most games with 10 or more strikeouts by a pitcher all-time from 2000 to 2024

Between the 2000 and 2024 seasons, Max Scherzer had the most games pitched when striking out 10+ batters, with 113 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with 10 or more strikeouts by a pitcher all-time from 2000 to 2024
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
113
1,255
64
19
.771
113
2.04
9
4
0
795.1
489
180
193
78
144
24
0
3
3,024
18
14.20
1.63
8.72
0.88
41.5
4.8
0.80
.270
2.18
5.53
2 Chris Sale
C. Sale
87
1,000
43
19
.694
87
1.83
7
1
0
620.1
388
126
139
42
110
28
0
2
2,366
15
14.51
1.60
9.09
0.61
42.3
4.6
0.80
.292
2.02
5.63
3 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
87
1,042
54
12
.818
86
1.92
20
9
0
652.1
444
139
158
52
145
26
1
5
2,522
12
14.38
2.00
7.19
0.72
41.3
5.7
0.90
.312
2.18
6.13
4 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
72
807
48
9
.842
72
1.85
8
5
0
507.0
315
104
113
47
89
11
0
3
1,921
14
14.33
1.58
9.07
0.83
42.0
4.6
0.80
.277
2.01
5.59
5 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
68
767
47
9
.839
68
1.54
13
8
0
514.0
292
88
96
35
64
7
0
1
1,874
13
13.43
1.12
11.98
0.61
40.9
3.4
0.69
.257
1.68
5.11
6 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
62
708
35
7
.833
62
1.92
4
3
0
416.2
251
89
104
40
70
8
0
1
1,561
13
15.29
1.51
10.11
0.86
45.4
4.5
0.77
.287
2.25
5.42
7 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
60
673
29
11
.725
60
1.86
1
1
0
407.0
248
84
97
33
80
2
0
4
1,530
10
14.88
1.77
8.41
0.73
44.0
5.2
0.81
.290
2.14
5.48
8 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
54
609
35
7
.833
54
1.58
11
5
0
404.2
245
71
77
27
77
15
0
0
1,529
4
13.54
1.71
7.91
0.60
39.8
5.0
0.80
.272
1.71
5.45
9 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
50
561
27
13
.675
50
1.90
1
1
0
349.2
213
74
77
33
79
8
0
1
1,333
12
14.44
2.03
7.10
0.85
42.1
5.9
0.84
.276
1.98
5.48
10 Johan Santana
J. Santana
50
558
32
8
.800
50
1.92
3
2
0
365.2
223
78
81
38
68
5
0
0
1,379
8
13.73
1.67
8.21
0.94
40.5
4.9
0.80
.261
1.99
5.49
11 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
48
540
32
2
.941
48
1.61
5
1
0
363.1
219
65
73
28
54
12
0
2
1,353
5
13.38
1.34
10.00
0.69
39.9
4.0
0.75
.266
1.81
5.42
12 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
47
524
32
6
.842
47
2.20
1
1
0
323.2
205
79
87
32
57
8
0
3
1,222
6
14.57
1.58
9.19
0.89
42.9
4.7
0.81
.288
2.42
5.70
13 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
47
531
33
7
.825
47
2.39
11
4
0
361.2
259
96
98
39
40
6
0
0
1,372
7
13.21
1.00
13.28
0.97
38.7
2.9
0.83
.291
2.44
6.45
14 Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
42
455
19
14
.576
42
2.47
7
2
0
316.2
209
87
92
34
60
4
0
4
1,213
8
12.93
1.71
7.58
0.97
37.5
4.9
0.85
.265
2.61
5.94
15 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
40
437
22
6
.786
40
2.40
1
1
0
255.0
169
68
74
30
65
5
0
2
996
12
15.42
2.29
6.72
1.06
43.9
6.5
0.92
.303
2.61
5.96
16 David Price
D. Price
40
439
25
9
.735
40
2.09
4
0
0
301.0
223
70
76
21
44
3
0
1
1,159
3
13.13
1.32
9.98
0.63
37.9
3.8
0.89
.310
2.27
6.67
17 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
39
419
25
5
.833
39
1.66
6
2
0
292.0
209
54
63
12
66
8
0
2
1,139
2
12.91
2.03
6.35
0.37
36.8
5.8
0.94
.311
1.94
6.44
18 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
37
407
20
5
.800
37
1.97
1
0
0
256.1
150
56
64
25
77
11
0
2
997
11
14.29
2.70
5.29
0.88
40.8
7.7
0.89
.262
2.25
5.27
19 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
36
406
23
2
.920
36
1.37
4
2
0
263.2
157
40
43
13
72
6
0
0
1,010
11
13.86
2.46
5.64
0.44
40.2
7.1
0.87
.281
1.47
5.36
20 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
36
396
23
5
.821
36
1.96
2
1
0
262.1
181
57
58
21
55
8
0
3
1,009
1
13.59
1.89
7.20
0.72
39.2
5.5
0.90
.302
1.99
6.21
21 A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
36
397
18
7
.720
36
2.55
2
1
0
257.2
194
73
79
15
92
11
0
3
1,054
11
13.87
3.21
4.32
0.52
37.7
8.7
1.11
.332
2.76
6.78
22 Blake Snell
B. Snell
35
391
21
4
.840
35
0.80
1
1
0
225.2
89
20
20
9
64
1
0
0
822
15
15.59
2.55
6.11
0.36
47.6
7.8
0.68
.224
0.80
3.55
23 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
35
388
19
3
.864
35
1.21
5
4
0
261.0
146
35
40
9
47
10
0
0
975
20
13.38
1.62
8.26
0.31
39.8
4.8
0.74
.263
1.38
5.03
24 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
33
366
27
1
.964
33
1.47
6
4
0
244.1
145
40
45
11
32
7
0
1
908
5
13.48
1.18
11.44
0.41
40.3
3.5
0.72
.272
1.66
5.34
25 Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
32
357
20
6
.769
32
1.46
3
1
0
227.1
117
37
40
14
65
9
0
1
857
2
14.13
2.57
5.49
0.55
41.7
7.6
0.80
.250
1.58
4.63
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Team Rankings

HR

111

27th

R

498

21st

SO

894

26th

ERA

5.29

29th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
68
49
.581
Mets Mets
63
55
.534
5.5
Marlins Marlins
57
61
.483
11.5
Braves Braves
51
67
.432
17.5
Nationals Nationals
47
70
.402
21.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
8/11
WSH WSH
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Tue
8/12
WSH WSH
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Wed
8/13
WSH WSH
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Thu
8/14
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
8/15
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Last Game
SFG Giants

59 - 59

0

Final

8

WSH Nationals

47 - 70

Sun 10 Aug 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
68
49
.581
Mets Mets
63
55
.534
5.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
73
44
.624
Cubs Cubs
67
50
.573
6.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
68
50
.576
Padres Padres
66
52
.559
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AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
69
50
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Red Sox Red Sox
65
54
.546
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
68
51
.571
Guardians Guardians
61
56
.521
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
66
52
.559
Mariners Mariners
66
53
.555
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
7/26
PHI PHI
@
NYY NYY
3-4
Sat
7/26
LAD LAD
@
BOS BOS
3-4
Sat
7/26
AZ AZ
@
PIT PIT
0-6
Sat
7/26
COL COL
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BAL BAL
1-5
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7/26
TBR TBR
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CIN CIN
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
8/11
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
6:10 PM
Mon
8/11
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Mon
8/11
WSH WSH
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Mon
8/11
DET DET
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Mon
8/11
PIT PIT
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM