most strikeouts by rookie pitcher in 2026 season

Nolan McLean struck out the most hitters by a rookie this season, with 194 strikeouts.

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NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan McLean
N. McLean
194
2026
NYM NYM
31
12
10
.545
31
3.16
0
0
0
179.2
140
63
75
17
70
15
0
0
747
2
9.72
3.51
2.77
0.85
26.0
9.4
1.17
.273
3.76
77
3.58
86
7.01
11.6
2Parker Messick
P. Messick
193
2026
CLE CLE
32
12
9
.571
32
2.56
0
0
0
186.1
149
53
57
17
49
4
0
2
747
6
9.32
2.37
3.94
0.82
25.8
6.6
1.06
.273
2.75
62
3.06
76
7.20
20.8
3Payton Tolle
P. Tolle
171
2026
BOS BOS
26
9
6
.600
26
3.03
0
0
0
148.2
123
50
54
15
40
6
0
1
603
2
10.35
2.42
4.28
0.91
28.4
6.6
1.10
.291
3.27
71
3.03
73
7.45
18.2
4Foster Griffin
F. Griffin
158
2026
TOT
31
15
6
.714
31
3.60
0
0
0
172.2
164
69
76
23
45
10
0
0
721
3
8.24
2.35
3.51
1.20
21.9
6.2
1.21
.291
3.96
86
3.95
93
8.55
5.4
5Walbert Ureña
W. Ureña
142
2026
LAA LAA
29
9
11
.450
27
2.97
1
0
0
148.1
114
49
56
10
68
9
0
2
625
6
8.62
4.13
2.09
0.61
22.7
10.9
1.23
.263
3.40
73
3.61
88
6.92
8
6Bubba Chandler
B. Chandler
140
2026
PIT PIT
31
8
10
.444
30
4.50
0
0
0
154.0
136
77
89
15
80
7
0
1
674
4
8.18
4.68
1.75
0.88
20.8
11.9
1.40
.280
5.20
104
4.24
101
7.95
-0.5
7Connor Prielipp
C. Prielipp
128
2026
MIN MIN
24
6
7
.462
22
4.87
0
0
0
125.2
118
68
76
14
44
7
1
0
535
1
9.17
3.15
2.91
1.00
23.9
8.2
1.29
.304
5.44
118
3.72
91
8.45
5.2
8Shane Drohan
S. Drohan
125
2026
MIL MIL
33
7
5
.583
19
4.19
0
0
2
124.2
121
58
63
14
44
5
4
0
528
0
9.02
3.18
2.84
1.01
23.7
8.3
1.32
.315
4.55
101
3.73
89
8.74
6.1
9Andrew Painter
A. Painter
115
2026
PHI PHI
25
3
10
.231
23
5.40
0
0
0
126.2
132
76
76
21
47
5
0
0
552
5
8.17
3.34
2.45
1.49
20.8
8.5
1.41
.305
5.40
125
4.66
108
9.38
-4.4
10Andrew Alvarez
A. Alvarez
114
2026
WSH WSH
25
2
6
.250
17
3.43
0
0
1
112.2
95
43
43
7
51
3
2
0
473
6
9.11
4.07
2.24
0.56
24.1
10.8
1.30
.295
3.43
81
3.32
77
7.59
12.1
11Logan Henderson
L. Henderson
110
2026
MIL MIL
18
11
3
.786
18
2.47
0
0
0
98.1
64
27
28
14
19
1
0
0
371
1
10.07
1.74
5.79
1.28
29.6
5.1
0.84
.220
2.56
59
3.32
80
5.86
9.3
12Gage Jump
G. Jump
108
2026
ATH ATH
20
6
11
.353
20
5.47
0
0
0
98.2
104
60
62
12
46
4
0
2
437
7
9.85
4.20
2.35
1.09
24.7
10.5
1.52
.345
5.66
122
4.01
91
9.49
4.1
13Robert Gasser
R. Gasser
103
2026
MIL MIL
21
5
5
.500
20
3.87
0
0
0
109.1
95
47
49
15
35
10
0
0
463
0
8.48
2.88
2.94
1.23
22.2
7.6
1.19
.267
4.03
93
4.23
102
7.82
-0.8
14Rhett Lowder
R. Lowder
103
2026
CIN CIN
29
7
12
.368
26
5.74
0
0
0
133.1
147
85
88
18
56
6
3
1
603
2
6.95
3.78
1.84
1.21
17.1
9.3
1.52
.307
5.94
134
4.70
107
9.92
-4.4
15Brandon Sproat
B. Sproat
101
2026
MIL MIL
22
3
7
.300
19
5.57
0
0
0
97.0
88
60
61
17
52
10
0
0
422
10
9.37
4.82
1.94
1.58
23.9
12.3
1.44
.293
5.66
134
5.21
125
8.16
-11.4
16Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
97
2026
TOR TOR
20
5
6
.455
20
3.69
0
0
0
97.2
64
40
41
12
47
2
0
0
401
4
8.94
4.33
2.06
1.11
24.2
11.7
1.14
.214
3.78
89
4.21
101
5.90
-0.3
17Tatsuya Imai
T. Imai
97
2026
HOU HOU
23
6
4
.600
15
4.93
0
0
0
76.2
58
42
42
9
51
4
6
0
338
2
11.39
5.99
1.90
1.06
28.7
15.1
1.42
.277
4.93
120
4.24
104
6.81
-1.3
18Connelly Early
C. Early
94
2026
TOT
18
7
5
.583
18
3.33
0
0
0
94.2
82
35
35
15
34
9
0
0
400
4
8.94
3.23
2.76
1.43
23.5
8.5
1.23
.270
3.33
78
4.53
109
7.80
-4.1
19AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
94
2026
HOU HOU
64
5
3
.625
0
3.66
0
0
1
96.0
76
39
41
13
42
3
9
0
401
8
8.81
3.94
2.24
1.22
23.4
10.5
1.23
.253
3.84
89
4.30
105
7.13
-2.3
20Spencer Miles
S. Miles
93
2026
TOR TOR
49
6
2
.750
8
2.73
0
0
2
95.2
80
29
31
5
25
1
9
1
388
1
8.75
2.35
3.72
0.47
24.0
6.4
1.10
.284
2.92
66
2.64
63
7.53
16.2
21Didier Fuentes
D. Fuentes
92
2026
ATL ATL
58
7
2
.778
1
2.45
0
0
3
73.1
60
20
21
6
21
2
12
2
297
0
11.29
2.58
4.38
0.74
31.0
7.1
1.10
.307
2.58
58
2.59
62
7.36
12.9
22Jake Bennett
J. Bennett
91
2026
BOS BOS
20
9
7
.563
19
3.65
0
0
0
113.1
104
46
47
12
21
3
0
2
455
2
7.23
1.67
4.33
0.95
20.0
4.6
1.10
.280
3.73
86
3.50
85
8.26
8
23Bradgley Rodriguez
B. Rodriguez
81
2026
SDP SDP
68
4
3
.571
4
2.19
0
0
2
74.0
59
18
25
6
20
0
8
1
301
0
9.85
2.43
4.05
0.73
26.9
6.6
1.07
.273
3.04
54
2.77
66
7.18
11.8
24Ryan Johnson
R. Johnson
79
2026
LAA LAA
22
5
9
.357
19
5.04
0
0
0
100.0
96
56
61
18
43
6
1
1
437
4
7.11
3.87
1.84
1.62
18.1
9.8
1.39
.268
5.49
123
5.32
130
8.64
-13.8
25Andrew Morris
A. Morris
69
2026
MIN MIN
64
4
8
.333
3
4.40
0
0
5
73.2
74
36
42
5
27
2
11
4
321
7
8.43
3.30
2.56
0.61
21.5
8.4
1.37
.317
5.13
106
3.28
80
9.04
6.7
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HR

27

Soto

Juan Soto

RBI

78

Bichette

Bo Bichette

AVG

.282

Benge

Carson Benge
Team Pitching Leaders

W

12

McLean

Nolan McLean

K

194

McLean

Nolan McLean

ERA

3.16

McLean

Nolan McLean
Team Rankings

HR

204

7th

R

699

20th

SO

1,450

6th

ERA

4.15

17th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies
88
74
.543
6.0
Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
14.0
Nationals Nationals
77
85
.475
17.0
Mets Mets
74
88
.457
20.0
Last Game
NYM Mets

74 - 88

4

Final

6

WSH Nationals

77 - 85

Sun 27 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

Ben Rice

3

Muncy

Max Muncy

2

Contreras

William Contreras
Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

Ben Rice

7

Ramírez

José Ramírez

6

Chourio

Jackson Chourio
Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

Tyrone Taylor

.500

Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

.500

Genao

Angel Genao
Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

Michael Harris II

8

Rice

Ben Rice

8

Meidroth

Chase Meidroth
Playoffs Run Leaders

6

Ramírez

José Ramírez

5

Vargas

Miguel Vargas

5

Rice

Ben Rice
Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

Gary Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

Tyrone Taylor

.667

De Paula

Josue De Paula
Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Vilade

Ryan Vilade

1.333

Velázquez

Nelson Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Gavin Sheets
Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

3

Acuña

Ronald Acuña Jr.

2

Merrill

Jackson Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Hall

DL Hall

2

Lee

Dylan Lee

1

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

24

Williams

Gavin Williams

19

Sale

Chris Sale

18

Burke

Sean Burke
Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

Roki Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0.00

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

0.00

VanWey

Logan VanWey

0.00

Kelly

Kevin Kelly
Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

Hunter Brown

27.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Tanner Bibee
Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

Chris Sale

18.00

Burke

Sean Burke

13.00

Fried

Max Fried
Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0

Warren

Will Warren

0

Duran

Jhoan Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

Ben Rice

107

Williams

Gavin Williams

103.7

Ramírez

José Ramírez
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

88

Rice

Ben Rice

76

Harris

Michael Harris II

75

Ramírez

José Ramírez

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Best Record ATS
White Sox

97-72

Padres

96-72

Nationals

91-71

Cardinals

88-74

Twins

87-75

Orioles

85-76
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

60-102

Phillies

69-96

Dodgers

72-95

Mets

75-87

Rangers

75-87

Red Sox

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves - y
94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies - w
88
74
.543
6.0
Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
14.0
Nationals Nationals
77
85
.475
17.0
Mets Mets
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - y
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
Pirates Pirates
82
80
.506
21.0
Cardinals Cardinals
77
85
.475
26.0
Reds Reds
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers - y
100
62
.617
Padres Padres - w
91
71
.562
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
86
76
.531
14.0
Giants Giants
65
97
.401
35.0
Rockies Rockies
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
Yankees Yankees - w
93
68
.578
4.5
Red Sox Red Sox - w
87
75
.537
11.0
Orioles Orioles
79
82
.491
18.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians - y
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox - w
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros - y
81
81
.500
Rangers Rangers
80
82
.494
1.0
Mariners Mariners
76
86
.469
5.0
Athletics Athletics
64
98
.395
17.0
Angels Angels
62
100
.383
19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
4-0
Tue
9/15
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
6-7
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
5-1
Tue
9/15
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
3-6

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/12
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Mon
10/12
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/13
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Wed
10/14
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM
Thu
10/15
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM