active mlb players with the most career strikeout

Giancarlo Stanton has the most career strikeouts by an active player, with 2,088 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	2,088	1,750	6,364	951	1,642	319	11	456	1,183	811	54	43	15	7,269	3,351	786	0	40	91	160	.258	.345	.527	.871	1157	313.7	.368	136	308.8
2	Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt	1,995	2,096	7,673	1,294	2,208	481	25	376	1,243	1,094	56	174	36	8,880	3,867	882	0	57	121	174	.288	.378	.504	.882	1476	435.7	.375	137	392.1
3	Andrew McCutchen A. McCutchen	1,912	2,292	8,409	1,296	2,279	453	50	333	1,157	1,189	94	220	90	9,771	3,831	836	3	76	74	147	.271	.365	.456	.820	1446	310.8	.355	125	287.6
4	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	1,844	1,655	5,911	841	1,455	265	15	328	960	641	103	36	20	6,727	2,734	608	9	63	16	131	.246	.327	.463	.790	927	128.1	.338	112	100.8
5	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	1,789	2,223	8,285	1,396	2,475	558	34	371	1,342	1,089	114	105	32	9,554	4,214	963	0	66	143	179	.299	.385	.509	.894	1624	508.3	.380	141	475.1
6	Mike Trout M. Trout	1,715	1,694	6,130	1,229	1,793	332	55	415	1,041	1,108	109	219	38	7,408	3,480	802	0	61	134	79	.292	.406	.568	.974	1428	567.1	.409	165	569
7	Bryce Harper B. Harper	1,688	1,832	6,605	1,182	1,849	410	25	375	1,081	1,131	52	154	53	7,862	3,434	810	13	61	139	144	.280	.386	.520	.906	1359	435.4	.383	141	396
8	Nick Castellanos N. Castellanos	1,643	1,717	6,500	834	1,760	404	43	253	938	436	54	43	22	7,043	3,009	700	0	53	20	145	.271	.319	.463	.782	941	108.4	.333	109	79.2
9	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	1,597	1,338	4,722	833	1,091	183	15	360	820	795	54	38	19	5,597	2,384	558	1	25	47	54	.231	.347	.505	.852	879	210.9	.361	128	189.6
10	Christian Yelich C. Yelich	1,565	1,633	6,168	1,044	1,758	329	36	235	862	839	51	224	42	7,090	2,864	600	5	27	62	123	.285	.374	.464	.838	1103	268.6	.361	129	252.6
11	Carlos Santana C. Santana	1,548	2,212	7,839	1,108	1,882	405	17	335	1,136	1,332	43	65	18	9,280	3,326	757	0	66	66	188	.240	.351	.424	.775	1256	172.3	.338	113	146.8
12	Marcell Ozuna M. Ozuna	1,536	1,653	6,193	837	1,654	284	21	301	964	620	28	29	14	6,878	2,883	606	1	36	21	155	.267	.335	.466	.800	971	162.8	.344	118	151.6
13	Manny Machado M. Machado	1,473	1,938	7,583	1,106	2,098	401	18	375	1,164	685	30	114	42	8,380	3,660	794	15	67	73	228	.277	.336	.483	.819	1208	223.7	.348	122	218.5
14	Aaron Judge A. Judge	1,427	1,192	4,274	911	1,250	211	7	384	860	853	42	70	24	5,202	2,627	602	0	33	109	120	.292	.412	.615	1.027	1092	471.1	.425	178	476.8
15	Javier Báez J. Báez	1,419	1,372	4,872	663	1,226	239	30	195	691	230	59	116	35	5,197	2,110	464	8	28	34	114	.252	.292	.433	.725	587	-31.8	.308	92	-43.9
16	Salvador Perez S. Perez	1,344	1,752	6,653	727	1,748	325	11	310	1,036	278	99	6	1	7,086	3,025	646	0	56	44	203	.263	.300	.455	.755	865	40.7	.321	101	11.3
17	Marcus Semien M. Semien	1,341	1,675	6,531	985	1,651	330	36	256	816	644	28	144	41	7,254	2,821	622	8	43	8	105	.253	.321	.432	.753	919	60.1	.325	107	65.7
18	George Springer G. Springer	1,336	1,472	5,657	991	1,499	254	23	295	804	687	86	121	42	6,466	2,684	572	2	34	14	122	.265	.351	.474	.826	979	213.7	.355	129	224.2
19	Teoscar Hernández T. Hernández	1,324	1,141	4,198	594	1,095	229	15	222	684	320	35	60	26	4,576	2,020	466	0	23	9	85	.261	.317	.481	.798	640	93.3	.340	117	94.4
20	Dansby Swanson D. Swanson	1,324	1,327	4,883	709	1,215	241	22	170	659	481	29	109	29	5,443	2,010	433	11	39	39	67	.249	.318	.412	.729	644	-7.3	.314	96	-27.3
21	Matt Chapman M. Chapman	1,309	1,196	4,342	678	1,040	264	24	204	581	533	59	35	19	4,964	1,964	492	0	30	7	76	.240	.329	.452	.781	680	85.9	.336	117	100.7
22	Trevor Story T. Story	1,308	1,106	4,208	643	1,104	254	27	207	655	359	45	164	37	4,636	2,033	488	3	21	19	66	.262	.325	.483	.809	660	104	.343	104	24.7
23	Xander Bogaerts X. Bogaerts	1,301	1,711	6,512	970	1,864	387	18	204	861	611	58	133	24	7,250	2,899	609	6	63	23	162	.286	.350	.445	.795	1023	166.8	.343	115	132.3
24	Matt Olson M. Olson	1,289	1,270	4,677	748	1,205	265	7	302	846	636	56	10	2	5,403	2,390	574	0	34	48	107	.258	.351	.511	.862	868	222.6	.365	134	224.7
25	Starling Marte S. Marte	1,280	1,548	5,794	879	1,652	294	55	163	669	345	167	361	101	6,355	2,545	512	22	27	18	122	.285	.342	.439	.781	864	121.4	.339	115	116.2

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16

Judge

RBI

31

Rice

AVG

.301

Rice

Team Pitching Leaders

6

Schlittler

68

Schlittler

ERA

1.35

Schlittler

Team Rankings

1st

237

5th

408

10th

ERA

3.29

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	30	15	.667
Yankees	28	19	.596	3.0
Blue Jays	21	25	.457	9.5
Orioles	21	26	.447	10.0
Red Sox	19	27	.413	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	TOR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Tue 5/19	TOR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 5/20	TOR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 5/21	TOR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 5/22	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Last Game

Yankees

28 - 19

Final

Mets

20 - 26

Sun 17 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Judge

RBI Leaders

41

Pages

40

Hicks

38

Baldwin

Batting Average Leaders

.344

Lopez

.337

Langeliers

.333

Vargas

Hit Leaders

63

Lopez

57

De La Cruz

57

Langeliers

Run Leaders

39

Baldwin

39

Wood

38

Judge

OBP Leaders

.432

Kurtz

.423

Alvarez

.419

Ward

SLG Leaders

.671

Rice

.645

Moniak

.638

Alvarez

SB Leaders

20

Ramírez

19

Nuñez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Schlittler

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

80

Sánchez

75

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

0.88

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.22

Warren

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

6.18

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

859

Ohtani

675.6

Schwarber

673.6

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

585.6

Ohtani

500

Judge

497

Schwarber

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-16

29-17

27-18

28-19

Worst Record ATS

15-32

17-31

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19-29

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	32	15	.681
Phillies	24	23	.511	8.0
Nationals	23	24	.489	9.0
Marlins	21	26	.447	11.0
Mets	20	26	.435	11.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	29	18	.617
Brewers	26	18	.591	1.5
Cardinals	27	19	.587	1.5
Pirates	24	23	.511	5.0
Reds	24	23	.511	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	29	18	.617
Padres	28	18	.609	0.5
Diamondbacks	22	23	.489	6.0
Giants	20	27	.426	9.0
Rockies	18	29	.383	11.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	30	15	.667
Yankees	28	19	.596	3.0
Blue Jays	21	25	.457	9.5
Orioles	21	26	.447	10.0
Red Sox	19	27	.413	11.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	26	22	.542
White Sox	24	22	.522	1.0
Twins	21	26	.447	4.5
Tigers	20	27	.426	5.5
Royals	20	27	.426	5.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	23	23	.500
Rangers	22	24	.478	1.0
Mariners	22	26	.458	2.0
Astros	19	29	.396	5.0
Angels	16	31	.340	7.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 5/3	TOR	@	MIN	3-4
Sun 5/3	BAL	@	NYY	3-11
Sun 5/3	MIL	@	WSH	2-3
Sun 5/3	HOU	@	BOS	3-1
Sun 5/3	CIN	@	PIT	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	BAL	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	ATL	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	CIN	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Giancarlo Stanton has the most career strikeouts by an active player, with 2,088 strikeouts.

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