Between the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Chris Sale had the most games pitched when striking out 8+ batters, with 46 games.
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pitchers with the most regular-season games with 8 or more strikeouts 2017 to 2018| NAME | G | SO | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Sale | 46 | 479 | 26 | 9 | .743 | 46 | 2.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 307.1 | 200 | 73 | 76 | 25 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1,194 | 4 | 14.03 | 1.87 | 7.48 | 0.73 | 40.1 | 5.4 | 0.86 | .288 | 2.23 | 5.86 |
| 2 |  | M. Scherzer | 43 | 453 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 43 | 1.99 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 302.1 | 177 | 67 | 74 | 30 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1,158 | 7 | 13.49 | 1.99 | 6.76 | 0.89 | 39.1 | 5.8 | 0.81 | .249 | 2.20 | 5.27 |
| 3 |  | J. deGrom | 37 | 367 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 37 | 1.97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 260.0 | 184 | 57 | 65 | 19 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1,002 | 7 | 12.70 | 2.04 | 6.22 | 0.66 | 36.6 | 5.9 | 0.93 | .299 | 2.25 | 6.37 |
| 4 |  | J. Verlander | 34 | 335 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 34 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224.1 | 151 | 58 | 62 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 854 | 7 | 13.44 | 1.40 | 9.57 | 1.08 | 39.2 | 4.1 | 0.83 | .274 | 2.49 | 6.06 |
| 5 |  | C. Kluber | 33 | 338 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 33 | 1.95 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 244.0 | 149 | 53 | 57 | 22 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 910 | 4 | 12.47 | 1.55 | 8.05 | 0.81 | 37.1 | 4.6 | 0.78 | .253 | 2.10 | 5.50 |
| 6 |  | G. Cole | 32 | 300 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 32 | 2.53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 206.0 | 133 | 58 | 59 | 21 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 804 | 8 | 13.11 | 2.75 | 4.76 | 0.92 | 37.3 | 7.8 | 0.95 | .271 | 2.58 | 5.81 |
| 7 |  | L. Severino | 29 | 266 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 29 | 2.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 193.1 | 131 | 44 | 53 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 747 | 9 | 12.38 | 1.58 | 7.82 | 0.88 | 35.6 | 4.6 | 0.85 | .264 | 2.47 | 6.10 |
| 8 |  | R. Ray | 26 | 252 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 26 | 2.34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.0 | 105 | 41 | 44 | 15 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 643 | 8 | 14.35 | 4.10 | 3.50 | 0.85 | 39.2 | 11.2 | 1.12 | .301 | 2.51 | 5.98 |
| 9 |  | A. Nola | 25 | 229 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 25 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.0 | 106 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 656 | 3 | 12.05 | 2.26 | 5.33 | 0.74 | 34.9 | 6.6 | 0.87 | .252 | 1.79 | 5.58 |
| 10 |  | C. Carrasco | 25 | 245 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 24 | 1.77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.0 | 138 | 34 | 38 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 670 | 8 | 12.75 | 1.46 | 8.75 | 0.62 | 36.6 | 4.2 | 0.96 | .331 | 1.98 | 7.18 |
| 11 |  | J. Paxton | 25 | 235 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 25 | 2.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.2 | 118 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 631 | 5 | 12.92 | 1.70 | 7.58 | 0.71 | 37.2 | 4.9 | 0.91 | .302 | 2.42 | 6.49 |
| 12 |  | T. Bauer | 24 | 237 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 24 | 2.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.0 | 113 | 43 | 50 | 14 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 638 | 6 | 13.17 | 2.44 | 5.39 | 0.78 | 37.1 | 6.9 | 0.97 | .296 | 2.78 | 6.28 |
| 13 |  | S. Strasburg | 24 | 229 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 24 | 2.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 162.2 | 112 | 37 | 42 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 634 | 5 | 12.67 | 1.83 | 6.94 | 0.83 | 36.1 | 5.2 | 0.89 | .279 | 2.32 | 6.20 |
| 14 |  | C. Archer | 24 | 225 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 24 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.1 | 139 | 57 | 64 | 18 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 629 | 12 | 13.38 | 2.44 | 5.49 | 1.07 | 35.8 | 6.5 | 1.19 | .356 | 3.81 | 8.27 |
| 15 | | G. Márquez | 23 | 215 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 23 | 3.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.0 | 121 | 51 | 54 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 596 | 2 | 12.73 | 1.66 | 7.68 | 1.24 | 36.1 | 4.7 | 0.98 | .302 | 3.20 | 7.16 |
| 16 |  | P. Corbin | 23 | 206 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 23 | 2.76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 146.2 | 120 | 45 | 49 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 581 | 5 | 12.64 | 1.66 | 7.63 | 0.68 | 35.5 | 4.6 | 1.00 | .323 | 3.01 | 7.36 |
| 17 |  | J.A. Happ | 22 | 192 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 22 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.0 | 121 | 49 | 51 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 555 | 0 | 12.71 | 1.46 | 8.73 | 1.06 | 34.6 | 4.0 | 1.05 | .328 | 3.38 | 8.01 |
| 18 |  | B. Snell | 20 | 190 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 20 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126.2 | 72 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 480 | 10 | 13.50 | 2.84 | 4.75 | 0.57 | 39.6 | 8.3 | 0.88 | .264 | 1.49 | 5.12 |
| 19 |  | C. Morton | 20 | 194 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 20 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126.0 | 90 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 4 | 13.86 | 2.79 | 4.97 | 0.93 | 38.3 | 7.7 | 1.02 | .303 | 2.93 | 6.43 |
| 20 |  | M. Tanaka | 19 | 181 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 19 | 1.42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 126.1 | 80 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 474 | 2 | 12.89 | 1.50 | 8.62 | 0.93 | 38.2 | 4.4 | 0.80 | .261 | 1.57 | 5.70 |
| 21 | | R. Hill | 18 | 159 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 18 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 | 71 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 1 | 12.78 | 2.41 | 5.30 | 1.04 | 36.2 | 6.8 | 0.90 | .250 | 2.25 | 5.71 |
| 22 |  | Z. Greinke | 18 | 167 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 18 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.1 | 86 | 39 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 5 | 12.49 | 1.50 | 8.35 | 1.35 | 36.5 | 4.4 | 0.88 | .270 | 2.99 | 6.43 |
| 23 |  | C. Kershaw | 18 | 176 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | 1.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131.1 | 78 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 493 | 4 | 12.06 | 1.51 | 8.00 | 0.89 | 35.7 | 4.5 | 0.76 | .232 | 2.12 | 5.35 |
| 24 | | M. Foltynewicz | 17 | 152 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 17 | 1.65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 103.2 | 58 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 6 | 13.20 | 3.30 | 4.00 | 0.61 | 37.4 | 9.4 | 0.93 | .250 | 1.74 | 5.04 |
| 25 |  | J. BerrÃos | 16 | 150 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 16 | 1.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111.2 | 66 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 0 | 12.09 | 2.10 | 5.77 | 0.40 | 35.2 | 6.1 | 0.82 | .257 | 2.01 | 5.32 |
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