mlb highest k percent pitchers season minimum 100 ip

Gerrit Cole has the best strikeout percentage with 100.0+ innings pitched in a season, with a strikeout percentage of 39.9 in 2019.

	NAME	K%	IP	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	39.9	212.1	2019	HOU	33	20	5	.800	33	2.50	326	0	0	0	142	59	66	29	48	3	0	0	817	4	13.82	2.03	6.79	1.23	5.9	0.89	.275	2.80	55	2.63	58	6.02	45
2	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	39.4	115.0	2026	MIL	19	10	4	.714	19	1.57	173	1	1	0	61	20	28	9	28	8	0	0	439	5	13.54	2.19	6.18	0.70	6.4	0.77	.235	2.19	37	2.04	48	4.77	28
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	38.4	158.0	2018	BOS	27	12	4	.750	27	2.11	237	0	0	0	102	37	39	11	34	14	0	0	617	4	13.50	1.94	6.97	0.63	5.5	0.86	.283	2.22	48	1.97	47	5.81	39.2
4	Spencer Strider S. Strider	38.3	131.2	2022	ATL	31	11	5	.688	20	2.67	202	0	0	0	86	39	42	7	45	3	3	1	528	6	13.81	3.08	4.49	0.48	8.5	0.99	.292	2.87	65	1.82	46	5.88	31.3
5	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	37.5	213.1	1999	BOS	31	23	4	.852	29	2.07	313	5	1	0	160	49	56	9	37	9	1	1	835	6	13.20	1.56	8.46	0.38	4.4	0.92	.323	2.36	42	1.38	30	6.75	79.4
6	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	37.4	249.2	2001	ARI	35	21	6	.778	34	2.49	372	3	2	0	181	69	74	19	71	18	1	2	994	8	13.41	2.56	5.24	0.68	7.1	1.01	.315	2.67	55	2.12	48	6.52	63.9
7	Spencer Strider S. Strider	36.8	186.2	2023	ATL	32	19	5	.792	32	3.86	281	0	0	0	146	80	85	22	58	9	0	1	763	6	13.55	2.80	4.84	1.06	7.6	1.09	.316	4.10	87	2.85	66	7.04	30.3
8	Dylan Cease D. Cease	36.3	104.1	2026	TOR	18	6	5	.545	18	2.67	155	0	0	0	74	31	36	7	45	3	0	0	427	3	13.37	3.88	3.44	0.60	10.5	1.14	.309	3.11	65	2.38	56	6.38	21.2
9	Chris Sale C. Sale	36.2	214.1	2017	BOS	32	17	8	.680	32	2.90	308	1	0	0	165	69	73	24	43	8	0	0	851	3	12.93	1.81	7.16	1.01	5.1	0.97	.301	3.07	63	2.45	56	6.93	45.5
10	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	35.7	116.2	2001	BOS	18	7	3	.700	18	2.39	163	1	0	0	84	31	33	5	25	6	0	0	456	4	12.57	1.93	6.52	0.39	5.5	0.93	.307	2.55	52	1.60	37	6.48	35.8
11	Chris Sale C. Sale	35.6	147.1	2019	BOS	25	6	11	.353	25	4.40	218	1	1	0	123	72	80	24	37	13	0	0	612	2	13.32	2.26	5.89	1.47	6.0	1.09	.309	4.89	91	3.38	75	7.51	18.8
12	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	35.6	167.0	2021	MIL	28	11	5	.688	28	2.43	234	0	0	0	123	45	47	7	34	6	0	0	657	5	12.61	1.83	6.88	0.38	5.2	0.94	.309	2.53	58	1.62	38	6.63	48.9
13	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	35.4	223.0	2019	HOU	34	21	6	.778	34	2.58	300	2	1	0	137	64	66	36	42	6	0	0	847	4	12.11	1.70	7.14	1.45	5.0	0.80	.218	2.66	57	3.26	72	5.53	31.5
14	Garrett Crochet G. Crochet	35.1	146.0	2024	CWS	32	6	12	.333	32	3.58	209	0	0	0	123	58	61	18	33	5	0	0	595	3	12.88	2.03	6.33	1.11	5.5	1.07	.318	3.76	89	2.68	64	7.58	24.3
15	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	35.1	172.1	2019	WSH	27	11	7	.611	27	2.92	243	0	0	0	144	56	59	18	33	7	0	2	693	0	12.69	1.72	7.36	0.94	4.8	1.03	.321	3.08	66	2.44	55	7.52	38.6
16	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	34.8	214.0	2018	HOU	34	16	9	.640	34	2.52	290	1	1	0	156	60	63	28	37	8	0	0	833	5	12.20	1.56	7.84	1.18	4.4	0.90	.272	2.65	62	2.78	67	6.56	33
17	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	34.8	217.0	2000	BOS	29	18	6	.750	29	1.74	284	7	4	0	128	42	44	17	32	14	0	0	817	1	11.78	1.33	8.88	0.71	3.9	0.74	.236	1.82	35	2.16	47	5.31	61.5
18	Blake Snell B. Snell	34.7	104.0	2024	SFG	20	5	3	.625	20	3.12	145	1	1	0	65	36	38	6	44	1	0	0	418	8	12.55	3.81	3.30	0.52	10.5	1.05	.266	3.29	78	2.42	62	5.63	17.6
19	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	34.7	248.2	2000	ARI	35	19	7	.731	35	2.64	347	8	3	0	202	73	89	23	76	6	0	1	1,001	5	12.56	2.75	4.57	0.83	7.6	1.12	.326	3.22	56	2.53	53	7.31	61.1
20	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	34.6	132.2	2021	CWS	24	13	5	.722	24	2.37	185	1	1	0	91	35	39	13	36	8	0	1	534	7	12.55	2.44	5.14	0.88	6.7	0.96	.267	2.65	54	2.64	59	6.17	25.8
21	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	34.6	220.2	2018	WSH	33	18	7	.720	33	2.53	300	2	1	0	150	62	66	23	51	12	0	4	866	4	12.24	2.08	5.88	0.94	5.9	0.91	.265	2.69	62	2.65	64	6.12	36.1
22	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	34.5	200.1	2018	HOU	32	15	5	.750	32	2.88	276	1	1	0	143	64	68	19	64	7	0	0	799	9	12.40	2.88	4.31	0.85	8.0	1.03	.286	3.05	70	2.70	65	6.42	32.7
23	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	34.4	200.2	2017	WSH	31	16	6	.727	31	2.51	268	2	0	0	126	56	62	22	55	11	0	2	780	4	12.02	2.47	4.87	0.99	7.1	0.90	.245	2.78	57	2.89	66	5.65	33.2
24	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	34.3	182.1	2016	MIA	29	16	8	.667	29	2.86	253	0	0	0	149	58	63	13	55	6	0	6	737	9	12.49	2.71	4.60	0.64	7.5	1.12	.332	3.11	72	2.29	57	7.35	35.4
25	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	34.2	213.0	1997	SEA	30	20	4	.833	29	2.28	291	5	2	0	147	54	60	20	77	10	0	2	850	4	12.30	3.25	3.78	0.85	9.1	1.05	.281	2.54	50	2.82	62	6.21	41.3

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RBI

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Alvarez

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Lambert

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ERA

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Lambert

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10th

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	52	51	.505
Mariners	51	53	.490	1.5
Astros	51	54	.486	2.0
Athletics	44	59	.427	8.0
Angels	41	63	.394	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 7/25	HOU	@	CWS	7:10 PM
Sun 7/26	HOU	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Mon 7/27	HOU	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Tue 7/28	HOU	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Wed 7/29	HOU	@	LAA	9:38 PM

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Final

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HR Leaders

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Alvarez

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Schwarber

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Goodman

RBI Leaders

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Walker

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Alvarez

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Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

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Alvarez

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

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Lopez

125

Arraez

123

Alvarez

Run Leaders

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Wood

71

Alvarez

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Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

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Soto

.405

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.652

Alvarez

.584

Rice

.563

Goodman

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

27

Chisholm

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Win Leaders

12

Burns

12

Sánchez

12

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

173

Misiorowski

157

Schlittler

156

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ERA Leaders

1.57

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Schlittler

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WHIP Leaders

0.77

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K/9 Leaders

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Cease

11.18

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K/BB Leaders

6.28

Schlittler

6.18

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,824.7

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Wood

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Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,258.6

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1,146

Wood

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	61	42	.592
Phillies	56	48	.538	5.5
Marlins	52	52	.500	9.5
Nationals	52	52	.500	9.5
Mets	43	61	.413	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	64	39	.621
Cubs	58	45	.563	6.0
Pirates	53	51	.510	11.5
Cardinals	52	51	.505	12.0
Reds	48	54	.471	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	66	38	.635
Diamondbacks	55	49	.529	11.0
Padres	51	53	.490	15.0
Giants	43	60	.417	22.5
Rockies	42	63	.400	24.5

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Rays	60	43	.583
Yankees	58	45	.563	2.0
Red Sox	53	49	.520	6.5
Orioles	50	54	.481	10.5
Blue Jays	47	57	.452	13.5
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White Sox	54	48	.529
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Twins	51	54	.486	4.5
Tigers	50	55	.476	5.5
Royals	44	62	.415	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	52	51	.505
Mariners	51	53	.490	1.5
Astros	51	54	.486	2.0
Athletics	44	59	.427	8.0
Angels	41	63	.394	11.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 7/7	MIL	@	STL	4-3
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Tue 7/7	SEA	@	MIA	5-6
Tue 7/7	ATL	@	PIT	4-12
Tue 7/7	NYY	@	TBR	4-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 7/25	NYY	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Sat 7/25	CLE	@	TBR	6:10 PM
Sat 7/25	CHC	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Sat 7/25	ATL	@	BAL	7:05 PM
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Gerrit Cole has the best strikeout percentage with 100.0+ innings pitched in a season, with a strikeout percentage of 39.9 in 2019.

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