most strikeouts in a season by a batter that plays short stop

Elly De La Cruz has the most strikeouts by a shortstop in a season, with 218 strikeouts in 2024.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	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	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	218	2024	CIN	160	618	105	160	36	10	25	76	69	6	67	16	696	291	71	2	1	2	12	.259	.339	.471	.809	103	21.5	.349	119	15.7
2	Ezequiel Tovar E. Tovar	200	2024	COL	157	655	83	176	45	4	26	78	23	4	6	5	694	307	75	5	7	1	16	.269	.295	.469	.763	89	7.9	.324	95	-4.4
3	Trevor Story T. Story	191	2017	COL	145	503	68	120	32	3	24	82	49	2	7	2	555	230	59	0	1	4	12	.239	.308	.457	.765	68	0.8	.323	82	-13.1
4	Jose Hernandez J. Hernandez	188	2002	MIL	152	525	72	151	24	2	24	73	52	4	3	5	582	251	50	0	1	5	19	.288	.356	.478	.834	86	16.6	.360	119	13.7
5	Ian Desmond I. Desmond	187	2015	WSH	156	583	69	136	27	2	19	62	45	3	13	5	641	224	48	6	4	0	9	.233	.290	.384	.674	62	-9.7	.294	83	-13
6	Jose Hernandez J. Hernandez	185	2001	MIL	152	542	67	135	26	2	25	78	39	2	5	4	592	240	53	5	4	8	9	.249	.300	.443	.743	66	-7.3	.313	86	-11.2
7	Javier Báez J. Báez	184	2021	TOT	138	502	80	133	18	2	31	87	28	13	18	5	546	248	51	0	3	2	12	.265	.319	.494	.813	79	13.4	.344	117	11.5
8	Ian Desmond I. Desmond	183	2014	WSH	154	593	73	151	26	3	24	91	46	6	24	5	648	255	53	0	3	0	17	.255	.313	.430	.743	79	9.2	.329	108	6.1
9	Dansby Swanson D. Swanson	182	2022	ATL	162	640	99	177	32	1	25	96	49	3	18	7	696	286	58	0	4	0	12	.277	.329	.447	.776	95	15.3	.337	116	13.2
10	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	181	2025	CIN	162	629	102	166	31	7	22	86	67	2	37	8	699	277	60	0	1	10	14	.264	.336	.440	.777	94	11.1	.333	108	6.7
11	Oneil Cruz O. Cruz	181	2024	PIT	146	541	72	140	34	3	21	76	51	3	22	1	599	243	58	0	4	5	8	.259	.324	.449	.773	80	10	.331	110	7.1
12	Willy Adames W. Adames	179	2025	SFG	160	591	94	133	22	2	30	87	80	5	12	4	685	249	54	0	9	2	9	.225	.318	.421	.740	85	4.3	.321	108	6.5
13	Chris Taylor C. Taylor	178	2018	LAD	155	536	85	136	35	8	17	63	55	9	9	6	604	238	60	0	4	0	5	.254	.331	.444	.775	80	9.8	.335	114	10.1
14	Jose Hernandez J. Hernandez	177	2003	TOT	150	519	58	117	18	3	13	57	46	1	2	1	571	180	34	0	5	0	16	.225	.287	.347	.634	48	-22.4	.281	58	-31
15	Trevor Story T. Story	176	2025	BOS	157	612	91	161	29	0	25	96	33	7	31	1	654	265	54	1	1	1	3	.263	.308	.433	.741	81	3.9	.320	101	1
16	Trevor Story T. Story	174	2019	COL	145	588	111	173	38	5	35	85	58	7	23	8	656	326	78	0	3	0	3	.294	.363	.554	.917	117	34.2	.380	122	19.5
17	Danny Espinosa D. Espinosa	174	2016	WSH	157	516	66	108	15	0	24	72	54	20	9	2	601	195	39	7	4	12	4	.209	.306	.378	.684	59	-12	.294	77	-16.7
18	Jonathan Villar J. Villar	174	2016	MIL	156	589	92	168	38	3	19	63	79	2	62	18	679	269	60	5	4	4	7	.285	.369	.457	.826	101	21	.356	120	16.6
19	Willy Adames W. Adames	173	2024	MIL	161	610	93	153	33	0	32	112	74	1	21	4	688	282	65	0	3	3	12	.251	.331	.462	.794	98	17.6	.342	120	16.6
20	Dansby Swanson D. Swanson	168	2025	CHC	159	590	84	144	24	3	24	77	47	2	20	3	645	246	51	1	5	1	9	.244	.300	.417	.717	74	-1.9	.310	99	-0.6
21	Trevor Story T. Story	168	2018	COL	157	598	88	174	42	6	37	108	47	7	27	6	656	339	85	0	4	3	12	.291	.348	.567	.914	114	37	.384	129	22.8
22	Anthony Volpe A. Volpe	167	2023	NYY	159	541	62	113	23	4	21	60	52	5	24	5	601	207	48	1	2	0	10	.209	.283	.383	.666	59	-14.1	.290	82	-12.8
23	Dansby Swanson D. Swanson	167	2021	ATL	160	588	78	146	33	2	27	88	52	5	9	3	653	264	62	1	7	4	7	.248	.311	.449	.760	83	4.3	.322	99	-0.5
24	Tim Beckham T. Beckham	167	2017	TOT	137	533	67	148	18	5	22	62	36	4	6	5	575	242	45	1	1	0	10	.278	.328	.454	.782	76	6.3	.334	109	6.5
25	Ezequiel Tovar E. Tovar	166	2023	COL	153	581	79	147	37	4	15	73	25	4	11	5	615	237	56	2	3	0	10	.253	.287	.408	.695	65	-10.2	.298	72	-21.2

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	63	37	.630
Cubs	56	44	.560	7.0
Cardinals	51	48	.515	11.5
Pirates	52	49	.515	11.5
Reds	45	54	.455	17.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 7/21	CIN	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Wed 7/22	CIN	@	SEA	3:40 PM
Fri 7/24	CIN	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 7/25	CIN	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 7/26	CIN	@	STL	2:15 PM

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HR Leaders

33

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

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RBI Leaders

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Walker

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Alvarez

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Batting Average Leaders

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130

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122

Arraez

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93

Wood

71

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OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

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.405

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SLG Leaders

.651

Alvarez

.594

Rice

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SB Leaders

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Win Leaders

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Strikeout Leaders

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0.77

Misiorowski

0.88

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K/9 Leaders

13.54

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13.37

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11.16

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K/BB Leaders

6.18

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6.04

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Braves	58	41	.586
Phillies	56	45	.554	3.0
Marlins	52	49	.515	7.0
Nationals	51	50	.505	8.0
Mets	42	59	.416	17.0
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Brewers	63	37	.630
Cubs	56	44	.560	7.0
Cardinals	51	48	.515	11.5
Pirates	52	49	.515	11.5
Reds	45	54	.455	17.5
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Rockies	40	62	.392	23.5

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Orioles	49	52	.485	9.0
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Royals	41	60	.406	13.0
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Mariners	51	50	.505
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Astros	48	54	.471	3.5
Athletics	43	57	.430	7.5
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Fri 7/3	MIN	@	NYY	2-5
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Tue 7/21	MIN	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Tue 7/21	LAD	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Tue 7/21	PIT	@	NYY	7:05 PM
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Elly De La Cruz has the most strikeouts by a shortstop in a season, with 218 strikeouts in 2024.

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