pitcher with most strikeouts in baseball the last 5 years

Between July 2, 2021 and July 2, 2026, Dylan Cease has fanned the most batters, with 1,131 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Dylan Cease
D. Cease
1,131
161
53
48
.525
161
3.65
2
2
0
885.2
719
359
395
90
366
26
0
7
3,720
47
11.49
3.72
3.09
0.91
30.4
9.8
1.23
.299
4.01
7.31
2Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,004
160
58
52
.527
160
3.62
3
2
0
925.0
860
372
403
102
238
13
0
3
3,825
15
9.77
2.32
4.22
0.99
26.2
6.2
1.19
.307
3.92
8.37
3Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
995
143
67
32
.677
143
2.94
3
1
0
881.2
685
288
310
90
199
38
0
1
3,506
16
10.16
2.03
5.00
0.92
28.4
5.7
1.00
.272
3.16
6.99
4Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
952
155
50
39
.562
155
3.53
2
1
0
899.1
751
353
373
120
195
27
0
5
3,624
42
9.53
1.95
4.88
1.20
26.3
5.4
1.05
.271
3.73
7.52
5Logan Webb
L. Webb
933
163
65
46
.586
163
3.15
4
2
0
1009.2
943
353
388
66
217
28
0
3
4,084
15
8.32
1.93
4.30
0.59
22.8
5.3
1.15
.309
3.46
8.41
6Aaron Nola
A. Nola
923
146
49
49
.500
146
4.33
3
2
0
862.2
803
415
435
130
198
21
0
1
3,548
9
9.63
2.07
4.66
1.36
26.0
5.6
1.16
.296
4.54
8.38
7Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
911
153
67
45
.598
153
3.33
8
3
0
952.2
814
353
386
76
325
50
0
1
3,946
45
8.61
3.07
2.80
0.72
23.1
8.2
1.20
.286
3.65
7.69
8Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
902
152
51
47
.520
149
3.48
0
0
0
877.1
769
339
371
108
257
33
2
4
3,623
8
9.25
2.64
3.51
1.11
24.9
7.1
1.17
.285
3.81
7.89
9Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
892
159
62
48
.564
159
3.99
1
1
0
908.1
811
403
428
113
273
31
0
3
3,762
24
8.84
2.70
3.27
1.12
23.7
7.3
1.19
.285
4.24
8.04
10Sonny Gray
S. Gray
869
147
58
36
.617
147
3.56
1
1
0
819.2
724
324
347
85
219
27
0
0
3,362
19
9.54
2.40
3.97
0.93
25.8
6.5
1.15
.296
3.81
7.95
11Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
865
143
52
39
.571
142
3.63
0
0
0
746.2
594
301
318
98
272
40
0
1
3,110
23
10.43
3.28
3.18
1.18
27.8
8.7
1.16
.270
3.83
7.16
12Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
833
124
53
30
.639
124
2.86
1
1
0
722.2
568
230
255
74
133
22
0
0
2,838
8
10.37
1.66
6.26
0.92
29.4
4.7
0.97
.278
3.18
7.07
13Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
832
133
51
41
.554
132
3.76
1
1
0
738.2
617
309
327
111
170
38
0
0
3,003
10
10.14
2.07
4.89
1.35
27.7
5.7
1.07
.273
3.98
7.52
14Charlie Morton
C. Morton
820
141
47
42
.528
135
4.26
0
0
0
741.2
672
351
367
96
312
67
1
5
3,191
16
9.95
3.79
2.63
1.16
25.7
9.8
1.33
.304
4.45
8.15
15Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
820
148
43
45
.489
124
3.97
1
0
2
735.1
618
324
338
111
240
17
4
5
3,039
27
10.04
2.94
3.42
1.36
27.0
7.9
1.17
.274
4.14
7.56
16Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
814
129
62
38
.620
129
3.56
1
0
0
708.0
555
280
301
89
246
29
0
0
2,913
31
10.35
3.13
3.31
1.13
27.9
8.4
1.13
.269
3.83
7.06
17Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
801
122
47
28
.627
122
2.97
0
0
0
739.1
563
244
272
78
210
27
0
1
2,965
31
9.75
2.56
3.81
0.95
27.0
7.1
1.05
.262
3.31
6.85
18Yusei Kikuchi
Y. Kikuchi
788
150
34
43
.442
138
4.42
0
0
1
717.0
720
352
385
114
269
23
4
3
3,104
29
9.89
3.38
2.93
1.43
25.4
8.7
1.38
.317
4.83
9.04
19Mitch Keller
M. Keller
778
154
43
57
.430
152
4.30
2
1
0
855.1
867
409
443
95
269
60
0
1
3,678
17
8.19
2.83
2.89
1.00
21.2
7.3
1.33
.312
4.66
9.12
20Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
776
123
42
39
.519
123
4.05
0
0
0
684.0
613
308
330
75
234
22
0
2
2,851
27
10.21
3.08
3.32
0.99
27.2
8.2
1.24
.308
4.34
8.07
21Chris Bassitt
C. Bassitt
774
148
59
46
.562
145
3.85
2
1
0
830.0
803
355
383
99
264
63
0
4
3,530
17
8.39
2.86
2.93
1.07
21.9
7.5
1.29
.302
4.15
8.71
22Max Fried
M. Fried
751
131
65
29
.691
131
2.79
5
4
0
797.1
658
247
275
55
196
27
0
2
3,199
29
8.48
2.21
3.83
0.62
23.5
6.1
1.07
.278
3.10
7.43
23Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
736
127
51
31
.622
127
3.47
5
3
0
739.0
646
285
304
97
169
30
0
3
3,000
20
8.96
2.06
4.36
1.18
24.5
5.6
1.10
.279
3.70
7.87
24José Berríos
J. Berríos
732
143
53
42
.558
142
4.06
2
0
0
817.1
775
369
393
122
228
49
0
6
3,412
11
8.06
2.51
3.21
1.34
21.5
6.7
1.23
.286
4.33
8.53
25Brady Singer
B. Singer
731
147
46
52
.469
144
4.29
1
0
0
791.1
806
377
400
104
243
53
2
0
3,391
14
8.31
2.76
3.01
1.18
21.6
7.2
1.33
.311
4.55
9.17
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49
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42
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43
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.602
48
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.558
3.5
41
46
.471
11.0
40
48
.455
12.5
37
48
.435
14.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
45
40
.529
45
42
.517
1.0
42
46
.477
4.5
38
49
.437
8.0
35
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.402
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
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