most strikeouts by a pitcher in their first 8 seasons

Tom Seaver fanned the most batters by a pitcher in his first 8 seasons, with 1,856 strikeouts.

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,856	283	146	87	.627	278	2.47	133	29	1	2167.1	1,723	595	652	162	568	40	5	47	8,645	49	7.71	2.36	3.27	0.67	21.5	6.6	1.06	.259	2.71	72	2.60	78	7.15	184.6
2	Amos Rusie A. Rusie	1,830	423	226	162	.582	389	3.04	358	26	4	3456.2	3,058	1,166	1,894	68	1,601	103	34		14,943	138	4.76	4.17	1.14	0.18	12.2	10.7	1.35	.264	4.93	77	3.74	92	7.96	120.5
3	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1,746	244	114	56	.671	242	2.43	21	12	0	1611.0	1,198	435	474	97	466	27	1	26	6,379	62	9.75	2.60	3.75	0.54	27.4	7.3	1.03	.272	2.65	64	2.62	67	6.69	225.7
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,728	282	122	113	.519	279	2.79	130	35	0	2143.2	1,880	664	753	148	553	58	2	30	8,693	46	7.25	2.32	3.12	0.62	19.9	6.4	1.13	.279	3.16	76	2.70	73	7.89	236.1
5	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	1,686	324	179	115	.609	270	1.62	231	53	9	2442.0	1,873	439	666	25	491	85	49		9,399	94	6.21	1.81	3.43	0.09	17.9	5.2	0.97	.260	2.45	60	1.93	71	6.90	221.4
6	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	1,665	241	134	61	.687	240	2.85	78	29	0	1784.1	1,500	565	628	117	490	44	0	31	7,240	45	8.40	2.47	3.40	0.59	23.0	6.8	1.12	.281	3.17	68	2.67	67	7.57	267.6
7	Tim Keefe T. Keefe	1,659	392	228	155	.595	391	2.47	383	25	0	3397.2	2,944	933	1,589	45	668	11	2		13,876	176	4.39	1.77	2.48	0.12	12.0	4.8	1.06	.253	4.21	78	2.86	89	7.80	131
8	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	1,650	304	135	93	.592	246	3.02	142	25	7	2032.2	1,748	683	752	200	432	37	30	61	8,200	31	7.31	1.91	3.82	0.89	20.1	5.3	1.07	.263	3.33	80	2.84	79	7.74	171.8
9	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	1,644	254	101	79	.561	246	3.59	10	7	1	1567.1	1,363	625	668	129	608	41	3	31	6,587	99	9.44	3.49	2.70	0.74	25.0	9.2	1.26	.296	3.84	95	3.31	87	7.83	99.7
10	Bob Feller B. Feller	1,640	262	138	72	.657	226	2.96	160	27	14	1891.2	1,476	622	691	71	1,003	31	29		8,003	50	7.80	4.77	1.64	0.34	20.5	12.5	1.31	.267	3.29	71	3.16	78	7.02	180.7
11	Mark Langston M. Langston	1,631	267	115	101	.532	264	3.76	59	14	0	1843.2	1,611	771	862	189	868	33	1	20	7,808	53	7.96	4.24	1.88	0.92	20.9	11.1	1.34	.280	4.21	91	3.82	92	7.86	72.4
12	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	1,625	250	98	77	.560	248	3.96	14	7	0	1569.0	1,351	690	743	189	713	31	0	22	6,673	91	9.32	4.09	2.28	1.08	24.4	10.7	1.32	.282	4.26	95	4.01	93	7.75	47.8
13	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	1,624	218	99	64	.607	216	3.52	41	15	1	1459.2	1,125	571	638	118	755	66	2	9	6,182	57	10.01	4.66	2.15	0.73	26.3	12.2	1.29	.278	3.93	84	3.42	83	6.94	127.8
14	John Clarkson J. Clarkson	1,608	373	246	116	.680	370	2.63	352	28	1	3241.0	2,979	947	1,594	116	764	51	3		13,522	136	4.47	2.12	2.10	0.32	11.9	5.7	1.15	.261	4.43	73	3.20	86	8.27	236.9
15	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	1,597	240	105	62	.629	231	3.46	5	4	0	1468.0	1,298	564	612	160	423	49	2	9	6,037	55	9.79	2.59	3.78	0.98	26.5	7.0	1.17	.299	3.75	84	3.29	81	7.96	123.7
16	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	1,572	227	91	86	.514	193	3.01	85	18	3	1452.2	994	486	550	84	865	50	13	23	6,127	65	9.74	5.36	1.82	0.52	25.7	14.1	1.28	.256	3.41	90	2.98	89	6.16	61.8
17	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	1,566	307	116	93	.555	258	3.51	75	24	9	1801.0	1,590	702	765	172	627	65	25	30	7,556	67	7.83	3.13	2.50	0.86	20.7	8.3	1.23	.277	3.82	100	3.19	87	7.95	97.3
18	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,559	292	120	104	.536	278	3.02	89	31	3	2014.0	1,727	675	743	147	511	38	9	52	8,186	54	6.97	2.28	3.05	0.66	19.0	6.2	1.11	.266	3.32	91	2.72	85	7.72	105.2
19	Chris Sale C. Sale	1,552	260	91	58	.611	180	2.98	15	2	12	1324.1	1,087	439	471	137	303	71	25	14	5,315	32	10.55	2.06	5.12	0.93	29.2	5.7	1.05	.292	3.20	72	2.95	71	7.39	177.7
20	Jim Whitney J. Whitney	1,549	398	187	195	.490	384	2.87	367	26	2	3386.1	3,431	1,078	1,926	74	381	25	13		14,141	212	4.12	1.01	4.07	0.20	11.0	2.7	1.13	.277	5.12	94	2.70	87	9.12	148.3
21	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1,541	238	132	53	.714	236	2.91	57	21	1	1713.2	1,467	554	609	87	505	28	1	22	6,987	37	8.09	2.65	3.05	0.46	22.1	7.2	1.15	.286	3.20	82	2.57	71	7.70	203.5
22	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	1,534	249	107	50	.682	182	2.83	28	11	3	1359.1	1,050	428	476	107	410	55	23	20	5,477	38	10.16	2.71	3.74	0.71	28.0	7.5	1.07	.280	3.15	65	2.90	68	6.95	213
23	Old Hoss Radbourn O. Hoss Radbourn	1,533	403	244	142	.632	385	2.43	377	30	3	3482.1	3,271	939	1,680	75	596	14	17		14,426	186	3.96	1.54	2.57	0.19	10.6	4.1	1.11	.262	4.34	78	3.00	95	8.45	26.8
24	Toad Ramsey T. Ramsey	1,515	248	113	124	.477	241	3.29	225	5	0	2100.2	1,941	769	1,373	40	671	38	7		9,018	179	6.49	2.87	2.26	0.17	16.8	7.4	1.24	.282	5.88	88	2.85	78	8.32	192.8
25	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	1,509	245	99	74	.572	244	3.38	13	6	0	1596.2	1,428	599	638	186	394	37	0	34	6,507	24	8.51	2.22	3.83	1.05	23.2	6.1	1.14	.283	3.60	82	3.53	85	8.05	111.4

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21

Soto

RBI

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Bichette

AVG

.283

Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

9

McLean

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ERA

3.21

McLean

Team Rankings

163

10th

553

24th

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ERA

4.10

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	HOU	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sun 8/30	HOU	@	NYM	3:10 PM
Mon 8/31	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Wed 9/2	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM

Last Game

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68 - 67

Final

Mets

60 - 75

Fri 28 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.320

Arraez

.318

Alvarez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

161

Lopez

154

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

.557

García

.549

Goodman

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

37

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,228.2

Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,565.6

Ohtani

1,425

Crow-Armstrong

1,338

Alvarez

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81-53

78-59

76-59

74-60

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Worst Record ATS

51-84

54-81

56-79

58-77

61-74

63-72

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	84	51	.622
Cubs	76	59	.563	8.0
Cardinals	68	68	.500	16.5
Pirates	65	71	.478	19.5
Reds	64	71	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	54	.600
Padres	72	63	.533	9.0
Diamondbacks	72	64	.529	9.5
Giants	55	80	.407	26.0
Rockies	52	83	.385	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	76	58	.567	4.0
Red Sox	73	61	.545	7.0
Orioles	66	69	.489	14.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	71	63	.530
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.5
Twins	64	71	.474	7.5
Tigers	62	72	.463	9.0
Royals	61	75	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	67	.504
Rangers	66	69	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	71	.474	4.0
Athletics	53	82	.393	15.0
Angels	52	83	.385	16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/14	STL	@	CHC	0-3
Fri 8/14	MIA	@	CIN	0-1
Fri 8/14	BOS	@	PIT	4-8
Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	9-5
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sat 8/29	LAD	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/29	CWS	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	2:15 PM
Sat 8/29	CIN	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Tom Seaver fanned the most batters by a pitcher in his first 8 seasons, with 1,856 strikeouts.

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