Active Leaders & Records for Strikeouts
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (19, 41) | 3393 | 3382.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (17, 39) | 3390 | 2862.0 | R |
| 3. | Clayton Kershaw (16, 36) | 2944 | 2712.2 | L |
| 4. | Chris Sale (14, 35) | 2329 | 1890.2 | L |
| 5. | Gerrit Cole (12, 33) | 2178 | 1882.1 | R |
| 6. | Lance Lynn (13, 37) | 1998 | 1985.1 | R |
| 7. | Yu Darvish (12, 37) | 1982 | 1680.2 | R |
| 8. | Charlie Morton (17, 40) | 1977 | 2057.2 | R |
| 9. | Johnny Cueto (16, 38) | 1851 | 2245.0 | R |
| 10. | Kevin Gausman (12, 33) | 1707 | 1641.0 | R |
| 11. | Aaron Nola (10, 31) | 1698 | 1541.2 | R |
| 12. | Jose Quintana (13, 35) | 1671 | 1901.2 | L |
| 13. | Patrick Corbin (12, 34) | 1663 | 1822.2 | L |
| 14. | Jacob deGrom (10, 36) | 1652 | 1356.1 | R |
| 15. | Sonny Gray (12, 34) | 1642 | 1670.2 | R |
| 16. | Carlos Carrasco (15, 37) | 1641 | 1624.0 | R |
| 17. | Zack Wheeler (10, 34) | 1527 | 1495.1 | R |
| 18. | Robbie Ray (10, 32) | 1505 | 1228.0 | L |
| 19. | Kyle Gibson (12, 36) | 1455 | 1797.2 | R |
| 20. | Wade Miley (14, 37) | 1361 | 1745.1 | L |
| 21. | Nathan Eovaldi (13, 34) | 1284 | 1495.2 | R |
| 22. | José Berríos (9, 30) | 1277 | 1332.1 | R |
| 23. | Luis Castillo (8, 31) | 1272 | 1172.0 | R |
| 24. | Blake Snell (9, 31) | 1265 | 1028.1 | L |
| 25. | Julio Teheran (13, 33) | 1260 | 1470.2 | R |
| 26. | Dallas Keuchel (13, 36) | 1254 | 1642.1 | L |
| 27. | Craig Kimbrel (15, 36) | 1245 | 792.2 | R |
| 28. | Michael Wacha (12, 32) | 1223 | 1377.1 | R |
| 29. | Kyle Hendricks (11, 34) | 1222 | 1520.0 | R |
| 30. | Aroldis Chapman (15, 36) | 1204 | 733.0 | L |
| 31. | Jon Gray (10, 32) | 1198 | 1199.1 | R |
| 32. | Kenley Jansen (15, 36) | 1197 | 847.0 | R |
| 33. | Alex Wood (12, 33) | 1173 | 1258.0 | L |
| 34. | Jake Odorizzi (11, 34) | 1172 | 1253.1 | R |
| 35. | Marcus Stroman (10, 33) | 1169 | 1408.2 | R |
| 36. | Jordan Lyles (14, 33) | 1145 | 1509.0 | R |
| 37. | Carlos Rodón (10, 31) | 1123 | 1018.2 | L |
| 38. | David Robertson (16, 39) | 1116 | 845.1 | R |
| 39. | Eduardo Rodríguez (8, 31) | 1107 | 1100.1 | L |
| 40. | Alex Cobb (12, 36) | 1098 | 1311.1 | R |
| 41. | Drew Smyly (11, 35) | 1095 | 1121.0 | L |
| 42. | Lucas Giolito (8, 29) | 1077 | 1013.2 | R |
| 43. | Martín Pérez (13, 33) | 1059 | 1514.0 | L |
| 44. | Nick Pivetta (8, 31) | 1055 | 959.0 | R |
| 45. | Danny Duffy (11, 35) | 1048 | 1172.1 | L |
| 46. | Matt Moore (13, 35) | 1042 | 1131.0 | L |
| 47. | Sean Manaea (9, 32) | 1021 | 1099.0 | L |
| 48. | Jesse Chavez (17, 40) | 1017 | 1112.0 | R |
| 49. | Andrew Heaney (11, 33) | 1008 | 949.1 | L |
| 50. | Kenta Maeda (8, 36) | 1006 | 935.2 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Joe Musgrove (9, 31) | 993 | 1005.2 | R |
| 52. | James Paxton (11, 35) | 989 | 935.0 | L |
| 53. | Taijuan Walker (12, 31) | 987 | 1123.2 | R |
| 54. | Germán Márquez (9, 29) | 986 | 1020.0 | R |
| 55. | Corbin Burnes (7, 29) | 980 | 828.0 | R |
| 56. | Shane Bieber (7, 29) | 958 | 843.0 | R |
| 57. | Chris Bassitt (10, 35) | 957 | 1044.2 | R |
| 58. | Dylan Cease (6, 28) | 941 | 773.0 | R |
| 59. | Jameson Taillon (8, 32) | 925 | 1035.0 | R |
| 60. | Chase Anderson (11, 36) | 913 | 1098.0 | R |
| 61. | Drew Pomeranz (11, 35) | 883 | 858.1 | L |
| 62. | Tyler Anderson (9, 34) | 880 | 1061.1 | L |
| 63. | Freddy Peralta (7, 28) | 879 | 683.2 | R |
| 64. | Luis Severino (9, 30) | 869 | 837.0 | R |
| 65. | Jack Flaherty (8, 28) | 867 | 762.2 | R |
| 66. | Steven Matz (10, 33) | 865 | 911.0 | L |
| 67. | Matthew Boyd (9, 33) | 845 | 868.2 | L |
| 68. | Pablo López (7, 28) | 844 | 808.0 | R |
| 69. | Adam Ottavino (14, 38) | 836 | 722.0 | R |
| 70. | Anthony DeSclafani (9, 34) | 830 | 942.2 | R |
| 71. | Tyler Glasnow (9, 30) | 821 | 638.2 | R |
| 72. | Mike Clevinger (8, 33) | 819 | 804.0 | R |
| 73. | Zach Eflin (9, 30) | 816 | 936.1 | R |
| 74. | Zac Gallen (6, 28) | 805 | 744.0 | R |
| 75. | Lance McCullers Jr. (7, 30) | 800 | 718.2 | R |
| 76. | Daniel Hudson (15, 37) | 796 | 831.0 | R |
| 77. | Max Fried (8, 30) | 792 | 818.0 | L |
| 78. | Sandy Alcántara (7, 28) | 789 | 900.2 | R |
| 79. | Brandon Woodruff (7, 31) | 788 | 680.1 | R |
| 80. | Zach Davies (9, 31) | 785 | 1048.1 | R |
| 81. | Framber Valdez (7, 30) | 779 | 810.2 | L |
| 82. | Kyle Freeland (8, 31) | 765 | 1026.1 | L |
| 83. | Seth Lugo (9, 34) | 764 | 768.0 | R |
| 84. | Raisel Iglesias (10, 34) | 759 | 635.0 | R |
| 85. | Jake Diekman (13, 37) | 757 | 598.0 | L |
| 86. | Miles Mikolas (9, 35) | 750 | 1036.2 | R |
| Jordan Montgomery (8, 31) | 750 | 820.2 | L | |
| 88. | Yusei Kikuchi (6, 33) | 748 | 740.0 | L |
| Trevor Williams (9, 32) | 748 | 916.1 | R | |
| 90. | Joe Kelly (13, 36) | 746 | 820.1 | R |
| 91. | Will Smith (12, 34) | 738 | 640.2 | L |
| 92. | Liam Hendriks (13, 35) | 727 | 650.0 | R |
| Ross Stripling (9, 34) | 727 | 816.2 | R | |
| 94. | Walker Buehler (7, 29) | 721 | 675.1 | R |
| 95. | Shelby Miller (12, 33) | 716 | 852.2 | R |
| 96. | Josh Hader (8, 30) | 715 | 430.2 | L |
| 97. | Reynaldo López (9, 30) | 712 | 775.1 | R |
| 98. | Héctor Neris (11, 35) | 711 | 574.0 | R |
| 99. | Logan Webb (6, 27) | 705 | 775.0 | R |
| 100. | Merrill Kelly (6, 35) | 702 | 775.1 | R |
