most 10 strikeouts season in a career by a pitcher

Nolan Ryan played the most seasons with 10+ strikeouts, with 26 seasons.

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	NAME	SEAS	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	26	5,708	805	324	291	.527	772	3.19	222	61	3	5383.0	3,918	1,906	2,173	320	2,792	158	13	77	22,558	276	9.54	4.67	2.04	0.54	25.3	12.4	1.25	.265	3.63	90	2.96	83	6.55	371
2	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	25	2,441	696	269	209	.563	638	4.25	33	10	0	4074.0	4,231	1,926	2,076	522	1,155	146	15	69	17,356	57	5.39	2.55	2.11	1.15	14.1	6.7	1.32	.283	4.59	97	4.46	102	9.35	-33.5
3	Tommy John T. John	25	2,236	754	288	229	.557	697	3.35	162	46	3	4690.0	4,760	1,744	2,007	301	1,253	98	21	101	19,601	186	4.29	2.40	1.78	0.58	11.4	6.4	1.28	.284	3.85	90	3.37	89	9.13	207.2
4	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	24	4,672	709	354	184	.658	707	3.12	118	46	0	4916.2	4,185	1,707	1,885	363	1,580	159	0	63	20,240	143	8.55	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	70	3.08	71	7.66	680.4
5	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	24	2,401	1,071	197	171	.535	361	3.50	100	20	390	3285.2	3,076	1,278	1,382	347	738	75	577	91	13,534	28	6.58	2.02	3.25	0.95	17.7	5.5	1.16	.274	3.79	86	3.40	85	8.43	224.9
6	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	23	3,371	744	355	227	.610	740	3.16	109	35	0	5008.1	4,726	1,756	1,981	353	999	137	3	177	20,421	70	6.06	1.80	3.37	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.56	76	3.25	78	8.49	519.5
7	Jesse Orosco J. Orosco	23	1,175	1,246	87	80	.521	4	3.16	0	0	144	1293.0	1,052	454	509	112	578	32	501	84	5,444	40	8.18	4.02	2.03	0.78	21.6	10.6	1.26	.265	3.54	80	3.59	91	7.32	53.9
8	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	23	2,149	692	245	193	.559	562	3.70	122	30	8	3999.2	3,897	1,643	1,835	372	1,165	122	51	71	16,754	83	4.84	2.62	1.84	0.84	12.8	7.0	1.27	.272	4.13	94	3.91	99	8.77	17
9	Don Sutton D. Sutton	23	3,574	774	324	256	.559	756	3.26	178	58	5	5282.1	4,692	1,914	2,104	472	1,343	82	12	102	21,631	112	6.09	2.29	2.66	0.80	16.5	6.2	1.14	.261	3.58	92	3.23	90	7.99	181.2
10	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	23	4,131	737	329	243	.575	708	3.19	254	55	2	5208.0	4,652	1,846	2,111	409	1,828	53	12	149	21,629	183	7.14	3.16	2.26	0.71	19.1	8.5	1.24	.279	3.65	86	3.13	86	8.04	277.9
11	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	23	3,334	854	318	274	.537	716	3.35	245	45	29	5389.0	5,029	2,004	2,327	481	1,802	122	81	86	22,611	225	5.57	3.01	1.85	0.80	14.7	8.0	1.27	.270	3.89	86	3.61	95	8.40	117.3
12	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	23	2,451	854	277	229	.547	622	3.44	180	31	13	4472.1	4,553	1,711	2,004	392	1,062	120	86	108	18,765	126	4.93	2.14	2.31	0.79	13.1	5.7	1.26	.282	4.03	93	3.40	91	9.16	170.2
13	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	22	4,875	618	303	166	.646	603	3.29	100	37	2	4135.1	3,346	1,513	1,703	411	1,497	190	7	37	17,067	109	10.61	3.26	3.26	0.89	28.6	8.8	1.17	.291	3.71	75	3.18	73	7.28	554.3
14	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	22	2,607	682	305	203	.600	682	3.54	56	25	0	4413.1	4,298	1,734	1,900	356	1,500	66	0	145	18,604	65	5.32	3.06	1.74	0.73	14.0	8.1	1.31	.280	3.87	86	3.94	94	8.76	120.1
15	Charlie Hough C. Hough	22	2,346	844	216	216	.500	440	3.74	107	13	59	3777.1	3,260	1,569	1,792	375	1,649	173	230	44	16,059	179	5.59	3.93	1.42	0.89	14.6	10.3	1.30	.251	4.27	95	4.26	108	7.77	-130.2
16	Rich Gossage R. Gossage	22	1,502	1,002	124	107	.537	37	3.01	16	0	310	1809.1	1,497	605	670	119	732	47	681	90	7,507	63	7.47	3.64	2.05	0.59	20.0	9.8	1.23	.270	3.33	81	3.18	84	7.45	125.4
17	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	22	3,701	692	287	250	.534	685	3.31	242	60	0	4970.0	4,632	1,830	2,029	430	1,322	155	3	71	20,491	114	6.70	2.39	2.80	0.78	18.1	6.5	1.20	.282	3.67	85	3.18	82	8.39	368.6
18	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	22	3,534	777	314	265	.542	690	3.11	303	53	10	5350.0	4,938	1,846	2,128	399	1,379	108	33	164	21,953	160	5.95	2.32	2.56	0.67	16.1	6.3	1.18	.275	3.58	85	3.06	85	8.31	312.9
19	Early Wynn E. Wynn	22	2,333	688	300	242	.554	608	3.53	288	49	16	4543.2	4,265	1,783	2,022	338	1,765	64	67	36	19,311	49	4.62	3.50	1.32	0.67	12.1	9.1	1.33	.265	4.01	94	3.63	97	8.45	56.7
20	Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	22	1,987	624	273	225	.548	538	3.80	335	45	18	4344.0	4,284	1,833	2,115	254	1,541	58	69		18,546	46	4.12	3.19	1.29	0.53	10.7	8.3	1.34	.274	4.38	91	3.93	95	8.88	82.3
21	Herb Pennock H. Pennock	22	1,227	617	241	162	.598	419	3.60	249	35	37	3571.2	3,900	1,428	1,699	128	916	36	135		15,096	65	3.09	2.31	1.34	0.32	8.1	6.1	1.35	.295	4.28	95	3.50	93	9.83	113.6
22	Jack Quinn J. Quinn	22	1,326	742	247	217	.532	443	3.29	243	28	55	3904.2	4,218	1,426	1,828	103	855	91	209		16,285	62	3.06	1.97	1.55	0.24	8.1	5.3	1.30	.296	4.21	89	3.17	86	9.72	217.2
23	Cy Young C. Young	22	2,803	906	511	316	.618	815	2.63	749	76	17	7356.0	7,092	2,147	3,167	138	1,217	161	84		29,565	156	3.43	1.49	2.30	0.17	9.5	4.1	1.13	.275	3.87	74	2.84	79	8.68	620
24	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	21	2,535	565	247	188	.568	552	4.12	38	13	0	3461.2	3,593	1,584	1,719	439	948	64	2	47	14,655	45	6.59	2.46	2.67	1.14	17.3	6.5	1.31	.296	4.47	95	4.14	96	9.34	71.6
25	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	21	3,084	723	213	155	.579	481	3.33	53	16	154	3473.0	3,074	1,284	1,391	288	1,010	57	204	84	14,271	145	7.99	2.62	3.05	0.75	21.6	7.1	1.18	.283	3.60	81	3.23	78	7.97	356.6

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7

Abreu

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Hader

Team Rankings

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734

13th

1,411

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	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

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2 - 0

Final

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0 - 2

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Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Muncy

2

Contreras

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

7

Ramírez

6

Chourio

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

8

Rice

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Playoffs Run Leaders

6

Ramírez

5

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Rice

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1.000

Taylor

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Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Hall

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

24

Williams

19

Sale

18

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

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Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

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VanWey

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Chapman

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19.00

Sale

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Burke

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Playoffs Walk Leaders

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MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

107

Williams

103.7

Ramírez

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

88

Rice

76

Harris

75

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Betting

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97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

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Worst Record ATS

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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

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/15	LAD	@	CIN	4-0
Tue 9/15	CWS	@	CLE	6-7
Tue 9/15	ATH	@	TBR	1-2
Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1
Tue 9/15	PHI	@	WSH	3-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	LAD	@	MIL	5:00 PM
Mon 10/12	CLE	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Tue 10/13	CLE	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Wed 10/14	MIL	@	LAD	8:00 PM
Thu 10/15	TBR	@	CLE	6:00 PM

Nolan Ryan played the most seasons with 10+ strikeouts, with 26 seasons.

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