MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders

MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders

With reference to the 2024 season, Tarik Skubal* held down the top spot in punching out the opposition with 201. Holding down second place was Dylan Cease, possessing a strikeouts total of 201. With a number of 197, Cole Ragans* ranked in the third position. Finishing out the top 5 were Chris Sale* (197) and the Garrett Crochet* (188).

2024 MLB Pitching Strikeout Leaders

SO Rank Team SO
1st Tarik Skubal* 201
2nd Dylan Cease 201
3rd Cole Ragans* 197
4th Chris Sale* 197
5th Garrett Crochet* 188
6th Zack Wheeler 183
7th Logan Gilbert 181
8th Sonny Gray 179
9th Michael King 177
10th Yusei Kikuchi* 177
11th Freddy Peralta 175
12th Jack Flaherty 174
13th Tyler Glasnow 168
14th Luis Castillo 167
15th Pablo López 164
16th Aaron Nola 162
17th Hunter Greene 162
18th Carlos Rodón* 161
19th Tanner Bibee 156
20th Seth Lugo 155
21st Brandon Pfaadt 155
22nd Bailey Ober 155
23rd Hunter Brown 155
24th Logan Webb 154
25th Corbin Burnes 154
26th Sean Manaea* 154
27th George Kirby 153
28th Spencer Arrighetti 151
29th Chris Bassitt 149
30th Shota Imanaga* 148

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