most strikeouts by a pitcher in a season since 2014

Since 2014, Gerrit Cole has fanned the most hitters in a season, with 326 strikeouts in 2019.

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1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
326
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
13.82
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
2Chris Sale
C. Sale
308
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
12.93
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
301
2015
LAD LAD
33
16
7
.696
33
2.13
4
3
0
232.2
163
55
62
15
42
5
0
1
890
9
11.64
1.62
7.17
0.58
33.8
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
57
1.98
52
6.31
47.7
4Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
300
2019
HOU HOU
34
21
6
.778
34
2.58
2
1
0
223.0
137
64
66
36
42
6
0
0
847
4
12.11
1.70
7.14
1.45
35.4
5.0
0.80
.218
2.66
57
3.26
72
5.53
31.5
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
300
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
12.24
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
290
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
12.20
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
7Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
284
2016
WSH WSH
34
20
7
.741
34
2.96
1
0
0
228.1
165
75
77
31
56
6
0
2
902
2
11.19
2.21
5.07
1.22
31.5
6.2
0.97
.255
3.04
70
3.23
78
6.50
22.7
8Spencer Strider
S. Strider
281
2023
ATL ATL
32
19
5
.792
32
3.86
0
0
0
186.2
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
13.55
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
87
2.85
66
7.04
30.3
9Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
276
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
1
1
0
200.1
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
12.40
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
10Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
276
2015
WSH WSH
33
14
12
.538
33
2.79
4
3
0
228.2
176
71
74
27
34
5
0
2
899
10
10.86
1.34
8.12
1.06
30.7
3.8
0.92
.268
2.91
71
2.76
72
6.93
27.6
11Chris Sale
C. Sale
274
2015
CWS CWS
31
13
11
.542
31
3.41
1
0
0
208.2
185
79
88
23
42
13
0
0
854
7
11.82
1.81
6.52
0.99
32.1
4.9
1.09
.323
3.80
86
2.72
66
7.98
31.8
12David Price
D. Price
271
2014
TOT
34
15
12
.556
34
3.26
3
0
0
248.1
230
90
100
25
38
5
0
1
1,009
2
9.82
1.38
7.13
0.91
26.9
3.8
1.08
.306
3.62
87
2.77
75
8.34
26.2
13Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
269
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
32
1.70
1
0
0
217.0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
14Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
269
2014
CLE CLE
34
18
9
.667
34
2.44
3
1
0
235.2
207
64
72
14
51
6
0
3
951
3
10.27
1.95
5.27
0.53
28.3
5.4
1.09
.316
2.75
63
2.34
61
7.91
38.5
15Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
268
2017
WSH WSH
31
16
6
.727
31
2.51
2
0
0
200.2
126
56
62
22
55
11
0
2
780
4
12.02
2.47
4.87
0.99
34.4
7.1
0.90
.245
2.78
57
2.89
66
5.65
33.2
16Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
265
2017
CLE CLE
29
18
4
.818
29
2.25
5
3
0
203.2
141
51
56
21
36
5
0
2
777
4
11.71
1.59
7.36
0.93
34.1
4.6
0.87
.267
2.47
50
2.49
57
6.23
42.8
17Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
259
2019
CLE CLE
34
15
8
.652
33
3.28
3
2
0
214.1
186
78
86
31
40
6
1
1
859
6
10.88
1.68
6.48
1.30
30.2
4.7
1.05
.296
3.61
71
3.31
73
7.81
29
18Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
257
2022
NYY NYY
33
13
8
.619
33
3.50
0
0
0
200.2
154
78
81
33
50
2
0
0
793
2
11.53
2.24
5.14
1.48
32.4
6.3
1.02
.268
3.63
92
3.46
87
6.91
11.5
19Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
255
2025
BOS BOS
32
18
5
.783
32
2.59
1
1
0
205.1
165
59
62
24
46
3
0
0
814
7
11.18
2.02
5.54
1.05
31.3
5.7
1.03
.290
2.72
61
2.88
69
7.23
29.5
20Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
255
2019
NYM NYM
32
11
8
.579
32
2.43
0
0
0
204.0
154
55
59
19
44
7
0
1
804
2
11.25
1.94
5.80
0.84
31.7
5.5
0.97
.282
2.60
60
2.66
62
6.79
37.8
21Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
254
2016
DET DET
34
16
9
.640
34
3.04
2
0
0
227.2
171
77
81
30
57
8
0
1
903
6
10.04
2.25
4.46
1.19
28.1
6.3
1.00
.255
3.20
72
3.48
81
6.76
20.3
22Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
253
2019
TOT
34
11
13
.458
34
4.48
1
1
0
213.0
184
106
118
34
82
19
0
0
911
10
10.69
3.46
3.09
1.44
27.8
9.0
1.25
.287
4.99
97
4.32
95
7.77
5.3
23Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
253
2016
MIA MIA
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
0
0
0
182.1
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
12.49
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
24Chris Archer
C. Archer
252
2015
TBR TBR
34
12
13
.480
34
3.23
1
1
0
212.0
175
76
85
19
66
3
0
0
868
13
10.70
2.80
3.82
0.81
29.0
7.6
1.14
.295
3.61
83
2.89
73
7.43
25.4
25Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
252
2014
DET DET
33
18
5
.783
33
3.15
1
1
0
220.1
196
77
80
18
63
6
0
1
904
10
10.29
2.57
4.00
0.74
27.9
7.0
1.18
.315
3.27
82
2.84
74
8.01
23.9
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HOU HOU
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PHI PHI
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Wed
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Thu
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Phillies Phillies
79
62
.560
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71
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67
76
.469
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88
54
.620
Cubs Cubs
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62
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71
.500
17.0
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70
72
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67
74
.475
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74
67
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68
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58
84
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Rockies Rockies
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87
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84
57
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Yankees Yankees
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61
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Red Sox Red Sox
77
65
.542
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Orioles Orioles
69
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Rangers Rangers
70
72
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Mariners Mariners
66
76
.465
7.0
Athletics Athletics
56
86
.394
17.0
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PHI PHI
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TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
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Sat
9/5
CHC CHC
@
MIA MIA
4:10 PM
Sat
9/5
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
6:05 PM
Sat
9/5
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CLE CLE
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