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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) | 3353 | 3335.2 | R |
| 3. | Clayton Kershaw (16, 36) | 2944 | 2712.2 | L |
| 4. | Chris Sale (14, 35) | 2216 | 1805.1 | L |
| 5. | Gerrit Cole (11, 33) | 2152 | 1859.0 | R |
| 6. | Yu Darvish (12, 37) | 1951 | 1648.0 | R |
| 7. | Lance Lynn (13, 37) | 1932 | 1914.2 | R |
| 8. | Charlie Morton (17, 40) | 1902 | 1983.1 | R |
| 9. | Jacob deGrom (10, 36) | 1652 | 1356.1 | R |
| 10. | Kevin Gausman (12, 33) | 1621 | 1558.0 | R |
| 11. | Jose Quintana (13, 35) | 1612 | 1825.0 | L |
| 12. | Patrick Corbin (12, 34) | 1608 | 1745.1 | L |
| Aaron Nola (10, 31) | 1608 | 1453.1 | R | |
| 14. | Carlos Carrasco (15, 37) | 1593 | 1561.1 | R |
| 15. | Sonny Gray (12, 34) | 1544 | 1588.1 | R |
| 16. | Robbie Ray (10, 32) | 1505 | 1228.0 | L |
| 17. | Zack Wheeler (10, 34) | 1447 | 1416.0 | R |
| 18. | Kyle Gibson (12, 36) | 1379 | 1727.0 | R |
| 19. | Wade Miley (14, 37) | 1361 | 1745.1 | L |
| 20. | Julio Teheran (13, 33) | 1260 | 1470.2 | R |
| 21. | Dallas Keuchel (12, 36) | 1243 | 1625.2 | L |
| 22. | Blake Snell (9, 31) | 1235 | 1004.1 | L |
| 23. | Nathan Eovaldi (13, 34) | 1220 | 1431.2 | R |
| 24. | José Berríos (9, 30) | 1218 | 1250.0 | R |
| 25. | Craig Kimbrel (15, 36) | 1209 | 768.1 | R |
| 26. | Luis Castillo (8, 31) | 1198 | 1089.1 | R |
| 27. | Kyle Hendricks (11, 34) | 1188 | 1470.2 | R |
| 28. | Kenley Jansen (15, 36) | 1172 | 822.1 | R |
| Jake Odorizzi (11, 34) | 1172 | 1253.1 | R | |
| 30. | Michael Wacha (12, 32) | 1170 | 1316.1 | R |
| 31. | Alex Wood (12, 33) | 1165 | 1246.0 | L |
| 32. | Aroldis Chapman (15, 36) | 1164 | 706.1 | L |
| 33. | Jon Gray (10, 32) | 1157 | 1138.2 | R |
| 34. | Jordan Lyles (14, 33) | 1145 | 1509.0 | R |
| 35. | Marcus Stroman (10, 33) | 1119 | 1331.1 | R |
| 36. | Eduardo Rodríguez (8, 31) | 1107 | 1100.1 | L |
| 37. | Alex Cobb (12, 36) | 1098 | 1311.1 | R |
| 38. | Lucas Giolito (8, 29) | 1077 | 1013.2 | R |
| 39. | Drew Smyly (11, 35) | 1074 | 1098.2 | L |
| 40. | David Robertson (16, 39) | 1070 | 819.0 | R |
| 41. | Danny Duffy (11, 35) | 1048 | 1172.1 | L |
| 42. | Carlos Rodón (10, 31) | 1033 | 938.1 | L |
| 43. | Martín Pérez (13, 33) | 1025 | 1469.1 | L |
| 44. | Matt Moore (13, 35) | 1018 | 1102.2 | L |
| 45. | Jesse Chavez (17, 40) | 986 | 1080.0 | R |
| 46. | Germán Márquez (8, 29) | 983 | 1016.0 | R |
| 47. | Nick Pivetta (8, 31) | 980 | 894.2 | R |
| 48. | Joe Musgrove (9, 31) | 972 | 987.2 | R |
| 49. | Kenta Maeda (8, 36) | 968 | 889.0 | R |
| 50. | Shane Bieber (7, 29) | 958 | 843.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Sean Manaea (9, 32) | 952 | 1027.0 | L |
| 52. | Taijuan Walker (11, 31) | 944 | 1070.2 | R |
| 53. | James Paxton (11, 35) | 943 | 871.1 | L |
| 54. | Andrew Heaney (11, 33) | 933 | 877.1 | L |
| 55. | Corbin Burnes (7, 29) | 899 | 738.2 | R |
| 56. | Chase Anderson (11, 36) | 889 | 1063.2 | R |
| 57. | Chris Bassitt (10, 35) | 883 | 965.0 | R |
| Drew Pomeranz (11, 35) | 883 | 858.1 | L | |
| 59. | Steven Matz (10, 33) | 864 | 907.2 | L |
| 60. | Jameson Taillon (8, 32) | 858 | 952.2 | R |
| 61. | Anthony DeSclafani (9, 34) | 830 | 942.2 | R |
| 62. | Dylan Cease (6, 28) | 827 | 687.2 | R |
| 63. | Tyler Anderson (9, 34) | 820 | 973.2 | L |
| 64. | Luis Severino (9, 30) | 814 | 754.1 | R |
| 65. | Adam Ottavino (14, 38) | 806 | 696.2 | R |
| 66. | Mike Clevinger (7, 33) | 804 | 788.0 | R |
| 67. | Lance McCullers Jr. (7, 30) | 800 | 718.2 | R |
| 68. | Sandy Alcántara (7, 28) | 789 | 900.2 | R |
| 69. | Brandon Woodruff (7, 31) | 788 | 680.1 | R |
| 70. | Freddy Peralta (7, 28) | 787 | 609.0 | R |
| 71. | Zach Davies (9, 31) | 785 | 1048.1 | R |
| 72. | Jack Flaherty (8, 28) | 784 | 697.0 | R |
| 73. | Daniel Hudson (15, 37) | 769 | 804.1 | R |
| 74. | Zach Eflin (9, 30) | 764 | 866.1 | R |
| 75. | Zac Gallen (6, 28) | 761 | 694.1 | R |
| 76. | Pablo López (7, 28) | 752 | 730.2 | R |
| 77. | Kyle Freeland (8, 31) | 744 | 1000.0 | L |
| 78. | Joe Kelly (13, 36) | 742 | 816.0 | R |
| 79. | Jake Diekman (13, 37) | 736 | 578.1 | L |
| 80. | Raisel Iglesias (10, 34) | 735 | 608.2 | R |
| 81. | Liam Hendriks (13, 35) | 727 | 650.0 | R |
| 82. | Will Smith (12, 34) | 726 | 619.0 | L |
| 83. | Tyler Glasnow (9, 30) | 722 | 566.2 | R |
| 84. | Trevor Williams (9, 32) | 719 | 881.1 | R |
| 85. | Max Fried (8, 30) | 715 | 735.1 | L |
| 86. | Ross Stripling (9, 34) | 714 | 789.2 | R |
| 87. | Jordan Montgomery (8, 31) | 712 | 768.0 | L |
| 88. | Framber Valdez (7, 30) | 707 | 724.2 | L |
| 89. | Merrill Kelly (6, 35) | 702 | 775.1 | R |
| 90. | Shelby Miller (12, 33) | 698 | 832.1 | R |
| 91. | Miles Mikolas (9, 35) | 693 | 950.2 | R |
| 92. | Walker Buehler (6, 29) | 690 | 638.1 | R |
| 93. | Héctor Neris (11, 35) | 684 | 550.1 | R |
| 94. | Bryan Shaw (14, 36) | 681 | 764.1 | R |
| 95. | Tyler Mahle (7, 29) | 677 | 635.2 | R |
| 96. | Marco Gonzales (10, 32) | 676 | 910.0 | L |
| 97. | Edwin Díaz (8, 30) | 669 | 408.0 | R |
| 98. | Jakob Junis (8, 31) | 666 | 717.1 | R |
| 99. | Josh Hader (8, 30) | 664 | 398.1 | L |
| Yusei Kikuchi (6, 33) | 664 | 661.2 | L |
