Active Leaders & Records for Strikeouts
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (20, 42) | 3497 | 3510.0 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (18, 40) | 3451 | 2919.0 | R |
| 3. | Clayton Kershaw (18, 37) | 3010 | 2808.1 | L |
| 4. | Chris Sale (15, 36) | 2528 | 2047.2 | L |
| 5. | Gerrit Cole (12, 34) | 2251 | 1954.0 | R |
| 6. | Charlie Morton (18, 41) | 2154 | 2233.0 | R |
| 7. | Yu Darvish (13, 38) | 2030 | 1733.2 | R |
| 8. | Kevin Gausman (13, 34) | 1900 | 1853.2 | R |
| 9. | Sonny Gray (13, 35) | 1865 | 1865.2 | R |
| 10. | Aaron Nola (11, 32) | 1831 | 1671.0 | R |
| 11. | Patrick Corbin (13, 35) | 1825 | 2005.0 | L |
| 12. | Zack Wheeler (11, 35) | 1807 | 1718.1 | R |
| 13. | Jacob deGrom (12, 37) | 1801 | 1495.2 | R |
| 14. | Jose Quintana (14, 36) | 1793 | 2063.0 | L |
| 15. | Robbie Ray (12, 33) | 1696 | 1400.2 | L |
| 16. | Carlos Carrasco (16, 38) | 1692 | 1679.2 | R |
| 17. | Nathan Eovaldi (14, 35) | 1469 | 1683.1 | R |
| 18. | José Berríos (10, 31) | 1459 | 1542.1 | R |
| 19. | Luis Castillo (9, 32) | 1446 | 1361.1 | R |
| 20. | Rich Hill (21, 45) | 1432 | 1418.0 | L |
| 21. | Michael Wacha (13, 33) | 1388 | 1586.0 | R |
| 22. | Blake Snell (10, 32) | 1380 | 1110.2 | L |
| 23. | Wade Miley (15, 38) | 1368 | 1757.1 | L |
| 24. | Carlos Rodón (11, 32) | 1365 | 1226.1 | L |
| 25. | Kyle Hendricks (12, 35) | 1331 | 1692.0 | R |
| 26. | Aroldis Chapman (16, 37) | 1311 | 804.2 | L |
| 27. | Nick Pivetta (9, 32) | 1275 | 1158.0 | R |
| 28. | Craig Kimbrel (16, 37) | 1266 | 810.2 | R |
| 29. | Kenley Jansen (16, 37) | 1261 | 910.1 | R |
| 30. | Eduardo Rodríguez (10, 32) | 1257 | 1248.0 | L |
| 31. | Dallas Keuchel (13, 37) | 1254 | 1642.1 | L |
| 32. | Marcus Stroman (11, 34) | 1230 | 1497.1 | R |
| 33. | Jon Gray (11, 33) | 1220 | 1227.1 | R |
| 34. | Dylan Cease (7, 29) | 1178 | 970.2 | R |
| 35. | Lucas Giolito (9, 30) | 1158 | 1109.1 | R |
| 36. | David Robertson (16, 40) | 1154 | 876.2 | R |
| 37. | Chris Bassitt (11, 36) | 1151 | 1237.1 | R |
| 38. | Andrew Heaney (12, 34) | 1150 | 1129.1 | L |
| 39. | Sean Manaea (10, 33) | 1134 | 1207.1 | L |
| 40. | Martín Pérez (14, 34) | 1127 | 1595.2 | L |
| 41. | Corbin Burnes (8, 30) | 1114 | 968.0 | R |
| 42. | Alex Cobb (13, 37) | 1108 | 1327.2 | R |
| 43. | Freddy Peralta (8, 29) | 1090 | 885.0 | R |
| 44. | Jack Flaherty (9, 29) | 1089 | 950.0 | R |
| 45. | Taijuan Walker (13, 32) | 1062 | 1233.1 | R |
| 46. | Germán Márquez (10, 30) | 1059 | 1118.1 | R |
| 47. | Kenta Maeda (9, 37) | 1055 | 986.2 | R |
| 48. | Luis Severino (10, 31) | 1052 | 1045.2 | R |
| 49. | Joe Musgrove (9, 32) | 1050 | 1056.0 | R |
| 50. | Jameson Taillon (9, 33) | 1049 | 1202.2 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Jesse Chavez (18, 41) | 1044 | 1142.0 | R |
| 52. | Tyler Anderson (10, 35) | 1038 | 1245.0 | L |
| 53. | Framber Valdez (8, 31) | 1010 | 1028.2 | L |
| 54. | Matthew Boyd (11, 34) | 1009 | 1039.0 | L |
| Zac Gallen (7, 29) | 1009 | 948.1 | R | |
| 56. | Max Fried (9, 31) | 995 | 1023.1 | L |
| 57. | Pablo López (8, 29) | 982 | 950.0 | R |
| 58. | Yusei Kikuchi (7, 34) | 976 | 943.2 | L |
| 59. | Shane Bieber (7, 30) | 958 | 843.0 | R |
| 60. | Seth Lugo (10, 35) | 936 | 971.0 | R |
| 61. | Logan Webb (7, 28) | 935 | 1002.2 | R |
| 62. | Steven Matz (11, 34) | 930 | 984.2 | L |
| 63. | Noah Syndergaard (8, 32) | 928 | 941.1 | R |
| 64. | Zach Eflin (10, 31) | 922 | 1073.2 | R |
| 65. | Drew Pomeranz (12, 36) | 918 | 890.1 | L |
| 66. | Tyler Glasnow (10, 31) | 902 | 710.2 | R |
| 67. | Kyle Freeland (9, 32) | 898 | 1206.2 | L |
| 68. | Sandy Alcantara (8, 29) | 875 | 1016.2 | R |
| 69. | Merrill Kelly (7, 36) | 871 | 958.2 | R |
| Miles Mikolas (10, 36) | 871 | 1207.0 | R | |
| 71. | Adam Ottavino (15, 39) | 862 | 744.2 | R |
| 72. | Anthony DeSclafani (10, 35) | 858 | 972.2 | R |
| 73. | Lance McCullers Jr. (8, 31) | 850 | 763.0 | R |
| 74. | Raisel Iglesias (11, 35) | 846 | 714.1 | R |
| 75. | Josh Hader (9, 31) | 829 | 510.1 | L |
| Tarik Skubal (6, 28) | 829 | 712.0 | L | |
| 77. | Walker Buehler (8, 30) | 825 | 807.2 | R |
| Trevor Williams (10, 33) | 825 | 1009.0 | R | |
| Brandon Woodruff (8, 32) | 825 | 708.2 | R | |
| 80. | Logan Gilbert (5, 28) | 823 | 782.2 | R |
| 81. | Mike Clevinger (9, 34) | 822 | 809.2 | R |
| Vince Velasquez (9, 33) | 822 | 763.2 | R | |
| 83. | Edwin Díaz (9, 31) | 808 | 497.2 | R |
| 84. | Mitch Keller (7, 29) | 791 | 833.2 | R |
| 85. | Frankie Montas (10, 32) | 789 | 778.0 | R |
| 86. | Jordan Montgomery (8, 32) | 788 | 872.0 | L |
| 87. | Michael Lorenzen (11, 33) | 784 | 954.0 | R |
| 88. | Shelby Miller (13, 34) | 775 | 912.0 | R |
| Héctor Neris (12, 36) | 775 | 626.2 | R | |
| 90. | Reynaldo López (10, 31) | 766 | 820.1 | R |
| 91. | Brady Singer (6, 28) | 756 | 801.0 | R |
| 92. | Jakob Junis (9, 32) | 750 | 828.1 | R |
| 93. | Tyler Mahle (9, 30) | 743 | 725.1 | R |
| 94. | Liam Hendriks (14, 36) | 739 | 663.2 | R |
| 95. | Ryan Pressly (13, 36) | 721 | 691.1 | R |
| 96. | Luke Weaver (10, 31) | 719 | 702.0 | R |
| 97. | Jesús Luzardo (7, 27) | 706 | 639.0 | L |
| 98. | Bryan Shaw (14, 37) | 681 | 764.1 | R |
| 99. | Joe Ryan (5, 29) | 666 | 597.2 | R |
| 100. | Ranger Suárez (8, 29) | 652 | 711.2 | L |
