pitcher with most strikeouts in the 1st inning since 2015

Since 2015, Max Scherzer has fanned the most batters in the 1st inning, with 339 strikeouts.

NAMESOGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
339
276
223
42
80
14
0
4.24
2Charlie Morton
C. Morton
331
276
235
28
112
33
0
2.96
3Chris Sale
C. Sale
325
227
193
22
63
17
0
5.16
4Aaron Nola
A. Nola
323
285
247
37
78
6
0
4.14
5Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
322
276
240
43
96
9
0
3.35
6Robbie Ray
R. Ray
319
255
219
34
130
11
3
2.45
7Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
308
297
293
58
105
6
0
2.93
8Sonny Gray
S. Gray
295
287
218
25
84
10
0
3.51
9Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
291
305
361
52
120
9
0
2.42
10Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
289
243
247
39
97
7
0
2.98
11Blake Snell
B. Snell
282
222
167
17
99
1
0
2.85
12José Berríos
J. Berríos
277
273
244
41
91
13
0
3.04
13Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
275
226
153
27
51
3
1
5.39
14Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
273
257
201
41
77
6
0
3.55
15Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
266
243
208
35
80
8
0
3.33
16Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
264
288
269
48
79
16
1
3.34
17Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
260
226
206
35
76
12
1
3.42
18Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
260
232
238
34
68
8
0
3.82
19Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
254
234
201
21
64
6
2
3.97
20Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
254
270
249
35
95
9
0
2.67
21Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
252
242
191
24
69
8
0
3.65
22Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
247
287
315
40
122
11
0
2.02
23Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
240
235
233
19
85
5
0
2.82
24Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
239
214
175
43
73
15
1
3.27
25Jon Gray
J. Gray
236
223
239
39
70
10
0
3.37
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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HR

161

24th

R

687

20th

SO

1,248

28th

ERA

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
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Braves Braves
76
86
.469
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Nationals Nationals
66
96
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CHC CHC
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3/28
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CHC CHC
4:00 AM
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3/29
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CHC CHC
4:00 AM
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PHI PHI
4:00 AM
Tue
3/31
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@
PHI PHI
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8

Final

0

WSH Nationals

66 - 96

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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Phillies Phillies
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66
.593
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
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97
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72
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74
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75
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Tue
9/16
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Tue
9/16
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@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
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9/16
TOR TOR
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TBR TBR
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9/16
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@
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4:00 AM
Thu
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TOR TOR
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Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
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Thu
3/26
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@
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4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
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BAL BAL
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