most strikeouts by a pitcher in history in may

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters in the month of May, with 957 strikeouts.

Regular season

	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	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	957	135	57	48	.543	133	3.14	43	14	1	920.0	650	321	357	53	502	25	1	10	3,846	45	9.36	4.91	1.91	0.52	24.9	13.1	1.25	.259	3.49	6.36
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	837	113	63	29	.685	113	3.13	25	9	0	823.0	654	286	307	57	256	24	0	12	3,335	20	9.15	2.80	3.27	0.62	25.1	7.7	1.11	.276	3.36	7.15
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	811	110	56	29	.659	110	3.59	12	5	0	707.2	602	282	313	65	273	34	0	6	2,959	23	10.31	3.47	2.97	0.83	27.4	9.2	1.24	.302	3.98	7.66
4	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	730	133	63	44	.589	126	2.86	48	14	0	930.2	808	296	338	59	304	8	1	19	3,812	27	7.06	2.94	2.40	0.57	19.2	8.0	1.19	.276	3.27	7.81
5	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	689	121	50	41	.549	118	3.40	43	13	0	858.1	800	324	360	72	220	19	1	16	3,534	23	7.22	2.31	3.13	0.75	19.5	6.2	1.19	.287	3.77	8.39
6	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	644	144	61	40	.604	127	3.16	50	10	2	996.1	908	350	393	78	273	26	5	30	4,070	25	5.82	2.47	2.36	0.70	15.8	6.7	1.19	.272	3.55	8.20
7	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	630	130	53	40	.570	130	3.14	17	5	0	886.2	835	309	347	62	187	20	0	39	3,635	15	6.39	1.90	3.37	0.63	17.3	5.1	1.15	.283	3.52	8.48
8	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	629	83	39	20	.661	80	3.37	3	0	0	516.0	423	193	201	67	140	23	1	3	2,089	11	10.97	2.44	4.49	1.17	30.1	6.7	1.09	.289	3.51	7.38
9	Don Sutton D. Sutton	628	138	57	50	.533	138	3.65	29	13	0	934.1	868	379	411	91	237	15	0	20	3,856	19	6.05	2.28	2.65	0.88	16.3	6.1	1.18	.269	3.96	8.36
10	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	611	83	43	12	.782	72	2.36	9	4	1	523.1	388	137	156	38	121	21	3	4	2,060	13	10.51	2.08	5.05	0.65	29.7	5.9	0.97	.276	2.68	6.67
11	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	604	115	46	44	.511	113	3.42	39	7	0	811.1	726	308	335	84	276	15	1	25	3,365	24	6.70	3.06	2.19	0.93	17.9	8.2	1.24	.269	3.72	8.05
12	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	581	95	50	29	.633	95	3.19	8	5	0	632.1	504	224	232	60	172	27	0	2	2,541	21	8.27	2.45	3.38	0.85	22.9	6.8	1.07	.261	3.30	7.17
13	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	581	97	43	21	.672	80	3.18	17	4	3	594.2	550	210	229	65	130	9	12	8	2,431	10	8.79	1.97	4.47	0.98	23.9	5.3	1.14	.295	3.47	8.32
14	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	565	139	66	52	.559	111	2.00	82	19	7	969.2	851		344	16	247	41	27			24	5.24	2.29	2.29	0.15		6.3	1.13	.273	3.19	7.90
15	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	561	97	42	37	.532	88	2.84	46	12	0	706.2	589	223	250	52	224	24	5	23	2,907	20	7.14	2.85	2.50	0.66	19.3	7.7	1.15	.262	3.18	7.50
16	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	552	115	41	45	.477	108	3.70	47	6	2	802.2	772	330	354	107	187	18	6	22	3,316	10	6.19	2.10	2.95	1.20	16.6	5.6	1.19	.271	3.97	8.66
17	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	552	161	53	54	.495	119	3.61	42	5	3	933.2	885	374	430	78	355	25	23	25	3,950	32	5.32	3.42	1.55	0.75	14.0	9.0	1.33	.274	4.14	8.53
18	Chuck Finley C. Finley	526	94	37	35	.514	87	3.73	13	4	0	586.2	569	243	282	48	238	15	3	6	2,505	33	8.07	3.65	2.21	0.74	21.0	9.5	1.38	.310	4.33	8.73
19	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	522	103	37	33	.529	93	3.16	28	2	4	671.1	611	236	267	69	189	26	5	21	2,800	13	7.00	2.53	2.76	0.93	18.6	6.8	1.19	.272	3.58	8.19
20	Chris Sale C. Sale	521	70	36	8	.818	59	2.30	3	1	1	400.0	270	102	113	30	97	25	2	0	1,576	7	11.72	2.18	5.37	0.68	33.1	6.2	0.92	.266	2.54	6.08
21	CC Sabathia	513	101	46	30	.605	101	3.68	6	3	0	648.2	646	265	292	81	182	20	0	7	2,734	14	7.12	2.53	2.82	1.12	18.8	6.7	1.28	.292	4.05	8.96
22	Camilo Pascual C. Pascual	506	114	44	32	.579	92	3.75	38	11	1	673.2	607	281	312	67	243	19	7		2,839	18	6.76	3.25	2.08	0.90	17.8	8.6	1.26	.269	4.17	8.11
23	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	505	121	59	34	.634	121	3.65	14	5	0	786.0	721	319	340	78	271	12	0	27	3,283	15	5.78	3.10	1.86	0.89	15.4	8.3	1.26	.266	3.89	8.26
24	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	504	100	33	28	.541	91	3.58	5	1	0	572.2	538	228	241	64	110	8	1	2	2,326	10	7.92	1.73	4.58	1.01	21.7	4.7	1.13	.289	3.79	8.46
25	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	496	76	36	16	.692	76	2.98	6	5	0	479.2	390	159	163	39	130	8	0	3	1,914	12	9.31	2.44	3.82	0.73	25.9	6.8	1.08	.283	3.06	7.32

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26

Neto

RBI

74

Neto

AVG

.292

Meckler

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Soriano

199

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ERA

2.88

Ureña

Team Rankings

146

29th

614

30th

1,357

8th

ERA

4.21

19th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	76	76	.500
Astros	76	76	.500
Mariners	71	82	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	91	.401	15.0
Angels	58	94	.382	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Fri 9/18	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sat 9/19	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	LAA	4:07 PM
Tue 9/22	LAA	@	ATH	9:40 PM

Last Game

Mariners

71 - 82

Final

Angels

58 - 94

Wed 16 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Schwarber

44

Crow-Armstrong

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

108

Stewart

105

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.310

Simpson

Hit Leaders

182

Lopez

180

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

115

Crow-Armstrong

103

Arozarena

102

Wood

OBP Leaders

.428

Alvarez

.394

Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.594

Alvarez

.581

Crow-Armstrong

.538

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

42

Simpson

42

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

243

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.89

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.15

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.79

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,259.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,937.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,712

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,451

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

86-66

85-67

85-68

84-69

81-71

80-71

Worst Record ATS

58-95

62-90

65-87

70-82

71-82

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	89	64	.582
Phillies	84	68	.553	4.5
Marlins	76	77	.497	13.0
Nationals	71	82	.464	18.0
Mets	69	83	.454	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	95	57	.625
Cubs	85	68	.556	10.5
Pirates	75	77	.493	20.0
Cardinals	75	78	.490	20.5
Reds	71	81	.467	24.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	92	60	.605
Padres	83	69	.546	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	73	.523	12.5
Giants	64	89	.418	28.5
Rockies	56	96	.368	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	92	59	.609
Yankees - x	88	64	.579	4.5
Red Sox	82	70	.539	10.5
Blue Jays	76	77	.497	17.0
Orioles	75	78	.490	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	78	75	.510
White Sox	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	80	.474	5.5
Twins	71	81	.467	6.5
Royals	67	85	.441	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	76	76	.500
Rangers	76	76	.500
Mariners	71	82	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	91	.401	15.0
Angels	58	94	.382	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/2	SDP	@	CIN	3-7
Wed 9/2	ATL	@	WSH	9-0
Wed 9/2	ATH	@	TEX	9-2
Wed 9/2	BAL	@	COL	5-6
Wed 9/2	PHI	@	AZ	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	MIL	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Thu 9/17	LAD	@	CIN	12:40 PM
Thu 9/17	ATH	@	TBR	1:10 PM
Thu 9/17	SDP	@	COL	3:10 PM
Thu 9/17	KCR	@	HOU	7:15 PM

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