most strikeouts as an al pitcher in 2016

Justin Verlander struck out the most batters in the AL in 2016, with 254 strikeouts.

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1Justin 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
2Chris 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
3Chris 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
4David 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
5Corey 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
6Michael 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
7Cole 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
8Rick 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
9Danny 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
10Ian 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
11Jose 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
12Collin McHugh
C. McHugh
177
2016
HOU HOU
33
13
10
.565
33
4.34
1
0
0
184.2
206
89
92
25
54
5
0
1
796
9
8.63
2.63
3.28
1.22
22.2
6.8
1.41
.338
4.48
108
3.94
94
10.04
5.3
13Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
174
2016
BAL BAL
30
9
12
.429
30
3.61
0
0
0
179.2
183
72
76
28
47
5
0
1
757
8
8.72
2.35
3.70
1.40
23.0
6.2
1.28
.308
3.81
86
4.10
94
9.17
5.5
14Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
168
2016
CLE CLE
35
12
8
.600
28
4.26
1
0
0
190.0
179
90
96
20
70
9
3
1
811
3
7.96
3.32
2.40
0.95
20.7
8.6
1.31
.292
4.55
98
3.99
93
8.48
6.3
15Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
168
2016
CWS CWS
28
9
10
.474
28
4.04
0
0
0
165.0
176
74
82
23
54
6
0
3
715
11
9.16
2.95
3.11
1.25
23.5
7.6
1.39
.330
4.47
97
4.01
94
9.60
4.3
16Drew Smyly
D. Smyly
167
2016
TBR TBR
30
7
12
.368
30
4.88
0
0
0
175.1
174
95
103
32
49
2
0
2
738
10
8.57
2.52
3.41
1.64
22.6
6.6
1.27
.291
5.29
120
4.48
109
8.93
-7.6
17Jake Odorizzi
J. Odorizzi
166
2016
TBR TBR
33
10
6
.625
33
3.69
0
0
0
187.2
170
77
80
29
54
4
0
3
773
3
7.96
2.59
3.07
1.39
21.5
7.0
1.19
.271
3.84
91
4.31
105
8.15
-4.4
18Marcus Stroman
M. Stroman
166
2016
TOR TOR
32
9
10
.474
32
4.37
0
0
0
204.0
209
99
104
21
54
4
0
0
855
9
7.32
2.38
3.07
0.93
19.4
6.3
1.29
.308
4.59
104
3.70
87
9.22
12.2
19Marco Estrada
M. Estrada
165
2016
TOR TOR
29
9
9
.500
29
3.48
0
0
0
176.0
132
68
73
23
65
4
0
1
723
5
8.44
3.32
2.54
1.18
22.8
9.0
1.12
.234
3.73
83
4.14
98
6.75
2
20Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
165
2016
NYY NYY
31
14
4
.778
31
3.07
0
0
0
199.2
179
68
75
22
36
3
0
0
805
7
7.44
1.62
4.58
0.99
20.5
4.5
1.08
.271
3.38
72
3.50
79
8.07
19.6
21J.A. Happ
J.A. Happ
163
2016
TOR TOR
32
20
4
.833
32
3.18
0
0
0
195.0
168
69
72
22
60
6
0
0
796
3
7.52
2.77
2.72
1.02
20.5
7.5
1.17
.268
3.32
76
3.95
93
7.75
6.3
22Danny Salazar
D. Salazar
161
2016
CLE CLE
25
11
6
.647
25
3.87
0
0
0
137.1
121
59
61
16
63
2
0
3
584
9
10.55
4.13
2.56
1.05
27.6
10.8
1.34
.307
4.00
88
3.73
87
7.93
8.4
23Aaron Sanchez
A. Sanchez
161
2016
TOR TOR
30
15
2
.882
30
3.00
0
0
0
192.0
161
64
69
15
63
5
0
0
790
5
7.55
2.95
2.56
0.70
20.4
8.0
1.17
.267
3.23
71
3.54
83
7.55
14.9
24CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
152
2016
NYY NYY
30
9
12
.429
30
3.91
0
0
0
179.2
172
78
83
22
65
9
0
1
768
2
7.61
3.26
2.34
1.10
19.8
8.5
1.32
.288
4.16
92
4.27
97
8.62
2.9
25Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
150
2016
CLE CLE
25
11
8
.579
25
3.32
1
1
0
146.1
134
54
64
21
34
3
0
2
599
4
9.23
2.09
4.41
1.29
25.0
5.7
1.15
.289
3.94
76
3.71
87
8.24
9.2
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Team Batting Leaders

HR

26

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

80

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.286

McGonigle

Kevin McGonigle
Team Pitching Leaders

W

8

Montero

Keider Montero

K

116

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

ERA

1.46

Melton

Troy Melton
Team Rankings

HR

144

11th

R

539

11th

SO

984

18th

ERA

3.49

3rd

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
61
56
.521
Tigers Tigers
58
60
.492
3.5
Guardians Guardians
58
61
.487
4.0
Twins Twins
58
61
.487
4.0
Royals Royals
49
70
.412
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
8/11
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
8/12
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Thu
8/13
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Fri
8/14
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Sat
8/15
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

58 - 60

3

Final

1

SFG Giants

49 - 69

Sun 9 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

35

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

34

Goodman

Hunter Goodman
RBI Leaders

89

Abrams

CJ Abrams

87

Stewart

Sal Stewart

86

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.320

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.318

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

147

Lopez

Otto Lopez

143

Arraez

Luis Arraez

137

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

100

Wood

James Wood

84

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

83

Olson

Matt Olson
OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.395

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani
SLG Leaders

.624

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.552

Olson

Matt Olson

.551

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

31

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

31

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

14

Gray

Sonny Gray

13

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

185

Williams

Gavin Williams

184

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

Chris Sale

2.21

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.51

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.87

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

Nick Martinez

22

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

27

Woo

Bryan Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,002.1

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

James Wood

1,654.3

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,393.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,259

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

James Wood

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

70-47

Nationals

70-50

Rays

67-50

Twins

66-53

Diamondbacks

65-54

Cardinals

64-54
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

44-75

Phillies

47-72

Dodgers

49-69

Rangers

52-66

Royals

54-65

Yankees

55-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
71
47
.602
Phillies Phillies
63
56
.529
8.5
Marlins Marlins
60
59
.504
11.5
Nationals Nationals
59
61
.492
13.0
Mets Mets
52
67
.437
19.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
74
44
.627
Cubs Cubs
69
50
.580
5.5
Cardinals Cardinals
59
59
.500
15.0
Pirates Pirates
58
62
.483
17.0
Reds Reds
56
61
.479
17.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
70
48
.593
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
63
56
.529
7.5
Padres Padres
62
57
.521
8.5
Giants Giants
49
69
.415
21.0
Rockies Rockies
46
72
.390
24.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
71
46
.607
Yankees Yankees
66
52
.559
5.5
Red Sox Red Sox
64
53
.547
7.0
Orioles Orioles
57
61
.483
14.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
56
63
.471
16.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
61
56
.521
Tigers Tigers
58
60
.492
3.5
Twins Twins
58
61
.487
4.0
Guardians Guardians
58
61
.487
4.0
Royals Royals
49
70
.412
13.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
60
59
.504
Rangers Rangers
59
59
.500
0.5
Mariners Mariners
56
63
.471
4.0
Athletics Athletics
47
71
.398
12.5
Angels Angels
45
73
.381
14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
7/26
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
1-6
Sun
7/26
ATL ATL
@
BAL BAL
3-2
Sun
7/26
AZ AZ
@
WSH WSH
7-10
Sun
7/26
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
3-8
Sun
7/26
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
5-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
8/10
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Mon
8/10
NYM NYM
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
8/10
BAL BAL
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Mon
8/10
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Mon
8/10
TEX TEX
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM