mlb strikeout leaders per season last 10 years

Between July 21, 2016 and July 21, 2026, Gerrit Cole has fanned the most batters in a season, with 326 strikeouts in 2019.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	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	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	326	2019	HOU	33	20	5	.800	33	2.50	0	0	0	212.1	142	59	66	29	48	3	0	0	817	4	13.82	2.03	6.79	1.23	39.9	5.9	0.89	.275	2.80	6.02
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	308	2017	BOS	32	17	8	.680	32	2.90	1	0	0	214.1	165	69	73	24	43	8	0	0	851	3	12.93	1.81	7.16	1.01	36.2	5.1	0.97	.301	3.07	6.93
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	300	2019	HOU	34	21	6	.778	34	2.58	2	1	0	223.0	137	64	66	36	42	6	0	0	847	4	12.11	1.70	7.14	1.45	35.4	5.0	0.80	.218	2.66	5.53
4	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	300	2018	WSH	33	18	7	.720	33	2.53	2	1	0	220.2	150	62	66	23	51	12	0	4	866	4	12.24	2.08	5.88	0.94	34.6	5.9	0.91	.265	2.69	6.12
5	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	290	2018	HOU	34	16	9	.640	34	2.52	1	1	0	214.0	156	60	63	28	37	8	0	0	833	5	12.20	1.56	7.84	1.18	34.8	4.4	0.90	.272	2.65	6.56
6	Spencer Strider S. Strider	281	2023	ATL	32	19	5	.792	32	3.86	0	0	0	186.2	146	80	85	22	58	9	0	1	763	6	13.55	2.80	4.84	1.06	36.8	7.6	1.09	.316	4.10	7.04
7	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	276	2018	HOU	32	15	5	.750	32	2.88	1	1	0	200.1	143	64	68	19	64	7	0	0	799	9	12.40	2.88	4.31	0.85	34.5	8.0	1.03	.286	3.05	6.42
8	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	269	2018	NYM	32	10	9	.526	32	1.70	1	0	0	217.0	152	41	48	10	46	5	0	3	835	2	11.16	1.91	5.85	0.41	32.2	5.5	0.91	.281	1.99	6.30
9	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	268	2017	WSH	31	16	6	.727	31	2.51	2	0	0	200.2	126	56	62	22	55	11	0	2	780	4	12.02	2.47	4.87	0.99	34.4	7.1	0.90	.245	2.78	5.65
10	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	265	2017	CLE	29	18	4	.818	29	2.25	5	3	0	203.2	141	51	56	21	36	5	0	2	777	4	11.71	1.59	7.36	0.93	34.1	4.6	0.87	.267	2.47	6.23
11	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	259	2019	CLE	34	15	8	.652	33	3.28	3	2	0	214.1	186	78	86	31	40	6	1	1	859	6	10.88	1.68	6.48	1.30	30.2	4.7	1.05	.296	3.61	7.81
12	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	257	2022	NYY	33	13	8	.619	33	3.50	0	0	0	200.2	154	78	81	33	50	2	0	0	793	2	11.53	2.24	5.14	1.48	32.4	6.3	1.02	.268	3.63	6.91
13	Garrett Crochet G. Crochet	255	2025	BOS	32	18	5	.783	32	2.59	1	1	0	205.1	165	59	62	24	46	3	0	0	814	7	11.18	2.02	5.54	1.05	31.3	5.7	1.03	.290	2.72	7.23
14	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	255	2019	NYM	32	11	8	.579	32	2.43	0	0	0	204.0	154	55	59	19	44	7	0	1	804	2	11.25	1.94	5.80	0.84	31.7	5.5	0.97	.282	2.60	6.79
15	Trevor Bauer T. Bauer	253	2019	TOT	34	11	13	.458	34	4.48	1	1	0	213.0	184	106	118	34	82	19	0	0	911	10	10.69	3.46	3.09	1.44	27.8	9.0	1.25	.287	4.99	7.77
16	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	251	2019	WSH	33	18	6	.750	33	3.32	0	0	0	209.0	161	77	79	24	56	10	0	4	841	8	10.81	2.41	4.48	1.03	29.8	6.7	1.04	.274	3.40	6.93
17	Chris Archer C. Archer	249	2017	TBR	34	10	12	.455	34	4.07	0	0	0	201.0	193	91	101	27	60	5	0	0	852	15	11.15	2.69	4.15	1.21	29.2	7.0	1.26	.325	4.52	8.64
18	Robbie Ray R. Ray	248	2021	TOR	32	13	7	.650	32	2.84	0	0	0	193.1	150	61	62	33	52	4	0	0	773	5	11.54	2.42	4.77	1.54	32.1	6.7	1.04	.268	2.89	6.98
19	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	247	2021	PHI	32	14	10	.583	32	2.78	3	2	0	213.1	169	66	72	16	46	8	0	1	849	6	10.42	1.94	5.37	0.68	29.1	5.4	1.01	.288	3.04	7.13
20	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	246	2019	TEX	33	16	11	.593	33	3.67	0	0	0	208.1	195	85	89	21	59	8	0	0	875	18	10.63	2.55	4.17	0.91	28.1	6.7	1.22	.322	3.84	8.42
21	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	246	2018	ARI	33	11	7	.611	33	3.15	1	1	0	200.0	162	70	70	15	48	5	0	3	800	8	11.07	2.16	5.13	0.68	30.8	6.0	1.05	.302	3.15	7.29
22	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	243	2022	MIL	33	12	8	.600	33	2.94	0	0	0	202.0	144	66	73	23	51	13	0	0	797	10	10.83	2.27	4.76	1.02	30.5	6.4	0.97	.259	3.25	6.42
23	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	243	2021	NYY	30	16	8	.667	30	3.23	2	1	0	181.1	151	65	69	24	41	2	0	0	726	5	12.06	2.03	5.93	1.19	33.5	5.6	1.06	.305	3.42	7.49
24	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	243	2019	WSH	27	11	7	.611	27	2.92	0	0	0	172.1	144	56	59	18	33	7	0	2	693	0	12.69	1.72	7.36	0.94	35.1	4.8	1.03	.321	3.08	7.52
25	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	241	2025	DET	31	13	6	.684	31	2.21	1	1	0	195.1	141	48	55	18	33	5	0	0	748	3	11.10	1.52	7.30	0.83	32.2	4.4	0.89	.273	2.53	6.50

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33

Alvarez

RBI

75

Alvarez

AVG

.326

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

91

Lambert

ERA

3.03

Lambert

Team Rankings

139

3rd

468

11th

909

7th

ERA

4.74

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	51	50	.505
Mariners	51	50	.505
Astros	49	54	.476	3.0
Athletics	43	57	.430	7.5
Angels	40	61	.396	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/22	MIA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Fri 7/24	HOU	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Sat 7/25	HOU	@	CWS	7:10 PM
Sun 7/26	HOU	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Mon 7/27	HOU	@	LAA	9:38 PM

Last Game

Marlins

52 - 50

Final

Astros

49 - 54

Tue 21 Jul 2026

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HR Leaders

33

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

30

Goodman

RBI Leaders

76

Walker

75

Alvarez

72

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.332

Lopez

.326

Alvarez

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

130

Lopez

122

Arraez

120

Alvarez

Run Leaders

93

Wood

71

Reynolds

69

Neto

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.405

Kurtz

.404

Soto

SLG Leaders

.649

Alvarez

.594

Rice

.572

Buxton

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

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Win Leaders

12

Sánchez

12

Gray

12

Ashby

Strikeout Leaders

173

Misiorowski

155

Cease

151

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.57

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.20

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.96

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

13.37

Cease

11.16

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.18

Misiorowski

6.04

Sánchez

5.80

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

18

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,809.2

Ohtani

1,515.6

Wood

1,416.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,246.6

Ohtani

1,125

Wood

1,064

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60-41

59-41

58-42

57-42

55-45

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Worst Record ATS

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45-56

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	58	42	.580
Phillies	56	46	.549	3.0
Marlins	52	50	.510	7.0
Nationals	51	50	.505	7.5
Mets	43	59	.422	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	63	38	.624
Cubs	57	44	.564	6.0
Cardinals	51	48	.515	11.0
Pirates	52	49	.515	11.0
Reds	45	54	.455	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	64	38	.627
Diamondbacks	51	49	.510	12.0
Padres	50	51	.495	13.5
Giants	42	59	.416	21.5
Rockies	40	62	.392	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	58	42	.580
Yankees	56	44	.560	2.0
Red Sox	51	48	.515	6.5
Orioles	49	52	.485	9.5
Blue Jays	46	55	.455	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	53	47	.530
Guardians	54	48	.529
Twins	49	53	.480	5.0
Tigers	47	54	.465	6.5
Royals	42	60	.412	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	51	50	.505
Mariners	51	50	.505
Astros	49	54	.476	3.0
Athletics	43	57	.430	7.5
Angels	40	61	.396	11.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 7/3	PIT	@	WSH	5-9
Fri 7/3	BOS	@	LAA	5-2
Fri 7/3	SDP	@	LAD	3-4
Sat 7/4	PIT	@	WSH	7-1
Sat 7/4	MIN	@	NYY	11-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/22	PIT	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Wed 7/22	BAL	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Wed 7/22	SFG	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Wed 7/22	NYM	@	MIL	2:10 PM
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