pitcher with most strikeouts in the 5th inning since 2015

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

NAME SO G H HR BB HBP IBB K/BB
1 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
321
265
211
26
74
11
0
4.34
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
289
241
164
22
54
9
2
5.35
3 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
259
253
233
27
65
9
2
3.98
4 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
257
210
188
43
76
3
3
3.38
5 Chris Sale
C. Sale
241
195
144
17
41
19
1
5.88
6 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
239
226
169
36
47
5
2
5.09
7 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
233
201
145
26
31
4
2
7.52
8 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
226
245
240
34
72
5
2
3.14
9 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
224
182
149
14
39
3
3
5.74
10 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
217
233
205
27
73
8
0
2.97
11 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
209
233
222
29
85
17
4
2.46
12 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
207
258
253
34
83
7
5
2.49
13 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
201
202
169
22
64
5
1
3.14
14 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
201
206
177
17
55
9
2
3.65
15 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
201
225
224
33
75
7
4
2.68
16 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
199
179
155
19
59
10
1
3.37
17 José Berríos
J. Berríos
199
224
219
30
56
15
3
3.55
18 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
193
233
216
24
56
5
6
3.45
19 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
190
173
127
19
58
6
2
3.28
20 Blake Snell
B. Snell
189
169
131
18
78
2
0
2.42
21 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
186
263
284
46
91
7
7
2.04
22 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
184
230
209
38
39
6
0
4.72
23 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
182
165
146
18
49
5
1
3.71
24 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
181
209
192
26
60
7
2
3.02
25 Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
174
188
175
20
54
5
3
3.22
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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NYY NYY
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5/6
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NYY NYY
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@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
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5/9
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@
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17
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13
.618
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14
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12
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15
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4/18
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DET DET
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Fri
4/18
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