what mlb reliever has the most strikeouts since 2020

Since 2020, Josh Hader has struck out the most hitters by a relief pitcher, with 439 strikeouts.

NAME SO G 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 Josh Hader
J. Hader
439
291
18
20
.474
0
2.81
0
0
163
279.0
164
87
94
31
116
14
239
2
1,123
18
14.16
3.74
3.78
1.00
39.1
10.3
1.00
.254
3.03
5.29
2 Tanner Scott
T. Scott
399
326
27
21
.563
0
3.20
0
0
65
312.2
238
111
129
22
156
18
131
9
1,326
19
11.49
4.49
2.56
0.63
30.1
11.8
1.26
.295
3.71
6.85
3 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
392
270
25
20
.556
0
3.43
0
0
70
246.1
162
94
105
26
153
8
122
4
1,051
27
14.32
5.59
2.56
0.95
37.3
14.6
1.28
.288
3.84
5.92
4 Devin Williams
D. Williams
387
251
29
12
.707
0
2.12
0
0
73
242.0
130
57
71
14
118
11
106
3
977
14
14.39
4.39
3.28
0.52
39.6
12.1
1.02
.260
2.64
4.83
5 Scott Barlow
S. Barlow
377
324
20
17
.541
0
3.43
0
0
57
325.1
262
124
135
29
141
17
130
10
1,366
17
10.43
3.90
2.67
0.80
27.6
10.3
1.24
.291
3.73
7.25
6 Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
372
226
18
12
.600
0
2.58
0
0
101
226.1
142
65
72
17
86
19
176
2
907
15
14.79
3.42
4.33
0.68
41.0
9.5
1.01
.303
2.86
5.65
7 Raisel Iglesias
R. Iglesias
369
299
27
24
.529
0
2.73
0
0
134
300.1
228
91
112
35
63
9
234
8
1,187
6
11.06
1.89
5.86
1.05
31.1
5.3
0.97
.271
3.36
6.83
8 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
367
272
25
24
.510
0
3.69
0
0
94
256.1
176
105
122
29
122
19
185
6
1,074
26
12.89
4.28
3.01
1.02
34.2
11.4
1.16
.274
4.28
6.18
9 Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
361
265
14
10
.583
0
2.72
0
0
9
274.2
201
83
93
22
128
18
45
0
1,147
18
11.83
4.19
2.82
0.72
31.5
11.2
1.20
.290
3.05
6.59
10 Héctor Neris
H. Neris
357
313
30
22
.577
0
3.55
0
0
40
296.1
232
117
134
32
126
15
112
7
1,243
21
10.84
3.83
2.83
0.97
28.7
10.1
1.21
.281
4.07
7.05
11 Phil Maton
P. Maton
349
316
16
12
.571
0
3.76
0
0
6
303.2
259
127
144
30
115
40
45
6
1,295
3
10.34
3.41
3.03
0.89
26.9
8.9
1.23
.301
4.27
7.68
12 Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
334
284
19
17
.528
0
3.20
0
0
156
273.0
196
97
107
27
109
10
226
10
1,117
8
11.01
3.59
3.06
0.89
29.9
9.8
1.12
.265
3.53
6.46
13 Chris Stratton
C. Stratton
326
287
25
10
.714
0
4.41
0
0
15
328.1
317
161
180
31
137
8
95
5
1,420
14
8.94
3.76
2.38
0.85
23.0
9.6
1.38
.312
4.93
8.69
14 Alex Vesia
A. Vesia
322
258
14
11
.560
0
2.95
0
0
9
237.2
165
78
96
32
112
8
36
11
989
8
12.19
4.24
2.88
1.21
32.6
11.3
1.17
.258
3.64
6.25
15 Ryan Pressly
R. Pressly
317
283
17
19
.472
0
3.24
0
0
109
275.1
236
99
117
23
78
5
182
2
1,126
13
10.36
2.55
4.06
0.75
28.2
6.9
1.14
.303
3.82
7.71
16 Paul Sewald
P. Sewald
316
253
20
12
.625
0
3.58
0
0
81
246.2
180
98
104
38
81
9
139
11
1,003
4
11.53
2.96
3.90
1.39
31.5
8.1
1.06
.254
3.79
6.57
17 Gregory Soto
G. Soto
316
311
14
26
.350
0
3.96
0
0
55
279.1
234
123
147
22
143
21
134
6
1,217
29
10.18
4.61
2.21
0.71
26.0
11.8
1.35
.297
4.74
7.54
18 José Alvarado
J. Alvarado
314
260
17
11
.607
0
3.47
0
0
37
238.2
188
92
110
19
127
11
63
11
1,024
26
11.84
4.79
2.47
0.72
30.7
12.4
1.32
.306
4.15
7.09
19 David Bednar
D. Bednar
313
258
12
20
.375
0
3.32
0
0
90
260.1
220
96
112
24
91
9
176
12
1,092
10
10.82
3.15
3.44
0.83
28.7
8.3
1.19
.299
3.87
7.61
20 Trevor Richards
T. Richards
313
222
14
5
.737
0
4.88
0
0
2
264.0
217
143
153
39
127
5
34
5
1,129
29
10.67
4.33
2.46
1.33
27.7
11.2
1.30
.276
5.22
7.40
21 Emilio Pagán
E. Pagán
313
275
17
18
.486
0
4.18
0
0
26
277.2
229
129
141
48
92
5
83
4
1,145
5
10.15
2.98
3.40
1.56
27.3
8.0
1.16
.263
4.57
7.42
22 Taylor Rogers
T. Rogers
312
274
16
26
.381
0
3.60
0
0
51
255.1
230
102
128
28
86
17
100
8
1,076
8
11.00
3.03
3.63
0.99
29.0
8.0
1.24
.319
4.51
8.11
23 Joe Jiménez
J. Jiménez
311
267
11
14
.440
0
3.93
0
0
11
249.2
204
109
120
28
91
19
56
2
1,057
7
11.21
3.28
3.42
1.01
29.4
8.6
1.18
.289
4.33
7.35
24 Adam Ottavino
A. Ottavino
310
288
18
18
.500
0
3.56
0
0
27
265.1
218
105
111
26
116
28
83
8
1,134
22
10.52
3.93
2.67
0.88
27.3
10.2
1.26
.294
3.77
7.39
25 A.J. Minter
A.J. Minter
306
280
17
21
.447
0
2.80
0
0
16
254.0
194
79
91
20
81
5
53
5
1,015
5
10.84
2.87
3.78
0.71
30.1
8.0
1.08
.289
3.22
6.87
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.625
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MIL MIL
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PHI PHI
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Sat
5/31
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PHI PHI
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CIN CIN
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BOS Red Sox

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Phillies Phillies
36
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.655
Mets Mets
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.607
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
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.625
Cardinals Cardinals
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Dodgers Dodgers
34
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.607
Padres Padres
31
23
.574
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Yankees Yankees
35
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.636
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28
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.509
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
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.545
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.556
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Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
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BAL BAL
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Tue
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@
PHI PHI
1-2
Tue
5/13
MIL MIL
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CLE CLE
9-5
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BAL BAL
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SEA SEA
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Fri
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