which mlb pitcher has the most strikeouts in 2020

Shane Bieber struck out the most hitters in 2020, with 122 strikeouts.

  • Regular season
NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
122
2020
CLE CLE
12
8
1
.889
12
1.63
0
0
0
77.1
46
14
15
7
21
1
0
0
297
5
14.20
2.44
5.81
0.81
41.1
7.1
0.87
.267
1.75
37
2.06
46
5.35
20.5
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
104
2020
NYM NYM
12
4
2
.667
12
2.38
0
0
0
68.0
47
18
21
7
18
0
0
0
268
4
13.76
2.38
5.78
0.93
38.8
6.7
0.96
.288
2.78
57
2.26
52
6.22
15.9
3Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
100
2020
CIN CIN
11
5
4
.556
11
1.73
2
2
0
73.0
41
14
17
9
17
3
0
1
278
3
12.33
2.10
5.88
1.11
36.0
6.1
0.79
.215
2.10
36
2.87
61
5.05
14.1
4Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
97
2020
CWS CWS
12
4
3
.571
12
3.48
1
1
0
72.1
47
28
31
8
28
2
0
0
288
3
12.07
3.48
3.46
1.00
33.7
9.7
1.04
.255
3.86
78
3.18
69
5.85
11.2
5Aaron Nola
A. Nola
96
2020
PHI PHI
12
5
5
.500
12
3.28
2
1
0
71.1
54
26
31
9
23
2
0
2
289
1
12.11
2.90
4.17
1.14
33.2
8.0
1.08
.283
3.91
73
3.18
70
6.81
10.6
6Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
94
2020
NYY NYY
12
7
3
.700
12
2.84
2
1
0
73.0
53
23
27
14
17
2
0
0
288
2
11.59
2.10
5.53
1.73
32.6
5.9
0.96
.242
3.33
65
3.88
87
6.53
4.9
7Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
93
2020
CHC CHC
12
8
3
.727
12
2.01
0
0
0
76.0
59
17
18
5
14
2
0
1
297
3
11.01
1.66
6.64
0.59
31.3
4.7
0.96
.295
2.13
46
2.22
50
6.99
18.6
8Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
93
2020
SDP SDP
12
3
1
.750
12
2.09
0
0
0
69.0
39
16
18
5
20
4
0
0
267
1
12.13
2.61
4.65
0.65
34.8
7.5
0.86
.234
2.35
49
2.47
56
5.09
15.1
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
92
2020
WSH WSH
12
5
4
.556
12
3.74
1
0
0
67.1
70
28
30
10
23
1
0
1
295
6
12.30
3.07
4.00
1.34
31.2
7.8
1.38
.355
4.01
83
3.45
76
9.36
8
10Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
91
2020
TBR TBR
11
5
1
.833
11
4.08
0
0
0
57.1
43
26
26
11
22
0
0
0
238
7
14.28
3.45
4.14
1.73
38.2
9.2
1.13
.281
4.08
97
3.65
86
6.75
3.9
11Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
91
2020
MIL MIL
13
3
5
.375
13
3.05
1
0
0
73.2
55
25
26
9
18
4
0
0
293
1
11.12
2.20
5.06
1.10
31.1
6.1
0.99
.269
3.18
68
3.20
72
6.72
10.2
12Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
89
2020
CIN CIN
12
4
6
.400
12
3.21
1
0
0
70.0
62
25
31
5
24
1
0
0
292
1
11.44
3.09
3.71
0.64
30.5
8.2
1.23
.329
3.99
68
2.64
57
7.97
15.2
13Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
89
2020
TEX TEX
13
6
3
.667
13
3.32
1
0
0
84.0
64
31
34
13
25
6
0
0
344
2
9.54
2.68
3.56
1.39
25.9
7.3
1.06
.242
3.64
74
4.18
91
6.86
3.7
14Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
88
2020
MIL MIL
12
4
1
.800
9
2.11
0
0
0
59.2
37
14
15
2
24
3
2
0
240
5
13.27
3.62
3.67
0.30
36.7
10.0
1.02
.285
2.26
47
2.03
46
5.58
16
15Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
82
2020
CLE CLE
12
3
4
.429
12
2.91
0
0
0
68.0
55
22
22
8
27
2
0
0
280
6
10.85
3.57
3.04
1.06
29.3
9.6
1.21
.292
2.91
66
3.58
81
7.28
6.5
16Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
82
2020
ARI ARI
12
3
2
.600
12
2.75
0
0
0
72.0
55
22
24
9
25
2
0
0
291
4
10.25
3.13
3.28
1.13
28.2
8.6
1.11
.266
3.00
61
3.65
84
6.88
5.7
17Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
80
2020
MIN MIN
11
6
1
.857
11
2.70
0
0
0
66.2
40
20
20
9
10
0
0
0
248
0
10.80
1.35
8.00
1.21
32.3
4.0
0.75
.208
2.70
62
2.99
68
5.40
10.5
18Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
79
2020
SFG SFG
12
3
3
.500
10
3.62
0
0
0
59.2
50
24
26
8
16
0
1
0
245
4
11.92
2.41
4.94
1.21
32.2
6.5
1.11
.296
3.92
83
3.08
72
7.54
8.1
19Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
76
2020
HOU HOU
11
5
3
.625
10
3.57
0
0
0
70.2
63
28
32
5
16
5
0
0
288
6
9.68
2.04
4.75
0.64
26.4
5.6
1.12
.312
4.08
81
2.84
65
8.02
12.3
20Germán Márquez
G. Márquez
73
2020
COL COL
13
4
6
.400
13
3.75
0
0
0
81.2
78
34
41
6
25
0
0
0
344
4
8.04
2.76
2.92
0.66
21.2
7.3
1.26
.300
4.52
74
3.27
69
8.60
12.6
21Dylan Bundy
D. Bundy
72
2020
LAA LAA
11
6
3
.667
11
3.29
1
0
0
65.2
51
24
27
5
17
4
0
1
267
2
9.87
2.33
4.24
0.69
27.0
6.4
1.04
.272
3.70
73
2.94
64
6.99
11.7
22Sonny Gray
S. Gray
72
2020
CIN CIN
11
5
3
.625
11
3.70
0
0
0
56.0
42
23
26
4
26
2
0
0
235
7
11.57
4.18
2.77
0.64
30.6
11.1
1.21
.290
4.18
78
3.04
65
6.75
9.8
23Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
72
2020
TOR TOR
12
5
2
.714
12
2.69
0
0
0
67.0
60
20
22
6
17
1
0
0
275
1
9.67
2.28
4.24
0.81
26.2
6.2
1.15
.302
2.96
58
3.00
68
8.06
10.5
24Zach Eflin
Z. Eflin
70
2020
PHI PHI
11
4
2
.667
10
3.97
1
1
0
59.0
60
26
28
8
15
1
0
0
245
1
10.68
2.29
4.67
1.22
28.6
6.1
1.27
.344
4.27
88
3.39
75
9.15
7.4
25Andrew Heaney
A. Heaney
70
2020
LAA LAA
12
4
3
.571
12
4.45
0
0
0
66.2
63
33
35
9
19
2
0
1
279
2
9.45
2.57
3.68
1.21
25.1
6.8
1.23
.302
4.72
99
3.78
83
8.51
5.8
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White Sox White Sox
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Twins Twins
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SB Leaders

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
89
64
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Phillies Phillies
84
68
.553
4.5
Marlins Marlins
76
77
.497
13.0
Nationals Nationals
71
82
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Mets Mets
69
83
.454
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Brewers Brewers - y
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57
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Cubs Cubs
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Pirates Pirates
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77
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Cardinals Cardinals
75
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Reds Reds
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Dodgers Dodgers - x
92
60
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69
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73
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Giants Giants
64
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Rockies Rockies
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AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - x
92
59
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Yankees Yankees - x
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Red Sox Red Sox
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Blue Jays Blue Jays
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77
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Orioles Orioles
75
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72
80
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71
81
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Royals Royals
67
85
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76
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Rangers Rangers
76
76
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Mariners Mariners
71
82
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Athletics Athletics
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Angels Angels
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CIN CIN
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9/2
ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
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9/2
ATH ATH
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TEX TEX
9-2
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BAL BAL
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COL COL
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PHI PHI
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AZ AZ
0-1

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@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM
Thu
9/17
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
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Thu
9/17
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@
COL COL
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Thu
9/17
KCR KCR
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HOU HOU
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