most career strikeouts pitcher since 2010

Since 2010, Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters, with 3,280 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	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,280	447	212	107	.665	447	3.21	12	5	0	2777.2	2,262	992	1,044	340	712	100	0	18	11,190	74	10.63	2.31	4.61	1.10	29.3	6.4	1.07	.284	3.38	78	3.23	78	7.33	277.7
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,808	424	201	116	.634	424	3.15	20	6	0	2731.1	2,255	956	1,040	292	724	75	0	11	11,068	63	9.25	2.39	3.88	0.96	25.4	6.5	1.09	.274	3.43	76	3.33	80	7.43	247.3
3	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,767	402	210	83	.717	400	2.45	25	15	0	2576.2	1,965	700	775	217	570	44	0	21	10,108	90	9.66	1.99	4.85	0.76	27.4	5.6	0.98	.269	2.71	63	2.78	69	6.86	352.6
4	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,739	415	157	96	.621	334	2.96	16	3	12	2213.0	1,795	728	786	221	515	140	25	15	8,906	48	11.14	2.09	5.32	0.90	30.8	5.8	1.04	.297	3.20	69	2.84	68	7.30	329.9
5	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,343	332	159	86	.649	332	3.18	8	5	0	2040.2	1,702	721	772	228	519	62	0	7	8,214	58	10.33	2.29	4.51	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.40	79	3.16	77	7.51	221.9
6	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,229	409	175	103	.629	405	3.41	8	2	0	2501.1	2,305	947	1,015	273	537	47	0	14	10,148	80	8.02	1.93	4.15	0.98	22.0	5.3	1.14	.288	3.65	83	3.46	86	8.29	162.1
7	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,097	387	118	124	.488	348	3.87	4	2	0	2054.1	1,981	883	945	251	575	39	11	12	8,595	65	9.19	2.52	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.307	4.14	93	3.59	85	8.68	143.9
8	Charlie Morton C. Morton	2,086	382	138	117	.541	376	4.04	2	1	0	2096.0	1,961	940	1,034	210	778	193	1	25	8,994	66	8.96	3.34	2.68	0.90	23.2	8.7	1.31	.306	4.44	101	3.84	96	8.42	44.2
9	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	2,075	297	115	93	.553	297	3.65	2	1	0	1778.0	1,460	721	756	231	563	83	0	8	7,305	83	10.50	2.85	3.69	1.17	28.4	7.7	1.14	.282	3.83	87	3.58	85	7.39	120
10	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	2,060	354	134	124	.519	354	3.48	16	7	0	2199.1	1,999	851	931	256	541	89	0	37	9,058	29	8.43	2.21	3.81	1.05	22.7	6.0	1.15	.285	3.81	90	3.62	94	8.18	50.7
11	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,042	362	140	105	.571	353	3.52	7	5	0	2050.2	1,793	802	876	205	655	62	2	5	8,488	107	8.96	2.87	3.12	0.90	24.1	7.7	1.19	.287	3.84	85	3.51	85	7.87	146.2
12	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	2,015	364	143	99	.591	340	3.74	4	2	1	2006.1	1,856	834	916	231	704	89	4	21	8,520	61	9.04	3.16	2.86	1.04	23.7	8.3	1.28	.296	4.11	91	3.82	93	8.33	67.8
13	Aaron Nola A. Nola	2,014	310	113	98	.536	310	3.94	6	4	0	1845.2	1,665	807	848	247	495	57	0	18	7,606	20	9.82	2.41	4.07	1.20	26.5	6.5	1.17	.296	4.14	93	3.61	84	8.12	136.4
14	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,001	360	158	101	.610	360	3.66	11	2	0	2182.0	2,070	887	981	243	688	71	0	11	9,128	48	8.25	2.84	2.91	1.00	21.9	7.5	1.26	.298	4.05	87	3.77	93	8.54	69.6
15	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,998	271	104	73	.588	271	2.67	4	2	0	1660.1	1,283	493	530	163	376	25	0	16	6,543	33	10.83	2.04	5.31	0.88	30.5	5.7	1.00	.281	2.87	68	2.74	67	6.95	251.2
16	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,964	304	123	79	.609	304	3.26	5	3	0	1848.2	1,563	669	723	181	523	79	0	14	7,560	42	9.56	2.55	3.76	0.88	26.0	6.9	1.13	.287	3.52	81	3.28	79	7.61	178.9
17	David Price D. Price	1,962	372	147	75	.662	298	3.26	17	3	3	2001.1	1,802	724	789	203	504	58	19	16	8,193	38	8.82	2.27	3.89	0.91	23.9	6.2	1.15	.293	3.55	80	3.31	81	8.10	168.4
18	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,923	392	113	146	.436	369	4.54	7	2	3	2127.2	2,277	1,074	1,152	296	655	57	11	24	9,169	68	8.13	2.77	2.94	1.25	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	108	4.15	100	9.63	4.2
19	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	1,874	307	115	88	.567	306	3.34	11	3	0	1961.1	1,745	727	781	214	580	88	0	24	8,086	46	8.60	2.66	3.23	0.98	23.2	7.2	1.19	.287	3.58	81	3.64	89	8.01	97.8
20	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,851	290	99	88	.529	285	3.88	2	1	0	1578.2	1,363	680	731	234	676	52	1	19	6,675	65	10.55	3.85	2.74	1.33	27.7	10.1	1.29	.292	4.17	92	4.11	100	7.77	-3.6
21	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	1,836	392	115	113	.504	366	3.79	2	2	0	2142.1	2,088	901	976	225	658	59	7	23	8,993	76	7.71	2.76	2.79	0.95	20.4	7.3	1.28	.300	4.10	91	3.79	91	8.77	86.9
22	Ian Kennedy I. Kennedy	1,732	483	103	110	.484	278	4.10	2	1	66	1844.2	1,743	841	905	274	610	82	124	28	7,823	77	8.45	2.98	2.84	1.34	22.1	7.8	1.28	.287	4.42	101	4.28	108	8.50	-64.5
23	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	1,725	271	116	77	.601	260	3.44	18	8	1	1641.2	1,486	627	684	177	368	65	4	9	6,688	31	9.46	2.02	4.69	0.97	25.8	5.5	1.13	.301	3.75	83	3.22	78	8.15	161.7
24	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	1,723	247	113	62	.646	247	3.24	2	2	0	1470.0	1,217	530	582	149	394	53	0	20	5,962	44	10.55	2.41	4.37	0.91	28.9	6.6	1.10	.293	3.56	80	3.01	75	7.45	165.9
25	Gio Gonzalez G. Gonzalez	1,717	314	124	90	.579	304	3.51	4	2	0	1800.1	1,599	703	755	148	734	46	1	18	7,624	56	8.58	3.67	2.34	0.74	22.5	9.6	1.30	.291	3.77	87	3.57	89	7.99	89.8

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Team Batting Leaders

30

Wood

RBI

91

Abrams

AVG

.283

García

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Griffin

151

Cavalli

ERA

3.06

Griffin

Team Rankings

180

1st

670

1st

970

26th

ERA

4.73

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	52	.587
Phillies	69	58	.543	5.5
Marlins	64	63	.504	10.5
Nationals	60	67	.472	14.5
Mets	57	70	.449	17.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/19	WSH	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Thu 8/20	WSH	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Fri 8/21	WSH	@	MIA	7:10 PM
Sat 8/22	WSH	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sun 8/23	WSH	@	MIA	1:40 PM

Last Game

Nationals

60 - 67

Final

Rangers

62 - 64

Tue 18 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

92

Burleson

91

Stewart

91

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.318

Alvarez

.317

Arraez

.310

Simpson

Hit Leaders

153

Arraez

152

Lopez

145

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

90

Crow-Armstrong

88

Olson

OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.613

Alvarez

.558

Ohtani

.555

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

Sale

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,155.4

Ohtani

1,791.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,683.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,509.6

Ohtani

1,361

Crow-Armstrong

1,262

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

75-50

73-54

70-55

71-56

70-57

Worst Record ATS

47-79

51-76

52-75

55-71

58-69

58-68

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	52	.587
Phillies	69	58	.543	5.5
Marlins	64	63	.504	10.5
Nationals	60	67	.472	14.5
Mets	57	70	.449	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	78	48	.619
Cubs	74	53	.583	4.5
Cardinals	65	62	.512	13.5
Pirates	62	66	.484	17.0
Reds	60	66	.476	18.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	76	51	.598
Padres	68	59	.535	8.0
Diamondbacks	66	61	.520	10.0
Giants	51	74	.408	24.0
Rockies	50	76	.397	25.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	75	50	.600
Yankees	70	55	.560	5.0
Red Sox	68	58	.540	7.5
Blue Jays	62	65	.488	14.0
Orioles	61	65	.484	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	65	60	.520
Twins	62	65	.488	4.0
Guardians	61	65	.484	4.5
Tigers	61	65	.484	4.5
Royals	53	74	.417	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	63	.500
Rangers	62	64	.492	1.0
Mariners	59	67	.468	4.0
Angels	50	76	.397	13.0
Athletics	49	77	.389	14.0