most pitcher strikeouts from 2003 to 2012

Between the 2003 and 2012 seasons, CC Sabathia struck out the most hitters, with 1,894 strikeouts.

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	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	CC Sabathia	1,894	317	161	86	.652	317	3.34	33	12	0	2174.0	2,014	808	893	191	586	73	0	31	8,968	37	7.84	2.43	3.23	0.79	21.1	6.5	1.20	.293	3.70	77	3.39	78	8.34	226.1
2	Johan Santana J. Santana	1,759	288	128	69	.650	261	3.02	15	10	0	1787.2	1,490	600	643	196	448	30	7	13	7,217	45	8.86	2.26	3.93	0.99	24.4	6.2	1.08	.270	3.24	71	3.35	80	7.50	175.6
3	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	1,701	292	114	104	.523	286	4.14	16	3	0	1841.1	1,747	846	905	246	489	61	4	32	7,690	63	8.31	2.39	3.48	1.20	22.1	6.4	1.21	.289	4.42	94	3.87	88	8.54	107.2
4	Roy Halladay R. Halladay	1,663	295	162	76	.681	294	3.09	61	17	0	2111.2	1,999	724	786	176	346	57	0	20	8,510	32	7.09	1.47	4.81	0.75	19.5	4.1	1.11	.291	3.35	71	3.17	73	8.52	268.6
5	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	1,658	266	114	86	.570	265	3.40	13	6	0	1702.2	1,469	643	675	175	515	60	0	34	6,998	31	8.76	2.72	3.22	0.93	23.7	7.4	1.17	.282	3.57	84	3.49	82	7.76	142.5
6	Josh Beckett J. Beckett	1,616	280	124	86	.590	279	3.93	10	5	0	1760.1	1,644	769	821	197	520	68	1	22	7,356	52	8.26	2.66	3.11	1.01	22.0	7.1	1.23	.292	4.20	90	3.71	88	8.41	97.9
7	Dan Haren D. Haren	1,585	296	119	97	.551	286	3.66	16	6	0	1876.2	1,821	763	833	219	395	49	3	30	7,761	77	7.60	1.89	4.01	1.05	20.4	5.1	1.18	.291	3.99	87	3.63	86	8.73	127.2
8	A.J. Burnett	1,550	267	107	91	.540	264	4.12	13	4	0	1661.0	1,560	760	828	178	646	89	1	15	7,107	111	8.40	3.50	2.40	0.96	21.8	9.1	1.33	.298	4.49	97	3.94	92	8.45	66.4
9	Carlos Zambrano C. Zambrano	1,540	316	127	81	.611	285	3.61	10	5	0	1843.0	1,604	740	813	150	827	97	7	39	7,870	51	7.52	4.04	1.86	0.73	19.6	10.5	1.32	.277	3.97	84	3.98	93	7.83	69
10	Cliff Lee C. Lee	1,524	282	125	77	.619	278	3.60	26	11	0	1842.1	1,817	737	804	194	412	45	1	11	7,645	39	7.44	2.01	3.70	0.95	19.9	5.4	1.21	.297	3.93	84	3.54	84	8.88	135.9
11	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	1,487	238	98	76	.563	238	3.22	23	9	0	1620.1	1,484	579	648	130	480	54	0	14	6,690	85	8.26	2.67	3.10	0.72	22.2	7.2	1.21	.298	3.60	78	3.29	79	8.24	161
12	Roy Oswalt R. Oswalt	1,466	293	130	84	.607	281	3.36	17	7	0	1838.1	1,809	686	732	164	425	68	3	28	7,619	26	7.18	2.08	3.45	0.80	19.2	5.6	1.22	.299	3.58	80	3.46	80	8.86	175.5
13	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,454	232	124	65	.656	232	3.40	20	6	0	1553.2	1,353	587	636	137	470	60	0	19	6,408	57	8.42	2.72	3.09	0.79	22.7	7.3	1.17	.284	3.68	78	3.40	79	7.84	155.3
14	Ted Lilly T. Lilly	1,435	287	120	97	.553	286	4.02	3	2	0	1707.1	1,556	762	808	246	555	46	0	31	7,182	41	7.56	2.93	2.59	1.30	20.0	7.7	1.24	.267	4.26	93	4.34	100	8.20	-1.1
15	Aaron Harang A. Harang	1,396	283	100	100	.500	278	4.16	13	6	0	1723.2	1,810	797	854	224	505	47	2	44	7,371	58	7.29	2.64	2.76	1.17	18.9	6.9	1.34	.305	4.46	98	4.12	96	9.45	42.3
16	John Lackey J. Lackey	1,396	277	119	90	.569	276	4.13	13	8	0	1767.2	1,842	811	883	179	536	97	0	22	7,579	90	7.11	2.73	2.60	0.91	18.4	7.1	1.35	.310	4.50	94	3.90	91	9.38	80
17	Brett Myers B. Myers	1,333	365	93	88	.514	237	4.20	11	3	40	1616.2	1,623	754	807	226	522	50	81	35	6,903	40	7.42	2.91	2.55	1.26	19.3	7.6	1.33	.293	4.49	100	4.30	100	9.04	-0.8
18	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1,332	272	91	78	.538	231	3.77	12	3	1	1492.0	1,482	625	675	149	379	45	8	12	6,231	43	8.03	2.29	3.51	0.90	21.4	6.1	1.25	.308	4.07	87	3.44	81	8.94	131.8
19	Barry Zito B. Zito	1,332	316	113	115	.496	310	4.18	7	2	0	1900.0	1,766	883	951	211	801	69	4	46	8,139	35	6.31	3.79	1.66	1.00	16.4	9.8	1.35	.272	4.50	100	4.50	107	8.37	-58.4
20	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	1,317	189	79	56	.585	188	3.31	8	5	0	1214.0	1,025	447	480	89	469	29	0	23	5,073	73	9.76	3.48	2.81	0.66	26.0	9.2	1.23	.295	3.56	84	3.11	79	7.60	119.6
21	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	1,307	212	91	60	.603	211	3.34	12	6	0	1376.2	1,223	511	544	165	344	28	0	29	5,602	20	8.54	2.25	3.80	1.08	23.3	6.1	1.14	.282	3.56	80	3.57	85	8.00	97.3
22	Matt Cain M. Cain	1,278	236	85	78	.521	235	3.27	15	6	0	1536.2	1,279	559	596	129	524	43	1	30	6,329	58	7.49	3.07	2.44	0.76	20.2	8.3	1.17	.264	3.49	80	3.64	90	7.49	70.7
23	James Shields J. Shields	1,250	218	87	73	.544	217	3.89	19	8	0	1454.2	1,439	629	688	184	340	49	0	11	6,039	51	7.73	2.10	3.68	1.14	20.7	5.6	1.22	.298	4.26	94	3.83	91	8.90	58.7
24	Bronson Arroyo B. Arroyo	1,244	306	115	101	.532	294	4.11	12	5	1	1889.2	1,905	863	944	259	504	85	3	40	7,985	31	5.92	2.40	2.47	1.23	15.6	6.3	1.27	.279	4.50	95	4.49	105	9.07	-32.5
25	Kevin Millwood K. Millwood	1,243	283	94	106	.470	283	4.34	16	4	0	1716.0	1,852	827	901	191	540	53	0	25	7,422	42	6.52	2.83	2.30	1.00	16.7	7.3	1.39	.308	4.73	99	4.12	94	9.71	48.1

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Martínez

RBI

70

Rocchio

AVG

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DeLauter

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Williams

244

Williams

ERA

2.57

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Team Rankings

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649

26th

1,476

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ERA

3.78

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	81	75	.519
White Sox	80	76	.513	1.0
Tigers	74	83	.471	7.5
Twins	73	84	.465	8.5
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	CLE	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Wed 9/23	CLE	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Thu 9/24	CLE	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Fri 9/25	CLE	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Sat 9/26	CLE	@	KCR	7:10 PM

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Athletics

61 - 95

Final

Guardians

81 - 75

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

108

Alonso

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Alvarez

.313

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

185

Lopez

183

Arraez

173

Tatis

Run Leaders

118

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

104

Wood

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.397

Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.597

Alvarez

.578

Crow-Armstrong

.532

García

SB Leaders

46

Simpson

46

Nuñez

43

Witt

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Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.62

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Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

29

Rasmussen

31

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,303.1

Crow-Armstrong

2,264.8

Ohtani

1,983.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,745

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,488

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Worst Record ATS

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66-90

67-89

72-84

73-83

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	84	.465	19.5
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	58	.628
Cubs	87	69	.558	11.0
Pirates	79	77	.506	19.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	22.0
Reds	72	84	.462	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	96	60	.615
Padres	87	69	.558	9.0
Diamondbacks	82	74	.526	14.0
Giants	65	92	.414	31.5
Rockies	57	99	.365	39.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	95	60	.613
Yankees - x	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	80	.490	19.0
Orioles	76	81	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	81	75	.519
White Sox	80	76	.513	1.0
Tigers	74	83	.471	7.5
Twins	73	84	.465	8.5
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	78	78	.500
Astros	77	79	.494	1.0
Mariners	73	83	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	95	.391	17.0
Angels	60	96	.385	18.0

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Sun 9/6	MIL	@	CIN	8-12
Sun 9/6	BOS	@	BAL	3-1
Sun 9/6	LAA	@	PIT	0-1
Sun 9/6	SFG	@	NYM	2-4
Sun 9/6	TOR	@	KCR	1-6

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Tue 9/22	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Tue 9/22	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM
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Between the 2003 and 2012 seasons, CC Sabathia struck out the most hitters, with 1,894 strikeouts.

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