most strikeouts in 2007 by a starting pitcher

Jake Peavy struck out the most hitters by a starting pitcher in 2007, with 240 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	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	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	240	2007	SDP	34	19	6	.760	34	2.54	0	0	0	223.1	169	63	67	13	68	6	0	5	898	4	9.67	2.74	3.53	0.52	26.7	7.6	1.06	.273	2.70	6.81
2	Scott Kazmir S. Kazmir	239	2007	TBD	34	13	9	.591	34	3.48	0	0	0	206.2	196	80	91	18	89	7	0	1	887	10	10.41	3.88	2.69	0.78	26.9	10.0	1.38	.333	3.96	8.54
3	Johan Santana J. Santana	235	2007	MIN	33	15	13	.536	33	3.33	1	1	0	219.0	183	81	88	33	52	4	0	0	878	7	9.66	2.14	4.52	1.36	26.8	5.9	1.07	.271	3.62	7.52
4	Erik Bedard E. Bedard	221	2007	BAL	28	13	5	.722	28	3.16	1	1	0	182.0	141	64	66	19	57	5	0	0	733	3	10.93	2.82	3.88	0.94	30.2	7.8	1.09	.283	3.26	6.97
5	Aaron Harang A. Harang	218	2007	CIN	34	16	6	.727	34	3.73	2	1	0	231.2	213	96	100	28	52	8	0	3	948	12	8.47	2.02	4.19	1.09	23.0	5.5	1.14	.288	3.88	8.27
6	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	213	2007	CWS	32	15	8	.652	32	3.74	2	0	0	216.2	197	90	95	29	50	7	0	2	882	5	8.85	2.08	4.26	1.20	24.1	5.7	1.14	.288	3.95	8.18
7	CC Sabathia	209	2007	CLE	34	19	7	.731	34	3.21	4	1	0	241.0	238	86	94	20	37	8	0	1	975	1	7.80	1.38	5.65	0.75	21.4	3.8	1.14	.311	3.51	8.89
8	Daisuke Matsuzaka D. Matsuzaka	201	2007	BOS	32	15	12	.556	32	4.40	1	0	0	204.2	191	100	100	25	80	13	0	1	874	5	8.84	3.52	2.51	1.10	23.0	9.2	1.32	.299	4.40	8.40
9	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	197	2007	ATL	32	14	8	.636	32	3.11	0	0	0	205.2	196	71	78	18	47	4	0	9	853	8	8.62	2.06	4.19	0.79	23.1	5.5	1.18	.303	3.41	8.58
10	Josh Beckett J. Beckett	194	2007	BOS	30	20	7	.741	30	3.27	1	0	0	200.2	189	73	76	17	40	5	0	0	822	3	8.70	1.79	4.85	0.76	23.6	4.9	1.14	.304	3.41	8.48
11	Brandon Webb B. Webb	194	2007	ARI	34	18	10	.643	34	3.01	4	3	0	236.1	209	79	91	12	72	5	0	6	975	3	7.39	2.74	2.69	0.46	19.9	7.4	1.19	.285	3.47	7.96
12	Dan Haren D. Haren	192	2007	OAK	34	15	9	.625	34	3.07	0	0	0	222.2	214	76	91	24	55	3	0	1	935	10	7.76	2.22	3.49	0.97	20.5	5.9	1.21	.287	3.68	8.65
13	James Shields J. Shields	184	2007	TBD	31	12	8	.600	31	3.85	1	0	0	215.0	202	92	98	28	36	10	0	0	874	9	7.70	1.51	5.11	1.17	21.1	4.1	1.11	.282	4.10	8.46
14	Rich Hill R. Hill	183	2007	CHC	32	11	8	.579	32	3.92	0	0	0	195.0	170	85	89	27	63	12	0	3	812	1	8.45	2.91	2.90	1.25	22.5	7.8	1.19	.271	4.11	7.85
15	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	183	2007	DET	32	18	6	.750	32	3.66	1	1	0	201.2	181	82	88	20	67	19	0	3	866	17	8.17	2.99	2.73	0.89	21.1	7.7	1.23	.279	3.93	8.08
16	John Maine J. Maine	180	2007	NYM	32	15	10	.600	32	3.91	1	1	0	191.0	168	83	90	23	75	5	0	3	810	2	8.48	3.53	2.40	1.08	22.2	9.3	1.27	.275	4.24	7.92
17	John Lackey J. Lackey	179	2007	LAA	33	19	9	.679	33	3.01	2	2	0	224.0	219	75	87	18	52	12	0	2	929	9	7.19	2.09	3.44	0.72	19.3	5.6	1.21	.301	3.50	8.80
18	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	177	2007	PHI	28	15	5	.750	28	3.39	2	0	0	183.1	163	69	72	25	43	3	0	4	743	5	8.69	2.11	4.12	1.23	23.8	5.8	1.12	.279	3.53	8.00
19	Ian Snell I. Snell	177	2007	PIT	32	9	12	.429	32	3.76	1	0	0	208.0	209	87	94	22	68	8	0	4	882	12	7.66	2.94	2.60	0.95	20.1	7.7	1.33	.308	4.07	9.04
20	Carlos Zambrano C. Zambrano	177	2007	CHC	34	18	13	.581	34	3.95	1	0	0	216.1	187	95	100	23	101	14	0	4	925	3	7.36	4.20	1.75	0.96	19.1	10.9	1.33	.269	4.16	7.78
21	A.J. Burnett	176	2007	TOR	25	10	8	.556	25	3.75	2	0	0	165.2	131	69	74	23	66	12	0	2	691	5	9.56	3.59	2.67	1.25	25.5	9.6	1.19	.261	4.02	7.12
22	Oliver Perez O. Perez	174	2007	NYM	29	15	10	.600	29	3.56	0	0	0	177.0	153	70	90	22	79	7	0	1	765	6	8.85	4.02	2.20	1.12	22.7	10.3	1.31	.271	4.58	7.78
23	Ted Lilly T. Lilly	174	2007	CHC	34	15	8	.652	34	3.83	0	0	0	207.0	181	88	91	28	55	3	0	2	847	7	7.57	2.39	3.16	1.22	20.5	6.5	1.14	.261	3.96	7.87
24	Chris Young C. Young	167	2007	SDP	30	9	8	.529	30	3.12	0	0	0	173.0	118	60	66	10	72	7	0	0	705	7	8.69	3.75	2.32	0.52	23.7	10.2	1.10	.241	3.43	6.14
25	Daniel Cabrera D. Cabrera	166	2007	BAL	34	9	18	.333	34	5.55	1	0	0	204.1	207	126	133	25	108	15	0	6	922	7	7.31	4.76	1.54	1.10	18.0	11.7	1.54	.299	5.86	9.12

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51

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

6

King

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ERA

2.33

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362

30th

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ERA

4.21

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	61	33	.649
Padres	46	46	.500	14.0
Diamondbacks	45	47	.489	15.0
Giants	38	54	.413	22.0
Rockies	38	56	.404	23.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 7/9	AZ	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Fri 7/10	TOR	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Sat 7/11	TOR	@	SDP	8:40 PM
Sun 7/12	TOR	@	SDP	4:10 PM
Fri 7/17	SDP	@	KCR	8:10 PM

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HR Leaders

32

Schwarber

29

Alvarez

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Goodman

RBI Leaders

70

Walker

68

García

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Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.345

Lopez

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Díaz

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

126

Lopez

112

Arraez

107

Díaz

Run Leaders

85

Wood

64

Neto

64

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.416

Alvarez

.410

Soto

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Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.614

Alvarez

.575

Buxton

.575

Schwarber

SB Leaders

33

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

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Win Leaders

12

Ashby

11

Burns

10

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

137

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ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.25

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WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.88

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0.90

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K/9 Leaders

13.55

Cease

13.54

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10.91

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K/BB Leaders

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6.19

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Wood

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Ohtani

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Wood

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41-52

41-51

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	53	38	.582
Phillies	51	42	.548	3.0
Marlins	51	42	.548	3.0
Nationals	48	46	.511	6.5
Mets	39	54	.419	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	58	34	.630
Cubs	52	40	.565	6.0
Cardinals	48	43	.527	9.5
Pirates	47	46	.505	11.5
Reds	42	49	.462	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	61	33	.649
Padres	46	46	.500	14.0
Diamondbacks	45	47	.489	15.0
Giants	38	54	.413	22.0
Rockies	38	56	.404	23.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	54	36	.600
Yankees	50	42	.543	5.0
Blue Jays	44	49	.473	11.5
Red Sox	42	48	.467	12.0
Orioles	42	51	.452	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	44	.516
Guardians	47	46	.505	1.0
Twins	46	47	.495	2.0
Tigers	42	50	.457	5.5
Royals	38	55	.409	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	47	46	.505
Rangers	46	46	.500	0.5
Astros	46	49	.484	2.0
Athletics	41	51	.446	5.5
Angels	37	56	.398	10.0

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Wed 6/24	NYY	@	DET	4-2

Schedule

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Thu 7/9	ATL	@	PIT	12:35 PM
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Thu 7/9	KCR	@	NYM	1:10 PM
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