active pitcher with the most 10 strikeout games thrown

Max Scherzer has the most games pitched by an active pitcher when striking out 10+ batters, with 115 games.

Interpreted as:

active pitcher with the most 10 or more strikeout regular-season games thrown

	NAME	G	SO	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	115	1,276	65	20	.765	115	2.04	9	4	0	809.1	493	183	196	79	145	24	0	3	3,071	19	14.19	1.61	8.80	0.88	41.5	4.7	0.79	.268	2.18	5.48
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	95	1,084	47	22	.681	95	1.80	8	2	0	675.0	427	135	149	43	123	33	0	2	2,583	16	14.45	1.64	8.81	0.57	42.0	4.8	0.81	.295	1.99	5.69
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	73	817	49	9	.845	73	1.83	8	5	0	512.0	318	104	113	47	93	11	0	3	1,943	14	14.36	1.63	8.78	0.83	42.0	4.8	0.80	.278	1.99	5.59
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	64	713	33	11	.750	64	1.82	1	1	0	430.2	262	87	100	36	83	2	0	4	1,617	10	14.90	1.73	8.59	0.75	44.1	5.1	0.80	.289	2.09	5.48
5	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	64	729	36	7	.837	64	1.92	4	3	0	430.1	259	92	107	42	70	8	0	1	1,609	13	15.25	1.46	10.41	0.88	45.3	4.4	0.76	.286	2.24	5.42
6	Blake Snell B. Snell	40	444	24	4	.857	40	0.78	1	1	0	254.2	102	22	22	9	75	1	0	0	934	16	15.69	2.65	5.92	0.32	47.5	8.0	0.70	.230	0.78	3.60
7	Robbie Ray R. Ray	40	437	22	6	.786	40	2.40	1	1	0	255.0	169	68	74	30	65	5	0	2	996	12	15.42	2.29	6.72	1.06	43.9	6.5	0.92	.303	2.61	5.96
8	Dylan Cease D. Cease	34	363	18	2	.900	34	1.67	1	1	0	210.0	114	39	39	9	63	5	0	0	804	12	15.56	2.70	5.76	0.39	45.1	7.8	0.84	.288	1.67	4.89
9	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	34	368	18	5	.783	34	2.01	2	1	0	233.1	161	52	60	19	30	8	0	0	893	8	14.19	1.16	12.27	0.73	41.2	3.4	0.82	.303	2.31	6.21
10	Aaron Nola A. Nola	31	328	19	5	.792	31	1.63	3	3	0	215.0	128	39	47	17	33	11	0	1	814	1	13.73	1.38	9.94	0.71	40.3	4.1	0.75	.261	1.97	5.36
11	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	29	307	14	2	.875	29	1.22	1	1	0	199.2	112	27	31	15	25	1	0	0	730	1	13.84	1.13	12.28	0.68	42.1	3.4	0.69	.254	1.40	5.05
12	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	28	299	14	5	.737	28	1.82	1	0	0	178.0	98	36	37	11	37	5	0	0	674	6	15.12	1.87	8.08	0.56	44.4	5.5	0.76	.270	1.87	4.96
13	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	26	291	18	2	.900	26	0.99	0	0	0	173.1	83	19	21	10	27	7	0	0	635	7	15.11	1.40	10.78	0.52	45.8	4.3	0.63	.243	1.09	4.31
14	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	25	283	19	3	.864	25	1.57	2	2	0	172.1	102	30	32	10	43	3	0	0	661	9	14.78	2.25	6.58	0.52	42.8	6.5	0.84	.286	1.67	5.33
15	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	23	250	12	4	.750	23	1.73	0	0	0	150.2	90	29	31	13	33	3	0	2	572	6	14.93	1.97	7.58	0.78	43.7	5.8	0.82	.282	1.85	5.38
16	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	21	220	14	2	.875	21	1.40	0	0	0	134.2	67	21	21	12	19	4	0	0	486	1	14.70	1.27	11.58	0.80	45.3	3.9	0.64	.238	1.40	4.48
17	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	21	237	12	4	.750	21	1.93	0	0	0	140.0	82	30	31	13	27	1	0	0	522	11	15.24	1.74	8.78	0.84	45.4	5.2	0.78	.283	1.99	5.27
18	Sonny Gray S. Gray	21	224	14	5	.737	21	1.50	1	1	0	138.0	86	23	30	9	36	3	0	0	531	5	14.61	2.35	6.22	0.59	42.2	6.8	0.88	.297	1.96	5.61
19	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	20	223	13	1	.929	20	1.56	1	1	0	132.2	77	23	28	7	18	5	0	0	493	1	15.13	1.22	12.39	0.47	45.2	3.7	0.72	.292	1.90	5.22
20	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	20	210	13	4	.765	20	2.11	0	0	0	128.0	77	30	32	14	40	2	0	1	499	1	14.77	2.81	5.25	0.98	42.1	8.0	0.91	.270	2.25	5.41
21	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	20	211	9	8	.529	18	2.52	0	0	0	128.1	73	36	37	15	28	3	0	0	485	4	14.80	1.96	7.54	1.05	43.5	5.8	0.79	.254	2.59	5.12
22	Spencer Strider S. Strider	19	218	11	3	.786	19	2.06	0	0	0	122.1	64	28	32	11	23	6	0	1	460	2	16.04	1.69	9.48	0.81	47.4	5.0	0.71	.262	2.35	4.71
23	Jesús Luzardo J. Luzardo	19	209	11	1	.917	19	1.76	0	0	0	123.0	84	24	29	6	19	2	0	0	470	7	15.29	1.39	11.00	0.44	44.5	4.0	0.84	.333	2.12	6.15
24	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	18	196	11	3	.786	18	2.90	0	0	0	115.0	87	37	40	9	32	4	0	0	471	5	15.34	2.50	6.13	0.70	41.6	6.8	1.03	.339	3.13	6.81
25	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	17	191	13	3	.813	17	1.85	2	2	0	116.2	55	24	26	12	26	3	0	0	430	4	14.73	2.01	7.35	0.93	44.4	6.0	0.69	.217	2.01	4.24

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Team Batting Leaders

30

Wood

RBI

92

Abrams

AVG

.283

García

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Cavalli

177

Cavalli

ERA

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Team Rankings

190

1st

720

2nd

1,081

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ERA

4.67

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	55	.599
Phillies	77	60	.562	5.0
Marlins	69	68	.504	13.0
Nationals	65	74	.468	18.0
Mets	61	76	.445	21.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/31	MIA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 9/1	ATL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 9/2	ATL	@	WSH	1:05 PM
Fri 9/4	WSH	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Sat 9/5	WSH	@	LAD	9:10 PM

Last Game

Marlins

69 - 68

Final

Nationals

65 - 74

Sun 30 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.317

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Lopez

163

Arraez

157

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

99

Crow-Armstrong

93

Olson

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

.577

Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

37

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,985.3

Crow-Armstrong

1,810.5

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

1,506

Crow-Armstrong

1,357

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

81-55

78-59

79-60

76-62

74-62

75-63

Worst Record ATS

51-86

55-82

58-79

59-78

62-75

63-74

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	55	.599
Phillies	77	60	.562	5.0
Marlins	69	68	.504	13.0
Nationals	65	74	.468	18.0
Mets	61	76	.445	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	85	52	.620
Cubs	77	60	.562	8.0
Cardinals	68	70	.493	17.5
Pirates	67	71	.486	18.5
Reds	65	72	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	55	.599
Diamondbacks	73	65	.529	9.5
Padres	72	65	.526	10.0
Giants	56	81	.409	26.0
Rockies	52	85	.380	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	82	54	.603
Yankees	78	59	.569	4.5
Red Sox	74	63	.540	8.5
Orioles	68	69	.496	14.5
Blue Jays	68	70	.493	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	64	.529
Guardians	69	68	.504	3.5
Twins	65	72	.474	7.5
Tigers	63	73	.463	9.0
Royals	62	76	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	69	68	.504
Rangers	67	70	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	73	.467	5.0
Athletics	53	84	.387	16.0
Angels	52	85	.380	17.0