most strikeouts by a pitcher in a season since 2004

Since 2004, Gerrit Cole has struck out the most hitters in a season, with 326 strikeouts in 2019.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
326
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
13.82
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
2Chris Sale
C. Sale
308
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
12.93
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
301
2015
LAD LAD
33
16
7
.696
33
2.13
4
3
0
232.2
163
55
62
15
42
5
0
1
890
9
11.64
1.62
7.17
0.58
33.8
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
57
1.98
52
6.31
47.7
4Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
300
2019
HOU HOU
34
21
6
.778
34
2.58
2
1
0
223.0
137
64
66
36
42
6
0
0
847
4
12.11
1.70
7.14
1.45
35.4
5.0
0.80
.218
2.66
57
3.26
72
5.53
31.5
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
300
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
12.24
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
290
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
12.20
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
290
2004
ARI ARI
35
16
14
.533
35
2.60
4
2
0
245.2
177
71
88
18
44
10
0
1
964
3
10.62
1.61
6.59
0.66
30.1
4.6
0.90
.264
3.22
57
2.29
51
6.48
59.7
8Max 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
9Spencer Strider
S. Strider
281
2023
ATL ATL
32
19
5
.792
32
3.86
0
0
0
186.2
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
13.55
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
87
2.85
66
7.04
30.3
10Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
277
2013
TEX TEX
32
13
9
.591
32
2.83
0
0
0
209.2
145
66
68
26
80
8
0
1
841
7
11.89
3.43
3.46
1.12
32.9
9.5
1.07
.264
2.92
67
3.27
80
6.22
18.5
11Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
276
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
1
1
0
200.1
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
12.40
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
12Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
276
2015
WSH WSH
33
14
12
.538
33
2.79
4
3
0
228.2
176
71
74
27
34
5
0
2
899
10
10.86
1.34
8.12
1.06
30.7
3.8
0.92
.268
2.91
71
2.76
72
6.93
27.6
13Chris Sale
C. Sale
274
2015
CWS CWS
31
13
11
.542
31
3.41
1
0
0
208.2
185
79
88
23
42
13
0
0
854
7
11.82
1.81
6.52
0.99
32.1
4.9
1.09
.323
3.80
86
2.72
66
7.98
31.8
14David Price
D. Price
271
2014
TOT
34
15
12
.556
34
3.26
3
0
0
248.1
230
90
100
25
38
5
0
1
1,009
2
9.82
1.38
7.13
0.91
26.9
3.8
1.08
.306
3.62
87
2.77
75
8.34
26.2
15Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
269
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
32
1.70
1
0
0
217.0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
16Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
269
2014
CLE CLE
34
18
9
.667
34
2.44
3
1
0
235.2
207
64
72
14
51
6
0
3
951
3
10.27
1.95
5.27
0.53
28.3
5.4
1.09
.316
2.75
63
2.34
61
7.91
38.5
17Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
269
2009
DET DET
35
19
9
.679
35
3.45
3
1
0
240.0
219
92
99
20
63
6
0
5
982
8
10.09
2.36
4.27
0.75
27.4
6.4
1.18
.319
3.71
76
2.79
63
8.21
43.9
18Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
268
2017
WSH WSH
31
16
6
.727
31
2.51
2
0
0
200.2
126
56
62
22
55
11
0
2
780
4
12.02
2.47
4.87
0.99
34.4
7.1
0.90
.245
2.78
57
2.89
66
5.65
33.2
19Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
265
2017
CLE CLE
29
18
4
.818
29
2.25
5
3
0
203.2
141
51
56
21
36
5
0
2
777
4
11.71
1.59
7.36
0.93
34.1
4.6
0.87
.267
2.47
50
2.49
57
6.23
42.8
20Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
265
2008
SFG SFG
34
18
5
.783
33
2.62
2
1
0
227.0
182
66
72
11
84
6
0
1
928
17
10.51
3.33
3.15
0.44
28.6
9.1
1.17
.304
2.85
61
2.61
62
7.22
41.5
21Johan Santana
J. Santana
265
2004
MIN MIN
34
20
6
.769
34
2.61
1
1
0
228.0
156
66
70
24
54
9
0
0
881
7
10.46
2.13
4.91
0.95
30.1
6.1
0.92
.250
2.76
56
2.91
66
6.16
38.1
22Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
264
2004
MIL MIL
34
12
14
.462
34
2.70
5
0
0
237.0
201
71
85
25
32
4
0
1
937
8
10.03
1.22
8.25
0.95
28.2
3.4
0.98
.288
3.23
63
2.64
59
7.63
47.2
23Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
261
2009
SFG SFG
32
15
7
.682
32
2.48
4
2
0
225.1
168
62
69
10
68
6
0
2
905
11
10.42
2.72
3.84
0.40
28.8
7.5
1.05
.282
2.76
60
2.33
57
6.71
45.4
24Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
259
2019
CLE CLE
34
15
8
.652
33
3.28
3
2
0
214.1
186
78
86
31
40
6
1
1
859
6
10.88
1.68
6.48
1.30
30.2
4.7
1.05
.296
3.61
71
3.31
73
7.81
29
25Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
257
2022
NYY NYY
33
13
8
.619
33
3.50
0
0
0
200.2
154
78
81
33
50
2
0
0
793
2
11.53
2.24
5.14
1.48
32.4
6.3
1.02
.268
3.63
92
3.46
87
6.91
11.5
Unlock 2x data

Related Searches

More MLB News

Cal Quantrill continues strong run, Corey Seager homers as Rangers blank Rays 6-0

Jensen finishes a single shy of the cycle to help Royals win 7-3 and avoid sweep against Marlins

Sogard’s 2-run 8th-inning homer lifts Red Sox past Orioles 6-5

Crow-Armstrong hits 39th homer to back Gausman in the Cubs' 2-1 win over the Brewers

Rutschman homers twice in return to Baltimore, and the Red Sox rally for a 6-5 victory

Shohei Ohtani gets a night off as his biceps and neck issues linger

More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

37

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

RBI

94

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

AVG

.316

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Team Pitching Leaders

W

8

Lambert

Peter Lambert

K

131

Lambert

Peter Lambert

ERA

3.02

Blubaugh

AJ Blubaugh
Team Rankings

HR

185

5th

R

639

11th

SO

1,235

9th

ERA

4.56

24th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
72
69
.511
Rangers Rangers
70
71
.496
2.0
Mariners Mariners
66
75
.468
6.0
Athletics Athletics
55
86
.390
17.0
Angels Angels
53
87
.379
18.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
9/4
AZ AZ
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
9/5
AZ AZ
@
HOU HOU
7:15 PM
Sun
9/6
AZ AZ
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Tue
9/8
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Wed
9/9
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Last Game
CWS White Sox

73 - 67

2

Final

6

HOU Astros

72 - 69

Thu 3 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

39

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

Junior Caminero
RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

Sal Stewart

101

Burleson

Alec Burleson

99

Walker

Jordan Walker
Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.315

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.310

Gonzales

Nick Gonzales
Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

Otto Lopez

166

Arraez

Luis Arraez

162

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

103

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

James Wood

95

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds
OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.394

Harper

Bryce Harper

.391

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.602

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.571

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.547

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

40

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

38

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

16

Gray

Sonny Gray

15

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

221

Cease

Dylan Cease

217

Williams

Gavin Williams
ERA Leaders

1.97

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.06

Sale

Chris Sale
WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.98

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.32

Sale

Chris Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

5.52

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

Nick Martinez

27

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

28

Sale

Chris Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,261.8

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

2,029.1

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,847.4

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,590.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,538

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,384

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

82-58

Nationals

81-61

Padres

79-61

Cardinals

79-62

Diamondbacks

77-64

Twins

76-64
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

54-87

Dodgers

55-85

Phillies

59-81

Rangers

62-79

Mets

64-76

Athletics

65-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
83
57
.593
Phillies Phillies
79
61
.564
4.0
Marlins Marlins
71
70
.504
12.5
Nationals Nationals
67
75
.472
17.0
Mets Mets
63
77
.450
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
87
54
.617
Cubs Cubs
79
62
.560
8.0
Cardinals Cardinals
70
71
.496
17.0
Pirates Pirates
69
72
.489
18.0
Reds Reds
67
73
.479
19.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
83
57
.593
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
74
67
.525
9.5
Padres Padres
73
67
.521
10.0
Giants Giants
58
83
.411
25.5
Rockies Rockies
54
86
.386
29.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
83
57
.593
Yankees Yankees
80
60
.571
3.0
Red Sox Red Sox
76
65
.539
7.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
70
71
.496
13.5
Orioles Orioles
69
72
.489
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
73
67
.521
Guardians Guardians
70
70
.500
3.0
Twins Twins
67
73
.479
6.0
Tigers Tigers
64
75
.460
8.5
Royals Royals
63
78
.447
10.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
72
69
.511
Rangers Rangers
70
71
.496
2.0
Mariners Mariners
66
75
.468
6.0
Athletics Athletics
55
86
.390
17.0
Angels Angels
53
87
.379
18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
8/19
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
3-4
Wed
8/19
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
5-3
Thu
8/20
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
10-9
Thu
8/20
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
5-1
Thu
8/20
SFG SFG
@
CLE CLE
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
9/4
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
2:10 PM
Fri
9/4
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
6:10 PM
Fri
9/4
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Fri
9/4
LAA LAA
@
PIT PIT
6:45 PM
Fri
9/4
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM