Since 2015, Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters by a starting pitcher, with 2,236 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,236 | 294 | 133 | 76 | .636 | 294 | 3.09 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1808.1 | 1,389 | 620 | 648 | 236 | 425 | 72 | 0 | 13 | 7,213 | 38 | 11.13 | 2.12 | 5.26 | 1.17 | 31.0 | 5.9 | 1.00 | .272 | 3.23 | 6.91 |
| 2 |  | G. Cole | 2,144 | 298 | 142 | 77 | .648 | 298 | 3.17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1825.2 | 1,506 | 643 | 691 | 221 | 457 | 51 | 0 | 6 | 7,340 | 45 | 10.57 | 2.25 | 4.69 | 1.09 | 29.2 | 6.2 | 1.08 | .288 | 3.41 | 7.42 |
| 3 |  | A. Nola | 2,053 | 318 | 116 | 101 | .535 | 318 | 3.91 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1891.0 | 1,699 | 821 | 862 | 254 | 508 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 7,783 | 20 | 9.77 | 2.42 | 4.04 | 1.21 | 26.4 | 6.5 | 1.17 | .294 | 4.10 | 8.09 |
| 4 |  | C. Sale | 2,033 | 254 | 114 | 68 | .626 | 254 | 3.03 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1566.1 | 1,270 | 528 | 571 | 160 | 343 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 6,312 | 28 | 11.68 | 1.97 | 5.93 | 0.92 | 32.2 | 5.4 | 1.03 | .303 | 3.28 | 7.30 |
| 5 |  | K. Gausman | 1,957 | 329 | 110 | 112 | .495 | 329 | 3.85 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1890.1 | 1,817 | 809 | 866 | 239 | 520 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 7,904 | 53 | 9.32 | 2.48 | 3.76 | 1.14 | 24.8 | 6.6 | 1.24 | .306 | 4.12 | 8.65 |
| 6 |  | J. deGrom | 1,908 | 257 | 98 | 70 | .583 | 257 | 2.73 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1562.0 | 1,195 | 474 | 509 | 159 | 348 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 6,148 | 34 | 10.99 | 2.01 | 5.48 | 0.92 | 31.0 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .279 | 2.93 | 6.89 |
| 7 |  | R. Ray | 1,843 | 285 | 99 | 85 | .538 | 285 | 3.84 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1568.1 | 1,341 | 670 | 720 | 232 | 678 | 53 | 0 | 19 | 6,625 | 64 | 10.58 | 3.89 | 2.72 | 1.33 | 27.8 | 10.2 | 1.29 | .290 | 4.13 | 7.70 |
| 8 |  | S. Gray | 1,809 | 316 | 122 | 94 | .565 | 316 | 3.60 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1786.2 | 1,566 | 715 | 777 | 188 | 566 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 7,399 | 90 | 9.11 | 2.85 | 3.20 | 0.95 | 24.4 | 7.6 | 1.19 | .288 | 3.91 | 7.89 |
| 9 |  | Z. Wheeler | 1,742 | 262 | 109 | 64 | .630 | 262 | 3.21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1605.0 | 1,341 | 573 | 612 | 163 | 412 | 65 | 0 | 9 | 6,506 | 28 | 9.77 | 2.31 | 4.23 | 0.91 | 26.8 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .286 | 3.43 | 7.52 |
| 10 |  | J. Verlander | 1,730 | 259 | 114 | 70 | .620 | 259 | 3.09 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1598.2 | 1,269 | 549 | 591 | 200 | 397 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 6,420 | 35 | 9.74 | 2.23 | 4.36 | 1.13 | 26.9 | 6.2 | 1.04 | .265 | 3.33 | 7.14 |
| 11 |  | C. Morton | 1,664 | 275 | 111 | 72 | .607 | 275 | 3.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1504.2 | 1,332 | 660 | 708 | 166 | 563 | 136 | 0 | 13 | 6,391 | 35 | 9.95 | 3.37 | 2.96 | 0.99 | 26.0 | 8.8 | 1.26 | .302 | 4.23 | 7.97 |
| 12 |  | P. Corbin | 1,620 | 320 | 91 | 128 | .416 | 320 | 4.68 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1774.1 | 1,936 | 922 | 994 | 258 | 564 | 44 | 0 | 20 | 7,698 | 51 | 8.22 | 2.86 | 2.87 | 1.31 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 1.41 | .322 | 5.04 | 9.82 |
| 13 |  | C. Kershaw | 1,606 | 242 | 125 | 47 | .727 | 242 | 2.59 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1475.0 | 1,158 | 424 | 469 | 153 | 289 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 5,784 | 55 | 9.80 | 1.76 | 5.56 | 0.93 | 27.8 | 5.0 | 0.98 | .271 | 2.86 | 7.07 |
| 14 |  | L. Castillo | 1,591 | 266 | 86 | 94 | .478 | 266 | 3.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1525.1 | 1,342 | 628 | 687 | 198 | 489 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 6,341 | 19 | 9.39 | 2.89 | 3.25 | 1.17 | 25.1 | 7.7 | 1.20 | .285 | 4.05 | 7.92 |
| 15 |  | B. Snell | 1,495 | 231 | 85 | 63 | .574 | 231 | 3.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1200.2 | 922 | 414 | 450 | 111 | 537 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4,964 | 87 | 11.21 | 4.03 | 2.78 | 0.83 | 30.1 | 10.8 | 1.22 | .289 | 3.37 | 6.91 |
| 16 |  | C. Rodón | 1,495 | 242 | 100 | 74 | .575 | 242 | 3.67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1358.0 | 1,125 | 554 | 601 | 166 | 511 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 5,677 | 67 | 9.91 | 3.39 | 2.93 | 1.10 | 26.3 | 9.0 | 1.20 | .279 | 3.98 | 7.46 |
| 17 |  | J. BerrÃos | 1,477 | 273 | 107 | 82 | .566 | 273 | 4.07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1568.1 | 1,470 | 710 | 762 | 218 | 471 | 98 | 0 | 7 | 6,591 | 35 | 8.48 | 2.70 | 3.14 | 1.25 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .289 | 4.37 | 8.44 |
| 18 |  | D. Cease | 1,470 | 217 | 76 | 64 | .543 | 217 | 3.67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1184.1 | 962 | 483 | 536 | 132 | 508 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 4,989 | 60 | 11.17 | 3.86 | 2.89 | 1.00 | 29.5 | 10.2 | 1.24 | .292 | 4.07 | 7.31 |
| 19 |  | E. Rodriguez | 1,428 | 267 | 108 | 72 | .600 | 267 | 4.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1486.0 | 1,448 | 665 | 706 | 185 | 515 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 6,335 | 18 | 8.65 | 3.12 | 2.77 | 1.12 | 22.5 | 8.1 | 1.32 | .303 | 4.28 | 8.77 |
| 20 |  | L. Lynn | 1,407 | 243 | 93 | 71 | .567 | 243 | 3.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1383.0 | 1,282 | 596 | 663 | 185 | 480 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 5,889 | 44 | 9.16 | 3.12 | 2.93 | 1.20 | 23.9 | 8.2 | 1.27 | .292 | 4.31 | 8.34 |
| 21 |  | 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 | 7.49 |
| 22 |  | M. Wacha | 1,377 | 292 | 109 | 78 | .583 | 292 | 3.81 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1616.2 | 1,531 | 684 | 732 | 199 | 496 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 6,767 | 42 | 7.67 | 2.76 | 2.78 | 1.11 | 20.3 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .286 | 4.08 | 8.52 |
| 23 | | K. Gibson | 1,373 | 287 | 96 | 94 | .505 | 287 | 4.53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1638.0 | 1,676 | 825 | 883 | 212 | 581 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 7,024 | 57 | 7.54 | 3.19 | 2.36 | 1.16 | 19.5 | 8.3 | 1.38 | .305 | 4.85 | 9.21 |
| 24 | | J. Quintana | 1,365 | 281 | 91 | 89 | .506 | 281 | 3.89 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1572.2 | 1,527 | 680 | 730 | 175 | 496 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 6,621 | 54 | 7.81 | 2.84 | 2.75 | 1.00 | 20.6 | 7.5 | 1.29 | .298 | 4.18 | 8.74 |
| 25 | | C. Carrasco | 1,360 | 232 | 90 | 77 | .539 | 232 | 4.15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1289.2 | 1,257 | 595 | 626 | 178 | 346 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 5,373 | 50 | 9.49 | 2.41 | 3.93 | 1.24 | 25.3 | 6.4 | 1.24 | .313 | 4.37 | 8.77 |
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
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 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
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 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
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 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
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69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
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