most strikeouts by a pitcher since 2008

Since 2008, Max Scherzer has struck out the most batters, with 3,408 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
3,408
467
215
112
.657
458
3.16
12
5
0
2881.0
2,349
1,012
1,085
337
756
112
2
20
11,640
78
10.65
2.36
4.51
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.286
3.39
76
3.18
77
7.34
307.9
2 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,143
472
227
133
.631
472
3.26
24
7
0
3068.2
2,560
1,111
1,206
321
841
90
0
23
12,474
74
9.22
2.47
3.74
0.94
25.2
6.7
1.11
.277
3.54
78
3.34
80
7.51
288.5
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,976
436
212
94
.693
433
2.52
25
15
0
2758.1
2,108
771
846
229
687
44
1
28
10,886
104
9.71
2.24
4.33
0.75
27.3
6.3
1.01
.270
2.76
64
2.83
70
6.88
364.4
4 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,654
474
204
121
.628
470
3.31
15
5
0
2933.0
2,702
1,080
1,166
305
644
55
0
15
11,914
93
8.14
1.98
4.12
0.94
22.3
5.4
1.14
.290
3.58
80
3.38
83
8.29
230.9
5 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,500
384
141
86
.621
304
3.04
16
3
12
2026.0
1,655
684
737
209
474
125
25
15
8,165
47
11.11
2.11
5.27
0.93
30.6
5.8
1.05
.298
3.27
71
2.89
69
7.35
290.6
6 Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,378
425
189
115
.622
425
3.60
15
4
0
2595.2
2,458
1,039
1,139
277
818
84
0
12
10,845
57
8.25
2.84
2.91
0.96
21.9
7.5
1.26
.299
3.95
85
3.71
91
8.52
109.8
7 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
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.5
8 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,238
372
139
109
.560
371
3.39
15
7
0
2382.1
2,144
898
965
266
676
94
0
35
9,814
47
8.45
2.55
3.31
1.00
22.8
6.9
1.18
.287
3.65
82
3.65
88
8.10
126
9 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,106
346
139
111
.556
345
3.31
22
9
0
2264.0
2,022
833
938
216
669
94
0
10
9,332
135
8.37
2.66
3.15
0.86
22.6
7.2
1.19
.289
3.73
83
3.49
86
8.04
144
10 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,099
397
140
130
.519
390
4.07
3
2
0
2179.1
2,049
985
1,084
213
814
189
1
25
9,348
70
8.67
3.36
2.58
0.88
22.5
8.7
1.31
.304
4.48
101
3.86
96
8.46
42.8
11 David 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
12 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
90
3.62
94
8.18
50.1
13 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
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
14 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
85
3.53
84
7.35
125.8
15 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
1,994
383
184
115
.615
379
3.52
27
11
0
2389.1
2,299
935
995
213
643
68
2
34
9,916
42
7.51
2.42
3.10
0.80
20.1
6.5
1.23
.298
3.75
88
3.50
87
8.66
133.3
16 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
1,951
342
151
98
.606
341
3.68
22
7
0
2171.0
2,086
887
977
251
635
80
0
30
9,116
45
8.09
2.63
3.07
1.04
21.4
7.0
1.25
.296
4.05
87
3.79
88
8.65
126.1
17 James Shields
J. Shields
1,946
355
127
123
.508
353
3.99
21
9
0
2276.1
2,238
1,008
1,100
315
672
82
1
17
9,579
89
7.69
2.66
2.90
1.25
20.3
7.0
1.28
.293
4.35
99
4.18
102
8.85
-28.2
18 Gio 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
19 Johnny 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
31.8
20 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,833
341
107
106
.502
302
3.84
3
1
0
1788.2
1,738
763
818
220
499
35
11
10
7,489
63
9.22
2.51
3.67
1.11
24.5
6.7
1.25
.310
4.12
93
3.60
85
8.75
123.1
21 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,831
277
105
86
.550
277
3.78
6
4
0
1671.0
1,482
701
739
210
437
55
0
16
6,855
18
9.86
2.35
4.19
1.13
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
3.98
90
3.49
81
7.98
145.5
22 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,800
319
116
95
.550
310
3.51
6
4
0
1806.1
1,553
705
773
176
597
56
2
5
7,478
105
8.97
2.97
3.02
0.88
24.1
8.0
1.19
.284
3.85
85
3.51
85
7.74
127.6
23 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,770
352
106
135
.440
334
4.49
6
2
2
1945.2
2,067
971
1,045
272
597
49
9
23
8,366
64
8.19
2.76
2.96
1.26
21.2
7.1
1.37
.316
4.83
107
4.14
99
9.56
5.7
24 Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
1,760
494
103
114
.475
287
4.19
2
1
66
1885.1
1,793
877
942
279
638
84
125
28
8,023
80
8.40
3.05
2.76
1.33
21.9
8.0
1.29
.288
4.50
103
4.31
108
8.56
-70.1
25 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,754
366
106
104
.505
340
3.72
2
2
0
2008.2
1,958
831
898
206
606
53
7
23
8,417
75
7.86
2.72
2.89
0.92
20.8
7.2
1.28
.302
4.02
90
3.71
89
8.77
98.5

More Nationals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

60

18th

R

268

12th

SO

477

19th

ERA

5.07

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
38
23
.623
Phillies Phillies
37
23
.617
0.5
Nationals Nationals
28
32
.467
9.5
Braves Braves
27
32
.458
10.0
Marlins Marlins
23
36
.390
14.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/4
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
6/5
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/6
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Sat
6/7
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sun
6/8
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Last Game
WSH Nationals

28 - 32

3

Final

8

CHC Cubs

38 - 22

Tue 3 Jun 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
37
22
.627
Rays Rays
31
29
.517
6.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
40
22
.645
Twins Twins
33
27
.550
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
33
27
.550
Mariners Mariners
32
27
.542
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
38
23
.623
Phillies Phillies
37
23
.617
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
38
22
.633
Cardinals Cardinals
33
27
.550
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
37
24
.607
Padres Padres
35
24
.593
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
5/18
CHC CHC
@
MIA MIA
7-8
Sun
5/18
NYM NYM
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Sun
5/18
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
4-3
Sun
5/18
DET DET
@
STL STL
4-11
Sun
5/18
LAA LAA
@
ATH ATH
4-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/4
COL COL
@
MIA MIA
12:10 PM
Wed
6/4
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM
Wed
6/4
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Wed
6/4
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
6/4
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM