which pitcher has the most strikeout in the mlb since 2008

Since 2008, Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters, with 3,423 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,423
470
215
112
.657
461
3.17
12
5
0
2895.0
2,363
1,019
1,092
338
762
113
2
20
11,699
79
10.64
2.37
4.49
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.287
3.39
76
3.18
77
7.35
309
2 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,162
476
227
136
.625
476
3.28
24
7
0
3087.1
2,584
1,124
1,220
322
846
92
0
23
12,561
74
9.22
2.47
3.74
0.94
25.2
6.7
1.11
.278
3.56
78
3.34
80
7.53
291.1
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3,000
441
216
94
.697
438
2.52
25
15
0
2787.1
2,133
779
854
233
692
44
1
28
10,999
105
9.69
2.23
4.34
0.75
27.3
6.3
1.01
.270
2.76
64
2.84
70
6.89
365.8
4 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,654
474
204
121
.628
470
3.31
15
5
0
2933.0
2,702
1,080
1,166
305
644
55
0
15
11,914
93
8.14
1.98
4.12
0.94
22.3
5.4
1.14
.290
3.58
80
3.38
83
8.29
230.9
5 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,528
387
143
87
.622
307
3.02
16
3
12
2047.2
1,668
686
739
209
481
126
25
15
8,249
47
11.11
2.11
5.26
0.92
30.6
5.8
1.05
.297
3.25
71
2.88
69
7.33
296.9
6 Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,378
425
189
115
.622
425
3.60
15
4
0
2595.2
2,458
1,039
1,139
277
818
84
0
12
10,845
57
8.25
2.84
2.91
0.96
21.9
7.5
1.26
.299
3.95
85
3.71
91
8.52
109.8
7 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,251
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
8
5
0
1954.0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
10.37
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.5
8 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,238
372
139
109
.560
371
3.39
15
7
0
2382.1
2,144
898
965
266
676
94
0
35
9,814
47
8.45
2.55
3.31
1.00
22.8
6.9
1.18
.287
3.65
82
3.65
88
8.10
126
9 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,131
402
143
130
.524
395
4.06
3
2
0
2203.0
2,076
995
1,094
214
822
194
1
25
9,456
70
8.71
3.36
2.59
0.87
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.47
101
3.84
96
8.48
46.7
10 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,106
346
139
111
.556
345
3.31
22
9
0
2264.0
2,022
833
938
216
669
94
0
10
9,332
135
8.37
2.66
3.15
0.86
22.6
7.2
1.19
.289
3.73
83
3.49
86
8.04
144
11 David Price
D. Price
2,076
400
157
82
.657
322
3.32
17
3
3
2143.2
1,930
790
865
221
562
63
19
16
8,807
40
8.72
2.36
3.69
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.290
3.63
81
3.38
83
8.10
165.9
12 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
2,070
358
134
124
.519
355
3.47
16
7
0
2209.1
2,007
853
933
258
544
89
1
38
9,098
29
8.43
2.22
3.81
1.05
22.8
6.0
1.15
.285
3.80
90
3.62
94
8.18
50.1
13 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
142
99
.589
340
3.74
4
2
1
2006.1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
9.04
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
14 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,007
282
110
88
.556
282
3.58
2
1
0
1706.0
1,394
678
712
217
544
77
0
8
7,009
79
10.59
2.87
3.69
1.14
28.6
7.8
1.14
.283
3.76
85
3.53
84
7.35
125.8
15 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
1,994
383
184
115
.615
379
3.52
27
11
0
2389.1
2,299
935
995
213
643
68
2
34
9,916
42
7.51
2.42
3.10
0.80
20.1
6.5
1.23
.298
3.75
88
3.50
87
8.66
133.3
16 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
1,951
342
151
98
.606
341
3.68
22
7
0
2171.0
2,086
887
977
251
635
80
0
30
9,116
45
8.09
2.63
3.07
1.04
21.4
7.0
1.25
.296
4.05
87
3.79
88
8.65
126.1
17 James Shields
J. Shields
1,946
355
127
123
.508
353
3.99
21
9
0
2276.1
2,238
1,008
1,100
315
672
82
1
17
9,579
89
7.69
2.66
2.90
1.25
20.3
7.0
1.28
.293
4.35
99
4.18
102
8.85
-28.2
18 Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
1,860
344
131
101
.565
328
3.70
4
2
0
1933.0
1,744
795
857
171
815
50
4
21
8,242
59
8.66
3.79
2.28
0.80
22.6
9.9
1.32
.294
3.99
91
3.67
91
8.12
77.3
19 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,858
346
108
108
.500
307
3.86
3
1
0
1817.0
1,761
779
834
224
514
38
11
10
7,612
63
9.20
2.55
3.61
1.11
24.4
6.8
1.25
.309
4.13
93
3.62
86
8.72
120.2
20 Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
1,857
370
144
113
.560
365
3.52
18
8
0
2256.1
2,094
883
955
253
637
120
1
22
9,373
36
7.41
2.54
2.92
1.01
19.8
6.8
1.21
.283
3.81
86
3.93
96
8.35
31.8
21 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,831
277
105
86
.550
277
3.78
6
4
0
1671.0
1,482
701
739
210
437
55
0
16
6,855
18
9.86
2.35
4.19
1.13
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
3.98
90
3.49
81
7.98
145.9
22 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,831
324
118
97
.549
315
3.51
7
5
0
1837.1
1,580
716
784
177
601
57
2
5
7,599
105
8.97
2.94
3.05
0.87
24.1
7.9
1.19
.284
3.84
85
3.49
84
7.74
135.1
23 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,797
358
108
138
.439
340
4.50
7
2
2
1980.2
2,107
990
1,064
276
604
49
9
23
8,517
64
8.17
2.74
2.98
1.25
21.1
7.1
1.37
.316
4.83
107
4.13
99
9.57
7.8
24 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,771
371
108
106
.505
345
3.73
2
2
0
2035.0
1,987
844
913
208
618
54
7
23
8,535
75
7.83
2.73
2.87
0.92
20.7
7.2
1.28
.302
4.04
91
3.71
89
8.79
98.3
25 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,766
235
93
59
.612
235
2.49
4
2
0
1468.1
1,120
407
444
130
329
24
0
13
5,762
28
10.82
2.02
5.37
0.80
30.6
5.7
0.99
.282
2.72
64
2.62
64
6.86
240

More Nationals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

87

21st

R

393

15th

SO

698

23rd

ERA

5.15

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
52
37
.584
Mets Mets
52
38
.578
0.5
Marlins Marlins
40
47
.460
11.0
Braves Braves
39
49
.443
12.5
Nationals Nationals
37
52
.416
15.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
7/6
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Tue
7/8
WSH WSH
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
7/9
WSH WSH
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Thu
7/10
WSH WSH
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Fri
7/11
WSH WSH
@
MIL MIL
8:10 PM
Last Game
WSH Nationals

37 - 52

3

Final

10

BOS Red Sox

45 - 45

Sat 5 Jul 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
52
37
.584
Mets Mets
52
38
.578
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
53
36
.596
Brewers Brewers
49
40
.551
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
34
.622
Padres Padres
47
41
.534
8.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
51
38
.573
Yankees Yankees
48
41
.539
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
56
34
.622
Twins Twins
43
46
.483
12.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
54
35
.607
Mariners Mariners
47
42
.528
7.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
6/20
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
3-8
Fri
6/20
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
0-9
Fri
6/20
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
9-0
Fri
6/20
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
5-6
Fri
6/20
CWS CWS
@
TOR TOR
1-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
7/6
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Sun
7/6
TBR TBR
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Sun
7/6
CWS CWS
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Sun
7/6
KCR KCR
@
AZ AZ
4:10 PM
Sun
7/6
HOU HOU
@
LAD LAD
4:10 PM