2009 most pitcher strikeouts in a season

Pitchers fanned their most batters in 2009, with 33,586 strikeouts.

POSITIONSOSEASONGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1
Pitcher
33,586
2009
19,057
2,430
2,427
.500
4,860
4.31
152
63
1,202
43240.1
43,466
20,729
22,369
5,034
16,588
1,586
4,688
1,177
186,895
1,596
6.99
3.45
2.02
1.05
18.0
8.9
1.39
.295
4.66
100
4.31
100
9.05
22.7
2
Shortstop
3
2009
2
0
0
0
49.50
0
0
0
2.0
9
11
11
2
2
0
2
0
17
0
13.50
9.00
1.50
9.00
17.6
11.8
5.50
.700
49.50
1158
16.09
369
40.50
-2.5
3
Catcher
1
2009
1
0
0
0
9.00
0
0
0
1.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
20.0
0.0
2.00
.500
9.00
193
1.09
25
18.00
0.4
4
Right Fielder
1
2009
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
5
0
9.00
9.00
1.00
0.00
20.0
20.0
2.00
.333
0.00
0
4.09
89
9.00
0.1

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
26
12
.684
19
20
.487
7.5
17
21
.447
9.0
17
22
.436
9.5
14
23
.378
11.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
26
12
.684
22
15
.595
3.5
20
16
.556
5.0
21
17
.553
5.0
20
19
.513
6.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
23
14
.622
22
15
.595
1.0
17
19
.472
5.5
15
23
.395
8.5
14
23
.378
9.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
26
13
.667
25
13
.658
0.5
17
21
.447
8.5
17
22
.436
9.0
17
22
.436
9.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
20
19
.513
18
20
.474
1.5
17
20
.459
2.0
17
21
.447
2.5
16
22
.421
3.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
20
18
.526
18
20
.474
2.0
17
20
.459
2.5
16
23
.410
4.5
15
24
.385
5.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
4/23
@
7-2
Thu
4/23
@
4-5
Thu
4/23
@
10-8
Thu
4/23
@
3-0
Thu
4/23
@
4-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
3:07 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:05 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:10 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:10 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:10 PM