most strikeouts by a braves starting pitcher in a career

Phil Niekro has struck out the most career batters by a Braves starting pitcher, with 2,755 strikeouts.

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	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	H/9
1	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,755	595	254	218	.538	595	3.21	226	43	0	4372.1	3,995	1,561	1,812	375	1,357	101	0	70	18,164	181	5.67	2.79	2.03	0.77	15.2	7.5	1.22	.267	3.73	8.22
2	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,731	466	206	141	.594	466	3.33	53	16	0	3133.2	2,774	1,159	1,262	260	942	53	0	77	12,912	136	7.84	2.71	2.90	0.75	21.2	7.3	1.19	.282	3.62	7.97
3	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	2,414	635	351	211	.625	635	3.04	374	63	0	4911.1	4,503	1,658	1,852	397	1,329	36	0	51	20,149	73	4.42	2.44	1.82	0.73	12.0	6.6	1.19	.257	3.39	8.25
4	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,091	518	244	147	.624	518	3.41	52	22	0	3408.0	3,241	1,291	1,428	258	1,177	51	0	114	14,311	59	5.52	3.11	1.78	0.68	14.6	8.2	1.30	.278	3.77	8.56
5	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1,828	363	194	88	.688	363	2.63	61	21	0	2526.2	2,273	739	845	152	383	65	0	84	10,081	25	6.51	1.36	4.77	0.54	18.1	3.8	1.05	.277	3.01	8.10
6	Julio Teheran J. Teheran	1,179	226	77	73	.513	226	3.65	5	3	0	1352.1	1,182	549	594	174	456	65	0	22	5,630	25	7.85	3.03	2.59	1.16	20.9	8.1	1.21	.268	3.95	7.87
7	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	997	243	113	72	.611	243	3.56	9	5	0	1572.0	1,490	622	662	126	464	63	0	47	6,538	39	5.71	2.66	2.15	0.72	15.2	7.1	1.24	.279	3.79	8.53
8	Max Fried M. Fried	835	151	73	34	.682	151	3.07	6	4	0	859.1	764	293	323	72	231	34	0	5	3,507	39	8.75	2.42	3.61	0.75	23.8	6.6	1.16	.296	3.38	8.00
9	Vic Willis V. Willis	829	197	86	108	.443	197	0.97	182	18	0	1669.0	1,570		717	29	486	61	0			45	4.47	2.62	1.71	0.16		7.1	1.23	.286	3.87	8.47
10	Kevin Millwood K. Millwood	828	160	73	46	.613	160	3.75	6	2	0	990.0	905	413	453	105	297	21	0	21	4,131	25	7.53	2.70	2.79	0.95	20.0	7.2	1.21	.278	4.12	8.23
11	Charlie Morton C. Morton	819	140	49	42	.538	140	4.10	0	0	0	760.1	671	346	373	90	308	67	0	6	3,243	17	9.69	3.65	2.66	1.07	25.3	9.5	1.29	.297	4.42	7.94
12	Steve Avery S. Avery	815	201	72	60	.545	201	3.77	14	6	0	1219.2	1,171	511	568	103	369	19	0	26	5,094	32	6.01	2.72	2.21	0.76	16.0	7.2	1.26	.282	4.19	8.64
13	Lew Burdette L. Burdette	805	330	151	107	.585	330	3.56	146	30	0	2355.1	2,422	931	1,038	233	460	32	0	43	9,719	16	3.08	1.76	1.75	0.89	8.3	4.7	1.22	.267	3.97	9.25
14	Denny Lemaster D. Lemaster	788	159	56	57	.496	159	3.67	45	11	0	1019.0	938	415	454	121	342	13	0	35	4,273	52	6.96	3.02	2.30	1.07	18.4	8.0	1.26	.272	4.01	8.28
15	Ron Reed R. Reed	751	203	79	87	.476	203	3.77	47	6	0	1381.1	1,387	579	655	116	342	28	0	48	5,806	42	4.89	2.23	2.20	0.76	12.9	5.9	1.25	.278	4.27	9.04
16	Tony Cloninger T. Cloninger	751	170	80	56	.588	170	3.94	54	8	0	1107.1	1,039	485	547	115	442	15	0	32	4,732	79	6.10	3.59	1.70	0.93	15.9	9.3	1.34	.271	4.45	8.44
17	Lefty Tyler L. Tyler	746	199	85	88	.491	199	2.68	134	22	0	1527.2	1,351		683	37	612	54	0		6,360	49	4.39	3.61	1.22	0.22	11.7	9.6	1.28	.268	4.02	7.96
18	Dick Rudolph D. Rudolph	716	239	114	99	.535	239	2.61	171	27	0	1906.2	1,816	552	714	33	366	23	0		7,698	36	3.38	1.73	1.96	0.16	9.3	4.8	1.14	.272	3.37	8.57
19	Bob Buhl B. Buhl	709	220	101	66	.605	220	3.34	83	16	0	1465.2	1,325	544	628	122	701	16	0	27	6,274	32	4.35	4.30	1.01	0.75	11.3	11.2	1.38	.255	3.86	8.14
20	Rick Mahler R. Mahler	693	218	73	87	.456	218	4.06	36	6	0	1395.0	1,497	629	704	121	435	16	0	41	5,944	31	4.47	2.81	1.59	0.78	11.7	7.3	1.38	.294	4.54	9.66
21	Pat Jarvis P. Jarvis	670	169	71	64	.526	169	3.65	42	8	0	1133.0	1,046	460	497	95	325	11	0	40	4,711	20	5.32	2.58	2.06	0.75	14.2	6.9	1.21	.263	3.95	8.31
22	Spencer Strider S. Strider	635	85	40	25	.615	85	3.95	0	0	0	467.1	385	205	215	60	168	21	0	2	1,942	14	12.23	3.24	3.78	1.16	32.7	8.7	1.18	.307	4.14	7.41
23	Mike Foltynewicz M. Foltynewicz	633	118	44	41	.518	118	4.28	2	1	0	662.2	640	315	342	97	231	28	0	9	2,843	32	8.60	3.14	2.74	1.32	22.3	8.1	1.31	.293	4.64	8.69
24	Johnny Sain J. Sain	633	206	97	85	.533	206	3.42	121	15	0	1516.1	1,539	576	669	109	437	21	0		6,446	11	3.76	2.59	1.45	0.65	9.8	6.8	1.30	.273	3.97	9.13
25	Ed Brandt E. Brandt	594	211	86	107	.446	211	3.93	126	14	0	1586.0	1,632	693	755	91	549	23	0		6,802	20	3.37	3.12	1.08	0.52	8.7	8.1	1.38	.278	4.28	9.26

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
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Playoffs Walk Leaders

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0