most strikeouts as a pitcher from 1953 to 1961

Between the 1953 and 1961 seasons, Early Wynn fanned the most hitters, with 1,337 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	1,337	316	148	100	.597	294	3.41	125	28	9	2136.0	1,893	809	901	188	847	37	20	27	9,006	25	5.63	3.57	1.58	0.79	14.8	9.4	1.28	.258	3.80	89	3.60	94	7.98	55.3
2	Billy Pierce B. Pierce	1,326	321	137	95	.591	276	3.14	128	29	17	2044.1	1,858	713	783	193	651	18	29	31	8,489	28	5.84	2.87	2.04	0.85	15.6	7.7	1.23	.264	3.45	82	3.39	88	8.18	109.5
3	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	1,271	343	143	142	.502	306	3.68	179	18	15	2416.2	2,426	989	1,096	306	396	23	27	44	9,945	14	4.73	1.47	3.21	1.14	12.8	4.0	1.17	.267	4.08	94	3.58	92	9.03	91.2
4	Harvey Haddix H. Haddix	1,262	296	114	94	.548	259	3.68	92	20	9	1858.1	1,811	760	845	203	483	31	27	53	7,752	40	6.11	2.34	2.61	0.98	16.3	6.2	1.23	.279	4.09	93	3.37	85	8.77	124.9
5	Sam Jones S. Jones	1,257	258	96	93	.508	211	3.47	75	17	6	1496.0	1,264	577	666	131	735	54	30	35	6,415	37	7.56	4.42	1.71	0.79	19.6	11.5	1.34	.267	4.01	89	3.51	90	7.60	61.5
6	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	1,195	347	187	104	.643	307	2.95	184	28	15	2459.1	2,241	805	889	209	635	20	31	46	10,032	28	4.37	2.32	1.88	0.76	11.9	6.3	1.17	.255	3.25	81	3.41	94	8.20	56.5
7	Whitey Ford W. Ford	1,150	297	149	62	.706	264	2.77	106	29	7	1925.1	1,624	593	676	131	769	17	19	29	7,946	42	5.38	3.59	1.50	0.61	14.5	9.7	1.24	.254	3.16	75	3.39	91	7.59	70.5
8	Bob Turley B. Turley	1,113	255	95	70	.576	209	3.53	75	22	12	1507.2	1,174	592	633	121	939	49	29	13	6,522	35	6.64	5.61	1.19	0.72	17.1	14.4	1.40	.245	3.78	96	3.99	108	7.01	-54.3
9	Camilo Pascual C. Pascual	1,112	283	72	100	.419	185	3.94	62	21	10	1432.2	1,358	627	700	117	578	32	58	27	6,165	35	6.99	3.63	1.92	0.73	18.0	9.4	1.35	.287	4.40	100	3.26	82	8.53	111.3
10	Johnny Antonelli J. Antonelli	1,081	331	121	100	.548	252	3.25	97	23	20	1834.2	1,688	662	764	177	620	32	45	45	7,716	24	5.30	3.04	1.74	0.87	14.0	8.0	1.26	.260	3.75	84	3.60	93	8.28	57.3
11	Bob Friend B. Friend	1,076	352	122	131	.482	289	3.71	106	19	8	2153.0	2,261	887	1,012	183	523	23	33	70	9,061	29	4.50	2.19	2.06	0.76	11.9	5.8	1.29	.286	4.23	94	3.34	86	9.45	132
12	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	1,026	224	87	64	.576	181	3.34	60	12	5	1361.0	1,185	505	565	157	421	55	18	25	5,661	18	6.78	2.78	2.44	1.04	18.1	7.4	1.18	.257	3.74	84	3.55	88	7.84	75.8
13	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	1,004	228	79	64	.552	179	3.30	57	17	4	1315.1	1,193	482	535	129	412	72	31	41	5,509	31	6.87	2.82	2.44	0.88	18.2	7.5	1.22	.273	3.66	80	3.36	83	8.16	95.6
14	Johnny Podres J. Podres	955	259	100	71	.585	212	3.66	54	17	4	1437.2	1,410	584	641	157	492	17	19	29	6,062	40	5.98	3.08	1.94	0.98	15.8	8.1	1.32	.282	4.01	88	3.65	89	8.83	69.7
15	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	952	216	54	53	.505	138	3.94	37	7	5	947.1	795	415	464	115	501	8	39	24	4,102	51	9.04	4.76	1.90	1.09	23.2	12.2	1.37	.269	4.41	96	3.69	91	7.55	38.2
16	Frank Lary F. Lary	938	265	117	93	.557	242	3.33	115	19	7	1803.1	1,763	668	770	145	522	78	17	29	7,586	35	4.68	2.61	1.80	0.72	12.4	6.9	1.27	.274	3.84	83	3.48	86	8.80	111.1
17	Frank Sullivan F. Sullivan	935	301	93	96	.492	219	3.55	73	15	12	1664.2	1,616	657	752	143	530	50	36	28	7,027	17	5.06	2.87	1.76	0.77	13.3	7.5	1.29	.274	4.07	86	3.49	85	8.74	115.5
18	Billy Hoeft B. Hoeft	868	280	82	80	.506	184	3.87	73	17	10	1415.0	1,404	608	656	131	514	28	46	26	6,058	26	5.52	3.27	1.69	0.83	14.3	8.5	1.36	.282	4.17	99	3.58	91	8.93	53.2
19	Herb Score H. Score	834	146	55	46	.545	127	3.35	47	11	3	852.1	603	317	361	78	569	7	8	7	3,669	54	8.81	6.01	1.47	0.82	22.7	15.5	1.38	.241	3.81	86	3.70	95	6.37	19.6
20	Joe Nuxhall J. Nuxhall	793	337	88	85	.509	190	4.12	52	12	11	1487.2	1,541	681	755	136	536	41	59	29	6,420	27	4.80	3.24	1.48	0.82	12.4	8.3	1.40	.286	4.57	100	3.75	91	9.32	63.2
21	Bob Buhl B. Buhl	790	281	109	71	.606	219	3.25	83	16	5	1597.2	1,436	577	668	130	778	19	26	30	6,848	35	4.45	4.38	1.02	0.73	11.5	11.4	1.39	.255	3.76	89	4.04	112	8.09	-87.5
22	Lew Burdette L. Burdette	788	368	157	95	.623	289	3.43	131	28	15	2269.0	2,311	866	976	202	458	34	53	44	9,376	15	3.13	1.82	1.72	0.80	8.4	4.9	1.22	.267	3.87	94	3.59	99	9.17	-1
23	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	787	294	85	75	.531	174	3.66	59	13	20	1420.0	1,422	577	639	127	415	35	70	50	5,982	29	4.99	2.63	1.90	0.80	13.2	6.9	1.29	.280	4.05	90	3.49	87	9.01	83.8
24	Vinegar Bend Mizell V. Bend Mizell	751	217	79	77	.506	195	3.76	54	13	0	1284.1	1,200	537	591	118	542	25	4	43	5,518	15	5.26	3.80	1.39	0.83	13.6	9.8	1.36	.265	4.14	93	3.85	96	8.41	23
25	Curt Simmons C. Simmons	749	249	88	85	.509	216	3.45	82	13	2	1561.0	1,562	598	712	115	486	24	17	36	6,614	15	4.32	2.80	1.54	0.66	11.3	7.3	1.31	.276	4.11	86	3.45	87	9.01	91.8

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13

DeLauter

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59

DeLauter

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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201

Williams

ERA

2.50

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Team Rankings

124

28th

531

27th

1,231

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ERA

3.73

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	68	63	.519
Guardians	66	66	.500	2.5
Twins	64	68	.485	4.5
Tigers	62	70	.470	6.5
Royals	59	74	.444	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/26	CLE	@	LAA	4:07 PM
Fri 8/28	KCR	@	CLE	7:10 PM
Sat 8/29	KCR	@	CLE	4:10 PM
Sun 8/30	KCR	@	CLE	1:40 PM
Tue 9/1	TOR	@	CLE	6:40 PM

Last Game

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66 - 66

Final

Angels

52 - 80

Mon 24 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

.323

Alvarez

.321

Arraez

.308

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

160

Arraez

158

Lopez

152

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

91

Olson

OBP Leaders

.438

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.618

Alvarez

.554

García

.554

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

35

Chisholm

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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

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5.93

Sale

5.72

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22

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Rasmussen

28

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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2,207

Ohtani

1,860.1

Crow-Armstrong

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Alvarez

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1,548.6

Ohtani

1,412

Crow-Armstrong

1,327

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75-57

76-58

72-60

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Worst Record ATS

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54-78

58-75

60-72

61-71

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	77	55	.583
Phillies	73	59	.553	4.0
Marlins	67	66	.504	10.5
Nationals	62	72	.463	16.0
Mets	60	72	.455	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	51	.614
Cubs	76	56	.576	5.0
Cardinals	66	67	.496	15.5
Pirates	64	69	.481	17.5
Reds	62	70	.470	19.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	80	52	.606
Padres	71	61	.538	9.0
Diamondbacks	69	63	.523	11.0
Giants	53	78	.405	26.5
Rockies	51	81	.386	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	78	54	.591
Yankees	74	57	.565	3.5
Red Sox	73	59	.553	5.0
Orioles	64	68	.485	14.0
Blue Jays	64	69	.481	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	68	63	.519
Guardians	66	66	.500	2.5
Twins	64	68	.485	4.5
Tigers	62	70	.470	6.5
Royals	59	74	.444	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	66	66	.500
Rangers	66	66	.500
Mariners	63	69	.477	3.0
Angels	52	80	.394	14.0
Athletics	51	81	.386	15.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 8/10	BOS	@	TOR	1-2
Mon 8/10	NYM	@	ATL	8-5
Mon 8/10	BAL	@	MIN	5-9
Tue 8/11	PIT	@	MIA	0-2
Tue 8/11	CLE	@	DET	4-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/26	TBR	@	DET	1:10 PM
Wed 8/26	CHC	@	AZ	3:40 PM
Wed 8/26	CIN	@	SFG	3:45 PM
Wed 8/26	CLE	@	LAA	4:07 PM
Wed 8/26	PHI	@	SEA	4:10 PM

Between the 1953 and 1961 seasons, Early Wynn fanned the most hitters, with 1,337 strikeouts.

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