Between August 27, 2011 and August 27, 2026, Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters, with 2,961 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	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	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,961	391	187	91	.673	391	3.15	12	5	0	2428.2	1,929	849	888	299	602	88	0	16	9,740	57	10.97	2.23	4.92	1.11	30.4	6.2	1.04	.282	3.29	7.15
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,653	347	153	95	.617	335	2.98	16	3	3	2137.0	1,743	708	766	214	484	138	3	13	8,598	45	11.17	2.04	5.48	0.90	30.9	5.6	1.04	.299	3.23	7.34
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,377	363	164	102	.617	363	3.21	12	4	0	2297.1	1,926	819	892	261	608	66	0	11	9,340	46	9.31	2.38	3.91	1.02	25.4	6.5	1.10	.276	3.49	7.55
4	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,351	333	160	86	.650	333	3.17	8	5	0	2046.2	1,706	722	773	229	520	62	0	7	8,237	58	10.34	2.29	4.52	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.40	7.50
5	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,348	343	181	68	.727	341	2.40	20	12	0	2182.2	1,659	581	644	191	441	35	0	10	8,509	83	9.68	1.82	5.32	0.79	27.6	5.2	0.96	.267	2.66	6.84
6	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,103	388	119	124	.490	349	3.86	4	2	0	2061.1	1,984	883	945	251	576	39	11	12	8,619	65	9.18	2.51	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.307	4.13	8.66
7	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	2,075	297	115	93	.553	297	3.65	2	1	0	1778.0	1,460	721	756	231	563	83	0	8	7,305	83	10.50	2.85	3.69	1.17	28.4	7.7	1.14	.282	3.83	7.39
8	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,053	364	141	106	.571	355	3.53	7	5	0	2061.2	1,807	808	882	207	658	62	2	5	8,538	107	8.96	2.87	3.12	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.20	.288	3.85	7.89
9	Aaron Nola A. Nola	2,029	312	114	99	.535	312	3.92	6	4	0	1858.2	1,673	810	851	249	498	57	0	18	7,655	20	9.82	2.41	4.07	1.21	26.5	6.5	1.17	.295	4.12	8.10
10	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2,010	273	105	74	.587	273	2.70	4	2	0	1670.0	1,290	501	538	163	382	25	0	16	6,585	33	10.83	2.06	5.26	0.88	30.5	5.8	1.00	.281	2.90	6.95
11	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	1,975	346	142	98	.592	338	3.75	4	2	0	1971.2	1,831	822	904	228	693	88	2	20	8,384	60	9.02	3.16	2.85	1.04	23.6	8.3	1.28	.297	4.13	8.36
12	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,968	305	123	80	.606	305	3.29	5	3	0	1852.2	1,572	677	731	185	528	79	0	14	7,585	43	9.56	2.56	3.73	0.90	25.9	7.0	1.13	.287	3.55	7.64
13	Charlie Morton C. Morton	1,941	341	127	98	.564	335	3.92	0	0	0	1872.1	1,693	815	889	190	693	178	1	20	7,976	55	9.33	3.33	2.80	0.91	24.3	8.7	1.27	.302	4.27	8.14
14	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,923	392	113	146	.436	369	4.54	7	2	3	2127.2	2,277	1,074	1,152	296	655	57	11	24	9,169	68	8.13	2.77	2.94	1.25	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	9.63
15	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1,893	355	153	84	.646	351	3.28	5	2	0	2153.1	1,967	785	832	239	452	36	0	13	8,697	68	7.91	1.89	4.19	1.00	21.8	5.2	1.12	.284	3.48	8.22
16	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,856	291	99	88	.529	286	3.88	2	1	0	1584.0	1,368	682	733	235	678	52	1	19	6,697	65	10.55	3.85	2.74	1.34	27.7	10.1	1.29	.292	4.16	7.77
17	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	1,836	392	115	113	.504	366	3.79	2	2	0	2142.1	2,088	901	976	225	658	59	7	23	8,993	76	7.71	2.76	2.79	0.95	20.4	7.3	1.28	.300	4.10	8.77
18	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	1,828	309	119	106	.529	309	3.50	16	7	0	1923.0	1,707	748	817	235	476	80	0	31	7,895	28	8.56	2.23	3.84	1.10	23.2	6.0	1.14	.279	3.82	7.99
19	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	1,725	271	116	77	.601	260	3.44	18	8	1	1641.2	1,486	627	684	177	368	65	4	9	6,688	31	9.46	2.02	4.69	0.97	25.8	5.5	1.13	.301	3.75	8.15
20	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	1,631	235	108	59	.647	235	3.26	2	2	0	1402.0	1,161	508	557	144	377	53	0	20	5,688	42	10.47	2.42	4.33	0.92	28.7	6.6	1.10	.292	3.58	7.45
21	Jon Lester J. Lester	1,630	304	126	86	.594	304	3.75	9	2	0	1820.0	1,775	758	844	213	548	50	0	11	7,635	41	8.06	2.71	2.97	1.05	21.3	7.2	1.28	.301	4.17	8.78
22	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1,610	334	111	92	.547	315	3.94	5	3	0	1813.0	1,773	793	840	211	488	61	5	17	7,591	59	7.99	2.42	3.30	1.05	21.2	6.4	1.25	.299	4.17	8.80
23	David Price D. Price	1,604	313	117	58	.669	240	3.29	15	2	3	1609.0	1,473	589	645	170	380	44	19	12	6,589	31	8.97	2.13	4.22	0.95	24.3	5.8	1.15	.297	3.61	8.24
24	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	1,598	267	87	94	.481	264	3.68	1	0	0	1528.2	1,338	625	686	195	490	53	2	9	6,349	21	9.41	2.88	3.26	1.15	25.2	7.7	1.20	.285	4.04	7.88
25	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	1,569	310	102	90	.531	253	4.15	9	4	2	1512.1	1,477	698	732	197	406	53	29	16	6,310	57	9.34	2.42	3.86	1.17	24.9	6.4	1.25	.313	4.36	8.79

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Team Batting Leaders

30

Wood

RBI

92

Abrams

AVG

.283

García

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Cavalli

169

Cavalli

ERA

3.06

Griffin

Team Rankings

188

1st

704

1st

1,051

24th

ERA

4.69

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	78	55	.586
Phillies	74	60	.552	4.5
Marlins	68	66	.507	10.5
Nationals	63	73	.463	16.5
Mets	60	73	.451	18.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/28	MIA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Sat 8/29	MIA	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sun 8/30	MIA	@	WSH	12:15 PM
Mon 8/31	MIA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 9/1	ATL	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Last Game

Rockies

52 - 82

Final

Nationals

63 - 73

Thu 27 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

100

Stewart

98

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.318

Arraez

.308

Simpson

Hit Leaders

161

Arraez

160

Lopez

152

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Olson

OBP Leaders

.437

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.614

Alvarez

.562

García

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

36

Chisholm

35

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,225.2

Ohtani

1,869.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,773.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,563.6

Ohtani

1,419

Crow-Armstrong

1,330

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

80-53

76-58

77-59

73-60

73-61

Worst Record ATS

51-83

54-79

55-79

58-76

61-72

62-72

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	78	55	.586
Phillies	74	60	.552	4.5
Marlins	68	66	.507	10.5
Nationals	63	73	.463	16.5
Mets	60	73	.451	18.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	82	51	.617
Cubs	76	58	.567	6.5
Cardinals	66	68	.493	16.5
Pirates	65	70	.481	18.0
Reds	63	71	.470	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	80	53	.602
Padres	72	62	.537	8.5
Diamondbacks	71	63	.530	9.5
Giants	54	79	.406	26.0
Rockies	52	82	.388	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	79	54	.594
Yankees	75	57	.568	3.5
Red Sox	73	60	.549	6.0
Orioles	65	68	.489	14.0
Blue Jays	65	69	.485	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	70	63	.526
Guardians	68	66	.507	2.5
Twins	64	70	.478	6.5
Tigers	62	71	.466	8.0
Royals	59	75	.440	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	66	67	.496
Rangers	66	68	.493	0.5
Mariners	64	70	.478	2.5
Athletics	53	81	.396	13.5
Angels	52	82	.388	14.5