pitcher with most strikeouts in the 5th inning since 2015

Since 2015, Gerrit Cole has fanned the most hitters in the 5th inning, with 321 strikeouts.

NAMESOGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
321
265
211
26
74
11
0
4.34
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
298
254
172
25
56
9
2
5.32
3Robbie Ray
R. Ray
275
234
216
51
82
4
3
3.35
4Aaron Nola
A. Nola
265
261
239
29
69
9
2
3.84
5Chris Sale
C. Sale
262
209
155
17
48
23
1
5.46
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
255
245
193
39
54
7
2
4.72
7Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
252
206
161
16
43
3
3
5.86
8Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
250
220
161
27
33
5
2
7.58
9Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
246
269
263
38
79
6
2
3.11
10Sonny Gray
S. Gray
234
255
227
29
74
9
0
3.16
11Charlie Morton
C. Morton
230
250
234
33
88
19
5
2.61
12Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
225
223
186
18
59
10
2
3.81
13Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
223
278
273
37
87
7
5
2.56
14Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
219
224
180
22
68
6
1
3.22
15Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
214
199
152
24
71
8
2
3.01
16José Berríos
J. Berríos
212
244
240
34
64
16
4
3.31
17Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
209
189
162
19
63
10
1
3.32
18Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
202
250
239
28
63
6
6
3.21
19Blake Snell
B. Snell
201
178
138
18
81
2
1
2.48
20Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
201
225
224
33
75
7
4
2.68
21Dylan Cease
D. Cease
196
166
145
16
79
1
5
2.48
22Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
196
232
219
28
66
8
2
2.97
23Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
190
208
197
25
58
5
3
3.28
24Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
186
264
285
46
93
7
7
2.00
25Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
184
161
149
22
56
11
3
3.29
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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82
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102
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