7
7.6
1.00
.269
2.85
6.22
15 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
100
843
49
28
.636
100
2.60
0
0
0
623.2
448
180
199
68
186
17
0
4
2,478
7
12.17
2.68
4.53
0.98
34.0
7.5
1.02
.279
2.87
6.46
16 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
97
806
47
20
.701
97
2.46
2
1
0
596.1
420
163
183
54
165
20
0
1
2,357
27
12.16
2.49
4.88
0.81
34.2
7.0
0.98
.279
2.76
6.34
17 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
92
837
58
14
.806
92
2.26
14
7
0
668.0
447
168
180
55
119
23
0
4
2,543
13
11.28
1.60
7.03
0.74
32.9
4.7
0.85
.260
2.43
6.02
18 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
91
789
45
19
.703
91
2.74
2
1
0
548.0
393
167
185
55
169
17
0
3
2,213
27
12.96
2.78
4.67
0.90
35.7
7.6
1.03
.286
3.04
6.45
19 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
90
788
57
16
.781
89
2.39
6
2
0
603.0
464
160
170
56
116
16
1
4
2,345
20
11.76
1.73
6.79
0.84
33.6
4.9
0.96
.298
2.54
6.93
20 José Berríos
J. Berríos
86
720
49
21
.700
86
3.28
3
0
0
544.0
405
198
207
61
138
33
0
2
2,173
13
11.91
2.28
5.22
1.01
33.1
6.4
1.00
.282
3.42
6.70
21 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
84
695
41
24
.631
84
2.78
1
1
0
533.1
439
165
177
57
136
9
0
7
2,154
16
11.73
2.30
5.11
0.96
32.3
6.3
1.08
.304
2.99
7.41
22 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
83
705
37
19
.661
83
2.78
1
1
0
515.2
405
159
172
54
140
17
0
5
2,086
21
12.30
2.44
5.04
0.94
33.8
6.7
1.06
.300
3.00
7.07
23 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
81
734
50
16
.758
81
2.63
1
1
0
534.1
382
156
165
55
120
17
0
5
2,096
11
12.36
2.02
6.12
0.93
35.0
5.7
0.94
.279
2.78
6.43
24 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
80
686
33
21
.611
80
3.18
4
3
0
500.1
355
177
188
76
149
15
0
2
1,987
15
12.34
2.68
4.60
1.37
34.5
7.5
1.01
.263
3.38
6.39
25 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
79
709
44
15
.746
79
2.21
4
2
0
524.1
396
129
140
48
112
9
0
0
2,056
14
12.17
1.92
6.33
0.82
34.5
5.4
0.97
.295
2.40
6.80
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WSH WSH
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WSH WSH
6:35 PM
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4/19
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BOS BOS
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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