MLB Relievers With At Least 100 Strikeouts In A Season All Time After 1950

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Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
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	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	Frank Smith F. Smith	210	230	33	24	.579	0	3.59	0	0	41	389.0	333	155	188	51	133	20	156	3	1,623	8	4.86	3.08	1.58	1.18	12.9	8.2	1.20	.233	4.35	7.70
2	Bud Byerly B. Byerly	144	187	15	13	.536	0	3.52	0	0	14	317.1	332	124	146	28	93	8	107	14	1,357	7	4.08	2.64	1.55	0.79	10.6	6.9	1.34	.280	4.14	9.42
3	Ellis Kinder E. Kinder	232	284	39	23	.629	0	2.61	0	0	89	458.1	396	133	152	32	147	3	209	8	1,895	5	4.56	2.89	1.58	0.63	12.2	7.8	1.18	.246	2.98	7.78
4	Morrie Martin M. Martin	155	202	26	15	.634	0	3.92	0	0	15	351.1	336	153	169	30	138	14	99	4	1,520	12	3.97	3.54	1.12	0.77	10.2	9.1	1.35	.259	4.33	8.61
5	Mickey McDermott M. McDermott	118	105	7	6	.538	0	3.47	0	0	9	225.1	209	87	111	16	135	1	65	8	992	13	4.71	5.39	0.87	0.64	11.9	13.6	1.53	.267	4.43	8.35
6	Hal Brown H. Brown	179	147	14	13	.519	0	3.80	0	0	11	341.1	325	144	154	27	97	1	72	5	1,429	8	4.72	2.56	1.85	0.71	12.5	6.8	1.24	.265	4.06	8.57
7	Chet Nichols C. Nichols	100	118	8	9	.471	0	3.02	0	0	10	188.0	184	63	71	13	83	2	53	5	813	5	4.79	3.97	1.20	0.62	12.3	10.2	1.42	.278	3.40	8.81
8	Lou Sleater L. Sleater	107	109	9	6	.600	0	4.18	0	0	4	183.0	169	85	98	18	97	4	53	16	807	1	5.26	4.77	1.10	0.89	13.3	12.0	1.45	.260	4.82	8.31
9	Ray Herbert R. Herbert	164	166	16	15	.516	0	4.77	0	0	14	330.1	381	175	193	32	140	2	71	6	1,453	17	4.47	3.81	1.17	0.87	11.3	9.6	1.58	.313	5.26	10.38
10	Bob Miller B. Miller	116	176	19	17	.528	0	4.08	0	0	14	333.1	349	151	166	34	110	4	71	22	1,439	7	3.13	2.97	1.05	0.92	8.1	7.6	1.38	.268	4.48	9.42
11	Bob Chakales B. Chakales	128	148	11	16	.407	0	4.55	0	0	11	283.0	291	143	166	19	151	4	88	11	1,265	7	4.07	4.80	0.85	0.60	10.1	11.9	1.56	.282	5.28	9.25
12	Harry Dorish H. Dorish	190	221	24	19	.558	0	3.06	0	0	45	441.1	395	150	176	29	171	7	140	4	1,856	16	3.87	3.49	1.11	0.59	10.2	9.2	1.28	.251	3.59	8.06
13	George Zuverink G. Zuverink	142	234	22	21	.512	0	3.44	0	0	40	426.2	439	163	192	33	141	17	139	29	1,836	9	3.00	2.97	1.01	0.70	7.7	7.7	1.36	.270	4.05	9.26
14	Al Brazle A. Brazle	166	207	21	16	.568	0	3.69	0	0	46	329.1	321	135	154	32	141	8	123		1,421	5	4.54	3.85	1.18	0.87	11.7	9.9	1.40	.269	4.21	8.77
15	Virgil Trucks V. Trucks	124	133	18	11	.621	0	3.76	0	0	20	218.0	207	91	102	16	115	5	77	8	961	11	5.12	4.75	1.08	0.66	12.9	12.0	1.48	.272	4.21	8.55
16	Carl Erskine C. Erskine	110	83	15	9	.625	0	4.25	0	0	12	209.2	213	99	104	28	85	1	45	3	901	7	4.72	3.65	1.29	1.20	12.2	9.4	1.42	.273	4.46	9.14
17	Cal McLish C. McLish	131	124	8	12	.400	0	3.92	0	0	7	252.1	262	110	119	20	112	3	61	20	1,112	10	4.67	3.99	1.17	0.71	11.8	10.1	1.48	.286	4.24	9.34
18	Dick Littlefield D. Littlefield	203	147	9	11	.450	0	4.33	0	0	8	270.1	251	130	145	27	136	3	56	11	1,178	7	6.76	4.53	1.49	0.90	17.2	11.5	1.43	.277	4.83	8.36
19	Clem Labine C. Labine	443	474	63	45	.583	0	3.48	0	0	94	852.0	816	329	376	61	314	10	287	52	3,618	24	4.68	3.32	1.41	0.64	12.2	8.7	1.33	.271	3.97	8.62
20	Tom Morgan T. Morgan	242	382	43	30	.589	0	3.56	0	0	66	640.1	656	253	299	58	181	28	204	32	2,695	8	3.40	2.54	1.34	0.82	9.0	6.7	1.31	.274	4.20	9.22
21	Warren Hacker W. Hacker	125	127	9	13	.409	0	4.58	0	0	16	218.1	239	111	123	32	67	5	66	6	952	1	5.15	2.76	1.87	1.32	13.1	7.0	1.40	.286	5.07	9.85
22	Murry Dickson M. Dickson	108	117	19	13	.594	0	3.79	0	0	13	240.0	245	101	116	27	82	5	59	6	1,039	3	4.05	3.08	1.32	1.01	10.4	7.9	1.36	.267	4.35	9.19
23	Turk Lown T. Lown	474	455	47	40	.540	0	3.74	0	0	73	757.1	698	315	354	75	410	6	255	43	3,308	23	5.63	4.87	1.16	0.89	14.3	12.4	1.46	.266	4.21	8.29
24	Gerry Staley G. Staley	248	361	43	36	.544	0	2.92	0	0	52	612.2	585	199	243	49	164	9	205	35	2,539	17	3.64	2.41	1.51	0.72	9.8	6.5	1.22	.259	3.57	8.59
25	Johnny Klippstein J. Klippstein	649	528	58	40	.592	0	3.73	0	0	65	981.0	880	407	466	100	492	29	261	51	4,244	61	5.95	4.51	1.32	0.92	15.3	11.6	1.40	.262	4.28	8.07

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Chourio

9

Rice

9

Contreras

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

19

Contreras

17

Chourio

17

Pratt

Playoffs Run Leaders

9

Turang

8

Ramírez

8

Díaz

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.667

De Paula

.500

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

1.105

Rice

Playoffs SB Leaders

5

Simpson

4

Chisholm

4

Yelich

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Misiorowski

2

Williams

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

31

Rasmussen

20

Ashby

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Peterson

0.00

Hader

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

182

Rasmussen

170.9

Contreras

155.6

Ramírez

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

133

Contreras

118

Chourio

118

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

94-82

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-98

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0