Concerning the 2024 season, Tarik Skubal* led the league in strikeouts with 228. Positioned in second was Chris Sale*, acquiring a punching out the opposition total of 225. Having a number of 224, Zack Wheeler came in at the 3rd spot. Rounding out the top 5 were Dylan Cease (224) in addition to the Cole Ragans* (223).
2024 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tarik Skubal* | 228 |
| 2nd | Chris Sale* | 225 |
| 3rd | Zack Wheeler | 224 |
| 4th | Dylan Cease | 224 |
| 5th | Cole Ragans* | 223 |
| 6th | Logan Gilbert | 220 |
| 7th | Garrett Crochet* | 209 |
| 8th | Yusei Kikuchi* | 206 |
| 9th | Sonny Gray | 203 |
| 10th | Michael King | 201 |
| 11th | Freddy Peralta | 200 |
| 12th | Pablo López | 198 |
| 13th | Aaron Nola | 197 |
| 14th | Carlos Rodón* | 195 |
| 15th | Jack Flaherty | 194 |
| 16th | Bailey Ober | 191 |
| 17th | Tanner Bibee | 187 |
| 18th | Brandon Pfaadt | 185 |
| 19th | Sean Manaea* | 184 |
| 20th | Seth Lugo | 181 |
| 21st | Corbin Burnes | 181 |
| 22nd | MacKenzie Gore* | 181 |
| 23rd | George Kirby | 179 |
| 24th | Hunter Brown | 179 |
| 25th | Kutter Crawford | 175 |
| 26th | Luis Castillo | 175 |
| 27th | Shota Imanaga* | 174 |
| 28th | Logan Webb | 172 |
| 29th | Nick Pivetta | 172 |
| 30th | Bryce Miller | 171 |
2023 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Spencer Strider | 281 |
| 2nd | Kevin Gausman | 237 |
| 3rd | Pablo Lopez | 234 |
| 4th | Blake Snell | 234 |
| 5th | Gerrit Cole | 222 |
| 6th | Zac Gallen | 220 |
| 7th | Luis Castillo | 219 |
| 8th | Dylan Cease | 214 |
| 9th | Zack Wheeler | 212 |
| 10th | Freddy Peralta | 210 |
| 11th | Mitch Keller | 210 |
| 12th | Jesus Luzardo | 208 |
| 13th | Lucas Giolito | 204 |
| 14th | Aaron Nola | 202 |
| 15th | Kodai Senga | 202 |
| 16th | Corbin Burnes | 200 |
| 17th | Framber Valdez | 200 |
| 18th | Joe Ryan | 197 |
| 19th | Logan Webb | 194 |
| 20th | Lance Lynn | 191 |
| 21st | Logan Gilbert | 189 |
| 22nd | Merrill Kelly | 187 |
| 23rd | Chris Bassitt | 186 |
| 24th | Zach Eflin | 186 |
| 25th | Jose Berrios | 184 |
| 26th | Sonny Gray | 183 |
| 27th | Nick Pivetta | 183 |
| 28th | Charlie Morton | 183 |
| 29th | Yusei Kikuchi | 181 |
| 30th | Hunter Brown | 178 |
2022 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gerrit Cole | 257 |
| 2nd | Corbin Burnes | 243 |
| 3rd | Carlos Rodon | 237 |
| 4th | Aaron Nola | 235 |
| 5th | Dylan Cease | 227 |
| 6th | Shohei Ohtani | 219 |
| 7th | Robbie Ray | 212 |
| 8th | Sandy Alcantara | 207 |
| 9th | Kevin Gausman | 205 |
| 10th | Charlie Morton | 205 |
| 11th | Spencer Strider | 202 |
| 12th | Shane Bieber | 198 |
| 13th | Yu Darvish | 197 |
| 14th | Framber Valdez | 194 |
| 15th | Cristian Javier | 194 |
| 16th | Shane McClanahan | 194 |
| 17th | Zac Gallen | 192 |
| 18th | Triston McKenzie | 190 |
| 19th | Brandon Woodruff | 190 |
| 20th | Justin Verlander | 185 |
| 21st | Joe Musgrove | 184 |
| 22nd | Alek Manoah | 180 |
| 23rd | Merrill Kelly | 177 |
| 24th | Lucas Giolito | 177 |
| 25th | Nick Pivetta | 175 |
| 26th | Logan Gilbert | 174 |
| 27th | Pablo Lopez | 174 |
| 28th | Kyle Wright | 174 |
| 29th | Max Scherzer | 173 |
| 30th | Blake Snell | 171 |
2021 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robbie Ray | 248 |
| 2nd | Zack Wheeler | 247 |
| 3rd | Gerrit Cole | 243 |
| 4th | Max Scherzer | 236 |
| 5th | Corbin Burnes | 234 |
| 6th | Kevin Gausman | 227 |
| 7th | Dylan Cease | 226 |
| 8th | Aaron Nola | 223 |
| 9th | Charlie Morton | 216 |
| 10th | Walker Buehler | 212 |
| 11th | Brandon Woodruff | 211 |
| 12th | Tyler Mahle | 210 |
| 13th | Frankie Montas | 207 |
| 14th | Jose Berrios | 204 |
| 15th | Joe Musgrove | 203 |
| 16th | Sandy Alcantara | 201 |
| 17th | Lucas Giolito | 201 |
| 18th | Yu Darvish | 199 |
| 19th | Nathan Eovaldi | 195 |
| 20th | Julio Urias | 195 |
| 21st | Freddy Peralta | 195 |
| 22nd | Sean Manaea | 194 |
| 23rd | Luis Castillo | 192 |
| 24th | Eduardo Rodriguez | 185 |
| 25th | Lance McCullers Jr. | 185 |
| 26th | Carlos Rodon | 185 |
| 27th | German Marquez | 176 |
| 28th | Lance Lynn | 176 |
| 29th | Nick Pivetta | 175 |
| 30th | Adam Wainwright | 174 |
2020 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Bieber | 122 |
| 2nd | Jacob deGrom | 104 |
| 3rd | Trevor Bauer | 100 |
| 4th | Lucas Giolito | 97 |
| 5th | Aaron Nola | 96 |
| 6th | Gerrit Cole | 94 |
| 7th | Yu Darvish | 93 |
| 8th | Dinelson Lamet | 93 |
| 9th | Max Scherzer | 92 |
| 10th | Brandon Woodruff | 91 |
| 11th | Tyler Glasnow | 91 |
| 12th | Lance Lynn | 89 |
| 13th | Luis Castillo | 89 |
| 14th | Corbin Burnes | 88 |
| 15th | Carlos Carrasco | 82 |
| 16th | Zac Gallen | 82 |
| 17th | Kenta Maeda | 80 |
| 18th | Kevin Gausman | 79 |
| 19th | Framber Valdez | 76 |
| 20th | German Marquez | 73 |
| 21st | Hyun Jin Ryu | 72 |
| 22nd | Dylan Bundy | 72 |
| 23rd | Sonny Gray | 72 |
| 24th | Andrew Heaney | 70 |
| 25th | Zach Eflin | 70 |
| 26th | Aaron Civale | 69 |
| 27th | Jose Berrios | 68 |
| 28th | Robbie Ray | 68 |
| 29th | Zack Greinke | 67 |
| 30th | Kyle Hendricks | 64 |
2019 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gerrit Cole | 326 |
| 2nd | Justin Verlander | 300 |
| 3rd | Shane Bieber | 259 |
| 4th | Jacob deGrom | 255 |
| 5th | Trevor Bauer | 253 |
| 6th | Stephen Strasburg | 251 |
| 7th | Lance Lynn | 246 |
| 8th | Max Scherzer | 243 |
| 9th | Charlie Morton | 240 |
| 10th | Patrick Corbin | 238 |
| 11th | Matthew Boyd | 238 |
| 12th | Robbie Ray | 235 |
| 13th | Jack Flaherty | 231 |
| 14th | Aaron Nola | 229 |
| 15th | Yu Darvish | 229 |
| 16th | Lucas Giolito | 228 |
| 17th | Luis Castillo | 226 |
| 18th | Chris Sale | 218 |
| 19th | Walker Buehler | 215 |
| 20th | Eduardo Rodriguez | 213 |
| 21st | Sonny Gray | 205 |
| 22nd | Madison Bumgarner | 203 |
| 23rd | Noah Syndergaard | 202 |
| 24th | Mike Minor | 200 |
| 25th | Jose Berrios | 195 |
| 26th | Zack Wheeler | 195 |
| 27th | Clayton Kershaw | 189 |
| 28th | Zack Greinke | 187 |
| 29th | James Paxton | 186 |
| 30th | Jake Odorizzi | 178 |
2018 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max Scherzer | 300 |
| 2nd | Justin Verlander | 290 |
| 3rd | Gerrit Cole | 276 |
| 4th | Jacob deGrom | 269 |
| 5th | Patrick Corbin | 246 |
| 6th | Chris Sale | 237 |
| 7th | Carlos Carrasco | 231 |
| 8th | German Marquez | 230 |
| 9th | Aaron Nola | 224 |
| 10th | Corey Kluber | 222 |
| 11th | Blake Snell | 221 |
| 12th | Trevor Bauer | 221 |
| 13th | Luis Severino | 220 |
| 14th | James Paxton | 208 |
| 15th | Mike Clevinger | 207 |
| 16th | Jose Berrios | 202 |
| 17th | Mike Foltynewicz | 202 |
| 18th | Charlie Morton | 201 |
| 19th | Zack Greinke | 199 |
| 20th | J.A. Happ | 193 |
| 21st | Rick Porcello | 190 |
| 22nd | Nick Pivetta | 188 |
| 23rd | Cole Hamels | 188 |
| 24th | Zack Godley | 185 |
| 25th | Dylan Bundy | 184 |
| 26th | Jon Gray | 183 |
| 27th | Jack Flaherty | 182 |
| 28th | Andrew Heaney | 180 |
| 29th | Kyle Gibson | 179 |
| 30th | Jameson Taillon | 179 |
2017 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Sale | 308 |
| 2nd | Max Scherzer | 268 |
| 3rd | Corey Kluber | 265 |
| 4th | Chris Archer | 249 |
| 5th | Jacob deGrom | 239 |
| 6th | Luis Severino | 230 |
| 7th | Carlos Carrasco | 226 |
| 8th | Justin Verlander | 219 |
| 9th | Robbie Ray | 218 |
| 10th | Carlos Martinez | 217 |
| 11th | Zack Greinke | 215 |
| 12th | Yu Darvish | 209 |
| 13th | Jose Quintana | 207 |
| 14th | Jeff Samardzija | 205 |
| 15th | Stephen Strasburg | 204 |
| 16th | Clayton Kershaw | 202 |
| 17th | Jimmy Nelson | 199 |
| 18th | Gerrit Cole | 196 |
| 19th | Trevor Bauer | 196 |
| 20th | Masahiro Tanaka | 194 |
| 21st | Gio Gonzalez | 188 |
| 22nd | Aaron Nola | 184 |
| 23rd | Rick Porcello | 181 |
| 24th | Jon Lester | 180 |
| 25th | Kevin Gausman | 179 |
| 26th | Patrick Corbin | 178 |
| 27th | Marco Estrada | 176 |
| 28th | Drew Pomeranz | 174 |
| 29th | Dan Straily | 170 |
| 30th | Ervin Santana | 167 |
2016 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max Scherzer | 284 |
| 2nd | Justin Verlander | 254 |
| 3rd | Jose Fernandez | 253 |
| 4th | Madison Bumgarner | 251 |
| 5th | Chris Archer | 233 |
| 6th | Chris Sale | 233 |
| 7th | David Price | 228 |
| 8th | Corey Kluber | 227 |
| 9th | Robbie Ray | 218 |
| 10th | Noah Syndergaard | 218 |
| 11th | Michael Pineda | 207 |
| 12th | Cole Hamels | 200 |
| 13th | Johnny Cueto | 198 |
| 14th | Jon Lester | 197 |
| 15th | Jake Arrieta | 190 |
| 16th | Rick Porcello | 189 |
| 17th | Danny Duffy | 188 |
| 18th | Drew Pomeranz | 186 |
| 19th | Jon Gray | 185 |
| 20th | Ian Kennedy | 184 |
| 21st | Stephen Strasburg | 183 |
| 22nd | Jose Quintana | 181 |
| 23rd | John Lackey | 180 |
| 24th | Kenta Maeda | 179 |
| 25th | Matt Moore | 178 |
| 26th | Collin McHugh | 177 |
| 27th | Carlos Martinez | 174 |
| 28th | Kevin Gausman | 174 |
| 29th | Tanner Roark | 172 |
| 30th | Clayton Kershaw | 172 |
2015 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders
| SO Rank | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Clayton Kershaw | 301 |
| 2nd | Max Scherzer | 276 |
| 3rd | Chris Sale | 274 |
| 4th | Chris Archer | 252 |
| 5th | Corey Kluber | 245 |
| 6th | Jake Arrieta | 236 |
| 7th | Madison Bumgarner | 234 |
| 8th | David Price | 225 |
| 9th | Dallas Keuchel | 216 |
| 10th | James Shields | 216 |
| 11th | Carlos Carrasco | 216 |
| 12th | Cole Hamels | 215 |
| 13th | Tyson Ross | 212 |
| 14th | Jon Lester | 207 |
| 15th | Francisco Liriano | 205 |
| 16th | Jacob deGrom | 205 |
| 17th | Gerrit Cole | 202 |
| 18th | Zack Greinke | 200 |
| 19th | Danny Salazar | 195 |
| 20th | Felix Hernandez | 191 |
| 21st | Matt Harvey | 188 |
| 22nd | Carlos Martinez | 184 |
| 23rd | Mike Fiers | 180 |
| 24th | Jose Quintana | 177 |
| 25th | Johnny Cueto | 176 |
| 26th | Garrett Richards | 176 |
| 27th | John Lackey | 175 |
| 28th | Ian Kennedy | 174 |
| 29th | Jason Hammel | 172 |
| 30th | Shelby Miller | 171 |