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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Max Scherzer (16, 39) | 3367 | 2834.2 | R |
| 2. | Justin Verlander (19, 41) | 3357 | 3347.2 | R |
| 3. | Clayton Kershaw (16, 36) | 2944 | 2712.2 | L |
| 4. | Chris Sale (14, 35) | 2241 | 1823.1 | L |
| 5. | Gerrit Cole (11, 33) | 2152 | 1859.0 | R |
| 6. | Yu Darvish (12, 37) | 1959 | 1658.0 | R |
| 7. | Lance Lynn (13, 37) | 1944 | 1929.1 | R |
| 8. | Charlie Morton (17, 40) | 1920 | 2003.1 | R |
| 9. | Johnny Cueto (16, 38) | 1851 | 2245.0 | R |
| 10. | Jacob deGrom (10, 36) | 1652 | 1356.1 | R |
| 11. | Kevin Gausman (12, 33) | 1634 | 1570.1 | R |
| 12. | Aaron Nola (10, 31) | 1629 | 1471.0 | R |
| 13. | Jose Quintana (13, 35) | 1620 | 1840.2 | L |
| 14. | Patrick Corbin (12, 34) | 1619 | 1760.1 | L |
| 15. | Carlos Carrasco (15, 37) | 1604 | 1578.1 | R |
| 16. | Sonny Gray (12, 34) | 1565 | 1606.1 | R |
| 17. | Robbie Ray (10, 32) | 1505 | 1228.0 | L |
| 18. | Zack Wheeler (10, 34) | 1464 | 1428.0 | R |
| 19. | Kyle Gibson (12, 36) | 1392 | 1740.0 | R |
| 20. | Wade Miley (14, 37) | 1361 | 1745.1 | L |
| 21. | Julio Teheran (13, 33) | 1260 | 1470.2 | R |
| 22. | Dallas Keuchel (12, 36) | 1243 | 1625.2 | L |
| 23. | Nathan Eovaldi (13, 34) | 1236 | 1443.0 | R |
| 24. | Blake Snell (9, 31) | 1235 | 1004.1 | L |
| 25. | José Berríos (9, 30) | 1228 | 1260.2 | R |
| 26. | Craig Kimbrel (15, 36) | 1214 | 771.2 | R |
| 27. | Luis Castillo (8, 31) | 1212 | 1103.0 | R |
| 28. | Kyle Hendricks (11, 34) | 1188 | 1470.2 | R |
| 29. | Michael Wacha (12, 32) | 1182 | 1331.2 | R |
| 30. | Kenley Jansen (15, 36) | 1176 | 825.1 | R |
| 31. | Jon Gray (10, 32) | 1174 | 1159.2 | R |
| 32. | Jake Odorizzi (11, 34) | 1172 | 1253.1 | R |
| Alex Wood (12, 33) | 1172 | 1256.0 | L | |
| 34. | Aroldis Chapman (15, 36) | 1170 | 710.1 | L |
| 35. | Jordan Lyles (14, 33) | 1145 | 1509.0 | R |
| 36. | Marcus Stroman (10, 33) | 1131 | 1346.1 | R |
| 37. | Eduardo Rodríguez (8, 31) | 1107 | 1100.1 | L |
| 38. | Alex Cobb (12, 36) | 1098 | 1311.1 | R |
| 39. | David Robertson (16, 39) | 1082 | 825.1 | R |
| 40. | Lucas Giolito (8, 29) | 1077 | 1013.2 | R |
| 41. | Drew Smyly (11, 35) | 1074 | 1098.2 | L |
| 42. | Carlos Rodón (10, 31) | 1054 | 954.2 | L |
| 43. | Danny Duffy (11, 35) | 1048 | 1172.1 | L |
| 44. | Martín Pérez (13, 33) | 1038 | 1485.2 | L |
| 45. | Matt Moore (13, 35) | 1026 | 1109.0 | L |
| 46. | Jesse Chavez (17, 40) | 990 | 1084.0 | R |
| 47. | Joe Musgrove (9, 31) | 985 | 997.1 | R |
| 48. | Germán Márquez (8, 29) | 983 | 1016.0 | R |
| 49. | Nick Pivetta (8, 31) | 981 | 898.2 | R |
| 50. | Kenta Maeda (8, 36) | 974 | 897.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Shane Bieber (7, 29) | 958 | 843.0 | R |
| 52. | Sean Manaea (9, 32) | 956 | 1038.0 | L |
| 53. | Taijuan Walker (12, 31) | 955 | 1083.1 | R |
| 54. | James Paxton (11, 35) | 950 | 883.0 | L |
| 55. | Andrew Heaney (11, 33) | 942 | 890.1 | L |
| 56. | Corbin Burnes (7, 29) | 917 | 757.0 | R |
| 57. | Chris Bassitt (10, 35) | 897 | 980.0 | R |
| 58. | Chase Anderson (11, 36) | 890 | 1066.2 | R |
| 59. | Drew Pomeranz (11, 35) | 883 | 858.1 | L |
| 60. | Jameson Taillon (8, 32) | 866 | 966.0 | R |
| 61. | Steven Matz (10, 33) | 865 | 911.0 | L |
| 62. | Dylan Cease (6, 28) | 852 | 707.1 | R |
| 63. | Tyler Anderson (9, 34) | 831 | 986.0 | L |
| 64. | Anthony DeSclafani (9, 34) | 830 | 942.2 | R |
| 65. | Luis Severino (9, 30) | 825 | 767.1 | R |
| 66. | Adam Ottavino (14, 38) | 813 | 701.1 | R |
| 67. | Mike Clevinger (8, 33) | 804 | 790.0 | R |
| Jack Flaherty (8, 28) | 804 | 709.2 | R | |
| 69. | Lance McCullers Jr. (7, 30) | 800 | 718.2 | R |
| 70. | Freddy Peralta (7, 28) | 799 | 619.1 | R |
| 71. | Sandy Alcántara (7, 28) | 789 | 900.2 | R |
| 72. | Brandon Woodruff (7, 31) | 788 | 680.1 | R |
| 73. | Zach Davies (9, 31) | 785 | 1048.1 | R |
| 74. | Pablo López (7, 28) | 778 | 748.0 | R |
| 75. | Zach Eflin (9, 30) | 777 | 885.0 | R |
| 76. | Daniel Hudson (15, 37) | 771 | 808.1 | R |
| 77. | Zac Gallen (6, 28) | 770 | 705.1 | R |
| 78. | Tyler Glasnow (9, 30) | 751 | 586.2 | R |
| 79. | Joe Kelly (13, 36) | 746 | 820.1 | R |
| 80. | Kyle Freeland (8, 31) | 744 | 1000.0 | L |
| 81. | Jake Diekman (13, 37) | 741 | 582.0 | L |
| 82. | Raisel Iglesias (10, 34) | 738 | 614.2 | R |
| 83. | Trevor Williams (9, 32) | 731 | 896.1 | R |
| 84. | Max Fried (8, 30) | 729 | 748.1 | L |
| 85. | Liam Hendriks (13, 35) | 727 | 650.0 | R |
| Will Smith (12, 34) | 727 | 623.2 | L | |
| 87. | Ross Stripling (9, 34) | 721 | 803.0 | R |
| 88. | Framber Valdez (7, 30) | 720 | 742.0 | L |
| 89. | Jordan Montgomery (8, 31) | 715 | 778.0 | L |
| 90. | Miles Mikolas (9, 35) | 705 | 966.1 | R |
| 91. | Merrill Kelly (6, 35) | 702 | 775.1 | R |
| 92. | Shelby Miller (12, 33) | 701 | 835.2 | R |
| 93. | Walker Buehler (7, 29) | 694 | 642.1 | R |
| 94. | Héctor Neris (11, 35) | 688 | 555.1 | R |
| 95. | Seth Lugo (9, 34) | 684 | 692.2 | R |
| 96. | Bryan Shaw (14, 36) | 681 | 764.1 | R |
| Dan Straily (8, 35) | 681 | 803.1 | R | |
| 98. | Edwin Díaz (8, 30) | 679 | 414.0 | R |
| 99. | Yusei Kikuchi (6, 33) | 677 | 681.2 | L |
| Tyler Mahle (7, 29) | 677 | 635.2 | R |
