most strikeouts in a single season by an active player

James Wood has the most strikeouts by an active player in a season, with 221 strikeouts in 2025.

	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	Yoán Moncada Y. Moncada	217	2018	CWS	149	578	73	136	32	6	17	61	67	1	12	6	650	231	55	2	2	1	4	.235	.315	.400	.714	74	-1.8	.311	96	-2.8
4	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
5	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
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	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	211	2018	NYY	158	617	102	164	34	1	38	100	70	8	5	0	705	314	73	0	10	5	17	.266	.343	.509	.852	108	25.9	.360	128	24
8	Aaron Judge A. Judge	208	2017	NYY	155	542	128	154	24	3	52	114	127	5	9	4	678	340	79	0	4	11	15	.284	.422	.627	1.049	145	62.5	.430	174	61.5
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	Kris Bryant K. Bryant	199	2015	CHC	151	559	87	154	31	5	26	99	77	9	13	4	650	273	62	0	5	0	7	.275	.369	.488	.858	103	29.9	.371	136	27.2
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	189	2019	CIN	159	575	87	156	22	2	49	103	70	11	3	2	662	329	73	0	6	4	12	.271	.358	.572	.930	118	34.8	.381	130	26.6

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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	71	58	.550	3.5
Marlins	66	64	.508	9.0
Nationals	61	70	.466	14.5
Mets	58	71	.450	16.5

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

96

Stewart

96

Walker

94

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Arraez

.321

Alvarez

.311

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

159

Arraez

155

Lopez

148

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

91

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.396

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.618

Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.552

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

2,179.8

Ohtani

1,813.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,727

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,527.6

Ohtani

1,377

Crow-Armstrong

1,294

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

77-51

75-56

72-57

72-58

71-58

70-58

Worst Record ATS

49-80

52-77

53-76

56-73

58-71

59-70

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	55	.577
Phillies	71	58	.550	3.5
Marlins	66	64	.508	9.0
Nationals	61	70	.466	14.5
Mets	58	71	.450	16.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	49	.623
Cubs	74	55	.574	6.5
Cardinals	66	64	.508	15.0
Pirates	63	67	.485	18.0
Reds	61	68	.473	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	78	51	.605
Padres	69	60	.535	9.0
Diamondbacks	68	61	.527	10.0
Giants	52	76	.406	25.5
Rockies	50	78	.391	27.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	52	.594
Yankees	73	56	.566	3.5
Red Sox	69	59	.539	7.0
Blue Jays	64	67	.489	13.5
Orioles	62	67	.481	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	61	.523
Twins	63	66	.488	4.5
Guardians	63	66	.488	4.5
Tigers	61	67	.477	6.0
Royals	56	74	.431	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	64	.504
Rangers	64	65	.496	1.0
Mariners	61	68	.473	4.0
Angels	51	78	.395	14.0
Athletics	49	80	.380	16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/7	TOR	@	PHI	5-4
Fri 8/7	NYM	@	PIT	6-4
Fri 8/7	LAA	@	MIA	4-3
Fri 8/7	CLE	@	CWS	8-2
Fri 8/7	CHC	@	KCR	6-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/22	MIN	@	SDP	8:40 PM
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

James Wood has the most strikeouts by an active player in a season, with 221 strikeouts in 2025.

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159

155

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100

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.434

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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1,813.2

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