most strikeouts for a closing pitcher from 2023 to 2025

Between the 2023 and 2025 seasons, Dylan Cease fanned the most batters, with 653 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Dylan Cease
D. Cease
653
98
29
32
.475
98
4.18
1
1
0
534.1
461
248
269
58
215
16
0
5
2,268
30
11.00
3.62
3.04
0.98
28.8
9.5
1.27
.304
4.53
101
3.44
83
7.76
43.1
2Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
631
88
39
18
.684
88
2.97
1
0
0
541.2
414
179
192
59
124
25
0
0
2,159
11
10.48
2.06
5.09
0.98
29.2
5.7
0.99
.269
3.19
70
3.09
72
6.88
70
3Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
614
95
40
25
.615
95
3.40
0
0
0
516.0
398
195
205
73
188
25
0
0
2,128
18
10.71
3.28
3.27
1.27
28.9
8.8
1.14
.265
3.58
80
3.88
92
6.94
20.1
4Logan Webb
L. Webb
590
100
38
32
.543
100
3.31
3
2
0
627.2
613
231
248
45
127
13
0
3
2,547
7
8.46
1.82
4.65
0.65
23.2
5.0
1.18
.321
3.56
81
2.90
72
8.79
80.4
5Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
588
94
36
31
.537
94
3.53
3
2
0
559.0
483
219
237
60
161
8
0
2
2,294
7
9.47
2.59
3.65
0.97
25.6
7.0
1.15
.286
3.82
87
3.38
81
7.78
49.9
6Sonny Gray
S. Gray
587
92
35
25
.583
92
3.63
1
1
0
531.0
483
214
231
54
132
12
0
0
2,178
15
9.95
2.24
4.45
0.92
27.0
6.1
1.16
.308
3.92
88
3.11
76
8.19
59.4
7Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
582
90
27
25
.519
90
3.46
2
1
0
530.1
421
204
218
75
104
13
0
2
2,108
27
9.88
1.76
5.60
1.27
27.6
4.9
0.99
.259
3.70
89
3.49
87
7.14
31
8Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
571
77
38
13
.745
77
2.39
1
1
0
467.2
341
124
137
37
82
17
0
0
1,811
6
10.99
1.58
6.96
0.71
31.5
4.5
0.90
.275
2.64
59
2.38
58
6.56
90.6
9Hunter Brown
H. Brown
563
93
34
31
.523
90
3.59
1
0
0
511.0
446
204
220
61
172
21
1
1
2,106
8
9.92
3.03
3.27
1.07
26.7
8.2
1.21
.299
3.87
88
3.66
88
7.86
27.2
10Yusei Kikuchi
Y. Kikuchi
561
97
27
27
.500
97
3.97
0
0
0
521.2
512
230
250
76
166
9
0
3
2,208
19
9.68
2.86
3.38
1.31
25.4
7.5
1.30
.312
4.31
96
3.93
93
8.83
16.9
11Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
556
95
35
29
.547
95
3.50
0
0
0
553.0
486
215
230
76
149
17
0
2
2,266
6
9.05
2.42
3.73
1.24
24.5
6.6
1.15
.279
3.74
90
3.86
96
7.91
9.2
12Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
556
90
40
29
.580
90
3.35
5
2
0
566.1
477
211
228
47
180
23
0
0
2,313
26
8.84
2.86
3.09
0.75
24.0
7.8
1.16
.285
3.62
82
3.37
81
7.58
48.7
13Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
551
95
44
29
.603
95
3.99
1
1
0
550.0
497
244
258
66
167
13
0
1
2,280
15
9.02
2.73
3.30
1.08
24.2
7.3
1.21
.291
4.22
93
3.72
92
8.13
21.8
14Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
545
96
29
26
.527
73
3.62
0
0
1
470.0
367
189
202
73
136
10
3
3
1,903
10
10.44
2.60
4.01
1.40
28.6
7.1
1.07
.258
3.87
85
3.81
91
7.03
19.2
15Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
538
83
31
27
.534
82
3.85
1
1
0
467.2
403
200
211
77
96
23
0
0
1,899
5
10.35
1.85
5.60
1.48
28.3
5.1
1.07
.280
4.06
93
3.78
90
7.76
20.9
16Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
530
88
29
31
.483
86
4.24
0
0
0
467.1
444
220
229
64
163
21
0
3
1,980
18
10.21
3.14
3.25
1.23
26.8
8.2
1.30
.316
4.41
103
3.87
93
8.55
14.7
17Mitch Keller
M. Keller
526
95
30
36
.455
95
4.22
2
1
0
548.2
540
257
278
69
156
37
0
0
2,347
11
8.63
2.56
3.37
1.13
22.4
6.6
1.27
.302
4.56
97
3.95
94
8.86
14.6
18Chris Bassitt
C. Bassitt
520
96
37
31
.544
95
3.89
2
1
0
541.1
530
234
259
68
181
41
0
4
2,320
10
8.65
3.01
2.87
1.13
22.4
7.8
1.31
.306
4.31
95
4.13
99
8.81
3.6
19MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
517
89
22
37
.373
89
4.15
0
0
0
462.1
457
213
239
62
186
17
0
0
1,993
32
10.06
3.62
2.78
1.21
25.9
9.3
1.39
.326
4.65
99
4.00
94
8.90
11.3
20Chris Sale
C. Sale
515
70
31
13
.705
69
2.93
0
0
0
406.0
330
132
138
35
100
27
0
0
1,637
10
11.42
2.22
5.15
0.78
31.5
6.1
1.06
.307
3.06
68
2.70
65
7.32
63.6
21Pablo López
P. López
505
78
31
22
.585
78
3.68
1
1
0
455.0
420
186
199
56
109
21
0
1
1,885
11
9.99
2.16
4.63
1.11
26.8
5.8
1.16
.305
3.94
89
3.43
82
8.31
38.1
22Charlie Morton
C. Morton
499
93
31
33
.484
87
4.49
0
0
0
470.2
456
235
249
60
220
44
1
5
2,071
9
9.54
4.21
2.27
1.15
24.1
10.6
1.44
.317
4.76
108
4.40
107
8.72
-15.3
23Aaron Nola
A. Nola
496
82
31
27
.534
82
4.40
1
1
0
487.1
466
238
254
80
123
8
0
0
2,017
5
9.16
2.27
4.03
1.48
24.6
6.1
1.21
.295
4.69
103
4.09
96
8.61
10.3
24Tanner Bibee
T. Bibee
490
87
34
23
.596
87
3.61
2
1
0
498.0
442
200
212
62
143
23
0
1
2,057
12
8.86
2.58
3.43
1.12
23.8
7.0
1.17
.284
3.83
89
3.82
93
7.99
16.9
25George Kirby
G. Kirby
488
87
36
29
.554
87
3.63
1
0
0
507.2
481
205
216
59
71
20
0
1
2,059
9
8.65
1.26
6.87
1.05
23.7
3.4
1.09
.297
3.83
94
3.31
83
8.53
40.3
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