rookie strikeout leaders 2026

Nolan McLean has struck out the most hitters by a rookie this season, with 168 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan McLean
N. McLean
168
2026
26
9
8
.529
26
3.21
0
0
0
148.2
112
53
64
15
58
15
0
0
618
2
10.17
3.51
2.90
0.91
27.2
9.4
1.14
.268
3.87
79
3.60
87
6.78
9
2Parker Messick
P. Messick
156
2026
26
10
8
.556
26
2.50
0
0
0
155.0
116
43
47
14
41
2
0
2
612
6
9.06
2.38
3.80
0.81
25.5
6.7
1.01
.256
2.73
60
3.07
75
6.74
17.7
3Payton Tolle
P. Tolle
141
2026
22
8
6
.571
22
3.09
0
0
0
125.1
101
43
47
14
35
3
0
1
505
2
10.13
2.51
4.03
1.01
27.9
6.9
1.09
.279
3.38
72
3.19
77
7.25
13.2
4Foster Griffin
F. Griffin
135
2026
TOT
26
15
4
.789
26
3.19
0
0
0
149.1
130
53
60
23
38
8
0
0
611
3
8.14
2.29
3.55
1.39
22.1
6.2
1.13
.263
3.62
76
4.19
99
7.83
0.8
5Bubba Chandler
B. Chandler
117
2026
26
6
9
.400
25
4.26
0
0
0
131.0
110
62
72
11
68
6
0
1
569
4
8.04
4.67
1.72
0.76
20.6
12.0
1.36
.270
4.95
99
4.08
97
7.56
1.6
6Walbert Ureña
W. Ureña
112
2026
24
8
9
.471
22
2.94
0
0
0
116.1
86
38
45
7
64
8
0
1
500
6
8.66
4.95
1.75
0.54
22.4
12.8
1.29
.256
3.48
72
3.79
93
6.65
3.9
7Connor Prielipp
C. Prielipp
106
2026
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
134
3.97
97
9.00
1.3
8Shane Drohan
S. Drohan
104
2026
26
6
5
.545
15
3.84
0
0
1
105.1
100
45
50
9
36
3
3
0
444
0
8.89
3.08
2.89
0.77
23.4
8.1
1.29
.312
4.27
94
3.32
80
8.54
9.6
9Brandon Sproat
B. Sproat
100
2026
21
3
7
.300
19
5.27
0
0
0
95.2
88
56
57
17
48
9
0
0
414
9
9.41
4.52
2.08
1.60
24.2
11.6
1.42
.296
5.36
129
5.08
123
8.28
-10.2
10Gage Jump
G. Jump
97
2026
17
6
8
.429
17
4.69
0
0
0
88.1
87
46
48
9
42
3
0
2
385
5
9.88
4.28
2.31
0.92
25.2
10.9
1.46
.333
4.89
105
3.73
86
8.86
5.8
11Connelly Early
C. Early
93
2026
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
80
4.58
111
7.95
-4.6
12Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
91
2026
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
89
4.06
97
5.86
1.2
13Rhett Lowder
R. Lowder
88
2026
24
6
8
.429
21
5.14
0
0
0
112.0
120
64
66
16
43
4
3
1
499
1
7.07
3.46
2.05
1.29
17.6
8.6
1.46
.299
5.30
121
4.62
106
9.64
-3.1
14Logan Henderson
L. Henderson
86
2026
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
61
3.29
79
5.78
7.3
15Andrew Painter
A. Painter
85
2026
20
3
8
.273
18
5.95
0
0
0
98.1
105
65
65
17
37
5
0
0
432
5
7.78
3.39
2.30
1.56
19.7
8.6
1.44
.306
5.95
139
4.88
113
9.61
-5.9
16AJ Blubaugh
AJ Blubaugh
84
2026
51
4
2
.667
0
3.17
0
0
1
82.1
62
29
31
10
34
2
8
0
339
7
9.18
3.72
2.47
1.09
24.8
10.0
1.17
.249
3.39
77
3.93
96
6.78
1.5
17Tatsuya Imai
T. Imai
83
2026
18
6
4
.600
15
5.32
0
0
0
67.2
55
40
40
9
44
4
1
0
301
1
11.04
5.85
1.89
1.20
27.6
14.6
1.46
.286
5.32
130
4.48
109
7.32
-3
18Andrew Alvarez
A. Alvarez
80
2026
20
2
6
.250
12
3.72
0
0
1
84.2
76
35
35
5
38
3
2
0
359
5
8.50
4.04
2.11
0.53
22.3
10.6
1.35
.305
3.72
88
3.41
80
8.08
8
19Robert Gasser
R. Gasser
78
2026
16
4
5
.444
15
4.59
0
0
0
82.1
82
42
43
13
25
8
0
0
358
0
8.53
2.73
3.12
1.42
21.8
7.0
1.30
.295
4.70
112
4.44
107
8.96
-2.8
20Didier Fuentes
D. Fuentes
75
2026
48
5
1
.833
1
2.43
0
0
2
59.1
48
16
16
4
18
2
7
2
242
0
11.38
2.73
4.17
0.61
31.0
7.4
1.11
.308
2.43
58
2.43
59
7.28
11.1
21Spencer Miles
S. Miles
74
2026
41
5
2
.714
5
2.95
0
0
1
82.1
70
27
29
5
20
1
8
1
332
1
8.09
2.19
3.70
0.55
22.3
6.0
1.09
.280
3.17
72
2.83
68
7.65
12.2
22Jake Bennett
J. Bennett
67
2026
15
8
6
.571
15
3.49
0
0
0
87.2
76
34
35
7
18
3
0
2
352
2
6.88
1.85
3.72
0.72
19.0
5.1
1.07
.268
3.59
82
3.30
80
7.80
8.1
23Bradgley Rodriguez
B. Rodriguez
65
2026
55
3
2
.600
4
1.95
0
0
2
60.0
46
13
17
3
17
0
8
1
245
0
9.75
2.55
3.82
0.45
26.5
6.9
1.05
.269
2.55
49
2.41
58
6.90
11.8
24Luinder Avila
L. Avila
61
2026
21
5
4
.556
12
5.53
0
0
0
70.0
71
43
43
7
42
2
0
0
309
1
7.84
5.40
1.45
0.90
19.7
13.6
1.61
.325
5.53
129
4.52
108
9.13
-2.6
25Noah Schultz
N. Schultz
59
2026
15
3
9
.250
14
6.06
0
0
0
65.1
62
44
45
9
31
8
0
0
291
2
8.13
4.27
1.90
1.24
20.3
10.7
1.42
.288
6.20
146
4.85
116
8.54
-4.8

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HR

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RBI

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AVG

.283

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

McLean

Nolan McLean

K

168

McLean

Nolan McLean

ERA

3.21

McLean

Nolan McLean
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HR

163

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R

553

24th

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2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
80
55
.593
75
60
.556
5.0
68
67
.504
12.0
64
73
.467
17.0
Mets Mets
60
75
.444
20.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
@
4:10 PM
Sun
8/30
@
3:10 PM
Mon
8/31
@
6:40 PM
Tue
9/1
@
6:40 PM
Wed
9/2
@
6:40 PM
Last Game
HOU Astros

68 - 67

3

Final

1

NYM Mets

60 - 75

Fri 28 Aug 2026

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
80
55
.593
75
60
.556
5.0
68
67
.504
12.0
64
73
.467
17.0
60
75
.444
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
84
51
.622
76
59
.563
8.0
68
68
.500
16.5
65
71
.478
19.5
64
71
.474
20.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
81
54
.600
72
63
.533
9.0
72
64
.529
9.5
55
80
.407
26.0
52
83
.385
29.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
80
54
.597
76
58
.567
4.0
73
61
.545
7.0
66
69
.489
14.5
66
70
.485
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
71
63
.530
68
67
.504
3.5
64
71
.474
7.5
62
72
.463
9.0
61
75
.449
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
68
67
.504
66
69
.489
2.0
64
71
.474
4.0
53
82
.393
15.0
52
83
.385
16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/14
@
0-3
Fri
8/14
@
0-1
Fri
8/14
@
4-8
Fri
8/14
@
9-5
Fri
8/14
@
7-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
@
1:05 PM
Sat
8/29
@
1:10 PM
Sat
8/29
@
2:10 PM
Sat
8/29
@
2:15 PM
Sat
8/29
@
2:20 PM