mlb strikeout leaders 2012

Justin Verlander struck out the most batters in 2012, with 239 strikeouts.

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1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
239
2012
DET DET
33
17
8
.680
33
2.64
6
1
0
238.1
192
70
81
19
60
5
0
2
956
2
9.03
2.27
3.98
0.72
25.0
6.3
1.06
.273
3.06
64
2.94
70
7.25
32.4
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
231
2012
DET DET
32
16
7
.696
32
3.74
0
0
0
187.2
179
78
82
23
60
5
0
2
787
2
11.08
2.88
3.85
1.10
29.4
7.6
1.27
.333
3.93
90
3.26
78
8.58
18.9
3R.A. Dickey
R.A. Dickey
230
2012
NYM NYM
34
20
6
.769
33
2.73
5
3
0
233.2
192
71
78
24
54
9
1
2
927
4
8.86
2.08
4.26
0.92
24.8
5.8
1.05
.275
3.00
73
3.26
84
7.40
16.6
4Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
229
2012
LAD LAD
33
14
9
.609
33
2.53
2
2
0
227.2
170
64
70
16
63
5
0
5
901
6
9.05
2.49
3.63
0.63
25.4
7.0
1.02
.262
2.77
67
2.88
74
6.72
25.7
5Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
223
2012
SEA SEA
33
13
9
.591
33
3.06
5
5
0
232.0
209
79
84
14
56
12
0
0
939
13
8.65
2.17
3.98
0.54
23.7
6.0
1.14
.308
3.26
80
2.83
71
8.11
31
6James Shields
J. Shields
223
2012
TBR TBR
33
15
10
.600
33
3.52
3
2
0
227.2
208
89
103
25
58
11
0
2
944
7
8.82
2.29
3.84
0.99
23.6
6.1
1.17
.292
4.07
91
3.46
86
8.22
14.8
7Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
221
2012
TEX TEX
29
16
9
.640
29
3.90
0
0
0
191.1
156
83
89
14
89
10
0
1
816
8
10.40
4.19
2.48
0.66
27.1
10.9
1.28
.295
4.19
90
3.28
77
7.34
20.3
8Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
216
2012
PHI PHI
31
17
6
.739
31
3.05
2
2
0
215.1
190
73
80
24
52
3
0
3
867
3
9.03
2.17
4.15
1.00
24.9
6.0
1.12
.290
3.34
77
3.30
83
7.94
16.2
9Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
207
2012
WSH WSH
32
21
8
.724
32
2.89
2
1
0
199.1
149
64
69
9
76
5
0
3
822
10
9.35
3.43
2.72
0.41
25.2
9.2
1.13
.267
3.12
73
2.82
73
6.73
23.3
10Cliff Lee
C. Lee
207
2012
PHI PHI
30
6
9
.400
30
3.16
0
0
0
211.0
207
74
79
26
28
0
0
0
847
4
8.83
1.19
7.39
1.11
24.4
3.3
1.11
.309
3.37
80
3.12
79
8.83
19.8
11David Price
D. Price
205
2012
TBR TBR
31
20
5
.800
31
2.56
2
1
0
211.0
173
60
63
16
59
5
0
2
836
8
8.74
2.52
3.47
0.68
24.5
7.1
1.10
.285
2.69
66
3.04
75
7.38
23.9
12Yovani Gallardo
Y. Gallardo
204
2012
MIL MIL
33
16
9
.640
33
3.66
0
0
0
204.0
185
83
86
26
81
0
0
3
860
5
9.00
3.57
2.52
1.15
23.7
9.4
1.30
.290
3.79
90
3.93
97
8.16
3
13Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
200
2012
TOT
34
15
5
.750
34
3.48
0
0
0
212.1
200
82
84
18
54
2
0
0
868
8
8.48
2.29
3.70
0.76
23.0
6.2
1.20
.306
3.56
87
3.10
77
8.48
21
14CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
197
2012
NYY NYY
28
15
6
.714
28
3.38
2
0
0
200.0
184
75
89
22
44
8
0
2
833
4
8.87
1.98
4.48
0.99
23.6
5.3
1.14
.288
4.01
80
3.33
77
8.28
20.9
15Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
197
2012
WSH WSH
28
15
6
.714
28
3.16
0
0
0
159.1
136
56
62
15
48
4
0
1
653
5
11.13
2.71
4.10
0.85
30.2
7.4
1.15
.311
3.50
80
2.82
73
7.68
18.6
16Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
194
2012
CWS CWS
32
11
12
.478
32
3.37
4
1
0
219.0
191
82
88
27
49
10
0
1
882
3
7.97
2.01
3.96
1.11
22.0
5.6
1.10
.272
3.62
79
3.73
87
7.85
13.6
17Matt Cain
M. Cain
193
2012
SFG SFG
32
16
5
.762
32
2.79
2
2
0
219.1
177
68
73
21
51
9
0
1
876
8
7.92
2.09
3.78
0.86
22.0
5.8
1.04
.259
3.00
76
3.39
92
7.26
7.6
18Chris Sale
C. Sale
192
2012
CWS CWS
30
17
8
.680
29
3.05
1
0
0
192.0
167
65
66
19
51
6
0
5
772
6
9.00
2.39
3.76
0.89
24.9
6.6
1.14
.294
3.09
72
3.26
76
7.83
21.4
19Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
191
2012
SFG SFG
32
16
11
.593
32
3.37
2
1
0
208.1
183
78
87
23
49
7
0
6
849
3
8.25
2.12
3.90
0.99
22.5
5.8
1.11
.276
3.76
92
3.49
94
7.91
4.7
20Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
190
2012
SFG SFG
33
10
15
.400
33
5.18
0
0
0
186.0
183
107
111
23
90
4
0
3
825
17
9.19
4.35
2.11
1.11
23.0
10.9
1.47
.309
5.37
141
4.17
112
8.85
-10.4
21Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
187
2012
ARI ARI
33
15
12
.556
33
4.02
1
0
0
208.1
216
93
101
28
55
14
0
4
899
5
8.08
2.38
3.40
1.21
20.8
6.1
1.30
.306
4.36
98
4.03
102
9.33
-2
22Mat Latos
M. Latos
185
2012
CIN CIN
33
14
4
.778
33
3.48
2
0
0
209.1
179
81
87
25
64
4
0
9
858
3
7.95
2.75
2.89
1.07
21.6
7.5
1.16
.266
3.74
87
3.85
96
7.70
4.1
23Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
184
2012
STL STL
32
14
13
.519
32
3.94
3
2
0
198.2
196
87
96
15
52
6
0
3
831
5
8.34
2.36
3.54
0.68
22.1
6.3
1.25
.315
4.35
102
3.09
80
8.88
17.1
24A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
180
2012
PIT PIT
31
16
10
.615
31
3.51
1
1
0
202.1
189
79
86
18
62
9
0
1
851
10
8.01
2.76
2.90
0.80
21.2
7.3
1.24
.294
3.83
92
3.52
93
8.41
5.9
25Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
180
2012
STL STL
35
18
7
.720
29
3.78
0
0
0
176.0
168
74
76
16
64
10
2
3
744
3
9.20
3.27
2.81
0.82
24.2
8.6
1.32
.321
3.89
98
3.48
90
8.59
7.4
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HR

26

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

78

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.284

McGonigle

Kevin McGonigle
Team Pitching Leaders

W

8

Montero

Keider Montero

K

116

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

ERA

1.58

Melton

Troy Melton
Team Rankings

HR

144

9th

R

526

12th

SO

955

18th

ERA

3.53

4th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
59
55
.518
Guardians Guardians
57
59
.491
3.0
Twins Twins
57
59
.491
3.0
Tigers Tigers
56
59
.487
3.5
Royals Royals
48
68
.414
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
8/7
DET DET
@
SFG SFG
10:15 PM
Sat
8/8
DET DET
@
SFG SFG
7:15 PM
Sun
8/9
DET DET
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM
Tue
8/11
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
8/12
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

56 - 59

11

Final

0

SEA Mariners

56 - 60

Thu 6 Aug 2026

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HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

33

Caminero

Junior Caminero

33

Goodman

Hunter Goodman
RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

CJ Abrams

87

Stewart

Sal Stewart

85

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Batting Average Leaders

.329

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.326

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.318

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

143

Lopez

Otto Lopez

141

Arraez

Luis Arraez

136

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

100

Wood

James Wood

81

Olson

Matt Olson

80

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong
OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.399

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz
SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.560

García

Luis García Jr.

.559

Caminero

Junior Caminero
SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

31

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

30

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

14

Gray

Sonny Gray

13

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

184

Cease

Dylan Cease

178

Williams

Gavin Williams
ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.08

Sale

Chris Sale

2.26

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.53

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

6.10

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

20

Martinez

Nick Martinez

24

Wrobleski

Justin Wrobleski

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1,989.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

James Wood

1,609.1

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,384.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,234

Wood

James Wood

1,224

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

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Best Record ATS
White Sox

68-46

Nationals

67-50

Rays

65-49

Cardinals

63-52

Reds

62-52

Padres

63-53
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

43-73

Phillies

47-69

Dodgers

49-66

Rangers

51-64

Royals

53-63

Athletics

53-62

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
70
45
.609
Phillies Phillies
62
54
.534
8.5
Marlins Marlins
58
58
.500
12.5
Nationals Nationals
56
61
.479
15.0
Mets Mets
50
66
.431
20.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
72
43
.626
Cubs Cubs
67
49
.578
5.5
Cardinals Cardinals
57
58
.496
15.0
Reds Reds
56
58
.491
15.5
Pirates Pirates
57
60
.487
16.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
69
46
.600
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
61
55
.526
8.5
Padres Padres
60
56
.517
9.5
Giants Giants
48
67
.417
21.0
Rockies Rockies
45
70
.391
24.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
68
46
.596
Yankees Yankees
64
51
.557
4.5
Red Sox Red Sox
63
51
.553
5.0
Orioles Orioles
56
59
.487
12.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
54
62
.466
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
59
55
.518
Twins Twins
57
59
.491
3.0
Guardians Guardians
57
59
.491
3.0
Tigers Tigers
56
59
.487
3.5
Royals Royals
48
68
.414
12.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
59
57
.509
Rangers Rangers
57
58
.496
1.5
Mariners Mariners
56
60
.483
3.0
Athletics Athletics
45
70
.391
13.5
Angels Angels
44
71
.383
14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
7/22
PIT PIT
@
NYY NYY
5-3
Wed
7/22
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
3-6
Wed
7/22
NYM NYM
@
MIL MIL
3-4
Wed
7/22
TBR TBR
@
TOR TOR
4-2
Thu
7/23
SDP SDP
@
ATL ATL
5-6

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
8/7
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Fri
8/7
CIN CIN
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
8/7
ATL ATL
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Fri
8/7
MIN MIN
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM
Fri
8/7
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM