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Lefty Grove has the most career strikeouts by a pitcher, with 593 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Lefty Grove L. Grove	593	619	1,369	119	202	27	5	15	121	105	2	1		1,579	284	47	103			1	.148	.209	.207	.417	17	-181.1	.202	6	-205.7
2	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	510	527	1,073	72	132	13	3	20	67	36	8	1	0	1,174	211	36	52	5	0	13	.123	.157	.197	.354	-6	-131.8	.163	-5	-143.4
3	Bob Feller B. Feller	505	570	1,282	99	193	28	13	8	99	100	3	1	0	1,485	271	49	100	0	0	15	.151	.214	.211	.425	23	-152	.206	15	-162
4	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	487	783	1,872	141	363	57	6	35	189	94	7	4	2	2,055	537	98	68	14	0	23	.194	.234	.287	.520	94	-141.3	.238	42	-145.4
5	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	485	580	1,315	99	202	28	5	12	86	108	4	4	0	1,552	276	45	121	4	0	22	.154	.219	.210	.429	40	-126.1	.205	24	-132.9
6	Red Faber R. Faber	479	670	1,269	98	170	21	2	3	70	169	8	7		1,550	204	26	104				.134	.240	.161	.401	31	-151.9	.211	17	-163.9
7	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	433	551	1,024	71	171	24	1	1	58	69	1	1	0	1,195	200	26	99	2	0	15	.167	.220	.195	.415	23	-108.2	.198	19	-110.8
8	Dean Chance D. Chance	420	403	662	17	44	2	0	0	16	30	5	0	0	759	46	2	61	1	0	2	.066	.113	.069	.183	-40	-119.7	.093	-47	-124.2
9	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	419	737	1,591	103	272	35	2	5	84	34	5	11	3	1,812	326	42	180	2	0	15	.171	.191	.205	.395	-1	-219.7	.179	-1	-228
10	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	418	431	915	36	109	12	1	2	46	33	2	1	0	1,052	129	15	100	2	0	19	.119	.151	.141	.292	-24	-137.2	.139	-18	-140.7
11	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	418	934	2,324	241	547	94	41	24	255	110	13	13		2,517	795	159	70				.235	.274	.342	.616	214	-62.8	.293	74	-75.1
12	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	415	596	1,328	132	274	44	5	24	144	63	8	13	10	1,489	400	73	72	18	0	13	.206	.243	.301	.545	89	-69.6	.247	49	-86.2
13	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	413	699	1,719	123	346	49	6	13	140	41	10	2	2	1,877	446	68	94	13	0	33	.201	.223	.259	.482	69	-134.3	.220	31	-146.8
14	Bob Buhl B. Buhl	389	454	857	31	76	2	0	0	26	38	2	2	2	952	78	2	53			10	.089	.129	.091	.220	-48	-154.7	.109	-38	-158.8
15	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	386	397	776	26	75	9	0	2	28	43	1	0	1	858	90	11	35	3	0	10	.097	.145	.116	.261	-28	-122.6	.127	-25	-126.7
16	Bob Friend B. Friend	375	602	1,137	56	138	16	2	2	60	38	0	0	0	1,297	164	20	120	2	0	14	.121	.150	.144	.294	-38	-183.5	.138	-25	-193.9
17	Red Ames R. Ames	374	533	1,014	52	143	10	7	3	62	61	0	5		1,122	176	20	47				.141	.190	.174	.363	15	-100.6	.183	13	-109
18	Cy Young C. Young	373	901	2,895	319	615	85	35	18	286	81	10	28		3,036	824	138	50				.212	.236	.285	.521	199	-201.1	.248	46	-227.4
19	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	372	688	1,525	107	255	55	10	5	103	135	8	3	1	1,782	345	70	108	6	0	37	.167	.238	.226	.464	58	-145.3	.221	29	-157
20	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	371	424	852	40	94	10	2	2	36	38	0	3	3	957	114	14	65	2	0	11	.110	.148	.134	.282	-28	-132.4	.135	-21	-130.1
21	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	370	547	1,169	96	218	26	7	29	113	60	5	0	2	1,309	345	62	69	6	0	34	.186	.228	.295	.523	67	-74.6	.236	47	-80.9
22	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	369	510	1,076	48	141	17	0	6	47	22	6	0	0	1,220	176	23	113	3	0	20	.131	.153	.164	.316	-20	-147.7	.146	-13	-154.9
23	Mel Harder M. Harder	369	584	1,203	89	199	38	5	4	93	39	3	2		1,314	259	47	69			11	.165	.194	.215	.409	8	-151.3	.192	5	-168
24	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	367	840	1,251	117	232	44	5	16	106	63	7	5	1	1,362	334	65	34	7	1	14	.185	.227	.267	.494	59	-86.2	.226	36	-98.5
25	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	365	709	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	79	3	3	2	1,167	196	33	136	1	0	15	.159	.226	.207	.433	23	-117.1	.205	14	-122.4

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RBI

64

Kurtz

AVG

.293

Bolte

Team Pitching Leaders

7

Ginn

82

Ginn

ERA

3.04

Ginn

Team Rankings

112

7th

401

11th

733

13th

ERA

4.97

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	44	43	.506
Mariners	44	43	.506
Astros	43	46	.483	2.0
Athletics	41	46	.471	3.0
Angels	36	51	.414	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/3	MIA	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 7/4	MIA	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sun 7/5	MIA	@	ATH	4:30 PM
Tue 7/7	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 7/8	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

56 - 31

Final

Athletics

41 - 46

Wed 1 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

30

Schwarber

27

Goodman

26

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

64

Kurtz

60

Stewart

60

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.336

Lopez

.329

Díaz

.326

Arraez

Hit Leaders

115

Lopez

105

Arraez

100

Alvarez

Run Leaders

75

Wood

60

Kurtz

60

Turang

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.422

Kurtz

.410

Díaz

SLG Leaders

.620

Alvarez

.573

Buxton

.570

Schwarber

SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

28

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

10

Burns

10

Wrobleski

Strikeout Leaders

156

Misiorowski

136

Sánchez

128

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.47

Misiorowski

2.00

Sánchez

2.08

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.78

Misiorowski

0.87

Rasmussen

0.89

Yamamoto

K/9 Leaders

13.50

Misiorowski

11.04

Skenes

10.90

Sale

K/BB Leaders

5.91

Sánchez

5.88

Rasmussen

5.86

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

16

Rasmussen

17

Martinez

18

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,616

Ohtani

1,251.5

Wood

1,178.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,110.5

Ohtani

931

Wood

885

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

54-34

49-34

48-35

49-36

48-37

48-38

Worst Record ATS

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36-51

37-48

38-49

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	50	34	.595
Phillies	49	39	.557	3.0
Marlins	46	42	.523	6.0
Nationals	45	43	.511	7.0
Mets	36	51	.414	15.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	53	32	.624
Cubs	49	38	.563	5.0
Cardinals	44	39	.530	8.0
Pirates	44	44	.500	10.5
Reds	40	46	.465	13.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	56	31	.644
Padres	43	42	.506	12.0
Diamondbacks	43	43	.500	12.5
Giants	36	50	.419	19.5
Rockies	35	53	.398	21.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	50	33	.602
Yankees	48	38	.558	3.5
Blue Jays	41	46	.471	11.0
Orioles	40	48	.455	12.5
Red Sox	37	48	.435	14.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	45	40	.529
Guardians	45	42	.517	1.0
Twins	42	46	.477	4.5
Tigers	38	49	.437	8.0
Royals	35	52	.402	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	44	43	.506
Mariners	44	43	.506
Astros	43	46	.483	2.0
Athletics	41	46	.471	3.0
Angels	36	51	.414	8.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 6/17	NYM	@	CIN	9-1
Wed 6/17	KCR	@	WSH	6-2
Wed 6/17	SDP	@	STL	6-1
Wed 6/17	TBR	@	LAD	4-5
Wed 6/17	LAA	@	AZ	1-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 7/2	TBR	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Thu 7/2	DET	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Thu 7/2	LAA	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Thu 7/2	SDP	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Fri 7/3	STL	@	CHC	4:05 PM

Lefty Grove has the most career strikeouts by a pitcher, with 593 strikeouts.

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