mlb active player with the most strikeouts in a season

James Wood has the most strikeouts by an active player in a season, with 221 strikeouts in 2025.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	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	James Wood J. Wood	221	2025	WSH	157	598	87	153	38	0	31	94	85	3	15	7	689	284	69	0	3	8	12	.256	.350	.475	.825	104	22.2	.353	127	22
2	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	218	2024	CIN	160	618	105	160	36	10	25	76	69	6	67	16	696	291	71	2	1	2	12	.259	.339	.471	.809	103	21.5	.349	119	15.7
3	Yoán Moncada Y. Moncada	217	2018	CWS	149	578	73	136	32	6	17	61	67	1	12	6	650	231	55	2	2	1	4	.235	.315	.400	.714	74	-1.8	.311	96	-2.8
4	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	215	2023	PHI	160	585	108	115	19	1	47	104	126	6	0	2	720	277	67	0	3	5	4	.197	.343	.474	.817	107	19	.350	120	17.5
5	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	214	2023	SEA	162	598	68	139	29	0	22	96	70	15	2	1	694	234	51	0	11	0	10	.232	.323	.391	.714	82	-2.9	.313	104	3.6
6	Teoscar Hernández T. Hernández	211	2023	SEA	160	625	70	161	29	2	26	93	38	8	7	2	678	272	57	0	7	2	6	.258	.305	.435	.741	82	-1.1	.317	106	5.3
7	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	211	2018	NYY	158	617	102	164	34	1	38	100	70	8	5	0	705	314	73	0	10	5	17	.266	.343	.509	.852	108	25.9	.360	128	24
8	Aaron Judge A. Judge	208	2017	NYY	155	542	128	154	24	3	52	114	127	5	9	4	678	340	79	0	4	11	15	.284	.422	.627	1.049	145	62.5	.430	174	61.5
9	Matt Chapman M. Chapman	202	2021	OAK	151	529	75	111	15	3	27	72	80	4	3	2	622	213	45	0	9	0	6	.210	.314	.403	.716	74	-1.5	.311	102	1.4
10	Riley Greene R. Greene	201	2025	DET	157	600	84	155	31	1	36	111	46	4	2	1	655	296	68	0	5	1	14	.258	.313	.493	.806	94	16.1	.343	121	16.3
11	Ezequiel Tovar E. Tovar	200	2024	COL	157	655	83	176	45	4	26	78	23	4	6	5	694	307	75	5	7	1	16	.269	.295	.469	.763	89	7.9	.324	95	-4.4
12	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	200	2022	PHI	155	577	100	126	21	3	46	94	86	4	10	1	669	291	70	0	2	3	10	.218	.323	.504	.827	100	23.8	.355	129	22.6
13	Kris Bryant K. Bryant	199	2015	CHC	151	559	87	154	31	5	26	99	77	9	13	4	650	273	62	0	5	0	7	.275	.369	.488	.858	103	29.9	.371	136	27.2
14	Ryan McMahon R. McMahon	198	2023	COL	152	555	80	133	31	3	23	70	68	1	5	5	627	239	57	0	3	2	19	.240	.322	.431	.753	80	3.4	.325	90	-7.8
15	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	197	2025	PHI	162	604	111	145	23	2	56	132	108	11	10	2	724	340	81	0	1	6	4	.240	.365	.563	.928	132	46	.391	152	44.9
16	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	197	2024	PHI	150	573	110	142	22	0	38	104	106	5	5	3	692	278	60	0	8	4	6	.248	.366	.485	.851	112	31	.366	134	28.4
17	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	196	2025	TOT	159	588	91	134	28	0	49	118	46	16	4	1	657	309	77	0	7	2	11	.228	.298	.526	.824	96	18	.347	124	18.9
18	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	196	2022	SEA	150	543	76	128	24	2	31	87	73	8	0	0	629	249	57	0	5	0	12	.236	.332	.459	.791	89	17.2	.344	130	21.2
19	Adolis García A. García	194	2021	TEX	149	581	77	141	26	2	31	90	32	5	16	5	622	264	59	0	4	0	15	.243	.286	.454	.741	75	-0.1	.314	97	-2.5
20	Rafael Devers R. Devers	192	2025	TOT	163	607	99	153	33	0	35	109	112	6	1	1	729	291	68	0	4	10	16	.252	.372	.479	.851	117	30.9	.365	136	30.6
21	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	191	2025	SEA	160	613	95	146	32	1	27	76	64	27	31	6	709	261	60	0	5	2	9	.238	.334	.426	.760	95	11.1	.332	120	16.3
22	Trevor Story T. Story	191	2017	COL	145	503	68	120	32	3	24	82	49	2	7	2	555	230	59	0	1	4	12	.239	.308	.457	.765	68	0.8	.323	82	-13.1
23	Ryan McMahon R. McMahon	189	2025	TOT	154	509	62	109	23	1	20	53	70	4	3	1	586	194	44	0	3	1	7	.214	.312	.381	.693	66	-3.3	.306	87	-9.3
24	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	189	2021	LAA	155	537	103	138	26	8	46	100	96	4	26	10	639	318	80	0	2	20	7	.257	.372	.592	.965	119	41.8	.393	150	39.4
25	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	189	2019	CIN	159	575	87	156	22	2	49	103	70	11	3	2	662	329	73	0	6	4	12	.271	.358	.572	.930	118	34.8	.381	130	26.6

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Team Batting Leaders

20

Wood

RBI

57

Abrams

AVG

.279

García

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Griffin

98

Griffin

ERA

2.93

Griffin

Team Rankings

112

4th

449

1st

667

22nd

ERA

4.69

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	49	33	.598
Phillies	47	37	.560	3.0
Marlins	44	40	.524	6.0
Nationals	43	42	.506	7.5
Mets	35	49	.417	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 6/29	WSH	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Tue 6/30	WSH	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Wed 7/1	WSH	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Fri 7/3	PIT	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Sat 7/4	PIT	@	WSH	11:05 AM

Last Game

Nationals

43 - 42

Final

Orioles

39 - 46

Sun 28 Jun 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

30

Schwarber

25

Goodman

25

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

64

Kurtz

58

Pages

58

Dingler

Batting Average Leaders

.336

Díaz

.332

Lopez

.324

Arraez

Hit Leaders

109

Lopez

100

Arraez

99

Díaz

Run Leaders

72

Wood

59

Kurtz

59

Ohtani

OBP Leaders

.426

Alvarez

.423

Kurtz

.416

Díaz

SLG Leaders

.613

Alvarez

.591

Schwarber

.573

Buxton

SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

28

Witt

24

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Misiorowski

9

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

146

Misiorowski

128

Cease

127

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.62

Schlittler

2.10

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

0.87

Rasmussen

0.89

Yamamoto

K/9 Leaders

13.27

Misiorowski

11.03

Skenes

11.00

Burns

K/BB Leaders

6.05

Sánchez

5.90

Schlittler

5.88

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

16

Rasmussen

17

Martinez

18

Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,581.3

Ohtani

1,175.9

Wood

1,153.8

Kurtz

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,084.5

Ohtani

875

Wood

851

Kurtz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

52-33

47-34

47-35

45-36

Worst Record ATS

31-53

32-53

34-50

36-48

36-46

37-46

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	49	33	.598
Phillies	47	37	.560	3.0
Marlins	44	40	.524	6.0
Nationals	43	42	.506	7.5
Mets	35	49	.417	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	50	31	.617
Cubs	46	38	.548	5.5
Cardinals	43	38	.531	7.0
Pirates	42	42	.500	9.5
Reds	39	43	.476	11.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	54	30	.643
Padres	43	39	.524	10.0
Diamondbacks	41	42	.494	12.5
Giants	35	48	.422	18.5
Rockies	33	51	.393	21.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	48	33	.593
Yankees	48	35	.578	1.0
Blue Jays	39	45	.464	10.5
Orioles	39	46	.459	11.0
Red Sox	36	46	.439	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	43	39	.524
Guardians	44	40	.524
Twins	40	45	.471	4.5
Tigers	35	49	.417	9.0
Royals	35	50	.412	9.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	42	42	.500
Mariners	42	43	.494	0.5
Astros	42	44	.488	1.0
Athletics	40	44	.476	2.0
Angels	36	49	.424	6.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 6/13	CHC	@	SFG	6-1
Sun 6/14	MIA	@	PIT	4-2
Sun 6/14	SDP	@	BAL	5-2
Sun 6/14	SEA	@	WSH	1-10
Sun 6/14	NYY	@	TOR	8-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 6/29	CWS	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Mon 6/29	PIT	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Mon 6/29	DET	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Mon 6/29	NYM	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Mon 6/29	WSH	@	BOS	7:10 PM

James Wood has the most strikeouts by an active player in a season, with 221 strikeouts in 2025.

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109

100

99

72

59

59

.426

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.416

.613

.591

.573

32

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

10

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9

146

128

127

1.45

1.62

2.10

0.77

0.87

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11.03

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MLB Fantasy 2026

1,581.3

1,175.9

1,153.8

1,084.5

875

851

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