most strikeouts by a pitcher in mlb from 2015 to 2019

Between the 2015 and 2019 seasons, Max Scherzer struck out the most batters, with 1,371 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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	1,371	158	79	39	.669	158	2.74	9	4	0	1050.2	761	320	338	121	229	41	0	12	4,140	20	11.74	1.96	5.99	1.04	33.1	5.5	0.94	.269	2.90	65	2.81	68	6.52	158.1
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	1,270	147	65	44	.596	147	3.21	9	2	0	955.0	765	341	368	109	201	65	0	2	3,841	18	11.97	1.89	6.32	1.03	33.1	5.2	1.01	.299	3.47	74	2.81	66	7.21	155.2
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,176	155	73	40	.646	155	2.94	6	3	0	1004.0	747	328	346	134	240	29	0	6	3,967	22	10.54	2.15	4.90	1.20	29.6	6.0	0.98	.257	3.10	69	3.35	78	6.70	107.3
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,111	149	57	43	.570	149	2.61	3	1	0	961.1	777	279	306	88	223	19	0	11	3,821	21	10.40	2.09	4.98	0.82	29.1	5.8	1.04	.289	2.86	66	2.79	68	7.27	140.5
5	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	1,098	151	73	40	.646	151	3.15	2	1	0	939.2	798	329	360	97	247	30	0	5	3,803	32	10.52	2.37	4.45	0.93	28.9	6.5	1.11	.301	3.45	76	3.05	73	7.64	119.9
6	Chris Archer C. Archer	1,039	151	40	61	.396	151	4.05	1	1	0	882.1	820	397	436	120	297	21	0	5	3,734	51	10.60	3.03	3.50	1.22	27.8	8.0	1.27	.310	4.45	99	3.64	88	8.36	49.4
7	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1,019	136	71	25	.740	135	2.38	8	6	0	896.1	680	237	260	91	153	11	0	2	3,469	35	10.23	1.54	6.66	0.91	29.4	4.4	0.93	.268	2.61	60	2.75	67	6.83	135.2
8	Trevor Bauer T. Bauer	1,008	160	63	48	.568	150	3.96	3	1	1	930.2	830	410	439	111	348	47	6	4	3,932	35	9.75	3.37	2.90	1.07	25.6	8.9	1.27	.297	4.25	90	3.81	89	8.03	50.8
9	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	997	133	67	39	.632	133	3.07	14	6	0	891.1	723	304	331	94	187	29	0	6	3,533	18	10.07	1.89	5.33	0.95	28.2	5.3	1.02	.283	3.34	71	3.01	71	7.30	122.2
10	Robbie Ray R. Ray	955	140	46	42	.523	140	3.96	1	1	0	762.0	669	335	364	105	345	29	0	18	3,259	30	11.28	4.07	2.77	1.24	29.3	10.6	1.33	.309	4.30	92	3.91	94	7.90	21.6
11	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	949	130	69	28	.711	130	3.28	1	1	0	789.1	644	288	308	84	211	30	0	12	3,207	22	10.82	2.41	4.50	0.96	29.6	6.6	1.08	.290	3.51	77	3.05	72	7.34	102.8
12	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	935	156	82	33	.713	156	2.99	3	1	0	1000.0	837	332	353	111	199	15	0	9	3,960	26	8.41	1.79	4.70	1.00	23.6	5.0	1.04	.269	3.18	70	3.37	82	7.53	85.1
13	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	919	142	66	43	.606	129	3.59	8	3	1	802.0	726	320	338	99	182	26	4	11	3,252	30	10.31	2.04	5.05	1.11	28.3	5.6	1.13	.309	3.79	82	3.24	76	8.15	91
14	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	898	138	52	43	.547	138	3.20	9	3	0	893.1	770	318	343	108	199	33	0	11	3,626	11	9.05	2.00	4.51	1.09	24.8	5.5	1.08	.277	3.46	80	3.49	89	7.76	44.2
15	Jon Lester J. Lester	898	159	74	41	.643	159	3.54	4	0	0	941.2	895	370	417	113	275	28	0	4	3,912	22	8.58	2.63	3.27	1.08	23.0	7.0	1.24	.301	3.99	85	3.77	91	8.55	38.6
16	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	875	160	59	53	.527	159	3.84	2	2	0	948.1	933	405	430	106	269	27	0	12	3,973	37	8.30	2.55	3.25	1.01	22.0	6.8	1.27	.307	4.08	92	3.70	88	8.85	56.1
17	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	871	151	50	45	.526	138	3.80	2	2	1	832.1	807	351	391	98	262	18	6	15	3,519	35	9.42	2.83	3.32	1.06	24.8	7.4	1.28	.312	4.23	88	3.61	85	8.73	56.6
18	Rick Porcello R. Porcello	852	159	73	55	.570	159	4.43	6	0	0	964.0	1,000	475	524	144	211	51	0	3	4,088	28	7.95	1.97	4.04	1.34	20.8	5.2	1.26	.302	4.89	99	4.14	98	9.34	10
19	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	851	147	55	38	.591	147	3.72	4	1	0	893.1	817	369	402	110	313	55	0	6	3,765	27	8.57	3.15	2.72	1.11	22.6	8.3	1.26	.290	4.05	84	4.08	94	8.23	23.6
20	Jake Arrieta J. Arrieta	837	149	72	43	.626	149	3.24	5	4	0	903.0	752	325	375	91	287	36	0	9	3,690	54	8.34	2.86	2.92	0.91	22.7	7.8	1.15	.271	3.74	78	3.68	87	7.50	50
21	David Price D. Price	834	135	64	29	.688	130	3.46	6	1	0	808.1	742	311	338	95	203	27	1	3	3,336	14	9.29	2.26	4.11	1.06	25.0	6.1	1.17	.297	3.76	78	3.47	82	8.26	67.9
22	Aaron Nola A. Nola	826	127	53	35	.602	127	3.49	0	0	0	771.1	669	299	314	83	235	28	0	12	3,177	10	9.64	2.74	3.51	0.97	26.0	7.4	1.17	.292	3.66	83	3.44	80	7.81	73.6
23	Julio Teheran J. Teheran	813	159	48	51	.485	159	3.90	1	1	0	927.1	802	402	433	128	353	48	0	14	3,891	22	7.89	3.43	2.30	1.24	20.9	9.1	1.25	.264	4.20	93	4.49	110	7.78	-43.8
24	Masahiro Tanaka M. Tanaka	806	144	62	38	.620	143	3.90	4	3	0	870.0	812	377	404	135	179	20	0	1	3,560	28	8.34	1.85	4.50	1.40	22.6	5.0	1.14	.280	4.18	90	4.01	91	8.40	39.6
25	J.A. Happ	789	151	70	37	.654	149	3.75	0	0	0	851.1	796	355	376	117	251	22	0	6	3,550	20	8.34	2.65	3.14	1.24	22.2	7.1	1.23	.286	3.97	88	4.05	94	8.42	23.3

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30

Wood

RBI

91

Abrams

AVG

.283

García

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Griffin

162

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	54	.581
Phillies	71	58	.550	4.0
Marlins	65	64	.504	10.0
Nationals	61	69	.469	14.5
Mets	58	71	.450	17.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/22	WSH	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sun 8/23	WSH	@	MIA	1:40 PM
Mon 8/24	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 8/25	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 8/26	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM

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Final

Marlins

65 - 64

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HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

96

Stewart

96

Walker

93

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Alvarez

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Gonzales

Hit Leaders

158

Arraez

154

Lopez

148

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

91

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.396

Contreras

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.552

Ohtani

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

14

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Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

201

Williams

201

Cease

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Schlittler

2.20

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WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.95

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

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FanDuel Points Leaders

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	54	.581
Phillies	71	58	.550	4.0
Marlins	65	64	.504	10.0
Nationals	61	69	.469	14.5
Mets	58	71	.450	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	80	49	.620
Cubs	74	55	.574	6.0
Cardinals	66	64	.508	14.5
Pirates	63	66	.488	17.0
Reds	61	68	.473	19.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	77	51	.602
Padres	69	60	.535	8.5
Diamondbacks	68	61	.527	9.5
Giants	52	76	.406	25.0
Rockies	50	78	.391	27.0

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Rays	76	52	.594
Yankees	73	55	.570	3.0
Red Sox	69	59	.539	7.0
Blue Jays	63	67	.485	14.0
Orioles	62	67	.481	14.5
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White Sox	67	61	.523
Twins	63	66	.488	4.5
Guardians	63	66	.488	4.5
Tigers	61	67	.477	6.0
Royals	56	74	.431	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	64	.504
Rangers	64	65	.496	1.0
Mariners	61	68	.473	4.0
Angels	51	78	.395	14.0
Athletics	49	80	.380	16.0