Between May 20, 1996 and May 26, 2023, Max Scherzer struck out the most hitters, with 3,232 strikeouts.
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| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 3,232 | 438 | 205 | 104 | .663 | 429 | 3.12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2722.2 | 2,213 | 943 | 1,014 | 307 | 714 | 108 | 2 | 20 | 10,995 | 75 | 10.68 | 2.36 | 4.53 | 1.01 | 29.4 | 6.5 | 1.08 | .287 | 3.35 | 7.32 |
| 2 |  | J. Verlander | 3,218 | 486 | 246 | 135 | .646 | 486 | 3.24 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3188.0 | 2,672 | 1,149 | 1,245 | 327 | 885 | 104 | 0 | 27 | 12,976 | 91 | 9.08 | 2.50 | 3.64 | 0.92 | 24.8 | 6.8 | 1.12 | .278 | 3.51 | 7.54 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 3,193 | 392 | 199 | 102 | .661 | 379 | 3.16 | 59 | 22 | 1 | 2631.0 | 2,187 | 923 | 1,045 | 287 | 721 | 123 | 5 | 28 | 10,697 | 49 | 10.92 | 2.47 | 4.43 | 0.98 | 29.8 | 6.7 | 1.11 | .298 | 3.57 | 7.48 |
| 4 |  | CC Sabathia | 3,093 | 561 | 251 | 161 | .609 | 560 | 3.74 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3577.1 | 3,404 | 1,485 | 1,623 | 382 | 1,099 | 123 | 0 | 44 | 14,989 | 74 | 7.78 | 2.76 | 2.81 | 0.96 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.26 | .294 | 4.08 | 8.56 |
| 5 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,923 | 567 | 224 | 146 | .605 | 525 | 3.44 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3304.1 | 3,109 | 1,264 | 1,359 | 352 | 747 | 76 | 8 | 25 | 13,520 | 99 | 7.96 | 2.03 | 3.91 | 0.96 | 21.6 | 5.5 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.70 | 8.47 |
| 6 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,876 | 411 | 203 | 91 | .690 | 408 | 2.49 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2638.1 | 2,004 | 730 | 799 | 213 | 643 | 41 | 1 | 27 | 10,392 | 96 | 9.81 | 2.19 | 4.47 | 0.73 | 27.7 | 6.2 | 1.00 | .271 | 2.73 | 6.84 |
| 7 |  | P. Martinez | 2,648 | 346 | 180 | 78 | .698 | 344 | 2.86 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 2312.1 | 1,822 | 734 | 808 | 198 | 572 | 114 | 1 | 21 | 9,306 | 46 | 10.31 | 2.23 | 4.63 | 0.77 | 28.5 | 6.1 | 1.04 | .281 | 3.14 | 7.09 |
| 8 |  | C. Hamels | 2,560 | 423 | 163 | 122 | .572 | 422 | 3.43 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2698.0 | 2,424 | 1,027 | 1,103 | 310 | 767 | 100 | 0 | 43 | 11,115 | 57 | 8.54 | 2.56 | 3.34 | 1.03 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.68 | 8.09 |
| 9 | | J. Vazquez | 2,536 | 450 | 165 | 160 | .508 | 443 | 4.22 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2840.0 | 2,784 | 1,331 | 1,431 | 373 | 763 | 88 | 5 | 58 | 11,935 | 76 | 8.04 | 2.42 | 3.32 | 1.18 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.53 | 8.82 |
| 10 |  | B. Colon | 2,535 | 565 | 247 | 188 | .568 | 552 | 4.12 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3461.2 | 3,593 | 1,584 | 1,719 | 439 | 948 | 64 | 2 | 47 | 14,655 | 45 | 6.59 | 2.46 | 2.67 | 1.14 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 1.31 | .296 | 4.47 | 9.34 |
| 11 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,524 | 419 | 169 | 136 | .554 | 418 | 3.42 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2729.2 | 2,487 | 1,037 | 1,157 | 264 | 805 | 105 | 0 | 16 | 11,284 | 156 | 8.32 | 2.65 | 3.14 | 0.87 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 1.21 | .293 | 3.81 | 8.20 |
| 12 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,513 | 435 | 164 | 157 | .511 | 430 | 3.99 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2731.1 | 2,519 | 1,210 | 1,328 | 263 | 1,100 | 143 | 1 | 35 | 11,665 | 161 | 8.28 | 3.62 | 2.28 | 0.87 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.30 |
| 13 |  | J. Lester | 2,488 | 452 | 200 | 117 | .631 | 451 | 3.66 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2740.0 | 2,610 | 1,114 | 1,215 | 294 | 892 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 11,487 | 63 | 8.17 | 2.93 | 2.79 | 0.97 | 21.7 | 7.8 | 1.28 | .300 | 3.99 | 8.57 |
| 14 | | C. Schilling | 2,485 | 361 | 172 | 104 | .623 | 339 | 3.44 | 64 | 14 | 9 | 2443.0 | 2,255 | 933 | 967 | 282 | 465 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 9,877 | 49 | 9.15 | 1.71 | 5.34 | 1.04 | 25.2 | 4.7 | 1.11 | .299 | 3.56 | 8.31 |
| 15 | | A. Pettitte | 2,299 | 490 | 238 | 142 | .626 | 486 | 3.82 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3084.2 | 3,201 | 1,309 | 1,453 | 269 | 945 | 54 | 1 | 39 | 13,087 | 60 | 6.71 | 2.76 | 2.43 | 0.78 | 17.6 | 7.2 | 1.34 | .308 | 4.24 | 9.34 |
| 16 | | J. Lackey | 2,294 | 448 | 188 | 147 | .561 | 446 | 3.92 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2840.1 | 2,862 | 1,237 | 1,347 | 319 | 815 | 133 | 0 | 32 | 12,030 | 125 | 7.27 | 2.58 | 2.81 | 1.01 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 1.29 | .300 | 4.27 | 9.07 |
| 17 |  | R. Clemens | 2,261 | 350 | 170 | 82 | .675 | 349 | 3.24 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2315.0 | 1,985 | 834 | 915 | 183 | 798 | 74 | 0 | 21 | 9,594 | 78 | 8.79 | 3.10 | 2.83 | 0.71 | 23.6 | 8.3 | 1.20 | .287 | 3.56 | 7.72 |
| 18 | | J. Shields | 2,234 | 407 | 145 | 139 | .511 | 405 | 4.01 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2616.0 | 2,581 | 1,167 | 1,267 | 361 | 746 | 97 | 1 | 22 | 10,993 | 107 | 7.69 | 2.57 | 2.99 | 1.24 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 1.27 | .294 | 4.36 | 8.88 |
| 19 | | J. Peavy | 2,207 | 388 | 152 | 126 | .547 | 377 | 3.63 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2377.0 | 2,134 | 960 | 1,011 | 259 | 708 | 78 | 3 | 42 | 9,838 | 46 | 8.36 | 2.68 | 3.12 | 0.98 | 22.4 | 7.2 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.83 | 8.08 |
| 20 | | M. Mussina | 2,201 | 402 | 192 | 121 | .613 | 401 | 3.83 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2598.0 | 2,581 | 1,105 | 1,187 | 278 | 563 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 10,701 | 54 | 7.62 | 1.95 | 3.91 | 0.96 | 20.6 | 5.3 | 1.21 | .303 | 4.11 | 8.94 |
| 21 | | A. Wainwright | 2,157 | 461 | 197 | 117 | .627 | 394 | 3.40 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2588.2 | 2,454 | 979 | 1,046 | 216 | 701 | 80 | 13 | 40 | 10,730 | 50 | 7.50 | 2.44 | 3.08 | 0.75 | 20.1 | 6.5 | 1.22 | .295 | 3.64 | 8.53 |
| 22 |  | C. Sale | 2,129 | 333 | 119 | 77 | .607 | 253 | 3.08 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1733.1 | 1,412 | 594 | 642 | 186 | 401 | 109 | 25 | 15 | 6,985 | 40 | 11.05 | 2.08 | 5.31 | 0.97 | 30.5 | 5.7 | 1.05 | .295 | 3.33 | 7.33 |
| 23 | | R. Halladay | 2,117 | 416 | 203 | 105 | .659 | 390 | 3.38 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 2749.1 | 2,646 | 1,034 | 1,135 | 236 | 592 | 81 | 6 | 28 | 11,287 | 56 | 6.93 | 1.94 | 3.58 | 0.77 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 1.18 | .292 | 3.72 | 8.66 |
| 24 | | K. Millwood | 2,083 | 451 | 169 | 152 | .526 | 443 | 4.11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2720.1 | 2,770 | 1,243 | 1,357 | 296 | 843 | 74 | 3 | 46 | 11,616 | 67 | 6.89 | 2.79 | 2.47 | 0.98 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 1.33 | .297 | 4.49 | 9.16 |
| 25 | | T. Hudson | 2,080 | 482 | 222 | 133 | .625 | 479 | 3.49 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3126.2 | 2,957 | 1,213 | 1,319 | 248 | 917 | 124 | 0 | 84 | 13,005 | 84 | 5.99 | 2.64 | 2.27 | 0.71 | 16.0 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .281 | 3.80 | 8.51 |
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
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 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
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64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |
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