the best starting pitchers by strikeouts in 2023

Spencer Strider fanned the most hitters by a starting pitcher in 2023, with 281 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	Spencer Strider S. Strider	281	2023	ATL	32	19	5	.792	32	3.86	0	0	0	186.2	146	80	85	22	58	9	0	1	763	6	13.55	2.80	4.84	1.06	36.8	7.6	1.09	.316	4.10	7.04
2	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	237	2023	TOR	31	12	9	.571	31	3.16	0	0	0	185.0	163	65	72	19	55	3	0	0	763	3	11.53	2.68	4.31	0.92	31.1	7.2	1.18	.321	3.50	7.93
3	Pablo López P. López	234	2023	MIN	32	11	8	.579	32	3.66	1	1	0	194.0	176	79	81	24	48	9	0	1	801	7	10.86	2.23	4.88	1.11	29.2	6.0	1.15	.313	3.76	8.16
4	Blake Snell B. Snell	234	2023	SDP	32	14	9	.609	32	2.25	0	0	0	180.0	115	45	47	15	99	3	0	0	742	13	11.70	4.95	2.36	0.75	31.5	13.3	1.19	.256	2.35	5.75
5	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	222	2023	NYY	33	15	4	.789	33	2.63	2	2	0	209.0	157	61	64	20	48	7	0	0	821	4	9.56	2.07	4.63	0.86	27.0	5.8	0.98	.261	2.76	6.76
6	Zac Gallen Z. Gallen	220	2023	ARI	34	17	8	.680	34	3.47	1	1	0	210.0	188	81	87	22	47	5	0	0	846	8	9.43	2.01	4.68	0.94	26.0	5.6	1.12	.301	3.73	8.06
7	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	219	2023	SEA	33	13	9	.591	33	3.34	0	0	0	197.0	160	73	81	28	56	5	0	0	802	3	10.01	2.56	3.91	1.28	27.3	7.0	1.10	.267	3.70	7.31
8	Dylan Cease D. Cease	214	2023	CWS	33	7	9	.438	33	4.58	0	0	0	177.0	172	90	98	19	79	9	0	3	784	13	10.88	4.02	2.71	0.97	27.3	10.1	1.42	.330	4.98	8.75
9	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	212	2023	PHI	32	13	6	.684	32	3.61	0	0	0	192.0	168	77	82	20	39	9	0	0	787	1	9.94	1.83	5.44	0.94	26.9	5.0	1.08	.292	3.84	7.88
10	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	210	2023	MIL	30	12	10	.545	30	3.86	0	0	0	165.2	131	71	77	26	54	6	0	0	680	6	11.41	2.93	3.89	1.41	30.9	7.9	1.12	.273	4.18	7.12
11	Mitch Keller M. Keller	210	2023	PIT	32	13	9	.591	32	4.21	1	1	0	194.1	187	91	97	25	55	12	0	0	825	5	9.73	2.55	3.82	1.16	25.5	6.7	1.25	.310	4.49	8.66
12	Jesús Luzardo J. Luzardo	208	2023	MIA	32	10	10	.500	32	3.58	0	0	0	178.2	162	71	79	22	55	6	0	1	741	7	10.48	2.77	3.78	1.11	28.1	7.4	1.21	.311	3.98	8.16
13	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	204	2023	TOT	33	7	15	.318	33	4.88	0	0	0	184.1	169	100	110	41	73	9	0	2	794	5	9.96	3.56	2.79	2.00	25.7	9.2	1.31	.274	5.37	8.25
14	Kodai Senga K. Senga	202	2023	NYM	29	12	7	.632	29	2.98	0	0	0	166.1	126	55	60	17	77	5	0	0	694	14	10.93	4.17	2.62	0.92	29.1	11.1	1.22	.277	3.25	6.82
15	Aaron Nola A. Nola	202	2023	PHI	32	12	9	.571	32	4.46	0	0	0	193.2	178	96	105	32	45	1	0	0	793	2	9.39	2.09	4.49	1.49	25.5	5.7	1.15	.285	4.88	8.27
16	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	200	2023	MIL	32	10	8	.556	32	3.39	0	0	0	193.2	141	73	77	22	66	8	0	0	784	10	9.29	3.07	3.03	1.02	25.5	8.4	1.07	.244	3.58	6.55
17	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	200	2023	HOU	31	12	11	.522	31	3.45	2	2	0	198.0	166	76	86	19	57	10	0	0	808	6	9.09	2.59	3.51	0.86	24.8	7.1	1.13	.282	3.91	7.55
18	Joe Ryan J. Ryan	197	2023	MIN	29	11	10	.524	29	4.51	1	1	0	161.2	155	81	83	32	34	6	0	0	672	3	10.97	1.89	5.79	1.78	29.3	5.1	1.17	.305	4.62	8.63
19	Logan Webb L. Webb	194	2023	SFG	33	10	11	.476	33	3.25	2	1	0	216.0	201	78	83	20	31	5	0	0	850	1	8.08	1.29	6.26	0.83	22.8	3.6	1.07	.302	3.46	8.38
20	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	191	2023	TOT	32	13	11	.542	32	5.73	0	0	0	183.2	189	117	127	44	67	9	0	1	808	3	9.36	3.28	2.85	2.16	23.6	8.3	1.39	.292	6.22	9.26
21	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	189	2023	SEA	32	12	7	.632	32	3.73	1	1	0	190.2	169	79	82	29	36	2	0	1	770	6	8.92	1.70	5.25	1.37	24.5	4.7	1.08	.272	3.87	7.98
22	Merrill Kelly M. Kelly	187	2023	ARI	30	12	8	.600	30	3.29	0	0	0	177.2	143	65	71	20	69	4	0	0	722	3	9.47	3.50	2.71	1.01	25.9	9.6	1.19	.278	3.60	7.24
23	Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt	186	2023	TOR	33	16	8	.667	33	3.60	1	1	0	200.0	176	80	88	28	59	12	0	2	826	4	8.37	2.66	3.15	1.26	22.5	7.1	1.18	.274	3.96	7.92
24	Zach Eflin Z. Eflin	186	2023	TBR	31	16	8	.667	31	3.50	0	0	0	177.2	158	69	69	19	24	3	0	1	703	0	9.42	1.22	7.75	0.96	26.5	3.4	1.02	.295	3.50	8.00
25	José Berríos J. Berríos	184	2023	TOR	32	11	12	.478	32	3.65	0	0	0	189.2	173	77	82	25	52	9	0	3	782	4	8.73	2.47	3.54	1.19	23.5	6.6	1.19	.289	3.89	8.21

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Olson

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Sale

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ERA

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Team Rankings

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377

7th

665

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ERA

3.38

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	48	29	.623
Phillies	42	36	.538	6.5
Nationals	41	38	.519	8.0
Marlins	40	39	.506	9.0
Mets	34	43	.442	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/23	ATL	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Wed 6/24	ATL	@	SDP	8:40 PM
Fri 6/26	ATL	@	SFG	10:15 PM
Sat 6/27	ATL	@	SFG	9:05 PM
Sun 6/28	ATL	@	SFG	4:05 PM

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HR Leaders

29

Schwarber

25

Alvarez

25

Buxton

RBI Leaders

61

Kurtz

58

Walker

57

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

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Lee

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Díaz

Hit Leaders

103

Lopez

95

Arraez

92

Alvarez

Run Leaders

70

Wood

56

Kurtz

56

Turang

OBP Leaders

.439

Kurtz

.431

Alvarez

.418

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.639

Alvarez

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Rice

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Buxton

SB Leaders

29

Nuñez

28

Witt

24

Ramírez

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10

Ashby

9

Burns

9

Williams

Strikeout Leaders

138

Misiorowski

121

Sánchez

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ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.71

Schlittler

1.80

Sánchez

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.87

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K/9 Leaders

13.50

Cease

13.35

Misiorowski

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K/BB Leaders

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6.00

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Walk Leaders

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Ohtani

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Wood

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Kurtz

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Ohtani

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33-44

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	48	29	.623
Phillies	42	36	.538	6.5
Nationals	41	38	.519	8.0
Marlins	40	39	.506	9.0
Mets	34	43	.442	14.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	47	29	.618
Cardinals	42	34	.553	5.0
Cubs	40	37	.519	7.5
Pirates	39	39	.500	9.0
Reds	37	40	.481	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	50	29	.633
Padres	40	37	.519	9.0
Diamondbacks	39	39	.500	10.5
Giants	31	46	.403	18.0
Rockies	31	48	.392	19.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	46	31	.597
Rays	43	32	.573	2.0
Blue Jays	39	39	.500	7.5
Orioles	38	42	.475	9.5
Red Sox	31	45	.408	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	40	37	.519
Guardians	41	38	.519
Twins	38	42	.475	3.5
Tigers	34	44	.436	6.5
Royals	33	46	.418	8.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	40	39	.506
Athletics	38	40	.487	1.5
Rangers	38	40	.487	1.5
Astros	37	43	.463	3.5
Angels	32	48	.400	8.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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Sun 6/7	PIT	@	ATL	2-3
Sun 6/7	CWS	@	PHI	5-9
Sun 6/7	BAL	@	TOR	4-6
Sun 6/7	SEA	@	DET	4-5
Sun 6/7	TBR	@	MIA	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/23	SEA	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 6/23	TEX	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Tue 6/23	NYY	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 6/23	KCR	@	TBR	6:40 PM
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