who has the most strikeouts by a pitcher since 2010

Since 2010, Max Scherzer has fanned the most batters, with 3,276 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	3,276	446	212	106	.667	446	3.22	12	5	0	2772.2	2,259	991	1,043	340	710	100	0	18	11,170	74	10.63	2.30	4.61	1.10	29.3	6.4	1.07	.285	3.39	78	3.23	78	7.33	276.8
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,808	424	201	116	.634	424	3.15	20	6	0	2731.1	2,255	956	1,040	292	724	75	0	11	11,068	63	9.25	2.39	3.88	0.96	25.4	6.5	1.09	.274	3.43	76	3.33	80	7.43	247.3
3	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,767	402	210	83	.717	400	2.45	25	15	0	2576.2	1,965	700	775	217	570	44	0	21	10,108	90	9.66	1.99	4.85	0.76	27.4	5.6	0.98	.269	2.71	63	2.78	69	6.86	352.6
4	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,730	414	157	95	.623	333	2.96	16	3	12	2207.0	1,790	727	785	221	515	140	25	15	8,883	48	11.13	2.10	5.30	0.90	30.7	5.8	1.04	.297	3.20	70	2.85	68	7.30	327.2
5	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,338	331	159	85	.652	331	3.18	8	5	0	2034.2	1,697	720	770	228	517	62	0	7	8,190	58	10.34	2.29	4.52	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.51	220.6
6	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,229	409	175	103	.629	405	3.41	8	2	0	2501.1	2,305	947	1,015	273	537	47	0	14	10,148	80	8.02	1.93	4.15	0.98	22.0	5.3	1.14	.288	3.65	83	3.46	86	8.29	162.1
7	Charlie Morton C. Morton	2,086	382	138	117	.541	376	4.04	2	1	0	2096.0	1,961	940	1,034	210	778	193	1	25	8,994	66	8.96	3.34	2.68	0.90	23.2	8.7	1.31	.306	4.44	101	3.84	96	8.42	44.2
8	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,085	385	118	123	.490	346	3.85	4	2	0	2045.1	1,967	874	936	249	572	39	11	12	8,552	65	9.17	2.52	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.306	4.12	93	3.59	85	8.66	144
9	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	2,075	297	115	93	.553	297	3.65	2	1	0	1778.0	1,460	721	756	231	563	83	0	8	7,305	83	10.50	2.85	3.69	1.17	28.4	7.7	1.14	.282	3.83	87	3.58	85	7.39	120
10	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	2,060	354	134	124	.519	354	3.48	16	7	0	2199.1	1,999	851	931	256	541	89	0	37	9,058	29	8.43	2.21	3.81	1.05	22.7	6.0	1.15	.285	3.81	90	3.62	94	8.18	50.7
11	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,031	360	139	104	.572	351	3.53	7	5	0	2037.2	1,781	800	874	204	653	61	2	5	8,436	106	8.97	2.88	3.11	0.90	24.1	7.7	1.19	.287	3.86	85	3.51	85	7.87	144.5
12	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	2,015	364	143	99	.591	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	Aaron Nola A. Nola	2,005	309	112	98	.533	309	3.94	6	4	0	1840.2	1,660	806	847	246	492	57	0	18	7,583	20	9.80	2.41	4.08	1.20	26.4	6.5	1.17	.296	4.14	93	3.61	84	8.12	136.3
14	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,001	360	158	101	.610	360	3.66	11	2	0	2182.0	2,070	887	981	243	688	71	0	11	9,128	48	8.25	2.84	2.91	1.00	21.9	7.5	1.26	.298	4.05	87	3.77	93	8.54	69.6
15	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,995	270	104	72	.591	270	2.66	4	2	0	1658.1	1,277	491	528	163	375	25	0	16	6,531	33	10.83	2.04	5.32	0.88	30.5	5.7	1.00	.280	2.87	68	2.74	67	6.93	250.5
16	David Price D. Price	1,962	372	147	75	.662	298	3.26	17	3	3	2001.1	1,802	724	789	203	504	58	19	16	8,193	38	8.82	2.27	3.89	0.91	23.9	6.2	1.15	.293	3.55	80	3.31	81	8.10	168.4
17	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,952	302	123	78	.612	302	3.25	5	3	0	1838.2	1,555	663	716	180	518	78	0	14	7,517	42	9.55	2.54	3.77	0.88	26.0	6.9	1.13	.287	3.50	81	3.27	79	7.61	178.4
18	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,923	392	113	146	.436	369	4.54	7	2	3	2127.2	2,277	1,074	1,152	296	655	57	11	24	9,169	68	8.13	2.77	2.94	1.25	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	108	4.15	100	9.63	4.1
19	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	1,874	307	115	88	.567	306	3.34	11	3	0	1961.1	1,745	727	781	214	580	88	0	24	8,086	46	8.60	2.66	3.23	0.98	23.2	7.2	1.19	.287	3.58	81	3.64	89	8.01	97.8
20	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,843	288	98	88	.527	283	3.88	2	1	0	1568.2	1,358	677	728	232	670	52	1	19	6,634	65	10.57	3.84	2.75	1.33	27.8	10.1	1.29	.293	4.18	93	4.10	100	7.79	-1.6
21	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	1,836	392	115	113	.504	366	3.79	2	2	0	2142.1	2,088	901	976	225	658	59	7	23	8,993	76	7.71	2.76	2.79	0.95	20.4	7.3	1.28	.300	4.10	91	3.79	91	8.77	86.9
22	Ian Kennedy I. Kennedy	1,732	483	103	110	.484	278	4.10	2	1	66	1844.2	1,743	841	905	274	610	82	124	28	7,823	77	8.45	2.98	2.84	1.34	22.1	7.8	1.28	.287	4.42	101	4.28	108	8.50	-64.5
23	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
24	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
25	Gio Gonzalez G. Gonzalez	1,717	314	124	90	.579	304	3.51	4	2	0	1800.1	1,599	703	755	148	734	46	1	18	7,624	56	8.58	3.67	2.34	0.74	22.5	9.6	1.30	.291	3.77	87	3.57	89	7.99	89.8

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

Braves ace Chris Sale ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before start of game against Yankees

Aug 9, 2026

Rangers bring up infielder Jonah Bride, option outfielder Alejandro Osuna

Aug 9, 2026

Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt goes on injured list with strained right hamstring

Aug 9, 2026

This Date in Baseball - Rafael Furcal turns the 12th unassisted triple play in major league history

Aug 9, 2026

Richie Palacio, Victor Mesa Jr. lead the Rays past the Mariners, 3-2

Aug 9, 2026

The Dodgers snapped a 7-game skid, but manager Dave Roberts wasn't in a celebratory mood

Aug 9, 2026

More Nationals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

30

Wood

RBI

89

Abrams

AVG

.287

Abrams

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Griffin

141

Cavalli

ERA

3.06

Griffin

Team Rankings

171

1st

643

1st

904

25th

ERA

4.71

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	47	.598
Phillies	62	56	.525	8.5
Marlins	59	59	.500	11.5
Nationals	59	61	.492	12.5
Mets	51	67	.432	19.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/11	CHC	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 8/12	CHC	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Thu 8/13	CHC	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Fri 8/14	WSH	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Sat 8/15	WSH	@	NYM	4:10 PM

Last Game

Reds

56 - 61

Final

Nationals

59 - 61

Sun 9 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

89

Abrams

87

Stewart

86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.325

Alvarez

.324

Arraez

.317

Lopez

Hit Leaders

145

Lopez

143

Arraez

137

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

82

Crow-Armstrong

82

Olson

OBP Leaders

.439

Alvarez

.398

Ohtani

.396

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.630

Alvarez

.556

García

.551

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

31

Simpson

31

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

185

Williams

184

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.26

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

22

Rasmussen

24

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,002.1

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,638.9

Crow-Armstrong

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,393.6

Ohtani

1,248

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

69-47

70-50

66-50

65-53

64-54

63-54

Worst Record ATS

44-74

47-71

49-68

52-65

54-64

54-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	47	.598
Phillies	62	56	.525	8.5
Marlins	59	59	.500	11.5
Nationals	59	61	.492	12.5
Mets	51	67	.432	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	73	44	.624
Cubs	68	50	.576	5.5
Cardinals	58	59	.496	15.0
Pirates	58	61	.487	16.0
Reds	56	61	.479	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	70	47	.598
Diamondbacks	62	56	.525	8.5
Padres	61	57	.517	9.5
Giants	49	68	.419	21.0
Rockies	46	71	.393	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	70	46	.603
Yankees	66	51	.564	4.5
Red Sox	64	52	.552	6.0
Orioles	56	61	.479	14.5
Blue Jays	56	62	.475	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	60	56	.517
Twins	58	60	.492	3.0
Guardians	58	60	.492	3.0
Tigers	57	60	.487	3.5
Royals	49	69	.415	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	60	58	.508
Rangers	59	58	.504	0.5
Mariners	56	62	.475	4.0
Athletics	46	71	.393	13.5
Angels	45	72	.385	14.5