most pitcher strikeouts from 2008 to 2017

Between the 2008 and 2017 seasons, Max Scherzer struck out the most hitters, with 2,149 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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,149	305	141	75	.653	296	3.30	8	4	0	1897.0	1,589	695	751	213	534	66	2	13	7,719	61	10.20	2.53	4.02	1.01	27.8	6.9	1.12	.289	3.56	79	3.24	79	7.54	179.5
2	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,120	292	144	64	.692	290	2.36	25	15	0	1935.0	1,431	508	554	128	507	29	1	27	7,602	71	9.86	2.36	4.18	0.60	27.9	6.7	1.00	.270	2.58	62	2.59	66	6.66	286.7
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,102	321	153	97	.612	321	3.41	21	5	0	2146.0	1,859	813	886	202	639	58	0	23	8,817	55	8.82	2.68	3.29	0.85	23.8	7.2	1.16	.285	3.72	81	3.33	80	7.80	202.3
4	Jon Lester J. Lester	1,931	322	148	90	.622	322	3.43	15	4	0	2040.0	1,856	778	844	191	630	67	0	6	8,428	48	8.52	2.78	3.07	0.84	22.9	7.5	1.22	.297	3.72	81	3.45	85	8.19	137.7
5	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	1,924	302	130	89	.594	302	3.03	22	9	0	2036.2	1,778	686	773	172	585	76	0	10	8,322	119	8.50	2.59	3.29	0.76	23.1	7.0	1.16	.289	3.42	77	3.27	81	7.86	173.7
6	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1,911	310	151	72	.677	310	3.12	14	5	0	1999.1	1,800	693	757	181	476	35	0	10	8,117	72	8.60	2.14	4.01	0.81	23.5	5.9	1.14	.294	3.41	77	3.13	78	8.10	203.1
7	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	1,905	312	123	89	.580	311	3.32	14	7	0	2046.2	1,824	755	805	220	554	68	0	34	8,377	39	8.38	2.44	3.44	0.97	22.7	6.6	1.16	.285	3.54	81	3.54	86	8.02	124.5
8	James Shields J. Shields	1,792	321	120	107	.529	320	3.93	21	9	0	2071.2	2,048	905	985	281	594	73	0	17	8,708	78	7.79	2.58	3.02	1.22	20.6	6.8	1.28	.296	4.28	98	4.09	101	8.90	-10
9	CC Sabathia	1,704	290	137	83	.623	290	3.61	22	7	0	1910.2	1,824	766	841	205	545	66	0	30	7,983	42	8.03	2.57	3.13	0.97	21.3	6.8	1.24	.296	3.96	86	3.66	85	8.59	135
10	David Price D. Price	1,676	269	127	68	.651	259	3.22	16	3	0	1746.1	1,553	625	687	167	445	46	1	12	7,134	35	8.64	2.29	3.77	0.86	23.5	6.2	1.14	.289	3.54	80	3.26	81	8.00	150.4
11	Ubaldo Jimenez U. Jimenez	1,649	312	110	113	.493	299	4.34	9	3	1	1780.1	1,682	859	918	175	808	72	4	27	7,710	90	8.34	4.08	2.04	0.88	21.4	10.5	1.40	.301	4.64	102	4.00	95	8.50	45.3
12	Gio Gonzalez G. Gonzalez	1,600	281	117	86	.576	275	3.64	4	2	0	1643.0	1,461	664	718	139	679	46	3	19	6,977	47	8.76	3.72	2.36	0.76	22.9	9.7	1.30	.293	3.93	90	3.57	89	8.00	76.7
13	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	1,586	254	103	84	.551	246	3.72	10	7	1	1535.2	1,384	634	676	135	604	42	3	28	6,502	97	9.29	3.54	2.63	0.79	24.4	9.3	1.29	.302	3.96	99	3.42	90	8.11	68.7
14	Chris Sale C. Sale	1,552	260	91	58	.611	180	2.98	15	2	12	1324.1	1,087	439	471	137	303	71	25	14	5,315	32	10.55	2.06	5.12	0.93	29.2	5.7	1.05	.292	3.20	72	2.95	71	7.39	177.7
15	Ervin Santana E. Santana	1,539	295	114	94	.548	294	3.81	20	10	0	1895.2	1,782	803	868	243	564	73	0	27	7,923	75	7.31	2.68	2.73	1.15	19.4	7.1	1.24	.280	4.12	94	4.15	102	8.46	-13.9
16	Johnny Cueto J. Cueto	1,505	283	122	83	.595	283	3.33	17	8	0	1787.1	1,623	662	718	182	508	99	0	18	7,406	30	7.58	2.56	2.96	0.92	20.3	6.9	1.19	.282	3.62	82	3.76	93	8.17	56.5
17	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	1,482	234	104	76	.578	231	3.01	15	6	0	1508.2	1,313	505	553	148	342	47	1	28	6,112	19	8.84	2.04	4.33	0.88	24.2	5.6	1.10	.285	3.30	81	3.18	85	7.83	92.5
18	A.J. Burnett	1,466	255	95	91	.511	253	4.15	6	1	0	1576.1	1,531	727	792	160	618	92	1	14	6,805	106	8.37	3.53	2.37	0.91	21.5	9.1	1.36	.307	4.52	103	3.90	96	8.74	31.8
19	Francisco Liriano F. Liriano	1,465	289	89	94	.486	254	4.29	3	1	0	1465.1	1,354	698	749	144	669	53	7	14	6,328	81	9.00	4.11	2.19	0.88	23.2	10.6	1.38	.303	4.60	106	3.85	96	8.32	23.9
20	Ian Kennedy I. Kennedy	1,440	266	90	92	.495	264	4.11	2	1	0	1565.1	1,466	714	766	219	530	76	1	18	6,635	69	8.28	3.05	2.72	1.26	21.7	8.0	1.28	.285	4.40	103	4.23	107	8.43	-53.3
21	Yovani Gallardo Y. Gallardo	1,425	278	104	88	.542	272	3.95	4	3	1	1612.0	1,560	708	762	183	626	20	4	22	6,905	69	7.96	3.50	2.28	1.02	20.6	9.1	1.36	.296	4.25	98	4.00	98	8.71	14.9
22	Dan Haren D. Haren	1,407	261	104	87	.545	259	3.72	11	6	1	1638.1	1,578	677	737	211	308	41	2	25	6,745	68	7.73	1.69	4.57	1.16	20.9	4.6	1.15	.286	4.05	94	3.68	93	8.67	56
23	Ricky Nolasco R. Nolasco	1,403	290	102	105	.493	286	4.53	12	6	0	1726.1	1,862	869	921	216	410	45	1	38	7,347	44	7.31	2.14	3.42	1.13	19.1	5.6	1.32	.312	4.80	112	3.89	97	9.71	23.7
24	Jered Weaver J. Weaver	1,401	284	126	89	.586	284	3.67	14	8	0	1783.1	1,640	728	766	230	473	50	0	13	7,346	31	7.07	2.39	2.96	1.16	19.1	6.4	1.18	.272	3.87	92	4.08	101	8.28	-8.4
25	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	1,375	249	130	68	.657	245	3.24	21	10	0	1612.2	1,512	580	625	120	401	39	2	22	6,613	29	7.67	2.24	3.43	0.67	20.8	6.1	1.19	.298	3.49	83	3.18	80	8.44	137.1

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Dingler

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Team Pitching Leaders

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	52	.532
Guardians	57	56	.504	3.0
Twins	56	57	.496	4.0
Tigers	54	58	.482	5.5
Royals	46	67	.407	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/4	DET	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Wed 8/5	DET	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Thu 8/6	DET	@	SEA	4:10 PM
Fri 8/7	DET	@	SFG	10:15 PM
Sat 8/8	DET	@	SFG	7:15 PM

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Final

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45 - 67

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HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Goodman

33

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

85

Stewart

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Abrams

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Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.330

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Arraez

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Lopez

Hit Leaders

140

Lopez

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Arraez

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Alvarez

Run Leaders

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Wood

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Olson

77

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.443

Alvarez

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Soto

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Ohtani

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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García

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Caminero

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Nuñez

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Chisholm

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Sánchez

13

Burns

13

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

178

Williams

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1.63

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0.73

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13.82

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Cease

11.53

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K/BB Leaders

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6.10

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5.52

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1,942.7

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1,661.5

Wood

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1,192

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63-49

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Braves	67	45	.598
Phillies	60	53	.531	7.5
Marlins	58	55	.513	9.5
Nationals	55	59	.482	13.0
Mets	47	66	.416	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	69	43	.616
Cubs	64	49	.566	5.5
Pirates	57	57	.500	13.0
Cardinals	56	57	.496	13.5
Reds	53	58	.477	15.5
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Dodgers	69	44	.611
Diamondbacks	60	53	.531	9.0
Padres	58	55	.513	11.0
Giants	48	65	.425	21.0
Rockies	45	68	.398	24.0

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Rays	66	46	.589
Yankees	63	50	.558	3.5
Red Sox	60	51	.541	5.5
Orioles	54	58	.482	12.0
Blue Jays	53	60	.469	13.5
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White Sox	59	52	.532
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Twins	56	57	.496	4.0
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Royals	46	67	.407	14.0
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Astros	58	56	.509
Rangers	55	58	.487	2.5
Mariners	55	58	.487	2.5
Athletics	45	67	.402	12.0
Angels	43	69	.384	14.0

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Mon 7/20	PIT	@	NYY	5-8
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Mon 7/20	LAD	@	PHI	7-10
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Tue 8/4	LAA	@	BAL	6:35 PM
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