Mason Miller and Aaron Ashby are tied for striking out the most hitters by a relief pitcher this season, with 66 strikeouts.
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relief pitcher strikeout leaders MLB historyt this regular season| NAME | SO | SEASON | TM | 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 | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Miller | 66 | 2026 | 33 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34.2 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 132 | 3 | 17.13 | 3.38 | 5.08 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 9.8 | 0.84 | .302 | 1.30 | 4.15 | |
| 2 |  | A. Ashby | 66 | 2026 | 39 | 12 | 1 | .923 | 0 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 211 | 5 | 12.12 | 4.78 | 2.54 | 0.73 | 31.3 | 12.3 | 1.35 | .319 | 3.67 | 7.35 | |
| 3 |  | L. Varland | 65 | 2026 | 42 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 47.0 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 181 | 3 | 12.45 | 2.49 | 5.00 | 0.19 | 35.9 | 7.2 | 0.96 | .304 | 1.91 | 6.13 | |
| 4 | | J. Hoffman | 62 | 2026 | 41 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 4.42 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38.2 | 40 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 173 | 3 | 14.43 | 3.49 | 4.13 | 0.93 | 35.8 | 8.7 | 1.42 | .409 | 5.35 | 9.31 | |
| 5 | | G. Taylor | 59 | 2026 | 29 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.2 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 168 | 3 | 13.39 | 3.18 | 4.21 | 0.91 | 35.1 | 8.3 | 1.24 | .341 | 4.54 | 7.94 | |
| 6 | | C. Smith | 57 | 2026 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 2.97 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 39.1 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 163 | 5 | 13.04 | 2.29 | 5.70 | 0.69 | 35.0 | 6.1 | 1.17 | .359 | 3.66 | 8.24 | |
| 7 | | Y. RamÃrez | 55 | 2026 | 37 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 3.59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.2 | 37 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 211 | 6 | 10.38 | 5.10 | 2.04 | 0.76 | 26.1 | 12.8 | 1.34 | .284 | 4.15 | 6.99 | |
| 8 | | R. Zeferjahn | 54 | 2026 | 34 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 174 | 1 | 12.36 | 6.86 | 1.80 | 0.69 | 31.0 | 17.2 | 1.30 | .222 | 4.58 | 4.81 | |
| 9 | | D. Anderson | 54 | 2026 | 29 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45.1 | 46 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 197 | 3 | 10.72 | 3.18 | 3.38 | 1.59 | 27.4 | 8.1 | 1.37 | .325 | 5.16 | 9.13 | |
| 10 | | AJ Blubaugh | 53 | 2026 | 34 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 3.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.1 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 236 | 4 | 8.47 | 4.63 | 1.83 | 0.80 | 22.5 | 12.3 | 1.22 | .236 | 3.51 | 6.39 | |
| 11 | | S. Miles | 51 | 2026 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 189 | 1 | 9.56 | 2.63 | 3.64 | 0.56 | 27.0 | 7.4 | 0.96 | .240 | 2.44 | 6.00 | |
| 12 | | H. Harris | 51 | 2026 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3.46 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39.0 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 179 | 0 | 11.77 | 5.77 | 2.04 | 0.92 | 28.5 | 14.0 | 1.56 | .333 | 3.69 | 8.31 | |
| 13 | | A. Morejon | 51 | 2026 | 40 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 3.65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44.1 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 10.35 | 2.03 | 5.10 | 0.61 | 28.3 | 5.6 | 1.06 | .298 | 3.86 | 7.51 | |
| 14 | | B. Lord | 51 | 2026 | 25 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 3.31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.1 | 44 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 228 | 2 | 8.45 | 2.98 | 2.83 | 0.99 | 22.4 | 7.9 | 1.14 | .257 | 3.48 | 7.29 | |
| 15 | | F. Cruz | 47 | 2026 | 41 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 2.39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.2 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 159 | 3 | 11.23 | 5.26 | 2.14 | 0.48 | 29.6 | 13.8 | 1.27 | .279 | 2.87 | 6.21 | |
| 16 |  | A. Muñoz | 47 | 2026 | 34 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31.1 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 137 | 1 | 13.50 | 4.02 | 3.36 | 1.15 | 34.3 | 10.2 | 1.34 | .338 | 4.88 | 8.04 | |
| 17 | | E. Sabrowski | 47 | 2026 | 31 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 4 | 16.92 | 5.40 | 3.13 | 0.72 | 45.6 | 14.6 | 1.16 | .308 | 3.60 | 5.04 | |
| 18 | | L. Medina | 46 | 2026 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 36 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 166 | 2 | 11.09 | 4.82 | 2.30 | 0.96 | 27.7 | 12.0 | 1.50 | .337 | 5.06 | 8.68 | |
| 19 | | D. Lee | 46 | 2026 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 10.80 | 1.17 | 9.20 | 0.23 | 32.6 | 3.5 | 0.68 | .225 | 1.88 | 4.93 | |
| 20 |  | S. Manaea | 45 | 2026 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 45 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 192 | 1 | 9.42 | 3.56 | 2.65 | 1.05 | 23.4 | 8.9 | 1.44 | .331 | 5.23 | 9.42 | |
| 21 | | M. Petersen | 45 | 2026 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 10.95 | 3.65 | 3.00 | 0.73 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 1.05 | .247 | 3.65 | 5.84 | |
| 22 | | S. Newcomb | 45 | 2026 | 32 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47.2 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 195 | 0 | 8.50 | 3.02 | 2.81 | 0.19 | 23.1 | 8.2 | 1.13 | .289 | 3.21 | 7.17 | |
| 23 | | T. Scott | 45 | 2026 | 38 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 35.2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 131 | 1 | 11.36 | 0.76 | 15.00 | 1.01 | 34.4 | 2.3 | 0.70 | .231 | 2.02 | 5.55 | |
| 24 | | J. Webb | 45 | 2026 | 37 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36.1 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 11.15 | 3.47 | 3.21 | 1.49 | 28.5 | 8.9 | 1.35 | .312 | 4.21 | 8.67 | |
| 25 | | J. Duran | 45 | 2026 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1.52 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29.2 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 114 | 2 | 13.65 | 1.82 | 7.50 | 0.30 | 39.5 | 5.3 | 0.94 | .339 | 1.82 | 6.67 | |
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