Between September 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026, 4 pitchers are tied for striking out the most hitters, with 9 strikeouts. The first three are Taj Bradley, Walbert Ureña and Merrill Kelly.
| 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Bradley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 11.57 | 1.29 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 33.3 | 3.7 | 0.86 | .294 | 3.86 | 6.43 | |
| 2 | | W. Ureña | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 11.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | .250 | 0.00 | 5.14 | ||
| 3 |  | M. Kelly | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17.36 | 3.86 | 4.50 | 1.93 | 39.1 | 8.7 | 1.93 | .545 | 7.71 | 13.50 |
| 4 | | J. Jones | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 16.20 | 1.80 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 39.1 | 4.3 | 1.60 | .538 | 5.40 | 12.60 | |
| 5 |  | F. Valdez | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 14.40 | 7.20 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 34.8 | 17.4 | 1.40 | .200 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| 6 | | L. Henderson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14.40 | 1.80 | 8.00 | 3.60 | 38.1 | 4.8 | 1.40 | .400 | 5.40 | 10.80 | |
| 7 |  | P. Messick | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 1.17 | .375 | 4.50 | 10.50 | |
| 8 | | Z. Matthews | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 36.4 | 9.1 | 0.67 | .167 | 0.00 | 3.00 | |
| 9 |  | S. Imanaga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 0.67 | .286 | 1.50 | 6.00 | |
| 10 | | J. Bennett | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.93 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 30.4 | 4.3 | 1.93 | .533 | 5.79 | 15.43 | |
| 11 | | E. Fedde | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 11.57 | 3.86 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 28.6 | 9.5 | 1.29 | .333 | 1.93 | 7.71 | |
| 12 |  | S. Gray | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.53 | 4.26 | 2.00 | 1.42 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 0.95 | .133 | 4.26 | 4.26 | |
| 13 |  | M. King | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | .412 | 3.00 | 10.50 |
| 14 | | G. Stallings | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 18.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 54.5 | 9.1 | 0.67 | .250 | 0.00 | 3.00 | |
| 15 |  | C. Bassitt | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.10 | 1.35 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 23.1 | 3.8 | 0.90 | .263 | 1.35 | 6.75 |
| 16 |  | R. Ray | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 0.83 | .143 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| 17 | | A. Molina | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9.53 | 1.59 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 0.53 | .154 | 0.00 | 3.18 | |
| 18 |  | S. Lugo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.80 | 5.00 | 7.20 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 1.80 | .308 | 7.20 | 14.40 |
| 19 |  | N. McLean | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7.50 | 4.50 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 18.5 | 11.1 | 1.67 | .368 | 1.50 | 10.50 |
| 20 |  | C. Rodón | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7.50 | 4.50 | 1.67 | 1.50 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 1.17 | .188 | 3.00 | 6.00 | |
| 21 |  | Z. Wheeler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.43 | 1.29 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 0.71 | .211 | 0.00 | 5.14 |
| 22 |  | G. Kirby | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10.38 | 10.38 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 2.31 | .385 | 4.15 | 10.38 | |
| 23 |  | A. Abbott | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 9.64 | 9.64 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 1.71 | .250 | 1.93 | 5.79 | |
| 24 | | JR Ritchie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 11.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 9.64 | 3.86 | 2.50 | 3.86 | 22.7 | 9.1 | 1.93 | .417 | 11.57 | 13.50 |
| 25 | | J. Weisenburger | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 41.7 | 8.3 | 1.33 | .500 | 3.00 | 9.00 | |
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