most strikeouts as an al pitcher in 1981

Len Barker fanned the most hitters in the AL in a season in 1981, with 127 strikeouts.

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1Len Barker
L. Barker
127
1981
CLE CLE
22
8
7
.533
22
3.91
9
3
0
154.1
150
67
72
7
46
1
0
0
660
5
7.41
2.68
2.76
0.41
19.2
7.0
1.27
.299
4.20
105
2.45
65
8.75
22.7
2Britt Burns
B. Burns
108
1981
CWS CWS
24
10
6
.625
23
2.64
5
1
0
156.2
139
46
52
14
49
6
0
1
651
1
6.20
2.81
2.20
0.80
16.6
7.5
1.20
.264
2.99
72
3.43
93
7.99
4.3
3Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
107
1981
CLE CLE
20
11
7
.611
20
2.88
9
1
0
159.1
145
51
52
9
40
5
0
1
644
3
6.04
2.26
2.68
0.51
16.6
6.2
1.16
.282
2.94
77
2.84
75
8.19
16.8
4Dennis Leonard
D. Leonard
107
1981
KCR KCR
26
13
11
.542
26
2.99
9
2
0
201.2
202
67
79
15
41
3
0
5
837
5
4.78
1.83
2.61
0.67
12.8
4.9
1.20
.279
3.53
81
3.16
87
9.01
11
5Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
104
1981
NYY NYY
23
11
5
.688
21
2.76
0
0
0
127.0
100
39
41
12
26
1
1
0
497
6
7.37
1.84
4.00
0.85
20.9
5.2
0.99
.249
2.91
78
2.82
77
7.09
11.7
6Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
98
1981
TEX TEX
22
9
9
.500
22
3.64
6
2
0
146.0
115
59
67
12
57
6
0
5
601
1
6.04
3.51
1.72
0.74
16.3
9.5
1.18
.241
4.13
103
3.62
100
7.09
-0.4
7Jack Morris
J. Morris
97
1981
DET DET
25
14
7
.667
25
3.05
15
1
0
198.0
153
67
69
14
78
2
0
11
798
2
4.41
3.55
1.24
0.64
12.2
9.8
1.17
.229
3.14
83
3.75
98
6.95
2
8John Denny
J. Denny
94
1981
CLE CLE
19
10
6
.625
19
3.15
6
3
0
145.2
139
51
62
9
66
3
0
3
623
10
5.81
4.08
1.42
0.56
15.1
10.6
1.41
.288
3.83
84
3.53
93
8.59
4.3
9Steve McCatty
S. McCatty
91
1981
OAK OAK
22
14
7
.667
22
2.33
16
4
0
185.2
140
48
50
12
61
2
0
1
741
0
4.41
2.96
1.49
0.58
12.3
8.2
1.08
.223
2.42
67
3.47
95
6.79
3.4
10Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
89
1981
NYY NYY
15
8
4
.667
15
2.05
2
0
0
105.1
75
24
25
1
38
0
0
0
422
1
7.60
3.25
2.34
0.09
21.1
9.0
1.07
.252
2.14
58
2.11
58
6.41
18.2
11Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
89
1981
TOR TOR
25
11
10
.524
25
3.19
11
2
0
183.2
148
65
70
10
61
11
0
2
748
1
4.36
2.99
1.46
0.49
11.9
8.2
1.14
.239
3.43
82
3.51
92
7.25
6.6
12Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
88
1981
BAL BAL
25
14
5
.737
24
3.32
9
2
0
179.0
173
66
84
10
62
2
0
1
753
6
4.42
3.12
1.42
0.50
11.7
8.2
1.31
.276
4.22
93
3.41
93
8.70
5.3
13Floyd Bannister
F. Bannister
85
1981
SEA SEA
21
9
9
.500
20
4.45
5
2
0
121.1
128
60
62
14
39
3
0
0
522
7
6.30
2.89
2.18
1.04
16.3
7.5
1.38
.299
4.60
118
3.73
94
9.49
3.5
14Rick Langford
R. Langford
84
1981
OAK OAK
24
12
10
.545
24
2.99
18
2
0
195.1
190
65
81
14
58
3
0
2
823
1
3.87
2.67
1.45
0.65
10.2
7.0
1.27
.265
3.73
86
3.61
99
8.75
0.7
15Pete Vuckovich
P. Vuckovich
84
1981
MIL MIL
24
14
4
.778
23
3.55
2
1
0
149.2
137
59
61
9
57
4
0
1
620
1
5.05
3.43
1.47
0.54
13.5
9.2
1.30
.275
3.67
102
3.48
97
8.24
1.3
16Ron Davis
R. Davis
83
1981
NYY NYY
43
4
5
.444
0
2.71
0
0
6
73.0
47
22
22
6
25
0
22
3
285
1
10.23
3.08
3.32
0.74
29.1
8.8
0.99
.240
2.71
76
2.42
66
5.79
10.1
17Mark Clear
M. Clear
82
1981
BOS BOS
34
8
3
.727
0
4.11
0
0
9
76.2
69
35
36
11
51
2
20
2
346
6
9.63
5.99
1.61
1.29
23.7
14.7
1.57
.290
4.23
107
4.40
117
8.10
-5.4
18Scott McGregor
S. McGregor
82
1981
BAL BAL
24
13
5
.722
22
3.26
8
3
0
160.0
167
58
63
13
40
0
2
5
664
3
4.61
2.25
2.05
0.73
12.3
6.0
1.29
.291
3.54
91
3.38
92
9.39
5.4
19Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
79
1981
BOS BOS
23
9
8
.529
23
4.27
8
2
0
154.0
160
73
82
9
35
3
0
2
649
0
4.62
2.05
2.26
0.53
12.2
5.4
1.27
.289
4.79
111
3.07
82
9.35
11.7
20Rudy May
R. May
79
1981
NYY NYY
27
6
11
.353
22
4.14
4
0
1
147.2
137
68
71
10
41
2
1
0
610
6
4.81
2.50
1.93
0.61
13.0
6.7
1.21
.266
4.33
117
3.28
90
8.35
6
21Dan Petry
D. Petry
79
1981
DET DET
23
10
9
.526
22
3.00
7
2
0
141.0
115
47
53
10
57
1
1
4
583
3
5.04
3.64
1.39
0.64
13.6
9.8
1.22
.241
3.38
82
3.63
95
7.34
3.2
22Milt Wilcox
M. Wilcox
79
1981
DET DET
24
12
9
.571
24
3.03
8
1
0
166.1
152
56
61
10
52
6
0
3
686
4
4.27
2.81
1.52
0.54
11.5
7.6
1.23
.263
3.30
83
3.47
91
8.22
6.6
23Mike Norris
M. Norris
78
1981
OAK OAK
23
12
9
.571
23
3.75
12
2
0
172.2
145
72
77
17
63
10
0
0
721
14
4.07
3.28
1.24
0.89
10.8
8.7
1.20
.231
4.01
108
4.24
116
7.56
-11.8
24Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
78
1981
BOS BOS
24
4
10
.286
23
4.01
5
2
0
141.1
142
63
70
17
43
4
0
4
596
2
4.97
2.74
1.81
1.08
13.1
7.2
1.31
.275
4.46
104
4.05
108
9.04
-4.6
25Pete Redfern
P. Redfern
77
1981
MIN MIN
24
9
8
.529
23
4.07
3
0
0
141.2
140
64
70
12
52
2
0
1
601
2
4.89
3.30
1.48
0.76
12.8
8.7
1.36
.279
4.45
108
3.75
101
8.89
-0.5
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2

Ramírez

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RBI

8

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Jo Adell

AVG

.500

Genao

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2

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33

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0.00

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162

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678

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1,530

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
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CLE CLE
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TBR TBR
8:08 PM
Tue
10/20
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:08 PM
Last Game
TBR Rays

3 - 2

3

Final

1

CLE Guardians

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Sun 18 Oct 2026

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8

Adell

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8

Ramírez

José Ramírez
Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

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.500

Hoerner

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Genao

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Ramírez

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11

DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

11

Contreras

William Contreras
Playoffs Run Leaders

8

Ramírez

José Ramírez

7

Kwan

Steven Kwan

7

Bailey

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Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

Gary Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

Tyrone Taylor

.667

De Paula

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Playoffs SLG Leaders

1.333

Velázquez

Nelson Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Gavin Sheets

1.105

Rice

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Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

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3

Acuña

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3

Ramírez

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

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2

Williams

Gavin Williams

2

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Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

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Drew Rasmussen

19

Sale

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0.00

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Peterson

David Peterson

0.00

Hader

Josh Hader
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Aroldis Chapman

0.00

VanWey

Logan VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Greg Weissert
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27.00

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Hunter Brown

27.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

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Bibee

Tanner Bibee
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19.00

Sale

Chris Sale

18.00

Burke

Sean Burke

14.00

Smith

Cade Smith
Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0

Warren

Will Warren

0

Duran

Jhoan Duran

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149

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Gavin Williams

147

Rasmussen

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116

Ramírez

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94.5

Williams

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88

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White Sox

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Padres

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Nationals

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Cardinals

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Twins

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Rays

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Mariners

60-102

Phillies

69-96

Dodgers

72-98

Mets

75-87

Rangers

75-87

Red Sox

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves - y
94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies - w
88
74
.543
6.0
Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
14.0
Nationals Nationals
77
85
.475
17.0
Mets Mets
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - y
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
Pirates Pirates
82
80
.506
21.0
Cardinals Cardinals
77
85
.475
26.0
Reds Reds
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers - y
100
62
.617
Padres Padres - w
91
71
.562
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
86
76
.531
14.0
Giants Giants
65
97
.401
35.0
Rockies Rockies
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
Yankees Yankees - w
93
68
.578
4.5
Red Sox Red Sox - w
87
75
.537
11.0
Orioles Orioles
79
82
.491
18.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians - y
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox - w
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros - y
81
81
.500
Rangers Rangers
80
82
.494
1.0
Mariners Mariners
76
86
.469
5.0
Athletics Athletics
64
98
.395
17.0
Angels Angels
62
100
.383
19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
5-1
Tue
9/15
BAL BAL
@
NYM NYM
7-5
Tue
9/15
ATL ATL
@
CHC CHC
6-3
Tue
9/15
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
8-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/19
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:08 PM
Tue
10/20
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:08 PM