who has hit the most strikeouts in their career as a dodger starting pitcher

Clayton Kershaw has struck out the most career batters by a Dodgers starting pitcher, with 3,047 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	H/9
1	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	3,047	451	223	96	.699	451	2.54	25	15	0	2850.1	2,191	804	881	235	711	46	0	27	11,261	108	9.62	2.25	4.29	0.74	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.78	6.92
2	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2,671	533	231	178	.565	533	3.10	156	52	0	3786.2	3,273	1,305	1,444	307	986	61	0	85	15,453	85	6.35	2.34	2.71	0.73	17.3	6.4	1.12	.260	3.43	7.78
3	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2,417	465	203	160	.559	465	2.95	167	49	0	3338.1	2,999	1,095	1,260	275	821	148	0	114	13,700	79	6.52	2.21	2.94	0.74	17.6	6.0	1.14	.271	3.40	8.09
4	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2,274	314	159	85	.652	314	2.71	137	40	0	2202.1	1,655	663	751	194	742	17	0	46	8,959	76	9.29	3.03	3.06	0.79	25.4	8.3	1.09	.255	3.07	6.76
5	Dazzy Vance D. Vance	1,842	328	180	123	.594	328	3.12	213	29	0	2639.2	2,447	916	1,070	118	724	61	0		10,932	27	6.28	2.47	2.54	0.40	16.8	6.6	1.20	.284	3.65	8.34
6	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	1,742	320	139	116	.545	320	3.34	107	29	0	2327.0	2,089	864	978	152	908	16	0	58	9,776	94	6.74	3.51	1.92	0.59	17.8	9.3	1.29	.278	3.78	8.08
7	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	1,389	309	132	103	.562	309	3.07	65	24	0	2108.0	1,897	720	834	125	635	61	0	85	8,741	74	5.93	2.71	2.19	0.53	15.9	7.3	1.20	.271	3.56	8.10
8	Ramon Martinez R. Martinez	1,307	262	123	76	.618	262	3.46	37	20	0	1721.2	1,513	661	760	148	697	53	0	36	7,283	32	6.83	3.64	1.88	0.77	17.9	9.6	1.28	.269	3.97	7.91
9	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,253	267	112	83	.574	267	3.13	47	23	0	1781.0	1,586	619	685	130	546	36	0	38	7,350	36	6.33	2.76	2.29	0.66	17.0	7.4	1.20	.270	3.46	8.01
10	Johnny Podres J. Podres	1,252	310	124	103	.546	310	3.67	74	23	0	1928.0	1,906	787	869	199	636	23	0	56	8,138	53	5.84	2.97	1.97	0.93	15.4	7.8	1.32	.283	4.06	8.90
11	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	1,200	191	81	66	.551	191	3.74	12	7	0	1217.1	1,023	506	550	137	534	26	0	22	5,127	65	8.87	3.95	2.25	1.01	23.4	10.4	1.28	.274	4.07	7.56
12	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	1,157	335	147	126	.538	335	3.10	100	34	0	2387.1	2,339	822	920	160	565	31	0	60	9,812	40	4.36	2.13	2.05	0.60	11.8	5.8	1.22	.276	3.47	8.82
13	Nap Rucker N. Rucker	1,121	274	119	121	.496	274	0.98	187	38	0	2170.0	1,912		738	34	638	66	0		8,778	43	4.65	2.65	1.76	0.14	12.8	7.3	1.18	.271	3.06	7.93
14	Chan Ho Park C. Ho Park	1,046	181	79	51	.608	181	3.70	9	2	0	1140.1	966	469	515	118	522	67	0	14	4,879	40	8.26	4.12	2.00	0.93	21.4	10.7	1.30	.271	4.06	7.62
15	Chad Billingsley C. Billingsley	992	190	76	61	.555	190	3.63	4	2	0	1130.2	1,062	456	497	85	472	43	0	32	4,840	47	7.90	3.76	2.10	0.68	20.5	9.8	1.36	.301	3.96	8.45
16	Burt Hooton B. Hooton	981	265	109	79	.580	265	3.10	61	22	0	1763.2	1,557	607	675	121	501	12	0	31	7,205	35	5.01	2.56	1.96	0.62	13.6	7.0	1.17	.257	3.44	7.95
17	Bill Singer B. Singer	977	179	69	73	.486	179	3.02	52	18	0	1257.0	1,076	422	484	77	375	34	0	31	5,178	41	7.00	2.68	2.61	0.55	18.9	7.2	1.15	.269	3.47	7.70
18	Van Mungo V. Mungo	942	215	94	90	.511	215	3.44	114	16	0	1563.2	1,442	598	706	66	629	23	0		6,672	37	5.42	3.62	1.50	0.38	14.1	9.4	1.32	.275	4.06	8.30
19	Burleigh Grimes B. Grimes	921	286	152	116	.567	286	3.44	205	20	0	2336.2	2,446	894	1,118	72	715	50	0		10,027	58	3.55	2.75	1.29	0.28	9.2	7.1	1.35	.287	4.31	9.42
20	Don Newcombe D. Newcombe	892	230	119	65	.647	230	3.51	111	22	0	1619.1	1,530	632	712	185	404	20	0	14	6,670	17	4.96	2.25	2.21	1.03	13.4	6.1	1.19	.260	3.96	8.50
21	Carl Erskine C. Erskine	817	216	97	67	.591	216	3.95	71	14	0	1419.1	1,340	623	683	164	511	13	0	10	5,988	30	5.18	3.24	1.60	1.04	13.6	8.5	1.30	.262	4.33	8.50
22	Kevin Brown K. Brown	767	129	57	32	.640	129	2.78	11	2	0	857.0	719	265	310	65	213	28	0	7	3,465	18	8.05	2.24	3.60	0.68	22.1	6.1	1.09	.273	3.26	7.55
23	Ismael Valdez I. Valdez	748	158	58	56	.509	158	3.51	10	5	0	1027.0	988	400	444	107	286	16	0	22	4,300	15	6.56	2.51	2.62	0.94	17.4	6.7	1.24	.280	3.89	8.66
24	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	742	122	46	21	.687	122	3.15	3	1	0	703.1	572	246	276	81	181	27	0	3	2,849	21	9.49	2.32	4.10	1.04	26.0	6.4	1.07	.270	3.53	7.32
25	Tom Candiotti T. Candiotti	687	159	48	62	.436	159	3.57	15	3	0	1004.2	963	399	463	88	316	35	0	15	4,248	37	6.15	2.83	2.17	0.79	16.2	7.4	1.27	.280	4.15	8.63

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More MLB News

Amid a Reds slide, Terry Francona finds relief as front office expected to return

Sep 15, 2026

Corbin Carroll hits game-winning, 2-run homer in the 9th to lift D-backs over the Marlins 8-7

Sep 15, 2026

Reid Detmers and Jose Siri lead last-place Angels to 6-4 victory over fading Mariners

Sep 15, 2026

Padres stretch winning streak to 8 as Machado and Tatis homer in 8-7 victory over Rockies

Sep 15, 2026

White Sox land first blow in AL showdown series against Guardians, win 7-3 to stay atop division

Sep 15, 2026

Dodgers clinch playoff berth with a 4-1 win over Reds

Sep 15, 2026

More Dodgers Stats

Team Batting Leaders

30

Ohtani

RBI

80

Pages

AVG

.293

Freeman

Team Pitching Leaders

13

Yamamoto

171

Yamamoto

ERA

1.79

Ohtani

Team Rankings

186

9th

745

4th

1,387

4th

ERA

3.66

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/15	LAD	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Wed 9/16	LAD	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Thu 9/17	LAD	@	CIN	12:40 PM
Fri 9/18	SFG	@	LAD	10:15 PM
Sat 9/19	SFG	@	LAD	9:10 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

91 - 59

Final

Reds

70 - 80

Mon 14 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

42

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

110

Burleson

107

Stewart

102

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.307

Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Wood

.394

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.589

Alvarez

.571

Crow-Armstrong

.546

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.95

Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,203.4

Crow-Armstrong

1,903

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,670

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,426

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

85-65

84-66

84-67

80-69

80-70

Worst Record ATS

57-94

61-89

64-86

68-82

70-81

70-80

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	63	.583
Phillies	83	67	.553	4.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	90	59	.604
Yankees - x	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	76	.497	16.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	77	73	.513
Guardians	76	75	.503	1.5
Tigers	71	79	.473	6.0
Twins	70	80	.467	7.0
Royals	66	84	.440	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	81	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
Angels	57	93	.380	18.0