most pitching strikeouts since 2007

Since 2007, Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters, with 3,516 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most pitching strikeouts by a player since 2007
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,516
492
221
121
.646
483
3.27
12
5
0
2999.0
2,473
1,088
1,161
365
794
115
2
20
12,148
81
10.55
2.38
4.43
1.10
28.9
6.5
1.09
.286
3.48
79
3.27
79
7.42
292.1
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,423
524
249
148
.627
524
3.30
25
8
0
3374.0
2,850
1,238
1,346
350
941
114
0
27
13,796
94
9.13
2.51
3.64
0.93
24.8
6.8
1.12
.279
3.59
79
3.38
81
7.60
306.5
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3,052
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
25
15
0
2855.1
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.7
4Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,760
526
211
128
.622
484
3.33
15
5
1
3055.0
2,824
1,130
1,218
317
680
58
7
20
12,421
96
8.13
2.00
4.06
0.93
22.2
5.5
1.15
.291
3.59
80
3.39
83
8.32
239.9
5Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,730
414
157
95
.623
333
2.96
16
3
12
2207.0
1,790
727
785
221
515
140
25
15
8,883
48
11.13
2.10
5.30
0.90
30.7
5.8
1.04
.297
3.20
70
2.85
68
7.30
327.3
6Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,428
437
193
115
.627
436
3.63
15
4
0
2658.2
2,519
1,071
1,172
287
849
85
0
12
11,120
58
8.22
2.87
2.86
0.97
21.8
7.6
1.27
.299
3.97
85
3.75
91
8.53
103
7Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,415
400
154
114
.575
399
3.39
17
7
0
2565.2
2,307
967
1,037
291
719
97
0
39
10,557
52
8.47
2.52
3.36
1.02
22.9
6.8
1.18
.287
3.64
81
3.66
88
8.09
141.3
8Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,338
331
159
85
.652
331
3.18
8
5
0
2034.2
1,697
720
770
228
517
62
0
7
8,190
58
10.34
2.29
4.52
1.01
28.5
6.3
1.09
.291
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.51
220.7
9Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,271
376
153
118
.565
375
3.36
23
10
0
2454.1
2,231
916
1,026
236
722
97
0
14
10,140
142
8.33
2.65
3.15
0.87
22.4
7.1
1.20
.293
3.76
84
3.51
86
8.18
156.8
10Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,196
416
147
134
.523
409
4.13
3
2
0
2267.2
2,143
1,040
1,139
226
859
200
1
27
9,755
72
8.72
3.41
2.56
0.90
22.5
8.8
1.32
.306
4.52
103
3.89
97
8.51
37.5
11CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,160
376
170
105
.618
375
3.63
26
8
0
2412.0
2,324
973
1,071
271
672
88
0
31
10,091
46
8.06
2.51
3.21
1.01
21.4
6.7
1.24
.298
4.00
85
3.73
86
8.67
159
12James Shields
J. Shields
2,130
386
139
131
.515
384
3.97
22
9
0
2491.1
2,440
1,100
1,198
343
708
92
1
17
10,453
98
7.69
2.56
3.01
1.24
20.4
6.8
1.26
.292
4.33
98
4.15
101
8.81
-15.4
13Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,130
415
198
127
.609
411
3.54
28
11
0
2591.1
2,511
1,018
1,088
226
713
77
2
38
10,798
48
7.40
2.48
2.99
0.78
19.7
6.6
1.24
.299
3.78
88
3.53
87
8.72
144.7
14Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,085
385
118
123
.490
346
3.85
4
2
0
2045.1
1,967
874
936
249
572
39
11
12
8,552
65
9.17
2.52
3.65
1.10
24.4
6.7
1.24
.306
4.12
93
3.59
85
8.66
144.1
15David Price
D. Price
2,076
400
157
82
.657
322
3.32
17
3
3
2143.2
1,930
790
865
221
562
63
19
16
8,807
40
8.72
2.36
3.69
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.290
3.63
81
3.38
83
8.10
165.9
16Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,075
297
115
93
.553
297
3.65
2
1
0
1778.0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
10.50
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
87
3.58
85
7.39
120
17Madison 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
90
3.62
94
8.18
50.1
18Sonny Gray
S. Gray
2,035
361
139
105
.570
352
3.53
7
5
0
2043.2
1,787
802
876
205
654
62
2
5
8,462
107
8.96
2.88
3.11
0.90
24.0
7.7
1.19
.287
3.86
85
3.51
85
7.87
144.1
19Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
143
99
.591
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
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
20Aaron Nola
A. Nola
2,005
309
112
98
.533
309
3.94
6
4
0
1840.2
1,660
806
847
246
492
57
0
18
7,583
20
9.80
2.41
4.08
1.20
26.4
6.5
1.17
.296
4.14
93
3.61
84
8.12
136.3
21Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,995
270
104
72
.591
270
2.66
4
2
0
1658.1
1,277
491
528
163
375
25
0
16
6,531
33
10.83
2.04
5.32
0.88
30.5
5.7
1.00
.280
2.87
68
2.74
67
6.93
250.6
22Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,957
303
123
79
.609
303
3.26
5
3
0
1843.2
1,561
667
721
180
519
79
0
14
7,540
42
9.55
2.53
3.77
0.88
26.0
6.9
1.13
.287
3.52
81
3.27
79
7.62
179.5
23Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,923
392
113
146
.436
369
4.54
7
2
3
2127.2
2,277
1,074
1,152
296
655
57
11
24
9,169
68
8.13
2.77
2.94
1.25
21.0
7.1
1.38
.318
4.87
108
4.15
100
9.63
4.2
24Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
1,860
344
131
101
.565
328
3.70
4
2
0
1933.0
1,744
795
857
171
815
50
4
21
8,242
59
8.66
3.79
2.28
0.80
22.6
9.9
1.32
.294
3.99
91
3.67
91
8.12
77.3
25Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
1,857
370
144
113
.560
365
3.52
18
8
0
2256.1
2,094
883
955
253
637
120
1
22
9,373
36
7.41
2.54
2.92
1.01
19.8
6.8
1.21
.283
3.81
86
3.93
96
8.35
31.6

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