most strikeouts as a pitcher 2016

Max Scherzer fanned the most hitters in 2016, with 284 strikeouts.

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1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
284
2016
WSH WSH
34
20
7
.741
34
2.96
1
0
0
228.1
165
75
77
31
56
6
0
2
902
2
11.19
2.21
5.07
1.22
31.5
6.2
0.97
.255
3.04
70
3.23
78
6.50
22.7
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
254
2016
DET DET
34
16
9
.640
34
3.04
2
0
0
227.2
171
77
81
30
57
8
0
1
903
6
10.04
2.25
4.46
1.19
28.1
6.3
1.00
.255
3.20
72
3.48
81
6.76
20.3
3Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
253
2016
MIA MIA
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
0
0
0
182.1
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
12.49
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
4Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
251
2016
SFG SFG
34
15
9
.625
34
2.74
4
1
0
226.2
179
69
79
26
54
8
0
0
912
4
9.97
2.14
4.65
1.03
27.5
5.9
1.03
.267
3.14
68
3.24
83
7.11
17.6
5Chris Archer
C. Archer
233
2016
TBR TBR
33
9
19
.321
33
4.02
0
0
0
201.1
183
90
100
30
67
3
0
0
850
11
10.42
3.00
3.48
1.34
27.4
7.9
1.24
.296
4.47
99
3.80
92
8.18
6.9
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
233
2016
CWS CWS
32
17
10
.630
32
3.34
6
1
0
226.2
190
84
88
27
45
17
0
2
907
2
9.25
1.79
5.18
1.07
25.7
5.0
1.04
.279
3.49
80
3.45
81
7.54
19.9
7David Price
D. Price
228
2016
BOS BOS
35
17
9
.654
35
3.99
2
0
0
230.0
227
102
106
30
50
7
0
1
951
4
8.92
1.96
4.56
1.17
24.0
5.3
1.20
.310
4.15
90
3.60
86
8.88
15.5
8Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
227
2016
CLE CLE
32
18
9
.667
32
3.14
3
2
0
215.0
170
75
82
22
57
7
0
1
860
5
9.50
2.39
3.98
0.92
26.4
6.6
1.06
.271
3.43
72
3.25
76
7.12
24.5
9Robbie Ray
R. Ray
218
2016
ARI ARI
32
8
15
.348
32
4.90
0
0
0
174.1
185
95
105
24
71
6
0
4
776
8
11.25
3.67
3.07
1.24
28.1
9.1
1.47
.352
5.42
112
3.75
90
9.55
8
10Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
218
2016
NYM NYM
31
14
9
.609
30
2.60
0
0
0
183.2
168
53
61
11
43
2
0
2
744
10
10.68
2.11
5.07
0.54
29.3
5.8
1.15
.334
2.99
66
2.28
56
8.23
36.6
11Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
207
2016
NYY NYY
32
6
12
.333
32
4.82
0
0
0
175.2
184
94
98
27
53
6
0
1
756
7
10.61
2.72
3.91
1.38
27.4
7.0
1.35
.339
5.02
113
3.79
86
9.43
11.9
12Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
200
2016
TEX TEX
32
15
5
.750
32
3.32
0
0
0
200.2
185
74
83
24
77
8
0
1
848
4
8.97
3.45
2.60
1.08
23.6
9.1
1.31
.299
3.72
73
3.97
90
8.30
9.7
13Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
198
2016
SFG SFG
32
18
5
.783
32
2.79
5
2
0
219.2
195
68
71
15
45
8
0
1
881
3
8.11
1.84
4.40
0.61
22.5
5.1
1.09
.293
2.91
69
2.95
75
7.99
24.5
14Jon Lester
J. Lester
197
2016
CHC CHC
32
19
5
.792
32
2.44
2
0
0
202.2
154
55
57
21
52
6
0
0
796
4
8.75
2.31
3.79
0.93
24.7
6.5
1.02
.256
2.53
59
3.40
82
6.84
16.3
15Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
190
2016
CHC CHC
31
18
8
.692
31
3.10
1
1
0
197.1
138
68
72
16
76
6
0
1
795
16
8.67
3.47
2.50
0.73
23.9
9.6
1.08
.241
3.28
75
3.51
85
6.29
13.4
16Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
189
2016
BOS BOS
33
22
4
.846
33
3.15
3
0
0
223.0
193
78
85
23
32
13
0
0
890
3
7.63
1.29
5.91
0.93
21.2
3.6
1.01
.269
3.43
71
3.39
81
7.79
20.1
17Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
188
2016
KCR KCR
42
12
3
.800
26
3.51
1
0
0
179.2
163
70
71
27
42
7
5
0
731
4
9.42
2.10
4.48
1.35
25.7
5.7
1.14
.291
3.56
83
3.82
92
8.17
6.7
18Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
186
2016
TOT
31
11
12
.478
30
3.32
0
0
0
170.2
137
63
65
22
65
1
1
3
703
10
9.81
3.43
2.86
1.16
26.5
9.2
1.18
.268
3.43
78
3.80
92
7.22
6.3
19Jon Gray
J. Gray
185
2016
COL COL
29
10
10
.500
29
4.61
1
1
0
168.0
153
86
92
18
59
12
0
2
712
7
9.91
3.16
3.14
0.96
26.0
8.3
1.26
.308
4.93
95
3.60
82
8.20
14.6
20Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
184
2016
KCR KCR
33
11
11
.500
33
3.68
0
0
0
195.2
173
80
81
33
66
13
0
1
818
4
8.46
3.04
2.79
1.52
22.5
8.1
1.22
.268
3.73
87
4.66
112
7.96
-11.4
21Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
183
2016
WSH WSH
24
15
4
.789
24
3.60
0
0
0
147.2
119
59
59
15
44
2
0
1
598
2
11.15
2.68
4.16
0.91
30.6
7.4
1.10
.294
3.60
85
2.92
71
7.25
19.8
22Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
181
2016
CWS CWS
32
13
12
.520
32
3.20
0
0
0
208.0
192
74
76
22
50
4
0
1
837
10
7.83
2.16
3.62
0.95
21.6
6.0
1.16
.293
3.29
77
3.55
84
8.31
15.9
23John Lackey
J. Lackey
180
2016
CHC CHC
29
11
8
.579
29
3.35
0
0
0
188.1
146
70
74
23
53
9
0
1
748
4
8.60
2.53
3.40
1.10
24.1
7.1
1.06
.255
3.54
80
3.80
92
6.98
6.7
24Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
179
2016
LAD LAD
32
16
11
.593
32
3.48
0
0
0
175.2
150
68
72
20
50
8
0
6
716
6
9.17
2.56
3.58
1.02
25.0
7.0
1.14
.283
3.69
87
3.57
88
7.69
9.2
25Matt Moore
M. Moore
178
2016
TOT
33
13
12
.520
33
4.08
0
0
0
198.1
184
90
93
25
72
6
0
1
838
6
8.08
3.27
2.47
1.13
21.2
8.6
1.29
.285
4.22
101
4.16
103
8.35
-2.9
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K

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
48
30
.615
Phillies Phillies
44
36
.550
5.0
Marlins Marlins
42
39
.519
7.5
Nationals Nationals
41
40
.506
8.5
Mets Mets
34
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.430
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Thu
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PHI PHI
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WSH WSH
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Fri
6/26
WSH WSH
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BAL BAL
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Sat
6/27
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Sun
6/28
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BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Mon
6/29
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BOS BOS
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Buxton

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.594

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SB Leaders

31

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

28

Witt

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24

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17

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17

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Mets

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Red Sox

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48
30
.615
Phillies Phillies
44
36
.550
5.0
Marlins Marlins
42
39
.519
7.5
Nationals Nationals
41
40
.506
8.5
Mets Mets
34
45
.430
14.5
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Brewers Brewers
48
29
.623
Cardinals Cardinals
42
35
.545
6.0
Cubs Cubs
42
37
.532
7.0
Pirates Pirates
40
40
.500
9.5
Reds Reds
37
41
.474
11.5
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51
29
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Padres Padres
41
37
.526
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
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39
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46
.410
18.0
Rockies Rockies
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49
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19.5
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48
31
.608
Rays Rays
44
33
.571
3.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
39
41
.488
9.5
Orioles Orioles
38
44
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11.5
Red Sox Red Sox
32
46
.410
15.5
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42
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Astros Astros
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43
.476
2.5
Rangers Rangers
38
42
.475
2.5
Angels Angels
34
48
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BOS BOS
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6/9
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
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Tue
6/9
MIN MIN
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DET DET
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Tue
6/9
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PIT PIT
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KCR KCR
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TBR TBR
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PIT PIT
12:35 PM
Thu
6/25
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SFG SFG
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DET DET
6:40 PM
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WSH WSH
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