most strikeouts in a season in mlb since 2020

Since 2020, James Wood has the most strikeouts in a season, with 221 strikeouts in 2025.

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most strikeouts by a player in a season in MLB since 2020

	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	James Wood J. Wood	221	2025	WSH	157	598	87	153	38	0	31	94	85	3	15	7	689	284	69	0	3	8	12	.256	.350	.475	.825	104	22.2	.353	127	22
2	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
3	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	215	2023	PHI	160	585	108	115	19	1	47	104	126	6	0	2	720	277	67	0	3	5	4	.197	.343	.474	.817	107	19	.350	120	17.5
4	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	214	2023	SEA	162	598	68	139	29	0	22	96	70	15	2	1	694	234	51	0	11	0	10	.232	.323	.391	.714	82	-2.9	.313	104	3.6
5	Joey Gallo J. Gallo	213	2021	TOT	153	498	90	99	13	1	38	77	111	6	6	0	616	228	52	0	1	5	6	.199	.351	.458	.808	92	17.4	.348	121	16.2
6	Teoscar Hernández T. Hernández	211	2023	SEA	160	625	70	161	29	2	26	93	38	8	7	2	678	272	57	0	7	2	6	.258	.305	.435	.741	82	-1.1	.317	106	5.3
7	Matt Chapman M. Chapman	202	2021	OAK	151	529	75	111	15	3	27	72	80	4	3	2	622	213	45	0	9	0	6	.210	.314	.403	.716	74	-1.5	.311	102	1.4
8	Riley Greene R. Greene	201	2025	DET	157	600	84	155	31	1	36	111	46	4	2	1	655	296	68	0	5	1	14	.258	.313	.493	.806	94	16.1	.343	121	16.3
9	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
10	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	200	2022	PHI	155	577	100	126	21	3	46	94	86	4	10	1	669	291	70	0	2	3	10	.218	.323	.504	.827	100	23.8	.355	129	22.6
11	Ryan McMahon R. McMahon	198	2023	COL	152	555	80	133	31	3	23	70	68	1	5	5	627	239	57	0	3	2	19	.240	.322	.431	.753	80	3.4	.325	90	-7.8
12	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	197	2025	PHI	162	604	111	145	23	2	56	132	108	11	10	2	724	340	81	0	1	6	4	.240	.365	.563	.928	132	46	.391	152	44.9
13	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	197	2024	PHI	150	573	110	142	22	0	38	104	106	5	5	3	692	278	60	0	8	4	6	.248	.366	.485	.851	112	31	.366	134	28.4
14	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	196	2025	TOT	159	588	91	134	28	0	49	118	46	16	4	1	657	309	77	0	7	2	11	.228	.298	.526	.824	96	18	.347	124	18.9
15	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	196	2022	SEA	150	543	76	128	24	2	31	87	73	8	0	0	629	249	57	0	5	0	12	.236	.332	.459	.791	89	17.2	.344	130	21.2
16	Adolis García A. García	194	2021	TEX	149	581	77	141	26	2	31	90	32	5	16	5	622	264	59	0	4	0	15	.243	.286	.454	.741	75	-0.1	.314	97	-2.5
17	Rafael Devers R. Devers	192	2025	TOT	163	607	99	153	33	0	35	109	112	6	1	1	729	291	68	0	4	10	16	.252	.372	.479	.851	117	30.9	.365	136	30.6
18	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	191	2025	SEA	160	613	95	146	32	1	27	76	64	27	31	6	709	261	60	0	5	2	9	.238	.334	.426	.760	95	11.1	.332	120	16.3
19	Ryan McMahon R. McMahon	189	2025	TOT	154	509	62	109	23	1	20	53	70	4	3	1	586	194	44	0	3	1	7	.214	.312	.381	.693	66	-3.3	.306	87	-9.3
20	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	189	2021	LAA	155	537	103	138	26	8	46	100	96	4	26	10	639	318	80	0	2	20	7	.257	.372	.592	.965	119	41.8	.393	150	39.4
21	Cal Raleigh C. Raleigh	188	2025	SEA	159	596	110	147	24	0	60	125	97	9	14	4	705	351	84	0	3	17	6	.247	.359	.589	.948	129	45.2	.392	161	50.4
22	Teoscar Hernández T. Hernández	188	2024	LAD	154	589	84	160	32	2	33	99	53	8	12	3	651	295	67	0	1	3	7	.272	.339	.501	.840	102	26	.360	132	25.1
23	Zack Gelof Z. Gelof	188	2024	OAK	138	497	60	105	20	2	17	49	38	4	25	3	547	180	39	3	5	0	7	.211	.270	.362	.632	49	-14.9	.276	83	-10.9
24	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	187	2025	LAD	158	611	146	172	25	9	55	102	109	3	20	6	725	380	89	0	2	20	9	.282	.392	.622	1.014	147	61.7	.418	172	62.3
25	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	185	2026	PHI	124	461	75	113	15	1	38	76	82	6	3	1	554	244	54	0	5	6	1	.245	.363	.529	.892	94	28.6	.380	140	26.7

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Team Batting Leaders

30

Wood

RBI

91

Abrams

AVG

.283

García

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Griffin

162

Cavalli

ERA

3.06

Griffin

Team Rankings

183

1st

680

1st

1,005

25th

ERA

4.67

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	55	.577
Phillies	72	58	.554	3.0
Marlins	66	64	.508	9.0
Nationals	61	70	.466	14.5
Mets	59	71	.454	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/23	WSH	@	MIA	1:40 PM
Mon 8/24	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 8/25	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 8/26	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Thu 8/27	COL	@	WSH	1:05 PM

Last Game

Nationals

61 - 70

Final

Marlins

66 - 64

Sat 22 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

38

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

97

Stewart

96

Walker

94

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Arraez

.319

Alvarez

.309

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

159

Arraez

155

Lopez

150

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

91

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.395

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.614

Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.549

Ohtani

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

34

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

201

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.95

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,185.8

Ohtani

1,819.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,730

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,531.6

Ohtani

1,382

Crow-Armstrong

1,296

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

77-52

75-56

73-57

72-59

71-59

70-59

Worst Record ATS

49-81

53-77

56-74

59-71

60-70

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	55	.577
Phillies	72	58	.554	3.0
Marlins	66	64	.508	9.0
Nationals	61	70	.466	14.5
Mets	59	71	.454	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	49	.623
Cubs	74	56	.569	7.0
Cardinals	66	65	.504	15.5
Pirates	63	68	.481	18.5
Reds	62	68	.477	19.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	79	51	.608
Padres	70	60	.538	9.0
Diamondbacks	68	62	.523	11.0
Giants	52	77	.403	26.5
Rockies	50	79	.388	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	53	.589
Yankees	73	56	.566	3.0
Red Sox	70	59	.543	6.0
Blue Jays	64	67	.489	13.0
Orioles	63	67	.485	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	62	.519
Guardians	64	66	.492	3.5
Twins	63	67	.485	4.5
Tigers	61	68	.473	6.0
Royals	57	74	.435	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	65	.500
Rangers	64	66	.492	1.0
Mariners	62	68	.477	3.0
Angels	52	78	.400	13.0
Athletics	50	80	.385	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

Since 2020, James Wood has the most strikeouts in a season, with 221 strikeouts in 2025.

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