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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (19, 41) | 3368 | 3359.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (16, 39) | 3367 | 2834.2 | R |
| 3. | Clayton Kershaw (16, 36) | 2944 | 2712.2 | L |
| 4. | Chris Sale (14, 35) | 2259 | 1837.1 | L |
| 5. | Gerrit Cole (11, 33) | 2152 | 1859.0 | R |
| 6. | Yu Darvish (12, 37) | 1975 | 1672.0 | R |
| 7. | Lance Lynn (13, 37) | 1949 | 1934.1 | R |
| 8. | Charlie Morton (17, 40) | 1924 | 2006.1 | R |
| 9. | Johnny Cueto (16, 38) | 1851 | 2245.0 | R |
| 10. | Jacob deGrom (10, 36) | 1652 | 1356.1 | R |
| 11. | Kevin Gausman (12, 33) | 1646 | 1579.1 | R |
| 12. | Aaron Nola (10, 31) | 1642 | 1487.0 | R |
| 13. | Jose Quintana (13, 35) | 1624 | 1846.0 | L |
| 14. | Patrick Corbin (12, 34) | 1619 | 1766.0 | L |
| 15. | Carlos Carrasco (15, 37) | 1607 | 1583.1 | R |
| 16. | Sonny Gray (12, 34) | 1580 | 1618.0 | R |
| 17. | Robbie Ray (10, 32) | 1505 | 1228.0 | L |
| 18. | Zack Wheeler (10, 34) | 1472 | 1439.1 | R |
| 19. | Kyle Gibson (12, 36) | 1402 | 1751.0 | 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. | José Berríos (9, 30) | 1238 | 1273.2 | R |
| 24. | Nathan Eovaldi (13, 34) | 1236 | 1443.0 | R |
| 25. | Blake Snell (9, 31) | 1235 | 1004.1 | L |
| 26. | Luis Castillo (8, 31) | 1222 | 1115.0 | R |
| 27. | Craig Kimbrel (15, 36) | 1219 | 774.2 | R |
| 28. | Kyle Hendricks (11, 34) | 1197 | 1480.1 | R |
| 29. | Michael Wacha (12, 32) | 1192 | 1344.2 | R |
| 30. | Kenley Jansen (15, 36) | 1180 | 829.1 | R |
| 31. | Jon Gray (10, 32) | 1177 | 1166.0 | R |
| 32. | Aroldis Chapman (15, 36) | 1176 | 714.0 | L |
| 33. | Alex Wood (12, 33) | 1173 | 1258.0 | L |
| 34. | Jake Odorizzi (11, 34) | 1172 | 1253.1 | R |
| 35. | Jordan Lyles (14, 33) | 1145 | 1509.0 | R |
| 36. | Marcus Stroman (10, 33) | 1139 | 1359.2 | R |
| 37. | Eduardo Rodríguez (8, 31) | 1107 | 1100.1 | L |
| 38. | Alex Cobb (12, 36) | 1098 | 1311.1 | R |
| 39. | David Robertson (16, 39) | 1087 | 828.1 | R |
| 40. | Lucas Giolito (8, 29) | 1077 | 1013.2 | R |
| 41. | Drew Smyly (11, 35) | 1074 | 1098.2 | L |
| 42. | Carlos Rodón (10, 31) | 1066 | 966.2 | L |
| 43. | Danny Duffy (11, 35) | 1048 | 1172.1 | L |
| 44. | Martín Pérez (13, 33) | 1042 | 1490.2 | L |
| 45. | Matt Moore (13, 35) | 1028 | 1111.0 | L |
| 46. | Nick Pivetta (8, 31) | 997 | 910.1 | R |
| 47. | Jesse Chavez (17, 40) | 993 | 1088.2 | R |
| 48. | Joe Musgrove (9, 31) | 985 | 997.1 | R |
| 49. | Germán Márquez (8, 29) | 983 | 1016.0 | R |
| 50. | Kenta Maeda (8, 36) | 974 | 897.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Sean Manaea (9, 32) | 966 | 1049.0 | L |
| 52. | Taijuan Walker (12, 31) | 960 | 1092.2 | R |
| 53. | Shane Bieber (7, 29) | 958 | 843.0 | R |
| 54. | James Paxton (11, 35) | 956 | 895.0 | L |
| 55. | Andrew Heaney (11, 33) | 955 | 899.0 | L |
| 56. | Corbin Burnes (7, 29) | 930 | 769.0 | R |
| 57. | Chris Bassitt (10, 35) | 902 | 985.2 | R |
| 58. | Chase Anderson (11, 36) | 892 | 1070.2 | R |
| 59. | Drew Pomeranz (11, 35) | 883 | 858.1 | L |
| 60. | Jameson Taillon (8, 32) | 872 | 974.2 | R |
| 61. | Dylan Cease (6, 28) | 865 | 717.0 | R |
| Steven Matz (10, 33) | 865 | 911.0 | L | |
| 63. | Tyler Anderson (9, 34) | 839 | 999.2 | L |
| 64. | Luis Severino (9, 30) | 832 | 779.0 | R |
| 65. | Anthony DeSclafani (9, 34) | 830 | 942.2 | R |
| 66. | Jack Flaherty (8, 28) | 820 | 722.1 | R |
| 67. | Adam Ottavino (14, 38) | 815 | 705.1 | R |
| 68. | Mike Clevinger (8, 33) | 814 | 799.1 | R |
| 69. | Freddy Peralta (7, 28) | 813 | 630.1 | R |
| 70. | Lance McCullers Jr. (7, 30) | 800 | 718.2 | R |
| 71. | Sandy Alcántara (7, 28) | 789 | 900.2 | R |
| 72. | Brandon Woodruff (7, 31) | 788 | 680.1 | R |
| 73. | Pablo López (7, 28) | 786 | 759.1 | R |
| 74. | Zach Davies (9, 31) | 785 | 1048.1 | R |
| 75. | Zac Gallen (6, 28) | 784 | 718.0 | R |
| 76. | Zach Eflin (9, 30) | 782 | 896.0 | R |
| 77. | Daniel Hudson (15, 37) | 776 | 812.1 | R |
| 78. | Tyler Glasnow (9, 30) | 759 | 591.2 | R |
| 79. | Joe Kelly (13, 36) | 746 | 820.1 | R |
| 80. | Jake Diekman (13, 37) | 745 | 586.0 | L |
| 81. | Kyle Freeland (8, 31) | 744 | 1000.0 | L |
| 82. | Raisel Iglesias (10, 34) | 740 | 617.2 | R |
| 83. | Max Fried (8, 30) | 736 | 759.2 | L |
| Trevor Williams (9, 32) | 736 | 905.2 | R | |
| 85. | Framber Valdez (7, 30) | 731 | 754.0 | L |
| 86. | Will Smith (12, 34) | 728 | 625.2 | L |
| 87. | Liam Hendriks (13, 35) | 727 | 650.0 | R |
| 88. | Jordan Montgomery (8, 31) | 725 | 789.1 | L |
| 89. | Ross Stripling (9, 34) | 724 | 813.0 | R |
| 90. | Miles Mikolas (9, 35) | 712 | 977.1 | R |
| 91. | Seth Lugo (9, 34) | 706 | 706.1 | R |
| 92. | Walker Buehler (7, 29) | 703 | 651.2 | R |
| 93. | Merrill Kelly (6, 35) | 702 | 775.1 | R |
| 94. | Shelby Miller (12, 33) | 701 | 836.1 | R |
| 95. | Héctor Neris (11, 35) | 691 | 558.1 | R |
| 96. | Yusei Kikuchi (6, 33) | 686 | 686.0 | L |
| 97. | Edwin Díaz (8, 30) | 684 | 417.1 | R |
| 98. | Bryan Shaw (14, 36) | 681 | 764.1 | R |
| Dan Straily (8, 35) | 681 | 803.1 | R | |
| 100. | Josh Hader (8, 30) | 679 | 408.2 | L |
