pitcher with most strikeouts in 2016

Max Scherzer fanned the most batters in 2016, with 284 strikeouts.

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1Max 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
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
254
2016
DET DET
34
16
9
.640
34
3.04
2
0
0
227.2
171
77
81
30
57
8
0
1
903
6
10.04
2.25
4.46
1.19
28.1
6.3
1.00
.255
3.20
72
3.48
81
6.76
20.3
3Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
253
2016
MIA MIA
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
0
0
0
182.1
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
12.49
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
4Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
251
2016
SFG SFG
34
15
9
.625
34
2.74
4
1
0
226.2
179
69
79
26
54
8
0
0
912
4
9.97
2.14
4.65
1.03
27.5
5.9
1.03
.267
3.14
68
3.24
83
7.11
17.6
5Chris Archer
C. Archer
233
2016
TBR TBR
33
9
19
.321
33
4.02
0
0
0
201.1
183
90
100
30
67
3
0
0
850
11
10.42
3.00
3.48
1.34
27.4
7.9
1.24
.296
4.47
99
3.80
92
8.18
6.9
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
233
2016
CWS CWS
32
17
10
.630
32
3.34
6
1
0
226.2
190
84
88
27
45
17
0
2
907
2
9.25
1.79
5.18
1.07
25.7
5.0
1.04
.279
3.49
80
3.45
81
7.54
19.9
7David Price
D. Price
228
2016
BOS BOS
35
17
9
.654
35
3.99
2
0
0
230.0
227
102
106
30
50
7
0
1
951
4
8.92
1.96
4.56
1.17
24.0
5.3
1.20
.310
4.15
90
3.60
86
8.88
15.5
8Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
227
2016
CLE CLE
32
18
9
.667
32
3.14
3
2
0
215.0
170
75
82
22
57
7
0
1
860
5
9.50
2.39
3.98
0.92
26.4
6.6
1.06
.271
3.43
72
3.25
76
7.12
24.5
9Robbie Ray
R. Ray
218
2016
ARI ARI
32
8
15
.348
32
4.90
0
0
0
174.1
185
95
105
24
71
6
0
4
776
8
11.25
3.67
3.07
1.24
28.1
9.1
1.47
.352
5.42
112
3.75
90
9.55
8
10Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
218
2016
NYM NYM
31
14
9
.609
30
2.60
0
0
0
183.2
168
53
61
11
43
2
0
2
744
10
10.68
2.11
5.07
0.54
29.3
5.8
1.15
.334
2.99
66
2.28
56
8.23
36.6
11Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
207
2016
NYY NYY
32
6
12
.333
32
4.82
0
0
0
175.2
184
94
98
27
53
6
0
1
756
7
10.61
2.72
3.91
1.38
27.4
7.0
1.35
.339
5.02
113
3.79
86
9.43
11.9
12Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
200
2016
TEX TEX
32
15
5
.750
32
3.32
0
0
0
200.2
185
74
83
24
77
8
0
1
848
4
8.97
3.45
2.60
1.08
23.6
9.1
1.31
.299
3.72
73
3.97
90
8.30
9.7
13Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
198
2016
SFG SFG
32
18
5
.783
32
2.79
5
2
0
219.2
195
68
71
15
45
8
0
1
881
3
8.11
1.84
4.40
0.61
22.5
5.1
1.09
.293
2.91
69
2.95
75
7.99
24.5
14Jon Lester
J. Lester
197
2016
CHC CHC
32
19
5
.792
32
2.44
2
0
0
202.2
154
55
57
21
52
6
0
0
796
4
8.75
2.31
3.79
0.93
24.7
6.5
1.02
.256
2.53
59
3.40
82
6.84
16.3
15Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
190
2016
CHC CHC
31
18
8
.692
31
3.10
1
1
0
197.1
138
68
72
16
76
6
0
1
795
16
8.67
3.47
2.50
0.73
23.9
9.6
1.08
.241
3.28
75
3.51
85
6.29
13.4
16Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
189
2016
BOS BOS
33
22
4
.846
33
3.15
3
0
0
223.0
193
78
85
23
32
13
0
0
890
3
7.63
1.29
5.91
0.93
21.2
3.6
1.01
.269
3.43
71
3.39
81
7.79
20.1
17Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
188
2016
KCR KCR
42
12
3
.800
26
3.51
1
0
0
179.2
163
70
71
27
42
7
5
0
731
4
9.42
2.10
4.48
1.35
25.7
5.7
1.14
.291
3.56
83
3.82
92
8.17
6.7
18Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
186
2016
TOT
31
11
12
.478
30
3.32
0
0
0
170.2
137
63
65
22
65
1
1
3
703
10
9.81
3.43
2.86
1.16
26.5
9.2
1.18
.268
3.43
78
3.80
92
7.22
6.3
19Jon Gray
J. Gray
185
2016
COL COL
29
10
10
.500
29
4.61
1
1
0
168.0
153
86
92
18
59
12
0
2
712
7
9.91
3.16
3.14
0.96
26.0
8.3
1.26
.308
4.93
95
3.60
82
8.20
14.6
20Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
184
2016
KCR KCR
33
11
11
.500
33
3.68
0
0
0
195.2
173
80
81
33
66
13
0
1
818
4
8.46
3.04
2.79
1.52
22.5
8.1
1.22
.268
3.73
87
4.66
112
7.96
-11.4
21Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
183
2016
WSH WSH
24
15
4
.789
24
3.60
0
0
0
147.2
119
59
59
15
44
2
0
1
598
2
11.15
2.68
4.16
0.91
30.6
7.4
1.10
.294
3.60
85
2.92
71
7.25
19.8
22Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
181
2016
CWS CWS
32
13
12
.520
32
3.20
0
0
0
208.0
192
74
76
22
50
4
0
1
837
10
7.83
2.16
3.62
0.95
21.6
6.0
1.16
.293
3.29
77
3.55
84
8.31
15.9
23John Lackey
J. Lackey
180
2016
CHC CHC
29
11
8
.579
29
3.35
0
0
0
188.1
146
70
74
23
53
9
0
1
748
4
8.60
2.53
3.40
1.10
24.1
7.1
1.06
.255
3.54
80
3.80
92
6.98
6.7
24Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
179
2016
LAD LAD
32
16
11
.593
32
3.48
0
0
0
175.2
150
68
72
20
50
8
0
6
716
6
9.17
2.56
3.58
1.02
25.0
7.0
1.14
.283
3.69
87
3.57
88
7.69
9.2
25Matt Moore
M. Moore
178
2016
TOT
33
13
12
.520
33
4.08
0
0
0
198.1
184
90
93
25
72
6
0
1
838
6
8.08
3.27
2.47
1.13
21.2
8.6
1.29
.285
4.22
101
4.16
103
8.35
-2.9
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Wood

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RBI

60

Abrams

CJ Abrams

AVG

.285

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

8

Griffin

Foster Griffin

K

102

Cavalli

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ERA

2.93

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117

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470

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694

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ERA

4.63

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
50
34
.595
Phillies Phillies
49
38
.563
2.5
Marlins Marlins
46
41
.529
5.5
Nationals Nationals
45
43
.511
7.0
Mets Mets
36
51
.414
15.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
7/3
PIT PIT
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Sat
7/4
PIT PIT
@
WSH WSH
11:05 AM
Sun
7/5
PIT PIT
@
WSH WSH
1:00 PM
Mon
7/6
HOU HOU
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Tue
7/7
HOU HOU
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Last Game
WSH Nationals

45 - 43

10

Final

2

BOS Red Sox

37 - 48

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30

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RBI Leaders

64

Kurtz

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60

Pages

Andy Pages

60

Abrams

CJ Abrams
Batting Average Leaders

.332

Lopez

Otto Lopez

.329

Díaz

Yandy Díaz

.326

Arraez

Luis Arraez
Hit Leaders

112

Lopez

Otto Lopez

105

Arraez

Luis Arraez

100

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

75

Wood

James Wood

60

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

60

Turang

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OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.422

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.410

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
SLG Leaders

.620

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.575

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

.573

Buxton

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SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

28

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26

Chisholm

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

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10

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Justin Wrobleski

10

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Strikeout Leaders

146

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

136

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

128

Cease

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ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.00

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

2.08

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.87

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

0.89

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto
K/9 Leaders

13.27

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

11.04

Skenes

Paul Skenes

11.00

Burns

Chase Burns
K/BB Leaders

5.91

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

5.88

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.86

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
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16

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Drew Rasmussen

17

Martinez

Nick Martinez

18

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1,178.8

Alvarez

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931

Wood

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885

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Nationals

54-34

Rays

49-34

Cardinals

48-35

White Sox

49-36

Brewers

48-36

Reds

47-38
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

33-54

Mariners

34-53

Cubs

36-51

Red Sox

37-48

Royals

38-49

Mets

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
50
34
.595
Phillies Phillies
49
38
.563
2.5
Marlins Marlins
46
41
.529
5.5
Nationals Nationals
45
43
.511
7.0
Mets Mets
36
51
.414
15.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
53
31
.631
Cubs Cubs
49
38
.563
5.5
Cardinals Cardinals
44
39
.530
8.5
Pirates Pirates
43
44
.494
11.5
Reds Reds
39
46
.459
14.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
31
.644
Padres Padres
43
42
.506
12.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
43
43
.500
12.5
Giants Giants
36
50
.419
19.5
Rockies Rockies
34
53
.391
22.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
50
33
.602
Yankees Yankees
48
38
.558
3.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
41
46
.471
11.0
Orioles Orioles
40
48
.455
12.5
Red Sox Red Sox
37
48
.435
14.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
45
40
.529
Guardians Guardians
45
42
.517
1.0
Twins Twins
42
46
.477
4.5
Tigers Tigers
38
49
.437
8.0
Royals Royals
35
52
.402
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Rangers Rangers
44
43
.506
Mariners Mariners
44
43
.506
Astros Astros
43
46
.483
2.0
Athletics Athletics
41
46
.471
3.0
Angels Angels
36
51
.414
8.0

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Wed
6/17
NYM NYM
@
CIN CIN
9-1
Wed
6/17
KCR KCR
@
WSH WSH
6-2
Wed
6/17
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
2-4
Wed
6/17
SDP SDP
@
STL STL
6-1
Wed
6/17
TBR TBR
@
LAD LAD
4-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
7/2
CIN CIN
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM
Thu
7/2
MIA MIA
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Thu
7/2
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Thu
7/2
STL STL
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Thu
7/2
TBR TBR
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM