most strikeouts by pitcher 2015 to 2026

Since 2015, Max Scherzer has fanned the most batters, with 2,182 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,182
282
130
71
.647
282
3.05
11
4
0
1745.2
1,338
591
619
230
401
71
0
13
6,951
35
11.25
2.07
5.44
1.19
31.4
5.8
1.00
.272
3.19
73
3.18
76
6.90
195.7
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,037
281
134
69
.660
281
3.13
8
5
0
1726.2
1,411
600
647
203
440
50
0
6
6,933
45
10.62
2.29
4.63
1.06
29.4
6.3
1.07
.287
3.37
76
3.18
76
7.35
198.2
3Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,953
300
112
93
.546
300
3.91
6
4
0
1791.1
1,609
778
818
232
474
56
0
16
7,372
19
9.81
2.38
4.12
1.17
26.5
6.4
1.16
.296
4.11
93
3.55
83
8.08
144.2
4Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,934
241
109
64
.630
240
3.09
9
2
0
1487.2
1,207
510
550
156
334
105
0
3
6,005
28
11.70
2.02
5.79
0.94
32.2
5.6
1.04
.302
3.33
71
2.80
66
7.30
234.2
5Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,906
337
106
106
.500
313
3.79
3
2
0
1839.0
1,754
775
830
229
504
38
8
9
7,675
52
9.33
2.47
3.78
1.12
24.8
6.6
1.23
.305
4.06
91
3.59
84
8.58
135.8
6Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,805
241
93
63
.596
241
2.62
4
2
0
1482.0
1,123
431
466
154
320
24
0
13
5,812
31
10.96
1.94
5.64
0.94
31.1
5.5
0.97
.276
2.83
66
2.76
67
6.82
227.4
7Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,789
271
92
83
.526
269
3.87
2
1
0
1492.0
1,275
641
688
225
635
51
0
19
6,298
61
10.79
3.83
2.82
1.36
28.4
10.1
1.28
.292
4.15
92
4.09
100
7.69
0.7
8Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,730
307
114
90
.559
300
3.66
5
3
0
1704.1
1,502
693
755
181
544
53
2
3
7,075
89
9.14
2.87
3.18
0.96
24.5
7.7
1.20
.289
3.99
87
3.56
85
7.93
124.2
9Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,724
258
114
70
.620
258
3.09
6
3
0
1593.1
1,264
547
589
198
396
52
0
7
6,400
35
9.74
2.24
4.35
1.12
26.9
6.2
1.04
.265
3.33
74
3.45
82
7.14
136
10Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,681
281
111
73
.603
275
3.95
0
0
0
1521.0
1,345
667
716
169
571
136
1
13
6,461
35
9.95
3.38
2.94
1.00
26.0
8.8
1.26
.301
4.24
95
3.79
92
7.96
61.1
11Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,639
332
92
129
.416
318
4.63
4
2
1
1793.1
1,943
923
996
258
571
43
7
21
7,765
54
8.23
2.87
2.87
1.29
21.1
7.4
1.40
.321
5.00
109
4.23
100
9.75
-0.2
12Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,611
244
101
60
.627
244
3.19
4
2
0
1505.2
1,256
533
571
149
380
63
0
9
6,097
27
9.63
2.27
4.24
0.89
26.4
6.2
1.09
.284
3.41
77
3.20
76
7.51
172.3
13Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1,607
244
125
47
.727
242
2.58
8
6
0
1477.0
1,158
424
469
153
289
24
0
3
5,790
55
9.79
1.76
5.56
0.93
27.8
5.0
0.98
.270
2.86
64
2.96
71
7.06
197.6
14Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,562
258
85
90
.486
255
3.63
1
0
0
1481.1
1,282
598
658
183
478
53
2
8
6,141
21
9.49
2.90
3.27
1.11
25.4
7.8
1.19
.284
4.00
88
3.74
89
7.79
77.7
15José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,481
275
108
82
.568
273
4.08
5
1
0
1571.2
1,474
713
765
219
473
98
0
7
6,607
35
8.48
2.71
3.13
1.25
22.4
7.2
1.24
.289
4.38
97
4.18
98
8.44
16.3
16Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1,450
238
96
74
.565
233
3.73
3
1
0
1318.0
1,110
546
589
162
497
66
1
5
5,529
67
9.90
3.39
2.92
1.11
26.2
9.0
1.22
.283
4.02
91
3.82
90
7.58
59.1
17Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,445
223
81
63
.563
223
3.17
1
1
0
1161.0
897
409
445
111
523
11
0
6
4,809
86
11.20
4.05
2.76
0.86
30.0
10.9
1.22
.289
3.45
77
3.30
79
6.95
112.8
18Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
1,416
245
94
71
.570
243
3.86
2
1
0
1390.1
1,289
597
664
185
481
60
0
16
5,918
44
9.17
3.11
2.94
1.20
23.9
8.1
1.27
.292
4.30
91
4.03
94
8.34
40.1
19Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,413
302
91
89
.506
279
3.88
2
2
0
1605.2
1,561
692
744
178
508
49
5
14
6,763
57
7.92
2.85
2.78
1.00
20.9
7.5
1.29
.300
4.17
93
3.87
93
8.75
55.8
20Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
1,398
253
93
79
.541
232
4.20
8
3
1
1328.0
1,303
619
650
184
357
49
11
13
5,544
51
9.47
2.42
3.92
1.25
25.2
6.4
1.25
.315
4.41
100
3.77
89
8.83
66
21Yu Darvish
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
91
3.77
89
7.49
65.5
22Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
1,384
293
96
95
.503
287
4.55
3
1
0
1647.2
1,690
833
892
214
587
61
0
15
7,074
57
7.56
3.21
2.36
1.17
19.6
8.3
1.38
.306
4.87
107
4.35
102
9.23
-17.5
23Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1,362
256
100
68
.595
250
4.08
0
0
0
1393.0
1,354
631
667
176
490
32
1
9
5,942
17
8.80
3.17
2.78
1.14
22.9
8.2
1.32
.303
4.31
93
3.97
95
8.75
33.9
24Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
1,353
258
70
78
.473
213
4.47
2
0
3
1227.0
1,119
610
639
197
433
34
13
7
5,173
53
9.92
3.18
3.12
1.44
26.2
8.4
1.26
.292
4.69
105
4.18
99
8.21
5.6
25Dylan Cease
D. Cease
1,341
201
69
61
.531
201
3.80
3
3
0
1088.1
910
460
507
126
461
38
0
9
4,607
57
11.09
3.81
2.91
1.04
29.1
10.0
1.26
.297
4.19
91
3.58
83
7.53
82.8

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.635
40
35
.533
7.5
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.513
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6/21
@
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47
27
.635
40
35
.533
7.5
39
37
.513
9.0
38
38
.500
10.0
34
41
.453
13.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
45
28
.616
40
34
.541
5.5
40
36
.526
6.5
38
38
.500
8.5
35
39
.473
10.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
49
27
.645
39
36
.520
9.5
38
36
.514
10.0
31
44
.413
17.5
29
47
.382
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AL EastWLPCTGB
46
28
.622
42
30
.583
3.0
37
39
.487
10.0
35
42
.455
12.5
30
43
.411
15.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
39
35
.527
40
36
.526
36
41
.468
4.5
32
45
.416
8.5
31
44
.413
8.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
39
38
.506
38
38
.500
0.5
36
39
.480
2.0
36
41
.468
3.0
30
47
.390
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6/4
@
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6/4
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6/20
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