most pitcher strikeouts from 2015

Since 2015, Max Scherzer has struck out the most batters, with 2,204 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,204
288
130
74
.637
288
3.07
11
4
0
1773.2
1,363
605
633
233
415
71
0
13
7,074
37
11.18
2.11
5.31
1.18
31.2
5.9
1.00
.272
3.21
74
3.20
76
6.92
194.9
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,113
292
139
74
.653
292
3.14
8
5
0
1791.1
1,470
624
672
211
452
50
0
6
7,197
45
10.62
2.27
4.67
1.06
29.4
6.3
1.07
.288
3.38
76
3.17
75
7.39
207.4
3Aaron Nola
A. Nola
2,029
312
114
99
.535
312
3.92
6
4
0
1858.2
1,673
810
851
249
498
57
0
18
7,655
20
9.82
2.41
4.07
1.21
26.5
6.5
1.17
.295
4.12
93
3.61
84
8.10
137.4
4Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,008
251
113
68
.624
250
3.05
9
2
0
1544.1
1,256
523
566
158
342
107
0
3
6,228
28
11.70
1.99
5.87
0.92
32.2
5.5
1.03
.304
3.30
70
2.75
65
7.32
251.3
5Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,966
348
109
112
.493
324
3.83
3
2
0
1900.1
1,822
808
867
236
525
38
8
10
7,942
52
9.31
2.49
3.74
1.12
24.8
6.6
1.24
.306
4.11
92
3.59
84
8.63
138.8
6Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,866
251
96
68
.585
251
2.70
4
2
0
1529.2
1,173
459
494
156
339
24
0
14
6,020
32
10.98
1.99
5.50
0.92
31.0
5.6
0.99
.280
2.91
68
2.75
67
6.90
237
7Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,837
282
98
84
.538
280
3.80
2
1
0
1555.1
1,325
656
707
230
667
52
0
19
6,561
63
10.63
3.86
2.75
1.33
28.0
10.2
1.28
.290
4.09
90
4.09
100
7.67
0.2
8Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,803
319
122
93
.567
312
3.61
5
3
0
1778.2
1,569
714
776
188
564
55
2
3
7,378
90
9.12
2.85
3.20
0.95
24.4
7.6
1.20
.290
3.93
86
3.55
84
7.94
131.3
9Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,724
258
114
70
.620
258
3.09
6
3
0
1593.1
1,264
547
589
198
396
52
0
7
6,400
35
9.74
2.24
4.35
1.12
26.9
6.2
1.04
.265
3.33
74
3.45
82
7.14
135.9
10Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,697
256
105
64
.621
256
3.25
4
2
0
1567.1
1,315
566
605
161
403
64
0
9
6,360
28
9.74
2.31
4.21
0.92
26.7
6.3
1.10
.286
3.47
78
3.23
76
7.55
174.4
11Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,681
281
111
73
.603
275
3.95
0
0
0
1521.0
1,345
667
716
169
571
136
1
13
6,461
35
9.95
3.38
2.94
1.00
26.0
8.8
1.26
.301
4.24
95
3.79
92
7.96
61.1
12Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,659
338
93
130
.417
320
4.67
4
2
2
1812.1
1,971
941
1,015
263
576
44
8
21
7,855
54
8.24
2.86
2.88
1.31
21.1
7.3
1.41
.321
5.04
111
4.24
100
9.79
-3
13Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1,607
244
125
47
.727
242
2.58
8
6
0
1477.0
1,158
424
469
153
289
24
0
3
5,790
55
9.79
1.76
5.56
0.93
27.8
5.0
0.98
.270
2.86
64
2.96
71
7.06
197.6
14Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,598
267
87
94
.481
264
3.68
1
0
0
1528.2
1,338
625
686
195
490
53
2
9
6,349
21
9.41
2.88
3.26
1.15
25.2
7.7
1.20
.285
4.04
89
3.79
91
7.88
69
15José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,481
275
108
82
.568
273
4.08
5
1
0
1571.2
1,474
713
765
219
473
98
0
7
6,607
35
8.48
2.71
3.13
1.25
22.4
7.2
1.24
.289
4.38
97
4.18
98
8.44
16.3
16Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1,467
242
97
74
.567
237
3.71
3
1
0
1336.1
1,121
551
597
163
507
66
1
5
5,606
68
9.88
3.41
2.89
1.10
26.2
9.0
1.22
.282
4.02
90
3.82
90
7.55
60.1
17Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,466
226
83
63
.568
226
3.14
1
1
0
1179.0
904
411
447
111
530
12
0
6
4,878
87
11.19
4.05
2.77
0.85
30.1
10.9
1.22
.287
3.41
77
3.28
79
6.90
117.1
18Dylan Cease
D. Cease
1,440
212
73
63
.537
212
3.69
4
4
0
1159.2
943
476
525
130
494
38
0
9
4,883
60
11.18
3.83
2.91
1.01
29.5
10.1
1.24
.292
4.07
88
3.50
82
7.32
96.2
19Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
1,416
245
94
71
.570
243
3.86
2
1
0
1390.1
1,289
597
664
185
481
60
0
16
5,918
44
9.17
3.11
2.94
1.20
23.9
8.1
1.27
.292
4.30
91
4.03
94
8.34
40.1
20Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1,416
268
108
70
.607
262
4.00
0
0
0
1466.2
1,420
652
690
181
507
32
1
9
6,240
17
8.69
3.11
2.79
1.11
22.7
8.1
1.31
.302
4.23
91
3.93
94
8.71
41.3
21Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,413
302
91
89
.506
279
3.88
2
2
0
1605.2
1,561
692
744
178
508
49
5
14
6,763
57
7.92
2.85
2.78
1.00
20.9
7.5
1.29
.300
4.17
93
3.87
93
8.75
55.9
22Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
1,399
255
93
79
.541
232
4.22
8
3
1
1331.2
1,310
625
656
186
359
49
12
13
5,563
51
9.46
2.43
3.90
1.26
25.1
6.5
1.25
.315
4.43
100
3.79
90
8.85
63.1
23Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
1,395
214
76
68
.528
214
3.82
0
0
0
1232.2
1,026
523
545
178
345
63
0
5
5,043
54
10.19
2.52
4.04
1.30
27.7
6.8
1.11
.277
3.98
91
3.77
89
7.49
65.5
24Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
1,384
293
96
95
.503
287
4.55
3
1
0
1647.2
1,690
833
892
214
587
61
0
15
7,074
57
7.56
3.21
2.36
1.17
19.6
8.3
1.38
.306
4.87
107
4.35
102
9.23
-17.5
25Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
1,383
301
108
76
.587
286
3.94
2
2
0
1618.1
1,565
708
752
205
493
43
2
19
6,797
42
7.69
2.74
2.81
1.14
20.3
7.3
1.27
.291
4.18
96
4.08
99
8.70
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73
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65
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65
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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2.5
64
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