Active Leaders & Records for Strikeouts
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (21, 43) | 3554 | 3571.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (19, 41) | 3520 | 3004.0 | R |
| 3. | Chris Sale (16, 37) | 2739 | 2213.0 | L |
| 4. | Gerrit Cole (13, 35) | 2343 | 2040.2 | R |
| 5. | Kevin Gausman (14, 35) | 2092 | 2050.0 | R |
| 6. | Yu Darvish (13, 39) | 2075 | 1778.0 | R |
| 7. | Sonny Gray (14, 36) | 2035 | 2043.2 | R |
| 8. | Aaron Nola (12, 33) | 2014 | 1845.2 | R |
| 9. | Jacob deGrom (13, 38) | 1998 | 1660.1 | R |
| 10. | Zack Wheeler (12, 36) | 1957 | 1843.2 | R |
| 11. | Patrick Corbin (14, 36) | 1923 | 2127.2 | L |
| 12. | Robbie Ray (13, 34) | 1847 | 1572.2 | L |
| 13. | Jose Quintana (15, 37) | 1836 | 2142.1 | L |
| 14. | Carlos Carrasco (17, 39) | 1703 | 1704.0 | R |
| 15. | Nathan Eovaldi (15, 36) | 1624 | 1835.0 | R |
| 16. | Luis Castillo (10, 33) | 1594 | 1521.1 | R |
| 17. | Michael Wacha (14, 34) | 1533 | 1778.0 | R |
| 18. | José Berríos (10, 32) | 1481 | 1571.2 | R |
| 19. | Carlos Rodón (12, 33) | 1461 | 1328.1 | L |
| 20. | Blake Snell (11, 33) | 1455 | 1167.0 | L |
| 21. | Dylan Cease (8, 30) | 1422 | 1146.2 | R |
| 22. | Eduardo Rodríguez (11, 33) | 1398 | 1448.0 | L |
| 23. | Aroldis Chapman (17, 38) | 1381 | 861.0 | L |
| 24. | Nick Pivetta (10, 33) | 1353 | 1227.0 | R |
| 25. | Kenley Jansen (17, 38) | 1315 | 960.0 | R |
| 26. | Craig Kimbrel (17, 38) | 1314 | 856.1 | R |
| 27. | Sean Manaea (11, 34) | 1290 | 1349.2 | L |
| 28. | Freddy Peralta (9, 30) | 1274 | 1054.1 | R |
| 29. | Dallas Keuchel (13, 38) | 1254 | 1642.1 | L |
| 30. | Martín Pérez (15, 35) | 1233 | 1738.0 | L |
| 31. | Jack Flaherty (10, 30) | 1232 | 1077.0 | R |
| 32. | Chris Bassitt (12, 37) | 1231 | 1340.1 | R |
| 33. | Lucas Giolito (10, 31) | 1216 | 1188.1 | R |
| 34. | Framber Valdez (9, 32) | 1159 | 1213.2 | L |
| 35. | Jameson Taillon (10, 34) | 1148 | 1321.0 | R |
| 36. | Luis Severino (11, 32) | 1138 | 1134.2 | R |
| 37. | Max Fried (10, 32) | 1131 | 1166.0 | L |
| 38. | Zac Gallen (8, 30) | 1121 | 1105.1 | R |
| 39. | Corbin Burnes (8, 31) | 1114 | 968.0 | R |
| 40. | Matthew Boyd (12, 35) | 1111 | 1167.2 | L |
| 41. | Germán Márquez (11, 31) | 1106 | 1199.1 | R |
| 42. | Taijuan Walker (14, 33) | 1105 | 1300.2 | R |
| 43. | Logan Webb (8, 29) | 1097 | 1195.1 | R |
| 44. | Seth Lugo (11, 36) | 1062 | 1132.1 | R |
| 45. | Sandy Alcantara (9, 30) | 1061 | 1246.0 | R |
| 46. | Matt Moore (13, 37) | 1053 | 1142.2 | L |
| 47. | Joe Musgrove (9, 33) | 1050 | 1056.0 | R |
| 48. | Yusei Kikuchi (8, 35) | 1044 | 1019.0 | L |
| 49. | Kyle Freeland (10, 33) | 1042 | 1381.0 | L |
| 50. | Logan Gilbert (6, 29) | 1036 | 980.2 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Shane Bieber (9, 31) | 1032 | 932.0 | R |
| 52. | Tarik Skubal (7, 29) | 1017 | 874.1 | L |
| 53. | Tyler Glasnow (11, 32) | 1001 | 793.2 | R |
| 54. | Pablo López (8, 30) | 994 | 965.0 | R |
| 55. | Merrill Kelly (8, 37) | 993 | 1133.1 | R |
| 56. | Steven Matz (12, 35) | 989 | 1068.0 | L |
| 57. | Drew Pomeranz (13, 37) | 957 | 937.0 | L |
| 58. | Miles Mikolas (11, 37) | 953 | 1368.1 | R |
| 59. | Jesús Luzardo (8, 28) | 951 | 839.1 | L |
| 60. | Walker Buehler (9, 31) | 946 | 954.0 | R |
| 61. | Zach Eflin (11, 32) | 929 | 1077.1 | R |
| 62. | Mitch Keller (8, 30) | 926 | 993.2 | R |
| 63. | Raisel Iglesias (12, 36) | 918 | 780.2 | R |
| Brandon Woodruff (9, 33) | 918 | 790.1 | R | |
| 65. | Lance McCullers Jr. (9, 32) | 909 | 818.0 | R |
| 66. | Brady Singer (7, 29) | 908 | 974.2 | R |
| 67. | Michael Lorenzen (12, 34) | 907 | 1108.0 | R |
| 68. | Josh Hader (10, 32) | 869 | 541.1 | L |
| 69. | Edwin Díaz (10, 32) | 858 | 532.0 | R |
| Tyler Mahle (10, 31) | 858 | 841.2 | R | |
| 71. | Joe Ryan (6, 30) | 857 | 767.0 | R |
| 72. | Trevor Williams (11, 34) | 839 | 1020.1 | R |
| 73. | Reynaldo López (11, 32) | 832 | 892.0 | R |
| 74. | Vince Velasquez (10, 34) | 823 | 767.0 | R |
| 75. | Mike Clevinger (9, 35) | 822 | 809.2 | R |
| 76. | Ranger Suarez (9, 30) | 815 | 870.0 | L |
| 77. | Jakob Junis (10, 33) | 798 | 887.0 | R |
| 78. | Jordan Montgomery (9, 33) | 792 | 878.0 | L |
| Luke Weaver (11, 32) | 792 | 769.0 | R | |
| 80. | Shelby Miller (13, 35) | 789 | 921.2 | R |
| 81. | Shohei Ohtani (9, 31) | 765 | 614.1 | R |
| 82. | Nick Martinez (9, 35) | 748 | 1078.0 | R |
| 83. | Liam Hendriks (14, 37) | 739 | 663.2 | R |
| 84. | MacKenzie Gore (5, 27) | 738 | 666.1 | L |
| 85. | George Kirby (5, 28) | 735 | 774.1 | R |
| 86. | Aaron Civale (8, 31) | 733 | 825.2 | R |
| 87. | Eric Lauer (8, 31) | 732 | 799.2 | L |
| 88. | David Peterson (7, 30) | 708 | 733.2 | L |
| 89. | Marco Gonzales (11, 34) | 691 | 933.1 | L |
| 90. | Cristopher Sánchez (6, 29) | 690 | 691.1 | L |
| 91. | Ryan Yarbrough (9, 34) | 686 | 877.1 | L |
| 92. | Michael King (8, 31) | 683 | 637.0 | R |
| 93. | Spencer Strider (6, 27) | 672 | 494.0 | R |
| 94. | Bailey Ober (6, 30) | 671 | 716.2 | R |
| Cal Quantrill (8, 31) | 671 | 907.1 | R | |
| 96. | Trevor Richards (9, 33) | 668 | 621.0 | R |
| 97. | Erick Fedde (9, 33) | 666 | 882.1 | R |
| 98. | Taylor Rogers (11, 35) | 665 | 585.1 | L |
| 99. | Kirby Yates (12, 39) | 664 | 485.2 | R |
| 100. | Reid Detmers (6, 26) | 654 | 584.1 | L |
