most games with 9 or more strikeouts by a pitcher 2012 to 2022

Between the 2012 and 2022 seasons, Max Scherzer had the most games pitched when striking out 9+ batters, with 148 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with 9 or more strikeouts by a pitcher 2012 to 2022
NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
148
1,554
85
26
.766
148
2.08
11
4
0
1032.0
651
239
254
106
192
33
0
8
3,934
20
13.55
1.67
8.09
0.92
39.5
4.9
0.82
.266
2.22
5.68
2Chris Sale
C. Sale
100
1,104
55
22
.714
100
1.97
10
2
0
712.2
436
156
178
56
136
37
0
3
2,729
14
13.94
1.72
8.12
0.71
40.5
5.0
0.80
.272
2.25
5.51
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
89
928
59
16
.787
89
1.73
12
6
0
643.2
412
124
139
44
93
11
0
2
2,406
19
12.98
1.30
9.98
0.62
38.6
3.9
0.78
.277
1.94
5.76
4Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
83
876
39
19
.672
83
1.81
2
1
0
561.2
359
113
128
43
102
4
0
5
2,119
14
14.04
1.63
8.59
0.69
41.3
4.8
0.82
.289
2.05
5.75
5Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
81
837
41
22
.651
81
2.26
1
1
0
553.1
349
139
143
58
132
19
0
1
2,133
21
13.61
2.15
6.34
0.94
39.2
6.2
0.87
.268
2.33
5.68
6Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
78
843
47
10
.825
78
2.19
4
3
0
513.1
329
125
142
53
94
10
0
1
1,952
16
14.78
1.65
8.97
0.93
43.2
4.8
0.82
.290
2.49
5.77
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
77
810
48
7
.873
77
1.91
6
3
0
528.1
317
112
118
56
90
16
0
1
1,993
12
13.80
1.53
9.00
0.95
40.6
4.5
0.77
.256
2.01
5.40
8Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
68
706
44
8
.846
68
2.30
1
1
0
462.1
314
118
128
44
81
21
0
3
1,778
9
13.74
1.58
8.72
0.86
39.7
4.6
0.85
.292
2.49
6.11
9Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
63
675
43
6
.878
63
1.80
9
4
0
475.0
293
95
104
36
76
15
0
2
1,778
6
12.79
1.44
8.88
0.68
38.0
4.3
0.78
.263
1.97
5.55
10Robbie Ray
R. Ray
59
608
30
11
.732
59
2.89
1
1
0
367.0
263
118
127
54
112
11
0
3
1,471
14
14.91
2.75
5.43
1.32
41.3
7.6
1.02
.305
3.11
6.45
11Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
54
560
29
7
.806
54
2.01
2
1
0
372.0
218
83
92
35
106
16
0
2
1,437
14
13.55
2.56
5.28
0.85
39.0
7.4
0.87
.254
2.23
5.27
12Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
54
546
35
6
.854
54
1.87
8
5
0
389.0
240
81
88
27
54
13
0
4
1,449
7
12.63
1.25
10.11
0.62
37.7
3.7
0.76
.263
2.04
5.55
13Aaron Nola
A. Nola
52
509
28
12
.700
52
2.00
3
3
0
350.2
239
78
85
28
66
14
0
2
1,357
3
13.06
1.69
7.71
0.72
37.5
4.9
0.87
.285
2.18
6.13
14David Price
D. Price
49
500
27
12
.692
49
2.32
5
0
0
357.0
269
92
100
33
55
5
0
1
1,383
6
12.61
1.39
9.09
0.83
36.2
4.0
0.91
.299
2.52
6.78
15Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
44
431
29
8
.784
44
1.69
1
1
0
288.1
184
54
59
17
76
11
0
3
1,129
17
13.45
2.37
5.67
0.53
38.2
6.7
0.90
.281
1.84
5.74
16Charlie Morton
C. Morton
43
434
23
6
.793
43
2.63
0
0
0
274.0
177
80
84
26
67
25
0
0
1,080
6
14.26
2.20
6.48
0.85
40.2
6.2
0.89
.286
2.76
5.81
17Chris Archer
C. Archer
43
449
15
11
.577
43
2.52
1
1
0
279.0
208
78
90
22
67
10
0
1
1,109
19
14.48
2.16
6.70
0.71
40.5
6.0
0.99
.332
2.90
6.71
18Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
41
436
29
7
.806
41
1.68
5
2
0
289.1
203
54
59
18
50
5
0
0
1,104
13
13.56
1.56
8.72
0.56
39.5
4.5
0.87
.311
1.84
6.31
19Blake Snell
B. Snell
40
410
26
5
.839
40
1.33
0
0
0
250.0
132
37
38
16
64
1
0
1
925
15
14.76
2.30
6.41
0.58
44.3
6.9
0.78
.267
1.37
4.75
20Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
37
375
18
5
.783
37
1.39
4
4
0
271.1
158
42
44
10
50
7
0
0
1,011
17
12.44
1.66
7.50
0.33
37.1
4.9
0.77
.260
1.46
5.24
21Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
36
380
21
5
.808
36
1.89
2
2
0
243.1
152
51
56
16
63
6
0
0
942
10
14.05
2.33
6.03
0.59
40.3
6.7
0.88
.285
2.07
5.62
22Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
34
347
20
5
.800
34
1.79
1
0
0
211.2
121
42
45
7
57
8
0
0
821
12
14.75
2.42
6.09
0.30
42.3
6.9
0.84
.284
1.91
5.14
23Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
34
342
23
2
.920
34
1.88
1
1
0
234.1
163
49
50
21
32
2
0
2
887
5
13.14
1.23
10.69
0.81
38.6
3.6
0.83
.290
1.92
6.26
24Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
33
328
23
4
.852
33
1.61
2
1
0
235.0
160
42
48
20
45
9
0
1
901
2
12.56
1.72
7.29
0.77
36.4
5.0
0.87
.281
1.84
6.13
25Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
31
296
15
6
.714
31
2.35
0
0
0
195.1
154
51
55
22
36
1
0
0
770
4
13.64
1.66
8.22
1.01
38.4
4.7
0.97
.318
2.53
7.10
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TEAMWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Sat
3/28
@
2:20 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:20 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
6:40 PM
Last Game
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Final

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Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
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9-4
Tue
9/16
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4-5
Tue
9/16
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1-2
Tue
9/16
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5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
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Thu
3/26
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Thu
3/26
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Thu
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Thu
3/26
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3:05 PM