most strikeouts in mlb since 2012 for a potcher

Since 2012, Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters, with 2,959 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,959	391	189	91	.675	391	3.13	12	5	0	2430.2	1,916	844	883	295	604	87	0	16	9,740	56	10.96	2.24	4.90	1.09	30.4	6.2	1.04	.280	3.27	76	3.13	76	7.09	270.1
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,668	341	155	94	.622	339	2.96	17	4	0	2152.1	1,754	709	767	215	481	143	0	12	8,657	45	11.16	2.01	5.55	0.90	30.8	5.6	1.04	.299	3.21	70	2.82	67	7.33	325.4
3	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,382	339	163	89	.647	339	3.20	8	5	0	2081.0	1,742	741	792	239	525	63	0	7	8,380	58	10.30	2.27	4.54	1.03	28.4	6.3	1.09	.291	3.43	79	3.20	78	7.53	217.3
4	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,345	358	159	102	.609	358	3.21	12	4	0	2261.1	1,896	807	880	256	597	66	0	11	9,194	45	9.33	2.38	3.93	1.02	25.5	6.5	1.10	.277	3.50	78	3.41	82	7.55	185.9
5	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,307	337	176	68	.721	335	2.42	19	12	0	2139.0	1,631	575	636	189	435	34	0	10	8,348	80	9.71	1.83	5.30	0.80	27.6	5.2	0.97	.268	2.68	62	2.78	68	6.86	298.8
6	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,138	393	121	125	.492	354	3.87	4	2	0	2088.2	2,014	899	962	259	582	39	11	12	8,736	66	9.21	2.51	3.67	1.12	24.5	6.7	1.24	.307	4.15	93	3.61	85	8.68	142.7
7	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	2,075	297	115	93	.553	297	3.65	2	1	0	1778.0	1,460	721	756	231	563	83	0	8	7,305	83	10.50	2.85	3.69	1.17	28.4	7.7	1.14	.282	3.83	87	3.58	85	7.39	120.4
8	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,074	368	143	107	.572	359	3.51	7	5	0	2087.0	1,823	814	888	208	667	62	2	5	8,635	107	8.94	2.88	3.11	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.19	.287	3.83	85	3.50	85	7.86	148.8
9	Aaron Nola A. Nola	2,053	318	116	101	.535	318	3.91	6	4	0	1891.0	1,699	821	862	254	508	58	0	18	7,783	20	9.77	2.42	4.04	1.21	26.4	6.5	1.17	.294	4.10	92	3.63	85	8.09	137.8
10	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2,052	279	107	76	.585	279	2.73	4	2	0	1702.1	1,312	516	553	166	391	27	0	16	6,713	35	10.85	2.07	5.25	0.88	30.6	5.8	1.00	.281	2.92	69	2.74	67	6.94	256.5
11	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	2,013	311	127	80	.614	311	3.26	5	3	0	1890.1	1,598	684	738	187	537	80	0	14	7,731	43	9.58	2.56	3.75	0.89	26.0	6.9	1.13	.287	3.51	81	3.29	79	7.61	182.7
12	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	1,975	346	142	98	.592	338	3.75	4	2	0	1971.2	1,831	822	904	228	693	88	2	20	8,384	60	9.02	3.16	2.85	1.04	23.6	8.3	1.28	.297	4.13	92	3.83	93	8.36	64.4
13	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,923	392	113	146	.436	369	4.54	7	2	3	2127.2	2,277	1,074	1,152	296	655	57	11	24	9,169	68	8.13	2.77	2.94	1.25	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	108	4.15	100	9.63	3.2
14	Charlie Morton C. Morton	1,917	336	126	95	.570	330	3.90	0	0	0	1844.2	1,663	800	873	189	675	173	1	17	7,843	52	9.35	3.29	2.84	0.92	24.4	8.6	1.27	.301	4.26	97	3.78	94	8.11	57.6
15	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,874	296	101	89	.532	291	3.90	2	1	0	1606.2	1,390	697	748	238	692	53	1	19	6,799	66	10.50	3.88	2.71	1.33	27.6	10.2	1.30	.292	4.19	93	4.13	101	7.79	-6.5
16	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1,847	348	149	83	.642	344	3.29	5	2	0	2109.2	1,925	772	819	236	437	36	0	13	8,514	66	7.88	1.86	4.23	1.01	21.7	5.1	1.12	.283	3.49	80	3.52	87	8.21	124.2
17	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	1,841	394	115	113	.504	368	3.79	2	2	0	2149.1	2,095	906	981	229	661	59	7	24	9,024	76	7.71	2.77	2.79	0.96	20.4	7.3	1.28	.299	4.11	92	3.81	92	8.77	81.4
18	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	1,783	303	114	105	.521	303	3.54	16	7	0	1883.2	1,678	741	809	233	469	79	0	30	7,742	28	8.52	2.24	3.80	1.11	23.0	6.1	1.14	.279	3.87	91	3.72	96	8.02	24
19	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	1,720	268	116	77	.601	260	3.42	18	8	1	1637.1	1,480	623	680	177	365	63	2	9	6,663	30	9.45	2.01	4.71	0.97	25.8	5.5	1.13	.300	3.74	83	3.22	78	8.14	161.8
20	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1,608	333	112	92	.549	314	3.92	5	3	0	1813.1	1,775	790	837	210	481	63	5	17	7,591	59	7.98	2.39	3.34	1.04	21.2	6.3	1.24	.299	4.15	96	3.77	92	8.81	65.9
21	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	1,607	230	107	58	.648	230	3.29	2	2	0	1378.0	1,146	504	552	144	375	53	0	20	5,600	42	10.50	2.45	4.29	0.94	28.7	6.7	1.10	.293	3.61	81	3.09	77	7.48	144.3
22	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	1,605	272	88	95	.481	266	3.75	1	0	0	1541.1	1,359	642	703	199	497	55	4	10	6,416	21	9.37	2.90	3.23	1.16	25.0	7.7	1.20	.286	4.10	91	3.83	91	7.94	63.2
23	Jon Lester J. Lester	1,594	297	124	83	.599	297	3.73	9	2	0	1782.1	1,737	738	823	209	530	50	0	11	7,468	38	8.05	2.68	3.01	1.06	21.3	7.1	1.27	.300	4.16	89	3.84	94	8.77	43.5
24	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	1,574	341	120	85	.585	320	3.83	2	2	0	1828.0	1,739	777	828	224	557	49	4	19	7,658	48	7.75	2.74	2.83	1.10	20.6	7.3	1.26	.288	4.08	94	4.01	98	8.56	13.8
25	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	1,569	310	102	90	.531	253	4.15	9	4	2	1512.1	1,477	698	732	197	406	53	29	16	6,310	57	9.34	2.42	3.86	1.17	24.9	6.4	1.25	.313	4.36	99	3.68	88	8.79	83.1

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Abrams

RBI

106

Abrams

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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200

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	PHI	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sat 3/27	PHI	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sun 3/28	PHI	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Mon 3/29	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 3/30	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Last Game

Mets

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Final

Nationals

77 - 85

Sun 27 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

112

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

113

Arozarena

106

Vargas

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Alvarez

.390

Rumfield

.389

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

12.98

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

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Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

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Sale

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Crow-Armstrong

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Ohtani

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Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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Ohtani

1,571

Alvarez

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91-71

88-74

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72-98

75-87

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0