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) | 3535 | 3020.0 | R |
| 3. | Chris Sale (16, 37) | 2756 | 2228.0 | L |
| 4. | Gerrit Cole (13, 35) | 2356 | 2052.2 | R |
| 5. | Kevin Gausman (14, 35) | 2110 | 2066.1 | R |
| 6. | Yu Darvish (13, 39) | 2075 | 1778.0 | R |
| 7. | Sonny Gray (14, 36) | 2053 | 2061.2 | R |
| 8. | Aaron Nola (12, 33) | 2033 | 1863.2 | R |
| 9. | Jacob deGrom (13, 38) | 2018 | 1677.0 | R |
| 10. | Zack Wheeler (12, 36) | 1974 | 1858.2 | R |
| 11. | Patrick Corbin (14, 36) | 1923 | 2127.2 | L |
| 12. | Robbie Ray (13, 34) | 1860 | 1590.0 | 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) | 1599 | 1532.2 | R |
| 17. | Michael Wacha (14, 34) | 1552 | 1798.0 | R |
| 18. | José Berríos (10, 32) | 1481 | 1571.2 | R |
| 19. | Blake Snell (11, 33) | 1476 | 1184.0 | L |
| 20. | Carlos Rodón (12, 33) | 1472 | 1341.0 | L |
| 21. | Dylan Cease (8, 30) | 1448 | 1165.2 | R |
| 22. | Eduardo Rodríguez (11, 33) | 1416 | 1466.2 | L |
| 23. | Aroldis Chapman (17, 38) | 1391 | 867.0 | L |
| 24. | Nick Pivetta (10, 33) | 1353 | 1227.0 | R |
| 25. | Kenley Jansen (17, 38) | 1319 | 963.0 | R |
| 26. | Craig Kimbrel (17, 38) | 1317 | 861.2 | R |
| 27. | Sean Manaea (11, 34) | 1304 | 1367.2 | L |
| 28. | Freddy Peralta (9, 30) | 1286 | 1072.0 | R |
| 29. | Dallas Keuchel (13, 38) | 1254 | 1642.1 | L |
| 30. | Chris Bassitt (12, 37) | 1246 | 1358.1 | R |
| 31. | Martín Pérez (15, 35) | 1244 | 1752.2 | L |
| 32. | Jack Flaherty (10, 30) | 1232 | 1077.0 | R |
| 33. | Lucas Giolito (10, 31) | 1216 | 1188.1 | R |
| 34. | Framber Valdez (9, 32) | 1169 | 1231.1 | L |
| 35. | Jameson Taillon (10, 34) | 1148 | 1321.0 | R |
| 36. | Luis Severino (11, 32) | 1138 | 1134.2 | R |
| 37. | Max Fried (10, 32) | 1135 | 1169.2 | L |
| 38. | Matthew Boyd (12, 35) | 1121 | 1185.0 | L |
| Zac Gallen (8, 30) | 1121 | 1105.1 | R | |
| 40. | Corbin Burnes (8, 31) | 1114 | 968.0 | R |
| 41. | Logan Webb (8, 29) | 1112 | 1210.0 | R |
| 42. | Germán Márquez (11, 31) | 1106 | 1199.1 | R |
| 43. | Taijuan Walker (14, 33) | 1105 | 1300.2 | R |
| 44. | Seth Lugo (11, 36) | 1072 | 1147.0 | R |
| 45. | Sandy Alcantara (9, 30) | 1071 | 1265.0 | R |
| 46. | Yusei Kikuchi (8, 35) | 1054 | 1031.0 | L |
| 47. | Matt Moore (13, 37) | 1053 | 1142.2 | L |
| 48. | Logan Gilbert (6, 29) | 1050 | 995.2 | R |
| Joe Musgrove (9, 33) | 1050 | 1056.0 | R | |
| 50. | Kyle Freeland (10, 33) | 1047 | 1384.2 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Tarik Skubal (7, 29) | 1042 | 893.1 | L |
| 52. | Shane Bieber (9, 31) | 1039 | 939.0 | R |
| 53. | Tyler Glasnow (11, 32) | 1014 | 805.2 | R |
| 54. | Merrill Kelly (8, 37) | 1006 | 1150.0 | R |
| 55. | Pablo López (8, 30) | 994 | 965.0 | R |
| 56. | Steven Matz (12, 35) | 991 | 1073.0 | L |
| 57. | Jesús Luzardo (8, 28) | 978 | 858.2 | L |
| 58. | Walker Buehler (9, 31) | 957 | 971.0 | R |
| Drew Pomeranz (13, 37) | 957 | 937.0 | L | |
| 60. | Miles Mikolas (11, 37) | 953 | 1368.1 | R |
| 61. | Zach Eflin (11, 32) | 929 | 1077.1 | R |
| 62. | Mitch Keller (8, 30) | 926 | 993.2 | R |
| 63. | Brady Singer (7, 29) | 925 | 996.2 | R |
| 64. | Raisel Iglesias (12, 36) | 921 | 787.0 | R |
| 65. | Brandon Woodruff (9, 33) | 918 | 790.1 | R |
| 66. | Michael Lorenzen (12, 34) | 910 | 1113.2 | R |
| 67. | Lance McCullers Jr. (9, 32) | 909 | 818.0 | R |
| 68. | Josh Hader (10, 32) | 877 | 548.2 | L |
| 69. | Tyler Mahle (10, 31) | 874 | 860.0 | R |
| 70. | Edwin Díaz (10, 32) | 858 | 533.0 | R |
| 71. | Joe Ryan (6, 30) | 857 | 767.0 | R |
| 72. | Trevor Williams (11, 34) | 847 | 1026.0 | R |
| 73. | Reynaldo López (11, 32) | 832 | 892.0 | R |
| 74. | Ranger Suarez (9, 30) | 824 | 885.2 | L |
| 75. | Vince Velasquez (10, 34) | 823 | 767.0 | R |
| 76. | Mike Clevinger (9, 35) | 822 | 809.2 | R |
| 77. | Jakob Junis (10, 33) | 803 | 893.1 | R |
| 78. | Luke Weaver (11, 32) | 801 | 774.2 | R |
| 79. | Jordan Montgomery (9, 33) | 798 | 884.0 | L |
| 80. | Shelby Miller (13, 35) | 789 | 921.2 | R |
| 81. | Shohei Ohtani (9, 31) | 765 | 614.1 | R |
| 82. | Nick Martinez (9, 35) | 761 | 1093.2 | R |
| 83. | MacKenzie Gore (5, 27) | 754 | 681.2 | L |
| 84. | George Kirby (5, 28) | 749 | 790.1 | R |
| 85. | Aaron Civale (8, 31) | 745 | 836.1 | R |
| 86. | Liam Hendriks (14, 37) | 739 | 663.2 | R |
| Eric Lauer (8, 31) | 739 | 806.2 | L | |
| 88. | David Peterson (7, 30) | 723 | 746.0 | L |
| 89. | Cristopher Sánchez (6, 29) | 711 | 711.0 | L |
| 90. | Michael King (8, 31) | 700 | 656.2 | R |
| 91. | Ryan Yarbrough (9, 34) | 693 | 885.0 | L |
| 92. | Marco Gonzales (11, 34) | 691 | 933.1 | L |
| 93. | Cal Quantrill (8, 31) | 690 | 926.1 | R |
| 94. | Bailey Ober (6, 30) | 683 | 731.0 | R |
| 95. | Erick Fedde (9, 33) | 677 | 896.0 | R |
| 96. | Trevor Richards (9, 33) | 676 | 632.0 | R |
| 97. | Reid Detmers (6, 26) | 672 | 604.1 | L |
| Spencer Strider (6, 27) | 672 | 494.0 | R | |
| 99. | Hunter Brown (5, 27) | 671 | 612.1 | R |
| 100. | Kirby Yates (12, 39) | 670 | 492.1 | R |
