most pitchers strikeouts from 1942 to 1960

Between 1942 and 1960, Early Wynn fanned the most batters, with 2,134 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	Early Wynn E. Wynn	2,134	619	281	222	.559	556	3.53	267	46	15	4170.1	3,921	1,636	1,861	309	1,637	60	58	27	17,754	46	4.61	3.53	1.30	0.67	12.0	9.2	1.33	.265	4.02	94	3.64	97	8.46	42.7
2	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	2,080	571	288	182	.613	509	2.99	305	51	24	4080.2	3,691	1,354	1,524	313	1,158	30	50	45	16,753	61	4.59	2.55	1.80	0.69	12.4	6.9	1.19	.256	3.36	81	3.34	90	8.14	165.7
3	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	1,817	503	233	189	.552	454	3.38	270	35	24	3622.1	3,507	1,361	1,506	383	695	40	40	38	14,782	24	4.51	1.73	2.61	0.95	12.3	4.7	1.16	.264	3.74	87	3.46	89	8.71	181.8
4	Billy Pierce B. Pierce	1,736	444	179	143	.556	368	3.21	178	34	18	2816.1	2,506	1,003	1,110	230	1,059	25	51	28	11,817	40	5.55	3.38	1.64	0.73	14.7	9.0	1.27	.260	3.55	82	3.46	88	8.01	138.3
5	Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	1,597	426	189	129	.594	326	2.85	199	32	26	2681.2	2,356	849	1,004	118	1,032	16	71	1	11,203	56	5.36	3.46	1.55	0.40	14.3	9.2	1.26	.265	3.37	73	3.05	78	7.91	238.9
6	Virgil Trucks V. Trucks	1,531	516	177	135	.567	328	3.38	124	33	30	2680.1	2,412	1,007	1,122	188	1,088	47	114	19	11,370	63	5.14	3.65	1.41	0.63	13.5	9.6	1.31	.261	3.77	86	3.51	90	8.10	119.2
7	Allie Reynolds A. Reynolds	1,423	434	182	107	.630	309	3.30	137	36	48	2492.1	2,193	915	1,026	133	1,261	57	97		10,660	59	5.14	4.55	1.13	0.48	13.3	11.8	1.39	.265	3.70	90	3.64	99	7.92	2.9
8	Bob Feller B. Feller	1,348	365	159	108	.596	309	3.30	162	28	12	2378.2	2,122	872	988	165	949	34	28	6	9,989	23	5.10	3.59	1.42	0.62	13.5	9.5	1.29	.261	3.74	87	3.50	93	8.03	57.4
9	Murry Dickson M. Dickson	1,279	623	172	181	.487	337	3.65	149	27	23	3047.0	3,023	1,237	1,427	302	1,056	37	147	18	12,913	33	3.78	3.12	1.21	0.89	9.9	8.2	1.34	.266	4.21	92	4.00	99	8.93	10.6
10	Bob Lemon B. Lemon	1,277	460	207	128	.618	350	3.23	188	31	22	2850.0	2,559	1,024	1,185	180	1,251	57	73	13	12,099	63	4.03	3.95	1.02	0.57	10.6	10.3	1.34	.255	3.74	84	3.79	99	8.08	7.5
11	Bob Rush B. Rush	1,244	417	127	152	.455	321	3.65	118	16	8	2410.2	2,327	977	1,128	176	789	34	44	31	10,219	50	4.64	2.95	1.58	0.66	12.2	7.7	1.29	.270	4.21	92	3.41	86	8.69	154.4
12	Harvey Haddix H. Haddix	1,194	274	106	90	.541	243	3.62	90	18	9	1744.1	1,683	702	791	192	452	31	24	47	7,273	36	6.16	2.33	2.64	0.99	16.4	6.2	1.22	.276	4.08	91	3.36	85	8.68	118.6
13	Sam Jones S. Jones	1,184	237	90	89	.503	199	3.47	73	17	6	1412.1	1,172	544	626	125	720	50	23	28	6,054	34	7.54	4.59	1.64	0.80	19.6	11.9	1.34	.263	3.99	89	3.57	92	7.47	47.7
14	Johnny Antonelli J. Antonelli	1,131	357	125	106	.541	261	3.23	102	25	21	1933.2	1,786	695	812	176	666	37	57	45	8,148	26	5.26	3.10	1.70	0.82	13.9	8.2	1.27	.262	3.78	83	3.57	92	8.31	67.7
15	Don Newcombe D. Newcombe	1,129	344	149	90	.623	294	3.56	136	24	7	2154.2	2,102	852	956	252	490	30	34	21	8,891	22	4.72	2.05	2.30	1.05	12.7	5.5	1.20	.265	3.99	88	3.67	90	8.78	104.5
16	Curt Simmons C. Simmons	1,115	348	122	114	.517	280	3.59	112	19	4	2091.2	2,014	834	969	146	749	26	37	30	8,846	25	4.80	3.22	1.49	0.63	12.6	8.5	1.32	.274	4.17	92	3.44	87	8.67	114.1
17	Mike Garcia M. Garcia	1,103	412	142	96	.597	281	3.25	111	27	24	2155.2	2,125	779	874	121	706	32	68	20	9,140	30	4.61	2.95	1.56	0.51	12.1	7.7	1.31	.279	3.65	84	3.20	83	8.87	152.7
18	Bob Friend B. Friend	1,084	380	121	139	.465	299	3.77	105	20	7	2251.2	2,349	943	1,083	194	630	23	39	60	9,546	33	4.33	2.52	1.72	0.78	11.4	6.6	1.32	.283	4.33	96	3.49	89	9.39	107.1
19	Bob Turley B. Turley	1,070	241	92	66	.582	198	3.44	74	22	12	1443.0	1,111	552	592	110	891	45	28	13	6,222	33	6.67	5.56	1.20	0.69	17.2	14.3	1.39	.244	3.69	93	3.90	105	6.93	-38.3
20	Dizzy Trout D. Trout	1,032	418	149	135	.525	272	3.12	145	27	32	2311.1	2,204	801	948	96	834	25	111	0	9,759	38	4.02	3.25	1.24	0.37	10.6	8.5	1.31	.271	3.69	81	3.25	85	8.58	146.7
21	Whitey Ford W. Ford	1,000	278	133	59	.693	237	2.70	102	28	8	1754.1	1,469	527	607	115	729	18	24	26	7,252	37	5.13	3.74	1.37	0.59	13.8	10.1	1.25	.251	3.11	72	3.46	92	7.54	53.7
22	Carl Erskine C. Erskine	981	335	122	78	.610	216	4.00	71	14	13	1718.2	1,637	763	830	199	646	16	61	13	7,270	38	5.14	3.38	1.52	1.04	13.5	8.9	1.33	.265	4.35	98	3.98	97	8.57	27.9
23	Preacher Roe P. Roe	955	332	127	84	.602	261	3.42	101	17	10	1911.2	1,901	726	795	199	502	17	42		7,888	15	4.50	2.36	1.90	0.94	12.1	6.4	1.26	.274	3.74	85	3.69	91	8.95	73.9
24	Vic Raschi V. Raschi	944	269	132	66	.667	255	3.72	106	26	3	1819.0	1,666	752	828	138	727	26	5	5	7,675	44	4.67	3.60	1.30	0.68	12.3	9.5	1.32	.262	4.10	93	3.70	94	8.24	47
25	Johnny Sain J. Sain	910	412	139	116	.545	245	3.49	140	16	53	2125.2	2,145	824	947	179	619	30	125	4	8,998	20	3.85	2.62	1.47	0.76	10.1	6.9	1.30	.271	4.01	93	3.66	97	9.08	22.9

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RBI

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Rocchio

AVG

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DeLauter

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Williams

248

Williams

ERA

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Messick

Team Rankings

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27th

678

24th

1,530

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ERA

3.77

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	77	.525
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	CLE	@	CHC	4:00 AM
Sat 3/27	CLE	@	CHC	4:00 AM
Sun 3/28	CLE	@	CHC	4:00 AM
Mon 3/29	CLE	@	DET	4:00 AM
Tue 3/30	CLE	@	DET	4:00 AM

Last Game

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2 - 4

Final

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4 - 2

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HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

112

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

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Moreno

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

113

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.390

Rumfield

.389

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

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Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

12.98

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

31

Sale

32

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,357.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,289.3

Ohtani

2,096

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,789

Crow-Armstrong

1,613.6

Ohtani

1,571

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97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

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Worst Record ATS

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69-96

72-98

75-87

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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Scores

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Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1
Wed 9/16	CWS	@	CLE	3-6
Wed 9/16	SFG	@	STL	6-5
Wed 9/16	NYY	@	MIN	4-5
Wed 9/16	DET	@	TOR	1-5

Schedule

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Thu 3/25	TEX	@	HOU	4:00 AM
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Thu 3/25	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	CWS	@	DET	4:00 AM
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Between 1942 and 1960, Early Wynn fanned the most batters, with 2,134 strikeouts.

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