most career games with 10 or more strikeouts by a pitcher since 2001

Since 2001, Max Scherzer has the most games pitched when striking out 10+ batters, with 115 games.

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	NAME	G	SO	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	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	115	1,276	65	20	.765	115	2.04	9	4	0	809.1	493	183	196	79	145	24	0	3	3,071	19	14.19	1.61	8.80	0.88	41.5	4.7	0.79	.268	2.18	5.48
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	96	1,094	47	22	.681	96	1.80	8	2	0	680.2	431	136	150	44	123	34	0	2	2,604	16	14.47	1.63	8.89	0.58	42.0	4.7	0.81	.296	1.98	5.70
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	73	817	49	9	.845	73	1.83	8	5	0	512.0	318	104	113	47	93	11	0	3	1,943	14	14.36	1.63	8.78	0.83	42.0	4.8	0.80	.278	1.99	5.59
4	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	68	767	47	9	.839	68	1.54	13	8	0	514.0	292	88	96	35	64	7	0	1	1,874	13	13.43	1.12	11.98	0.61	40.9	3.4	0.69	.257	1.68	5.11
5	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	65	725	33	11	.750	65	1.79	1	1	0	436.2	263	87	100	36	83	2	0	4	1,636	11	14.94	1.71	8.73	0.74	44.3	5.1	0.79	.287	2.06	5.42
6	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	64	729	36	7	.837	64	1.92	4	3	0	430.1	259	92	107	42	70	8	0	1	1,609	13	15.25	1.46	10.41	0.88	45.3	4.4	0.76	.286	2.24	5.42
7	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	64	774	40	10	.800	63	1.84	13	7	0	475.1	308	97	109	36	103	23	1	4	1,830	10	14.65	1.95	7.51	0.68	42.3	5.6	0.86	.304	2.06	5.83
8	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	50	561	27	13	.675	50	1.90	1	1	0	349.2	213	74	77	33	79	8	0	1	1,333	12	14.44	2.03	7.10	0.85	42.1	5.9	0.84	.276	1.98	5.48
9	Johan Santana J. Santana	50	558	32	8	.800	50	1.92	3	2	0	365.2	223	78	81	38	68	5	0	0	1,379	8	13.73	1.67	8.21	0.94	40.5	4.9	0.80	.261	1.99	5.49
10	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	48	540	32	2	.941	48	1.61	5	1	0	363.1	219	65	73	28	54	12	0	2	1,353	5	13.38	1.34	10.00	0.69	39.9	4.0	0.75	.266	1.81	5.42
11	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	47	524	32	6	.842	47	2.20	1	1	0	323.2	205	79	87	32	57	8	0	3	1,222	6	14.57	1.58	9.19	0.89	42.9	4.7	0.81	.288	2.42	5.70
12	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	43	490	29	7	.806	43	2.49	9	4	0	328.2	236	91	93	36	37	5	0	0	1,246	7	13.42	1.01	13.24	0.99	39.3	3.0	0.83	.295	2.55	6.46
13	Blake Snell B. Snell	40	444	24	4	.857	40	0.78	1	1	0	254.2	102	22	22	9	75	1	0	0	934	16	15.69	2.65	5.92	0.32	47.5	8.0	0.70	.230	0.78	3.60
14	Robbie Ray R. Ray	40	437	22	6	.786	40	2.40	1	1	0	255.0	169	68	74	30	65	5	0	2	996	12	15.42	2.29	6.72	1.06	43.9	6.5	0.92	.303	2.61	5.96
15	David Price D. Price	40	439	25	9	.735	40	2.09	4	0	0	301.0	223	70	76	21	44	3	0	1	1,159	3	13.13	1.32	9.98	0.63	37.9	3.8	0.89	.310	2.27	6.67
16	CC Sabathia	39	419	25	5	.833	39	1.66	6	2	0	292.0	209	54	63	12	66	8	0	2	1,139	2	12.91	2.03	6.35	0.37	36.8	5.8	0.94	.311	1.94	6.44
17	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	39	432	23	6	.793	39	1.78	7	2	0	288.2	184	57	62	20	61	10	0	0	1,096	4	13.47	1.90	7.08	0.62	39.4	5.6	0.85	.286	1.93	5.74
18	Trevor Bauer T. Bauer	37	407	20	5	.800	37	1.97	1	0	0	256.1	150	56	64	25	77	11	0	2	997	11	14.29	2.70	5.29	0.88	40.8	7.7	0.89	.262	2.25	5.27
19	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	37	403	17	12	.586	37	2.56	6	1	0	278.0	174	79	83	33	47	2	0	1	1,049	8	13.05	1.52	8.57	1.07	38.4	4.5	0.79	.250	2.69	5.63
20	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	36	406	23	2	.920	36	1.37	4	2	0	263.2	157	40	43	13	72	6	0	0	1,010	11	13.86	2.46	5.64	0.44	40.2	7.1	0.87	.281	1.47	5.36
21	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	36	396	23	5	.821	36	1.96	2	1	0	262.1	181	57	58	21	55	8	0	3	1,009	1	13.59	1.89	7.20	0.72	39.2	5.5	0.90	.302	1.99	6.21
22	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	35	379	18	5	.783	35	2.07	2	1	0	239.0	166	55	63	19	31	8	0	0	916	8	14.27	1.17	12.23	0.72	41.4	3.4	0.82	.307	2.37	6.25
23	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	35	388	19	3	.864	35	1.21	5	4	0	261.0	146	35	40	9	47	10	0	0	975	20	13.38	1.62	8.26	0.31	39.8	4.8	0.74	.263	1.38	5.03
24	A.J. Burnett	35	387	18	7	.720	35	2.55	2	1	0	250.2	187	71	77	15	91	11	0	3	1,025	11	13.89	3.27	4.25	0.54	37.8	8.9	1.11	.330	2.76	6.71
25	Dylan Cease D. Cease	34	363	18	2	.900	34	1.67	1	1	0	210.0	114	39	39	9	63	5	0	0	804	12	15.56	2.70	5.76	0.39	45.1	7.8	0.84	.288	1.67	4.89

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Abrams

RBI

103

Abrams

AVG

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Ruiz

Team Pitching Leaders

13

Cavalli

200

Cavalli

ERA

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Team Rankings

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	93	66	.585
Phillies	87	72	.547	6.0
Marlins	78	81	.491	15.0
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.0
Mets	73	86	.459	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	NYM	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sun 9/27	NYM	@	WSH	3:05 PM

Last Game

Nationals

75 - 84

Final

Tigers

74 - 85

Wed 23 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

113

Burleson

113

Alonso

110

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.315

Alvarez

.310

Arraez

.308

Moreno

Hit Leaders

188

Lopez

185

Arraez

179

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

109

Arozarena

104

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.393

Bauers

.388

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.600

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.532

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,354.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,283.3

Ohtani

2,039.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,786

Crow-Armstrong

1,607.6

Ohtani

1,530

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Best Record ATS

91-68

90-69

89-70

87-72

85-74

85-75

Worst Record ATS

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67-92

68-92

74-85

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	66	.585
Phillies	87	72	.547	6.0
Marlins	78	81	.491	15.0
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.0
Mets	73	86	.459	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	100	59	.629
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	13.0
Pirates	81	78	.509	19.0
Cardinals	77	82	.484	23.0
Reds	74	85	.465	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	97	62	.610
Padres - w	89	70	.560	8.0
Diamondbacks	85	74	.535	12.0
Giants	65	94	.409	32.0
Rockies	57	102	.358	40.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	96	63	.604
Yankees - w	92	68	.575	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	10.0
Orioles	79	81	.494	17.5
Blue Jays	77	82	.484	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - x	83	76	.522
White Sox - x	82	77	.516	1.0
Twins	75	84	.472	8.0
Tigers	74	85	.465	9.0
Royals	68	91	.428	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	79	80	.497
Rangers	79	80	.497
Mariners	74	85	.465	5.0
Athletics	63	96	.396	16.0
Angels	61	98	.384	18.0