most strikeouts since 2016 by pitcher

Since 2016, Max Scherzer has struck out the most batters, with 1,902 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1,902
248
116
58
.667
248
3.06
7
1
0
1513.2
1,157
515
540
201
364
66
0
11
6,034
25
11.31
2.16
5.23
1.20
31.5
6.0
1.00
.273
3.21
73
3.23
76
6.88
170.9
2Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,848
279
105
90
.538
279
3.87
6
4
0
1675.1
1,489
720
759
212
443
54
0
15
6,882
19
9.93
2.38
4.17
1.14
26.9
6.4
1.15
.295
4.08
91
3.49
81
8.00
147.5
3Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
1,811
244
113
60
.653
244
3.21
8
5
0
1490.2
1,208
532
568
188
388
39
0
6
5,989
38
10.93
2.34
4.67
1.14
30.2
6.5
1.07
.286
3.43
77
3.24
76
7.29
171.4
4Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,757
304
100
96
.510
288
3.73
3
2
0
1684.1
1,601
698
749
206
464
35
7
8
7,024
45
9.39
2.48
3.79
1.10
25.0
6.6
1.23
.306
4.00
89
3.55
83
8.55
131
5Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,636
240
84
69
.549
239
3.86
2
1
0
1324.1
1,114
568
605
209
562
43
0
16
5,573
56
11.12
3.82
2.91
1.42
29.4
10.1
1.27
.290
4.11
91
4.10
100
7.57
1.3
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,617
204
94
49
.657
203
3.05
8
2
0
1242.2
986
421
450
132
284
88
0
3
4,996
21
11.71
2.06
5.69
0.96
32.4
5.7
1.02
.297
3.26
69
2.84
67
7.14
193.5
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,611
238
109
62
.637
238
3.06
5
2
0
1460.0
1,151
497
533
185
364
49
0
6
5,865
33
9.93
2.24
4.43
1.14
27.5
6.2
1.04
.264
3.29
73
3.45
82
7.10
126.2
8Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,585
258
102
64
.614
252
3.87
0
0
0
1392.0
1,208
598
639
156
530
124
1
7
5,898
33
10.25
3.43
2.99
1.01
26.9
9.0
1.25
.300
4.13
92
3.75
90
7.81
66.8
9Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,567
237
96
59
.619
237
3.24
4
2
0
1460.1
1,229
525
563
143
371
61
0
9
5,929
26
9.66
2.29
4.22
0.88
26.4
6.3
1.10
.287
3.47
78
3.18
75
7.57
168.8
10Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,549
203
75
53
.586
203
2.58
4
2
0
1246.0
937
357
387
129
272
22
0
10
4,879
25
11.19
1.96
5.69
0.93
31.7
5.6
0.97
.278
2.80
64
2.72
65
6.77
201.6
11Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,539
309
85
122
.411
295
4.67
4
2
1
1677.1
1,811
870
943
245
543
40
7
21
7,262
49
8.26
2.91
2.83
1.31
21.2
7.5
1.40
.320
5.06
110
4.27
101
9.72
-3.8
12Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,524
250
83
87
.488
250
3.62
1
0
0
1445.0
1,252
581
636
178
466
51
0
8
5,984
19
9.49
2.90
3.27
1.11
25.5
7.8
1.19
.285
3.96
88
3.73
89
7.80
77.3
13Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,521
269
95
83
.534
262
3.82
2
1
0
1455.0
1,300
617
671
159
475
49
2
3
6,080
76
9.41
2.94
3.20
0.98
25.0
7.8
1.22
.294
4.15
90
3.58
84
8.04
109.4
14José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,481
275
108
82
.568
273
4.08
5
1
0
1571.2
1,474
713
765
219
473
98
0
7
6,607
35
8.48
2.71
3.13
1.25
22.4
7.2
1.24
.289
4.38
97
4.18
98
8.44
15.2
15Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,440
222
81
62
.566
222
3.15
1
1
0
1158.0
891
405
440
111
521
11
0
6
4,791
86
11.19
4.05
2.76
0.86
30.1
10.9
1.22
.288
3.42
77
3.31
79
6.92
111.9
16Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
1,395
214
76
68
.528
214
3.82
0
0
0
1232.2
1,026
523
545
178
345
63
0
5
5,043
54
10.19
2.52
4.04
1.30
27.7
6.8
1.11
.277
3.98
91
3.77
89
7.49
65.5
17Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
1,353
258
70
78
.473
213
4.47
2
0
3
1227.0
1,119
610
639
197
433
34
13
7
5,173
53
9.92
3.18
3.12
1.44
26.2
8.4
1.26
.292
4.69
105
4.18
99
8.21
6.1
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1,306
211
109
40
.732
209
2.67
4
3
0
1244.1
995
369
407
138
247
19
0
2
4,900
46
9.45
1.79
5.29
1.00
26.7
5.0
1.00
.269
2.94
65
3.15
74
7.20
149.8
19Dylan Cease
D. Cease
1,287
195
67
59
.532
195
3.85
3
3
0
1053.2
887
451
498
122
448
37
0
9
4,470
56
10.99
3.83
2.87
1.04
28.8
10.0
1.27
.297
4.25
92
3.61
84
7.58
76.7
20Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1,270
205
84
66
.560
203
3.73
2
1
0
1142.2
955
474
511
148
406
57
0
5
4,771
58
10.00
3.20
3.13
1.17
26.6
8.5
1.19
.279
4.02
90
3.83
90
7.52
53.4
21Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
1,249
214
82
60
.577
212
3.99
2
1
0
1215.0
1,117
538
598
172
413
55
0
11
5,167
42
9.25
3.06
3.02
1.27
24.2
8.0
1.26
.288
4.43
92
4.12
95
8.27
32.2
22Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
1,239
261
85
84
.503
255
4.65
2
1
0
1453.0
1,504
750
804
196
522
54
0
9
6,253
50
7.67
3.23
2.37
1.21
19.8
8.3
1.39
.308
4.98
109
4.41
103
9.32
-20.3
23Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,228
266
81
78
.509
243
3.92
1
1
0
1382.2
1,320
602
649
161
458
41
5
10
5,825
51
7.99
2.98
2.68
1.05
21.1
7.9
1.29
.294
4.22
94
3.98
95
8.59
33.4
24Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1,228
227
87
60
.592
221
4.17
0
0
0
1222.2
1,192
566
598
158
437
28
1
8
5,226
13
9.04
3.22
2.81
1.16
23.5
8.4
1.33
.306
4.40
94
3.98
95
8.77
32.2
25Sean Manaea
S. Manaea
1,208
251
79
66
.545
210
4.13
3
3
0
1267.1
1,179
582
628
174
357
64
10
4
5,304
37
8.58
2.54
3.38
1.24
22.8
6.7
1.21
.287
4.46
102
4.03
98
8.37
13.5

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Team Batting Leaders

HR

10

Wood

James Wood

RBI

33

Abrams

CJ Abrams

AVG

.310

Wiemer

Joey Wiemer
Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Griffin

Foster Griffin

K

40

Cavalli

Cade Cavalli

ERA

2.27

Griffin

Foster Griffin
Team Rankings

HR

41

12th

R

198

4th

SO

277

28th

ERA

4.82

28th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
26
12
.684
17
20
.459
8.5
Nationals Nationals
17
20
.459
8.5
16
21
.432
9.5
14
22
.389
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
1:05 PM
Fri
5/8
@
7:10 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:10 PM
Sun
5/10
@
12:15 PM
Tue
5/12
@
6:40 PM
Last Game
MIN Twins

16 - 21

2

Final

15

WSH Nationals

17 - 20

Wed 6 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
26
12
.684
17
20
.459
8.5
17
20
.459
8.5
16
21
.432
9.5
14
22
.389
11.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
25
12
.676
21
15
.583
3.5
19
16
.543
5.0
20
17
.541
5.0
20
17
.541
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
23
14
.622
22
14
.611
0.5
17
18
.486
5.0
14
23
.378
9.0
14
23
.378
9.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
25
12
.676
24
12
.667
0.5
17
20
.459
8.0
16
21
.432
9.0
16
21
.432
9.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
19
19
.500
18
20
.474
1.0
17
20
.459
1.5
17
20
.459
1.5
16
21
.432
2.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
18
18
.500
18
20
.474
1.0
17
19
.472
1.0
15
23
.395
4.0
15
23
.395
4.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
4/22
@
1-4
Wed
4/22
@
2-0
Wed
4/22
@
1-6
Wed
4/22
@
8-6
Wed
4/22
@
3-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
12:35 PM
Thu
5/7
@
1:05 PM
Thu
5/7
@
2:10 PM
Thu
5/7
@
2:20 PM
Thu
5/7
@
3:10 PM