Shane Bieber has the best K/9 in a season, with 14.20 per nine innings in 2020.

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most k per 9 with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a player in one season

	NAME	K/9	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	14.20	2020	CLE	12	8	1	.889	12	1.63	122	0	0	0	77.1	46	14	15	7	21	1	0	0	297	5	2.44	5.81	0.81	41.1	7.1	0.87	.267	1.75	37	2.06	46	5.35	20.5
2	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	13.82	2019	HOU	33	20	5	.800	33	2.50	326	0	0	0	212.1	142	59	66	29	48	3	0	0	817	4	2.03	6.79	1.23	39.9	5.9	0.89	.275	2.80	55	2.63	58	6.02	45
3	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	13.76	2020	NYM	12	4	2	.667	12	2.38	104	0	0	0	68.0	47	18	21	7	18	0	0	0	268	4	2.38	5.78	0.93	38.8	6.7	0.96	.288	2.78	57	2.26	52	6.22	15.9
4	Spencer Strider S. Strider	13.55	2023	ATL	32	19	5	.792	32	3.86	281	0	0	0	186.2	146	80	85	22	58	9	0	1	763	6	2.80	4.84	1.06	36.8	7.6	1.09	.316	4.10	87	2.85	66	7.04	30.3
5	Dylan Cease D. Cease	13.55	2026	TOR	17	6	4	.600	17	2.56	148	0	0	0	98.1	67	28	31	5	44	3	0	0	401	3	4.03	3.36	0.46	36.9	11.0	1.13	.308	2.84	62	2.19	52	6.13	22.2
6	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	13.54	2026	MIL	18	10	4	.714	18	1.62	167	1	1	0	111.0	57	20	27	9	27	8	0	0	422	5	2.19	6.19	0.73	39.6	6.4	0.76	.227	2.19	39	2.10	49	4.62	26.4
7	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	13.41	2001	ARI	35	21	6	.778	34	2.49	372	3	2	0	249.2	181	69	74	19	71	18	1	2	994	8	2.56	5.24	0.68	37.4	7.1	1.01	.315	2.67	55	2.12	48	6.52	63.9
8	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	13.20	1999	BOS	31	23	4	.852	29	2.07	313	5	1	0	213.1	160	49	56	9	37	9	1	1	835	6	1.56	8.46	0.38	37.5	4.4	0.92	.323	2.36	42	1.38	30	6.75	79.4
9	Chris Sale C. Sale	12.93	2017	BOS	32	17	8	.680	32	2.90	308	1	0	0	214.1	165	69	73	24	43	8	0	0	851	3	1.81	7.16	1.01	36.2	5.1	0.97	.301	3.07	63	2.45	56	6.93	45.5
10	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	12.69	2019	WSH	27	11	7	.611	27	2.92	243	0	0	0	172.1	144	56	59	18	33	7	0	2	693	0	1.72	7.36	0.94	35.1	4.8	1.03	.321	3.08	66	2.44	55	7.52	38.6
11	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	12.61	2021	MIL	28	11	5	.688	28	2.43	234	0	0	0	167.0	123	45	47	7	34	6	0	0	657	5	1.83	6.88	0.38	35.6	5.2	0.94	.309	2.53	58	1.62	38	6.63	48.9
12	Kerry Wood K. Wood	12.58	1998	CHC	26	13	6	.684	26	3.40	233	1	1	0	166.2	117	63	69	14	85	11	0	1	699	6	4.59	2.74	0.76	33.3	12.2	1.21	.289	3.73	80	3.16	73	6.32	21.9
13	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	12.56	2000	ARI	35	19	7	.731	35	2.64	347	8	3	0	248.2	202	73	89	23	76	6	0	1	1,001	5	2.75	4.57	0.83	34.7	7.6	1.12	.326	3.22	56	2.53	53	7.31	61.1
14	Henry Porter H. Porter	12.53	1884	MIL	6	3	3	.500	6	3.00	71	6	1	0	51.0	32	17	25	1	9		0		200	6	1.59	7.89	0.18	35.5	4.5	0.80		4.41	23	1.27	11	5.65	24.1
15	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	12.49	2016	MIA	29	16	8	.667	29	2.86	253	0	0	0	182.1	149	58	63	13	55	6	0	6	737	9	2.71	4.60	0.64	34.3	7.5	1.12	.332	3.11	72	2.29	57	7.35	35.4
16	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	12.40	2018	HOU	32	15	5	.750	32	2.88	276	1	1	0	200.1	143	64	68	19	64	7	0	0	799	9	2.88	4.31	0.85	34.5	8.0	1.03	.286	3.05	70	2.70	65	6.42	32.7
17	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	12.35	1995	SEA	30	18	2	.900	30	2.48	294	6	3	0	214.1	159	59	65	12	65	6	0	1	866	5	2.73	4.52	0.50	33.9	7.5	1.05	.301	2.73	53	2.08	44	6.68	62
18	Trevor Bauer T. Bauer	12.33	2020	CIN	11	5	4	.556	11	1.73	100	2	2	0	73.0	41	14	17	9	17	3	0	1	278	3	2.10	5.88	1.11	36.0	6.1	0.79	.215	2.10	36	2.87	61	5.05	14.1
19	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	12.30	2020	WSH	12	5	4	.556	12	3.74	92	1	0	0	67.1	70	28	30	10	23	1	0	1	295	6	3.07	4.00	1.34	31.2	7.8	1.38	.355	4.01	83	3.45	76	9.36	8
20	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	12.30	1997	SEA	30	20	4	.833	29	2.28	291	5	2	0	213.0	147	54	60	20	77	10	0	2	850	4	3.25	3.78	0.85	34.2	9.1	1.05	.281	2.54	50	2.82	62	6.21	41.3
21	Dylan Cease D. Cease	12.28	2021	CWS	32	13	7	.650	32	3.91	226	1	1	0	165.2	139	72	77	20	68	9	0	0	708	13	3.69	3.32	1.09	31.9	9.6	1.25	.309	4.18	90	3.40	76	7.55	18.9
22	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	12.24	2018	WSH	33	18	7	.720	33	2.53	300	2	1	0	220.2	150	62	66	23	51	12	0	4	866	4	2.08	5.88	0.94	34.6	5.9	0.91	.265	2.69	62	2.65	64	6.12	36.1
23	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	12.20	2018	HOU	34	16	9	.640	34	2.52	290	1	1	0	214.0	156	60	63	28	37	8	0	0	833	5	1.56	7.84	1.18	34.8	4.4	0.90	.272	2.65	62	2.78	67	6.56	33
24	Robbie Ray R. Ray	12.13	2019	ARI	33	12	8	.600	33	4.34	235	0	0	0	174.1	150	84	91	30	84	5	0	5	747	7	4.34	2.80	1.55	31.5	11.2	1.34	.305	4.70	98	4.28	99	7.74	1
25	Dinelson Lamet D. Lamet	12.13	2020	SDP	12	3	1	.750	12	2.09	93	0	0	0	69.0	39	16	18	5	20	4	0	0	267	1	2.61	4.65	0.65	34.8	7.5	0.86	.234	2.35	49	2.47	56	5.09	15.1

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DeLauter

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Team Pitching Leaders

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	45	.511
Guardians	48	46	.511
Twins	46	48	.489	2.0
Tigers	42	50	.457	5.0
Royals	38	56	.404	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/10	CLE	@	MIA	7:10 PM
Sat 7/11	CLE	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sun 7/12	CLE	@	MIA	1:40 PM
Fri 7/17	PIT	@	CLE	7:10 PM
Sat 7/18	PIT	@	CLE	4:10 PM

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Final

Twins

46 - 48

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HR Leaders

32

Schwarber

29

Alvarez

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Rice

RBI Leaders

70

Walker

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García

67

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.345

Lopez

.326

Díaz

.324

Arraez

Hit Leaders

126

Lopez

112

Arraez

108

Díaz

Run Leaders

85

Wood

65

Reynolds

64

Neto

OBP Leaders

.416

Alvarez

.414

Soto

.409

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.614

Alvarez

.590

Rice

.579

Soto

SB Leaders

33

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

11

Burns

10

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

137

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.25

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WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

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K/9 Leaders

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13.54

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6.19

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Ohtani

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Wood

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Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,186.6

Ohtani

1,041

Wood

953

Crow-Armstrong

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41-51

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	54	38	.587
Phillies	51	42	.548	3.5
Marlins	51	42	.548	3.5
Nationals	48	46	.511	7.0
Mets	40	54	.426	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	58	34	.630
Cubs	52	41	.559	6.5
Cardinals	48	43	.527	9.5
Pirates	47	47	.500	12.0
Reds	42	49	.462	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	61	33	.649
Padres	46	46	.500	14.0
Diamondbacks	45	47	.489	15.0
Giants	38	54	.413	22.0
Rockies	38	56	.404	23.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	54	37	.593
Yankees	51	42	.548	4.0
Blue Jays	44	49	.473	11.0
Red Sox	43	48	.473	11.0
Orioles	43	51	.457	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	45	.511
Guardians	48	46	.511
Twins	46	48	.489	2.0
Tigers	42	50	.457	5.0
Royals	38	56	.404	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	47	46	.505
Rangers	46	46	.500	0.5
Astros	46	49	.484	2.0
Athletics	41	51	.446	5.5
Angels	37	56	.398	10.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 6/24	BOS	@	COL	6-8
Wed 6/24	KCR	@	TBR	3-5
Wed 6/24	MIL	@	CIN	6-5
Wed 6/24	CHC	@	NYM	10-5
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Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 7/9	PHI	@	CIN	7:10 PM
Thu 7/9	MIL	@	STL	7:45 PM
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Shane Bieber has the best K/9 in a season, with 14.20 per nine innings in 2020.

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1,254.9

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