Chris Sale has the highest career K/9, with 11.12 per nine innings.

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	NAME	K/9	IP	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	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	Chris Sale C. Sale	11.12	2241.0	419	159	97	.621	338	2.95	2,769	17	4	12	1,817	735	793	222	518	144	25	15	9,016	48	2.08	5.35	0.89	30.7	5.7	1.04	.297	3.18	69	2.83	68	7.30	336.3
2	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	10.86	1694.0	277	107	74	.591	277	2.68	2,045	4	2	0	1,299	505	542	166	384	26	0	16	6,667	34	2.04	5.33	0.88	30.7	5.8	0.99	.280	2.88	68	2.73	67	6.90	256.8
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	10.61	4135.1	618	303	166	.646	603	3.29	4,875	100	37	2	3,346	1,513	1,703	411	1,497	190	7	37	17,067	109	3.26	3.26	0.89	28.6	8.8	1.17	.291	3.71	75	3.18	73	7.28	554.3
4	Robbie Ray R. Ray	10.51	1603.1	295	101	89	.532	290	3.91	1,872	2	1	0	1,383	696	747	238	691	53	1	19	6,782	66	3.88	2.71	1.34	27.6	10.2	1.29	.291	4.19	93	4.13	101	7.76	-5.4
5	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	10.50	3035.2	499	223	125	.641	490	3.28	3,543	12	5	0	2,501	1,108	1,181	368	810	116	2	20	12,302	83	2.40	4.37	1.09	28.8	6.6	1.09	.286	3.50	79	3.28	79	7.41	292.5
6	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	10.50	1778.0	297	115	93	.553	297	3.65	2,075	2	1	0	1,460	721	756	231	563	83	0	8	7,305	83	2.85	3.69	1.17	28.4	7.7	1.14	.282	3.83	87	3.58	85	7.39	120
7	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	10.30	2075.1	338	162	89	.645	338	3.20	2,374	8	5	0	1,739	739	790	238	522	63	0	7	8,358	58	2.26	4.55	1.03	28.4	6.2	1.09	.291	3.43	79	3.20	78	7.54	217.3
8	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	10.04	2827.1	476	219	100	.687	409	2.93	3,154	46	17	3	2,221	919	1,006	239	760	141	23	30	11,394	62	2.42	4.15	0.76	27.7	6.7	1.05	.279	3.20	66	2.91	68	7.07	454.6
9	Aaron Nola A. Nola	9.77	1884.0	316	116	99	.540	316	3.89	2,045	6	4	0	1,691	814	855	251	507	58	0	18	7,753	20	2.42	4.03	1.20	26.4	6.5	1.17	.294	4.08	92	3.62	84	8.08	139.9
10	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	9.62	2855.1	455	223	96	.699	451	2.53	3,052	25	15	0	2,193	804	881	235	713	46	1	28	11,279	108	2.25	4.28	0.74	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.78	65	2.85	70	6.91	375.2
11	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	9.57	1878.2	309	126	80	.612	309	3.26	1,997	5	3	0	1,588	680	734	186	536	80	0	14	7,685	43	2.57	3.73	0.89	26.0	7.0	1.13	.287	3.52	81	3.30	80	7.61	179.6
12	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	9.55	5386.0	807	324	292	.526	773	3.19	5,714	222	61	3	3,923	1,911	2,178	321	2,795	158	13	78	22,575	277	4.67	2.04	0.54	25.3	12.4	1.25	.265	3.64	90	2.96	83	6.56	370.2
13	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	9.46	1641.2	271	116	77	.601	260	3.44	1,725	18	8	1	1,486	627	684	177	368	65	4	9	6,688	31	2.02	4.69	0.97	25.8	5.5	1.13	.301	3.75	83	3.22	78	8.15	161.7
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	9.38	1539.1	270	87	95	.478	266	3.73	1,604	1	0	0	1,356	638	699	198	496	55	2	10	6,406	21	2.90	3.23	1.16	25.0	7.7	1.20	.286	4.09	91	3.82	91	7.93	64.5
15	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	9.29	1682.0	278	110	89	.553	270	3.74	1,736	10	7	1	1,506	699	746	147	669	44	3	33	7,120	107	3.58	2.59	0.79	24.4	9.4	1.29	.300	3.99	99	3.44	90	8.06	81.5
16	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	9.28	2324.1	397	165	87	.655	314	2.76	2,396	137	40	9	1,754	713	806	204	817	18	44	48	9,497	87	3.16	2.93	0.79	25.2	8.6	1.11	.256	3.12	75	2.69	75	6.79	226.6
17	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	9.21	2083.0	392	121	125	.492	353	3.88	2,131	4	2	0	2,008	897	960	258	581	39	11	12	8,714	66	2.51	3.67	1.11	24.5	6.7	1.24	.307	4.15	94	3.61	85	8.68	142.4
18	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	9.04	2006.1	364	143	99	.591	340	3.74	2,015	4	2	1	1,856	834	916	231	704	89	4	21	8,520	61	3.16	2.86	1.04	23.7	8.3	1.28	.296	4.11	91	3.82	93	8.33	67.8
19	Francisco Liriano F. Liriano	9.01	1813.2	419	112	114	.496	300	4.15	1,815	3	1	1	1,649	837	911	184	816	62	19	15	7,781	100	4.05	2.22	0.91	23.3	10.5	1.36	.299	4.52	101	3.88	95	8.18	39.3
20	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	8.99	1704.0	343	112	105	.516	286	4.24	1,703	11	4	2	1,694	803	843	224	471	58	29	21	7,146	61	2.49	3.62	1.18	23.8	6.6	1.27	.313	4.45	102	3.78	91	8.95	71.3
21	Sonny Gray S. Gray	8.96	2081.0	367	142	107	.570	358	3.52	2,071	7	5	0	1,819	814	888	208	666	62	2	5	8,613	107	2.88	3.11	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.19	.287	3.84	85	3.51	85	7.87	147.9
22	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	8.96	3571.1	556	266	159	.626	556	3.33	3,554	26	9	0	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	79	3.44	81	7.69	310.7
23	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	8.86	2492.1	425	141	134	.513	346	3.17	2,453	103	23	14	1,948	879	999	164	1,312	59	39	74	10,587	140	4.74	1.87	0.59	23.2	12.4	1.31	.270	3.61	90	3.06	84	7.03	160.4
24	Johan Santana J. Santana	8.83	2025.2	360	139	78	.641	284	3.20	1,988	15	10	1	1,726	721	773	220	567	36	23	13	8,262	68	2.52	3.51	0.98	24.1	6.9	1.13	.276	3.43	74	3.43	81	7.67	187.6
25	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	8.73	1976.1	323	123	109	.530	318	4.24	1,918	16	9	0	1,768	932	993	251	908	38	2	31	8,462	109	4.13	2.11	1.14	22.7	10.7	1.35	.284	4.52	102	4.22	98	8.05	14.5

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RBI

87

Vargas

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

9

Burke

173

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ERA

2.34

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Team Rankings

197

6th

722

6th

1,268

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ERA

4.15

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	79	75	.513
White Sox	78	76	.506	1.0
Tigers	73	81	.474	6.0
Twins	72	82	.468	7.0
Royals	67	87	.435	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	DET	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Sun 9/20	DET	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Tue 9/22	CWS	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Wed 9/23	CWS	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Thu 9/24	CWS	@	KCR	2:10 PM

Last Game

Tigers

73 - 81

Final

White Sox

78 - 76

Fri 18 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Schwarber

44

Crow-Armstrong

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

105

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Arraez

.312

Alvarez

.308

Simpson

Hit Leaders

184

Lopez

180

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

115

Crow-Armstrong

104

Arozarena

102

Wood

OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

.394

Bauers

.392

Wood

SLG Leaders

.600

Alvarez

.576

Crow-Armstrong

.538

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

45

Simpson

42

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

243

Misiorowski

239

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.89

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.15

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.79

Misiorowski

5.62

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

29

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,259.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,974.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,712

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,479

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

87-67

86-68

84-70

82-72

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Worst Record ATS

58-96

64-90

66-88

71-83

72-82

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - x	90	64	.584
Phillies	85	69	.552	5.0
Marlins	76	78	.494	14.0
Nationals	72	82	.468	18.0
Mets	70	84	.455	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	96	58	.623
Cubs	85	69	.552	11.0
Pirates	77	77	.500	19.0
Cardinals	75	79	.487	21.0
Reds	72	82	.468	24.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	94	60	.610
Padres	85	69	.552	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	74	.519	14.0
Giants	64	90	.416	30.0
Rockies	56	98	.364	38.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	93	60	.608
Yankees - x	89	64	.582	4.0
Red Sox	84	70	.545	9.5
Blue Jays	76	78	.494	17.5
Orioles	75	79	.487	18.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	79	75	.513
White Sox	78	76	.506	1.0
Tigers	73	81	.474	6.0
Twins	72	82	.468	7.0
Royals	67	87	.435	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	77	77	.500
Rangers	77	77	.500
Mariners	72	82	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	93	.396	16.0
Angels	59	95	.383	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 9/4	DET	@	CLE	6-7
Fri 9/4	MIL	@	CIN	10-7
Fri 9/4	ATL	@	PHI	5-2
Fri 9/4	LAA	@	PIT	0-1
Fri 9/4	BOS	@	BAL	1-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	DET	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Sat 9/19	MIL	@	BAL	4:05 PM
Sat 9/19	PHI	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sat 9/19	BOS	@	TBR	4:10 PM
Sat 9/19	ATH	@	CLE	6:10 PM

Chris Sale has the highest career K/9, with 11.12 per nine innings.

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

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