which pitcher has the most strikeouts in mlb since 2009

Since 2009, Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters, with 3,342 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
3,342
451
215
108
.666
451
3.16
12
5
0
2825.0
2,301
993
1,061
332
735
107
0
19
11,403
76
10.65
2.34
4.55
1.06
29.3
6.4
1.07
.286
3.38
76
3.18
77
7.33
301.2
2 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,980
439
216
116
.651
439
3.15
23
7
0
2867.2
2,365
1,003
1,087
303
754
76
0
15
11,594
68
9.35
2.37
3.95
0.95
25.7
6.5
1.09
.276
3.41
76
3.28
79
7.42
284.6
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,870
411
207
89
.699
409
2.44
25
15
0
2639.0
1,987
716
789
217
629
43
1
25
10,366
96
9.79
2.15
4.56
0.74
27.7
6.1
0.99
.268
2.69
63
2.77
69
6.78
362.9
4 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,486
382
140
86
.619
302
3.05
16
3
12
2013.0
1,649
683
736
208
470
124
25
15
8,116
47
11.11
2.10
5.29
0.93
30.6
5.8
1.05
.298
3.29
72
2.89
69
7.37
289.7
5 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,471
442
191
111
.632
438
3.30
14
5
0
2730.2
2,500
1,002
1,079
284
588
51
0
14
11,063
85
8.14
1.94
4.20
0.94
22.3
5.3
1.13
.289
3.56
80
3.37
83
8.24
214.6
6 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
7 Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,226
392
173
109
.613
392
3.64
13
2
0
2385.1
2,256
964
1,061
263
752
74
0
11
9,971
54
8.40
2.84
2.96
0.99
22.3
7.5
1.26
.299
4.00
86
3.72
91
8.51
96.6
8 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
9 David Price
D. Price
2,064
395
157
82
.657
321
3.33
17
3
3
2129.2
1,921
787
861
220
558
62
19
16
8,750
40
8.72
2.36
3.70
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.291
3.64
81
3.38
83
8.12
164.5
10 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,042
339
125
99
.558
338
3.42
13
5
0
2155.0
1,951
820
876
238
623
93
0
28
8,900
47
8.53
2.60
3.28
0.99
22.9
7.0
1.19
.290
3.66
83
3.64
88
8.15
109.9
11 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,039
379
134
122
.523
373
4.01
3
2
0
2092.0
1,959
932
1,025
203
770
186
1
23
8,951
67
8.77
3.31
2.65
0.87
22.8
8.6
1.30
.305
4.41
100
3.82
96
8.43
48.8
12 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
13 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
14 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
1,931
315
130
100
.565
314
3.30
20
9
0
2063.1
1,824
756
853
199
589
86
0
3
8,475
127
8.42
2.57
3.28
0.87
22.8
6.9
1.17
.287
3.72
83
3.46
85
7.96
134.3
15 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
1,903
363
173
112
.607
359
3.54
26
11
0
2257.1
2,177
888
944
201
609
65
2
33
9,372
39
7.59
2.43
3.12
0.80
20.3
6.5
1.23
.300
3.76
89
3.49
87
8.68
126.6
16 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
145.8
17 Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
1,826
334
130
97
.573
321
3.63
4
2
0
1899.0
1,712
766
823
162
790
47
1
20
8,079
58
8.65
3.74
2.31
0.77
22.6
9.8
1.32
.295
3.90
90
3.61
89
8.11
88.2
18 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,811
338
105
106
.498
299
3.86
3
1
0
1769.0
1,722
759
814
219
497
35
11
10
7,412
63
9.21
2.53
3.64
1.11
24.4
6.7
1.25
.310
4.14
93
3.62
86
8.76
118.1
19 James Shields
J. Shields
1,786
322
113
115
.496
320
4.03
18
7
0
2061.1
2,030
923
1,006
291
632
70
1
17
8,702
83
7.80
2.76
2.83
1.27
20.5
7.3
1.29
.294
4.39
100
4.22
104
8.86
-39.3
20 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,785
317
115
95
.548
308
3.52
6
4
0
1793.1
1,540
702
770
176
596
56
2
5
7,426
105
8.96
2.99
2.99
0.88
24.0
8.0
1.19
.283
3.86
85
3.53
85
7.73
123.6
21 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,758
349
106
133
.444
331
4.49
6
2
2
1930.0
2,054
963
1,037
269
592
49
9
23
8,303
63
8.20
2.76
2.97
1.25
21.2
7.1
1.37
.317
4.84
107
4.13
99
9.58
7
22 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,751
365
106
104
.505
339
3.72
2
2
0
2003.2
1,954
829
896
206
602
53
7
23
8,394
75
7.87
2.70
2.91
0.93
20.9
7.2
1.28
.302
4.02
90
3.70
89
8.78
98.8
23 Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
1,733
484
103
110
.484
278
4.10
2
1
66
1845.2
1,743
841
905
274
612
83
124
28
7,829
77
8.45
2.98
2.83
1.34
22.1
7.8
1.28
.287
4.41
101
4.29
108
8.50
-65.1
24 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
1,725
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
18
8
1
1641.2
1,486
627
684
177
368
65
4
9
6,688
31
9.46
2.02
4.69
0.97
25.8
5.5
1.13
.301
3.75
83
3.22
78
8.15
161.7
25 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
1,723
247
113
62
.646
247
3.24
2
2
0
1470.0
1,217
530
582
149
394
53
0
20
5,962
44
10.55
2.41
4.37
0.91
28.9
6.6
1.10
.293
3.56
80
3.01
75
7.45
165.9

More Nationals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

50

14th

R

207

13th

SO

392

16th

ERA

5.28

27th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
29
18
.617
Mets Mets
29
19
.604
0.5
Braves Braves
24
23
.511
5.0
Nationals Nationals
21
27
.438
8.5
Marlins Marlins
19
27
.413
9.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/21
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
5/22
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
5/23
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Sat
5/24
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sun
5/25
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Last Game
BAL Orioles

15 - 30

4

Final

10

WSH Nationals

21 - 27

Sun 18 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
27
19
.587
Red Sox Red Sox
24
25
.490
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
31
17
.646
Twins Twins
26
21
.553
4.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
27
19
.587
Astros Astros
25
22
.532
2.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
29
18
.617
Mets Mets
29
19
.604
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
28
20
.583
Cardinals Cardinals
27
21
.563
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
29
19
.604
Padres Padres
27
18
.600
0.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/3
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
4-0
Sat
5/3
COL COL
@
SFG SFG
3-9
Sat
5/3
DET DET
@
LAA LAA
13-1
Sat
5/3
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
4-5
Sun
5/4
LAD LAD
@
MIA MIA
7-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
TEX TEX
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Tue
5/20
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Tue
5/20
SDP SDP
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Tue
5/20
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CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Tue
5/20
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM