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 360 strikeouts.

NAME SO G H HR BB HBP IBB K/BB
1 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
360
256
155
28
55
11
0
6.55
2 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
324
274
260
44
62
9
1
5.23
3 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
324
274
229
30
67
5
2
4.84
4 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
287
268
282
32
70
3
2
4.10
5 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
271
257
217
34
87
8
1
3.11
6 Chris Sale
C. Sale
267
212
202
31
58
17
1
4.60
7 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
261
249
227
31
89
25
1
2.93
8 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
256
234
208
24
69
5
1
3.71
9 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
256
200
153
16
50
3
1
5.12
10 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
254
225
184
24
105
8
1
2.42
11 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
248
272
285
39
75
3
2
3.31
12 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
244
217
183
24
81
6
1
3.01
13 Blake Snell
B. Snell
244
204
157
22
79
2
0
3.09
14 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
238
220
200
24
61
8
3
3.90
15 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
237
215
177
16
50
11
2
4.74
16 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
235
198
154
30
50
10
2
4.70
17 José Berríos
J. Berríos
235
246
218
26
79
13
0
2.97
18 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
232
242
219
27
93
15
3
2.49
19 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
224
197
167
29
72
9
0
3.11
20 Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
220
209
189
30
58
2
1
3.79
21 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
219
215
171
24
31
0
0
7.06
22 Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
215
262
224
25
62
5
1
3.47
23 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
214
282
271
34
101
9
2
2.12
24 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
213
250
238
23
79
11
2
2.70
25 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
211
249
203
33
40
2
2
5.28
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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HR

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15th

R

147

14th

SO

275

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ERA

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22
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.667
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19
14
.576
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Nationals Nationals
15
19
.441
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Braves Braves
14
18
.438
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13
19
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
4:10 PM
Mon
5/5
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Tue
5/6
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Wed
5/7
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
12:05 PM
Fri
5/9
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
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6

Final

11

WSH Nationals

15 - 19

Sat 3 May 2025

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22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
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14
.576
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Cubs Cubs
21
13
.618
Reds Reds
18
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Dodgers Dodgers
23
10
.697
Padres Padres
21
11
.656
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Yankees Yankees
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14
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18
17
.514
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
13
.618
Guardians Guardians
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14
.576
1.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
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12
.625
Astros Astros
17
15
.531
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/18
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
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Fri
4/18
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1-3
Fri
4/18
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
2-6
Fri
4/18
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
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4/18
CLE CLE
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PIT PIT
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5/4
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@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Sun
5/4
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@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
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5/4
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BOS BOS
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Sun
5/4
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM