relief pitchers with most games pitched 2026

Brent Headrick has appeared in the most games by a relief pitcher this season, with 71 games.

NAMEGSEASONTMWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Brent Headrick
B. Headrick
71
2026
NYY NYY
7
3
.700
0
1.93
87
0
0
0
70.0
62
15
16
4
21
0
7
1
289
3
11.19
2.70
4.14
0.51
30.1
7.3
1.19
.328
2.06
7.97
2Mason Fluharty
M. Fluharty
70
2026
TOR TOR
5
1
.833
0
3.48
56
0
0
1
51.2
42
20
20
6
21
1
7
1
216
2
9.75
3.66
2.67
1.05
25.9
9.7
1.22
.273
3.48
7.32
3Brock Burke
B. Burke
69
2026
CIN CIN
6
5
.545
0
2.58
69
0
0
2
66.1
49
19
32
5
39
4
11
6
286
2
9.36
5.29
1.77
0.68
24.1
13.6
1.33
.260
4.34
6.65
4Steven Okert
S. Okert
67
2026
HOU HOU
6
2
.750
0
2.01
67
0
0
0
67.0
42
15
16
7
13
4
1
0
255
1
9.00
1.75
5.15
0.94
26.3
5.1
0.82
.213
2.15
5.64
5Rico Garcia
R. Garcia
66
2026
BAL BAL
5
1
.833
0
3.17
61
0
0
6
59.2
37
21
24
9
20
2
20
2
235
0
9.20
3.02
3.05
1.36
26.0
8.5
0.96
.196
3.62
5.58
6Tyler Rogers
T. Rogers
65
2026
TOR TOR
2
2
.500
0
1.87
35
0
0
4
62.2
53
13
21
1
21
2
11
5
262
0
5.03
3.02
1.67
0.14
13.4
8.0
1.18
.256
3.02
7.61
7Dylan Lee
D. Lee
65
2026
ATL ATL
5
0
1.000
0
2.66
74
0
0
0
61.0
40
18
20
3
15
0
2
1
236
0
10.92
2.21
4.93
0.44
31.4
6.4
0.90
.257
2.95
5.90
8Eduard Bazardo
E. Bazardo
65
2026
SEA SEA
3
3
.500
0
3.25
61
0
0
0
61.0
63
22
25
9
20
1
2
2
262
1
9.00
2.95
3.05
1.33
23.3
7.6
1.36
.316
3.69
9.30
9Adrian Morejon
A. Morejon
64
2026
SDP SDP
9
3
.750
0
2.77
90
0
0
2
74.2
58
23
27
4
23
5
8
7
307
2
10.85
2.77
3.91
0.48
29.3
7.5
1.08
.292
3.25
6.99
10Sam Moll
S. Moll
64
2026
CIN CIN
2
7
.222
0
4.55
54
0
0
1
55.1
53
28
34
5
30
5
7
2
252
1
8.78
4.88
1.80
0.81
21.4
11.9
1.50
.304
5.53
8.62
11Aaron Ashby
A. Ashby
64
2026
MIL MIL
13
2
.867
0
3.01
101
0
0
2
74.2
63
25
30
6
37
2
8
1
323
8
12.17
4.46
2.73
0.72
31.3
11.5
1.34
.322
3.62
7.59
12José A. Ferrer
J. A. Ferrer
64
2026
SEA SEA
4
3
.571
0
3.72
45
0
0
3
58.0
65
24
25
6
16
6
7
2
257
5
6.98
2.48
2.81
0.93
17.5
6.2
1.40
.321
3.88
10.09
13Brennan Bernardino
B. Bernardino
63
2026
COL COL
3
2
.600
0
2.13
40
0
0
1
55.0
46
13
18
3
12
3
10
1
223
0
6.55
1.96
3.33
0.49
17.9
5.4
1.05
.261
2.95
7.53
14Kevin Ginkel
K. Ginkel
63
2026
AZ AZ
5
4
.556
0
4.19
57
0
0
2
58.0
50
27
30
7
16
0
12
1
236
3
8.84
2.48
3.56
1.09
24.2
6.8
1.14
.276
4.66
7.76
15Hogan Harris
H. Harris
63
2026
ATH ATH
3
2
.600
0
3.49
79
0
0
13
59.1
52
23
25
6
37
5
22
2
269
2
11.98
5.61
2.14
0.91
29.4
13.8
1.50
.324
3.79
7.89
16Louis Varland
L. Varland
63
2026
TOR TOR
5
4
.556
0
1.16
86
0
0
32
69.2
50
9
18
2
19
0
45
1
272
3
11.11
2.45
4.53
0.26
31.6
7.0
0.99
.291
2.33
6.46
17George Soriano
G. Soriano
62
2026
STL STL
6
3
.667
0
4.35
59
0
0
2
60.0
51
29
30
10
27
3
7
2
258
1
8.85
4.05
2.19
1.50
22.9
10.5
1.30
.258
4.50
7.65
18Jeff Hoffman
J. Hoffman
62
2026
TOT
6
8
.429
0
3.90
89
0
0
5
57.2
56
25
32
4
25
6
22
4
260
4
13.89
3.90
3.56
0.62
34.2
9.6
1.40
.382
4.99
8.74
19Alex Vesia
A. Vesia
62
2026
LAD LAD
1
1
.500
0
3.14
60
0
0
3
48.2
27
17
18
4
31
0
9
3
206
0
11.10
5.73
1.94
0.74
29.1
15.0
1.19
.207
3.33
4.99
20Taylor Clarke
T. Clarke
62
2026
AZ AZ
2
3
.400
0
2.60
37
0
0
0
62.1
44
18
21
6
11
3
9
1
238
1
5.34
1.59
3.36
0.87
15.5
4.6
0.88
.210
3.03
6.35
21Justin Bruihl
J. Bruihl
62
2026
STL STL
1
1
.500
0
3.46
46
0
0
0
67.2
67
26
32
3
26
9
9
2
300
4
6.12
3.46
1.77
0.40
15.3
8.7
1.37
.296
4.26
8.91
22Chase Silseth
C. Silseth
62
2026
TOT
3
3
.500
0
2.92
61
0
0
0
52.1
43
17
19
5
32
2
10
4
230
5
10.49
5.50
1.91
0.86
26.5
13.9
1.43
.292
3.27
7.39
23Fernando Cruz
F. Cruz
61
2026
NYY NYY
4
6
.400
0
3.13
67
0
0
2
54.2
41
19
23
7
32
2
9
2
234
4
11.03
5.27
2.09
1.15
28.6
13.7
1.34
.270
3.79
6.75
24Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
61
2026
STL STL
2
2
.500
0
4.31
57
0
0
2
54.1
48
26
28
9
28
1
6
1
233
3
9.44
4.64
2.04
1.49
24.5
12.0
1.40
.283
4.64
7.95
25Jacob Webb
J. Webb
61
2026
CHC CHC
6
4
.600
0
3.15
65
0
0
9
60.0
53
21
24
8
21
1
25
0
253
0
9.75
3.15
3.10
1.20
25.7
8.3
1.23
.285
3.60
7.95
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Rice

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RBI

87

Rice

Ben Rice

AVG

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Bellinger

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Team Pitching Leaders

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12

Schlittler

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K

210

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Cam Schlittler

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1.62

Blackburn

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HR

192

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2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
83
56
.597
Yankees Yankees
80
60
.571
3.5
Red Sox Red Sox
75
65
.536
8.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
70
71
.496
14.0
Orioles Orioles
69
71
.493
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
9/4
NYY NYY
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Sat
9/5
NYY NYY
@
SDP SDP
7:15 PM
Sun
9/6
NYY NYY
@
SDP SDP
4:10 PM
Tue
9/8
COL COL
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Wed
9/9
COL COL
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Last Game
NYY Yankees

80 - 60

6

Final

3

LAA Angels

53 - 87

Wed 2 Sep 2026

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40

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38

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37

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105

Stewart

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101

Burleson

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99

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Arraez

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Hit Leaders

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166

Arraez

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160

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Run Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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100

Wood

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95

Reynolds

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OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

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.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.394

Harper

Bryce Harper
SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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.568

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.547

García

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SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

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40

Chisholm

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38

Simpson

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Sánchez

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Gray

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15

Burns

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Strikeout Leaders

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217

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0.90

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K/9 Leaders

13.18

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12.72

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11.98

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Gavin Williams
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6.32

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5.82

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Jacob Misiorowski

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22

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27

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28

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White Sox

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Nationals

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Padres

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Cardinals

78-62

Diamondbacks

77-64

Twins

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Mariners

54-86

Dodgers

55-84

Phillies

59-81

Rangers

61-79

Mets

64-76

Athletics

64-76

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Braves Braves
83
57
.593
Phillies Phillies
79
61
.564
4.0
Marlins Marlins
71
69
.507
12.0
Nationals Nationals
67
75
.472
17.0
Mets Mets
63
77
.450
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
87
53
.621
Cubs Cubs
78
62
.557
9.0
Cardinals Cardinals
70
70
.500
17.0
Pirates Pirates
69
72
.489
18.5
Reds Reds
67
73
.479
20.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
82
57
.590
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
74
67
.525
9.0
Padres Padres
73
67
.521
9.5
Giants Giants
58
83
.411
25.0
Rockies Rockies
54
86
.386
28.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
83
56
.597
Yankees Yankees
80
60
.571
3.5
Red Sox Red Sox
75
65
.536
8.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
70
71
.496
14.0
Orioles Orioles
69
71
.493
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
73
67
.521
Guardians Guardians
70
70
.500
3.0
Twins Twins
67
73
.479
6.0
Tigers Tigers
64
75
.460
8.5
Royals Royals
62
78
.443
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
72
69
.511
Rangers Rangers
69
71
.493
2.5
Mariners Mariners
66
74
.471
5.5
Athletics Athletics
54
86
.386
17.5
Angels Angels
53
87
.379
18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
8/19
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
3-4
Wed
8/19
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
4-6
Wed
8/19
CWS CWS
@
CHC CHC
3-0
Wed
8/19
AZ AZ
@
BOS BOS
7-6
Wed
8/19
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
5-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
9/3
TBR TBR
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM
Thu
9/3
ATH ATH
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Thu
9/3
STL STL
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Fri
9/4
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
2:10 PM
Fri
9/4
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
6:10 PM