most strikeouts by a pitcher 2015 to 2025

Between the 2015 and 2025 seasons, Max Scherzer struck out the most hitters, with 2,168 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,168
276
129
67
.658
276
2.96
11
4
0
1723.2
1,311
566
594
221
390
70
0
13
6,849
35
11.32
2.04
5.56
1.15
31.7
5.7
0.99
.273
3.10
71
3.11
74
6.85
206.9
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,013
276
132
68
.660
276
3.14
8
5
0
1698.2
1,391
592
639
199
432
49
0
7
6,821
45
10.67
2.29
4.66
1.05
29.5
6.3
1.07
.289
3.39
76
3.17
75
7.37
198.3
3Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,876
285
109
89
.551
285
3.83
6
4
0
1715.2
1,522
730
769
217
449
56
0
16
7,039
18
9.84
2.36
4.18
1.14
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
4.03
91
3.50
82
7.98
147.1
4Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,842
228
101
59
.631
227
3.13
9
2
0
1409.1
1,145
490
528
150
314
97
0
3
5,686
28
11.76
2.01
5.87
0.96
32.4
5.5
1.04
.303
3.37
72
2.80
66
7.31
222.8
5Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,817
321
102
101
.502
297
3.78
3
2
0
1750.0
1,673
735
788
218
484
37
8
9
7,309
51
9.34
2.49
3.75
1.12
24.9
6.6
1.23
.306
4.05
91
3.59
84
8.60
126.7
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,723
257
114
69
.623
257
3.07
6
3
0
1589.2
1,258
542
584
197
394
52
0
7
6,381
34
9.75
2.23
4.37
1.12
27.0
6.2
1.04
.264
3.31
73
3.44
82
7.12
136.9
7Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,715
256
87
77
.530
255
3.86
2
1
0
1412.1
1,207
605
648
211
597
51
0
19
5,961
58
10.93
3.80
2.87
1.34
28.8
10.0
1.28
.294
4.13
91
4.04
98
7.69
9.5
8Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,707
226
87
59
.596
226
2.56
4
2
0
1399.1
1,056
398
433
139
302
24
0
11
5,480
29
10.98
1.94
5.65
0.89
31.1
5.5
0.97
.277
2.78
65
2.70
66
6.79
222.7
9Charlie 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
10Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,675
294
106
89
.544
287
3.68
5
3
0
1635.0
1,437
669
730
173
527
50
2
3
6,792
89
9.22
2.90
3.18
0.95
24.7
7.8
1.20
.289
4.02
88
3.55
84
7.91
121.6
11Clayton 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
197.5
12Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,596
319
90
126
.417
305
4.63
4
2
1
1732.1
1,873
892
965
251
551
38
7
21
7,495
53
8.29
2.86
2.90
1.30
21.3
7.4
1.40
.321
5.01
110
4.22
100
9.73
1.8
13Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,549
234
95
59
.617
234
3.24
4
2
0
1443.0
1,218
519
557
142
365
61
0
9
5,861
26
9.66
2.28
4.24
0.89
26.4
6.2
1.10
.287
3.47
78
3.19
75
7.60
166.2
14Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,493
243
83
84
.497
243
3.55
1
0
0
1410.2
1,208
557
608
174
453
48
0
8
5,824
19
9.53
2.89
3.30
1.11
25.6
7.8
1.18
.283
3.88
86
3.72
88
7.71
78.1
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
15.2
16Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,440
222
81
62
.566
222
3.15
1
1
0
1158.0
891
405
440
111
521
11
0
6
4,791
86
11.19
4.05
2.76
0.86
30.1
10.9
1.22
.288
3.42
77
3.31
79
6.92
111.9
17Lance 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
18Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1,409
231
93
72
.564
226
3.73
3
1
0
1282.0
1,085
532
574
159
477
65
1
5
5,378
65
9.89
3.35
2.95
1.12
26.2
8.9
1.22
.283
4.03
91
3.83
90
7.62
57.4
19Yu 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
20Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,393
293
89
86
.509
270
3.84
2
2
0
1564.2
1,516
668
717
172
491
48
5
14
6,582
56
8.01
2.82
2.84
0.99
21.2
7.5
1.28
.300
4.12
93
3.83
92
8.72
59.8
21Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
1,392
247
93
79
.541
232
4.20
8
3
1
1315.0
1,289
614
645
183
356
47
6
13
5,490
51
9.53
2.44
3.91
1.25
25.4
6.5
1.25
.315
4.41
100
3.76
89
8.82
65.7
22Kyle 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
23Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
1,329
254
69
76
.476
209
4.47
2
0
3
1211.0
1,107
602
631
197
427
34
13
7
5,107
53
9.88
3.17
3.11
1.46
26.0
8.4
1.27
.292
4.69
105
4.22
100
8.23
1.1
24Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
1,326
294
98
89
.524
288
3.85
6
4
0
1664.2
1,596
712
764
205
392
65
4
17
6,892
12
7.17
2.12
3.38
1.11
19.2
5.7
1.19
.284
4.13
93
3.99
96
8.63
29.9
25Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1,297
241
94
66
.588
235
4.19
0
0
0
1304.2
1,280
607
641
167
455
32
1
9
5,579
17
8.95
3.14
2.85
1.15
23.2
8.2
1.33
.307
4.42
95
3.96
95
8.83
34.8
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