pitcher with most strikeouts from 2016 to 2023

Between the 2016 and 2023 seasons, Max Scherzer fanned the most batters, with 1,770 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 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1,770
217
108
46
.701
217
2.81
7
1
0
1366.2
1,008
427
451
168
323
62
0
11
5,415
21
11.66
2.13
5.48
1.11
32.7
6.0
0.97
.272
2.97
66
3.02
71
6.64
186.5
2 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
1,712
227
105
55
.656
227
3.20
8
5
0
1395.2
1,130
496
530
177
359
33
0
4
5,599
38
11.04
2.32
4.77
1.14
30.6
6.4
1.07
.287
3.42
77
3.21
75
7.29
165.9
3 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,514
222
84
69
.549
222
3.73
5
3
0
1344.1
1,160
557
589
158
352
47
0
15
5,497
15
10.14
2.36
4.30
1.06
27.5
6.4
1.12
.292
3.94
88
3.33
77
7.77
146.3
4 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,399
191
100
44
.694
191
2.76
5
2
0
1214.0
892
372
398
153
283
37
0
5
4,788
28
10.37
2.10
4.94
1.13
29.2
5.9
0.97
.253
2.95
65
3.29
77
6.61
133.1
5 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,367
194
68
55
.553
193
3.91
1
1
0
1071.2
918
465
495
174
460
33
0
16
4,532
45
11.48
3.86
2.97
1.46
30.2
10.2
1.29
.298
4.16
92
4.09
99
7.71
7.1
6 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,363
233
74
72
.507
217
3.76
0
0
0
1263.2
1,244
528
567
160
349
30
7
6
5,308
40
9.71
2.49
3.91
1.14
25.7
6.6
1.26
.318
4.04
89
3.55
83
8.86
102.2
7 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,303
163
61
43
.587
163
2.50
4
2
0
1025.0
774
285
315
96
226
18
0
9
4,016
20
11.44
1.98
5.77
0.84
32.4
5.6
0.98
.286
2.77
63
2.55
61
6.80
184.6
8 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,269
195
85
43
.664
195
3.56
0
0
0
1084.2
902
429
460
110
393
92
0
4
4,543
28
10.53
3.26
3.23
0.91
27.9
8.7
1.19
.296
3.82
84
3.49
83
7.48
88.9
9 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
1,249
183
64
60
.516
183
3.75
0
0
0
1079.0
895
450
469
152
304
54
0
5
4,416
48
10.42
2.54
4.11
1.27
28.3
6.9
1.11
.280
3.91
89
3.68
86
7.47
71.9
10 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,248
240
71
97
.423
227
4.60
3
2
1
1317.1
1,413
673
738
196
429
30
6
19
5,711
40
8.53
2.93
2.91
1.34
21.9
7.5
1.40
.320
5.04
107
4.25
100
9.65
2.7
11 Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,223
191
71
55
.563
191
3.20
0
0
0
992.2
775
353
381
102
451
10
0
5
4,119
71
11.09
4.09
2.71
0.92
29.7
10.9
1.24
.288
3.45
78
3.44
82
7.03
83.9
12 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1,198
181
96
36
.727
180
2.55
4
3
0
1101.2
857
312
342
128
203
15
0
1
4,304
39
9.79
1.66
5.90
1.05
27.8
4.7
0.96
.264
2.79
62
3.10
73
7.00
139
13 José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,190
212
83
66
.557
211
4.15
4
1
0
1213.1
1,146
559
600
162
363
78
0
4
5,123
33
8.83
2.69
3.28
1.20
23.2
7.1
1.24
.295
4.45
97
4.04
94
8.50
36.2
14 Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,178
147
63
40
.612
147
3.29
8
2
0
897.1
717
328
354
107
201
65
0
3
3,620
14
11.82
2.02
5.86
1.07
32.5
5.6
1.02
.295
3.55
73
2.98
69
7.19
133.4
15 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,156
181
61
64
.488
181
3.54
1
0
0
1054.2
882
415
459
126
360
36
0
6
4,360
16
9.86
3.07
3.21
1.08
26.5
8.3
1.18
.282
3.92
83
3.66
85
7.53
75.5
16 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
1,140
191
75
56
.573
189
4.00
2
1
0
1097.2
1,004
488
534
156
369
51
0
11
4,656
39
9.35
3.03
3.09
1.28
24.5
7.9
1.25
.288
4.38
92
4.10
93
8.23
36.7
17 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,130
178
69
47
.595
178
3.43
3
2
0
1093.1
972
417
447
103
280
45
0
9
4,489
16
9.30
2.30
4.04
0.85
25.2
6.2
1.15
.296
3.68
83
3.23
76
8.00
123.9
18 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,102
203
65
65
.500
196
3.74
1
0
0
1080.0
944
449
487
110
391
42
2
3
4,537
67
9.18
3.26
2.82
0.92
24.3
8.6
1.24
.288
4.06
87
3.66
85
7.87
80.2
19 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1,092
222
83
63
.568
218
3.73
3
1
0
1294.2
1,235
536
569
172
254
20
0
8
5,265
34
7.59
1.77
4.30
1.20
20.7
4.8
1.15
.285
3.96
86
3.84
92
8.59
52.5
20 Jon Gray
J. Gray
1,085
196
67
62
.519
195
4.41
2
1
0
1073.1
1,032
526
561
140
359
49
1
10
4,548
40
9.10
3.01
3.02
1.17
23.9
7.9
1.30
.306
4.70
95
3.98
91
8.65
49.5
21 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
1,078
227
77
73
.513
221
4.58
2
1
0
1271.0
1,314
647
690
166
447
50
0
8
5,458
44
7.63
3.17
2.41
1.18
19.8
8.2
1.39
.309
4.89
106
4.34
101
9.30
-2.8
22 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
1,077
180
60
62
.492
178
4.43
5
3
0
1013.2
886
499
531
166
385
40
1
7
4,260
45
9.56
3.42
2.80
1.47
25.3
9.0
1.25
.278
4.71
104
4.44
102
7.87
-4.6
23 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
1,075
157
65
45
.591
148
3.52
5
3
1
935.1
790
366
402
116
323
48
5
5
3,898
34
10.34
3.11
3.33
1.12
27.6
8.3
1.19
.289
3.87
79
3.67
84
7.60
73.7
24 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
1,053
185
74
55
.574
172
4.02
5
2
1
982.0
962
439
466
136
263
37
4
11
4,101
40
9.65
2.41
4.00
1.25
25.7
6.4
1.25
.316
4.27
94
3.73
87
8.82
58.6
25 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
1,016
164
76
42
.644
158
3.47
11
7
1
969.1
855
374
405
117
218
37
1
3
3,937
18
9.43
2.02
4.66
1.09
25.8
5.5
1.11
.290
3.76
82
3.41
81
7.94
87.1

More Nationals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

40

17th

R

171

16th

SO

328

17th

ERA

5.45

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
26
15
.634
Phillies Phillies
23
16
.590
2.0
Braves Braves
19
21
.475
6.5
Nationals Nationals
17
24
.415
9.0
Marlins Marlins
15
24
.385
10.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Tue
5/13
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Wed
5/14
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Thu
5/15
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
12:15 PM
Fri
5/16
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Last Game
WSH Nationals

17 - 24

1

Final

6

STL Cardinals

22 - 19

Sun 11 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
26
15
.634
Phillies Phillies
23
16
.590
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
23
18
.561
Cardinals Cardinals
22
19
.537
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
27
14
.659
Padres Padres
25
14
.641
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
23
17
.575
Red Sox Red Sox
22
20
.524
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
26
15
.634
Guardians Guardians
23
16
.590
2.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
17
.564
Astros Astros
20
19
.513
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/26
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
2-11
Sat
4/26
BAL BAL
@
DET DET
0-7
Sat
4/26
LAA LAA
@
MIN MIN
0-5
Sat
4/26
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
13-3
Sat
4/26
HOU HOU
@
KCR KCR
7-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
6:10 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
5/12
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Mon
5/12
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Mon
5/12
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM