most strikeouts by pitcher in a season since 1990

Since 1990, Randy Johnson has struck out the most batters in a season, with 372 strikeouts in 2001.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
372
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
34
2.49
3
2
0
249.2
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
13.41
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
364
1999
ARI ARI
35
17
9
.654
35
2.48
12
2
0
271.2
207
75
86
30
70
9
0
3
1,079
4
12.06
2.32
5.20
0.99
33.7
6.5
1.02
.292
2.85
53
2.75
59
6.86
57.2
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
347
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
8
3
0
248.2
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
12.56
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
334
2002
ARI ARI
35
24
5
.828
35
2.32
8
4
0
260.0
197
67
78
26
71
13
0
1
1,035
3
11.56
2.46
4.70
0.90
32.3
6.9
1.03
.289
2.70
54
2.65
61
6.82
47
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
329
1998
TOT
34
19
11
.633
34
3.28
10
6
0
244.1
203
89
102
23
86
14
0
1
1,014
7
12.12
3.17
3.83
0.85
32.4
8.5
1.18
.320
3.76
72
2.89
65
7.48
42.2
6Gerrit 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
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
319
1997
PHI PHI
35
17
11
.607
35
2.97
7
2
0
254.1
208
84
96
25
58
5
0
3
1,009
5
11.29
2.05
5.50
0.88
31.6
5.7
1.05
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8
8Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
316
2002
ARI ARI
36
23
7
.767
35
3.23
5
1
0
259.1
218
93
95
29
33
3
0
1
1,017
6
10.97
1.15
9.58
1.01
31.1
3.2
0.97
.297
3.30
75
2.39
55
7.57
54.3
9Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
313
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
13.20
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
10Chris 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
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
308
1993
SEA SEA
35
19
8
.704
34
3.24
10
3
1
255.1
185
92
97
22
99
16
1
1
1,043
8
10.86
3.49
3.11
0.78
29.5
9.5
1.11
.273
3.42
74
3.04
70
6.52
36.2
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
305
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
1.90
13
4
0
241.1
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
11.37
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
13Clayton 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
14Justin 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
15Max 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
16Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
300
1998
PHI PHI
35
15
14
.517
35
3.25
15
2
0
268.2
236
97
101
23
61
6
0
3
1,089
12
10.05
2.04
4.92
0.77
27.5
5.6
1.11
.305
3.38
76
2.76
65
7.91
45.1
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
294
1995
SEA SEA
30
18
2
.900
30
2.48
6
3
0
214.1
159
59
65
12
65
6
0
1
866
5
12.35
2.73
4.52
0.50
33.9
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
53
2.08
44
6.68
62
18Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
293
2001
ARI ARI
35
22
6
.786
35
2.98
6
1
0
256.2
237
85
86
37
39
1
0
0
1,021
4
10.27
1.37
7.51
1.30
28.7
3.8
1.08
.307
3.02
66
3.10
70
8.31
38
19Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
292
1997
TOR TOR
34
21
7
.750
34
2.05
9
3
0
264.0
204
60
65
9
68
12
0
1
1,044
4
9.95
2.32
4.29
0.31
28.0
6.5
1.03
.294
2.22
45
2.24
50
6.95
66.3
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
291
1997
SEA SEA
30
20
4
.833
29
2.28
5
2
0
213.0
147
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
850
4
12.30
3.25
3.78
0.85
34.2
9.1
1.05
.281
2.54
50
2.82
62
6.21
41.3
21Justin 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
22Randy 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
23Max 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
24Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
284
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
29
1.74
7
4
0
217.0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
11.78
1.33
8.88
0.71
34.8
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
25Spencer 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
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Marte

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RBI

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Marte

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AVG

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Moreno

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W

13

Rodriguez

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K

110

Rodriguez

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ERA

2.61

Rodriguez

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HR

129

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593

10th

SO

881

29th

ERA

4.20

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
79
51
.608
Padres Padres
70
60
.538
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
68
62
.523
11.0
Giants Giants
52
77
.403
26.5
Rockies Rockies
50
79
.388
28.5
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Sun
8/23
CIN CIN
@
AZ AZ
4:15 PM
Mon
8/24
CHC CHC
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Tue
8/25
CHC CHC
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Wed
8/26
CHC CHC
@
AZ AZ
3:40 PM
Thu
8/27
AZ AZ
@
SFG SFG
9:45 PM
Last Game
CIN Reds

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11

Final

5

AZ Diamondbacks

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RBI Leaders

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Stewart

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Walker

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Burleson

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Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Alvarez

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Gonzales

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Hit Leaders

159

Arraez

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Lopez

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150

Díaz

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Run Leaders

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Wood

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91

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

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OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

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.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.395

Contreras

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SLG Leaders

.614

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.549

Ohtani

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SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

35

Simpson

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34

Chisholm

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

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16

Gray

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14

Burns

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Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

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209

Cease

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201

Williams

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Misiorowski

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2.16

Schlittler

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2.20

Sale

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WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

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0.90

Yamamoto

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0.95

Rasmussen

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K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

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13.03

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.70

Williams

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K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

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5.93

Sale

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5.52

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22

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25

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28

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White Sox

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Nationals

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Padres

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Cardinals

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Twins

71-59

Rays

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Mariners

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Dodgers

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Phillies

53-77

Rangers

56-74

Athletics

59-71

Mets

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
75
55
.577
Phillies Phillies
72
58
.554
3.0
Marlins Marlins
66
64
.508
9.0
Nationals Nationals
61
70
.466
14.5
Mets Mets
59
71
.454
16.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
81
49
.623
Cubs Cubs
74
56
.569
7.0
Cardinals Cardinals
66
65
.504
15.5
Pirates Pirates
63
68
.481
18.5
Reds Reds
62
68
.477
19.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
79
51
.608
Padres Padres
70
60
.538
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
68
62
.523
11.0
Giants Giants
52
77
.403
26.5
Rockies Rockies
50
79
.388
28.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
76
53
.589
Yankees Yankees
73
56
.566
3.0
Red Sox Red Sox
70
59
.543
6.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
64
67
.489
13.0
Orioles Orioles
63
67
.485
13.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
67
62
.519
Guardians Guardians
64
66
.492
3.5
Twins Twins
63
67
.485
4.5
Tigers Tigers
61
68
.473
6.0
Royals Royals
57
74
.435
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
65
65
.500
Rangers Rangers
64
66
.492
1.0
Mariners Mariners
62
68
.477
3.0
Angels Angels
52
78
.400
13.0
Athletics Athletics
50
80
.385
15.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
8/8
ATL ATL
@
NYY NYY
4-5
Sat
8/8
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
7-3
Sat
8/8
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
7-5
Sat
8/8
NYM NYM
@
PIT PIT
0-9
Sat
8/8
CIN CIN
@
WSH WSH
2-8

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
8/23
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
8/23
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1:35 PM
Sun
8/23
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
8/23
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
1:40 PM
Sun
8/23
ATH ATH
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM