| # | Player | Team | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | 247 |
| 2 | Gavin Williams | CLE | 244 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | TOR | 239 |
| 4 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | 234 |
| 5 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | 221 |
| 6 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | 221 |
| 7 | Reid Detmers | LAA | 204 |
| 8 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | 200 |
| 9 | Taj Bradley | MIN | 199 |
| 10 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | 196 |
| 11 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | 194 |
| 12 | Paul Skenes | PIT | 192 |
| 13 | Chris Sale | ATL | 190 |
| 14 | Nolan McLean | NYM | 189 |
| 15 | Parker Messick | CLE | 186 |
| 16 | Chase Burns | CIN | 185 |
| 17 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | 178 |
| 18 | Sean Burke | CHW | 178 |
| 19 | Kevin Gausman | CHC | 177 |
| 20 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | 177 |
| 21 | Tarik Skubal | LAD | 176 |
| 22 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | 173 |
| 23 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | 172 |
| 24 | Aaron Nola | PHI | 169 |
| 25 | Bryan Woo | SEA | 167 |
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