rookie starting pitcher with highest k rate this year

Nolan McLean has fanned the most hitters by a rookie starting pitcher this season, with 172 strikeouts.

	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
1	Nolan McLean N. McLean	172	2026	NYM	27	10	8	.556	27	3.06	0	0	0	155.2	114	53	65	15	61	15	0	0	644	2	9.94	3.53	2.82	0.87	26.7	9.5	1.12	.260	3.76	6.59
2	Parker Messick P. Messick	161	2026	CLE	27	11	8	.579	27	2.46	0	0	0	161.0	121	44	48	14	43	2	0	2	637	6	9.00	2.40	3.74	0.78	25.3	6.8	1.02	.257	2.68	6.76
3	Payton Tolle P. Tolle	147	2026	BOS	23	8	6	.571	23	3.23	0	0	0	131.0	107	47	51	15	37	4	0	1	530	2	10.10	2.54	3.97	1.03	27.7	7.0	1.10	.281	3.50	7.35
4	Foster Griffin F. Griffin	139	2026	TOT	27	15	4	.789	27	3.21	0	0	0	154.1	134	55	62	23	39	8	0	0	630	3	8.11	2.27	3.56	1.34	22.1	6.2	1.12	.264	3.62	7.81
5	Walbert Ureña W. Ureña	118	2026	LAA	23	9	8	.529	23	2.88	0	0	0	121.2	86	39	40	8	61	8	0	0	510	5	8.73	4.51	1.93	0.59	23.1	12.0	1.21	.248	2.96	6.36
6	Bubba Chandler B. Chandler	110	2026	PIT	25	6	8	.429	25	4.30	0	0	0	125.2	109	60	69	11	66	6	0	1	549	4	7.88	4.73	1.67	0.79	20.0	12.0	1.39	.275	4.94	7.81
7	Connor Prielipp C. Prielipp	106	2026	MIN	19	3	7	.300	19	5.55	0	0	0	99.0	99	61	69	13	39	5	0	0	430	1	9.64	3.55	2.72	1.18	24.7	9.1	1.39	.322	6.27	9.00
8	Gage Jump G. Jump	99	2026	ATH	18	6	9	.400	18	5.15	0	0	0	92.2	93	53	55	10	45	3	0	2	407	7	9.62	4.37	2.20	0.97	24.3	11.1	1.49	.332	5.34	9.03
9	Brandon Sproat B. Sproat	93	2026	MIL	19	3	6	.333	19	5.20	0	0	0	88.1	80	51	52	16	42	9	0	0	382	9	9.48	4.28	2.21	1.63	24.3	11.0	1.38	.288	5.30	8.15
10	Connelly Early C. Early	93	2026	BOS	17	7	5	.583	17	3.44	0	0	0	91.2	81	35	35	15	34	9	0	0	390	4	9.13	3.34	2.74	1.47	23.8	8.7	1.25	.276	3.44	7.95
11	Trey Yesavage T. Yesavage	91	2026	TOR	18	5	5	.500	18	3.65	0	0	0	93.2	61	38	39	10	46	2	0	0	386	4	8.74	4.42	1.98	0.96	23.6	11.9	1.14	.215	3.75	5.86
12	Logan Henderson L. Henderson	86	2026	MIL	14	9	2	.818	14	2.48	0	0	0	76.1	49	21	21	11	14	1	0	0	286	1	10.14	1.65	6.14	1.30	30.1	4.9	0.83	.218	2.48	5.78
13	Rhett Lowder R. Lowder	85	2026	CIN	21	6	8	.429	21	5.40	0	0	0	105.0	115	63	65	15	38	4	0	0	467	1	7.29	3.26	2.24	1.29	18.2	8.1	1.46	.308	5.57	9.86
14	Shane Drohan S. Drohan	83	2026	MIL	16	5	5	.500	16	4.41	0	0	0	83.2	86	41	43	9	31	5	0	0	359	0	8.93	3.33	2.68	0.97	23.1	8.6	1.40	.333	4.63	9.25
15	Andrew Painter A. Painter	75	2026	PHI	18	3	8	.273	18	6.01	0	0	0	88.1	96	59	59	16	33	5	0	0	389	4	7.64	3.36	2.27	1.63	19.3	8.5	1.46	.308	6.01	9.78
16	Jake Bennett J. Bennett	74	2026	BOS	16	9	6	.600	16	3.27	0	0	0	93.2	79	34	35	7	18	3	0	2	373	2	7.11	1.73	4.11	0.67	19.8	4.8	1.04	.266	3.36	7.59
17	Robert Gasser R. Gasser	72	2026	MIL	15	3	5	.375	15	4.79	0	0	0	77.0	76	41	42	13	23	8	0	0	334	0	8.42	2.69	3.13	1.52	21.6	6.9	1.29	.289	4.91	8.88
18	Tatsuya Imai T. Imai	72	2026	HOU	15	6	4	.600	15	5.83	0	0	0	58.2	50	38	38	9	40	4	0	0	265	1	11.05	6.14	1.80	1.38	27.2	15.1	1.53	.293	5.83	7.67
19	Andrew Alvarez A. Alvarez	58	2026	WSH	13	0	5	.000	13	3.38	0	0	0	64.0	53	24	24	4	31	2	0	0	271	4	8.16	4.36	1.87	0.56	21.4	11.4	1.31	.278	3.38	7.45
20	Trevor McDonald T. McDonald	57	2026	SFG	14	3	7	.300	14	5.12	0	0	0	70.1	69	40	43	7	23	12	0	0	310	5	7.29	2.94	2.48	0.90	18.4	7.4	1.31	.294	5.50	8.83
21	Noah Schultz N. Schultz	55	2026	CWS	14	3	8	.273	14	6.41	0	0	0	60.1	59	43	44	9	31	7	0	0	272	2	8.20	4.62	1.77	1.34	20.2	11.4	1.49	.294	6.56	8.80
22	Ryan Johnson R. Johnson	49	2026	LAA	14	3	7	.300	14	4.81	0	0	0	67.1	59	36	41	14	33	4	0	0	290	3	6.55	4.41	1.48	1.87	16.9	11.4	1.37	.237	5.48	7.89
23	Zac Thornton Z. Thornton	45	2026	NYM	11	3	4	.429	11	2.93	0	0	0	61.1	57	20	21	7	14	2	0	0	245	1	6.60	2.05	3.21	1.03	18.4	5.7	1.16	.282	3.08	8.36
24	Luinder Avila L. Avila	45	2026	KCR	12	5	3	.625	12	6.27	0	0	0	51.2	52	36	36	7	33	2	0	0	232	1	7.84	5.75	1.36	1.22	19.4	14.2	1.65	.310	6.27	9.06
25	Gabriel Hughes G. Hughes	37	2026	COL	9	0	6	.000	9	7.05	0	0	0	44.2	48	35	35	5	18	2	0	1	200	3	7.46	3.63	2.06	1.01	18.5	9.0	1.48	.312	7.05	9.67

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Team Batting Leaders

22

Soto

RBI

66

Bichette

AVG

.282

Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

10

McLean

172

McLean

ERA

3.06

McLean

Team Rankings

166

10th

565

25th

1,234

7th

ERA

4.07

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	56	.594
Phillies	78	60	.565	4.0
Marlins	69	69	.500	13.0
Nationals	66	74	.471	17.0
Mets	62	76	.449	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/1	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Wed 9/2	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Fri 9/4	SFG	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Sat 9/5	SFG	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sun 9/6	SFG	@	NYM	1:40 PM

Last Game

Mets

62 - 76

Final

Rays

82 - 55

Mon 31 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.311

Simpson

Hit Leaders

164

Lopez

164

Arraez

157

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

100

Crow-Armstrong

93

Olson

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.605

Alvarez

.573

Crow-Armstrong

.549

García

SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,991.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,823.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

1,511

Crow-Armstrong

1,366

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

81-56

79-59

80-60

76-62

76-63

75-63

Worst Record ATS

52-86

55-82

58-80

60-78

63-75

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	56	.594
Phillies	78	60	.565	4.0
Marlins	69	69	.500	13.0
Nationals	66	74	.471	17.0
Mets	62	76	.449	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	85	53	.616
Cubs	78	60	.565	7.0
Cardinals	68	70	.493	17.0
Pirates	67	71	.486	18.0
Reds	65	73	.471	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	55	.599
Padres	73	65	.529	9.5
Diamondbacks	73	66	.525	10.0
Giants	57	81	.413	25.5
Rockies	52	86	.377	30.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	82	55	.599
Yankees	78	60	.565	4.5
Red Sox	75	63	.543	7.5
Orioles	69	69	.500	13.5
Blue Jays	68	70	.493	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	65	.526
Guardians	69	68	.504	3.0
Twins	66	72	.478	6.5
Tigers	63	74	.460	9.0
Royals	62	76	.449	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	70	68	.507
Rangers	68	70	.493	2.0
Mariners	64	74	.464	6.0
Athletics	53	85	.384	17.0
Angels	53	85	.384	17.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 8/17	STL	@	CIN	2-1
Mon 8/17	BAL	@	TBR	6-7
Mon 8/17	STL	@	CIN	5-6
Mon 8/17	MIA	@	PHI	5-6
Mon 8/17	DET	@	PIT	8-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/1	SDP	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	SFG	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	TOR	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	ATL	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Nolan McLean has fanned the most hitters by a rookie starting pitcher this season, with 172 strikeouts.

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MLB Fantasy 2026

2,231.2

1,991.5

1,823.2

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1,366

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