Max Scherzer enters MLB top 10 in career strikeouts

3,515!!! Max Scherzer ties Walter Johnson for the 10th-most strikeouts all time (per @EliasSports)

Someone should explain to the Phillies that it’s 2026, Max Scherzer is 42 years old, and he came into this game with a 7.92 ERA. Seven. Nine. Two.

Max Scherzer strikes out Bryan de la Cruz and now everyone agrees that he has caught Walter (Big Train) Johnson for 10th on the all-time strikeout list. @baseball-reference.com had him there last week. #Bluejays

Payton Tolle is first #RedSox and just 20th #MLB pitcher ever with 14+ strikeouts in 6.0 or fewer innings. Among others to do that: Gerrit Cole (2019) Max Scherzer (2010) Randy Johnson (2001) Nolan Ryan (1989) Tolle, Kerry Wood (1989) and Sam McDowell (1966) are only to do it before turning 24.

Trea Turner and Bryce Harper go back-to-back against Max Scherzer to tie things up in Philly

Moving up to 10th on the all-time Ks list, Max Scherzer 👏 With four strikeouts vs. Phillies, the 42-year-old surpasses Walter Johnson on MLB’s career strikeouts leaderboard.

max scherzer passes high school classmate walter johnson on the all-time strikeout list

Trea Turner and Bryce Harper have hit back-to-back homers off of former teammate Max Scherzer.

Anyway Max Scherzer rules, get a job with the union when you're done, my dude

Maxxy!!!!!! Ties for 10th most strikeouts all time, with 3515. #BlueJays #MaxScherzer 💙💙

3,516 strikeouts and counting for Max Scherzer, No 10 all time and there doesn’t look like anyone is going to supplant him That’s true greatness right there and a Hall of Fame career

Max Scherzer is now in the top 10 for strikeouts in MLB history! That’s pretty darn cool! #BlueJays

Strikeout No. 3,516 for Max Scherzer! He passes Walter Johnson for 10th place on the all-time Ks leaderboard 👏

Mostly Nationals and Expos Grid (8/9, no 3era Brewer). Score 20, thanks for being so popular Max! Scherzer, now off the IL started for Toronto a couple weeks ago in Washington and got a standing ovation.

Max Scherzer is about to throw six scoreless against the Phillies. I thought we’d already hit rock bottom