most games of 8 strikeouts by a pitcher since 4-1-2016

Since April 1, 2016, Max Scherzer has the most games pitched when striking out 8+ batters, with 132 games.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	G	SO	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	132	1,321	75	24	.758	132	2.21	7	1	0	894.2	569	220	234	101	174	35	0	7	3,427	15	13.29	1.75	7.59	1.02	38.5	5.1	0.83	.261	2.35	5.72
2	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	124	1,220	68	20	.773	124	2.41	5	4	0	800.1	521	214	231	90	175	12	0	1	3,070	21	13.72	1.97	6.97	1.01	39.7	5.7	0.87	.274	2.60	5.86
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	124	1,231	67	23	.744	123	2.09	8	3	0	817.2	558	190	206	62	164	52	0	0	3,185	10	13.55	1.81	7.51	0.68	38.6	5.1	0.88	.296	2.27	6.14
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	112	1,103	52	26	.667	112	1.93	2	1	0	732.2	466	157	173	70	132	11	0	7	2,760	14	13.55	1.62	8.36	0.86	40.0	4.8	0.82	.274	2.13	5.72
5	Aaron Nola A. Nola	106	963	60	21	.741	106	2.30	5	4	0	708.1	491	181	194	72	144	20	0	5	2,747	6	12.24	1.83	6.69	0.91	35.1	5.2	0.90	.271	2.46	6.24
6	Robbie Ray R. Ray	96	909	45	21	.682	95	3.14	1	1	0	577.0	429	201	212	77	213	19	0	6	2,359	26	14.18	3.32	4.27	1.20	38.5	9.0	1.11	.309	3.31	6.69
7	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	94	911	58	13	.817	94	1.89	4	1	0	633.2	386	133	144	70	111	21	0	2	2,397	15	12.94	1.58	8.21	0.99	38.0	4.6	0.78	.246	2.05	5.48
8	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	92	850	49	17	.742	92	2.00	3	2	0	611.1	413	136	150	44	117	19	0	2	2,352	9	12.51	1.72	7.26	0.65	36.1	5.0	0.87	.279	2.21	6.08
9	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	87	796	45	15	.750	87	2.03	3	2	0	563.1	395	127	138	48	114	2	0	3	2,181	11	12.72	1.82	6.98	0.77	36.5	5.2	0.90	.284	2.20	6.31
10	Blake Snell B. Snell	86	832	51	14	.785	86	1.52	1	1	0	522.0	282	88	91	29	172	3	0	2	1,993	34	14.34	2.97	4.84	0.50	41.7	8.6	0.87	.264	1.57	4.86
11	Dylan Cease D. Cease	85	792	41	16	.719	85	2.31	3	3	0	506.0	322	130	140	37	171	10	0	2	1,995	23	14.09	3.04	4.63	0.66	39.7	8.6	0.97	.289	2.49	5.73
12	Charlie Morton C. Morton	79	733	42	11	.792	79	2.82	0	0	0	482.1	355	151	158	44	141	36	0	2	1,950	11	13.68	2.63	5.20	0.82	37.6	7.2	1.03	.312	2.95	6.62
13	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	76	682	43	17	.717	76	2.44	0	0	0	479.0	328	130	141	49	139	13	0	2	1,886	5	12.81	2.61	4.91	0.92	36.2	7.4	0.97	.278	2.65	6.16
14	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	72	677	33	20	.623	72	2.61	0	0	0	459.1	311	133	137	66	95	18	0	0	1,792	16	13.26	1.86	7.13	1.29	37.8	5.3	0.88	.262	2.68	6.09
15	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	70	645	41	12	.774	70	2.35	1	0	0	429.2	270	112	122	36	123	12	0	1	1,686	20	13.51	2.58	5.24	0.75	38.3	7.3	0.91	.269	2.56	5.66
16	Sonny Gray S. Gray	67	607	34	13	.723	67	2.25	2	1	0	416.0	267	104	120	44	102	13	0	1	1,607	15	13.13	2.21	5.95	0.95	37.8	6.3	0.89	.265	2.60	5.78
17	Trevor Bauer T. Bauer	67	651	38	13	.745	67	2.21	3	2	0	457.0	284	112	132	45	126	25	0	3	1,789	15	12.82	2.48	5.17	0.89	36.4	7.0	0.90	.254	2.60	5.59
18	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	64	616	47	5	.904	64	1.79	3	2	0	443.1	273	88	95	34	52	9	0	0	1,645	11	12.51	1.06	11.85	0.69	37.4	3.2	0.73	.256	1.93	5.54
19	José Berríos J. Berríos	61	551	39	10	.796	61	2.40	3	0	0	401.0	259	107	114	36	101	22	0	3	1,559	11	12.37	2.27	5.46	0.81	35.3	6.5	0.90	.263	2.56	5.81
20	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	59	563	28	9	.757	59	2.60	0	0	0	363.0	227	105	109	38	101	2	0	2	1,396	24	13.96	2.50	5.57	0.94	40.3	7.2	0.90	.273	2.70	5.63
21	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	59	571	34	10	.773	59	1.95	3	2	0	396.2	270	86	92	34	89	8	0	0	1,533	12	12.96	2.02	6.42	0.77	37.2	5.8	0.91	.284	2.09	6.13
22	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	58	550	34	9	.791	58	2.03	1	1	0	363.1	232	82	93	38	59	13	0	0	1,377	6	13.62	1.46	9.32	0.94	39.9	4.3	0.80	.271	2.30	5.75
23	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	56	522	28	12	.700	56	2.56	4	3	0	361.2	238	103	114	49	92	10	0	0	1,404	10	12.99	2.29	5.67	1.22	37.2	6.6	0.91	.259	2.84	5.92
24	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	56	498	29	15	.659	56	2.63	1	1	0	359.1	284	105	114	38	82	6	0	5	1,432	7	12.47	2.05	6.07	0.95	34.8	5.7	1.02	.304	2.86	7.11
25	Jack Flaherty J. Flaherty	55	501	23	12	.657	55	2.37	0	0	0	337.1	207	89	94	39	95	14	0	3	1,305	8	13.37	2.53	5.27	1.04	38.4	7.3	0.90	.256	2.51	5.52

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for games pitched going back to the 1908 season.

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

More MLB News

Late meltdown by Rays at home leaves them with 7-3 loss to Guardians in Game 1 of ALCS

Oct 13, 2026

William Contreras is becoming a swaggy postseason star for the Brewers with his slow home run trots

Oct 13, 2026

Chase DeLauter and José Ramírez lead the Guardians to a 7-3 win over the Rays in Game 1 of the ALCS

Oct 13, 2026

Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets chased early by the Brewers in a rare postseason dud

Oct 13, 2026

Contreras delivers and Milwaukee's bullpen shines as the Brewers top the Dodgers 7-4 in NLCS Game 2

Oct 13, 2026

Guardians and Rays each make one switch for AL Championship Series rosters

Oct 12, 2026

More Nationals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

33

Abrams

RBI

106

Abrams

AVG

.283

García

Team Pitching Leaders

13

Cavalli

200

Cavalli

ERA

3.02

Cavalli

Team Rankings

210

6th

821

3rd

1,283

24th

ERA

4.67

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0

Last Game

Mets

74 - 88

Final

Nationals

77 - 85

Sun 27 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

8

Adell

8

Ramírez

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

9

Contreras

8

DeLauter

Playoffs Run Leaders

8

Ramírez

5

DeLauter

5

Vargas

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

.667

De Paula

Playoffs SLG Leaders

1.333

Mullins

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Hall

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

24

Williams

19

Sale

18

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Wrobleski

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

122.6

Ramírez

119.5

Rice

107

Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

90

Ramírez

88

Rice

76

Harris

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-96

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0