most career strikeouts by a houston astros pitcher

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most career batters for the Astros, with 1,866 strikeouts.

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	1,866	282	106	94	.530	282	3.13	38	13	0	1854.2	1,441	645	739	111	796	44	0	31	7,716	104	9.05	3.86	2.34	0.54	24.2	10.3	1.21	.271	3.59	91	2.86	83	6.99	124.4
2	Roy Oswalt R. Oswalt	1,593	303	143	82	.636	291	3.24	19	7	0	1932.1	1,865	696	747	167	446	68	5	32	7,976	23	7.42	2.08	3.57	0.78	20.0	5.6	1.20	.298	3.48	76	3.35	77	8.69	217.7
3	J.R. Richard	1,493	238	107	71	.601	221	3.15	76	19	0	1606.0	1,227	562	625	73	770	17	3	15	6,674	92	8.37	4.32	1.94	0.41	22.4	11.5	1.24	.267	3.50	92	2.85	82	6.88	114.7
4	Larry Dierker L. Dierker	1,487	345	137	117	.539	320	3.28	106	25	1	2294.1	2,090	837	927	177	695	48	9	43	9,492	102	5.83	2.73	2.14	0.69	15.7	7.3	1.21	.270	3.64	96	3.20	96	8.20	33.2
5	Mike Scott M. Scott	1,318	263	110	81	.576	259	3.30	42	21	0	1704.0	1,444	625	694	144	505	30	3	45	6,989	35	6.96	2.67	2.61	0.76	18.9	7.2	1.14	.260	3.67	94	3.26	93	7.63	45.3
6	Shane Reynolds S. Reynolds	1,309	274	103	86	.545	248	3.95	20	7	0	1622.1	1,738	712	785	171	358	33	5	27	6,865	38	7.26	1.99	3.66	0.95	19.1	5.2	1.29	.314	4.35	95	3.58	85	9.64	111.6
7	Don Wilson D. Wilson	1,283	266	104	92	.531	245	3.15	78	20	2	1748.1	1,479	611	698	119	640	47	10	32	7,305	77	6.60	3.29	2.00	0.61	17.6	8.8	1.21	.261	3.59	92	3.09	92	7.61	43.7
8	Joe Niekro J. Niekro	1,178	397	144	116	.554	301	3.22	82	21	9	2270.0	2,052	811	934	139	818	41	41	33	9,490	128	4.67	3.24	1.44	0.55	12.4	8.6	1.26	.262	3.70	95	3.59	104	8.14	-46
9	Wandy Rodriguez W. Rodriguez	1,093	227	80	84	.488	218	4.04	2	2	0	1306.2	1,295	587	664	147	454	45	1	31	5,577	34	7.53	3.13	2.41	1.01	19.6	8.1	1.34	.299	4.57	98	4.03	96	8.92	28.1
10	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	1,053	188	81	52	.609	166	3.36	9	3	0	1080.2	912	404	444	87	389	58	7	1	4,483	61	8.77	3.24	2.71	0.72	23.5	8.7	1.20	.285	3.70	81	3.50	84	7.60	79.3
11	Darryl Kile D. Kile	973	209	71	65	.522	182	3.79	16	6	0	1200.0	1,128	505	580	89	562	72	7	27	5,241	58	7.30	4.22	1.73	0.67	18.6	10.7	1.41	.293	4.35	99	3.96	103	8.46	-14.6
12	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	962	130	73	28	.723	130	2.71	3	2	0	810.1	589	244	261	106	155	31	0	0	3,166	16	10.68	1.72	6.21	1.18	30.4	4.9	0.92	.253	2.90	65	3.18	76	6.54	93.2
13	Bob Knepper B. Knepper	946	284	93	100	.482	267	3.66	41	18	1	1738.0	1,748	706	812	148	521	27	5	40	7,315	36	4.90	2.70	1.82	0.77	12.9	7.1	1.31	.282	4.20	105	3.70	107	9.05	-56.1
14	Dallas Keuchel D. Keuchel	945	192	76	63	.547	183	3.66	12	4	0	1189.1	1,144	484	521	115	343	21	2	7	4,937	44	7.15	2.60	2.76	0.87	19.1	6.9	1.25	.293	3.94	92	3.71	92	8.66	45.3
15	Lance McCullers Jr. L. McCullers Jr.	904	154	53	40	.570	148	3.85	1	0	0	813.1	702	348	376	74	357	47	2	4	3,463	52	10.00	3.95	2.53	0.82	26.1	10.3	1.30	.302	4.16	94	3.59	86	7.77	53
16	Ken Forsch K. Forsch	815	421	78	81	.491	153	3.18	36	9	50	1493.2	1,439	528	587	96	428	26	171	58	6,213	36	4.91	2.58	1.90	0.58	13.1	6.9	1.25	.277	3.54	92	3.25	94	8.67	30.3
17	Mike Hampton M. Hampton	767	216	76	50	.603	172	3.59	13	6	0	1138.0	1,140	454	525	88	419	23	7	16	4,844	35	6.07	3.31	1.83	0.70	15.8	8.6	1.37	.297	4.15	89	3.94	96	9.02	21
18	Collin McHugh C. McHugh	743	195	58	35	.624	110	3.63	1	0	0	753.1	699	304	320	82	219	33	26	4	3,145	24	8.88	2.62	3.39	0.98	23.6	7.0	1.22	.298	3.82	90	3.59	88	8.35	42.2
19	Jim Deshaies J. Deshaies	731	181	61	59	.508	178	3.67	14	6	0	1102.0	960	449	479	113	423	17	0	36	4,599	16	5.97	3.45	1.73	0.92	15.9	9.2	1.25	.256	3.91	103	4.00	113	7.84	-64.1
20	Billy Wagner B. Wagner	694	464	26	29	.473	0	2.53	0	0	225	504.1	333	142	149	48	191	18	379	15	2,027	28	12.38	3.41	3.63	0.86	34.2	9.4	1.04	.265	2.66	59	2.80	66	5.94	83.4
21	Turk Farrell T. Farrell	694	181	53	64	.453	132	3.42	41	5	8	1015.0	947	386	432	95	212	14	29	21	4,148	15	6.15	1.88	3.27	0.84	16.7	5.1	1.14	.272	3.83	100	3.07	92	8.40	29.4
22	Hunter Brown H. Brown	678	116	41	34	.547	108	3.46	1	0	0	618.1	528	238	256	71	225	25	1	1	2,551	10	9.87	3.27	3.01	1.03	26.6	8.8	1.22	.294	3.73	84	3.67	88	7.69	32.3
23	Wade Miller W. Miller	659	127	58	39	.598	123	3.87	5	1	0	768.0	699	330	362	91	306	23	2	14	3,246	18	7.72	3.59	2.15	1.07	20.3	9.4	1.31	.281	4.24	87	4.14	94	8.19	23.8
24	Tom Griffin T. Griffin	652	199	45	60	.429	123	4.20	24	9	3	863.1	828	403	442	78	441	25	19	31	3,807	55	6.80	4.60	1.48	0.81	17.1	11.6	1.47	.287	4.61	119	3.82	111	8.63	-38.2
25	Bud Norris B. Norris	643	119	34	46	.425	118	4.33	0	0	0	689.2	687	332	368	85	281	26	0	13	3,001	22	8.39	3.67	2.29	1.11	21.4	9.4	1.40	.306	4.80	110	4.13	104	8.97	-10.9

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RBI

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Alvarez

AVG

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Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

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Lambert

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ERA

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Team Rankings

185

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639

11th

1,235

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ERA

4.56

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	72	69	.511
Rangers	70	71	.496	2.0
Mariners	66	75	.468	6.0
Athletics	55	86	.390	17.0
Angels	53	87	.379	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/4	AZ	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 9/5	AZ	@	HOU	7:15 PM
Sun 9/6	AZ	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Tue 9/8	HOU	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Wed 9/9	HOU	@	PHI	6:40 PM

Last Game

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73 - 67

Final

Astros

72 - 69

Thu 3 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

39

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

101

Burleson

99

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.315

Arraez

.310

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

166

Arraez

162

Díaz

Run Leaders

103

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

95

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.394

Harper

.391

Wood

SLG Leaders

.602

Alvarez

.571

Crow-Armstrong

.547

García

SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.97

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.06

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.32

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,261.8

Ohtani

2,029.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,847.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,590.6

Ohtani

1,538

Crow-Armstrong

1,384

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82-58

81-61

79-61

79-62

77-64

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Worst Record ATS

54-87

55-85

59-81

62-79

64-76

65-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	83	57	.593
Phillies	79	61	.564	4.0
Marlins	71	70	.504	12.5
Nationals	67	75	.472	17.0
Mets	63	77	.450	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	87	54	.617
Cubs	79	62	.560	8.0
Cardinals	70	71	.496	17.0
Pirates	69	72	.489	18.0
Reds	67	73	.479	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	83	57	.593
Diamondbacks	74	67	.525	9.5
Padres	73	67	.521	10.0
Giants	58	83	.411	25.5
Rockies	54	86	.386	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	83	57	.593
Yankees	80	60	.571	3.0
Red Sox	76	65	.539	7.5
Blue Jays	70	71	.496	13.5
Orioles	69	72	.489	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	73	67	.521
Guardians	70	70	.500	3.0
Twins	67	73	.479	6.0
Tigers	64	75	.460	8.5
Royals	63	78	.447	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	72	69	.511
Rangers	70	71	.496	2.0
Mariners	66	75	.468	6.0
Athletics	55	86	.390	17.0
Angels	53	87	.379	18.5

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Wed 8/19	DET	@	PIT	3-4
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Thu 8/20	STL	@	CIN	10-9
Thu 8/20	TOR	@	TBR	5-1
Thu 8/20	SFG	@	CLE	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/4	MIL	@	CIN	6:10 PM
Fri 9/4	ATL	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Fri 9/4	LAA	@	PIT	6:45 PM
Fri 9/4	BOS	@	BAL	7:05 PM
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