Mason Miller and Aaron Ashby are tied for fanning the most batters by a relief pitcher this season, with 66 strikeouts.
Interpreted as:
strikeout leaders among relief pitchers 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 | 64 | 2026 | 41 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 46.0 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 177 | 3 | 12.52 | 2.54 | 4.92 | 0.20 | 36.2 | 7.3 | 0.96 | .303 | 1.96 | 6.07 | |
| 4 | | J. Hoffman | 60 | 2026 | 40 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 4.54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37.2 | 40 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 169 | 3 | 14.34 | 3.35 | 4.29 | 0.96 | 35.5 | 8.3 | 1.43 | .414 | 5.50 | 9.56 | |
| 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 | 36 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 38.1 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 160 | 5 | 13.38 | 2.35 | 5.70 | 0.70 | 35.6 | 6.3 | 1.20 | .371 | 3.76 | 8.45 | |
| 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 | 39 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.1 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 10.59 | 1.66 | 6.38 | 0.42 | 29.5 | 4.6 | 0.99 | .300 | 3.53 | 7.27 | |
| 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 | 40 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.2 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 153 | 3 | 11.54 | 4.91 | 2.35 | 0.49 | 30.7 | 13.1 | 1.23 | .280 | 2.95 | 6.14 | |
| 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 | | 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 | |
| 18 | | 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 | |
| 19 |  | 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 | |
| 20 | | S. Newcomb | 45 | 2026 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47.2 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 193 | 0 | 8.50 | 3.02 | 2.81 | 0.19 | 23.3 | 8.3 | 1.09 | .278 | 3.02 | 6.80 | |
| 21 | | 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 | |
| 22 | | E. Sabrowski | 45 | 2026 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 4 | 16.88 | 5.63 | 3.00 | 0.75 | 45.0 | 15.0 | 1.21 | .316 | 3.75 | 5.25 | |
| 23 | | 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 | |
| 24 | | T. Megill | 44 | 2026 | 34 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33.0 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 133 | 3 | 12.00 | 2.45 | 4.89 | 0.00 | 33.1 | 6.8 | 0.97 | .291 | 3.55 | 6.27 | |
| 25 | | M. Petersen | 44 | 2026 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 146 | 0 | 10.90 | 3.22 | 3.38 | 0.74 | 30.1 | 8.9 | 1.02 | .250 | 3.72 | 5.94 | |
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57 | 31 | .648 | ||
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36 | 50 | .419 | 20.0 | |
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50 | 35 | .588 | ||
49 | 39 | .557 | 2.5 | |
46 | 42 | .523 | 5.5 | |
45 | 43 | .511 | 6.5 | |
36 | 51 | .414 | 15.0 | |
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53 | 32 | .624 | ||
49 | 38 | .563 | 5.0 | |
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51 | 33 | .607 | ||
48 | 38 | .558 | 4.0 | |
41 | 46 | .471 | 11.5 | |
40 | 48 | .455 | 13.0 | |
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45 | 41 | .523 | ||
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42 | 46 | .477 | 4.0 | |
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45 | 43 | .511 | ||
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43 | 46 | .483 | 2.5 | |
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36 | 52 | .409 | 9.0 |
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