most strikeouts in one season by a pitcher since 2001

Since 2001, Randy Johnson has struck out the most batters in a season, with 372 strikeouts in 2001.

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1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
372
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
34
2.49
3
2
0
249.2
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
13.41
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
334
2002
ARI ARI
35
24
5
.828
35
2.32
8
4
0
260.0
197
67
78
26
71
13
0
1
1,035
3
11.56
2.46
4.70
0.90
32.3
6.9
1.03
.289
2.70
54
2.65
61
6.82
47
3Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
326
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
13.82
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
4Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
316
2002
ARI ARI
36
23
7
.767
35
3.23
5
1
0
259.1
218
93
95
29
33
3
0
1
1,017
6
10.97
1.15
9.58
1.01
31.1
3.2
0.97
.297
3.30
75
2.39
55
7.57
54.3
5Chris Sale
C. Sale
308
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
12.93
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
6Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
301
2015
LAD LAD
33
16
7
.696
33
2.13
4
3
0
232.2
163
55
62
15
42
5
0
1
890
9
11.64
1.62
7.17
0.58
33.8
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
57
1.98
52
6.31
47.7
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
300
2019
HOU HOU
34
21
6
.778
34
2.58
2
1
0
223.0
137
64
66
36
42
6
0
0
847
4
12.11
1.70
7.14
1.45
35.4
5.0
0.80
.218
2.66
57
3.26
72
5.53
31.5
8Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
300
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
12.24
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
9Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
293
2001
ARI ARI
35
22
6
.786
35
2.98
6
1
0
256.2
237
85
86
37
39
1
0
0
1,021
4
10.27
1.37
7.51
1.30
28.7
3.8
1.08
.307
3.02
66
3.10
70
8.31
38
10Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
290
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
12.20
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
290
2004
ARI ARI
35
16
14
.533
35
2.60
4
2
0
245.2
177
71
88
18
44
10
0
1
964
3
10.62
1.61
6.59
0.66
30.1
4.6
0.90
.264
3.22
57
2.29
51
6.48
59.7
12Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
284
2016
WSH WSH
34
20
7
.741
34
2.96
1
0
0
228.1
165
75
77
31
56
6
0
2
902
2
11.19
2.21
5.07
1.22
31.5
6.2
0.97
.255
3.04
70
3.23
78
6.50
22.7
13Spencer Strider
S. Strider
281
2023
ATL ATL
32
19
5
.792
32
3.86
0
0
0
186.2
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
13.55
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
87
2.85
66
7.04
30.3
14Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
277
2013
TEX TEX
32
13
9
.591
32
2.83
0
0
0
209.2
145
66
68
26
80
8
0
1
841
7
11.89
3.43
3.46
1.12
32.9
9.5
1.07
.264
2.92
67
3.27
80
6.22
18.5
15Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
276
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
1
1
0
200.1
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
12.40
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
16Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
276
2015
WSH WSH
33
14
12
.538
33
2.79
4
3
0
228.2
176
71
74
27
34
5
0
2
899
10
10.86
1.34
8.12
1.06
30.7
3.8
0.92
.268
2.91
71
2.76
72
6.93
27.6
17Chris Sale
C. Sale
274
2015
CWS CWS
31
13
11
.542
31
3.41
1
0
0
208.2
185
79
88
23
42
13
0
0
854
7
11.82
1.81
6.52
0.99
32.1
4.9
1.09
.323
3.80
86
2.72
66
7.98
31.8
18David Price
D. Price
271
2014
TOT
34
15
12
.556
34
3.26
3
0
0
248.1
230
90
100
25
38
5
0
1
1,009
2
9.82
1.38
7.13
0.91
26.9
3.8
1.08
.306
3.62
87
2.77
75
8.34
26.2
19Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
269
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
32
1.70
1
0
0
217.0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
20Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
269
2014
CLE CLE
34
18
9
.667
34
2.44
3
1
0
235.2
207
64
72
14
51
6
0
3
951
3
10.27
1.95
5.27
0.53
28.3
5.4
1.09
.316
2.75
63
2.34
61
7.91
38.5
21Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
269
2009
DET DET
35
19
9
.679
35
3.45
3
1
0
240.0
219
92
99
20
63
6
0
5
982
8
10.09
2.36
4.27
0.75
27.4
6.4
1.18
.319
3.71
76
2.79
63
8.21
43.9
22Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
268
2017
WSH WSH
31
16
6
.727
31
2.51
2
0
0
200.2
126
56
62
22
55
11
0
2
780
4
12.02
2.47
4.87
0.99
34.4
7.1
0.90
.245
2.78
57
2.89
66
5.65
33.2
23Kerry Wood
K. Wood
266
2003
CHC CHC
32
14
11
.560
32
3.20
4
2
0
211.0
152
75
77
24
100
21
0
2
887
10
11.35
4.27
2.66
1.02
30.0
11.3
1.19
.269
3.28
75
3.70
85
6.48
15.8
24Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
265
2017
CLE CLE
29
18
4
.818
29
2.25
5
3
0
203.2
141
51
56
21
36
5
0
2
777
4
11.71
1.59
7.36
0.93
34.1
4.6
0.87
.267
2.47
50
2.49
57
6.23
42.8
25Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
265
2008
SFG SFG
34
18
5
.783
33
2.62
2
1
0
227.0
182
66
72
11
84
6
0
1
928
17
10.51
3.33
3.15
0.44
28.6
9.1
1.17
.304
2.85
61
2.61
62
7.22
41.5
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HR

9

Marte

Ketel Marte

RBI

34

Vargas

Ildemaro Vargas

AVG

.303

Vargas

Ildemaro Vargas
Team Pitching Leaders

W

6

Soroka

Michael Soroka

K

57

Soroka

Michael Soroka

ERA

2.31

Rodriguez

Eduardo Rodriguez
Team Rankings

HR

48

24th

R

252

9th

SO

387

30th

ERA

4.06

16th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
35
20
.636
Padres Padres
31
23
.574
3.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
30
24
.556
4.5
Giants Giants
22
33
.400
13.0
Rockies Rockies
20
36
.357
15.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/27
AZ AZ
@
SFG SFG
3:45 PM
Fri
5/29
AZ AZ
@
SEA SEA
10:10 PM
Sat
5/30
AZ AZ
@
SEA SEA
10:10 PM
Sun
5/31
AZ AZ
@
SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Mon
6/1
LAD LAD
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Last Game
AZ Diamondbacks

30 - 24

7

Final

5

SFG Giants

22 - 33

Tue 26 May 2026

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HR Leaders

21

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

19

Murakami

Munetaka Murakami

18

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
RBI Leaders

49

Pages

Andy Pages

46

Abrams

CJ Abrams

44

Hicks

Liam Hicks
Batting Average Leaders

.330

Lopez

Otto Lopez

.326

Marsh

Brandon Marsh

.321

Johnston

Troy Johnston
Hit Leaders

71

Lopez

Otto Lopez

64

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

64

Edwards

Xavier Edwards
Run Leaders

49

Wood

James Wood

43

Turang

Brice Turang

41

Judge

Aaron Judge
OBP Leaders

.437

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.414

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.413

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.631

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.615

Rice

Ben Rice

.606

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber
SB Leaders

22

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

20

Ramírez

José Ramírez

17

Cruz

Oneil Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

Aaron Ashby

7

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

7

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

100

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

92

Cease

Dylan Cease

86

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
ERA Leaders

1.50

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

Nick Martinez

1.62

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
WHIP Leaders

0.82

Skenes

Paul Skenes

0.83

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.85

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
K/9 Leaders

14.06

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

13.35

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.01

McLean

Nolan McLean
K/BB Leaders

7.22

Skenes

Paul Skenes

6.23

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

6.10

Gausman

Kevin Gausman
Walk Leaders

9

Skenes

Paul Skenes

10

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

10

Gausman

Kevin Gausman

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FanDuel Points Leaders

997.5

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

844.3

Wood

James Wood

738.7

Judge

Aaron Judge
DraftKings Points Leaders

683.9

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

627

Wood

James Wood

553

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

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Best Record ATS
Nationals

36-20

Reds

34-20

Braves

34-21

Brewers

32-20

Diamondbacks

33-21

Rays

31-21
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

17-38

Mets

20-35

Mariners

21-35

Cubs

21-34

Red Sox

21-32

Giants

22-33

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
37
18
.673
Nationals Nationals
29
27
.518
8.5
Phillies Phillies
28
27
.509
9.0
Marlins Marlins
26
30
.464
11.5
Mets Mets
22
33
.400
15.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
32
20
.615
Cardinals Cardinals
29
24
.547
3.5
Reds Reds
29
25
.537
4.0
Pirates Pirates
29
26
.527
4.5
Cubs Cubs
29
26
.527
4.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
35
20
.636
Padres Padres
31
23
.574
3.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
30
24
.556
4.5
Giants Giants
22
33
.400
13.0
Rockies Rockies
20
36
.357
15.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
34
18
.654
Yankees Yankees
33
22
.600
2.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
26
29
.473
9.5
Orioles Orioles
25
30
.455
10.5
Red Sox Red Sox
22
31
.415
12.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
32
25
.561
White Sox White Sox
27
27
.500
3.5
Twins Twins
27
28
.491
4.0
Royals Royals
22
33
.400
9.0
Tigers Tigers
21
34
.382
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
27
28
.491
Mariners Mariners
27
29
.482
0.5
Rangers Rangers
25
29
.463
1.5
Astros Astros
24
32
.429
3.5
Angels Angels
21
34
.382
6.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
5/12
LAA LAA
@
CLE CLE
2-3
Tue
5/12
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
2-1
Tue
5/12
TBR TBR
@
TOR TOR
7-6
Tue
5/12
SDP SDP
@
MIL MIL
4-6
Tue
5/12
MIA MIA
@
MIN MIN
0-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/27
MIA MIA
@
TOR TOR
1:07 PM
Wed
5/27
WSH WSH
@
CLE CLE
1:10 PM
Wed
5/27
STL STL
@
MIL MIL
1:40 PM
Wed
5/27
SEA SEA
@
ATH ATH
3:05 PM
Wed
5/27
AZ AZ
@
SFG SFG
3:45 PM