most strikeouts last 5 seasons by a starting pitcher (min 40 games started)

Since 2021, Dylan Cease fanned the most hitters by a starting pitcher when starting 40+ games, with 1,106 strikeouts.

NAME SO GS G W L W% 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 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
1,106
162
162
56
47
.544
3.72
3
3
0
884.0
726
365
401
94
361
28
0
7
3,723
50
11.26
3.68
3.06
0.96
29.7
9.7
1.23
.296
4.08
7.39
2 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,041
146
146
65
35
.650
2.90
4
2
0
908.0
708
293
316
88
204
40
0
2
3,615
18
10.32
2.02
5.10
0.87
28.8
5.6
1.00
.277
3.13
7.02
3 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,020
158
158
62
47
.569
3.34
3
2
0
925.2
821
344
375
95
239
13
0
3
3,794
16
9.92
2.32
4.27
0.92
26.9
6.3
1.15
.299
3.65
7.98
4 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
954
146
146
51
49
.510
4.18
4
3
0
873.0
799
405
424
125
191
26
0
2
3,573
7
9.84
1.97
4.99
1.29
26.7
5.3
1.13
.296
4.37
8.24
5 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
921
136
136
51
32
.614
2.91
0
0
0
821.1
622
266
296
81
225
32
0
1
3,287
33
10.09
2.47
4.09
0.89
28.0
6.8
1.03
.267
3.24
6.82
6 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
915
153
153
51
51
.500
3.52
0
0
0
891.0
785
348
380
108
269
32
0
6
3,684
7
9.24
2.72
3.40
1.09
24.8
7.3
1.18
.287
3.84
7.93
7 Logan Webb
L. Webb
910
158
158
64
44
.593
3.19
3
2
0
967.1
915
343
377
65
212
28
0
3
3,927
15
8.47
1.97
4.29
0.60
23.2
5.4
1.17
.313
3.51
8.51
8 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
903
151
151
54
44
.551
4.21
0
0
0
812.0
728
380
403
101
333
79
0
6
3,485
18
10.01
3.69
2.71
1.12
25.9
9.6
1.31
.303
4.47
8.07
9 Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
886
139
139
54
33
.621
3.27
1
0
0
734.2
531
267
279
92
267
39
0
1
3,005
23
10.85
3.27
3.32
1.13
29.5
8.9
1.09
.255
3.42
6.50
10 Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
884
146
146
46
36
.561
3.58
2
1
0
835.1
703
332
352
111
181
25
0
6
3,377
41
9.52
1.95
4.88
1.20
26.2
5.4
1.06
.272
3.79
7.57
11 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
884
134
134
64
39
.621
3.44
2
1
0
745.1
576
285
304
93
246
34
0
1
3,055
33
10.67
2.97
3.59
1.12
28.9
8.1
1.10
.269
3.67
6.96
12 Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
882
149
149
60
43
.583
3.72
2
2
0
855.1
726
354
375
100
263
30
0
2
3,517
26
9.28
2.77
3.35
1.05
25.1
7.5
1.16
.279
3.95
7.64
13 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
875
143
143
68
41
.624
3.20
9
3
0
902.1
753
321
351
70
305
45
0
1
3,712
46
8.73
3.04
2.87
0.70
23.6
8.2
1.17
.283
3.50
7.51
14 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
859
142
142
50
39
.562
3.64
1
1
0
786.0
697
318
342
84
218
26
0
1
3,241
27
9.84
2.50
3.94
0.96
26.5
6.7
1.16
.298
3.92
7.98
15 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
847
127
127
53
32
.624
2.96
1
1
0
729.0
579
240
264
80
158
23
0
0
2,895
11
10.46
1.95
5.36
0.99
29.3
5.5
1.01
.279
3.26
7.15
16 Chris Bassitt
C. Bassitt
845
152
152
64
44
.593
3.66
3
2
0
879.1
816
358
385
102
269
65
0
5
3,699
20
8.65
2.75
3.14
1.04
22.8
7.3
1.23
.295
3.94
8.35
17 José Berríos
J. Berríos
825
158
158
60
44
.577
3.99
2
0
0
910.0
857
403
430
132
250
55
0
6
3,790
12
8.16
2.47
3.30
1.31
21.8
6.6
1.22
.287
4.25
8.48
18 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
821
113
113
52
25
.675
3.15
4
3
0
686.0
540
240
252
88
168
17
0
2
2,730
11
10.77
2.20
4.89
1.15
30.1
6.2
1.03
.276
3.31
7.08
19 Yusei Kikuchi
Y. Kikuchi
815
146
146
38
43
.469
4.20
0
0
0
761.0
733
355
389
122
277
21
0
3
3,245
28
9.64
3.28
2.94
1.44
25.1
8.5
1.33
.304
4.60
8.67
20 Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
806
136
136
43
42
.506
4.09
1
0
0
742.0
642
337
348
116
253
19
0
4
3,090
28
9.78
3.07
3.19
1.41
26.1
8.2
1.21
.277
4.22
7.79
21 Pablo López
P. López
794
130
130
46
37
.554
3.61
1
1
0
737.2
666
296
314
88
188
36
0
3
3,039
18
9.69
2.29
4.22
1.07
26.1
6.2
1.16
.299
3.83
8.13
22 Blake Snell
B. Snell
792
114
114
39
32
.549
3.06
1
1
0
602.0
435
205
218
51
289
9
0
2
2,499
41
11.84
4.32
2.74
0.76
31.7
11.6
1.20
.283
3.26
6.50
23 Max Fried
M. Fried
763
133
133
66
30
.688
2.86
5
4
0
798.1
675
254
284
61
199
30
0
2
3,226
33
8.60
2.24
3.83
0.69
23.7
6.2
1.09
.283
3.20
7.61
24 Mitch Keller
M. Keller
750
147
147
39
59
.398
4.41
2
1
0
802.1
825
393
422
93
262
55
0
2
3,477
15
8.41
2.94
2.86
1.04
21.6
7.5
1.35
.316
4.73
9.25
25 Brady Singer
B. Singer
741
144
144
46
51
.474
4.23
1
0
0
785.0
786
369
394
92
250
53
0
1
3,361
14
8.50
2.87
2.96
1.05
22.0
7.4
1.32
.312
4.52
9.01
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