players with the most strikeouts as a pitcher in the american league in 2017

Chris Sale struck out the most batters in the AL in 2017, with 308 strikeouts.

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1Chris 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
2Corey 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
3Chris Archer
C. Archer
249
2017
TBR TBR
34
10
12
.455
34
4.07
0
0
0
201.0
193
91
101
27
60
5
0
0
852
15
11.15
2.69
4.15
1.21
29.2
7.0
1.26
.325
4.52
97
3.39
80
8.64
19.7
4Luis Severino
L. Severino
230
2017
NYY NYY
31
14
6
.700
31
2.98
0
0
0
193.1
150
64
73
21
51
6
0
0
783
6
10.71
2.37
4.51
0.98
29.4
6.5
1.04
.272
3.40
68
3.07
69
6.98
29.8
5Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
226
2017
CLE CLE
32
18
6
.750
32
3.29
1
0
0
200.0
173
73
73
21
46
10
0
2
798
10
10.17
2.07
4.91
0.95
28.3
5.8
1.10
.307
3.29
72
3.10
71
7.79
28.7
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
219
2017
TOT
33
15
8
.652
33
3.36
0
0
0
206.0
170
77
80
27
72
4
0
4
849
5
9.57
3.15
3.04
1.18
25.8
8.5
1.17
.271
3.50
76
3.83
87
7.43
13.3
7Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
196
2017
CLE CLE
32
17
9
.654
31
4.19
0
0
0
176.1
181
82
84
25
60
5
1
0
749
3
10.00
3.06
3.27
1.28
26.2
8.0
1.37
.337
4.29
92
3.88
88
9.24
10
8Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
194
2017
NYY NYY
30
13
12
.520
30
4.74
1
1
0
178.1
180
94
100
35
41
7
0
1
752
7
9.79
2.07
4.73
1.77
25.8
5.5
1.24
.305
5.05
109
4.33
97
9.08
2.9
9Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
181
2017
BOS BOS
33
11
17
.393
33
4.65
2
0
0
203.1
236
105
125
38
48
6
0
1
885
5
8.01
2.12
3.77
1.68
20.5
5.4
1.40
.324
5.53
101
4.60
106
10.45
-5.9
10Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
179
2017
BAL BAL
34
11
12
.478
34
4.68
0
0
0
186.2
208
97
99
29
71
5
0
0
816
8
8.63
3.42
2.52
1.40
21.9
8.7
1.49
.336
4.77
105
4.47
98
10.03
2
11Marco Estrada
M. Estrada
176
2017
TOR TOR
33
10
9
.526
33
4.98
0
0
0
186.0
186
103
104
31
71
2
0
0
806
1
8.52
3.44
2.48
1.50
21.8
8.8
1.38
.295
5.03
114
4.60
104
9.00
-3.5
12Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
174
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
6
.739
32
3.32
0
0
0
173.2
166
64
69
19
69
4
0
0
740
6
9.02
3.58
2.52
0.98
23.5
9.3
1.35
.310
3.58
72
3.83
88
8.60
9.9
13Ervin Santana
E. Santana
167
2017
MIN MIN
33
16
8
.667
33
3.28
5
3
0
211.1
177
77
85
31
61
8
0
2
864
12
7.11
2.60
2.74
1.32
19.3
7.1
1.13
.245
3.62
74
4.46
101
7.54
-0.5
14Marcus Stroman
M. Stroman
164
2017
TOR TOR
33
13
9
.591
33
3.09
2
0
0
201.0
201
69
82
21
62
6
0
1
834
3
7.34
2.78
2.65
0.94
19.7
7.4
1.31
.310
3.67
71
3.89
88
9.00
12
15Charlie Morton
C. Morton
163
2017
HOU HOU
25
14
7
.667
25
3.62
0
0
0
146.2
125
59
65
14
50
13
0
1
617
4
10.00
3.07
3.26
0.86
26.4
8.1
1.19
.294
3.99
85
3.46
80
7.67
14.5
16Brad Peacock
B. Peacock
161
2017
HOU HOU
34
13
2
.867
21
3.00
0
0
0
132.0
100
44
46
10
57
3
7
0
546
6
10.98
3.89
2.82
0.68
29.5
10.4
1.19
.286
3.14
71
3.06
70
6.82
18.9
17James Paxton
J. Paxton
156
2017
SEA SEA
24
12
5
.706
24
2.98
0
0
0
136.0
113
45
47
9
37
3
0
1
552
15
10.32
2.45
4.22
0.60
28.3
6.7
1.10
.300
3.11
71
2.60
60
7.48
26.1
18Sonny Gray
S. Gray
153
2017
TOT
27
10
12
.455
27
3.55
1
0
0
162.1
139
64
79
19
57
3
0
1
678
11
8.48
3.16
2.68
1.05
22.6
8.4
1.21
.269
4.38
83
3.90
89
7.71
8.8
19Dylan Bundy
D. Bundy
152
2017
BAL BAL
28
13
9
.591
28
4.24
1
1
0
169.2
152
80
82
26
51
7
0
0
698
0
8.06
2.71
2.98
1.38
21.8
7.3
1.20
.273
4.35
95
4.38
96
8.06
3.6
20Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
150
2017
BOS BOS
25
6
7
.462
24
4.19
0
0
0
137.1
126
64
66
19
50
5
1
1
582
1
9.83
3.28
3.00
1.25
25.8
8.6
1.28
.299
4.33
91
3.97
91
8.26
5.7
21Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
148
2017
TEX TEX
22
6
9
.400
22
4.01
0
0
0
137.0
115
61
63
20
45
5
0
0
564
9
9.72
2.96
3.29
1.31
26.2
8.0
1.17
.275
4.14
84
3.98
87
7.55
8.7
22Mike Fiers
M. Fiers
146
2017
HOU HOU
29
8
10
.444
28
5.22
0
0
0
153.1
157
89
95
32
62
13
0
0
671
11
8.57
3.64
2.35
1.88
21.8
9.2
1.43
.299
5.58
123
5.43
125
9.22
-18.7
23Jason Hammel
J. Hammel
145
2017
KCR KCR
32
8
13
.381
32
5.29
0
0
0
180.1
209
106
109
26
48
9
0
2
804
7
7.24
2.40
3.02
1.30
18.0
6.0
1.43
.318
5.44
119
4.36
102
10.43
-1.5
24Danny Salazar
D. Salazar
145
2017
CLE CLE
23
5
6
.455
19
4.28
0
0
0
103.0
94
49
51
14
44
3
3
0
439
6
12.67
3.84
3.30
1.22
33.0
10.0
1.34
.343
4.46
94
3.47
79
8.21
10.5
25Jordan Montgomery
J. Montgomery
144
2017
NYY NYY
29
9
7
.563
29
3.88
0
0
0
155.1
140
67
72
21
51
1
0
0
649
7
8.34
2.95
2.82
1.22
22.2
7.9
1.23
.275
4.17
89
4.06
91
8.11
7.1
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HR

8

Contreras

Willson Contreras

RBI

23

Contreras

Willson Contreras

AVG

.305

Abreu

Wilyer Abreu
Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Gray

Sonny Gray

K

39

Early

Connelly Early

ERA

2.77

Suarez

Ranger Suarez
Team Rankings

HR

31

28th

R

160

29th

SO

337

23rd

ERA

3.88

12th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
28
14
.667
Yankees Yankees
27
17
.614
2.0
Orioles Orioles
20
24
.455
9.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
19
24
.442
9.5
Red Sox Red Sox
18
24
.429
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/15
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sat
5/16
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sun
5/17
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Mon
5/18
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Tue
5/19
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Last Game
PHI Phillies

20 - 23

1

Final

3

BOS Red Sox

18 - 24

Wed 13 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

17

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

16

Judge

Aaron Judge

15

Murakami

Munetaka Murakami
RBI Leaders

38

Hicks

Liam Hicks

37

Olson

Matt Olson

36

Abrams

CJ Abrams
Batting Average Leaders

.343

Marsh

Brandon Marsh

.340

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

.339

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

58

Lopez

Otto Lopez

55

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

53

De La Cruz

Elly De La Cruz
Run Leaders

37

Baldwin

Drake Baldwin

36

Wood

James Wood

36

Olson

Matt Olson
OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.428

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.426

Greene

Riley Greene
SLG Leaders

.677

Moniak

Mickey Moniak

.667

Rice

Ben Rice

.642

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
SB Leaders

18

Ramírez

José Ramírez

18

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

15

Cruz

Oneil Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Ashby

Aaron Ashby

6

Skenes

Paul Skenes

6

Soriano

José Soriano
Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

75

Cease

Dylan Cease

67

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
ERA Leaders

0.82

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1.35

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

1.62

Martin

Davis Martin
WHIP Leaders

0.64

Skenes

Paul Skenes

0.81

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

0.82

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani
K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.75

Luzardo

Jesús Luzardo
K/BB Leaders

8.00

Skenes

Paul Skenes

7.13

deGrom

Jacob deGrom

6.56

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

7

Skenes

Paul Skenes

7

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

8

deGrom

Jacob deGrom

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FanDuel Points Leaders

779.9

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

649.2

Judge

Aaron Judge

636.7

Wood

James Wood
DraftKings Points Leaders

527.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

481

Judge

Aaron Judge

470

Olson

Matt Olson

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Best Record ATS
Braves

30-13

Brewers

26-15

Cardinals

27-16

Reds

27-17

Rays

25-17

Diamondbacks

25-17
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

11-32

Mariners

17-28

Astros

17-28

Red Sox

16-26

Mets

17-26

Royals

18-25

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
30
13
.698
Nationals Nationals
21
23
.477
9.5
Phillies Phillies
20
23
.465
10.0
Marlins Marlins
20
24
.455
10.5
Mets Mets
18
25
.419
12.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Cubs Cubs
27
16
.628
Brewers Brewers
24
17
.585
2.0
Cardinals Cardinals
25
18
.581
2.0
Pirates Pirates
24
20
.545
3.5
Reds Reds
23
21
.523
4.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Padres Padres
25
18
.581
Dodgers Dodgers
25
18
.581
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
20
22
.476
4.5
Giants Giants
18
25
.419
7.0
Rockies Rockies
17
27
.386
8.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
28
14
.667
Yankees Yankees
27
17
.614
2.0
Orioles Orioles
20
24
.455
9.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
19
24
.442
9.5
Red Sox Red Sox
18
24
.429
10.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
24
21
.533
White Sox White Sox
21
21
.500
1.5
Twins Twins
20
24
.455
3.5
Royals Royals
19
24
.442
4.0
Tigers Tigers
19
25
.432
4.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
22
21
.512
Mariners Mariners
22
23
.489
1.0
Rangers Rangers
21
22
.488
1.0
Astros Astros
17
28
.378
6.0
Angels Angels
16
28
.364
6.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
4/29
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
1-3
Wed
4/29
LAA LAA
@
CWS CWS
2-3
Wed
4/29
SEA SEA
@
MIN MIN
5-3
Wed
4/29
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
1-8
Wed
4/29
CHC CHC
@
SDP SDP
5-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/14
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Fri
5/15
PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/15
BAL BAL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
5/15
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
6:45 PM
Fri
5/15
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
7:10 PM