mlb pitchers, most strikeouts last 10 years

Between October 13, 2015 and October 13, 2025, Max Scherzer has struck out the most batters, with 1,892 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 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1,892
243
115
55
.676
243
2.98
7
1
0
1495.0
1,135
495
520
194
356
65
0
11
5,950
25
11.39
2.14
5.31
1.17
31.8
6.0
1.00
.273
3.13
6.83
2 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
1,811
244
113
60
.653
244
3.21
8
5
0
1490.2
1,208
532
568
188
388
39
0
6
5,989
38
10.93
2.34
4.67
1.14
30.2
6.5
1.07
.286
3.43
7.29
3 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,808
272
103
87
.542
272
3.84
6
4
0
1638.0
1,448
699
738
206
430
54
0
15
6,721
18
9.93
2.36
4.20
1.13
26.9
6.4
1.15
.294
4.05
7.96
4 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,714
296
98
94
.510
280
3.75
3
2
0
1637.2
1,564
682
732
201
455
35
7
8
6,839
44
9.42
2.50
3.77
1.10
25.1
6.7
1.23
.307
4.02
8.60
5 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,610
237
109
61
.641
237
3.04
5
2
0
1456.1
1,145
492
528
184
362
49
0
6
5,846
32
9.95
2.24
4.45
1.14
27.5
6.2
1.03
.264
3.26
7.08
6 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,596
233
82
65
.558
232
3.89
2
1
0
1284.2
1,086
555
592
202
548
43
0
16
5,416
56
11.18
3.84
2.91
1.42
29.5
10.1
1.27
.292
4.15
7.61
7 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,585
258
102
64
.614
252
3.87
0
0
0
1392.0
1,208
598
639
156
530
124
1
7
5,898
33
10.25
3.43
2.99
1.01
26.9
9.0
1.25
.300
4.13
7.81
8 Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,568
197
88
48
.647
196
3.08
8
2
0
1200.2
960
411
440
127
272
84
0
3
4,832
21
11.75
2.04
5.76
0.95
32.5
5.6
1.03
.300
3.30
7.20
9 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,549
234
95
59
.617
234
3.24
4
2
0
1443.0
1,218
519
557
142
365
61
0
9
5,861
26
9.66
2.28
4.24
0.89
26.4
6.2
1.10
.287
3.47
7.60
10 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,518
303
84
121
.410
289
4.69
4
2
1
1647.1
1,782
858
931
242
534
36
7
21
7,138
49
8.29
2.92
2.84
1.32
21.3
7.5
1.41
.320
5.09
9.74
11 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,506
263
92
82
.529
256
3.82
2
1
0
1427.0
1,271
606
659
156
468
48
2
3
5,961
76
9.50
2.95
3.22
0.98
25.3
7.9
1.22
.295
4.16
8.02
12 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,502
196
73
51
.589
196
2.56
4
2
0
1208.1
907
344
374
123
264
22
0
9
4,729
23
11.19
1.97
5.69
0.92
31.8
5.6
0.97
.278
2.79
6.76
13 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,493
243
83
84
.497
243
3.55
1
0
0
1410.2
1,208
557
608
174
453
48
0
8
5,824
19
9.53
2.89
3.30
1.11
25.6
7.8
1.18
.283
3.88
7.71
14 José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,481
275
108
82
.568
273
4.08
5
1
0
1571.2
1,474
713
765
219
473
98
0
7
6,607
35
8.48
2.71
3.13
1.25
22.4
7.2
1.24
.289
4.38
8.44
15 Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,440
222
81
62
.566
222
3.15
1
1
0
1158.0
891
405
440
111
521
11
0
6
4,791
86
11.19
4.05
2.76
0.86
30.1
10.9
1.22
.288
3.42
6.92
16 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
1,395
214
76
68
.528
214
3.82
0
0
0
1232.2
1,026
523
545
178
345
63
0
5
5,043
54
10.19
2.52
4.04
1.30
27.7
6.8
1.11
.277
3.98
7.49
17 Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
1,329
254
69
76
.476
209
4.47
2
0
3
1211.0
1,107
602
631
197
427
34
13
7
5,107
53
9.88
3.17
3.11
1.46
26.0
8.4
1.27
.292
4.69
8.23
18 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1,306
211
109
40
.732
209
2.67
4
3
0
1244.1
995
369
407
138
247
19
0
2
4,900
46
9.45
1.79
5.29
1.00
26.7
5.0
1.00
.269
2.94
7.20
19 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1,270
205
84
66
.560
203
3.73
2
1
0
1142.2
955
474
511
148
406
57
0
5
4,771
58
10.00
3.20
3.13
1.17
26.6
8.5
1.19
.279
4.02
7.52
20 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
1,249
214
82
60
.577
212
3.99
2
1
0
1215.0
1,117
538
598
172
413
55
0
11
5,167
42
9.25
3.06
3.02
1.27
24.2
8.0
1.26
.288
4.43
8.27
21 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
1,239
261
85
84
.503
255
4.65
2
1
0
1453.0
1,504
750
804
196
522
54
0
9
6,253
50
7.67
3.23
2.37
1.21
19.8
8.3
1.39
.308
4.98
9.32
22 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
1,231
188
65
58
.528
188
3.88
3
3
0
1015.1
854
438
482
121
430
35
0
9
4,304
55
10.91
3.81
2.86
1.07
28.6
10.0
1.26
.295
4.27
7.57
23 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,216
261
80
76
.513
238
3.92
1
1
0
1358.1
1,298
591
636
156
447
40
5
10
5,720
51
8.06
2.96
2.72
1.03
21.3
7.8
1.28
.296
4.21
8.60
24 Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1,199
220
84
60
.583
214
4.22
0
0
0
1183.0
1,160
555
586
154
418
28
1
8
5,057
13
9.12
3.18
2.87
1.17
23.7
8.3
1.33
.309
4.46
8.83
25 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
1,198
206
70
66
.515
204
4.30
5
3
0
1158.2
1,017
554
593
183
441
41
1
7
4,873
49
9.31
3.43
2.72
1.42
24.6
9.0
1.26
.277
4.61
7.90
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