Since 2018, Charlie Morton and Aaron Nola are tied for fanning the most batters in the 1st inning, with 251 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | G | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | K/BB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Morton | 251 | 201 | 152 | 20 | 79 | 26 | 0 | 3.18 |
| 2 |  | A. Nola | 251 | 215 | 168 | 25 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 4.33 |
| 3 |  | G. Cole | 238 | 190 | 142 | 34 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 3.61 |
| 4 |  | L. Lynn | 229 | 179 | 174 | 27 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 3.23 |
| 5 |  | J. BerrÃos | 223 | 211 | 188 | 32 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 3.98 |
| 6 |  | L. Castillo | 221 | 203 | 180 | 29 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 3.35 |
| 7 |  | B. Snell | 221 | 170 | 117 | 13 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 2.80 |
| 8 |  | Z. Wheeler | 210 | 200 | 168 | 13 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 3.96 |
| 9 |  | K. Gausman | 210 | 191 | 186 | 33 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 10 |  | M. Scherzer | 206 | 162 | 126 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5.72 |
| 11 |  | P. Corbin | 201 | 208 | 240 | 38 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 2.61 |
| 12 |  | R. Ray | 196 | 147 | 131 | 26 | 74 | 9 | 2 | 2.65 |
| 13 |  | D. Cease | 194 | 163 | 154 | 28 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 3.53 |
| 14 |  | S. Gray | 192 | 182 | 128 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 4.17 |
| 15 | | L. Giolito | 188 | 168 | 183 | 31 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 2.35 |
| 16 | | C. Bassitt | 186 | 171 | 163 | 24 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 3.05 |
| 17 | | K. Gibson | 185 | 198 | 200 | 26 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 2.18 |
| 18 |  | Z. Gallen | 183 | 150 | 121 | 17 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 2.77 |
| 19 |  | C. Sale | 181 | 119 | 98 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 5.66 |
| 20 | | J. Flaherty | 180 | 155 | 113 | 24 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 2.95 |
| 21 | | A. Heaney | 178 | 162 | 150 | 24 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 3.36 |
| 22 | | J. Gray | 173 | 165 | 179 | 31 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 3.09 |
| 23 |  | C. Burnes | 171 | 144 | 110 | 10 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 3.98 |
| 24 | | C. Carrasco | 171 | 142 | 153 | 25 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 3.64 |
| 25 |  | Y. Darvish | 170 | 151 | 117 | 24 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 3.21 |
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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