pitcher with most strikeouts in the 3rd inning since 2015

Since 2015, Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters in the 3rd inning, with 375 strikeouts.

NAMESOGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
375
271
169
30
61
12
0
6.15
2Aaron Nola
A. Nola
330
284
275
46
66
9
1
5.00
3Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
324
274
229
30
67
5
2
4.84
4Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
312
293
311
35
80
3
3
3.90
5Sonny Gray
S. Gray
304
282
247
42
90
8
1
3.38
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
287
226
214
32
62
18
1
4.63
7Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
283
224
175
21
56
3
1
5.05
8Robbie Ray
R. Ray
281
250
204
25
118
8
1
2.38
9Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
277
256
227
26
77
6
1
3.60
10Charlie Morton
C. Morton
277
270
252
34
93
30
1
2.98
11Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
271
242
215
29
82
7
1
3.30
12Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
267
297
308
40
82
4
2
3.26
13Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
262
232
182
18
55
13
2
4.76
14Blake Snell
B. Snell
256
213
167
23
81
2
0
3.16
15José Berríos
J. Berríos
254
268
239
29
86
16
1
2.95
16Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
249
213
169
32
50
12
2
4.98
17Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
249
223
190
31
80
11
0
3.11
18Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
240
232
217
33
69
2
2
3.48
19Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
240
222
203
25
62
8
3
3.87
20Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
239
212
176
29
68
4
0
3.51
21Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
237
236
190
27
34
0
0
6.97
22Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
232
242
219
27
93
15
3
2.49
23Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
231
287
250
27
66
7
2
3.50
24Dylan Cease
D. Cease
223
186
154
21
77
7
0
2.90
25Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
222
269
254
26
86
11
2
2.58
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

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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
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96
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Thu
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CHC CHC
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3/28
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CHC CHC
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CHC CHC
4:00 AM
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3/30
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PHI PHI
4:00 AM
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3/31
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@
PHI PHI
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8

Final

0

WSH Nationals

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Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
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79
.512
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
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97
65
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92
70
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72
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74
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75
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Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1-2
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9/16
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KCR KCR
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3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
DET DET
@
SDP SDP
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
4:00 AM