which mlb pitcher has the most strikeouts from 2010 to 2021

Between the 2010 and 2021 seasons, Max Scherzer struck out the most batters, with 2,780 strikeouts.

Regular season

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,780	361	181	82	.688	361	3.09	12	5	0	2310.1	1,858	793	841	262	593	81	0	18	9,288	66	10.83	2.31	4.69	1.02	29.9	6.4	1.06	.286	3.28	74	3.06	74	7.24	273
2	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,385	326	172	71	.708	325	2.38	25	15	0	2176.0	1,631	575	635	178	463	35	0	20	8,496	77	9.86	1.91	5.15	0.74	28.1	5.4	0.96	.267	2.63	62	2.67	67	6.75	314.9
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,267	322	161	86	.652	322	3.10	20	6	0	2148.0	1,741	739	799	230	569	52	0	10	8,656	50	9.50	2.38	3.98	0.96	26.2	6.6	1.08	.273	3.35	75	3.26	78	7.29	217.8
4	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,059	353	169	79	.681	352	3.28	8	2	0	2222.0	1,990	811	868	234	487	40	0	14	8,970	71	8.34	1.97	4.23	0.95	23.0	5.4	1.11	.286	3.52	81	3.35	83	8.06	171.4
5	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,059	321	114	74	.606	241	3.03	16	3	12	1672.1	1,357	563	609	178	386	102	25	15	6,727	38	11.08	2.08	5.33	0.96	30.6	5.7	1.04	.295	3.28	71	2.92	69	7.30	238.7
6	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,001	360	158	101	.610	360	3.66	11	2	0	2182.0	2,070	887	981	243	688	71	0	11	9,128	48	8.25	2.84	2.91	1.00	21.9	7.5	1.26	.298	4.05	87	3.77	93	8.54	69.6
7	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	1,938	320	127	106	.545	320	3.32	16	7	0	2024.0	1,795	746	814	227	477	79	0	37	8,270	27	8.62	2.12	4.06	1.01	23.4	5.8	1.12	.283	3.62	86	3.48	91	7.98	75.9
8	David Price D. Price	1,925	332	145	75	.659	298	3.27	17	3	1	1961.0	1,764	713	778	197	495	58	6	14	8,026	38	8.83	2.27	3.89	0.90	24.0	6.2	1.15	.293	3.57	80	3.30	81	8.10	167.7
9	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	1,874	307	115	88	.567	306	3.34	11	3	0	1961.1	1,745	727	781	214	580	88	0	24	8,086	46	8.60	2.66	3.23	0.98	23.2	7.2	1.19	.287	3.58	81	3.64	89	8.01	97.8
10	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	1,718	246	113	61	.649	246	3.21	2	2	0	1465.1	1,209	523	575	148	392	52	0	20	5,939	43	10.55	2.41	4.38	0.91	28.9	6.6	1.09	.292	3.53	80	3.00	75	7.43	166.7
11	Gio Gonzalez G. Gonzalez	1,717	314	124	90	.579	304	3.51	4	2	0	1800.1	1,599	703	755	148	734	46	1	18	7,624	56	8.58	3.67	2.34	0.74	22.5	9.6	1.30	.291	3.77	87	3.57	89	7.99	89.8
12	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	1,714	281	111	95	.539	280	3.40	18	8	0	1824.2	1,624	690	772	184	518	78	0	3	7,498	110	8.45	2.55	3.31	0.91	22.9	6.9	1.17	.288	3.81	87	3.51	87	8.01	100.9
13	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	1,673	234	117	63	.650	234	3.20	6	3	0	1449.1	1,238	515	557	153	373	46	0	6	5,857	52	10.39	2.32	4.49	0.95	28.6	6.4	1.11	.300	3.46	79	3.08	75	7.69	168.1
14	Ian Kennedy I. Kennedy	1,667	410	99	102	.493	278	4.04	2	1	56	1778.0	1,670	798	857	259	581	79	96	25	7,516	73	8.44	2.94	2.87	1.31	22.2	7.7	1.27	.286	4.34	100	4.24	106	8.45	-52.6
15	James Shields J. Shields	1,619	289	102	103	.498	287	4.02	18	7	0	1841.2	1,791	822	893	262	580	69	1	16	7,772	80	7.91	2.83	2.79	1.28	20.8	7.5	1.29	.292	4.36	101	4.24	105	8.75	-46.9
16	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	1,591	212	79	67	.541	212	3.56	2	1	0	1293.1	1,047	512	542	165	442	54	0	8	5,333	72	11.07	3.08	3.60	1.15	29.8	8.3	1.15	.286	3.77	83	3.48	82	7.29	107.8
17	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	1,591	288	115	77	.599	264	3.48	4	2	1	1583.2	1,435	613	660	152	574	66	4	20	6,689	51	9.04	3.26	2.77	0.86	23.8	8.6	1.27	.298	3.75	86	3.58	88	8.16	90.1
18	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	1,544	225	103	61	.628	220	3.19	18	8	0	1422.2	1,239	505	555	140	326	51	3	9	5,742	28	9.77	2.06	4.74	0.89	26.9	5.7	1.10	.299	3.51	76	3.03	73	7.84	174.7
19	Anibal Sanchez A. Sanchez	1,519	300	94	96	.495	278	4.08	7	6	0	1666.1	1,634	756	823	196	515	43	9	33	7,071	52	8.20	2.78	2.95	1.06	21.5	7.3	1.29	.300	4.45	99	3.82	93	8.83	46.7
20	J.A. Happ	1,511	310	120	95	.558	300	4.23	1	1	0	1692.0	1,638	796	846	235	596	35	5	13	7,204	44	8.04	3.17	2.54	1.25	21.0	8.3	1.32	.291	4.50	103	4.26	103	8.71	-19.8
21	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,505	198	77	53	.592	198	2.50	4	2	0	1261.2	981	350	385	108	295	21	0	13	4,978	26	10.74	2.10	5.10	0.77	30.2	5.9	1.01	.286	2.75	64	2.63	65	7.00	203.1
22	CC Sabathia	1,503	273	115	80	.590	272	3.87	10	1	0	1688.0	1,666	725	796	214	509	64	0	22	7,155	38	8.01	2.71	2.95	1.14	21.0	7.1	1.29	.298	4.24	92	3.98	93	8.88	57.5
23	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	1,493	276	138	81	.630	272	3.42	24	11	0	1731.2	1,618	658	700	148	448	54	2	31	7,115	26	7.76	2.33	3.33	0.77	21.0	6.3	1.19	.296	3.64	87	3.38	85	8.41	114.4
24	Rick Porcello R. Porcello	1,472	324	136	116	.540	320	4.44	10	3	0	1925.2	2,094	950	1,041	237	437	81	2	17	8,192	64	6.88	2.04	3.37	1.11	18.0	5.3	1.31	.311	4.87	104	3.99	96	9.79	32.1
25	Francisco Liriano F. Liriano	1,449	342	88	92	.489	242	4.15	3	1	0	1456.1	1,320	672	732	143	680	54	13	14	6,277	83	8.95	4.20	2.13	0.88	23.1	10.8	1.37	.298	4.52	103	3.90	97	8.16	18.2

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RBI

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	89	63	.586
Phillies	83	68	.550	5.5
Marlins	75	77	.493	14.0
Nationals	71	81	.467	18.0
Mets	69	82	.457	19.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/18	WSH	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 9/19	WSH	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 9/20	WSH	@	STL	2:15 PM
Mon 9/21	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 9/22	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM

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Schwarber

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Crow-Armstrong

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RBI Leaders

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Arraez

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Run Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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Wood

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OBP Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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SB Leaders

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Nuñez

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Simpson

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Strikeout Leaders

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Misiorowski

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WHIP Leaders

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K/9 Leaders

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Misiorowski

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Braves	89	63	.586
Phillies	83	68	.550	5.5
Marlins	75	77	.493	14.0
Nationals	71	81	.467	18.0
Mets	69	82	.457	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	94	57	.623
Cubs	84	68	.553	10.5
Pirates	75	76	.497	19.0
Cardinals	75	78	.490	20.0
Reds	70	81	.464	24.0
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Padres	82	69	.543	10.0
Diamondbacks	80	72	.526	12.5
Giants	64	89	.418	29.0
Rockies	56	95	.371	36.0

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Rays - x	91	59	.607
Yankees - x	88	64	.579	4.0
Red Sox	82	69	.543	9.5
Blue Jays	76	77	.497	16.5
Orioles	74	78	.487	18.0
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Guardians	78	75	.510
White Sox	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	80	.474	5.5
Twins	71	81	.467	6.5
Royals	66	85	.437	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	76	75	.503
Rangers	75	76	.497	1.0
Mariners	70	82	.461	6.5
Athletics	61	90	.404	15.0
Angels	58	93	.384	18.0