Since 2003, Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters, with 3,367 strikeouts.

most strikeouts in by a pitcher since 2003
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most strikeouts by a player in by a pitcher since 2003
Scherzer Verlander Greinke Kershaw Sabathia Hamels Hernandez Lester Shields Lackey Sale Wainwright Cole Peavy Burnett Price Bumgarner Haren Santana Darvish Lynn Morton Gonzalez Cueto Lee Liriano Harang 0 500 1k 2k 2k 3k 3k 3.4k 3.3k 3.0k 2.9k 2.8k 2.6k 2.5k 2.5k 2.2k 2.2k 2.2k 2.2k 2.2k 2.1k 2.1k 2.1k 2.1k 2.0k 2.0k 2.0k 1.9k 1.9k 1.9k 1.9k 1.8k 1.8k 1.8k
NAME SO G W L W% GS CG GF SHO SV IP H TBF R ER HR BB IBB HBP WP ERA WHIP K/9 H/9 BB/9 K/BB ERA- FIP FIP- PRAA
Max Scherzer Max Scherzer 3,367 457 213 108 .664 448 12 2 5 0 2834.2 2,306 11,452 1,063 991 328 746 20 111 76 3.15 1.08 10.69 7.32 2.37 4.51 75 3.16 76 310.4
Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 3,342 509 257 141 .646 509 26 0 9 0 3325.1 2,793 13,549 1,298 1,197 340 925 27 109 95 3.24 1.12 9.05 7.56 2.50 3.61 76 3.38 80 316.3
Zack Greinke Zack Greinke 2,979 586 225 156 .591 541 17 8 5 1 3389.1 3,207 13,877 1,410 1,315 367 762 25 79 101 3.49 1.17 7.91 8.52 2.02 3.91 83 3.51 85 234.2
Clayton Kershaw Clayton Kershaw 2,944 425 210 92 .695 422 25 1 15 0 2712.2 2,055 10,683 816 747 225 669 27 42 101 2.48 1.00 9.77 6.82 2.22 4.40 63 2.81 70 364.2
CC Sabathia CC Sabathia 2,773 495 221 145 .604 494 36 0 12 0 3187.0 3,057 13,335 1,421 1,295 346 916 41 115 61 3.66 1.25 7.83 8.63 2.59 3.03 85 3.74 86 207.8
Cole Hamels Cole Hamels 2,560 423 163 122 .572 422 17 0 7 0 2698.0 2,424 11,115 1,103 1,027 310 767 43 100 57 3.43 1.18 8.54 8.09 2.56 3.34 82 3.68 88 151.3
Felix Hernandez Felix Hernandez 2,524 419 169 136 .554 418 25 0 11 0 2729.2 2,487 11,284 1,157 1,037 264 805 16 105 156 3.42 1.21 8.32 8.20 2.65 3.14 84 3.52 85 181.5
Jon Lester Jon Lester 2,488 452 200 117 .631 451 15 0 4 0 2740.0 2,610 11,487 1,215 1,114 294 892 13 90 63 3.66 1.28 8.17 8.57 2.93 2.79 86 3.77 92 101.7
James Shields James Shields 2,234 407 145 139 .511 405 23 1 9 0 2616.0 2,581 10,993 1,267 1,167 361 746 22 97 107 4.01 1.27 7.69 8.88 2.57 2.99 98 4.16 101 -13.5
John Lackey John Lackey 2,225 430 179 143 .556 428 17 0 8 0 2732.0 2,749 11,565 1,295 1,193 309 782 32 129 118 3.93 1.29 7.33 9.06 2.58 2.85 92 3.94 94 74.1
Chris Sale Chris Sale 2,209 346 121 81 .599 266 16 25 3 12 1798.1 1,464 7,248 673 623 195 421 15 112 42 3.12 1.05 11.06 7.33 2.11 5.25 73 2.97 70 246.7
Adam Wainwright Adam Wainwright 2,202 478 200 128 .610 411 28 13 11 3 2668.1 2,577 11,116 1,117 1,047 233 736 40 81 51 3.53 1.24 7.43 8.69 2.48 2.99 88 3.53 87 152.8
Gerrit Cole Gerrit Cole 2,152 300 145 75 .659 300 8 0 5 0 1859.0 1,549 7,471 702 654 206 471 6 55 58 3.17 1.09 10.42 7.50 2.28 4.57 79 3.13 76 206.4
Jake Peavy Jake Peavy 2,117 371 146 119 .551 360 15 3 6 0 2279.1 2,028 9,408 957 911 248 675 38 75 42 3.60 1.19 8.36 8.01 2.67 3.14 89 3.64 89 123.9
A.J. Burnett A.J. Burnett 2,092 357 134 127 .513 354 15 1 4 0 2229.2 2,104 9,542 1,093 997 220 858 22 125 138 4.02 1.33 8.44 8.49 3.46 2.44 98 3.82 92 84.3
David Price David Price 2,076 400 157 82 .657 322 17 19 3 3 2143.2 1,930 8,807 865 790 221 562 16 63 40 3.32 1.16 8.72 8.10 2.36 3.69 81 3.38 83 165.9
Madison Bumgarner Madison Bumgarner 2,070 358 134 124 .519 355 16 1 7 0 2209.1 2,007 9,098 933 853 258 544 38 89 29 3.47 1.15 8.43 8.18 2.22 3.81 90 3.62 94 50.1
Dan Haren Dan Haren 2,013 391 153 131 .539 380 16 4 6 1 2419.2 2,357 10,022 1,105 1,009 305 500 39 67 98 3.75 1.18 7.49 8.77 1.86 4.03 92 3.77 92 92.8
Ervin Santana Ervin Santana 1,978 425 151 129 .539 386 21 20 11 0 2486.2 2,391 10,482 1,221 1,135 331 776 35 104 104 4.11 1.27 7.16 8.65 2.81 2.55 99 4.31 104 -44.1
Yu Darvish Yu Darvish 1,951 271 103 86 .545 271 2 0 1 0 1648.0 1,349 6,779 692 659 207 532 8 75 78 3.60 1.14 10.65 7.37 2.91 3.67 86 3.51 83 126.8
Lance Lynn Lance Lynn 1,925 345 136 95 .589 321 4 4 2 1 1909.2 1,761 8,097 860 789 219 667 21 85 58 3.72 1.27 9.07 8.30 3.14 2.89 91 3.80 92 70.2
Charlie Morton Charlie Morton 1,898 356 131 113 .537 355 3 0 2 0 1977.1 1,852 8,471 970 881 182 730 24 169 67 4.01 1.31 8.64 8.43 3.32 2.60 100 3.77 94 59.8
Gio Gonzalez Gio Gonzalez 1,860 344 131 101 .565 328 4 4 2 0 1933.0 1,744 8,242 857 795 171 815 21 50 59 3.70 1.32 8.66 8.12 3.79 2.28 91 3.67 91 77.3
Johnny Cueto Johnny Cueto 1,851 368 144 111 .565 363 18 1 8 0 2245.0 2,080 9,323 946 874 249 634 21 120 36 3.50 1.21 7.42 8.34 2.54 2.92 86 3.92 96 34.9
Cliff Lee Cliff Lee 1,818 326 143 90 .614 322 29 1 12 0 2146.1 2,110 8,873 921 841 223 456 11 50 41 3.53 1.20 7.62 8.85 1.91 3.99 84 3.44 82 168

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MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
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Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
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Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/17
ARI ARI
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SFG SFG
0-5
Wed
4/17
LAA LAA
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Wed
4/17
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
5-4
Wed
4/17
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
9-7
Tue
4/16
KCR KCR
@
CWS CWS
1-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/19
MIA MIA
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CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Fri
4/19
BOS BOS
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
4/19
CWS CWS
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PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Fri
4/19
LAA LAA
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Fri
4/19
HOU HOU
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WSH WSH
6:45 PM