top 100 pitcher strikeouts since 2015 by player

Since 2015, Max Scherzer has fanned the most batters, with 2,191 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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,191	284	130	71	.647	284	3.04	11	4	0	1754.1	1,346	593	621	230	405	71	0	13	6,989	36	11.24	2.08	5.41	1.18	31.3	5.8	1.00	.273	3.19	73	3.18	76	6.91	197.3
2	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,091	289	137	73	.652	289	3.15	8	5	0	1772.1	1,455	620	667	210	449	50	0	6	7,123	45	10.62	2.28	4.66	1.07	29.4	6.3	1.07	.288	3.39	76	3.19	76	7.39	202.6
3	Aaron Nola A. Nola	1,992	307	112	98	.533	307	3.94	6	4	0	1829.2	1,648	801	842	243	488	57	0	18	7,537	20	9.80	2.40	4.08	1.20	26.4	6.5	1.17	.295	4.14	93	3.60	84	8.11	137.5
4	Chris Sale C. Sale	1,985	248	113	65	.635	247	3.05	9	2	0	1526.1	1,238	517	560	158	340	107	0	3	6,157	28	11.70	2.00	5.84	0.93	32.2	5.5	1.03	.303	3.30	70	2.78	66	7.30	244.9
5	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	1,944	344	107	111	.491	320	3.82	3	2	0	1877.1	1,801	797	856	233	520	38	8	10	7,849	52	9.32	2.49	3.74	1.12	24.8	6.6	1.24	.307	4.10	92	3.59	84	8.63	137.3
6	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,842	247	94	66	.588	247	2.66	4	2	0	1513.0	1,157	448	483	155	331	24	0	14	5,948	32	10.96	1.97	5.56	0.92	31.0	5.6	0.98	.279	2.87	67	2.75	67	6.88	233.7
7	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,822	278	97	83	.539	276	3.79	2	1	0	1535.0	1,308	647	698	226	654	52	0	19	6,473	61	10.68	3.83	2.79	1.33	28.1	10.1	1.28	.291	4.09	90	4.06	99	7.67	4.8
8	Sonny Gray S. Gray	1,773	314	119	91	.567	307	3.63	5	3	0	1748.2	1,540	706	768	185	557	53	2	3	7,253	89	9.13	2.87	3.18	0.95	24.4	7.7	1.20	.289	3.95	86	3.55	84	7.93	128.4
9	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,724	258	114	70	.620	258	3.09	6	3	0	1593.1	1,264	547	589	198	396	52	0	7	6,400	35	9.74	2.24	4.35	1.12	26.9	6.2	1.04	.265	3.33	74	3.45	82	7.14	135.9
10	Charlie Morton C. Morton	1,681	281	111	73	.603	275	3.95	0	0	0	1521.0	1,345	667	716	169	571	136	1	13	6,461	35	9.95	3.38	2.94	1.00	26.0	8.8	1.26	.301	4.24	95	3.79	92	7.96	61.1
11	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,675	252	105	61	.633	252	3.19	4	2	0	1548.0	1,291	548	586	155	388	63	0	9	6,264	27	9.74	2.26	4.32	0.90	26.7	6.2	1.08	.285	3.41	77	3.18	75	7.51	181
12	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,659	338	93	130	.417	320	4.67	4	2	2	1812.1	1,971	941	1,015	263	576	44	8	21	7,855	54	8.24	2.86	2.88	1.31	21.1	7.3	1.41	.321	5.04	111	4.24	100	9.79	-3
13	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1,607	244	125	47	.727	242	2.58	8	6	0	1477.0	1,158	424	469	153	289	24	0	3	5,790	55	9.79	1.76	5.56	0.93	27.8	5.0	0.98	.270	2.86	64	2.96	71	7.06	197.6
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	1,579	263	86	93	.480	260	3.65	1	0	0	1510.1	1,315	613	673	190	485	53	2	9	6,267	21	9.41	2.89	3.26	1.13	25.2	7.7	1.19	.284	4.01	89	3.78	90	7.84	71.2
15	José Berríos J. Berríos	1,481	275	108	82	.568	273	4.08	5	1	0	1571.2	1,474	713	765	219	473	98	0	7	6,607	35	8.48	2.71	3.13	1.25	22.4	7.2	1.24	.289	4.38	97	4.18	98	8.44	16.3
16	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	1,461	240	97	74	.567	235	3.72	3	1	0	1328.1	1,117	549	594	162	503	66	1	5	5,572	68	9.90	3.41	2.90	1.10	26.2	9.0	1.22	.283	4.02	90	3.82	90	7.57	60.5
17	Blake Snell B. Snell	1,445	223	81	63	.563	223	3.17	1	1	0	1161.0	897	409	445	111	523	11	0	6	4,809	86	11.20	4.05	2.76	0.86	30.0	10.9	1.22	.289	3.45	77	3.30	79	6.95	112.8
18	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	1,416	245	94	71	.570	243	3.86	2	1	0	1390.1	1,289	597	664	185	481	60	0	16	5,918	44	9.17	3.11	2.94	1.20	23.9	8.1	1.27	.292	4.30	91	4.03	94	8.34	40.1
19	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	1,413	302	91	89	.506	279	3.88	2	2	0	1605.2	1,561	692	744	178	508	49	5	14	6,763	57	7.92	2.85	2.78	1.00	20.9	7.5	1.29	.300	4.17	93	3.87	93	8.75	55.9
20	Dylan Cease D. Cease	1,405	208	72	63	.533	208	3.73	4	4	0	1134.2	932	470	519	128	481	38	0	9	4,785	59	11.14	3.82	2.92	1.02	29.4	10.1	1.25	.294	4.12	89	3.52	82	7.39	92.6
21	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	1,399	255	93	79	.541	232	4.22	8	3	1	1331.2	1,310	625	656	186	359	49	12	13	5,563	51	9.46	2.43	3.90	1.26	25.1	6.5	1.25	.315	4.43	100	3.79	90	8.85	63.1
22	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	1,395	214	76	68	.528	214	3.82	0	0	0	1232.2	1,026	523	545	178	345	63	0	5	5,043	54	10.19	2.52	4.04	1.30	27.7	6.8	1.11	.277	3.98	91	3.77	89	7.49	65.5
23	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	1,385	263	104	69	.601	257	4.03	0	0	0	1435.1	1,393	643	679	180	500	32	1	9	6,112	17	8.68	3.14	2.77	1.13	22.7	8.2	1.32	.302	4.26	92	3.97	95	8.73	34.8
24	Kyle Gibson K. Gibson	1,384	293	96	95	.503	287	4.55	3	1	0	1647.2	1,690	833	892	214	587	61	0	15	7,074	57	7.56	3.21	2.36	1.17	19.6	8.3	1.38	.306	4.87	107	4.35	102	9.23	-17.5
25	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	1,368	297	106	76	.582	282	3.95	2	2	0	1594.0	1,546	699	743	199	489	42	2	19	6,702	42	7.72	2.76	2.80	1.12	20.4	7.3	1.28	.293	4.20	96	4.06	99	8.73	9.1

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Team Batting Leaders

30

Wood

RBI

85

Abrams

AVG

.287

Abrams

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Griffin

133

Cavalli

ERA

3.06

Griffin

Team Rankings

164

1st

607

1st

861

25th

ERA

4.76

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	67	45	.598
Phillies	59	53	.527	8.0
Marlins	58	55	.513	9.5
Nationals	55	58	.487	12.5
Mets	47	66	.416	20.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/3	WSH	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Tue 8/4	WSH	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Wed 8/5	WSH	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Thu 8/6	WSH	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Fri 8/7	CIN	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Last Game

Nationals

55 - 58

Final

Braves

67 - 45

Sun 2 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Goodman

33

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

85

Stewart

85

Abrams

84

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.330

Alvarez

.324

Arraez

.321

Lopez

Hit Leaders

140

Lopez

136

Arraez

133

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

78

Olson

77

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.396

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.650

Alvarez

.561

Rice

.560

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

13

Burns

13

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

178

Williams

174

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.08

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

6.35

Schlittler

6.10

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,924.5

Ohtani

1,658.5

Wood

1,581.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,333.6

Ohtani

1,231

Wood

1,185

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

67-44

66-47

62-49

61-51

Worst Record ATS

42-71

44-68

49-62

50-62

52-61

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	67	45	.598
Phillies	59	53	.527	8.0
Marlins	58	55	.513	9.5
Nationals	55	58	.487	12.5
Mets	47	66	.416	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	69	42	.622
Cubs	63	49	.563	6.5
Pirates	56	57	.496	14.0
Cardinals	55	57	.491	14.5
Reds	53	58	.477	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	42	.622
Diamondbacks	59	53	.527	10.5
Padres	58	54	.518	11.5
Giants	47	65	.420	22.5
Rockies	45	67	.402	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	65	46	.586
Yankees	63	49	.563	2.5
Red Sox	59	51	.536	5.5
Orioles	54	58	.482	11.5
Blue Jays	52	60	.464	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	52	.532
Guardians	57	56	.504	3.0
Twins	56	57	.496	4.0
Tigers	54	58	.482	5.5
Royals	46	67	.407	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	58	55	.513
Rangers	55	57	.491	2.5
Mariners	55	58	.487	3.0
Athletics	45	67	.402	12.5
Angels	43	69	.384	14.5