most games with 9+ so, since 2015, pitcher

Since 2015, Max Scherzer has the most games pitched when striking out 9+ batters, with 122 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with 9+ so, since 2015, pitcher
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
122
1,283
69
23
.750
122
2.05
11
4
0
850.0
518
194
208
90
147
31
0
8
3,220
16
13.58
1.56
8.73
0.95
39.8
4.6
0.78
.256
2.20
5.48
2 Chris Sale
C. Sale
100
1,073
53
20
.726
100
2.02
7
2
0
689.0
443
155
173
49
129
40
0
0
2,659
12
14.02
1.69
8.32
0.64
40.4
4.9
0.83
.288
2.26
5.79
3 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
84
881
40
19
.678
84
1.83
2
1
0
564.1
360
115
131
47
101
4
0
5
2,128
13
14.05
1.61
8.72
0.75
41.4
4.7
0.82
.286
2.09
5.74
4 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
83
890
50
10
.833
83
2.13
5
4
0
548.2
344
130
148
58
97
8
0
1
2,074
16
14.60
1.59
9.18
0.95
42.9
4.7
0.80
.280
2.43
5.64
5 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
68
705
43
6
.878
68
1.92
4
2
0
459.0
263
98
104
53
72
14
0
0
1,718
12
13.82
1.41
9.79
1.04
41.0
4.2
0.73
.240
2.04
5.16
6 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
64
653
34
12
.739
64
2.87
1
1
0
398.2
282
127
136
57
120
12
0
3
1,592
15
14.74
2.71
5.44
1.29
41.0
7.5
1.01
.300
3.07
6.37
7 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
63
616
35
13
.729
63
2.03
3
3
0
426.2
284
96
106
38
79
14
0
2
1,643
3
12.99
1.67
7.80
0.80
37.5
4.8
0.85
.275
2.24
5.99
8 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
62
655
42
8
.840
62
1.74
7
5
0
444.0
267
86
96
34
52
8
0
0
1,637
12
13.28
1.05
12.60
0.69
40.0
3.2
0.72
.262
1.95
5.41
9 Blake Snell
B. Snell
56
581
35
7
.833
56
1.13
1
1
0
349.2
172
44
46
18
102
2
0
1
1,300
23
14.95
2.63
5.70
0.46
44.7
7.8
0.78
.258
1.18
4.43
10 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
52
517
25
13
.658
52
2.24
0
0
0
341.2
215
85
86
40
63
13
0
0
1,306
12
13.62
1.66
8.21
1.05
39.6
4.8
0.81
.260
2.27
5.66
11 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
52
511
25
8
.758
52
1.87
1
1
0
336.2
235
70
76
33
59
1
0
0
1,289
4
13.66
1.58
8.66
0.88
39.6
4.6
0.87
.295
2.03
6.28
12 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
51
532
28
7
.800
51
2.07
2
1
0
351.1
202
81
90
35
98
15
0
2
1,354
13
13.63
2.51
5.43
0.90
39.3
7.2
0.85
.248
2.31
5.17
13 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
50
502
27
9
.750
50
2.76
0
0
0
313.1
221
96
99
31
79
24
0
1
1,248
7
14.42
2.27
6.35
0.89
40.2
6.3
0.96
.310
2.84
6.35
14 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
47
473
27
7
.794
47
1.84
2
1
0
322.2
212
66
77
24
39
8
0
0
1,217
6
13.19
1.09
12.13
0.67
38.9
3.2
0.78
.279
2.15
5.91
15 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
47
503
32
6
.842
47
1.98
8
4
0
354.1
214
78
85
32
56
13
0
2
1,322
6
12.78
1.42
8.98
0.81
38.0
4.2
0.76
.253
2.16
5.44
16 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
44
443
25
6
.806
44
1.99
1
0
0
272.0
159
60
65
17
75
9
0
0
1,062
15
14.66
2.48
5.91
0.56
41.7
7.1
0.86
.274
2.15
5.26
17 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
42
418
23
4
.852
42
1.98
2
2
0
254.1
153
56
57
15
75
6
0
2
987
14
14.79
2.65
5.57
0.53
42.4
7.6
0.90
.292
2.02
5.41
18 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
42
406
23
11
.676
42
2.19
0
0
0
267.2
181
65
72
27
73
10
0
2
1,053
4
13.65
2.45
5.56
0.91
38.6
6.9
0.95
.287
2.42
6.09
19 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
42
408
23
11
.676
42
2.17
3
2
0
273.1
176
66
80
24
68
10
0
1
1,061
16
13.43
2.24
6.00
0.79
38.5
6.4
0.89
.276
2.63
5.80
20 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
41
437
28
5
.848
41
2.45
0
0
0
283.0
188
77
81
30
50
12
0
3
1,087
7
13.90
1.59
8.74
0.95
40.2
4.6
0.84
.283
2.58
5.98
21 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
40
418
25
5
.833
40
1.71
2
2
0
268.1
172
51
56
16
66
6
0
0
1,039
10
14.02
2.21
6.33
0.54
40.2
6.4
0.89
.293
1.88
5.77
22 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
39
408
23
5
.821
39
1.31
0
0
0
253.2
130
37
40
16
40
11
0
0
935
10
14.48
1.42
10.20
0.57
43.6
4.3
0.67
.248
1.42
4.61
23 Chris Archer
C. Archer
38
397
13
11
.542
38
2.60
1
1
0
246.0
187
71
83
20
54
9
0
0
979
18
14.52
1.98
7.35
0.73
40.6
5.5
0.98
.335
3.04
6.84
24 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
37
395
28
5
.848
37
1.73
4
1
0
260.0
180
50
54
18
44
5
0
0
987
12
13.67
1.52
8.98
0.62
40.0
4.5
0.86
.309
1.87
6.23
25 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
36
362
20
8
.714
36
2.37
3
3
0
235.1
151
62
69
33
59
8
0
0
907
7
13.84
2.26
6.14
1.26
39.9
6.5
0.89
.265
2.64
5.77
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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

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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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
2.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
69
50
.580
Red Sox Red Sox
65
54
.546
4.0
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
0.5

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
@
BAL BAL
1-5
Sat
7/26
TBR TBR
@
CIN CIN
1-2

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