which pitcher active has the most games with 14 or more strikeouts in a season

Gerrit Cole and Yu Darvish are tied for the most games pitched by an active pitcher with 14+ strikeouts in a season, with 5 games.

NAME G SO SEASON TM 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 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
5
71
2019
HOU HOU
2
0
1.000
5
1.82
0
0
0
34.2
16
7
9
4
3
1
0
0
125
2
18.43
0.78
23.67
1.04
56.8
2.4
0.55
.261
2.34
4.15
2 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
5
71
2013
TEX TEX
3
0
1.000
5
1.88
0
0
0
38.1
18
8
8
4
3
0
0
0
136
0
16.67
0.70
23.67
0.94
52.2
2.2
0.55
.241
1.88
4.23
3 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
4
57
2021
NYM NYM
2
1
.667
4
1.20
1
1
0
30.0
15
4
7
3
1
0
0
0
106
0
17.10
0.30
57.00
0.90
53.8
0.9
0.53
.267
2.10
4.50
4 Chris Sale
C. Sale
4
57
2015
CWS CWS
3
0
1.000
4
1.20
0
0
0
30.0
11
4
4
1
4
1
0
0
108
0
17.10
1.20
14.25
0.30
52.8
3.7
0.50
.222
1.20
3.30
5 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3
43
2015
LAD LAD
3
0
1.000
3
0.72
1
0
0
25.0
12
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
87
0
15.48
0.72
21.50
0.36
49.4
2.3
0.56
.268
0.72
4.32
6 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
2
29
2021
MIL MIL
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
0
0
0
16.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
52
0
16.31
0.56
29.00
0.00
55.8
1.9
0.31
.182
0.00
2.25
7 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2
28
2020
NYM NYM
0
1
.000
2
1.93
0
0
0
14.0
6
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
50
0
18.00
2.57
7.00
0.64
56.0
8.0
0.71
.294
1.93
3.86
8 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
2
31
2019
LAD LAD
2
0
1.000
2
1.50
2
0
0
18.0
8
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
61
1
15.50
0.00
1.50
50.8
0.0
0.44
.185
1.50
4.00
9 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2
29
2019
HOU HOU
1
0
1.000
2
1.69
1
1
0
16.0
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
53
0
16.31
0.56
29.00
1.69
54.7
1.9
0.31
.050
1.69
2.25
10 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2
29
2019
WSH WSH
2
0
1.000
2
1.13
0
0
0
16.0
7
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
57
0
16.31
0.56
29.00
0.56
50.9
1.8
0.50
.240
1.13
3.94
11 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2
31
2019
BOS BOS
0
0
2
1.80
0
0
0
15.0
6
3
3
1
0
2
0
0
53
0
18.60
0.00
0.60
58.5
0.0
0.40
.263
1.80
3.60
12 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2
28
2018
HOU HOU
1
0
1.000
2
0.57
0
0
0
15.2
7
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
56
0
16.09
0.57
28.00
0.57
50.0
1.8
0.51
.240
0.57
4.02
13 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2
30
2018
HOU HOU
1
0
1.000
2
1.13
1
1
0
16.0
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
55
1
16.88
1.13
15.00
1.13
54.5
3.6
0.38
.100
1.13
2.25
14 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2
33
2015
WSH WSH
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
2
2
0
18.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
57
0
16.50
0.50
33.00
0.00
57.9
1.8
0.11
.043
0.00
0.50
15 Max Meyer
M. Meyer
1
14
2025
MIA MIA
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
21.00
0.00
0.00
60.9
0.0
0.83
.556
0.00
7.50
16 Blake Snell
B. Snell
1
15
2024
SFG SFG
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
1
22.50
3.00
7.50
0.00
68.2
9.1
0.67
.400
0.00
3.00
17 Pablo López
P. López
1
14
2024
MIN MIN
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
15.75
1.13
14.00
0.00
51.9
3.7
0.38
.167
0.00
2.25
18 Luis Gil
L. Gil
1
14
2024
NYY NYY
1
0
1.000
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
21.00
1.50
14.00
0.00
58.3
4.2
1.00
.556
1.50
7.50
19 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
1
14
2024
DET DET
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
18.90
1.35
14.00
0.00
60.9
4.3
0.45
.250
0.00
2.70
20 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
1
14
2024
LAD LAD
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
58.3
0.0
0.43
.300
0.00
3.86
21 Hunter Greene
H. Greene
1
14
2023
CIN CIN
0
0
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
25
0
18.00
1.29
14.00
1.29
56.0
4.0
0.57
.250
1.29
3.86
22 Pablo López
P. López
1
14
2023
MIN MIN
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
28
0
15.75
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.25
.167
0.00
2.25
23 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
1
14
2023
TBR TBR
1
0
1.000
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
22
0
21.00
1.50
14.00
0.00
63.6
4.5
0.67
.429
1.50
4.50
24 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
1
14
2022
MIL MIL
1
0
1.000
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
27
0
15.75
0.00
0.00
51.9
0.0
0.38
.250
1.13
3.38
25 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
1
14
2022
NYY NYY
1
0
1.000
1
1.35
0
0
0
6.2
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
27
0
18.90
2.70
7.00
1.35
51.9
7.4
1.05
.400
1.35
6.75
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/28
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@
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@
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CLE CLE
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5/12
TBR TBR
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NYM NYM
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/28
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CLE CLE
1:10 PM
Wed
5/28
CWS CWS
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM
Wed
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