american league strike out leaders since 2016

Since 2016, Gerrit Cole has fanned the most hitters in the AL, with 1,541 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	G	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	1,541	195	96	39	.711	195	2.96	7	5	0	1199.2	898	394	421	154	305	30	0	1	4,746	26	11.56	2.29	5.05	1.16	32.5	6.4	1.00	.274	3.16	71	3.11	73	6.74	156
2	José Berríos J. Berríos	1,481	275	108	82	.568	273	4.08	5	1	0	1571.2	1,474	713	765	219	473	98	0	7	6,607	35	8.48	2.71	3.13	1.25	22.4	7.2	1.24	.289	4.38	97	4.18	98	8.44	16.3
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,393	193	99	46	.683	193	2.96	5	2	0	1213.2	919	399	423	160	281	42	0	5	4,817	28	10.33	2.08	4.96	1.19	28.9	5.8	0.99	.258	3.14	70	3.38	79	6.81	119.1
4	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	1,336	225	77	77	.500	225	3.76	3	2	0	1311.0	1,275	547	581	163	355	25	0	3	5,475	32	9.17	2.44	3.76	1.12	24.4	6.5	1.24	.309	3.99	91	3.60	84	8.75	98.2
5	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	1,187	200	70	65	.519	200	4.26	5	3	0	1137.1	991	538	575	176	429	40	0	7	4,772	48	9.39	3.39	2.77	1.39	24.9	9.0	1.25	.277	4.55	100	4.33	100	7.84	5.2
6	Chris Sale C. Sale	1,178	147	63	40	.612	147	3.29	8	2	0	897.1	717	328	354	107	201	65	0	3	3,620	14	11.82	2.02	5.86	1.07	32.5	5.6	1.02	.295	3.55	73	2.98	69	7.19	133.4
7	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1,128	220	79	53	.598	205	3.81	5	3	0	1175.1	1,083	497	527	162	288	45	4	6	4,837	41	8.64	2.21	3.92	1.24	23.3	6.0	1.17	.287	4.04	89	3.88	91	8.29	48.9
8	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	1,120	203	84	57	.596	181	3.42	9	3	0	1164.1	993	442	487	96	421	66	7	1	4,850	64	8.66	3.25	2.66	0.74	23.1	8.7	1.21	.285	3.76	83	3.56	85	7.68	78.1
9	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	1,067	180	72	60	.545	178	3.87	1	1	0	995.2	842	428	464	138	373	55	0	5	4,190	50	9.64	3.37	2.86	1.25	25.5	8.9	1.22	.275	4.19	93	4.10	95	7.61	22.4
10	Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi	1,044	206	48	61	.440	194	4.50	1	1	1	1019.0	1,021	510	555	168	370	30	4	3	4,385	39	9.22	3.27	2.82	1.48	23.8	8.4	1.37	.308	4.90	109	4.44	105	9.02	-25.1
11	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	1,016	164	76	42	.644	158	3.47	11	7	1	969.1	855	374	405	117	218	37	1	3	3,937	18	9.43	2.02	4.66	1.09	25.8	5.5	1.11	.290	3.76	82	3.41	81	7.94	87.1
12	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	1,009	181	72	47	.605	175	4.06	0	0	0	978.2	926	441	463	121	339	26	1	5	4,139	9	9.28	3.12	2.98	1.11	24.4	8.2	1.29	.304	4.26	91	3.84	90	8.52	48
13	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	995	143	66	34	.660	141	3.24	5	2	0	883.1	786	318	339	102	195	19	1	1	3,574	34	10.14	1.99	5.10	1.04	27.8	5.5	1.11	.302	3.45	76	3.15	75	8.01	106.9
14	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	976	161	51	40	.560	161	3.56	2	1	0	922.0	772	365	385	124	201	30	0	6	3,723	43	9.53	1.96	4.86	1.21	26.2	5.4	1.06	.271	3.76	91	3.54	89	7.54	46.6
15	Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt	976	190	70	51	.579	180	3.76	3	2	0	1037.2	983	434	473	125	339	79	2	5	4,428	26	8.47	2.94	2.88	1.08	22.0	7.7	1.27	.295	4.10	91	4.07	96	8.53	19.2
16	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	940	147	57	46	.553	145	4.10	2	1	0	847.1	794	386	421	113	269	39	0	6	3,607	37	9.98	2.86	3.49	1.20	26.1	7.5	1.25	.303	4.47	93	3.78	86	8.43	60.8
17	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	938	145	57	40	.588	142	3.06	1	1	0	814.2	654	277	304	93	179	28	1	0	3,243	11	10.36	1.98	5.24	1.03	28.9	5.5	1.02	.280	3.36	74	3.09	74	7.23	94.7
18	Luis Severino L. Severino	921	171	59	51	.536	155	4.01	1	1	0	890.1	817	397	435	113	274	43	4	3	3,743	22	9.31	2.77	3.36	1.14	24.6	7.3	1.23	.294	4.40	95	3.80	88	8.26	51.5
19	Dylan Cease D. Cease	902	136	47	38	.553	136	3.72	2	2	0	731.0	621	302	336	87	325	31	0	7	3,123	40	11.11	4.00	2.78	1.07	28.9	10.4	1.29	.300	4.14	86	3.71	84	7.65	53
20	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	899	153	60	47	.561	138	3.88	5	2	1	822.0	778	354	374	115	209	28	6	9	3,391	36	9.84	2.29	4.30	1.26	26.5	6.2	1.20	.310	4.09	89	3.65	85	8.52	58.9
21	Kyle Gibson K. Gibson	883	188	63	62	.504	183	4.62	2	1	0	1046.2	1,101	537	575	141	383	38	0	6	4,519	41	7.59	3.29	2.31	1.21	19.5	8.5	1.42	.312	4.94	106	4.45	102	9.47	-10.4
22	Andrew Heaney A. Heaney	862	162	41	51	.446	148	4.65	1	1	0	806.2	793	417	443	145	245	45	3	3	3,455	26	9.62	2.73	3.52	1.62	24.9	7.1	1.29	.300	4.94	109	4.46	103	8.85	-9.9
23	Martín Pérez M. Pérez	854	245	68	68	.500	205	4.45	1	1	0	1204.1	1,285	595	661	145	446	39	12	8	5,228	25	6.38	3.33	1.91	1.08	16.3	8.5	1.44	.304	4.94	99	4.52	103	9.60	-17.1
24	Dylan Bundy D. Bundy	852	188	54	65	.454	162	4.75	3	1	0	909.0	901	480	515	163	284	38	7	6	3,881	19	8.44	2.81	3.00	1.61	22.0	7.3	1.30	.290	5.10	110	4.68	106	8.92	-22.9
25	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	848	169	45	63	.417	156	4.66	2	1	0	851.0	828	441	470	140	274	43	2	7	3,644	26	8.97	2.90	3.09	1.48	23.3	7.5	1.29	.294	4.97	107	4.44	102	8.76	-7.5

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Rice

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Schlittler

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Schlittler

ERA

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370

4th

609

13th

ERA

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	44	27	.620
Rays	41	29	.586	2.5
Blue Jays	35	38	.479	10.0
Orioles	34	40	.459	11.5
Red Sox	29	41	.414	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/17	CWS	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 6/18	CWS	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 6/19	CIN	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Sat 6/20	CIN	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sun 6/21	CIN	@	NYY	1:35 PM

Last Game

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Final

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44 - 27

Tue 16 Jun 2026

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25

Schwarber

24

Alvarez

23

Buxton

RBI Leaders

57

Kurtz

56

Pages

56

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

.331

Lee

.326

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

98

Lopez

88

Alvarez

88

Arraez

Run Leaders

68

Wood

54

Turang

54

Trout

OBP Leaders

.442

Kurtz

.430

Alvarez

.419

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.644

Alvarez

.617

Rice

.601

Buxton

SB Leaders

27

Witt

26

Nuñez

24

Ramírez

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Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Williams

9

Martin

Strikeout Leaders

131

Misiorowski

116

Sánchez

110

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.34

Misiorowski

1.82

Sánchez

1.82

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.84

Yamamoto

0.88

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K/9 Leaders

13.56

Cease

13.55

Misiorowski

10.87

Skenes

K/BB Leaders

6.46

Rasmussen

6.19

Skenes

6.11

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

13

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14

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15

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1,408.2

Ohtani

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Wood

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Kurtz

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970.1

Ohtani

834

Wood

778

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45-26

42-29

41-30

40-30

Worst Record ATS

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28-46

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	46	25	.648
Phillies	40	33	.548	7.0
Nationals	39	35	.527	8.5
Marlins	36	38	.486	11.5
Mets	33	41	.446	14.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	44	26	.629
Cardinals	40	31	.563	4.5
Cubs	38	36	.514	8.0
Pirates	37	37	.500	9.0
Reds	35	38	.479	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	47	27	.635
Padres	37	35	.514	9.0
Diamondbacks	37	36	.507	9.5
Giants	29	43	.403	17.0
Rockies	28	46	.378	19.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	44	27	.620
Rays	41	29	.586	2.5
Blue Jays	35	38	.479	10.0
Orioles	34	40	.459	11.5
Red Sox	29	41	.414	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	38	33	.535
Guardians	39	34	.534
Twins	35	40	.467	5.0
Tigers	30	43	.411	9.0
Royals	29	45	.392	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	38	36	.514
Athletics	36	37	.493	1.5
Rangers	35	38	.479	2.5
Astros	34	41	.453	4.5
Angels	30	44	.405	8.0

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Mon 6/1	MIA	@	WSH	7-3
Mon 6/1	SFG	@	MIL	2-16
Mon 6/1	LAD	@	AZ	1-4
Tue 6/2	DET	@	TBR	8-0
Tue 6/2	SDP	@	PHI	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/17	LAA	@	AZ	3:40 PM
Wed 6/17	TOR	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Wed 6/17	CWS	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 6/17	SFG	@	ATL	7:15 PM
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