most pitcher strikeouts in al since 2020

Since 2020, Framber Valdez has fanned the most batters in the AL, with 1,062 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	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	1,062	180	81	53	.604	179	3.37	9	3	0	1117.2	964	419	461	89	377	63	0	1	4,639	56	8.55	3.04	2.82	0.72	22.9	8.1	1.20	.287	3.71	82	3.47	84	7.76	83.5
2	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	1,046	172	57	43	.570	172	3.54	2	1	0	990.2	823	390	410	132	220	30	0	7	3,993	44	9.50	2.00	4.75	1.20	26.2	5.5	1.05	.269	3.72	91	3.53	88	7.48	50.7
3	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	1,015	141	66	34	.660	141	3.12	6	4	0	851.2	672	295	312	114	205	20	0	1	3,394	13	10.73	2.17	4.95	1.20	29.9	6.0	1.03	.274	3.30	76	3.31	78	7.10	87.5
4	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	1,005	153	61	42	.592	150	3.04	1	1	0	863.1	688	292	320	100	186	30	1	0	3,430	11	10.48	1.94	5.40	1.04	29.3	5.4	1.01	.279	3.34	74	3.07	74	7.17	101.9
5	Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi	932	175	42	51	.452	163	4.35	0	0	1	862.1	833	417	451	134	321	25	4	3	3,687	34	9.73	3.35	2.90	1.40	25.3	8.7	1.34	.307	4.71	107	4.23	101	8.69	-4.6
6	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	920	148	53	51	.510	148	3.62	3	2	0	861.0	799	346	377	90	225	10	0	3	3,559	10	9.62	2.35	4.09	0.94	25.8	6.3	1.19	.306	3.94	90	3.19	77	8.35	92.7
7	Dylan Cease D. Cease	920	133	47	33	.588	133	3.34	3	3	0	729.1	576	271	303	76	323	29	0	6	3,073	39	11.35	3.99	2.85	0.94	29.9	10.5	1.23	.290	3.74	79	3.43	79	7.11	70.1
8	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	914	159	66	39	.629	159	3.53	5	3	0	917.1	830	360	382	116	204	39	0	3	3,747	26	8.97	2.00	4.48	1.14	24.4	5.4	1.13	.289	3.75	84	3.60	86	8.14	63.2
9	José Berríos J. Berríos	896	171	65	48	.575	170	4.01	2	0	0	975.0	916	434	461	141	278	58	0	6	4,071	17	8.27	2.57	3.22	1.30	22.0	6.8	1.22	.287	4.26	98	4.24	101	8.46	-4.6
10	Joe Ryan J. Ryan	857	138	52	44	.542	137	3.77	1	1	0	767.0	650	321	346	118	175	38	0	0	3,126	10	10.06	2.05	4.90	1.38	27.4	5.6	1.08	.275	4.06	92	3.75	91	7.63	32.1
11	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	800	132	43	40	.518	132	4.14	2	1	0	742.0	663	341	369	117	270	18	0	4	3,113	27	9.70	3.27	2.96	1.42	25.7	8.7	1.26	.286	4.48	98	4.23	98	8.04	7.6
12	Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt	780	148	58	41	.586	145	3.72	3	2	0	829.0	796	343	371	96	263	62	0	5	3,527	19	8.47	2.86	2.97	1.04	22.1	7.5	1.28	.301	4.03	91	3.97	95	8.64	21.2
13	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	738	130	43	41	.512	127	3.74	0	0	0	736.1	671	306	334	103	203	26	2	3	3,057	8	9.02	2.48	3.64	1.26	24.1	6.6	1.19	.286	4.08	96	3.91	98	8.20	6.9
14	George Kirby G. Kirby	738	136	52	44	.542	136	3.69	2	0	0	777.2	773	319	339	89	126	28	0	2	3,188	14	8.54	1.46	5.86	1.03	23.1	4.0	1.16	.310	3.92	96	3.34	84	8.95	55.9
15	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	718	131	37	41	.474	107	4.29	1	0	2	633.0	558	302	312	103	229	17	4	4	2,658	28	10.21	3.26	3.14	1.46	27.0	8.6	1.24	.286	4.44	99	4.18	100	7.93	-0.3
16	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	711	118	54	35	.607	116	3.63	1	1	0	629.1	490	254	275	86	227	33	0	1	2,608	27	10.17	3.25	3.13	1.23	27.3	8.7	1.14	.260	3.93	88	3.91	91	7.01	26.3
17	Bailey Ober B. Ober	678	135	38	34	.528	135	4.14	3	1	0	726.0	667	334	347	121	162	23	0	0	2,973	4	8.40	2.01	4.19	1.50	22.8	5.4	1.14	.275	4.30	100	4.22	101	8.27	-5.2
18	Reid Detmers R. Detmers	670	162	25	38	.397	101	4.48	1	1	3	598.1	547	298	313	78	224	31	7	8	2,544	19	10.08	3.37	2.99	1.17	26.3	8.8	1.29	.304	4.71	108	3.88	92	8.23	21.6
19	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	662	100	45	23	.662	100	3.10	2	0	0	610.0	526	210	221	68	156	11	0	0	2,472	24	9.77	2.30	4.24	1.00	26.8	6.3	1.12	.291	3.26	76	3.26	79	7.76	59.3
20	Hunter Brown H. Brown	661	114	39	34	.534	106	3.49	1	0	0	605.2	517	235	253	71	222	25	1	1	2,501	10	9.82	3.30	2.98	1.06	26.4	8.9	1.22	.293	3.76	85	3.73	90	7.68	28.6
21	Brady Singer B. Singer	645	127	36	44	.450	124	4.28	1	0	0	685.1	695	326	347	82	214	42	2	1	2,934	16	8.47	2.81	3.01	1.08	22.0	7.3	1.33	.314	4.56	99	3.97	96	9.13	13.8
22	Dean Kremer D. Kremer	636	137	43	44	.494	134	4.34	1	1	0	730.1	695	352	380	109	241	16	0	0	3,075	26	7.84	2.97	2.64	1.34	20.7	7.8	1.28	.283	4.68	106	4.41	107	8.56	-23
23	Cristian Javier C. Javier	636	136	36	25	.590	98	3.86	0	0	2	578.1	445	248	258	84	238	25	7	1	2,402	23	9.90	3.70	2.67	1.31	26.5	9.9	1.18	.254	4.01	93	4.22	101	6.93	-5
24	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	622	138	44	36	.550	132	3.77	1	1	0	754.0	704	316	328	95	194	23	1	2	3,102	18	7.42	2.32	3.21	1.13	20.1	6.3	1.19	.281	3.92	90	3.98	97	8.40	10.1
25	Tanner Bibee T. Bibee	613	114	39	36	.520	114	3.70	2	1	0	654.1	577	269	285	88	187	28	0	1	2,694	16	8.43	2.57	3.28	1.21	22.8	6.9	1.17	.275	3.92	91	4.01	97	7.94	7.9

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36

Alvarez

RBI

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Alvarez

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Lambert

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ERA

3.25

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Team Rankings

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596

12th

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	66	66	.500
Astros	65	66	.496	0.5
Mariners	63	69	.477	3.0
Angels	52	80	.394	14.0
Athletics	51	81	.386	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/25	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 8/26	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 8/27	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 8/28	HOU	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Sat 8/29	HOU	@	NYM	4:10 PM

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51 - 80

Final

Astros

65 - 66

Sun 23 Aug 2026

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HR Leaders

39

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

98

Stewart

96

Burleson

96

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.321

Arraez

.320

Alvarez

.312

Simpson

Hit Leaders

160

Arraez

157

Lopez

152

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.613

Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.545

Ohtani

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

35

Witt

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

201

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,198

Ohtani

1,860.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,745.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,540.6

Ohtani

1,412

Crow-Armstrong

1,307

Alvarez

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78-53

76-57

75-57

72-59

72-60

Worst Record ATS

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54-78

54-77

58-74

60-72

60-71

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	76	55	.580
Phillies	73	59	.553	3.5
Marlins	67	65	.508	9.5
Nationals	62	71	.466	15.0
Mets	59	72	.450	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	50	.618
Cubs	76	56	.576	5.5
Cardinals	66	66	.500	15.5
Pirates	64	69	.481	18.0
Reds	62	70	.470	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	80	51	.611
Padres	71	61	.538	9.5
Diamondbacks	69	63	.523	11.5
Giants	53	78	.405	27.0
Rockies	50	81	.382	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	78	53	.595
Yankees	74	56	.569	3.5
Red Sox	72	59	.550	6.0
Blue Jays	64	68	.485	14.5
Orioles	63	68	.481	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	68	63	.519
Guardians	66	66	.500	2.5
Twins	64	68	.485	4.5
Tigers	61	70	.466	7.0
Royals	58	74	.439	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	66	66	.500
Astros	65	66	.496	0.5
Mariners	63	69	.477	3.0
Angels	52	80	.394	14.0
Athletics	51	81	.386	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 8/9	COL	@	STL	4-7
Sun 8/9	BAL	@	TEX	10-5
Mon 8/10	BOS	@	TOR	1-2
Mon 8/10	NYM	@	ATL	8-5
Mon 8/10	BAL	@	MIN	5-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/25	BOS	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Tue 8/25	TBR	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 8/25	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 8/25	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
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