most strikeouts by an mlb pitcher since 2021

Since 2021, Dylan Cease has fanned the most hitters, with 1,224 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	Dylan Cease D. Cease	1,224	176	60	50	.545	176	3.64	3	3	0	962.2	785	389	428	99	396	31	0	7	4,049	52	11.44	3.70	3.09	0.93	30.2	9.8	1.23	.298	4.00	88	3.28	78	7.34	98.1
2	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,110	157	72	36	.667	157	2.85	4	2	0	976.1	750	309	332	96	222	42	0	2	3,874	19	10.23	2.05	5.00	0.88	28.7	5.7	1.00	.272	3.06	67	2.98	70	6.91	136.5
3	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	1,109	174	66	52	.559	174	3.41	3	2	0	1014.2	902	384	417	106	259	14	0	3	4,160	17	9.84	2.30	4.28	0.94	26.7	6.2	1.14	.298	3.70	84	3.14	75	8.00	114.5
4	Aaron Nola A. Nola	1,031	161	54	53	.505	161	4.30	4	3	0	948.2	886	453	473	140	216	26	0	2	3,906	8	9.78	2.05	4.77	1.33	26.4	5.5	1.16	.299	4.49	102	3.67	86	8.41	59.9
5	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	984	168	53	57	.482	165	3.64	0	0	0	961.2	859	389	430	117	294	37	2	6	4,001	9	9.21	2.75	3.35	1.09	24.6	7.3	1.20	.289	4.02	91	3.73	91	8.04	39
6	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	984	162	52	40	.565	162	3.55	2	1	0	928.1	775	366	386	125	203	30	0	6	3,745	44	9.54	1.97	4.85	1.21	26.3	5.4	1.05	.270	3.74	91	3.54	89	7.51	46.8
7	Logan Webb L. Webb	981	172	68	49	.581	171	3.20	4	2	0	1051.2	988	374	411	70	232	32	0	3	4,267	16	8.40	1.99	4.23	0.60	23.0	5.4	1.16	.311	3.52	79	2.91	73	8.46	129.9
8	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	978	157	59	40	.596	155	3.46	1	0	0	824.0	621	317	331	105	305	43	0	1	3,401	26	10.68	3.33	3.21	1.15	28.8	9.0	1.12	.262	3.62	83	3.71	89	6.78	43.8
9	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	950	159	72	46	.610	159	3.27	9	3	0	992.0	838	360	395	79	339	53	0	1	4,103	49	8.62	3.08	2.80	0.72	23.2	8.3	1.19	.283	3.58	80	3.46	84	7.60	73.3
10	Zac Gallen Z. Gallen	934	165	63	49	.563	165	3.93	2	2	0	935.0	831	408	434	113	288	33	0	2	3,880	27	8.99	2.77	3.24	1.09	24.1	7.4	1.20	.286	4.18	93	3.76	93	8.00	28.5
11	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	925	141	67	41	.620	141	3.44	2	1	0	781.1	601	299	319	96	266	35	0	1	3,206	35	10.65	3.06	3.48	1.11	28.9	8.3	1.11	.268	3.67	85	3.53	84	6.92	57.5
12	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	921	136	51	32	.614	136	2.91	0	0	0	821.1	622	266	296	81	225	32	0	1	3,287	33	10.09	2.47	4.09	0.89	28.0	6.8	1.03	.267	3.24	70	3.14	76	6.82	93.4
13	Charlie Morton C. Morton	920	157	54	45	.545	151	4.20	0	0	0	828.1	741	387	411	104	341	79	1	6	3,555	18	10.00	3.71	2.70	1.13	25.9	9.6	1.31	.302	4.47	101	4.09	100	8.05	1
14	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	919	164	49	48	.505	140	4.01	1	0	2	820.2	691	366	381	124	280	20	4	5	3,403	29	10.08	3.07	3.28	1.36	27.0	8.2	1.18	.275	4.18	94	3.98	96	7.58	16
15	Sonny Gray S. Gray	914	155	58	40	.592	155	3.60	1	1	0	855.1	762	342	367	92	235	29	0	1	3,524	27	9.62	2.47	3.89	0.97	25.9	6.7	1.17	.297	3.86	86	3.35	81	8.02	75.5
16	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	909	138	56	36	.609	136	2.97	1	1	0	788.1	633	260	286	86	169	26	1	0	3,134	11	10.38	1.93	5.38	0.98	29.0	5.4	1.02	.281	3.27	72	3.00	73	7.23	98.7
17	Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt	883	165	68	48	.586	162	3.76	3	2	0	936.2	886	391	419	108	291	73	0	5	3,963	22	8.48	2.80	3.03	1.04	22.3	7.3	1.26	.298	4.03	93	3.94	95	8.51	21.7
18	Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi	881	165	40	46	.465	153	4.28	0	0	1	810.1	785	385	419	129	300	24	4	3	3,470	31	9.78	3.33	2.94	1.43	25.4	8.6	1.34	.307	4.65	105	4.26	102	8.72	-7.9
19	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	850	119	54	27	.667	119	3.17	4	3	0	718.1	569	253	265	93	177	18	0	1	2,866	11	10.65	2.22	4.80	1.17	29.7	6.2	1.04	.275	3.32	78	3.30	78	7.13	73.2
20	José Berríos J. Berríos	828	159	60	44	.577	158	4.01	2	0	0	912.0	859	406	433	133	252	55	0	6	3,800	12	8.17	2.49	3.29	1.31	21.8	6.6	1.22	.287	4.27	99	4.25	102	8.48	-7
21	Mitch Keller M. Keller	821	164	45	63	.417	162	4.45	2	1	0	890.2	911	440	473	100	296	62	0	2	3,857	18	8.30	2.99	2.77	1.01	21.3	7.7	1.36	.315	4.78	104	3.98	96	9.21	17.8
22	Joe Ryan J. Ryan	818	131	51	39	.567	130	3.69	1	1	0	728.2	603	299	317	109	166	38	0	0	2,955	10	10.10	2.05	4.93	1.35	27.7	5.6	1.06	.271	3.92	90	3.69	90	7.45	35.2
23	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	817	143	59	35	.628	143	3.49	5	3	0	829.2	739	322	343	101	187	34	0	3	3,381	24	8.86	2.03	4.37	1.10	24.2	5.5	1.12	.285	3.72	83	3.57	85	8.02	59.4
24	Max Fried M. Fried	813	143	70	33	.680	143	2.89	5	4	0	860.0	718	276	306	62	218	32	0	2	3,466	33	8.51	2.28	3.73	0.65	23.5	6.3	1.09	.280	3.20	70	3.06	74	7.51	101.4
25	Brady Singer B. Singer	806	162	49	57	.462	159	4.29	1	0	0	863.2	878	412	441	110	276	59	2	1	3,716	16	8.40	2.88	2.92	1.15	21.7	7.4	1.34	.312	4.60	99	4.11	98	9.15	8

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359

12th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	40	37	.519
Guardians	41	38	.519
Twins	38	42	.475	3.5
Tigers	34	44	.436	6.5
Royals	33	46	.418	8.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/23	CLE	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Wed 6/24	CLE	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Fri 6/26	KCR	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Sat 6/27	KCR	@	CWS	4:10 PM
Sun 6/28	KCR	@	CWS	2:10 PM

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Schwarber

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Alvarez

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RBI Leaders

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Kurtz

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Walker

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Wood

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Kurtz

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OBP Leaders

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Kurtz

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Ohtani

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Rice

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Ashby

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Strikeout Leaders

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Sánchez

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Cease

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1.45

Misiorowski

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0.75

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0.87

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Cease

13.35

Misiorowski

10.94

Skenes

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Wood

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Braves	48	29	.623
Phillies	42	36	.538	6.5
Nationals	41	38	.519	8.0
Marlins	40	39	.506	9.0
Mets	34	43	.442	14.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	47	29	.618
Cardinals	42	34	.553	5.0
Cubs	40	37	.519	7.5
Pirates	39	39	.500	9.0
Reds	37	40	.481	10.5
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Dodgers	50	29	.633
Padres	40	37	.519	9.0
Diamondbacks	39	39	.500	10.5
Giants	31	46	.403	18.0
Rockies	31	48	.392	19.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
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Blue Jays	39	39	.500	7.5
Orioles	38	42	.475	9.5
Red Sox	31	45	.408	14.5
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White Sox	40	37	.519
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Twins	38	42	.475	3.5
Tigers	34	44	.436	6.5
Royals	33	46	.418	8.0
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Athletics	38	40	.487	1.5
Rangers	38	40	.487	1.5
Astros	37	43	.463	3.5
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Sun 6/7	SEA	@	DET	4-5
Sun 6/7	TBR	@	MIA	1-4

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/23	HOU	@	TOR	4:07 PM
Tue 6/23	SEA	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 6/23	TEX	@	MIA	6:40 PM
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