top strikeouts pitchers 2012

Justin Verlander struck out the most batters in a season in 2012, with 239 strikeouts.

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1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
239
2012
DET DET
33
17
8
.680
33
2.64
6
1
0
238.1
192
70
81
19
60
5
0
2
956
2
9.03
2.27
3.98
0.72
25.0
6.3
1.06
.273
3.06
64
2.94
70
7.25
32.4
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
231
2012
DET DET
32
16
7
.696
32
3.74
0
0
0
187.2
179
78
82
23
60
5
0
2
787
2
11.08
2.88
3.85
1.10
29.4
7.6
1.27
.333
3.93
90
3.26
78
8.58
18.9
3R.A. Dickey
R.A. Dickey
230
2012
NYM NYM
34
20
6
.769
33
2.73
5
3
0
233.2
192
71
78
24
54
9
1
2
927
4
8.86
2.08
4.26
0.92
24.8
5.8
1.05
.275
3.00
73
3.26
84
7.40
16.6
4Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
229
2012
LAD LAD
33
14
9
.609
33
2.53
2
2
0
227.2
170
64
70
16
63
5
0
5
901
6
9.05
2.49
3.63
0.63
25.4
7.0
1.02
.262
2.77
67
2.88
74
6.72
25.7
5Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
223
2012
SEA SEA
33
13
9
.591
33
3.06
5
5
0
232.0
209
79
84
14
56
12
0
0
939
13
8.65
2.17
3.98
0.54
23.7
6.0
1.14
.308
3.26
80
2.83
71
8.11
31
6James Shields
J. Shields
223
2012
TBR TBR
33
15
10
.600
33
3.52
3
2
0
227.2
208
89
103
25
58
11
0
2
944
7
8.82
2.29
3.84
0.99
23.6
6.1
1.17
.292
4.07
91
3.46
86
8.22
14.8
7Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
221
2012
TEX TEX
29
16
9
.640
29
3.90
0
0
0
191.1
156
83
89
14
89
10
0
1
816
8
10.40
4.19
2.48
0.66
27.1
10.9
1.28
.295
4.19
90
3.28
77
7.34
20.3
8Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
216
2012
PHI PHI
31
17
6
.739
31
3.05
2
2
0
215.1
190
73
80
24
52
3
0
3
867
3
9.03
2.17
4.15
1.00
24.9
6.0
1.12
.290
3.34
77
3.30
83
7.94
16.2
9Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
207
2012
WSH WSH
32
21
8
.724
32
2.89
2
1
0
199.1
149
64
69
9
76
5
0
3
822
10
9.35
3.43
2.72
0.41
25.2
9.2
1.13
.267
3.12
73
2.82
73
6.73
23.3
10Cliff Lee
C. Lee
207
2012
PHI PHI
30
6
9
.400
30
3.16
0
0
0
211.0
207
74
79
26
28
0
0
0
847
4
8.83
1.19
7.39
1.11
24.4
3.3
1.11
.309
3.37
80
3.12
79
8.83
19.8
11David Price
D. Price
205
2012
TBR TBR
31
20
5
.800
31
2.56
2
1
0
211.0
173
60
63
16
59
5
0
2
836
8
8.74
2.52
3.47
0.68
24.5
7.1
1.10
.285
2.69
66
3.04
75
7.38
23.9
12Yovani Gallardo
Y. Gallardo
204
2012
MIL MIL
33
16
9
.640
33
3.66
0
0
0
204.0
185
83
86
26
81
0
0
3
860
5
9.00
3.57
2.52
1.15
23.7
9.4
1.30
.290
3.79
90
3.93
97
8.16
3
13Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
200
2012
TOT
34
15
5
.750
34
3.48
0
0
0
212.1
200
82
84
18
54
2
0
0
868
8
8.48
2.29
3.70
0.76
23.0
6.2
1.20
.306
3.56
87
3.10
77
8.48
21
14CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
197
2012
NYY NYY
28
15
6
.714
28
3.38
2
0
0
200.0
184
75
89
22
44
8
0
2
833
4
8.87
1.98
4.48
0.99
23.6
5.3
1.14
.288
4.01
80
3.33
77
8.28
20.9
15Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
197
2012
WSH WSH
28
15
6
.714
28
3.16
0
0
0
159.1
136
56
62
15
48
4
0
1
653
5
11.13
2.71
4.10
0.85
30.2
7.4
1.15
.311
3.50
80
2.82
73
7.68
18.6
16Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
194
2012
CWS CWS
32
11
12
.478
32
3.37
4
1
0
219.0
191
82
88
27
49
10
0
1
882
3
7.97
2.01
3.96
1.11
22.0
5.6
1.10
.272
3.62
79
3.73
87
7.85
13.6
17Matt Cain
M. Cain
193
2012
SFG SFG
32
16
5
.762
32
2.79
2
2
0
219.1
177
68
73
21
51
9
0
1
876
8
7.92
2.09
3.78
0.86
22.0
5.8
1.04
.259
3.00
76
3.39
92
7.26
7.6
18Chris Sale
C. Sale
192
2012
CWS CWS
30
17
8
.680
29
3.05
1
0
0
192.0
167
65
66
19
51
6
0
5
772
6
9.00
2.39
3.76
0.89
24.9
6.6
1.14
.294
3.09
72
3.26
76
7.83
21.4
19Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
191
2012
SFG SFG
32
16
11
.593
32
3.37
2
1
0
208.1
183
78
87
23
49
7
0
6
849
3
8.25
2.12
3.90
0.99
22.5
5.8
1.11
.276
3.76
92
3.49
94
7.91
4.7
20Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
190
2012
SFG SFG
33
10
15
.400
33
5.18
0
0
0
186.0
183
107
111
23
90
4
0
3
825
17
9.19
4.35
2.11
1.11
23.0
10.9
1.47
.309
5.37
141
4.17
112
8.85
-10.4
21Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
187
2012
ARI ARI
33
15
12
.556
33
4.02
1
0
0
208.1
216
93
101
28
55
14
0
4
899
5
8.08
2.38
3.40
1.21
20.8
6.1
1.30
.306
4.36
98
4.03
102
9.33
-2
22Mat Latos
M. Latos
185
2012
CIN CIN
33
14
4
.778
33
3.48
2
0
0
209.1
179
81
87
25
64
4
0
9
858
3
7.95
2.75
2.89
1.07
21.6
7.5
1.16
.266
3.74
87
3.85
96
7.70
4.1
23Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
184
2012
STL STL
32
14
13
.519
32
3.94
3
2
0
198.2
196
87
96
15
52
6
0
3
831
5
8.34
2.36
3.54
0.68
22.1
6.3
1.25
.315
4.35
102
3.09
80
8.88
17.1
24A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
180
2012
PIT PIT
31
16
10
.615
31
3.51
1
1
0
202.1
189
79
86
18
62
9
0
1
851
10
8.01
2.76
2.90
0.80
21.2
7.3
1.24
.294
3.83
92
3.52
93
8.41
5.9
25Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
180
2012
STL STL
35
18
7
.720
29
3.78
0
0
0
176.0
168
74
76
16
64
10
2
3
744
3
9.20
3.27
2.81
0.82
24.2
8.6
1.32
.321
3.89
98
3.48
90
8.59
7.4
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HR

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Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

91

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.280

Greene

Riley Greene
Team Pitching Leaders

W

10

Valdez

Framber Valdez

K

135

Valdez

Framber Valdez

ERA

2.70

Mize

Casey Mize
Team Rankings

HR

181

18th

R

723

14th

SO

1,312

21st

ERA

3.67

6th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
Last Game
PIT Pirates

82 - 80

4

Final

2

DET Tigers

76 - 86

Sun 27 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

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3

Muncy

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2

Contreras

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9

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6

Chourio

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6

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Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

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.500

Hoerner

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.500

Genao

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Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

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8

Rice

Ben Rice

8

Meidroth

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Playoffs Run Leaders

5

Vargas

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5

Rice

Ben Rice

5

Harris

Michael Harris II
Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

Gary Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

Tyrone Taylor

.500

Rice

Ben Rice
Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Vilade

Ryan Vilade

1.333

Velázquez

Nelson Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Gavin Sheets
Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

3

Acuña

Ronald Acuña Jr.

2

Merrill

Jackson Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Lee

Dylan Lee

1

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

1

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

19

Sale

Chris Sale

15

King

Michael King

14

Burke

Sean Burke
Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

Roki Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0.00

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

0.00

VanWey

Logan VanWey

0.00

Kelly

Kevin Kelly
Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

Hunter Brown

27.00

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Aroldis Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Tanner Bibee
Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

Chris Sale

14.00

Burke

Sean Burke

13.00

Fried

Max Fried
Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0

Warren

Will Warren

0

Duran

Jhoan Duran

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

Ben Rice

96.3

Albies

Ozzie Albies

96

Harris

Michael Harris II
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

88

Rice

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76

Harris

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71

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White Sox

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Padres

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Nationals

91-71

Cardinals

88-74

Twins

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Orioles

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Worst Record ATS
Mariners

60-102

Phillies

69-96

Dodgers

72-94

Mets

75-87

Rangers

75-87

Red Sox

76-88

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves - y
94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies - w
88
74
.543
6.0
Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
14.0
Nationals Nationals
77
85
.475
17.0
Mets Mets
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - y
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
Pirates Pirates
82
80
.506
21.0
Cardinals Cardinals
77
85
.475
26.0
Reds Reds
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers - y
100
62
.617
Padres Padres - w
91
71
.562
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
86
76
.531
14.0
Giants Giants
65
97
.401
35.0
Rockies Rockies
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
Yankees Yankees - w
93
68
.578
4.5
Red Sox Red Sox - w
87
75
.537
11.0
Orioles Orioles
79
82
.491
18.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians - y
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox - w
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros - y
81
81
.500
Rangers Rangers
80
82
.494
1.0
Mariners Mariners
76
86
.469
5.0
Athletics Athletics
64
98
.395
17.0
Angels Angels
62
100
.383
19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
9/14
SFG SFG
@
STL STL
1-2
Mon
9/14
SDP SDP
@
COL COL
8-7
Tue
9/15
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
4-0
Tue
9/15
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
6-7
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/10
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sun
10/11
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
10/12
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Wed
10/14
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM
Thu
10/15
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
9:00 PM