most pitcher strikeouts since march 2009

Since March 31, 2009, Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters, with 3,342 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 H/9
1 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,342
451
215
108
.666
451
3.16
12
5
0
2825.0
2,301
993
1,061
332
735
107
0
19
11,403
76
10.65
2.34
4.55
1.06
29.3
6.4
1.07
.286
3.38
7.33
2 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,971
436
216
115
.653
436
3.14
23
7
0
2852.2
2,348
996
1,080
300
746
75
0
15
11,526
68
9.37
2.35
3.98
0.95
25.8
6.5
1.08
.275
3.41
7.41
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,868
410
207
89
.699
408
2.43
25
15
0
2635.0
1,982
711
784
216
626
43
1
25
10,346
96
9.80
2.14
4.58
0.74
27.7
6.1
0.99
.268
2.68
6.77
4 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,471
442
191
111
.632
438
3.30
14
5
0
2730.2
2,500
1,002
1,079
284
588
51
0
14
11,063
85
8.14
1.94
4.20
0.94
22.3
5.3
1.13
.289
3.56
8.24
5 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,460
379
139
86
.618
299
3.07
16
3
12
1993.2
1,631
680
732
207
464
122
25
15
8,036
47
11.11
2.09
5.30
0.93
30.6
5.8
1.05
.298
3.30
7.36
6 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,251
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
8
5
0
1954.0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
10.37
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
7.49
7 Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,226
392
173
109
.613
392
3.64
13
2
0
2385.1
2,256
964
1,061
263
752
74
0
11
9,971
54
8.40
2.84
2.96
0.99
22.3
7.5
1.26
.299
4.00
8.51
8 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
2,070
358
134
124
.519
355
3.47
16
7
0
2209.1
2,007
853
933
258
544
89
1
38
9,098
29
8.43
2.22
3.81
1.05
22.8
6.0
1.15
.285
3.80
8.18
9 David Price
D. Price
2,064
395
157
82
.657
321
3.33
17
3
3
2129.2
1,921
787
861
220
558
62
19
16
8,750
40
8.72
2.36
3.70
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.291
3.64
8.12
10 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,042
339
125
99
.558
338
3.42
13
5
0
2155.0
1,951
820
876
238
623
93
0
28
8,900
47
8.53
2.60
3.28
0.99
22.9
7.0
1.19
.290
3.66
8.15
11 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,025
374
134
121
.525
372
4.01
3
2
0
2077.2
1,948
925
1,018
200
767
185
0
23
8,894
67
8.77
3.32
2.64
0.87
22.8
8.6
1.31
.306
4.41
8.44
12 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
142
99
.589
340
3.74
4
2
1
2006.1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
9.04
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
8.33
13 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,007
282
110
88
.556
282
3.58
2
1
0
1706.0
1,394
678
712
217
544
77
0
8
7,009
79
10.59
2.87
3.69
1.14
28.6
7.8
1.14
.283
3.76
7.35
14 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
1,931
315
130
100
.565
314
3.30
20
9
0
2063.1
1,824
756
853
199
589
86
0
3
8,475
127
8.42
2.57
3.28
0.87
22.8
6.9
1.17
.287
3.72
7.96
15 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
1,903
363
173
112
.607
359
3.54
26
11
0
2257.1
2,177
888
944
201
609
65
2
33
9,372
39
7.59
2.43
3.12
0.80
20.3
6.5
1.23
.300
3.76
8.68
16 Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
1,826
334
130
97
.573
321
3.63
4
2
0
1899.0
1,712
766
823
162
790
47
1
20
8,079
58
8.65
3.74
2.31
0.77
22.6
9.8
1.32
.295
3.90
8.11
17 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,816
274
104
84
.553
274
3.74
6
4
0
1656.1
1,460
688
726
205
433
53
0
16
6,785
18
9.87
2.35
4.19
1.11
26.8
6.4
1.14
.293
3.94
7.93
18 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,793
335
104
105
.498
296
3.85
3
1
0
1752.0
1,704
750
805
216
496
35
11
10
7,343
63
9.21
2.55
3.61
1.11
24.4
6.8
1.26
.310
4.14
8.75
19 James Shields
J. Shields
1,786
322
113
115
.496
320
4.03
18
7
0
2061.1
2,030
923
1,006
291
632
70
1
17
8,702
83
7.80
2.76
2.83
1.27
20.5
7.3
1.29
.294
4.39
8.86
20 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,757
313
113
94
.546
304
3.51
6
4
0
1772.1
1,518
691
757
172
590
56
2
5
7,337
105
8.92
3.00
2.98
0.87
23.9
8.0
1.19
.283
3.84
7.71
21 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,744
346
105
132
.443
328
4.51
6
2
2
1911.1
2,042
957
1,031
266
585
48
9
23
8,230
63
8.21
2.75
2.98
1.25
21.2
7.1
1.37
.318
4.85
9.62
22 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,742
363
106
103
.507
337
3.71
2
2
0
1993.1
1,942
822
887
202
599
53
7
23
8,349
74
7.87
2.70
2.91
0.91
20.9
7.2
1.27
.302
4.00
8.77
23 Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
1,733
484
103
110
.484
278
4.10
2
1
66
1845.2
1,743
841
905
274
612
83
124
28
7,829
77
8.45
2.98
2.83
1.34
22.1
7.8
1.28
.287
4.41
8.50
24 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
1,725
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
18
8
1
1641.2
1,486
627
684
177
368
65
4
9
6,688
31
9.46
2.02
4.69
0.97
25.8
5.5
1.13
.301
3.75
8.15
25 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
1,723
247
113
62
.646
247
3.24
2
2
0
1470.0
1,217
530
582
149
394
53
0
20
5,962
44
10.55
2.41
4.37
0.91
28.9
6.6
1.10
.293
3.56
7.45
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